n2wdw Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Lady In White So I thought I'd post something for us to read as we wait for the Jon Berk auctions to close. A few years ago @miraclemet put together a collection he called Lady In White. Then after putting it together, he decided to sell it. I remember reading with great interest his posts about putting the collection together, and then how sad I was when he decided to sell it (but of course I think we all understand wanting to change collecting direction from time to time). Anyway, fast forward to a couple weeks ago. I was looking at some of my comics and I realized my herd included "Lady In White" books. So I decided to put together a Lady In White collection. But what to call it? Damsel In White? Gothic Chicks? Really, "Lady In White" was the best name. So today I PM'd miraclemet, and he gave me permission to use Lady In White. To be in the set, the cover has to have a gothic feel to it, with a damsel in distress wearing a flowing white dress or gown. The books have to be silver or gold, perhaps bronze, but definitely not modern. For bronze and silver my threshold is at least 9.0. I haven't decided yet for gold. If you know of comics that qualify, please let me know. Here's what I have so far (and I made a major pick up today; I'll post it when I get it). Edited June 13, 2017 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 One of my faves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
29dukedog Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Another... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 14 minutes ago, 29dukedog said: Another... Thanks, both are now on my list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) 1 minute ago, Pat Calhoun said: Ugh! Now you're tempting me to branch off into paperbacks. I think I'll leave it up to CGC. If CGC won't grade it, then I can't add it to the collection. Edited June 13, 2017 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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n2wdw Posted June 13, 2017 Author Share Posted June 13, 2017 3 hours ago, 29dukedog said: These as well... Yes, all 3 of those are on my list. The challenge is finding them in 9.0+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Here's my old collection, far from complete, and you've already bested me on some nicer copies! I'm looking forward to seeing your collection grow. The 70s gothic horror revival was definitely a DC thing, and yes you can find lots of beautiful pulps out there to tempt you as well! Heritage seems to frequently have the original art from those gothic horror paperback covers in their auctions, and it's lovely to see. Artboy99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 I bought, and still have, the HOS 106. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 (edited) Golden age Venus covers she is sometimes in white, but may not have the gothic feel. I have a similar collection but the damsels in distress have to be in red. There are a LOT of red dresses. Edited June 13, 2017 by Artboy99 sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 33 minutes ago, Artboy99 said: Golden age Venus covers she is sometimes in white, but may not have the gothic feel. Venus is a great idea... looks like #1 and #6 are white dress covers. I couldn't think of any GA that fit the bill, but those get you probably as close with golden age as you are going to get. Artboy99 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 23 hours ago, miraclemet said: Here's my old collection, far from complete, and you've already bested me on some nicer copies! I'm looking forward to seeing your collection grow. The 70s gothic horror revival was definitely a DC thing, and yes you can find lots of beautiful pulps out there to tempt you as well! Heritage seems to frequently have the original art from those gothic horror paperback covers in their auctions, and it's lovely to see. Thanks, your original collection was definitely my inspiration. I seem to remember you going back and forth about whether to include certain books in the set, and the same is happening to me. For example, I love that Night Nurse but at this point I'm not sure about putting it into the set. Also, I'm not sure how strict to be about "white" or if other colors are okay, like that House of Secrets from your old set. Oh well, these decisions are part of the fun of doing something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 16 hours ago, Artboy99 said: Golden age Venus covers she is sometimes in white, but may not have the gothic feel. I have a similar collection but the damsels in distress have to be in red. There are a LOT of red dresses. I'd love to see your collection. Have you posted it somewhere? I think I'll probably not include the Venus comics in mine for the reason you mention, they don't have the gothic feel. Also, the lady has to be in distress -- that's the case with 6 but not 1. Trying to find gothic in the golden age may be the hardest thing. Off the top of my head I can't think of any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 18 hours ago, chrisco37 said: I bought, and still have, the HOS 106. Let me know if you ever think about selling it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 On 6/13/2017 at 6:29 AM, miraclemet said: Here's my old collection, far from complete, and you've already bested me on some nicer copies! I'm looking forward to seeing your collection grow. The 70s gothic horror revival was definitely a DC thing, and yes you can find lots of beautiful pulps out there to tempt you as well! Heritage seems to frequently have the original art from those gothic horror paperback covers in their auctions, and it's lovely to see. I bought, and still have, your old HOS #90 (available for sale now if any of you fellows need it)...it was one of your Ladies in Red amidst all those Ladies in White... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miraclemet Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 4 hours ago, n2wdw said: Thanks, your original collection was definitely my inspiration. I seem to remember you going back and forth about whether to include certain books in the set, and the same is happening to me. For example, I love that Night Nurse but at this point I'm not sure about putting it into the set. Also, I'm not sure how strict to be about "white" or if other colors are okay, like that House of Secrets from your old set. Oh well, these decisions are part of the fun of doing something like this. My personal rule was if the cover had all the other "Gothic horror" elements, but no white dress, I still kept it in...That night nurse just had to much of a Scooby Doo vibe for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 At least one of the Ghosts (Fiction House) came to mind immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 (edited) On 2017/06/14 at 3:48 AM, n2wdw said: I'd love to see your collection. Have you posted it somewhere? I think I'll probably not include the Venus comics in mine for the reason you mention, they don't have the gothic feel. Also, the lady has to be in distress -- that's the case with 6 but not 1. Trying to find gothic in the golden age may be the hardest thing. Off the top of my head I can't think of any. Ok I should say that I no longer own a lot of these "Red Outfit women in distress" books. Ultimately these led me to Planet Comics, and I traded/sold most of these books ( not all ) for Planets. I branched out from just red dresses to different types of outfits that contained red, tops, skirts, etc but tried to maintain the woman in distress theme. Eventually I also branched out to other color dresses, including white, green, blue, yellow, etc. There are hundreds of books, and I could have posted more here. I am sure you get the idea. red bikini count? It does for me! Edited June 17, 2017 by Artboy99 piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
