Recent CGC PULP purchases. 4 4

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

I've always loved PULP covers but its always been in that shadowy unknown world of where is a pulp's place in the market?

The Pulp genre has now been given a leg up in the collecting world in my view, with the advent of CGC deciding to grade them. This of course may inflate the market BUT I do believe it will give some assurance to potential collectors.

I've always admired the risque and salacious covers, the horror element and let's face it...the downright superb artwork on some pulps.

Now that there is some sort of benchmark on their condition I really feel enthusiastic on finally collecting them.

I have no interest in cracking them because obviously it's basically all text within BUT I will enjoy collecting them purely for the cover artwork.

Anyone else jumping on the Pulp bandwagon?

Here is my first one.....

 

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

This I really like....

 

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

And this one is a pearler, with a very interesting back cover showing an idea of what a plane will look like 50 years in the future from 1938.  

 

 

 

Edited March 12 by Paul © ® ⚽️💙™

[Robot Man]

This might get more interest in the Pulp thread…

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Blimey!! I never even noticed that forum before!!!     

I'll ask Mike if he would be kind enough to move it over there possibly?  

@CGC Mike  

[Robot Man]

Yeah, check out that thread. If you wern’t a pulp collector already, it will convert you!

[CGC Mike]

Moved and featured.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 3/12/2024 at 4:12 PM, CGC Mike said:

Moved and featured.

Thank you sir!

[Darwination]

Welcome to the pulp section, good sir.  But if you buy one for a story, I expect an entry under Release the Kracken

I frickin' love that thread

That Planet is gorgeous, and the Amazing cover seems in line with PCH sensibilities, gruesome.  I know Ed Earl Repp from the top byline of that one only for his *many* westerns, and I didn't even realize he'd done any Sci-Fi.

No Krackin' required:

https://archive.org/details/Amazing_Stories_v12n06_1938-11_cape1736/mode/2up

 

[Ricksneatstuff]

A couple of mine came back from CGC

 

[johnenock]

That Fantastic Adventures  is on my want list. Just haven't found a copy like that. Great shape in an 8.0. I appreciate all the varying grades as they come in so I have a reference point. Great books!

[johnenock]

Especially interested in what CGC thinks is "classic". I kinda think they all are but...

[OtherEric]

Oddball question:  Do the Yakima pulps have any particular tells other than they're in really nice shape?  I'm not that far from Yakima- 150 miles or so- so I'm wondering if there's anything I should look for in the books I find locally.  Not that I have more than a handful of books in condition nice enough that I think it might be worth further researching, but I figure I might as well ask.

[Darwination]

On 3/14/2024 at 12:12 AM, johnenock said:

Especially interested in what CGC thinks is "classic". I kinda think they all are but...

There's probably some consensus on classics, dunno if CGC is taking from Bookery or sort of general opinion over the years.  The Jones cover is *definitely* a classic in my opinion, the centered and simple composition, the crazed eyes of the dog (you know what I'm talking about, you dogs, you), and the babe with the torn dress and all the shades of red, love it. 

The "classic dinosaur" cover gets status cause of the attack on the capitol by a T-Rex (I personally sort of think of it as kitsch, but sci-fi can be that way).

On 3/14/2024 at 12:29 AM, OtherEric said:

Oddball question:  Do the Yakima pulps have any particular tells other than they're in really nice shape?  I'm not that far from Yakima- 150 miles or so- so I'm wondering if there's anything I should look for in the books I find locally.  Not that I have more than a handful of books in condition nice enough that I think it might be worth further researching, but I figure I might as well ask.

I just read through this one, looks the Yakimas are late era pulps  and are best recognized by "white pages" and certificates of authenticity from Dave Smith.  I see something about markings but don't see markings.

Edited March 14 by Darwination

[jimjum12]

On 3/14/2024 at 1:29 AM, OtherEric said:

Oddball question:  Do the Yakima pulps have any particular tells other than they're in really nice shape?  I'm not that far from Yakima- 150 miles or so- so I'm wondering if there's anything I should look for in the books I find locally.  Not that I have more than a handful of books in condition nice enough that I think it might be worth further researching, but I figure I might as well ask.

Dave Smith's website is:

www.fantasyillustrated.net

There may be some Yakima info there, or you may be able to contact him through there. He's pretty cool. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[johnenock]

On 3/14/2024 at 7:43 AM, jimjum12 said:

Dave Smith's website is:

www.fantasyillustrated.net

There may be some Yakima info there, or you may be able to contact him through there. He's pretty cool. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Just looked. He already has some CGC examples of a few Yakima's. Pricey but pretty!

[jimjum12]

On 3/14/2024 at 10:06 AM, johnenock said:

Just looked. He already has some CGC examples of a few Yakima's. Pricey but pretty!

He's an OG, for sure. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Robot Man]

On 3/13/2024 at 10:29 PM, OtherEric said:

Oddball question:  Do the Yakima pulps have any particular tells other than they're in really nice shape?  I'm not that far from Yakima- 150 miles or so- so I'm wondering if there's anything I should look for in the books I find locally.  Not that I have more than a handful of books in condition nice enough that I think it might be worth further researching, but I figure I might as well ask.

I have a number of them bought from Dave directly. They all came with COAs but I don’t recall any particular markings. They are mostly pretty high grade (for pulps) but I do have a couple that I would consider vg. 

[Ricksneatstuff]

My favorite Spicy of all

 

[BriD.]

My first pulp just purchased off these here boards