AJD Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share Posted November 9, 2016 Meanwhile, deep in the state of denial... I am going to press on as if nothing happened today. Ed Doe also sent me this gem, beautifully packed and presented as always. The arrival of this book brought to an end a quest that began in June 2008 with the purchase of Weird Fantasy #17. This is #14(2). Group shot to follow some time on the weekend. Thanks Ed! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorpal Posted November 9, 2016 Share Posted November 9, 2016 Sweet book, and appropriate for today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 On an otherwise pretty unedifying day, this landed on my desk yesterday. I've wanted this book for my war bonds collection for a very long time. If I had to nominate 'classic war bonds covers', this one and Batman #17 would be on the shortlist. A big thank you to Jamie from SoCal Comics. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 (edited) I love those Weird Fantasy covers, looking forward to the group shot and congratulations on finishing another run. I've also had some wonderful dealings with Ed Doe, he even introduced me to a new kind of paper. Great guy! Edited November 10, 2016 by Harry Lime 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Very sweet book, Andrew, but for the love of all that's good and pure please fix that bottom right hand dog ear. Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share Posted November 10, 2016 Already done. I hadn't noticed it until I posted the scan. I changed the scan above so no-one will know what Duffman is on about. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 It must be a super nerd thing... because I had noticed the same thing. Great book! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share Posted November 11, 2016 Point Five said: It must be a super nerd thing... because I had noticed the same thing. You all need to get out more. Here's another newly-arrived DC war bonds book to play 'spot the defect' on. From the Esquire Comics More Fun collection, now cracked free of its tomb. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share Posted November 12, 2016 The third in my trilogy of recent war bonds purchases: I also picked up this vintage aviation magazine. There are many different July 1944 magazines with that bond on them: 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share Posted November 13, 2016 Another day, another recent addition. I like this one. My WW2 collection has more Pacific War covers than european theatre, so this one works well. Like the USMC 'flamethrower' issue I posted a while back, this one is a mixture of comic and magazine content, about half and half. I should roll back those little flaps at the top before you guys get on my case again. 1950's war comics and creaturefan95 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted November 13, 2016 Share Posted November 13, 2016 The arrival of this book brought to an end a quest that began in June 2008 with the purchase of Weird Fantasy #17. This is #14(2). Group shot to follow some time on the weekend. Let's see that group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share Posted November 14, 2016 edowens71 said: AJD said: The arrival of this book brought to an end a quest that began in June 2008 with the purchase of Weird Fantasy #17. This is #14(2). Group shot to follow some time on the weekend. Let's see that group! Oh, yeah, sorry. Went mountain biking instead. Patience grasshopper. I actually have a few group shots to do, so there'll be a metagroup shot soonish. One of them will contain these books: Piracy is a great title - probably my favourite of the New Direction books. #5 contains this story: It's romanticised, but it's interesting enough to make me dig out a book on seapower in the War of 1812. Lafitte and his brother were smugglers and pirates, who set up shop on an island off Louisiana. During the war the island was seized by the United States and, in return for clemency, Lafitte helped the local forces defend New Orleans. He also got involved in the Mexican War of Independence, working both for and against the Spanish. Great stuff. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 15, 2016 Author Share Posted November 15, 2016 OK, the last of my most recent arrivals, but it's a good one. It's also now my wife's #1 favourite book in my collection. I guess that's not surprising after she had this framed for me a couple of Christmases ago: 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted November 15, 2016 Share Posted November 15, 2016 I know you have lusted after one of these for quite a while. Congratulations. Doesn't that cover just "sing" on so many levels? P.S. "wife's" Your friendly apostrophe man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share Posted November 16, 2016 OK, that last big parcel o' comics (thanks Again Jon!) contained a few issues that rounded out runs. Here are the five Gyro Gearloose Four Color/One shot issues: And here are the seven issues of Piracy: ... and the seven issues of Weird Science Fantasy Finishing short runs like those is really nice. But not anything like as much fun as finishing the longer EC runs. Here are all the comic issues of Mad, plus the first magazine. I bought the first of these in April 2010: Even better, I just finished off Weird Fantasy (first issue purchased June 2008). For those who came in late, I now have all of the EC war and sci-fi books, as well as all of Aces High, Impact and Valor from the New Direction titles. That's 143 EC books (including three 'stragglers' from other titles). Never say never, but for now at least that seems like the end of my EC collecting. It has been a lot of fun, and I love these books, but lately I hear the siren call of Australian comics and my war bonds collection more strongly. Here are some other EC group shots, just for completeness. I don't seem to have done a group shot for Incredible Science Fiction. I must remedy that. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Lovely books AJD. I do enjoy group shots. Done with E.C.'s? I know the horror books aren't your cup of tea, but what about the science fiction annuals? Psychoanalysis? M.D.? Extra? (Yes, I know the cursed fourth estate). 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 17, 2016 Author Share Posted November 17, 2016 The inner completist decided he had a view about gropup shots as well, so here are the last 7 of my 143 EC comics. I decided I like this group shot thing, so I might do a few more from my collection. And to answer your question Duffbloke, this is my only copy of Extra, and it's such a dull read (despite a very cool cover) that it will be the only one. Are M.D. and Psychoanalysis worth a read? 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Love seeing those EC group shots...congrats on your accomplishment!! Glad I was able to help at a few places along the way But, yeah...enough of this business about you being at an EC stopping point 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted November 17, 2016 Share Posted November 17, 2016 Love those Weird Fantasy covers & the Weird Science ones. Not forgetting the Weird-Science Fantasy's either. It seems EC just have to put Weird in front of a title and I love it! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted November 22, 2016 Share Posted November 22, 2016 (edited) On an otherwise pretty unedifying day, this landed on my desk yesterday. I've wanted this book for my war bonds collection for a very long time. If I had to nominate 'classic war bonds covers', this one and Batman #17 would be on the shortlist. A big thank you to Jamie from SoCal Comics. Great snag buddy One of my favorite trinity of Superman covers (along with Action #36 and #50). Hope to add this one to my collection one day too! Congrats! And the group shots and other pick ups Edited November 22, 2016 by Sagii 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
