The WEIRD TALES Thread: Collecting The Unique Magazine 5 5

[Book Guy]

[Book Guy]

[Book Guy]

[Book Guy]

Last one for today at least. Price sticker is on the bag.

 

[Darwination]

Ha, yeah, that one was the high-fetcher in a recent Heritage Auction in not as nice shape, though I don't recall how much (I tend to do that with pulps that are out of my league).  Iconic.

I don't know, I think Weird Tales is still highly collectible.  It's unique *cough* in that people have been saving/hunting/collecting them for a long time in a way that no other pulp title has been collected (the SF pulps might be the exception), and there's likely a lot of copies around even if they are most cherished pulps.  The early issues may be a different matter, though, as they are both scarce and expensive.

[ThothAmon]

[ThothAmon]

[Bugfarm]

Incoming issues…Sept. 1923, Feb. 1924 & May

1925.  Not the greatest condition, but solid placeholders for very tough issues.  This puts me one issue away from a full run thru the latest iteration of the magazine.😵‍💫

Edited December 23, 2023 by Bugfarm

[MattTheDuck]

On 12/23/2023 at 9:55 AM, Bugfarm said:

Incoming issues…Sept. 1923, Feb. 1924 & May

1925.  Not the greatest condition, but solid placeholders for very tough issues.  This puts me one issue away from a full run thru the latest iteration of the magazine.😵‍💫

Jeez, I hope I look that good when I'm 100.

[Pulpvault]

Now that 2024 is here, it's time to start thinking about this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention (April 5-7, 2024 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL). All 180 dealer tables have sold out. As usual, we'll have some great auctions Friday and Saturday nights. Here's one of the highlights that will be in the Friday night auction session at this year's convention -- Weird Tales December 1932, featuring the first appearance of Conan.

[lpsunburst]

When I bought this copy about 4 years ago I felt like I had probably over paid but it was a book I really wanted and it was in nice condition so I paid (stupid money at the time). Now I could not replace it for 10x what I paid then, things sure have taken off! I really hope I can make a trip to Lombard in April!

[Surfing Alien]

On 1/4/2024 at 2:59 PM, Pulpvault said:

Now that 2024 is here, it's time to start thinking about this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention (April 5-7, 2024 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center in Lombard, IL). All 180 dealer tables have sold out. As usual, we'll have some great auctions Friday and Saturday nights. Here's one of the highlights that will be in the Friday night auction session at this year's convention -- Weird Tales December 1932, featuring the first appearance of Conan.

That's a heck of a nice copy Doug!

[TinkerPDX]

I have a question regarding Weird Tales spine color.   I have seen now several examples of issues (the ones I saw were in the mid-1930's) where some copies have a red spine and others have a yellow one.   They appear to be identical in all other ways.   Does anyone know what the story is behnd this and if it has any impact on the rarity / value of the issue?   Thanks

[jimjum12]

On 1/7/2024 at 12:33 PM, TinkerPDX said:

I have a question regarding Weird Tales spine color.   I have seen now several examples of issues (the ones I saw were in the mid-1930's) where some copies have a red spine and others have a yellow one.   They appear to be identical in all other ways.   Does anyone know what the story is behnd this and if it has any impact on the rarity / value of the issue?   Thanks

One thing to be aware of, is sun fading. Many folks used to store pulps, especially ones with factory trims, upright in a book shelf. Some of these were in rooms with sunlight exposure. Sunlight can turn a red spine to yellow or orange over time. Gloss can also be affected. It can be so dramatic that it will look like two different versions if a faded and a pristine example of the same issue are side by side. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

Edited January 8 by jimjum12

[johnenock]

My first entry into Weird Tales:

 

[OtherEric]

On 1/12/2024 at 7:41 AM, johnenock said:

My first entry into Weird Tales:

 

Welcome to the club!  Be warned, they're quite addictive if you're not careful!

[Ameri]

A fair fight 

[waaaghboss]

Picked this up today, trimmed but the price was right. 

[comicjack]

On 1/27/2024 at 6:45 PM, waaaghboss said:

Picked this up today, trimmed but the price was right. 

Very early Brundage enjoy 

[Rick Hall]

"People don't buy these for the cover art, do they? "
> The VAST majority of pulp collectors do not buy pulps for the cover art. They buy pulps so they can read the stories.