HoudiniOnTheMap Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 2:44 PM, Randall Dowling said: Personally, I would put 2 or 3 into priority mail envelopes (in regular bags and boards), stack them and then sandwich the envelopes (2 for 5 mags) between 2 pieces of rigid cardboard that are slightly bigger than the envelopes. Wrap the sandwich in lots of bubble wrap both ways (so that there's no wiggle room) and place them in a priority mail box. Again, with enough bubble wrap around all sides so that there's no space for movement in the box. I know this involves USPS, not UPS, but I've shipped hundreds of books this way and never had them get damaged. Great advice; here is the super rookie question; where can I get the "regular bags and boards" you reference? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 27, 2022 Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 12:57 PM, HoudiniOnTheMap said: Great advice; here is the super rookie question; where can I get the "regular bags and boards" you reference? Thanks again! Any comic store, once the supply chain finally corrects. They’re crazy hard to find the past few months Randall Dowling and HoudiniOnTheMap 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoudiniOnTheMap Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share Posted January 27, 2022 On 1/27/2022 at 3:06 PM, OtherEric said: Any comic store, once the supply chain finally corrects. They’re crazy hard to find the past few months Got ya; google search shows a product from BCW...assuming that route or something similar is sufficient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bugfarm Posted January 30, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2022 Famous Monsters anyone? Randall Dowling, OtherEric, Flex Mentallo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted January 31, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 31, 2022 Rip, OtherEric, jimjum12 and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jdandns Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 80's horror movies, anyone? As you can see, "Fangoria", from the makers of the sci-fi themed "Starlog", didn't go all-in on horror from the start, but they got there eventually: Artifiction, ultrasolvent, Bugfarm and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 2:52 AM, jdandns said: As you can see, "Fangoria", from the makers of the sci-fi themed "Starlog", didn't go all-in on horror from the start, but they got there eventually: Nice Fango’s! What’s great about these books are the fact that you see the makeups and effect techniques progressively get better and better on each cover. jdandns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdandns Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Yeah, this was truly a quantum leap era for movie FX. For instance "America Werewolf in London" is a cover subject in the next batch, which I'll post shortly. Those effects still hold up well 40 years later and won the first Oscar in the category in 1982. Unfortunately, not a lot of Fangoria subjects have won it since, "Bram Stoker's Dracula", "The Wolfman", "Pan's Labyrinth", and "The Fly", certainly, and maybe "Beetlejuice". jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 Love stuff like this. I forgot about this thread and posted these elsewhere but they belong here too. OtherEric, HoudiniOnTheMap, jdandns and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoudiniOnTheMap Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 6:02 PM, Jayman said: Love stuff like this. I forgot about this thread and posted these elsewhere but they belong here too. Rocketship cover is so money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 In today. 2nd issue. I still haven't decided completely how I feel about National Lampoon... there's a LOT of unfunny and offensive material in the run. But when they were good they could be absolutely hysterical, and often even when they weren't the quality of the creators still makes it worth looking at, at least for the first several years. jdandns, Jayman, Randall Dowling and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdandns Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 I loved NatLamp and have a nearly complete collection. The golden years are considered to be 1970-75, but they published a lot of classic material over the 15 years or so after that, which constitutes much of the rest of the time the magazine was regularly published. (It petered out through the 90's with some years seeing only a single reprint-laden issue released, likely to fulfill contractual obligations.) I'll definitely add some of my favorites to the thread later, but first, more early Fangos, continuing my earlier post: Artifiction, jimjum12, Jayman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 So many great movies showcased on these covers! Thanks for posting! jdandns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted February 25, 2022 Share Posted February 25, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 12:54 AM, jdandns said: I loved NatLamp and have a nearly complete collection. The golden years are considered to be 1970-75, but they published a lot of classic material over the 15 years or so after that, which constitutes much of the rest of the time the magazine was regularly published. (It petered out through the 90's with some years seeing only a single reprint-laden issue released, likely to fulfill contractual obligations.) I'll definitely add some of my favorites to the thread later, Looking forward to the NatLamps! I ultimately decided I wanted the first 75 issues, plus some selected later material. Right now I just need to track down the first issue for the 1-75 run. That actually gets into 1976, but seems like a good stopping point. jdandns 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted February 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2022 Still my fav! Yorick, Gregd, onlyweaknesskryptonite and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdandns Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Next-level gorgeous in that grade, congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted February 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2022 John G. Fantucchio pedigree copy. Sadly, the centerfold is detached. But I got it for a song because of that, and it looks incredible still: Flex Mentallo, jdandns, jimjum12 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 7:59 PM, Jayman said: Those two odd lookin monsters in the middle are great👍‼️😷 jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 8:31 PM, OtherEric said: John G. Fantucchio pedigree copy. Sadly, the centerfold is detached. But I got it for a song because of that, and it looks incredible still: 75 cents a lot of money in 1971 , 🧐 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Makmorn Posted February 26, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2022 Tough to pick a favorite of these. OtherEric, lbcolefan, Yorick and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
