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[Point Five]

On 9/6/2022 at 4:22 PM, IngelsFan said:

Decent cover but not even a Top 5 Harvey cover for me nor even a Top 10 PCH cover….I just don’t get the appeal.

Crazy. For me, it's one of the coolest, most iconic PCH covers and certainly my favorite Harvey cover. I'm not even a Misfits fan. 

 

[C. Spaulding]

On 9/6/2022 at 6:02 PM, Point Five said:

Crazy. For me, it's one of the coolest, most iconic PCH covers and certainly my favorite Harvey cover. I'm not even a Misfits fan. 

 

I have the same opinion on this one. When I think PCH, this would almost be a guaranteed top 3 cover for me. I’m a Misfits fan too though…

[C. Spaulding]

If I remember correctly this cover was originally drawn in reverse (left/right) and then changed at the last second. 

[Point Five]

On 9/6/2022 at 6:31 PM, C. Spaulding said:

If I remember correctly this cover was originally drawn in reverse (left/right) and then changed at the last second. 

  There is also this interesting swipe source / inspiration from an earlier pulp cover,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769787105?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1JRG7DNudTbqFvhkXhpZ4fg59&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=254769787105&targetid=1587262742097&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9004255&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1587262742097&abcId=9300697&merchantid=223116084&gclid=Cj0KCQjw39uYBhCLARIsAD_SzMS71MqvFp9h3D4xQ0eknE89HL3XNO5VJqQBcbmlsw3PqisRqHGUUzcaAqgLEALw_wcB

 

[Black Bat]

then there was this a few years back for $174K

The only think I don't like about this cover are the too-fat finger bones.  Would have been cooler with a regular hand imo.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/lee-elias-chamber-of-chills-19-cover-original-art-harvey-1953-/a/7234-91009.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417

 

Edited September 6, 2022 by Black Bat

[C. Spaulding]

On 9/6/2022 at 6:31 PM, C. Spaulding said:

If I remember correctly this cover was originally drawn in reverse (left/right) and then changed at the last second. 

It was bugging me where I saw this. Here’s what I was thinking about.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/miscellaneous/warren-kremer-chamber-of-chills-19-cover-preliminary-concept/a/7027-92299.s

[waaaghboss]

On 9/6/2022 at 4:12 PM, Point Five said:

  There is also this interesting swipe source / inspiration from an earlier pulp cover,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769787105?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1JRG7DNudTbqFvhkXhpZ4fg59&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=254769787105&targetid=1587262742097&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9004255&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1587262742097&abcId=9300697&merchantid=223116084&gclid=Cj0KCQjw39uYBhCLARIsAD_SzMS71MqvFp9h3D4xQ0eknE89HL3XNO5VJqQBcbmlsw3PqisRqHGUUzcaAqgLEALw_wcB

 

Image for lazy people like myself

[tth2]

On 9/7/2022 at 12:12 AM, lou_fine said:

On 9/6/2022 at 10:11 PM, tth2 said:

There are some collectors who will bid the farm on a 9.4 copy but zero for a 9.2 copy. 

Oh, come now, let's not be so modest.............there's probably even some here who will bid the farm on a 9.6 copy, but yet see a 9.4 copy as being more worthless than used soiled toilet paper.    

The term we use is "mulch".

[The-Collector]

On 9/6/2022 at 1:22 PM, Point Five said:

This seems notable ...  Chamber of Chills #19 CGC 2.5 @ $10,800 ...  

WOAH! That's a strong price. 

[jimbo_7071]

On 9/6/2022 at 6:29 PM, szav said:

Agree, the creativity (whether Elias got the idea from some other source or just dreamt it up himself ) just blows away your standard PCH gore/shock covers.  

The perspective is perfect, the whole thing just sparkles like the glass the hand holds, you can really just imagine how that would have stood out and captured attention on the newsstand.

It’s arguably one of the best PCH covers if not the best imo.  Not rare by GA standards but rare compared to SA and newer books.  10k no longer shocks me.  Maybe the prices hold.

I don't even think it's a good cover let alone a great one. It looks like a five-year-old could have drawn it. I don't get it.

[Dark Knight]

Can't complain about it, I'm happy ..  Here's my copy

 

Edited September 7, 2022 by Dark Knight

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 9/7/2022 at 8:27 AM, szav said:

 

I didn’t know this thread existed. Thanks for posting

[Robot Man]

On 9/6/2022 at 4:12 PM, Point Five said:

  There is also this interesting swipe source / inspiration from an earlier pulp cover,

https://www.ebay.com/itm/254769787105?chn=ps&_trkparms=ispr%3D1&amdata=enc%3A1JRG7DNudTbqFvhkXhpZ4fg59&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-117182-37290-0&mkcid=2&itemid=254769787105&targetid=1587262742097&device=c&mktype=&googleloc=9004255&poi=&campaignid=15275224983&mkgroupid=131097072938&rlsatarget=pla-1587262742097&abcId=9300697&merchantid=223116084&gclid=Cj0KCQjw39uYBhCLARIsAD_SzMS71MqvFp9h3D4xQ0eknE89HL3XNO5VJqQBcbmlsw3PqisRqHGUUzcaAqgLEALw_wcB

 

That is rather insane. Just another example of the Misfit's hype. Brilliant of the seller. Although, a great cover on it's own, without the Mistfit's in the title, would probably sell for a few hundred bucks. 

[nearmint]

$40,800 for Batman #55 CGC 9.4

[batman_fan]

On 9/8/2022 at 11:21 AM, nearmint said:

$40,800 for Batman #55 CGC 9.4

I thought it was a strong price but haven’t been tracking the ubber high grade Batman’s too closely

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Prices are off a bit

[batman_fan]

The restored Detective 27 was a strong price by I suspect the slight restoration and great eye appeal had a lot to do with that.

[batman_fan]

On 9/8/2022 at 11:31 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Prices are off a bit

The Cap 1 had great colors

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

Here’s what similar books went for just a few months ago

[Gotham Kid]

nuts