Ogami Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I wish you had found the Church collection.......you would have spared us all the rantings of a lunatic if you had. ditto. I was on another board where someone defended Chuck's role in buying the Church collection and when I explained he got them for a song, it fell on deaf ears. This guy was trying to make the point that when Chuck bought them, it was a real risk, because no one knew they would be valuable. Bangzoom listing a 1966 Con price list with an inflation calculator puts that lie to rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Flee-Marquette Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Wow, even your pulps look new! Look at the spines on those Weird Tales. I think your name (Bangzoom) is the sound your time machine makes everytime you go back to pick these off the newstand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 BlackHand, BZ has shown several books that used coding including at least one that was similar coding to Church copies (Leading #1), but since he stated he wasn't buying by the time Chuck made his discovery, and he never paid those kind of "crazy" prices anyway, you can rest assured that is not the Church copy of All Star #8 (it is really darn sweet though). The majority of my purchases were over by the 70's but I still was buying after that date. I bought a complete set of Classics, a Tracy collection, a vf/near mint Dell collection, and assorted odds and ends. Wouldn't it be funny if I went through old correspondence and discovered I'd been approached by the Church family, years before Chuck made his deal, and I'd bought some of the collection but never followed up on the rest of it. On a serious note, I've noticed the similarity of the coding on some of my books to those of the Mile Highs. I just assumed it was something lots of newstands must have been doing. How do collectors and CGC distinguish what is the genuine article? Coding + Smell + Page Quality + Gloss = Church So, if I put some of my better issues, with the similar coding, into a cedar chest for a spell...I've transformed it into a Church copy? Cool. I know you are jesting, but several others "created" Mile Highs....at least until they were caught. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Coding + Smell + Page Quality + Gloss = Church Bill P. is one of my real life comic heroes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SurfingAlien Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Now THAT is a sweeeeeeeeet stash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thegoldenage Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Incredible!!! The red on the spines of Weird Tales are usually faded, but yours look fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markseifert Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 Awesome! Thanks for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I'm practically speechless after seeing this. BZ: Did you also acquire the pulps and AH books through your ads in the Farm Gazette, etc.? Thanks again for posting such delicious photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I would love to see more Arkham House books. Some beautiful covers on those, not to mention the great stories they contain. Do you have an extensive Lovecraft collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 I'm practically speechless after seeing this. BZ: Did you also acquire the pulps and AH books through your ads in the Farm Gazette, etc.? Thanks again for posting such delicious photos! Quite a few pulps were obtained through want ads but lots were purchased from dealers and other collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted May 2, 2007 Author Share Posted May 2, 2007 I would love to see more Arkham House books. Some beautiful covers on those, not to mention the great stories they contain. Do you have an extensive Lovecraft collection? Ok, I'll take a look and see what I find. Do you have an interest in anything in particular? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GACollectibles Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 That's a cool stack of pulps! Thanks for showing them! Would love to see more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 I would love to see more Arkham House books. Some beautiful covers on those, not to mention the great stories they contain. Do you have an extensive Lovecraft collection? Ok, I'll take a look and see what I find. Do you have an interest in anything in particular? Any Lovecraft or Bloch first editions would be fantastic, but any Arkham House hardcovers at all would also be great. I don't own a single one, so they are all new to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 BZ just let me know when your tired of hearing "wow" because that's all I can think of everytime you post a new batch of books. Your collection has to rank as one of the best in the world, absolutely fantastic. The fact that you were able to acquire so many of these back in the 60's makes it that much more impressive. We are not worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 BZ just let me know when your tired of hearing "wow" because that's all I can think of everytime you post a new batch of books. Your collection has to rank as one of the best in the world, absolutely fantastic. The fact that you were able to acquire so many of these back in the 60's makes it that much more impressive. We are not worthy. I am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted May 2, 2007 Share Posted May 2, 2007 We are not worthy. I am Actually, you are least worthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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The Black Hand ® Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
