Dr. Balls Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 WOW. I love the red toned covers of the first few issues - those are stunning. Jayman and Artifiction 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 8:37 AM, dover said: More books I did not know I needed. Thank you for sharing You’re welcome. Kind of the feeling I had with this series. In my first post I said I collected these with the lowest priorities. That was initially because I received the first one or two as a freebie or in a trade and knew nothing about them. Also I was not looking to expand my collecting into foreign material. Over time as I learned more about these books, I picked them up when available in nice condition. I’ve come to appreciate them as books I know I needed! Stevemmg and chevalmeow 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevalmeow Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 11:02 PM, Jayman said: That’s pretty nice too! Congrats, they don’t show up too often! How long have you had that? I go my copy in December of 2019. So I have had it for almost 4 years. Got it from a Great Britain seller (Ian Pakes?) on ebay. Cost me $100 shipping included. The only time I had ever seen it. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 9:05 PM, Jayman said: Warren tried to compile these issues into a trade paperback book in 1972. The first book contains issues 1-6 but did not sell as expected and never finished the set. The book however is spectacular in its own right with its bold magenta cover. Many of these books suffer from the glue on the spine deteriorating, which results in the pages falling out. There's a Warren book here? Why hasn't anyone alerted me?? Why haven't I ever seen it listed in any compendium of Warren publications??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 26, 2023 Author Share Posted August 26, 2023 (edited) On 8/26/2023 at 2:21 PM, Axe Elf said: There's a Warren book here? Why hasn't anyone alerted me?? Why haven't I ever seen it listed in any compendium of Warren publications??? I thought you knew about it already. It was a mail away offer book, not unlike the Spirit and Vampirella Specials. Inside first page: Edited August 26, 2023 by Jayman Axe Elf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 7:21 PM, Axe Elf said: There's a Warren book here? Why hasn't anyone alerted me?? Why haven't I ever seen it listed in any compendium of Warren publications??? Greggy's got loads of them, but then again, he's got loads of everything. The annual is very hard to find in nice shape and the magazines themselves are tough too due to being paper covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 2:02 PM, batmiesta said: Greggy's got loads of them, but then again, he's got loads of everything. The annual is very hard to find in nice shape and the magazines themselves are tough too due to being paper covers. I'm not particularly interested in the New English Library books (not that they're not cool, I'm just not interested in collecting them), but I will need to add the Warren one. This is like a full magazine-size book, isn't it (it looks like one)? I'm also not interested in collecting the various paperback-sized books that Warren published--just their magazines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 8:20 PM, Axe Elf said: I'm not particularly interested in the New English Library books (not that they're not cool, I'm just not interested in collecting them), but I will need to add the Warren one. This is like a full magazine-size book, isn't it (it looks like one)? I'm also not interested in collecting the various paperback-sized books that Warren published--just their magazines. I think it's like a card cover TPB sort of book, but not 100% sure. Axe Elf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 2:24 PM, batmiesta said: I think it's like a card cover TPB sort of book, but not 100% sure. Yeah, that's what it looks like, similar to the Blazing Combat Anthology or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevemmg Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 I’m am a big fan of Estabahn Maroto during this period, and of course most people know my obsession with Enric. It’s fantastic material. Congratulations! Randall Dowling and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artifiction Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 Great set, Jayman. Some real beauties there. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRaven Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 9:05 PM, Jayman said: Warren tried to compile these issues into a trade paperback book in 1972. The first book contains issues 1-6 but did not sell as expected and never finished the set. The book however is spectacular in its own right with its bold magenta cover. Many of these books suffer from the glue on the spine deteriorating, which results in the pages falling out. I don't know the history behind the printing process for this trade but Warren was notorious for its cheap printing process on specials, especially on the HC versions. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Congrats on finishing these. I set out to get these years ago and realized I wouldn't have the attention span for them so I gave up. The art is pretty great. Jayman and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 2023 On 8/26/2023 at 4:19 PM, Axe Elf said: Yeah, that's what it looks like, similar to the Blazing Combat Anthology or something. Yes, card stock is a good way to describe it. I also seem to remember it being larger than the regular Warren mags. And Jayman's right, all you have to do is open it a little too far and the pages will fall out... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 7:18 PM, Jayman said: And now my showpiece of the set. This is a book I only became aware of about 3 years ago and every time I’ve seen one it was in the poorest quality. I was surprised that New English Library made a hard bound Annual that contained all 1-12 issues in the same high quality paper as the individual issues. Ironically I found this within days of getting the last issue I needed to complete the set. For the Annual, I took a chance on a 0 feedback seller with a BIN. The book looked in great condition and it was. I researched the seller who had a bookstore in the UK so I decided to risk it. Seller was great, provided overseas tracking and it arrived very quickly and is currently my most prized tome! I present the NEL Dracula Annual. it is a thick book! WHAT? I never knew this book existed. Thanks Jay for the set walk-through they are all stunning, and incredibly tougher to find in high grade, kudos. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 On 9/4/2023 at 9:57 AM, oakman29 said: WHAT? I never knew this book existed. Thanks Jay for the set walk-through they are all stunning, and incredibly tougher to find in high grade, kudos. Oak, the NEL Annual does pop up on the Bay every now and then if you are patient enough. A lot less often than the Warren book. oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Shepherd Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 @Jayman Congratulations! Thank you sharing, you have an awesome set. I never knew about most of these. Well done. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevalmeow Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 In case someone is interest, there is a copy of the hard cover available on ebay right now: Dracula. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bounty_coder Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Bravo Jay 😍👏👏👏😍 Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GACollectibles Posted September 9, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 9, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 8:42 PM, Jayman said: Complete with poster. That poster alone is well worth the price of admission! Randall Dowling, Jayman, oakman29 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
