Classics Illustrated

[Marty Mann]

Those are things of beauty. Just think, lucky kids and parents used to see those in stores across America and the world.

 

Happy to have been one of those "lucky kids".

 

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[Sqeggs]

A 7 pocket hanging wall rack and a 2 pocket sitting rack I filled with CI's.

 

 

 

Great stuff. When I was a kid, there was a shoe repair store that my mother used that also had a rack of comics -- but only Classics Illustrated.

[damonwad]

A 7 pocket hanging wall rack and a 2 pocket sitting rack I filled with CI's.

 

 

 

Great stuff. When I was a kid, there was a shoe repair store that my mother used that also had a rack of comics -- but only Classics Illustrated.

When I was 8 or 9 I would have loved that store. I remember looking at the re-order lists on the backs of a small stack of CI's my dad had and marking all the issues I wanted.

It was depressing when he told me they didn't make them anymore. I read nothing but Marvel's after that.

 

And nice #13 Marty, one of the first horror comics.

[Marty Mann]

This is one you don't see too often.

 

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7294/9135082010_f0fbffbf5a_z.jpg' alt='9135082010_f0fbffbf5a_z.jpg'>IMG CLASSIC COMICS #31

 

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[FineCollector]

A question, if I may... when I come across these in the wild, they're invariably VG or less, but I've never seen a copy missing its back cover. With 20+ prints of the early numbers, I'd assume a lot of people reordered back issues, but I've never seen a copy missing the reorder coupon. Why is that?

[Sqeggs]

A question, if I may... when I come across these in the wild, they're invariably VG or less, but I've never seen a copy missing its back cover. With 20+ prints of the early numbers, I'd assume a lot of people reordered back issues, but I've never seen a copy missing the reorder coupon. Why is that?

 

Good point. Or more generally, a lot of comics had coupons on the back covers, but you rarely see copies with the coupons clipped. Not sure whether it's because not many people bothered to use the coupons or because books with the coupon clipped were less likely to be saved.

 

With Classics, it seems as if the stands that carried them often had a fair number of back issues, so maybe kids (or their parents) could buy as many as they cared to on the stands without the bother of mailing away for them.

[Sqeggs]

Not a huge CI collector, but I couldn't resist this one.

 

[Bomber-Bob]

Not a huge CI collector, but I couldn't resist this one.

 

 

Last Issue. Very cool book.

[Dr. Love]

Not a huge CI collector, but I couldn't resist this one.

 

 

Congrats, Sqeggs! Old label goodness! Big book, very undervalued imho. Any title containing the word "Negro" has great historical value. It's a very small club.

 

All-Negro Comics 1

Classics Illustrated 169 "Negro Americans"

Negro Heroes 1,2

Negro Romance 1-3

Negro Romances 4

 

 

[Sqeggs]

Not a huge CI collector, but I couldn't resist this one.

 

 

Congrats, Sqeggs! Old label goodness! Big book, very undervalued imho. Any title containing the word "Negro" has great historical value. It's a very small club.

 

All-Negro Comics 1

Classics Illustrated 169 "Negro Americans"

Negro Heroes 1,2

Negro Romance 1-3

Negro Romances 4

 

 

 

Another copy -- also a 7.0 -- sold on CLink a couple of nights ago.

[Sqeggs]

One of the other few CIs I've got.

 

 

I remember reading this one as a kid -- although not an original ed copy.

[Dr. Love]

Yeh the other 7.0 was my copy, but it sold on CC in 2014, offer not auction. My records show that it was Negro Heroes #2 that went on CL.

[Sqeggs]

Yeh the other 7.0 was my copy, but it sold on CC in 2014, offer not auction. My records show that it was Negro Heroes #2 that went on CL.

 

Very rare is the day when I can correct Dr Love! CLink auction

[Dr. Love]

Ha! You said couple nights, I read couple years. Yeh that's my old book, someone took a hit on that sale - at least compared to what I sold mine for. But it's somewhat clear that my sale was an outlier.