I'll pound you to a "Pulp" if you don't show off yours! 23 23

[Mmehdy]

5 hours ago, RedFury said:

So here's the book I teased about a few days ago.  This has been on my wish-list forever, and while I've come close a few times I've never actually been able to acquire one before now.  This is a scarce book, and this is by far the highest grade copy I've seen.  The cover is super-clean, smooth, and glossy.  Pages are insanely white.

The cover is by Norman Saunders, signed "Blaine" (his middle name), to protect his reputation.  

Saucy Stories, April 1936

 

 

WOW-Amazing and thanks for the interior shot....CONG

[ArkhamCastle]

Just a note to let you folks know I will be selling most of my Pulps through Heritage in the next few months.  A very nice grouping of Weird Tales will be in the 4/30/20 - 5/3/20 Comics Signature Auction.  May not be the best time to sell with all that is going on but for those of you looking to buy some nice books it may be an opportune time to buy.  

Most important -  Stay Safe

Steve

[rjpb]

On 4/1/2020 at 1:00 PM, RedFury said:

Big thanks to Dwight for the Saucy Stories.  I know all the Saucys he got out of that collection last year had bone-white pages as you can see above.

The primary book I gave up to get it, Thrill Book from Sep 15 1919, went to pulp scholar and collector John Locke.  Thrill Book is an incredibly rare and important book in its own right, but you have to make sacrifices sometimes!  

What makes this particular issue important? 

[detective35]

They are just all extremely tough to get pre-1920, and because it is shorter run it’s highly sought after and rare.

[RedFury]

10 minutes ago, detective35 said:

They are just all extremely tough to get pre-1920, and because it is shorter run it’s highly sought after and rare.

It's a sci-fi/fantasy/weird title before those genres had even been defined.  The editors at the time called them "different" stories.  The entire short run of the title is rare and important as a forerunner of Weird Tales, Amazing Stories, Astounding, Unknown, etc.

[RedFury]

Double Detective, Feb 1938

Cover by Emmett Watson

It took years, but I finally acquired a nice copy of this stunning Double Detective cover by Watson.  I wouldn't expect this issue to be too tough since most are readily available, but this one never seems to turn up.  Probably because no one wants to part with it. 

[Inaflash]

13 minutes ago, RedFury said:

Double Detective, Feb 1938

Cover by Emmett Watson

It took years, but I finally acquired a nice copy of this stunning Double Detective cover by Watson.  I wouldn't expect this issue to be too tough since most are readily available, but this one never seems to turn up.  Probably because no one wants to part with it. 

I can see why you’ve been looking for one. It’s beautiful.

Ken

[OtherEric]

Low grade cheap book today... but actually a bit of a milestone for me.  It's the last issue of Doc Savage with John D. MacDonald stories I needed.  This is actually one of two issues where JDM has three stories, so some good isolation reading for me!

[Dreamtoreal1]

Phantom Detective v4 #2 (1934) #badass

[RedFury]

Another cool skeleton cover a few months later on Phantom Detective (Aug 1934).

[detective35]

I picked up an Everybody’s Magazine  (Vol. 36, #2, March 1917).  Not high grade, but just a real cool cover for ... $18.00.  It is a touch larger than pulp size, and has slick interior paper, so the paper is near white.

Edited April 4, 2020 by detective35DF

[detective35]

One of my favourite Spicy Mystery covers that came out of the same collection as the Saucy Stories that Todd posted.  I don’t trust myself to balance the book enough to show a shot of the paper, but it’s near white, with a fresh look and glossy front cover.

 

Edited April 4, 2020 by detective35DF

[RedFury]

I could stare at that Spicy Mystery for hours...

[PopKulture]

2 hours ago, RedFury said:

I could stare at that Spicy Mystery for hours...

Yep, it's incredible. There are a lot of menacing, green hands on covers, but how many covers feature two menacing green hands?!  

[porcupine48]

Sweet little ditty I just recently picked up.1948-Montreal I believe.A thin volume,a bit smaller than a comic book

Oooh la la Corrine 

I like that French Canadian is specified

[Ricksneatstuff]

Dime Mystery Magazine July 1942 File Copy

 

[detective35]

2 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Dime Mystery Magazine July 1942 File Copy

 

Nice Book....Cool cover!

[detective35]

One of my favorite of the Weird Tales that came out of the collection from which Todd got the Saucy!  When I looked at the books I remember texting Todd and asking him if they did reprints of these, because they looked like they had just been printed!  Obviously they were meticulously taken care of, and stored well!  
The bottom left corner of the back cover is just slightly angled down with no crease.

 

Edited April 5, 2020 by detective35DF

[porcupine48]

On 3/20/2020 at 3:14 PM, porcupine48 said:

Newest mail call,UK #20

So,between all my puttering around and trying to make headway in all the chaos of the porcupines nest as my lovely lady calls it I finally got around to sitting down and giving this some attention.This was so sweet I just had to return and show you fine folk.

Always SUCH a pleasure coming back to this thread after a small hiatus from the boards-I know I'm in for a visual delight of sordidness and terror!You gang always deliver,such a privilege to see what you all share!

Is anyone else reminded a little of Matt Fox,the bottom especially? This is something I'd love to make myself a print of and have at it with a Cole inspired colour pallette.Imagine a colouring book with stuff like this!?With nice water colours style paper?Dreamy!

(yes,I was reading some Casper comics today too  )

Edited April 6, 2020 by porcupine48

[detective35]

Just picked a a nice copy of “Underworld” (circa. March  1934).

 

 

 

 

Edited April 9, 2020 by detective35DF