Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values? 25 25

[Surfing Alien]

Some wild British-ness. Post-nuclear age alarm-ism. I really love Glama, who was on the back cover of countless British Sci-Fi titles

[Arkadin]

Does anyone know what goody is buried in this otherwise obscure 50's issue of Esquire?

[Randall Dowling]

36 minutes ago, Arkadin said:

Does anyone know what goody is buried in this otherwise obscure 50's issue of Esquire?

https://classic.esquire.com/issue/19521201

[PopKulture]

6 hours ago, Randall Dowling said:

https://classic.esquire.com/issue/19521201

I really like that Georgi illo for "Man in a Trap!"   

[Arkadin]

14 hours ago, Arkadin said:

Does anyone know what goody is buried in this otherwise obscure 50's issue of Esquire?

The Gift by Ray Bradbury, with an incredible fold-out illo by master illustrator Ren Wicks.

[ThothAmon]

Where do you feel pop-up books fall?

Here’s a more modern signed Wrightson. Didn’t realize/remember the two pieces went together until today. Smiling. 

 

[Randall Dowling]

19 hours ago, Arkadin said:

Does anyone know what goody is buried in this otherwise obscure 50's issue of Esquire?

Esquires are really interesting.  The interior illustrations are very cool and they often featured very high quality writers.  Good stuff!

[Marty Mann]

Finally a chance to share scans of paperbacks picked up over the years.

THE MALTESE FALCON

Pocket Book #268

March 1945

4th Printing

 

Edited February 7, 2019 by Marty Mann

[Marty Mann]

A MAN CALLED SPADE

DELL #411

[Surfing Alien]

7 hours ago, Marty Mann said:

A MAN CALLED SPADE

DELL #411

Sweet - welcome

[Surfing Alien]

Here's some more Dell fun... #433 King Solomon's Mines movie edition with Deborah Kerr & Stewart Granger...

 

[Surfing Alien]

Here is the best (IMHO) British Sci Fi cover ever - "The G-Bomb" Incredible mushroom cloud graphic - great draftsmanship and composition

[Marty Mann]

SHANE

BANTAM WESTERN #1297

February 1955

5th Printing

 

[Marty Mann]

SHANE

BANTAM WESTERN #1297

February 1955

5th Printing

 

 

Edited February 8, 2019 by Marty Mann

[Marty Mann]

RIPLEY'S SECOND BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

POCKET BOOK #426

April 1948

1st Printing

 

[Surfing Alien]

8 hours ago, Marty Mann said:

RIPLEY'S SECOND BELIEVE IT OR NOT!

POCKET BOOK #426

April 1948

1st Printing

 

Sweet copy... Marty, are these paperbacks you bought when they came out? or shortly thereafter?

Guys my generation love the fact that paperbacks were the internet of the 20th century = inexpensive, widespread knowledge & entertainment

[Marty Mann]

8 hours ago, Surfing Alien said:

Sweet copy... Marty, are these paperbacks you bought when they came out? or shortly thereafter?

Guys my generation love the fact that paperbacks were the internet of the 20th century = inexpensive, widespread knowledge & entertainment

As with all of my PARK AVENUE COLLECTION these paperback's were bought from the newsstand or newsrooms when they first

came out....thanks for asking.

Marty

Edited February 9, 2019 by Marty Mann

[Surfing Alien]

One of the most Bizarre Space Robot covers i've ever seen... "Inner Cosmos" by Vargo Statten...

[PopKulture]

Here's a fun assortment of paperbacks from a flea market last fall. The two most collectible ones might be Perelandra and The Dain Curse, but I also think they're the most common. I was glad to pick up a few of the other ones I didn't have.  

Edited February 11, 2019 by PopKulture

[Marty Mann]

DRAGNET, CASE NO. 561

POCKET BOOK  #1120

1st Printing  July 1956

Chapter 1

It was Wednesday, April 25th.  It was warm in Los Angeles.  We were working the day watch out of

Homicide Division.  My partner's Frank Smith.  The boss is Captain O'Neill.

My name's Friday.

I'm a cop.

 

 

Edited February 12, 2019 by Marty Mann