Axe Elf Posted March 26, 2023 Share Posted March 26, 2023 On 3/24/2023 at 11:17 PM, Randall Dowling said: Napa Laoti, the Country Without Buttons... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrwoogieman Posted May 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2023 Found a few at the flea this morning, pretty rough shape. These were intact however FoggyNelson, thehumantorch, buttock and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Linguini Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 8:16 AM, mrwoogieman said: Found a few at the flea this morning, pretty rough shape. These were intact however TWENTY FIVE greatest sexual fears?? That seems like 15 or 20 more than the average "Men" would have. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Linguini Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 3:21 PM, Jack Linguini said: TWENTY FIVE greatest sexual fears?? That seems like 15 or 20 more than the average "Men" would have. I want to know. Also Hitler's Half-Man Half-ape is intriguing. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwoogieman Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 I'll take some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Linguini Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 3/1/2023 at 3:40 PM, lbcolefan said: I finally found a nice copy of this classic bullet in the head cover. The Horrific 3 of men’s adventure mags! Bullet *THROUGH* the head. That is awesome !!! Randall Dowling and lbcolefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 On 5/28/2023 at 10:16 AM, mrwoogieman said: Found a few at the flea this morning, pretty rough shape. These were intact however I want to read these‼️👍real bad‼️ Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwoogieman Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 5:21 PM, Jack Linguini said: TWENTY FIVE greatest sexual fears?? That seems like 15 or 20 more than the average "Men" would have. Darwination, Jack Linguini, FoggyNelson and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwoogieman Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 Sorry for the quality of the pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MattTheDuck Posted July 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2023 In another thread, "collecting" was defined as having 3 or more of something. So after a visit to an Estate Sale late last week, here is my new "collection." Artifiction, lbcolefan, Randall Dowling and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 That Man's Illustrated is a cool book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 These magazines are real interesting but near impossible to find in any quantity especially “in the wild”. I have picked up a small pile over the years here and there mostly online. In close to 50 years hitting garage, estate sales and flea markets, I have yet to make any good score on them. I have found many large scores on comics, pulps, and pbs, but never these. lbcolefan and Randall Dowling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 10:18 AM, Robot Man said: These magazines are real interesting but near impossible to find in any quantity especially “in the wild”. I have picked up a small pile over the years here and there mostly online. In close to 50 years hitting garage, estate sales and flea markets, I have yet to make any good score on them. I have found many large scores on comics, pulps, and pbs, but never these. Agreed, and that's really saying something come from you, a consummate box-diver! I've been actively pursuing them for about 10 years and they're only getting harder to find, particularly in nice shape. I have no idea what original print runs were but the real issue is that these were kind of just this side of smut and over the last 50 years, I think most were just trashed rather than face the awkwardness of trying to sell them. Increasingly, even antique dealers are on to the fact that these are valuable. lbcolefan and Flex Mentallo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 7:28 PM, Randall Dowling said: Agreed, and that's really saying something come from you, a consummate box-diver! I've been actively pursuing them for about 10 years and they're only getting harder to find, particularly in nice shape. I have no idea what original print runs were but the real issue is that these were kind of just this side of smut and over the last 50 years, I think most were just trashed rather than face the awkwardness of trying to sell them. Increasingly, even antique dealers are on to the fact that these are valuable. In addition to much of the OA, the collector Rich Oberg hoovered up multiple high grade copies of the desirable titles. He consistently outbid the likes of me on the books he wanted. So he single-handedly took most nice copies out of circulation. (He authored a book some years ago which spotlights his amazing collection, which is well worth seeking out.) The discovery of large warehouse finds about 20 years ago brought numerous high grade copies to market and spawned a feeding frenzy - I suspect all the more intense because of previous scarcity Rich helped to create. @lbcolefan and I didn't know each other back then, but we were both involved in those bidding wars. That was the first time I saw multiple high grade mags being listed all at once. Man, it was great to take delivery of a hefty box fill of high grade copies for the first time! Those copies seem to have remained locked away in collections ever since. A decade later, the high grade NAPA collection had already been plundered before I got my mitts on any. In particular, virtually all the Mans Story and Men Today issues had vanished. No idea where most of those ended up, though I wouldnt be at all surprised if it turns out Mr Oberg has a lot of them! What seems to be left are the occasional attic finds we see on Ebay - often low grade copies at high grade prices. So many great covers one hardly ever sees these days! I've long since given up the search - so hats off to those like you, RD, who still hunt them down! If things run in cycles, we're due another high grade find any time now! Randall Dowling, buttock and lbcolefan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted July 16, 2023 Share Posted July 16, 2023 On 7/16/2023 at 3:14 PM, Flex Mentallo said: In addition to much of the OA, the collector Rich Oberg hoovered up multiple high grade copies of the desirable titles. He consistently outbid the likes of me on the books he wanted. So he single-handedly took most nice copies out of circulation. (He authored a book some years ago which spotlights his amazing collection, which is well worth seeking out.) The discovery of large warehouse finds about 20 years ago brought numerous high grade copies to market and spawned a feeding frenzy - I suspect all the more intense because of previous scarcity Rich helped to create. @lbcolefan and I didn't know each other back then, but we were both involved in those bidding wars. That was the first time I saw multiple high grade mags being listed all at once. Man, it was great to take delivery of a hefty box fill of high grade copies for the first time! Those copies seem to have remained locked away in collections ever since. A decade later, the high grade NAPA collection had already been plundered before I got my mitts on any. In particular, virtually all the Mans Story and Men Today issues had vanished. No idea where most of those ended up, though I wouldnt be at all surprised if it turns out Mr Oberg has a lot of them! What seems to be left are the occasional attic finds we see on Ebay - often low grade copies at high grade prices. So many great covers one hardly ever sees these days! I've long since given up the search - so hats off to those like you, RD, who still hunt them down! If things run in cycles, we're due another high grade find any time now! Hey Flex! It's been awhile! Rich seems like a really good guy from my email exchanges with him. Both he and Bob Deis were responsive and helpful when I was trying to identify and track down a piece of interior OA I have from a 1963 copy of Male magazine. But yes, they've been on the hunt for this material for many decades. I remember you posting some of those books you picked up back in the day and they were/are spectacular! If another high grade collection shows up, there will definitely be some fireworks over certain issues. I think there are only a half dozen or so that are serious wants of mine that I'm still after. Broadly speaking, high grade copies of these books are significantly rarer than just about any other comic, magazine or other periodical from the period that I can think of. And in a few cases, any copy at all is hard to find. Flex Mentallo and lbcolefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted July 29, 2023 Share Posted July 29, 2023 Some of yesterday's pick ups. Anyone have any experience with the Mickey Spillane issues? lbcolefan, mrwoogieman and Artifiction 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post comicjack Posted August 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted August 8, 2023 Pulp Fest pickup Randall Dowling, lbcolefan, Robot Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 1:14 PM, comicjack said: Pulp Fest pickup Classic Clarence Doore cover!! comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Jack Linguini, lbcolefan and Randall Dowling 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 On 9/18/2023 at 5:45 PM, Darwination said: Adventure is one of my favorite titles. Lots of amazing covers by great artists. Unfortunately, it's also one of the most difficult to search for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
