OtherEric

That is an amazing image! I could nearly duplicate the bottom 2/3 but the top 1/3 is mostly absent from my collection so far. And thanks for the reminder, I just ordered one of the two issues I'm still missing in the bottom 2/3

Today's addition is a flat-out classic that I don't recall seeing in the thread before, although I might just not remember it:

First Uncle Scrooge, but he's not on the cover.

One more:

Just looking for books I have scans handy for:

And some Fredric Brown, a Lion, and a Pennant to finish things off.

Some Pockets (or imprints thereof), including a couple non-fiction books thrown in as a most welcome bonus:

And today I've got a box from @Surfing Alien's latest sale, and as usual the mail delivered some stunners from Lowell. Let's start with the Aces:

Dollar bin find a few years back

In today. And that gives me all 13 issues of the main Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers series, with Feds & Heads and the FCBD book from last year as bookends. Lots of them are later printings, although all the issues with color I have printings early enough to have the color.

A minor addition today. Except... Find scans of this one online. I'll wait. Neither Bookscans or the Ace Double Library have it, and the only ones I found were very tiny and in separate locations. Although the Ace 42925 reprint, which uses the same art even to the green banners at the top, is on both sites and common elsewhere. I've mailed scans to Bookscans already.

I think I've mentioned this before, but my side of the family remains utterly convinced it was our cousin Bob in the Bigfoot suit.

Not boards, that I'm aware of. If I recall correctly, one of the earliest comic bags came with an ad for the bags themselves printed on it. But those were clearly old and rarely encountered even back in the 1980's when I started collecting, and I haven't seen them in decades.

Mine as well, just stunning.

Creepy # 43- January 1972 According to the Warren Magazine Index: Cover: Ken Kelly (Jan. 1972) 1) Creepy’s Loathsome Lore: The Golden Sun Disk Of The Incas [T. Casey Brennan/Richard Corben] 1p [frontis] 2) Three-Way Split [Dennis P. Junot/Jorge Galvez] 8p 3) The Mark Of Satan’s Claw [Fred Ott/Jaime Brocal] 10p 4) The Men Who Called Him Monster [Don McGregor/Luis Garcia] 14p 5) 1971 Comicon Awards Go To Frazetta And Goodwin… [?/?] 3p [text article w/photos] 6) Quest Of The Bigfoot [R. Michael Rosen/Jerry Grandenetti] 6p 7) Creepy’s Fan Club: Richard Corben Profile/The Last Vampire/Now I Know/Friend Or Fiend?/The Realm Of The Mind/Wanted: A Husband/Unwelcome Visitor [Richard Corben, David Yeske, Rich Cook, Joe Letts, Christopher Caliendo, James Olcott, L. T. Simon & Wayne Carter/Richard Corben, Atherton, Steven Assel, Solano Lopez, Ramiro Bujeiro & Tim Boxell] 2p [text article/stories] 8) Mirage [Gerry Conway/Felix Mas] 8p Notes: The highlight of this issue was Don McGregor’s script and Luis Garcia’s {in his Warren debut} artwork for ‘The Men Who Called Him Monster’. The story may also have featured the first inter-racial kiss in comic history, which only came about because the artist misunderstood McGregor’s instructions for that panel. The lead character in that story was physically modeled after actor Sidney Poitier. The 1971 Warren Awards went to Frank Frazetta for best cover from Vampirella #7, best script to T. Casey Brennan for ‘On The Wings Of A Bird’ from Creepy #36, best art to Jose Gonzalez for ‘Death’s Dark Angel’ from Vampirella #12, best all around writer to Archie Goodwin for his work on Vampirella and best all around artist to Wally Wood. Solano Lopez was already a South American professional when his sample work ended up on the fan page. The fan page also undergoes a slight retitling while Tim Boxell, who would do quite a lot of underground and alternative comics, made his comics debut there. _______________________________________________________________ Not a lot to say before looking at the issue as the reading club enters 1972. I've had a very hectic weekend, so I may be a day or two later than usual getting my thoughts on the issue posted here. But if you have thoughts on the issue, big or small, you don't need to wait for me to start the discussion.

I have a LOT coming in from MCS with an order I placed yesterday. It seems like the Atlas one is in demand, at least among those who are priced out of an actual Venus #19. It's still an amazing image. My local store didn't get than title in, sadly, but I should get it in my order.

See, I figure this would be the key, because of the Simon & Kirby art and the Human Torch ad:

If we're going for the paperbacks now:

And as long as we're showing the Weidman books:

I think this one came out twice as well:

I can't remember where I saw it, but it was pointed out to me that not only does this book look crazy at first glance, it just keeps getting crazier and crazier the longer you look at it. Total gaze into the abyss stuff.

I can't see a recent sale at Heritage, unless you're counting an assorted lot that included the book.

It very much depends on the store, I would think. Checking a wantlist is 100%, every time, acceptable, and if they don't like you verifying if you have a book to hell with them. Looking up values is a little bit more debatable, I would say it depends on your relationship with the store. But in most cases it would be OK, the only time I would feel even slightly guilty is checking a book that I wouldn't buy otherwise to see if I could flip it. And even then, that's a personal choice, not necessarily something wrong to do.

Looks like my copy managed it.