eccomic Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 HISTORY: WEIRD SUSPENSTORIES ARE IN FACT A HYBRID OF CRIME SUSPENSTORIES, PUBLISHED BY SUPERIOR COMICS, WITH THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE ENTERTAINING COMICS GROUP (EC), IN TORONTO FROM OCTOBER 1951-DECEMBER 1951, EXACTLY ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS. ISSUES # 1-3 ARE CITED AS THE ONLY ISSUES KNOWN TO EXIST, AND FEW COPIES HAVE SURFACED IN THE PAST 50 YEARS. THE INTERIOR OF THESE BOOKS ARE IDENTICAL TO CRIME SUSPENSTORIES # 1-3, BUT HAVE CANADIAN HOUSE ADS, AND THE LETTER PAGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED. LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN CANADA WHICH MADE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO IMPORT CRIME COMICS INTO CANADA BETWEEN 1949-1953, HENCE THE WORD “WEIRD” REPLACED “CRIME” ON THE COVERS OF THESE COMICS. THIS LENDS AN ESOTERIC ELEMENT TO THIS GENRE AND ONLY 2-3 COPIES OF EACH BOOK ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 As always,fantastic books S! Mine are Crime Patrol,and I have a few CrimeDoes not Pay with the similar white background colour scheme,as well as several Boy Comics. Thank you everyone that takes the time to be helpful and share pics. As soon as I can I will.get images of.my darlings up. Jimmers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 here's one not on Peter C's cgc list war against crime 3 and a rare one wish I had the run Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Linguini Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 HISTORY: WEIRD SUSPENSTORIES ARE IN FACT A HYBRID OF CRIME SUSPENSTORIES, PUBLISHED BY SUPERIOR COMICS, WITH THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF THE ENTERTAINING COMICS GROUP (EC), IN TORONTO FROM OCTOBER 1951-DECEMBER 1951, EXACTLY ONE YEAR FOLLOWING THEIR AMERICAN COUNTERPARTS. ISSUES # 1-3 ARE CITED AS THE ONLY ISSUES KNOWN TO EXIST, AND FEW COPIES HAVE SURFACED IN THE PAST 50 YEARS. THE INTERIOR OF THESE BOOKS ARE IDENTICAL TO CRIME SUSPENSTORIES # 1-3, BUT HAVE CANADIAN HOUSE ADS, AND THE LETTER PAGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED. LEGISLATION WAS PASSED IN CANADA WHICH MADE IT A CRIMINAL OFFENCE TO IMPORT CRIME COMICS INTO CANADA BETWEEN 1949-1953, HENCE THE WORD “WEIRD” REPLACED “CRIME” ON THE COVERS OF THESE COMICS. THIS LENDS AN ESOTERIC ELEMENT TO THIS GENRE AND ONLY 2-3 COPIES OF EACH BOOK ARE KNOWN TO EXIST. WOW! COOL! I have a #1 and a #2! Guess they're going to CGC! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Linguini Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 great books, but #2 needs a few more staples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Linguini Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 great books, but #2 needs a few more staples I am just happy to own them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Linguini Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Worth the $1400 I paid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have no idea as I only collect whites as opposed to later Cdn books, but I imagine so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted January 1, 2015 Author Share Posted January 1, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted January 3, 2015 Share Posted January 3, 2015 here's a rare one, bell publication's Teenage Parade # 7 this was missing in the GCD the current scan is this low grade copy cover reprints the first page panel from a story from Junior # 9 Al Feldstein art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Found this old pic in my photobucket, Canadian Timley's galore. Was so close to completing the set, even had a rare Ghost Rider #1 in there too. Since taking this pic I did add a Cap #68, 70, 71, 72, 73 and the annual. Subby # 31, Torch #33, 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torontodesignguy Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 I appreciate reading about the back story to the WEIRD SUSPENSTORIES very nice.... and yet another oddball to add to the list of things to look for. thanks for sharing, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 here's a rare one, bell publication's Teenage Parade # 7 this was missing in the GCD the current scan is this low grade copy cover reprints the first page panel from a story from Junior # 9 Al Feldstein art Re-interprets, I think. Looks redrawn given the different feel and the signature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Bill Brown is a "House Signature" that Fox had the artists use on some of the stories to keep it uniform and easy to replace artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I didn't know that! Is it an exact reprint then? It looks a little off to me, but maybe that's because its a panel and I've really only looked at covers when it comes to Feldstein GGA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted January 24, 2015 Author Share Posted January 24, 2015 This just in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 Found this old pic in my photobucket, Canadian Timley's galore. Was so close to completing the set, even had a rare Ghost Rider #1 in there too. Since taking this pic I did add a Cap #68, 70, 71, 72, 73 and the annual. Subby # 31, Torch #33, 35. I wish I grabbed that Ghost Rider when I had the chance...at least we'd know where it is!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted January 24, 2015 Share Posted January 24, 2015 This just in... Beauty!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
