Dr. Love Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 (edited) 1st takes it No probies or HOS Paypal, check Returns within 7 days of receipt, shipping back on you Shipping will be $20 USPS Ground Advantage Signature Confirmation to CONUS only and to listed PayPal address Edited May 5 by Dr. Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 For sale are two bound books, Everyday Astrology and Your Prophecy. Before and after his work on comics, Schomburg drew covers for Ned Pines and Better Publications on the monthly periodical Everyday Astrology for about 20 years, starting in 1938, and the annual periodical Your Prophecy. Because these titles spanned so much time, they capture many if not all of his stylistic changes, including some not seen in other venues: art deco, classic, Dali, Xela. If you've ever wondered what Schomburg's illustration work really looked like, you won't find it in comics - he didn't do interiors. But he did draw interiors for his real monthly gig on Everyday Astrology. Small illustrations, quarter panels, half page splashes, technical astrological charts - Schomburg the artist comes alive in this work. Arguably his best illustrative work was reserved for his largest audience. There is no doubt that the astrology market far eclipsed the comic book market at that time. Adult readers vs children, and a market far more discerning for illustration style. Book grading is it's own thing, which I don't really get. To my eye, these two books are in fine condition overall. The spines aren't cracked and the covers (or "boards as they are called") show minimal fraying at the top and bottom of the spines from standing vertically on a bookshelf for a zillion years. But these are bound books - so the magazines inside have been trimmed of course. The pages are tanning on the edges and inside borders. Some pages, especially in the Your Prophecy book, are slightly brittle at the edges. But for the most part they remain quite supple. Pricing is hard. There are no real objective standards, other than what they're worth to me. You can't find better examples of Schomburg's realistic hand than these magazines, and you can't find them in any type of condition in the wild. These bound books are it - absolutely unreplaceable. Bound books are becoming more popular as the years have gone by - HA just auctioned two bound books containing 11 romance comics for $600. Darwination, Robot Man and TupennyConan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5 (edited) Everyday Astrology July-December 1939 $275 SOLD A lot of pics to follow. The covers are printed in what I think is metallic ink - very glossy. Some have have "Xela" sig. Schomburg's art deco style on full display, perfect for astrological themes. Edited May 5 by Dr. Love Robot Man, TupennyConan, Randall Dowling and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5 (edited) Your Prophecy 1946-1953 $275 SOLD Again, metallic ink. Fabulous. 1952 and 1953 changed to a smaller format. 1953 is a photo-realistic cover and has no Schomburg work to speak of. Note the foxing on the bottom pages of the adjacent issue due to the change in size. Edited May 5 by Dr. Love TupennyConan, Robot Man, ThePreacher and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Very cool Corvonie and Dr. Love 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 (edited) On 5/5/2024 at 10:00 AM, shadroch said: Nicely done and thanks. Everyday Astrology is SOLD Edited May 5 by Dr. Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwination Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2024 at 11:47 AM, Dr. Love said: For sale are two bound books, Everyday Astrology and Your Prophecy. Before and after his work on comics, Schomburg drew covers for Ned Pines and Better Publications on the monthly periodical Everyday Astrology for about 20 years, starting in 1938, and the annual periodical Your Prophecy. Because these titles spanned so much time, they capture many if not all of his stylistic changes, including some not seen in other venues: art deco, classic, Dali, Xela. If you've ever wondered what Schomburg's illustration work really looked like, you won't find it in comics - he didn't do interiors. But he did draw interiors for his real monthly gig on Everyday Astrology. Small illustrations, quarter panels, half page splashes, technical astrological charts - Schomburg the artist comes alive in this work. Arguably his best illustrative work was reserved for his largest audience. There is no doubt that the astrology market far eclipsed the comic book market at that time. Adult readers vs children, and a market far more discerning for illustration style. Book grading is it's own thing, which I don't really get. To my eye, these two books are in fine condition overall. The spines aren't cracked and the covers (or "boards as they are called") show minimal fraying at the top and bottom of the spines from standing vertically on a bookshelf for a zillion years. But these are bound books - so the magazines inside have been trimmed of course. The pages are tanning on the edges and inside borders. Some pages, especially in the Your Prophecy book, are slightly brittle at the edges. But for the most part they remain quite supple. Pricing is hard. There are no real objective standards, other than what they're worth to me. You can't find better examples of Schomburg's realistic hand than these magazines, and you can't find them in any type of condition in the wild. These bound books are it - absolutely unreplaceable. Bound books are becoming more popular as the years have gone by - HA just auctioned two bound books containing 11 romance comics for $600. These are gorgeous, Doc. I believe there were some other shorter running Pines Astrology titles that might have popped up as well (Your Personal Astrology?), and I agree the subject matter fits his style. I honestly prefer these covers and illustrations to most of his comic work - heresy, I know. There's some truly fantastic covers in those 20 years (riffs on Dali, a mix of wartime propaganda and cosmic iconography, experiments in airbrushing, etc.), and the splash work is detailed and contemplative. Astrology magazines were a very stable market from the 30s into the 50s and many of our comics publishers participated. Pines, Ace, Gleason, Goodman off the top of my head, and I'm sure just about everybody else was represented, too. In these magazines, you can find all sorts of neat appearances from the world of pulp and comics illustration (even if some of the more boring magazines - which the Pines magazines are not - are just charts and tables). As for the price you're offering here, I think that's excellent, too. Comic book dealers who have caught on will sell them for one or two hundred bucks an issue. Sure, there's the typical matter of the bound volume being trimmed, but you also get the excellent preservation offered by the binding not to mention the easy readability factor. Great offer! Dr. Love and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Share Posted May 5 (edited) Your Prophecy is SOLD Edited May 5 by Dr. Love Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Dr. Love Posted May 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 5 On 5/5/2024 at 10:59 AM, Darwination said: wartime propaganda indeed - Buy War Bonds July 1943 not your father's Marvel Mystery Comics - but I like it like it, yes I do NFS by the way, a guy's gotta draw the line somewhere! Point Five, mustang33guy, TupennyConan and 5 others 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooSnappy1 Posted May 6 Share Posted May 6 On 5/5/2024 at 5:17 PM, Dr. Love said: indeed - Buy War Bonds July 1943 not your father's Marvel Mystery Comics - but I like it like it, yes I do NFS by the way, a guy's gotta draw the line somewhere! Truly awesome cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
