Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention, April 21-23, 2023, Westin Lombard Yorktown Center, Lombard, IL 2 2

[mstrange]

Anyone know when the results of the auctions will post?  I bid on several lots from home as well.

[october]

If anyone was bidding on the Batwoman, it went for $13k. The Conan went for $14k.

[Robot Man]

On 4/22/2023 at 8:37 PM, october said:

Pretty good show. Between a few shops, the show and the auctions I came away with some nice stuff. Happiest with the three Weird Tales.

 

Nice WT but a very nice stash of cool comics! 

[manetteska]

On 4/23/2023 at 6:59 AM, october said:

If anyone was bidding on the Batwoman, it went for $13k. The Conan went for $14k.

Was all / most of the bidding in-person?

[manetteska]

Before this weekend I owned two pulps. 
 

[Robot Man]

On 4/23/2023 at 11:24 AM, manetteska said:

Before this weekend I owned two pulps. 
 

Watch it, they are like crack…

[october]

On 4/23/2023 at 12:59 PM, manetteska said:

Was all / most of the bidding in-person?

Zero in person of the Batwoman, almost all in person on the Conan. 

[Comics-n-ERB]

Most of the pulps in the two auctions were very nice grades.  For the most part, the prices were very strong!   As October pointed out the Batwoman went for $13,000 and the first conan went for $14,000.  First part of Red Nails went for $2,000.  The general thoughts around the dealers room was folks were banking on when CGC starts slabbing pulps. 

[Comics-n-ERB]

[Robot Man]

On 4/24/2023 at 8:13 AM, Comics-n-ERB said:

Most of the pulps in the two auctions were very nice grades.  For the most part, the prices were very strong!   As October pointed out the Batwoman went for $13,000 and the first conan went for $14,000.  First part of Red Nails went for $2,000.  The general thoughts around the dealers room was folks were banking on when CGC starts slabbing pulps. 

Now that they are bringing 5 figure prices, probably not long…

[Comics-n-ERB]

This was my haul after Friday!  A fun day of pulps, comics, and paperbacks!

[Comics-n-ERB]

On 4/21/2023 at 1:02 PM, bounty_coder said:

I know this is a Long-Shot! And this is not a WTB thread;  But I have been searching for this Pulpy-Pulp for a wee-bit and have come up short. 

If anyone has a lead on this or see's one at the show, I would very much appreciate the lead or willing to purchase if you were to pick one up.  Hit me here or via Direct Message.  Thank you so kindly.

@Pulpvault @TerrysComics @comicjack @Comics-n-ERB @Robot Man 

Speed Adventure Stories (1943-1946 Trojan-Arrow Publishing) Pulp Vol. 3 #6 Jan 1946

 

I did not see this issue at the show. 

[manetteska]

On 4/23/2023 at 1:24 PM, manetteska said:

Before this weekend I owned two pulps. 
 

And here is a picture of each book I purchased; one is actually from the Toy Show. 
 

Don’t know anything about the Operator 5 but it’s a wheel cover. ;)

 

 

Spoiler

 

Edited April 24, 2023 by manetteska

[comicjack]

On 4/24/2023 at 2:39 PM, manetteska said:

And here is a picture of each book I purchased; one is actually from the Toy Show. 
 

Don’t know anything about the Operator 5 but it’s a wheel cover. ;)

 

 

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Only two wheel covers that i saw in the room and that was one nice selection of books.The skull cover of bodies is such an undervalued and underrated cover in opinion

[manetteska]

On 4/24/2023 at 2:12 PM, comicjack said:

Only two wheel covers that i saw in the room and that was one nice selection of books.The skull cover of bodies is such an undervalued and underrated cover in opinion

Were you there asking Terry about Wheel covers -- acknowledging the Weird Tales on his wall but looking for others?

[comicjack]

On 4/24/2023 at 3:23 PM, manetteska said:

Were you there asking Terry about Wheel covers -- acknowledging the Weird Tales on his wall but looking for others?

Comics an Erb was looking for them and Terry had the Brundage Suicide Chapel on his wall 

Edited April 24, 2023 by comicjack

[manetteska]

On 4/24/2023 at 2:36 PM, comicjack said:

On 4/24/2023 at 2:23 PM, manetteska said:

Were you there asking Terry about Wheel covers -- acknowledging the Weird Tales on his wall but looking for others?

Comics an Erb's was looking for them and Terry had the Brundage Suicide Chapel on his wall 

Ahhh, maybe that was him I saw while at Terry's booth then. Wouldn't mind a nice Suicide Chapel myself, though Terry's copy was out of my price range.

I just bought what I liked and kept to a pretty modest budget. I'm sure I made some bad purchases, or overlooked trimming or restoration I don't know how to look for. But, overall, I had a lot of fun.

[comicjack]

On 4/21/2023 at 1:02 PM, bounty_coder said:

I know this is a Long-Shot! And this is not a WTB thread;  But I have been searching for this Pulpy-Pulp for a wee-bit and have come up short. 

If anyone has a lead on this or see's one at the show, I would very much appreciate the lead or willing to purchase if you were to pick one up.  Hit me here or via Direct Message.  Thank you so kindly.

@Pulpvault @TerrysComics @comicjack @Comics-n-ERB @Robot Man 

Speed Adventure Stories (1943-1946 Trojan-Arrow Publishing) Pulp Vol. 3 #6 Jan 1946

 

I did not see a copy at Windy City but have seen it before Pulpfest is coming up August you never know 

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/24/2023 at 1:39 PM, manetteska said:

And here is a picture of each book I purchased; one is actually from the Toy Show. 
 

Don’t know anything about the Operator 5 but it’s a wheel cover. ;)

 

 

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I like your taste in pulps!  I think we'll see a similar push for cover-centered collecting on pulps, much like comics have gone through with the advent of CGC.  But as others have said, content will still be a big factor for the keys like Lovecraft, Howard, ERB, etc.

[comicjack]

This event is awesome mainly pulps;comics and paperbacks with an old time feel to it.The auction nights have some incredible stuff in them and i like not having to push a key pad to win something.I give a big shout out to the guys who run this and for the hard work they put in.The only bad thing was Randall Dowling not being there with all those crazy high grade horror magazines.I look forward to this highlight show next year it was a great one 

Edited April 27, 2023 by comicjack