Randall Dowling Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 11:15 PM, OtherEric said: Today's books. 19, 108, and the Special to go. And right now I don't have any of the missing issues on order, but we'll see what happens after payday. Nice work, OE! It's a lot of fun watching you knocking these down like this. Almost like vicariously collecting them all again! flashlites, oakman29 and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 I thought these were cool blank covers. Maybe a sketch opportunity in the future. Escaflown41, Randall Dowling and flashlites 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escaflown41 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 (edited) On 6/7/2022 at 1:47 AM, Randall Dowling said: Nice work, OE! It's a lot of fun watching you knocking these down like this. Almost like vicariously collecting them all again! So are you down for a 2nd complete run? Edited June 8, 2022 by Escaflown41 oakman29, OtherEric, Surfing Alien and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 8:45 PM, Escaflown41 said: So are you down for a 2nd complete run? I was actually getting close at one point! I still have the one complete set but I've been seduced by other mags lately. Still fun to watch others complete their runs, though. oakman29 and The Lions Den 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post oakman29 Posted June 9, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/7/2022 at 6:45 PM, Escaflown41 said: So are you down for a 2nd complete run? To me runs are like girl friends. Once I'm done with a run I dont want to go back to it the next morning. 🤣 Escaflown41, Randall Dowling, Surfing Alien and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 8:17 PM, oakman29 said: To me runs are like girl friends. Once I'm done with a run I dont want to go back to it the next morning. 🤣 You crack me up, pal! Surfing Alien, oakman29, The Lions Den and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 6:33 PM, Randall Dowling said: You crack me up, pal! The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted June 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 11, 2022 Today's book. I'm very happy with it, despite the narrow strip off the cover. It looks like a production error to me, rather than chew... which it looked a little like in the photo. #19 and the special to go... and I've got a #19 on order, although it's coming from Canada so may take a while. Surfing Alien, chevalmeow, Randall Dowling and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 Are you guys aware of an ink transfer issue with Vampi #5? On the backs of some of these it looks as though they may have been stacked wet after printing? The back covers of a few I was looking at today look dirty. But then I looked at the back of my copy and its kinda the same. Looks more like ink than soiling. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 4:27 PM, flashlites said: Are you guys aware of an ink transfer issue with Vampi #5? On the backs of some of these it looks as though they may have been stacked wet after printing? The back covers of a few I was looking at today look dirty. But then I looked at the back of my copy and its kinda the same. Looks more like ink than soiling. This is the bane of collecting Warrens. Many, many books have this problem and it's a factor of changing cover stock and inks used. The worst ones are where the back cover is black and the front cover is white. Those things are very tough to find without some transfer (Vampirella 34 and 50 are obvious examples). I can't say I've seen it more with Vampirella 5 than other books. However, a lot of the earlier Warrens were printed with higher quality materials and seem less susceptible to this phenomenon. flashlites, The Lions Den and oakman29 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 4:27 PM, flashlites said: Are you guys aware of an ink transfer issue with Vampi #5? On the backs of some of these it looks as though they may have been stacked wet after printing? The back covers of a few I was looking at today look dirty. But then I looked at the back of my copy and its kinda the same. Looks more like ink than soiling. The back of my #5 is pretty clean... oakman29, flashlites and Rip 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashlites Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 8:03 PM, Axe Elf said: The back of my #5 is pretty clean... That Vampi has a perfect looking backside! Axe Elf, OtherEric and The Lions Den 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 On 6/17/2022 at 6:55 PM, flashlites said: That Vampi has a perfect looking backside! You sweet talker you.🥰 OtherEric, flashlites and The Lions Den 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted June 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2022 And still waiting on the #19 from Canada I mentioned in the last post... last tracking update showed it in LA 5 days ago, further away from me than where it started. We'll see how long it takes to finally show up. Meanwhile, this arrived today: Jayman, chevalmeow, Randall Dowling and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 11:12 PM, OtherEric said: And still waiting on the #19 from Canada I mentioned in the last post... last tracking update showed it in LA 5 days ago, further away from me than where it started. We'll see how long it takes to finally show up. Meanwhile, this arrived today: That one seems like it's going to be tough to find under $50 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 (edited) On 6/21/2022 at 11:45 PM, Axe Elf said: That one seems like it's going to be tough to find under $50 too. I think it’s the rarest Warren Vampirella, unless you’re counting the hardcover separately… then the hardcover is rarest and the softcover is second. After that I would say the annual, 113(not technically Warren) and 3 are next rarest in that order, then 112-101 in roughly reverse order Edited June 22, 2022 by OtherEric This is Who We Are and Axe Elf 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Axe Elf Posted June 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 2:07 PM, OtherEric said: I think it’s the rarest Warren Vampirella, unless you’re counting the hardcover separately… then the hardcover is rarest and the softcover is second. After that I would say the annual, 113(not technically Warren) and 3 are next rarest in that order, then 112-101 in roughly reverse order I'm cataloguing the Special as a Warren Special Edition, rather than as part of the Vampirella run itself, but yeah, the Special and the Annual were the only ones that didn't come with the full run of Vampis I bought, and the Annual was tough to find under $50 as well. I had heard that #3 was pretty rare too, but then someone else said that even despite its reputed rarity, there always seem to be copies available. So I don't know, but I know my #3 looks GREAT! Rip, The Lions Den, flashlites and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 12:23 PM, Axe Elf said: I'm cataloguing the Special as a Warren Special Edition, rather than as part of the Vampirella run itself, but yeah, the Special and the Annual were the only ones that didn't come with the full run of Vampis I bought, and the Annual was tough to find under $50 as well. I had heard that #3 was pretty rare too, but then someone else said that even despite its reputed rarity, there always seem to be copies available. So I don't know, but I know my #3 looks GREAT! I think #3 got its reputation for rareness because for most of the original run it and the annual were the only two issues not available directly from Warren, and I do think it's less common than most of the run. But it's not nearly as rare as its reputation suggests. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 9:12 PM, OtherEric said: And still waiting on the #19 from Canada I mentioned in the last post... last tracking update showed it in LA 5 days ago, further away from me than where it started. We'll see how long it takes to finally show up. Meanwhile, this arrived today: Is that a soft cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted June 22, 2022 Share Posted June 22, 2022 On 6/22/2022 at 4:35 PM, oakman29 said: Is that a soft cover? Yes, and a low grade one at that. Not really looking for the HC, although I’m open to getting it if the opportunity ever presents itself. oakman29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
