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Randall Dowling
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A lot of great books in this thread!
I think a lot of board members have yet to discover how wild the Men's Adventure Mags are. If anyone is unfamiliar, these books are incredibly scarce in high grade. Some of these books you may not see for sale again for years! GLWTS!
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FWIW, I purchased several books from him in the same sales thread and he did pm me after a delay, had been sick, but then shipped the books and included a really nice extra book for the inconvenience. My experience was very positive, all in all.
@The Troll King, just give this buyer a heads up on status. I'm sure they just want to know that you're doing okay.
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On 4/6/2022 at 9:48 PM, Joshua33 said:I am not saying I know definitively, because I don't. There's a lot of chatter out there. No idea if any of it is true or not... but, I've heard pulp grading is a lot closer than we think. I've heard NOT this year from multiple employees at CGC, then Mike stated above, DEFINITELY this year, and a whole bunch in between from various collectors. If the chatter and collector rumors are correct, I would expect to see some sort of announcement in less than 2 months...
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On 4/6/2022 at 8:43 AM, Steppenwolfscomics said:
Any updates on timeline for CGC grading pulps?
Not until they get their TATs on comics down to less than 2 months.
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Here's another one that's one of my favorites. This thread is mostly populated with @lbcolefan's spectacular collection and this is one of his:
On 12/31/2019 at 1:59 PM, lbcolefan said:
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On 4/5/2022 at 6:29 PM, Joshua33 said:
Might as well add another... starting to crave Ward Westerns more and more.
Love the art on those covers!
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On 4/5/2022 at 4:46 PM, seanfingh said:
I would not necessarily do that. They (CGC) might find it, and they might give it a purple label for trimming. Juice doesn't seem worth the squeeze, when its possibly a PLOD.
Apologies, I was mostly joking. I don't think that separating siamese pages, trimming over folds, etc. should be considered restoration, but CGC obviously does. So you're correct, if you're going to send in a book for certification, then yes, leave it as is.
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On 4/5/2022 at 7:14 AM, Surfing Alien said:
Nice pickup
There's so many of them... it's a life's work!
There are a lot of them! And there's a lot of stuff to pursue within the genre- original Pussycat stories are all printed there, early issues have amazing covers and interior art by some of the best like George Gross, Victor Prezio, Walter Popp, Basil Gogos, Mel Crair, James Bama, Rudy Nappi, Clarence Doore, Mort Kunstler, Norman Saunders, Rafael Desoto, Howell Dodd, Charles Copeland, Gil Cohen, etc., and then there are the Nazi issues with all the crazy covers by Eastman (monkey arm reattachment is my personal favorite), and last there are unusual special issues like Man's Life with the Weasel's Ripped My Flesh cover that is sought after because of Zappa, the Bluebook issue with the early Ian Fleming story, etc.
It's a rich landscape of material!.
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On 4/5/2022 at 10:16 AM, Bookery said:
MM600 was a Van Johnson war movie titled "The Enemy General"
MM601 is a movie tie-in to Hammer Films' "The Stranglers of Bombay" (don't recall seeing a copy).
Wow! Great to know. Thanks, Bookery!
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On 4/5/2022 at 6:58 AM, Surfing Alien said:
Nice set
You'll be needing one of these...
and one of these...
The Brides of Dracula was the title I was referring to (I know you know, just saying). Very tough book in grade. Jack the Ripper is also on the list but it's a little out of the subset. I keep wondering if there's a Monarch MM601. Haven't been able to find anything about one. It seems odd they would start at MM602 with the movie adaptations but I suppose it's possible.
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On 4/5/2022 at 7:02 AM, Surfing Alien said:
Great Maguire selection (Babe in the Woods is Lou Marchetti tho
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Sonuvva... You're absolutely correct. I got a little grabby with the images.
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Get a nice sharp knife and finish the job. But do it very carefully.
Definitely use a ruler.
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On 4/4/2022 at 11:47 PM, oakman29 said:Douglas you are going to get started on these. I just know it......😂
Too late!
@Surfing Alien and @Pat Calhoun among others have opened my eyes to the specialness of these bad boys. They're very cool and still fairly reasonable for your collecting dollar. You would love the covers by Robert Maguire!
I really need to pare down my overstock though. It's kind of out of hand...
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And a while back, I put together this little trifecta. There's at least one other title I'd like to add but it's really tough in high grade. Fingers crossed, I'll post a follow up to this with that book. If I have to go with a favorite (and I think I do), I choose REPTILICUS!
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Finally nailed down a nice copy of this little gem (thanks to a heads up from SA!). Very tough book in nice shape! When you collect these digests, staple rust is the bane of the collector's existence. Thankfully, this one is pretty clean!
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Continuing to work at this run, cross posting from the Men's Adventure mag thread. It's hard to tell the distinguishing marks that indicate the bad guy on this cover...
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Recent pickup. Tough to find these due to their inherent resistance to search engines. Tougher still to find them in fresh shape but I'm slowly chipping away at them.
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So I saw Morbius today. An old friend that I hadn't seen in a couple of years wanted to get together and he suggested we see it. I'm not going to mince words in my assessment.
SpoilerAs I said before, I had very low expectations going in and I'm not a fan of Jared Leto. But that's not the worst thing about the movie. It's a terrible story. So badly written, I'm not sure it even qualifies as a story. It's more a sequence of highly stylized events, at least a few of which are directly stolen from other movies (not an homage- copied, in a bad way). Action sequences are so incoherent they make Michael Bay look good. I fell asleep in the theater at least 3 times.
My friend was very excited to see it as he was a big fan of Morbius in comics (incidentally, so am I- ASM 101, 102, etc.). Afterward my pal turned to me and said "That was really, really bad!" My friend is the kind of guy that finds the bright side of everything in life and that was his response.
The movie is garbage and you can't get the 2 hours back. My recommendation: hard pass. It's a truly bad film.
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On 4/2/2022 at 6:56 PM, comicginger1789 said:Overall this site/forum is the most comprehensive community filled with amazing knowledge, conversation and books you can buy! I love it hence why I’m usually here once a day or more.
Yes there are certain people who may run people the wrong way or come off as “rude” or “sarcastic” all the time. Also remember that when you read a message, you create the tone. Maybe you guess correct, maybe you don’t. Sometimes a comment isn’t meant to be as bad as it sounds.
But again I’ll go back to the ability to block certain people and avoid seeing their posts. I’ve done it for two people on here and it doesn’t change a think other than occasionally seeing a post they made that I can’t see. Which is probably for the best as I might needlessly reply and get involved in a wasted conversation.
I don't like your attitude.
Or the words you use.
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On 3/31/2022 at 8:25 PM, Ben Mandley said:
I love Frank Frazetta art, can't wait to add to the collection. Just found this, so fortunate am I
Welcome to the club, Ben!!
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On 3/30/2022 at 4:37 PM, Joshua33 said:
Intro was cool. The rest of the first episode was mediocre. Not sure about that costume, either.
Amen. And I'm a big fan of Oscar Isaac. But his talents felt... under-utilized in this. We'll see if it comes around.
Any updates on timeline for CGC grading pulps?
There's so many of them... it's a life's work!
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Agreed. Another BIN for cheap. They definitely happen as I've been the lucky recipient of more than a few. Kind of like going to another town into a LCS and finding a hot book for guide. Congratulations to the buyer.