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[precodekeith]

Suspense 17

 

 

One of my faves from that run. Can't beat "hooded menace" covers!!!

[Wrightson fan]

Suspense 17

 

 

One of my faves from that run. Can't beat "hooded menace" covers!!!

 

Same here.....I think my favorite hooded cover would be Super DC Giant 23...the Unexpected issue. The hooded figures are the reason I wanted this issue.

 

Scott

 

 

[johnenock]

Who doesn't like hooded figure covers. Awesome book, Scott.

[precodekeith]

A fan favorite where ever it goes...

Edited August 28, 2007 by precodekeith

[TheWatcher]

A fan favorite where ever it goes...

 

 

[shiverbones]

[precodekeith]

This one is a nasty little cover, isn't it???

Edited August 28, 2007 by precodekeith

[precodekeith]

The origin of the term "lead pipe cinch"???

[precodekeith]

David Alexander has been trying to unload a low grade copy of this one at an overblown price (surprise!) FOREVER on eBay...

 

As a side note, it is also does not feature some sort of facial close-up like most of the other Heck covers from the run, and IMO suffers from said lack...

Edited September 1, 2007 by precodekeith

[TheWatcher]

The origin of the term "lead pipe cinch"???

 

 

That's the only way to roll someone (thumbs u

[TheWatcher]

The WT 10 doesn't have the "oomph" of the other covers in the series. Not nearly as shocking, but a nice pickup (thumbs u

[shiverbones]

yeah, the last few Weird terrors were always a let down for me too.

[precodekeith]

yeah, the last few Weird terrors were always a let down for me too.

 

Even this one?

[shiverbones]

yeah sorry keith, it looks more like a typical Harvey cover to me. I think Don Heck really shined with the close-ups, but lost some punch with the others. Grsnted though, that is my favorite late run WT.

[shiverbones]

looking at it closer now, and really paying attention to the bodies on the rocks, I have to give this one a thumbs-up actually - (thumbs u - thanks for making me see it!

[zzutak]

I'll second that thumbs-up!

 

Switching gears for a moment to some images that will make everyone's specimens appear high grade.

 

Several years back, I ran across a rather large (well over 1000-issue) hoard of pristine coverless comics that came out of the estate of a gentleman who owned a small five-and-dime shop in the 1950s. The most interesting thing about this find was that the books were still in their original retail display boxes (reproduced below).

 

 

Clearly, someone had gone through some trouble to have boxes fabricated and printed (which suggests that the remaindered book market was closer to a gray market than a black market, if not a practice that was totally open and accepted by all involved).

 

Just about all the genres from that period were represented. Here's a small sample of some of the issues I put away -- Adventures Into Terror 22, Marvel Tales 103, Strange Adventures 31, Uncanny Tales 9 and 12, and Weird Tales Of The Future 2.

 

 

[CAP Freak]

Cool....

[Jayman]

Actually despite the covers missing, those issues appear to look in fantastic condition!

They must make incredible reading copies! Love the chicken without a head story, one of my favorites! (thumbs u

[shiverbones]

where is that chicken story from?

[adamstrange]

Actually despite the covers missing, those issues appear to look in fantastic condition!

They must make incredible reading copies! Love the chicken without a head story, one of my favorites! (thumbs u

 

Nothing better than reading one of these stories on pages that are nice and fresh!