Closed! Randall Dowling's House of Unusual Gems- paperbacks, digests, and magazines 8 8

[Randall Dowling]

This is going to be a bunch of fun books that I've picked up over the years!  Many have direct connections to comics via artists or content and will cover from the 40s to the 80s.

The usual rules for this thread apply:

-No HoS or Probation list buyers

-No buyers that I have on ignore (you probably know who you are but if you're not sure, I'll let you know)

-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.

-Payment via Paypal or Zelle.

-Shipping via USPS Priority for $13 for the continental United States.  Shipping for Canada will be quoted.

-First  in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers

-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery

Feel free to pm with offer or questions.  I'm always open to reasonable package offers. 

My Kudos thread is here for those that don't know me:

Thanks for looking!

Edited July 2, 2023 by Randall Dowling
Round 3

[Randall Dowling]

Recap of what's left from previous rounds:

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• Monarch Books 138, Joseph Foster, Stephana, 1959. VG/F. $18  Sold to Surfing Alien @60% off

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• Berkley G-34, Donald Henderson Clarke, Alabam' (copy B), 1956. VG. $10  Sold to Surfing Alien @60% off

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• Berkley Medallion, Robert E. Howard, Marchers of Valhalla, 1977. VG-. $5
• Berkley Medallion, Robert E. Howard, Red Nails, 1977. VG-. $5
• Berkley Medallion, Robert E. Howard, The People of the Black Circle, 1977. VG-. $5
• Brandon House 729, Victor Jay, Born To Be Made, 1965. Almost VG. $150

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• Brandon House 930, Peter Kanto, A Man Called Sex, 1965. G/VG. $40
• Brandon House 951, Frederic Colson, The Three Way Set, 1965. VG+. $55
• Brandon House 953, Stan O'Dair, Sinner's Town, 1966. VG. $30
• Leisure Book LB1172, J. X. Williams, The Bronze and the Wine, 1966. VG/F. $200
• Bantam A1292, Karel Capek, War With The Newts, 1955. VG/F. $12
• Pocket Book 824, L. L. Foreman, The Road to San Jacinto, 1951. VG/F.  $8  Sold
• Dell F90, John Farris, Harrison High, 1960 (2nd Printing). VG/F. $15

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• For Men Only June 1957, VG-. $15
• Man's Best March 1962, Fine. $150  Sold to Jack Linguini BOGO
• Man's Daring September 1961, FN-. $90  Sold to thehumantorch BOGO
• Man's Escape April 1963, VG+. $75  Sold to thehumantorch BOGO
• True Adventures February 1963, Fine. $150  Sold to Jack Linguini BOGO

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• Eerie 59, 8.5. $35
• Vampirella 100, 8.5. $95  Withdrawn
• Heavy Metal January, April, December 1983 (Group lot), Avg. 8.5-9.0. $45
• Vampirella 3 (French), 7.0. $70
• Vampirella 11 (French), 8.5. $90

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• Weird Vol. 2 No. 2, April 1967, 9.4, $280  Sold to eyersman @60% off
• Epic Illustrated 34, 8.0-8.5, $50
• Eerie 122 (Canadian), 9.2-9.4. $50
• Eerie 127 (Canadian), 9.4. $70
• Eerie 132 (Canadian), 8.0-8.5. $30
• Eerie 134 (Canadian), 9.0. $40
• Creepy 137, 9.2. $50

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• Eerie 74, 8.0, $80
• Eerie 67, 8.5, $45
• Eerie 65, 8.5, $45
• Man's Life, Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1952, 4.5, $90
• Man's Life, Vol. 1, No. 6, September 1953, 7.0-7.5, $75
• Underworld Detective, January 1950, 4.0, $240
• Marvel Super Action 1, 7.0, $60
• Man's Adventure, April 1966, 5.0, $55
• Man's World, Vol. 2, No. 2, March 1956, 7.0, $70
• Real Men, December 1957, 5.0, $50
• All Man, September 1960, 4.0, $80  Sold to thehumantorch @ 50% off

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• Man's Conquest, February 1956, 5.5, $40
• Man's Daring, November 1961, 4.5, $60
• Exotic Novel 14, Tonight For Sure, 1951, G/VG, $40
• Croydon, The Dead Take No Bows, 1946, G+, $30
• Stork, Life of Passion, 1949, VG/F, $60
• Stork, Lust For Love, 1949, VG+, $40
• Phantom Books 506, Crime on my Hands, Carl Hoges, 1951, VG-, $75
• Phantom Books 500, Homicide Hotel, Joe Barry, VG/F+, $250  Withdrawn
• Fantastic Vol. 1 No. 1, 1952, VG/F+, $50

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• Vampirella 30, 9.0, $120
• Rampaging Hulk 9, 9.2, $130
• Nugget Vol. 1 No. 1, November 1955, 8.0+, $500  Sold to jimjum12 50% off
• Vampirella 39, 8.5, $75

All books listed above are now "60% Off!!".

Edited June 30, 2023 by Randall Dowling
Updated 29 June 2023, 10:38 p.m.

[Randall Dowling]

A quick note on grading:

I'm doing my best to grade paperbacks and digests according to the typical rare and used books grading scale (Poor/Fair/Good/Very Good/Fine/Like New).

I'll grade comics and magazines according to the typical 10 point grading scale common to CGC books.

[dover]

[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-156, Edgar Rice Burroughs, At The Earth's Core. NF (unread). Nice bright copy with a little wear around the edges. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Roy Krenkel cover art. $15  Sold to ThothAmon

 

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Ace F-158, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Pellucidar. Fine (unread). Bright and clean with unmarked pages. Roy Krenkel cover art. $20  Sold to ThothAmon

 

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[Randall Dowling]

A quick note on the Ace Burroughs paperbacks.  These are quite common in lower and mid grades but tough in higher grades.  I'm pricing these based on my experience buying one the last 30 years.  Feel free to PM with any questions.

[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-159, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Moon Men. NF (unread). Nice bright copy with a little wear around the edges. Pages are clean and unmarked. Ed Emshwiller cover art. $15  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

 

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Ace F-168, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Copy A). Fine (unread). Nice bright copy, pages are clean and unmarked. Roy Krenkel cover art. $20  Sold to ThothAmon

 

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Ace F-168, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Thuvia, Maid of Mars (Copy B). NF (unread). Nice bright copy with a little wear around the edges. Otherwise, pages are clean and unmarked. Roy Krenkel cover art. $15  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-179, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Pirates of Venus. Like New (unread). Nice bright copy, pages are clean and unmarked. Looks like it was just printed. Roy Krenkel cover art. $25  Sold to Dover

 

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[dover]

On 2/23/2023 at 4:09 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Ace F-179, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Pirates of Venus. Like New (unread). Nice bright copy, pages are clean and unmarked. Looks like it was just printed. Roy Krenkel cover art. $25

[Randall Dowling]

Personal Note:  This is the series that got me into collecting paperbacks all those years ago.  It's the series that featured a lot of great covers to these incredible stories and it's also the series wherein Frank Frazetta developed his style for fantasy illustration.  You can see the evolution of his signature as these progress.  Here's a nice copy of one of the early ones.

Ace F-180, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan At The Earth's Core. NF (unread). Nice bright copy with very minor surface wear, clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $20  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-182, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Monster Men. Almost NF (unread). Nice copy with tanning on the spine, clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $10  Sold to Dover

 

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[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-189, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan The Invincible. Fine (unread). Nice bright copy with clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $40  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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[dover]

On 2/23/2023 at 4:13 PM, Randall Dowling said:

Ace F-182, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Monster Men. Almost NF (unread). Nice copy with tanning on the spine, clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $10

[Randall Dowling]

Ace F-203, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Beasts of Tarzan. NF (unread). Nice bright copy with a small smudge on the back cover. Frank Frazetta cover art. $10  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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Ace F-204, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar. Fine (unread, almost like new). Nice bright copy with clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $30  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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Ace F-206, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Jungle Tales of Tarzan. Almost NF (unread). Nice copy with a few small bumps on the spine. Unmarked and clean pages. Frank Frazetta cover art. $20  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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Ace F-220, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The People That Time Forgot. Fine (unread). Nice bright copy with clean pages. Roy Krenkel cover art. $25  Sold to Tupenny Conan

 

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