Windy City Pulp show, 2023. NEXT weekend, April 20 - 23 2 2

[comicjack]

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

This showed up in FB post for pulps. Was there an auction in Windy City?

 

Friday and Saturday evenings some amazing stuff from Bob Weinberg's collection

[FoggyNelson]

On 4/14/2023 at 5:33 PM, Pulpvault said:

I'll be bringing roughly 1,000 pulps for sale with me to this year's Windy City Pulp and Paper Convention (April 21-23, 2023 at the Westin Lombard Yorktown Center). Among them will be this one -- a gorgeous copy of the February 1936 issue of Spicy Mystery, with a classic H.J. Ward cover. I'll hope to see some of you there!

Wow ‼️ that is lustful ❤️❤️🥰

[tth2]

On 4/25/2023 at 2:36 AM, dover said:

This showed up in FB post for pulps. Was there an auction in Windy City?

 

What grade is that?

[comicjack]

On 4/24/2023 at 6:05 PM, tth2 said:

What grade is that?

It was nice fine or better 

[comicjack]

On 4/24/2023 at 5:55 PM, FoggyNelson said:

Wow ‼️ that is lustful ❤️❤️🥰

Got to see that live before it sold book of day or maybe my life 

[manetteska]

On 4/24/2023 at 2:03 PM, comicjack said:

Friday and Saturday evenings some amazing stuff from Bob Weinberg's collection

Was this a blind bid situation?

[Randall Dowling]

On 4/24/2023 at 7:50 PM, manetteska said:

Was this a blind bid situation?

It's usually a standard auction format with the ability to pre-bid.  Doug does an excellent job of putting together a very cool assortment of material.  I won an early edition Heinlein hardcover last year for a reasonable price.  And the crowd at the auction, typical for that show, is a great bunch of fans and dealers.  Sad I missed it this year but I'll be back next year.

[manetteska]

On 4/24/2023 at 8:17 PM, Randall Dowling said:

It's usually a standard auction format with the ability to pre-bid.  Doug does an excellent job of putting together a very cool assortment of material.  I won an early edition Heinlein hardcover last year for a reasonable price.  And the crowd at the auction, typical for that show, is a great bunch of fans and dealers.  Sad I missed it this year but I'll be back next year.

Ok. I was thrown off as the paper had only 3 bids on it in not standard staggered amounts. 

[catrick339]

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

This showed up in FB post for pulps. Was there an auction in Windy City?

 

 Yes indeedy, Friday and Saturday night. 

This one was on the Sat auction.

Would have gone for even more, but there was ink defacement on the back cover.

[davet75]

This was my first time attending Windy City and I was very pleasantly surprised.  It's definitely an old-school show dedicated to collectors and enthusiasts.  Everyone from the organizers, dealers and fellow collectors/attendees were super friendly and welcoming.  I was happy to meet a few dealers i had done some business with by email and online, so it was nice to place a face to a name!  I found prices for lower grade and/or non-key pulps to vary widely from very affordable (i.e. bought several that I didn't need but prices were too good to pass) to optimistic ebay level.  I also heard that Matt Nelson was there Friday showing off the new CGC pulp case prototype.  The auctions showcased some impressive and rare items, and some jaw-dropping prices were paid for high grade Weird Tales and Lovecraft ephemera.  Although I suppose not so shocking with the current trajectory of the pulp market.  I was very happy (and pleasantly surprised) with the few auction items I did win.  Overall an awesome experience and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in pulps, pulp art, and pulp history, and to those who enjoy an old-school collector's experience.  I definitely plan to attend again.

Edited April 25, 2023 by davet75

[Sarg]

On 4/24/2023 at 1:36 PM, dover said:

This showed up in FB post for pulps. Was there an auction in Windy City?

 

I guess the days when this could be had for $1,000 (not that long ago) are gone forever?

[detective35]

A few Windy City Pickups

Masked Rider #1 (Actually is the first Marvel Superhero .. published by Martin Goodman, publisher of Timely comics ..5 yeas before Marvel Comics #1)...Strasser Pedigree 

Strasser

Strasser 

 

very seldom do you see these, especially in ultra high grade especially from 1932

File Copy!

File Copy!

Rare Canadian Edition revising the Green Ghost in nice shape..classic cover!

Rare Canadian edition with a classic cover in high grade!

1928 Mystery Stories in HG

1918 Cartoons with GREAT cover

 

Strasser copy of Clues:  The Head in the Parachute!

[comicjack]

You never see them in that condition lots of book for 25 cents  awesome pickups!

[detective35]

Yes

it is a cool book and rare!!

[Comics-n-ERB]

Dwight, which dealer had the Strassler pulps?  I don't recall seeing any of those there at the show! 

[detective35]

On 4/26/2023 at 12:49 PM, Comics-n-ERB said:

Dwight, which dealer had the Strassler pulps?  I don't recall seeing any of those there at the show! 

I received Strasser pulps from 2 different sources, not necessarily dealers.  Although had a dealer brought me Strasser's from a personal collection, I would not reveal the source!!

Edited April 30, 2023 by detective35

[FoggyNelson]

Great books to look at this page‼️like being in a museum👍❤️👏