batmiesta Posted February 26, 2021 Author Share Posted February 26, 2021 14 minutes ago, Jayman said: Even though it appears that I have multiple copies of certain issues, once I get a copy I’m satisfied with, I’m good! 18 was ok so I moved on... OK ? It's freakin gorgeous . Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 26, 2021 Share Posted February 26, 2021 Now this book has been a thorn in my side for quite some time. I can find it in grade BUT...never with a nice white cover! This issue’s cover stock for some reason is very prone to tanning. batmiesta, Randall Dowling and chevalmeow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevalmeow Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I have had the same problem. All copies I have found tend to show tanning. Nice cover too. batmiesta, Randall Dowling and Jayman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yep. That's one of the toughest white covers in magazines. I think @Stevemmg may have a nice copy. batmiesta and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 Speaking of @Stevemmg, I got this one from him recently and it’s absolutely beautiful! batmiesta, chevalmeow, Jasonmorris1000000 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor G Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 I came across this 1999 book a little while ago. The nineties . Jasonmorris1000000 and Rip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 51 minutes ago, Taylor G said: I came across this 1999 book a little while ago. The nineties . Butt...what’s inside? SAKI 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 1974 was a good year! Jasonmorris1000000, FoggyNelson, chevalmeow and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Sweet yearbook above‼️ 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Taylor G Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 9 hours ago, Jayman said: Butt...what’s inside? For those that don't know, Gary Brodsky's father Sol was the Sky in Skywald. Edited February 27, 2021 by Taylor G Correction re Brodsky ThothAmon, Jayman, FoggyNelson and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoggyNelson Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Massive amount of reading per page in b&w mag above , the good ol days‼️👍 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 1 hour ago, Taylor G said: For those that don't know, Gary Brodsky's father Sol was the Sky in Skywald. Interesting. At least this book and possibly some others (as the cover says #1) have a connection to the original family. I’ve been seeing these other newer books produced by “Gwandanaland” that are reprinting all the Skywald titles with this notation on the back. (Pics from eBay below) Skywald produced incredible stories, but they were negligent in one very important task – they failed to copyright their horror mags. So, for the first time in Gwandanaland ComicsTM history, we're able to bring you some great books from the 1970s! If true, which I’m assuming it is, is quite sad that no one owns the rights to this material anymore. chevalmeow and Jasonmorris1000000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The back cover also says (in case you can’t read it on the pic) the following. Which actually sums up these mags pretty well! Launched by Golden Age veteran Sol Brodsky and I.W. Publishing's pirate reprinter Israel Waldman, Skywald (using parts of each last name) was going to be the next force in comics! The long list of established professionals suiggested that this would be the case: Writers T. Casey Brennan, Gerry Conway, Steve Englehart, Gardner Fox, Doug Moench, Dave Sim, Len Wein, and Marv Wolfman, and artists Rich Buckler, Gene Day Vince Colletta, Bill Everett, Bruce Jones, Pablo Marcos, Syd Shores, Chic Stone, and Tom Sutton (plus a little work from newcomer John Byrne). The line centered on horror, with NIGHTMARE, PSYCHO and SCREAM headlining. The stories were top-notch and the artwork unparalleled, and for five years Skywald offered masters of the genre. Alas, this small company could not compete with the power of major distributors of Marvel and DC, being pushed off the newsstands, until in 1975 the last Skywald issue was published. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor G Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 Yeah I have all the Gwandanaland books. The reproduction of the covers is horrible. Someone (Brodsky?) complained about their reproductions, but they had no legal case to pursue. Frankly I don't have much sympathy, if they were interested in doing something with the material, couldn't they have pursued a quality line of reproductions with Dark Horse, similar to their very nice Creepy and Eerie archives? There was a market for that ten years ago. This is still better than Web of Horror, where Dark Horse IIRC had to cancel plans for reproducing those books in a nice archive, because the material is tied up in publication rights hell. Jayman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) 12 hours ago, Taylor G said: I came across this 1999 book a little while ago. The nineties . That's a LOT of hiney for a horror book GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited February 27, 2021 by jimjum12 piper 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 (edited) Just got these 2 in from ebay no less! Mailman just dropped them off. Seller had both issues but I only needed an upgrade for my Winter Special. The Annual actually is still pretty nice even with that LRCC. I swear the scanner intensifies any flaw that exists! the spine tic on the Winter Special looks 3 times the size in the scan! I sent an offer and was accepted! Edited February 27, 2021 by Jayman Randall Dowling, ThothAmon, jimjum12 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted February 27, 2021 Share Posted February 27, 2021 The 1973 Winter Special is one of my favorite Skywald covers! JRBaxter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jeffro. Posted February 27, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2021 I've decided to dip my toes into Magazine collecting. Randall Dowling, Jordysnordy, Jayman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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