Wrightson fan Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Decided to give this a try. I think I need better lighting as the mylar reflects too much. Grabbed what I could get at for some groupings, enjoy... Some "W" books Some photo Westerns Some Avons and Things Some Mag. is Haunted Blue Bolt Weirds More Random L.B. Cole books and finally some E.C.s Beautiful group of pre-codes Jay.......even though I had seen them all before, there is something special about seeing such wonderful covers grouped together like that. Plus, they go nicely with that new tile flooring that you put down....finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 I loved seeing all those groups of comics, but what are those westerns doing in your collection? Have you tried reading any of the westerns? They're extremely well written, as are most Dell comics. Thanks BZ! I haven't read these in about 18 years so I might have to again. I collected these as those photo covers reminded me of all those great TV shows I watched growing up. Nothing to do with horror, unless you make the connection that James Arness also played the monster from the Thing From Another World! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Those are wonderful! ...great shot! (and one of them looks a tad familar... That's the best "Thing" about it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Beautiful group of pre-codes Jay.......even though I had seen them all before, there is something special about seeing such wonderful covers grouped together like that. Plus, they go nicely with that new tile flooring that you put down....finally. Thanks, Scott, old books on a new floor = Will we see some groups of your books anytime soon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 After looking at my post, I just realized that there is at least one book in every grouping (except for the Westerns) that was purchased from a board member here! What a great place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Nice books! I used to have a huge western collection. I wish I still had them. I have a mini group shot today of 3 Christmas covers. The #117 will be going for a ride next week so, I thought I would take this shot while I still had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted January 20, 2008 Author Share Posted January 20, 2008 nice Actions Mike !! love the Christmas covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks Alton! I would like to replace the #117 preferably a 7.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Nice! I used to try and collect GA Christmas when I first started but got ensnared in SA books before I got very far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durden08 Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Those Christmas issues have some of the best Action covers from that time period. All of them look really nice, and if I had to pick I'd say the 117 is the best. Great collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Nice books! I used to have a huge western collection. I wish I still had them. I have a mini group shot today of 3 Christmas covers. The #117 will be going for a ride next week so, I thought I would take this shot while I still had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Thanks guys! I agree Brian that the #117 is the best cover out of the three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 I love holiday covers and your threesome is an especially nice looking group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Since I completed my St John needs I figured I'd post them as a group. As you can see St John's are tough to find in good shape. I mean I generally have a book or two in semi-nice shape but for these there are quite a few beat-up books, proof of 1) their scarcity and 2) that as I near completion I am jumping at the first copy available of books I need. St John's output is concentrated in: TerryToons and Romance books, kind of a specialty publisher if you wish. An in-depth analysis of the company is due in Alter Ego # 77 and there are also John Benson's 2 books: Romance without Tears that reprints St John romance stories and his follow-up book: Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and Temptations: Archer St John and the St John Romance Comics which I have yet to read even though it's been sitting on my bookshelf for the better part of a year. Ahhh, I wish I had more time - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Is this gonna be the year you finish up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Since I completed my St John needs I figured I'd post them as a group. As you can see St John's are tough to find in good shape. Great set of books! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Since I completed my St John needs I figured I'd post them as a group. As you can see St John's are tough to find in good shape. I mean I generally have a book or two in semi-nice shape but for these there are quite a few beat-up books, proof of 1) their scarcity and 2) that as I near completion I am jumping at the first copy available of books I need. St John's output is concentrated in: TerryToons and Romance books, kind of a specialty publisher if you wish. An in-depth analysis of the company is due in Alter Ego # 77 and there are also John Benson's 2 books: Romance without Tears that reprints St John romance stories and his follow-up book: Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and Temptations: Archer St John and the St John Romance Comics which I have yet to read even though it's been sitting on my bookshelf for the better part of a year. Ahhh, I wish I had more time - Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefurtheradvs-migration Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Nice group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Great group! I like the very clean animation-style drawing on Mighty Mouse. It almost has an Alex Toth look. The Wartime Romance cover by Baker is wonderful! (Is it the most expensive of the group, or is finding these just plain luck without much correlation to price?) Any comic book with a character called Ratface can't be too bad either. Jack Since I completed my St John needs I figured I'd post them as a group. As you can see St John's are tough to find in good shape. I mean I generally have a book or two in semi-nice shape but for these there are quite a few beat-up books, proof of 1) their scarcity and 2) that as I near completion I am jumping at the first copy available of books I need. St John's output is concentrated in: TerryToons and Romance books, kind of a specialty publisher if you wish. An in-depth analysis of the company is due in Alter Ego # 77 and there are also John Benson's 2 books: Romance without Tears that reprints St John romance stories and his follow-up book: Confessions, Romances, Secrets, and Temptations: Archer St John and the St John Romance Comics which I have yet to read even though it's been sitting on my bookshelf for the better part of a year. Ahhh, I wish I had more time - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Great group! I like the very clean animation-style drawing on Mighty Mouse. It almost has an Alex Toth look. The Wartime Romance cover by Baker is wonderful! (Is it the most expensive of the group, or is finding these just plain luck without much correlation to price?) Jack According to OSPG (a few years ago), in Fine, the most "valuable" is Authentic Police Cases and then Teen-Age Romances. The reality is that the Wartime Romances, Diary Secrets, and Pictorial Romances are probably the most sought-after in the current marketplace. As for $$ for my group, the most I paid was for the Fugitives from Justice (after all, it is a # 1 hence worth the premium :yeahok: ) $42.40. Cheapest was Mopsy, in fact the only one I paid less than $ 10 for. As for the Wartime Romance, I was blessed to find it at a mainly toy-booth at last year's Chicago show and got it for a reasonable $35. I can assure you that that book would have gone for more than that on eBay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
