Men’s Adventure Mags 11 11

[lbcolefan]

This one came from a large collection currently selling on the bay. Mostly mid grade but a few higher grade copies.

 

[Randall Dowling]

On 6/1/2022 at 7:21 PM, lbcolefan said:

This one came from a large collection currently selling on the bay. Mostly mid grade but a few higher grade copies.

 

Nice pickup!  One of my favorites.  I picked up a few down in Chicago that I have to scan and post this weekend.

[Flex Mentallo]

On 6/2/2022 at 1:21 AM, lbcolefan said:

This one came from a large collection currently selling on the bay. Mostly mid grade but a few higher grade copies.

 

That's a fairly tricky book - congrats on the pick up!

[Flex Mentallo]

I tracked down the sellers other sold items and thought this great World of Men cover was an impressive sale of an uncommon book. [$352].

 

Does anyone know of any  Men's Adventure magazine going for a higher price, or is that a record? And so long as no-one minds sharing, may I ask, what's the highest you've ever paid for a mag? I think the most I ever paid would have been around the $200 mark, but that was years ago, for a copy of the same Man's Action.

 

Although I have no plans to sell my magazines, I have been wondering if we will see prices rise, given what seems to be happening to pulps...? Anyone have any thoughts?

Edited June 5, 2022 by Flex Mentallo

[lbcolefan]

I bid around $180 for the World of Men. I would have bid higher but his pictures aren’t very clear and it looks like the staples have some rust.

I’ve seen a few sell for close to $400 but that seems to be the upper limits. I sold a NM Men Today on eBay a couple years ago for $300 that the buyer sent to CGC. It graded 9.4 and sold on clink for $355. 
 

I don’t think I ever paid more than $200 for a single copy.

I still think the high grade copies of the best covers are very undervalued. 

On 6/5/2022 at 2:58 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

I tracked down the sellers other sold items and thought this great World of Men cover was an impressive sale of an uncommon book. [$352].

 

Does anyone know of any  Men's Adventure magazine going for a higher price, or is that a record? And so long as no-one minds sharing, may I ask, what's the highest you've ever paid for a mag? I think the most I ever paid would have been around the $200 mark, but that was years ago, for a copy of the same Man's Action.

 

Although I have no plans to sell my magazines, I have been wondering if we will see prices rise, given what seems to be happening to pulps...? Anyone have any thoughts?

 

Edited June 5, 2022 by lbcolefan

[Randall Dowling]

@Flex Mentallo @lbcolefan I think the most I've paid is in the $200-250 range as well.  And that was for one of the more classic covers.  About a year ago, there was someone listing a whole bunch of the big titles (Man's Story, New Man, Men Today, etc.) and they got some pretty good money per issue (as in $400-$700), particularly the issues from the 70s which had really small print runs (as I understand it).

Here's what I picked up at Windy City a month ago.  As I've mentioned before, I really like Adventure because it's style evolution and it's interiors.

And True Adventures has some nice covers of women being nurturing to men

This is one of the very uncommon science-fiction covers of the genre

And this is a great cover by Vic Prezio with a strong Nazi theme

Last, who doesn't love the immortal George Gross?  This is a tough book for the run.

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Very nice set of magazines, Randall! A few I'd not seen before, which is always fun. Are there more outer space covers out there like that Safari I wonder? This is the only one I have:

[Flex Mentallo]

On 6/6/2022 at 12:39 AM, lbcolefan said:

I’ve seen a few sell for close to $400 but that seems to be the upper limits.

 

On 6/6/2022 at 2:22 AM, Randall Dowling said:

About a year ago, there was someone listing a whole bunch of the big titles (Man's Story, New Man, Men Today, etc.) and they got some pretty good money per issue (as in $400-$700), particularly the issues from the 70s which had really small print runs (as I understand it).

All of which suggests to me that the collecting pool is still very limited... best keep it that way!

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by Flex Mentallo

[Randall Dowling]

On 6/6/2022 at 2:45 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Very nice set of magazines, Randall! A few I'd not seen before, which is always fun. Are there more outer space covers out there like that Safari I wonder? This is the only one I have:

Yes, Real War is the other one.  I don't think there's another, just those 2.  @lbcolefan, have you seen any others?

[lbcolefan]

On 6/6/2022 at 7:56 AM, Randall Dowling said:

Yes, Real War is the other one.  I don't think there's another, just those 2.  @lbcolefan, have you seen any others?

Does the moon count as outer space?
 

[lbcolefan]

This one might be in outer space but it’s definitely my favorite sci fi cover!

 

Edited June 6, 2022 by lbcolefan

[Flex Mentallo]

On 6/6/2022 at 4:04 PM, lbcolefan said:

This one might be in outer space but it’s definitely my favorite sci fi cover!

 

Another bout of panic while I hastily check to see if I kept my copy - phew!

[Randall Dowling]

Here's a few fun covers.  For those that are unfamiliar, the interior illustrations are often as cool as the covers, if not more so.

 

[Randall Dowling]

I don't know where but I thought I saw some people post their copies of this book.  Here's my copy.  For the record, the caption for the cover story seems unnecessarily unkind to the redheaded lady.

[rjpb]

On 6/5/2022 at 12:58 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

I tracked down the sellers other sold items and thought this great World of Men cover was an impressive sale of an uncommon book. [$352].

 

Does anyone know of any  Men's Adventure magazine going for a higher price, or is that a record? And so long as no-one minds sharing, may I ask, what's the highest you've ever paid for a mag? I think the most I ever paid would have been around the $200 mark, but that was years ago, for a copy of the same Man's Action.

 

Although I have no plans to sell my magazines, I have been wondering if we will see prices rise, given what seems to be happening to pulps...? Anyone have any thoughts?

I recall this cover selling for a strong price a couple of years back. I cant recall the grade or final bid, but I know it was more than other books the seller had up for auction. The highest I think I've seen a MAM go for was just north of $600. A nice copy of one the wilder torture covers, but I don't remember which one. Grade seems a lesser concern for collectors than with comics or pulps. Solid VG+ copies can get bid up as strongly as VF sometimes, though overall VF copies are going to fetch a premium, just not the sort of multiples you see with pulps. I suspect that will change. 

[Flex Mentallo]

On 6/24/2022 at 6:27 AM, rjpb said:

I recall this cover selling for a strong price a couple of years back. I cant recall the grade or final bid, but I know it was more than other books the seller had up for auction. The highest I think I've seen a MAM go for was just north of $600. A nice copy of one the wilder torture covers, but I don't remember which one. Grade seems a lesser concern for collectors than with comics or pulps. Solid VG+ copies can get bid up as strongly as VF sometimes, though overall VF copies are going to fetch a premium, just not the sort of multiples you see with pulps. I suspect that will change. 

Yes, I think there are a few high grade-only collectors who pour gasoline on the bidding sometimes. One of them [not a boardie] is notorious for collecting multiples of scarce issues in high grade. Otherwise it does seem many want the great covers regardless of condition. [Like @lbcolefan I would pass on rusty staples.]

Edited June 24, 2022 by Flex Mentallo

[mrwoogieman]

Found a few for $3 each

 

 

[Randall Dowling]

Why does she have to use a whip on him while she's wearing high heels?  Also, if they're recording my sex life, can I get a copy?

[FoggyNelson]

This my favorite thread for looking at great covers I have never seen before‼️🎶

[Flex Mentallo]

A shame to see this topic lie dormant for so long.

A post written by @Randall Dowling in a parallel thread prompts an obvious question: what is the most you've ever paid for one of these mags, and which one was it?

While I have kept no records, and haven't bought one in years, I recall that this Man's Action I've oft posted here saw intense bidding and I paid something over $200 for it. This would have been more than fifteen years ago. [I had just lost out on another high grade copy so was determined to land it, so would've bid much higher if need be.]

Unlike comics, we don't have a price guide, do we? As @Robot Man pointed out in that parallel thread, they have gotten scarce, especially in grade and the collector pool may not be that deep, so it's hard to establish a frame of reference.

But it does seem to me that relative to comics and pulps, they remain significantly undervalued.