batman_fan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I remember an old CBG talking about a warehouse find where Batman 1,2,3 were 3 deep each (may not have it quite right). May have been a John V ad. Am I just going senile or do you remember this find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 49 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I remember an old CBG talking about a warehouse find where Batman 1,2,3 were 3 deep each (may not have it quite right). May have been a John V ad. Am I just going senile or do you remember this find. That was a Jerry Weist find, IIRC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 54 minutes ago, batman_fan said: I remember an old CBG talking about a warehouse find where Batman 1,2,3 were 3 deep each (may not have it quite right). May have been a John V ad. Am I just going senile or do you remember this find. Interesting, because I have a friend who is an old-timer in the hobby that knew of a used bookstore that was an early comic reseller who had multiples of 4, 5, 6, on up. It was a source for much speculation if there were equivalent multiples of 1, 2 and 3. Perhaps that's what Jerry found? Buttock. do you know where those early issues were unearthed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, buttock said: That was a Jerry Weist find, IIRC. So you are saying I am senile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 14 minutes ago, PopKulture said: Interesting, because I have a friend who is an old-timer in the hobby that knew of a used bookstore that was an early comic reseller who had multiples of 4, 5, 6, on up. It was a source for much speculation if there were equivalent multiples of 1, 2 and 3. Perhaps that's what Jerry found? Buttock. do you know where those early issues were unearthed? To my (very flawed) recollection I remember Million Year Picnic ads where he talked about a 3-deep cache of Batman 1-3 that he found. I think they were in old OSPGs. I'll see if I can find them some time. PopKulture and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, batman_fan said: So you are saying I am senile What were we talking about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 27 minutes ago, buttock said: What were we talking about? Exactly ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted October 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) On 9/12/2018 at 4:21 PM, originalisbest said: On 9/12/2018 at 4:15 PM, Robot Man said: Then you have the case of the EC magazine Shock Illustrated #3. Only 100 existed. Not technically a comic book but on par with TOT #1 as the rareist EC. I have never owned one or even seen a copy in person. Haunt #15 is available occasionaly if you have the funds. I have seen 3 or 4 in the past year. Vault #12 is a bit of a challenge though. I think I've seen one for sale in the past year. Again, if you have the dough and aren't picky about condition... I hear you on the Shock Illustrated #3 being technically limited in number, but it seems like enough of those are around if you want to pay up. Not so if hunting for a TOT annual #1, you have to be lucky! I missed my chance at a nice Haunt 15(1) a few years ago, I'll see another eventually. But lately, I've seen more Vault 12's offered on eBay than I've ever noted before. :-) Shock Illustrated 3 is such a swell book. Edited October 16, 2018 by Sqeggs sagii, PopKulture, originalisbest and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 I want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 The first issue of the Vault of Horror is all over eBay and it used to be pretty scarce. Someone must have found a stash of them somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 12, 2018 Share Posted October 12, 2018 10 hours ago, Larryw7 said: I want it. Can't have it! Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/10/2018 at 2:00 PM, buttock said: That was a Jerry Weist find, IIRC. No recollection of this find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 7:32 PM, Sqeggs said: Shock Illustrated 3 is such a swell book. Also tough is the CSS 15 (#1). I've seen the Shock 3 a few times, but it is still rare. My best friend Johnny (John Knight) has had them before. I will agree the toughest to me is the TOT 1, it is rarely offered for sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted October 20, 2018 Author Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 10/11/2018 at 8:40 PM, Larryw7 said: The first issue of the Vault of Horror is all over eBay and it used to be pretty scarce. Someone must have found a stash of them somewhere. I thought there were a few Gaines copies of VOH 12. Just checked the census and there are 54 universal copies certified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 Hey Redbeard... Was there a quantity of these found? Seems, I've seen a lot of high grade copies floating around... Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted November 25, 2018 Share Posted November 25, 2018 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: Hey Redbeard... Was there a quantity of these found? Seems, I've seen a lot of high grade copies floating around... Excellent question. The only one of these I've had was around VF so I'm curious to know too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redbeard Posted November 29, 2018 Author Share Posted November 29, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 11:01 AM, Robot Man said: Hey Redbeard... Was there a quantity of these found? Seems, I've seen a lot of high grade copies floating around... Not as far as I know on that issue. However, there is one issue of that title that there must of been a find at one time. What is the first horror comic book Bob? If you say Eerie 1 by Avon, you would be wrong. How about Classic Comics 13 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That is definitely a horror comic book, and it was published approximately 4 years before Eerie 1. Then how about the Hunchback of Notre Dame, 3 Mysteries by Poe, and of course the classic Frankenstein. All were published before Eerie 1 Sqeggs and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Man. What a great thread to read. Believe I’ve bought many books off eBay over the years from Redbeard. Hoping Redbeard is doing well recovering from the transplant. Got a new hip myself two years back and recovery is a long process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, Redbeard said: Not as far as I know on that issue. However, there is one issue of that title that there must of been a find at one time. What is the first horror comic book Bob? If you say Eerie 1 by Avon, you would be wrong. How about Classic Comics 13 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That is definitely a horror comic book, and it was published approximately 4 years before Eerie 1. Then how about the Hunchback of Notre Dame, 3 Mysteries by Poe, and of course the classic Frankenstein. All were published before Eerie 1 I still go with Eerie #1. First book fully devoted to horror and all original stories. The Classics are adaptations of "actual literature" not created in the first place for comic books. Great books but still adaptations. There are also the arguments of earlier books that have stories with a horror "slant" Early Caps, Yellowjacket and others come to mind but they are still superhero books. Just my two cents... ThothAmon, fifties, PopKulture and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MusterMark Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: 6 hours ago, Redbeard said: Not as far as I know on that issue. However, there is one issue of that title that there must of been a find at one time. What is the first horror comic book Bob? If you say Eerie 1 by Avon, you would be wrong. How about Classic Comics 13 - Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde. That is definitely a horror comic book, and it was published approximately 4 years before Eerie 1. Then how about the Hunchback of Notre Dame, 3 Mysteries by Poe, and of course the classic Frankenstein. All were published before Eerie 1 I still go with Eerie #1. First book fully devoted to horror and all original stories. The Classics are adaptations of "actual literature" not created in the first place for comic books. Great books but still adaptations. There are also the arguments of earlier books that have stories with a horror "slant" Early Caps, Yellowjacket and others come to mind but they are still superhero books. Just my two cents... Agree with RM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
