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The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror
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precodekeith

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BTW, Keith. I assume you have a copy of the all-time classic GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL? I bought my first copy when I was about 12 years old. Back then it was about 75 cents for 1080 pages of classic tales. I am on my thriud copy! The thing keeps falling apart!

 

Pov! Glad to see you pop in every once in awhile, my man! hi.gif

 

Believe it or not, I have never owned a copy of GTOTATS! 893whatthe.gif

 

However, it is now on my "short list." thumbsup2.gif

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BTW, Keith. I assume you have a copy of the all-time classic GREAT TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL? I bought my first copy when I was about 12 years old. Back then it was about 75 cents for 1080 pages of classic tales. I am on my thriud copy! The thing keeps falling apart!

 

Pov! Glad to see you pop in every once in awhile, my man! hi.gif

 

Believe it or not, I have never owned a copy of GTOTATS! 893whatthe.gif

 

However, it is now on my "short list." thumbsup2.gif

 

Good to pop in! Someone with your prediliction to horror never having read GTOTATS? It is like someone who loves pre-code horror never having read an EC. OMG I envy you when you actually start going through it.

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precodekeith

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This cover is a little hokey. Still, check out "Fate," dosen't he bear remarkable resemblance to DC's "Destiny," who would appear years later????? 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

(btw- this is Fate's first full cover appearance in this title.)

 

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precodekeith

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OK, so the guy is standing in clouds of smoke & getting choked by a snake he cannot see. Again, I must pose the question: "Just what IS burning in that incense holder?" insane.gif

 

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OK, so the guy is standing in clouds of smoke & getting choked by a snake he cannot see. Again, I must pose the question: "Just what IS burning in that incense holder?" insane.gif

 

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The girl's reply: "Alright, you are SO banned from this opium den Mr. Jones!"

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precodekeith

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I love this cover, moralistic dialogue and all. Plus her gams are pretty nice, wink, wink. wink.gif

 

"Fate" looks even more like "Destiny" when you see him in color, like here. I think Joe Orlando even ripped off the color scheme! crazy.gif

 

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precodekeith

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I get a kick out of how the one corpse still has his official "pirate" eyepatch. I'd really like to uprade this one some day.... 893crossfingers-thumb.gif

 

OSG - "Bondage, hypo needle scenes."

 

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precodekeith

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They should have used this guy in the Medalert commercial for the line," I'm having... chest paaaains!" And to think the poor guy was ridiculed by fellow country clubbers for claiming to have seen spotted elephants. Jeesh!

 

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precodekeith

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Wow! This one brings back the memories! It was the first pre-code horror that I ever bought from a dealer, making it my second pre-code horror purchase ever, but my first "active" PCH purchase as a collector.

 

I bought this off of Dan Wilson at a little local show at the Holiday Inn in Sharonville, Ohio probably mid-late 1993. ( A Jubilee show if I remember right.)

 

Danny Wilson may be known to some of you Buckeyes out there, he was affilliated with the store, The Dragon's Lair, Inc. (Dayton, Ohio), off and on since the early 80's at least. They used to set up at a traveling "antique show" that hopped from area mall to mall on the weekend once a month or so. I relied heavily on Dan to complete my run of Conan the Barbarian as a wee lad in the 80's. Stopping by his tables with my grandparents are some of the fondest memories I have from my early collecting days. Anyone else recall Dan? confused-smiley-013.gif

 

OSG- " Necronomicon story; drug belladonna used."

 

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Interesting intro to the world of pre-code horror and crime, and a decidedly odd cover (never seen it before, either).

 

As usual with pre-code Ace covers, there's too much unwieldy exposition, although that does lend them a certain charm.

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precodekeith

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Interesting intro to the world of pre-code horror and crime, and a decidedly odd cover (never seen it before, either).

 

As usual with pre-code Ace covers, there's too much unwieldy exposition, although that does lend them a certain charm.

 

Well, my actual intro to PCH was ACG's Adventures into the Unknown # 30, which I picked up at a used paperback store. I didn't realize at the time it didn't have a CCA stamp. After inspection once back home, I started digging through the Overstreet & was hooked by all those "pre-code" references.

 

This Hand of Fate #21 was the first pre-code horror book I saw at the show that day, after having decided to actively pursue this "genre," hanging on Dan Wilson's wall display. I had to have it for the Necronomicon reference alone! I remember walking from table to table (in fact for a couple years after) & asking the sellers, "Do you have any pre-code horror?" Most had no idea what I was talking about until about 96 or so! The good old days!

 

This one will always have a special place in my collection. It's a very nice copy with bright colors, and I like the "Indiana Jones" feel to it.

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Thank you! Indeed, it's one of my better looking books.

 

Back to the beaters..... insane.gif

 

This would be a cool oncept for comic collectors if the doors went BACK in time, no? confused-smiley-013.gif

 

 

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...and of course what HoF run would be complete without the OTHER #25, from the following month?! #25b thus brings an end to Hand of Fate, the footsteps of the CCA heard in the distance.....

 

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.....and now for HAUNTED THRILLS! 893applaud-thumb.gif

 

I never noticed this for the longest time, and you may not be able to see it in the scan, but there are planets in background. I guess that is supposed to be a planet Death is holding in his hands & peering into. I thought it was a crystal ball for a long time until I saw all the little planets. 893scratchchin-thumb.gif

 

Wish I had a better copy, the black really shows all the defects when scanned.

OSG- "L.B. COLE-A, R-/ ELLERY QUEEN #1"

 

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