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My favourite cover of the run, and what a copy. That book will sell itself, no doubt.

On 5/8/2024 at 4:28 AM, Real Frantic One said:

Ringo Kid #26
8.5 VF+
$10

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On 5/8/2024 at 4:26 AM, Real Frantic One said:

Rawhide Kid #97
6.5 F+
$3

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On 5/8/2024 at 1:21 AM, Real Frantic One said:

DC Comics Presents #2
8.5 VF+
$8

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On 5/5/2024 at 6:18 PM, Real Frantic One said:

Red Sonja #10
8.0 VF
$8

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On 5/5/2024 at 1:24 AM, Randall Dowling said:

Creepy 17, NM 9.2-9.4, Classic Frazetta Cover, $200

Take @ 20% off. 

On 5/3/2024 at 4:25 PM, Real Frantic One said:

Spectacular Spider-Man #10
2nd White Tiger
9.0 VF/NM
$20

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On 5/1/2024 at 1:50 AM, CAHokie said:

The results so far are concerning. A third are social security age and another batch are just around the corner. 

It’s a sobering thought but then comics keep you young, don’t they? 

Done. 

No doubt this sub forum will constitute the more mature (relatively speaking) demographic within these boards… 

On 4/28/2024 at 12:19 AM, Real Frantic One said:

Detective Comics #465
9.0 VF/NM
$16

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On 4/27/2024 at 8:25 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Into Plutonian Depths by Stanton A. Coblentz   Avon Books No. 281  1st Edition  1950     $40

Classic Robert Crowl GGA cover art. The third and final Avon with the "Fantasy Novels" logo

Fine Plus.  Solid, tight and glossy with brilliant color. Spine has a few stresses, non color breaking creases on the front, a few on back, tiny color loss.

 

 

 

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On 4/29/2024 at 1:30 AM, Real Frantic One said:

Journey into Mystery #9
9.2 NM-
$15

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On 4/29/2024 at 1:15 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Showdown at Yellow Butte by Jim Mayo (Pseudonym of Louis L'Amour) / Outlaw River by Bliss Lomax     Ace D-38    1953      $25

Twin Norman Saunders covers on this early Ace that is highly collected for the L'Amour PBO 1st Edition.  

Fine/Fine plus.   Square and tight with great color. Small wear at the edges. A nice copy overall

 

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On 4/29/2024 at 12:50 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler  Pocket Books No. 1044    1st Printing   January 1955       $40

A spectacular copy from the Pocket Book Chandler series.     "Killer" Good Girl by Tom Dunn.

VF/NM  Unread glossy and square with no wearing away of the silver spine edge. Almost no wear.

 

 

 

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On 4/29/2024 at 12:19 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Make Mine A Shroud by Michael Storme   Leisure Library No. 4         1952    $60

A much higher grade than usual copy of this classic Heade cover digest.

VF/VF Plus   Square bright and glossy with sharp corners. Super clean, without the usual staining on the back that is found on many

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On 4/29/2024 at 12:12 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Avon Fantasy Reader No. 16    Digest of Weird Tales stories edited by Donald A. Wollheim   1951    $25 

Robert Bloch cover story, awesome nude Good Girl riding the sea dragon cover art by Robert Crowl. One of the Tougher AFR's in nice shape

Fine/Fine plus.  Solid and tight with great color. Slight rust to staples, minor staining on back.

 

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On 4/28/2024 at 11:39 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley  Bantam Books  A1071  1951 1st PB edition.       $40

A nicely presenting copy of the Dystopian classic.  Cover art by Charles Binger.

Fine/Fine Plus.   Square, tight and glossy. Has a light reader crease, edgewear and a small chip out of the upper back cover.

 

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On 4/28/2024 at 11:06 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Revolt of the Triffids by  John Wyndham      Popular Library 411  1st PB    1952    $45  

A very nice copy of this Bergey classic cover with headlights, aliens, great coloring, you name it.  The best one I've sold.

Fine Plus. Deep colors, spine is solid, with slight slant, pages tight.  Light reader crease and a mild crease on the cover. A bit of rubbing and surface wear.  Very collectible.

 

I'll take it.

On 4/28/2024 at 9:03 PM, TheComicsPreacher said:

Very very nice snag at a VERY fair price.

Yes, I thought so too.

On 4/28/2024 at 8:59 PM, Surfing Alien said:

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey    Signet Books No. T2240  1st Printing February 1963     $40

Finding the 1st printing of this is like finding a needle in the haystack of a zillion printings that were done. Finding it without creases is even tougher.

Fine Plus/VF minus.  Tough black cover is square, tight and bright. Has little bits of edgewear, mostly on the spine edges, but no big creases or other defects

 

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On 4/28/2024 at 8:17 PM, Surfing Alien said:

A Lady Named Lou by Donald Henderson Clarke   Avon Special (NN) #2  1949     $75

Ray Johnson stripper in the spotlight cover on this rare digest. One of my favorites. I really shouldn't be selling these Avon Big Girl digests but I can't keep everything.

Fine minus/Fine.   Tight and bright with clean staples (rare!) Small split to lower spine, a bit of wear around the edges but a nice looking example overall.

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On 4/28/2024 at 7:07 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Dark Intruder by Vin Packer   Gold Medal No. 250    PBO First Print  August 1952    $15

Amos Sewell GGA cover art with some hillbilly loving about to happen.

Square, tight and glossy. No creases to speak of. A bit of a crunch at the bottom front, light edgewear

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On 4/28/2024 at 4:55 PM, Hepcat said:

I suspect the item was "sold" to a shill bid. The seller was just trying to bid up the GPA for a comic in his possession that he hopes to sell in the next few months.

But who was the big name dealer of CGC comics who's account was briefly (all too briefly!) suspended by Ebay for shill bids some twelve years ago?

And was it Mastronet or Heritage who argued in court that they shoudn't all be jailed for shill bids because the practice wasn't illegal in Texas? Do they still do it all the time?

I recall back in 2005-06 Heritage had listed minimum opening bid levels for the comics in their catalogue. I pecked in my maximum bids for about six comics.  Well guess what? The bid prices posted the next day were all at my maximum instead of at the minimum in complete defiance of the laws of probability. When I phoned to "inquire" as to how this happened, they were confused. They had trouble even understanding my inquiry.

I recall there was this thing called the Heritage Bump, but that's not quite it.

On 4/28/2024 at 12:52 AM, Surfing Alien said:

The Secret Of The Spa by Charles Leonard  Thriller Novel Classic No. 30    1944    $18

True Golden Age goodness. This hard boiled hypodermic cover was considered classic in the old guide days.

Fine.  Tight and bright. Has some light creases and bends, a bit of edgewear but a very presentable copy overall.

 

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