Popular Post Earthshaker01 Posted September 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 7, 2023 Two of the toughest 4 issues series to put together in higher grades. Always seems Ajax-Farrel comics in general always have bad covers. I'm not sure if the paper quality was lower or the edges were a little bigger than inner comics. Just seem edges are often tattered more than other books. Luckily these are in nice shape. Larryw7, comicjack, adamstrange and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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plady69 Posted September 7, 2023 Share Posted September 7, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 1:47 PM, Earthshaker01 said: Awesome books there Earthshaker1. You had great taste back in the day when you were chasing them. Earthshaker01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 12:09 PM, Earthshaker01 said: Two of the toughest 4 issues series to put together in higher grades. Always seems Ajax-Farrel comics in general always have bad covers. I'm not sure if the paper quality was lower or the edges were a little bigger than inner comics. Just seem edges are often tattered more than other books. Luckily these are in nice shape. Madhouse is tough in ANY grade. I consider the 4 volume 2's part of the run. There are actually 4 of them. I am missing the last one (V2#4) which along with V2#3 have been reported not to exist. About a year ago I finally ran into V2#3 but have never seen V2#4 which very well might not exist. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshaker01 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 6:36 PM, Robot Man said: Madhouse is tough in ANY grade. I consider the 4 volume 2's part of the run. There are actually 4 of them. I am missing the last one (V2#4) which along with V2#3 have been reported not to exist. About a year ago I finally ran into V2#3 but have never seen V2#4 which very well might not exist. Nice! Yes, I never went after volume 2 or anything that came out after a first volume, normally. However, this volume 2 is very cool. Your Madhouse #1 looks a little rough. I think I have another copy in fine or better. Some of these I grabbed more than one copy if they were in nice shape due to their rarity in any grade. Nice to see another collector with similar intrest in obscure esoteric rare books, instead of mainstream popular common books. I'll see if I can fine the extras I have if Madhouse. Do you have Bughouse set? Those are tough as well. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Earthshaker01 Posted September 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2023 Dr. Love, Jayman, genrlzod and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/7/2023 at 8:36 PM, Robot Man said: Madhouse is tough in ANY grade. I consider the 4 volume 2's part of the run. There are actually 4 of them. I am missing the last one (V2#4) which along with V2#3 have been reported not to exist. About a year ago I finally ran into V2#3 but have never seen V2#4 which very well might not exist. There's a Madhouse 2.3 in the weekly Heritage auction right now (I consigned it). Indeed a very tough issue to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 8:15 AM, october said: There's a Madhouse 2.3 in the weekly Heritage auction right now (I consigned it). Indeed a very tough issue to find. Generally, a rather limited collector base for these MAD immatator books. But if the right people see it, it could indeed do quite well. Good luck! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earthshaker01 Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 1950's war comics, PopKulture and path4play 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Still working on my retirement reading. Doing really good on the GA issues I am interested in. podboy66, Larryw7 and Ricksneatstuff 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBedrock Posted September 12, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2023 Excited to have run across this at Baltimore. Rarely seen unrestored, and I had never seen a higher grade copy... goldust40, batman_fan, Ghastly542454 and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/8/2023 at 8:23 AM, Robot Man said: Generally, a rather limited collector base for these MAD immatator books. But if the right people see it, it could indeed do quite well. Good luck! agree Cracked was #2 and even their slogan was "we are #2 so we try harder" but nobody even wants to buy any old issues of Cracked .. they hardly ever sell on eBay.. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 i really like this cover ! it is so bad that it is good !! i have searched for this issue for many years .. but even when it seldom comes up for sale i never buy it because Cracked are so unpopular stock photo FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/11/2023 at 6:27 PM, 1950's war comics said: agree Cracked was #2 and even their slogan was "we are #2 so we try harder" but nobody even wants to buy any old issues of Cracked .. they hardly ever sell on eBay.. I wouldn't say "nobody" by a long shot. I often sell early Cracked and other more obscure MAD imitators. True they don't bring "big money" but there are people smart enough to realize a lot of great art and features by Severin ,Everett, Davis and others in the early ones. A lot of the other more obscure imitators are REAL tough to find and are not bad either. I have about the first 25 Crackeds and selected issues there after. I am fairly complete on most of the other weirder mostly short run ones. Has taken me 50 years to do so. Fun part, was they were usually pretty cheap when I did. And, if you like that issue of Cracked, buy it! Who care's "was it is worth" or if anybody else likes it other than you. PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 And if anyone ever sees one of these T-Shirts, please let me know. I’ve been looking for one for over 50 years… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I sold some early Cracked issues and a Thimk in last night's Heritage auction and they did great. Still a lot of interest in these mags, at least in high grade. These were the three best, but another five or six brought $600-1000 each. Point Five, batman_fan and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 11:53 AM, october said: I sold some early Cracked issues and a Thimk in last night's Heritage auction and they did great. Still a lot of interest in these mags, at least in high grade. These were the three best, but another five or six brought $600-1000 each. Wow! Congrats! Real hard to find at all. Forget about high grade… october 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bart Allen Posted September 14, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2023 Young Marvelman #25, #26, #27, #28 and #29 #25; 1st appearance of Young Marvelman (Dicky Dauntless); story by Mick Anglo, and cover and art by George Parlett ~ #26; 2nd appearance of Young Marvelman; story by Anglo, and cover and art by Parlett ~ #27; 3rd appearance of Young Marvelman; story by Anglo, by Parlett and James Bleach, with cover by Parlett ~ #28; 4th appearance of Young Marvelman; story by Anglo, by Parlett and Bleach, with cover by Parlett ~ #29; 5th appearance of Young Marvelman; story by Anglo, by Parlett and Bleach, with cover by Parlett ~ Yorick, Marty Mann, Larryw7 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 On 9/12/2023 at 2:19 AM, MrBedrock said: Excited to have run across this at Baltimore. Rarely seen unrestored, and I had never seen a higher grade copy... Unironically, wow. That's an incredibly difficult book in that shape. Bart Allen, MrBedrock and path4play 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post path4play Posted September 16, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2023 Added a "Classic Women in Prison Cover" goldust40, Microbia, badback83 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
