jimjum12 Posted June 8, 2014 Author Share Posted June 8, 2014 mm .... I never get tired of this cover. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill the Governor Posted June 8, 2014 Share Posted June 8, 2014 The Incredible Science-Fiction run just makes me sad. I don't mean the art, which is every bit as great as it always had been. It's the stories... tales of broken dreams, unfulfilled promise, and sad, delusional characters that had once been heroes. This is no coincidence. Just look at those huge, conspicuous CCA stamps on each of the covers and try to imagine how the EC Bullpen must have felt while producing those final issues. If you still don't see what I mean, go back and read the story, "Marked Man" (in INC SF 32, I think). We're introduced to a character, a military leader of some kind, who's a real "hard as nails" heel without an ounce of compassion. Throughout the story, he makes callous decisions that cause death and hardship for everyone around him. In other words, he's exactly the sort of bad guy who would've certainly gotten his fittingly ironic comeuppance at the end of the story... that is, if the story had been produced during the glory days of EC. Instead, at the end of the story, he gets a medal. He's a hero. Great book! And thanks for the history lesson! I always knew the guys at E.C. were bitter about the CCA, but I never knew the feeling was embedded in those later stories. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
427Impaler Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 (edited) [font:Comic Sans MS]Here is one of my Canadian edition EC books.One of the tougher to find North of the border editions, I was lucky enough to pick it up along with several other Canadian ECs in lot of GA books recently.[/font] Edited June 9, 2014 by 427Impaler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loukayza Posted June 9, 2014 Share Posted June 9, 2014 Just sent in my check for last time payment to Metropolis for a Crime SuspenStories #22. Can't wait to get this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 My spanky new addition SOTI greatness ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stevemmg Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 My spanky new addition SOTI greatness ! So that's where it went! Congratulations, great book. Had my eye on that copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 In the top five EC covers for me. Gaines copy. ..... you're a true collector, Ken ..... not many of us would have the Titanium Gnads that it would take to pop a GFC and put it in a mylar GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Was thinking the same thing but man o man, how nice it would be to hold that book in your hands! Congrats! CGC holders are just a secure way to transport a book but once it's in my hands...CRACK! Ken That's the way they should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 My spanky new addition SOTI greatness ! So that's where it went! Congratulations, great book. Had my eye on that copy. Yea , I got a decent price on it so had to pick it up . been looking for a high grade copy for awhile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 This one was on Greg Reece's Rare comic wall today in the Special NY event.Thought some might want to see this beauty http://i1069.photobucket.com/albums/u476/comicjack/102_5279_zps763fdb50.jpg' alt='102_5279_zps763fdb50.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted June 15, 2014 Share Posted June 15, 2014 PS thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Loukayza Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Question for all you experienced EC collectors. I just ordered in golden-age sized microchamber paper and was inserting into all my ECs. On some issues the paper fits nice and flush and there is maybe 1 millimeter of paper that isn't completely covered by the front cover, just due to where staples were placed and the binding in general. On a number of the comics though, there is anywhere from a 1/4" showing, or the paper shows the the book has a slightly diagonal cut from top to bottom, if that makes any sense. The staples aren't misaligned so it's definetely something with the right edge. Can I assume these books are trimmed? Or were the printing presses back in the day notorious for cutting golden age ECs misaligned? The only reason I'm unsure is because the edges, if they were trimmed, look like it was done many years ago. Not sure when people started doing that to make books look better... Any advice would be appreciated! I'm collecting a low/mid-grade run so being trimmed doesn't bother me, but I'd at least like to know in case I end up trading/selling any extras if I upgrade.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC-Fanatic Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Looking at all these sweet EC's makes me wish I never sent my collection to Heritage to be auctioned off last year. Had all but the rarest of the rare ones to boot! I still have my Lucky Fights It Through though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Question for all you experienced EC collectors. I just ordered in golden-age sized microchamber paper and was inserting into all my ECs. On some issues the paper fits nice and flush and there is maybe 1 millimeter of paper that isn't completely covered by the front cover, just due to where staples were placed and the binding in general. On a number of the comics though, there is anywhere from a 1/4" showing, or the paper shows the the book has a slightly diagonal cut from top to bottom, if that makes any sense. The staples aren't misaligned so it's definetely something with the right edge. Can I assume these books are trimmed? Or were the printing presses back in the day notorious for cutting golden age ECs misaligned? The only reason I'm unsure is because the edges, if they were trimmed, look like it was done many years ago. Not sure when people started doing that to make books look better... Any advice would be appreciated! I'm collecting a low/mid-grade run so being trimmed doesn't bother me, but I'd at least like to know in case I end up trading/selling any extras if I upgrade.... I've agonized over this question for many years, especially in the case of a copy of Weird Science 11 I have. Comparing hundreds of different copies, I discovered a wide range of variables in the trimming of this issue. Very few, in fact, got trimmed perfectly. Most of them are square, with parallel tops and bottoms, but the right side was often trimmed so the books were slightly more narrow at the top. I've seen this in many cases of lower grade books, where there would be no benefit to a collector or dealer in trimming the books. I've also seen it in the case of some Gaines File Copies, where the same logic is doubly true. Another phenomenon you'll notice, is that some GA books came off the trimming machine as parallelograms, where opposite sides are parallel, but none of the corners form perfect right angles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loukayza Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 One of my Tales from the Crypt looks like that parallelogram, but slightly less of an angle, so that is good to know. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My new favorite EC of all time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stevemmg Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Are you accounting for the change in size that the books had in the spring of '53? EC's became narrower across the board at that point, so maybe that's what you're experiencing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
