The Undead Thread: Pre-Code Horror 21 21

[vaultkeeper]

Shrunken heads are to die for.

 

[Jayman]

He should have quit when he was a head! 

[comicnoir]

On 2/22/2023 at 5:55 AM, Professor K said:

Oh! That's a nice looking 7.0 too! Did you buy it raw at some point? Did you know it was a Crippen when you bought it? 

I won it raw on one of the first Ha.com weekly auctions in 2007. You can find it on the archives. I knew it was a Crippen. Cost $95.60. It was the first CoC 19 ever sold on Ha. Just thought it was a cool book. I was right, as the prices kept rising, should have gotten more. Back then weekly auctions were just one day, Sunday, and there was no bidding through the week. You had to be there. Luckily I was.

[Professor K]

On 2/22/2023 at 7:14 PM, comicnoir said:

You had to be there.

You can say that again! 95 bucks. Nice. 

[Black Bat]

On 2/22/2023 at 4:14 PM, comicnoir said:

I won it raw on one of the first Ha.com weekly auctions in 2007. You can find it on the archives. I knew it was a Crippen. Cost $95.60. It was the first CoC 19 ever sold on Ha. Just thought it was a cool book. I was right, as the prices kept rising, should have gotten more. Back then weekly auctions were just one day, Sunday, and there was no bidding through the week. You had to be there. Luckily I was.

 Cool bit of history there, thanks!  Didn't know HA was doing weekly auctions back then... 16years ago?

 

[comicnoir]

On 2/23/2023 at 2:21 AM, Black Bat said:

 Cool bit of history there, thanks!  Didn't know HA was doing weekly auctions back then... 16years ago?

 

Yup.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/chamber-of-chills-19-davis-crippen-d-copy-pedigree-harvey-1953-condition-vf-/a/17014-17136.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ArchiveSearchResults-012417&lotPosition=0|41

[Black Bat]

On 2/23/2023 at 12:08 AM, comicnoir said:

Yup.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/chamber-of-chills-19-davis-crippen-d-copy-pedigree-harvey-1953-condition-vf-/a/17014-17136.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Inventory-BuyNowFromOwner-ArchiveSearchResults-012417&lotPosition=0|41

Looks like collecting Classics Illustrated was more popular than PCH?  

Edited February 23, 2023 by Black Bat

[comicnoir]

On 2/23/2023 at 5:56 PM, Black Bat said:

Looks like collecting Classics Illustrated was more popular than PCH?  

Not anymore.

[Jayman]

[fifties]

Notice no cover price.

[Jayman]

@precodekeith, you’ve been off the boards for a long time buddy. As the starter of this thread you deserve a nod as a true PCH fan wherever you are! Here’s a 20 yr. anniversary post to your Horror Comics Review publication! Cheers my man! 

Edited February 25, 2023 by Jayman

[Robot Man]

My mom always thought reading horror comics would give me nightmares…

[manetteska]

This 0.5 copy of Chamber of Chills 19 is at $2000 with several hours to go. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394479523520?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AFBRk4cmTUG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Whss8CvsQQu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 3/5/2023 at 7:05 PM, manetteska said:

This 0.5 copy of Chamber of Chills 19 is at $2000 with several hours to go. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394479523520?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AFBRk4cmTUG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Whss8CvsQQu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

Brittle pages as well.  

[manetteska]

On 3/5/2023 at 1:10 PM, Paul © ® ™⚽️💙 said:

Brittle pages as well.  

Oh wow; I didn’t notice that.

I guess any copy will do these days. 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 3/5/2023 at 7:15 PM, manetteska said:

Oh wow; I didn’t notice that.

I guess any copy will do these days. 

Not for me. Possibly in a slab at a push, but cracking out a brittle paged book is very risky.

If you've not noticed it, then others will have missed it too.

Frankly I wouldn't touch it at that price with a ten foot pole.

[fifties]

On 3/5/2023 at 11:05 AM, manetteska said:

This 0.5 copy of Chamber of Chills 19 is at $2000 with several hours to go. 
 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/394479523520?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=AFBRk4cmTUG&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=Whss8CvsQQu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

A graded 3.5 copy went for 9 grand on HA not too long ago.

[comicnoir]

On 3/5/2023 at 5:36 PM, fifties said:

A graded 3.5 copy went for 9 grand on HA not too long ago.

Since this 0.5 went for $3213.00, that 3.5 is looking like a bargain. BTW the 0.5 was also incomplete.

[vaultkeeper]

I love these Mysterious Adventures covers.

[PeterPark]

I was surprised this didn't go for more

Mystery Tales 19