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

[Surfing Alien]

Two Sinners by Lee Jackquin... cross posting this with the LB Cole cover thread... the 2nd and last Stork Novel cover by L. B. Cole. The others are by Rodewald in the same beautiful  style. My understanding is that Stork was part of Cole's Star enterprise ... I'm posting my Stork #7 with it for pizzazz 

[OtherEric]

Nice in the wild find today, stated first pocket printing:

[Surfing Alien]

Picked off some more nice Dell mapbacks. One early classic and a bunch of near perfect condition rarities with killer lamination.

[Surfing Alien]

Cross posting this here LB Cole digest, i'd include it in my Drug/JD book collection with its dope addiction element...

[PopKulture]

7 hours ago, Surfing Alien said:

 

 

 

Such a great feeling as a collector to hold a book like this in your hands and imagine you're back in the 40's at a newsstand or drugstore grabbing it off the racks just 'cause the cover spoke to you...  

[Surfing Alien]

11 hours ago, PopKulture said:

Such a great feeling as a collector to hold a book like this in your hands and imagine you're back in the 40's at a newsstand or drugstore grabbing it off the racks just 'cause the cover spoke to you...  

For sure, and the Gerald Gregg covers look even more surreal when they're in sharp condition with minty gloss laminate 

[Surfing Alien]

Just unboxed these two rare British digests and they're even better in hand than the pictures. This is the same author and series as the elusive "Reefer Boy" The seller had a copy of "Duke" in the same series, which I should've gone for in retrospect, but no copy of Reefer Boy.

 

[OtherEric]

So, went to the bookstore this morning, making sure I got there right as they opened and I was the only customer.  I figure that's a decent balance between social distancing and supporting local businesses.  I fully expect a shelter in place order in the next few days, so wanted to help out while I could.  A nice handful of items today, I'll start with the Saint:

[OtherEric]

Yes, it's trashed, but I couldn't resist giving the Mapback a good home at $3.  The War Humor is a 1st print.

[OtherEric]

I'll let these covers speak for themselves:

[OtherEric]

Finally, we were just discussing the Murder Mystery Monthly a few weeks ago, so I couldn't resist this one.  And I think the stack of books will keep me busy for a while as we all stay at home:

[Surfing Alien]

5 hours ago, OtherEric said:

I'll let these covers speak for themselves:

Sweet haul all around. Love that Carr cover with the Femme Fatale. I miss digging around in bookstores but at least the mails will be open for now. I got some more nice mapbacks in that i'll shoot tomorrow. That Rawson title is a classic. I used to have a real nice copy.

Edited March 22, 2020 by Surfing Alien

[Surfing Alien]

Some more of the nice Dell mapbacks I picked up and a couple Avon/Eton titles to boot...

Dell #6, definitely the best copy i've seen of this early Dell

Dell #21, an upgrade of an early classic cover  that I probably won't be able to improve on. 

A couple of minty fresh mysteries...

A near perfect romance...

This one is a little worn but such a striking cover, it reminds me of LB Cole's Mask covers...

A couple of Avon hard boiled Cain classics, Jealous Woman is one of the cases where the later edition has GGA that is spicier than the earlier edition...

Finally, this Eton is a classic cover and one where the later edition is the one to have...

[Surfing Alien]

Just got around to examining the rest of a lot I won and took a double take when I looked closely at this. I've never seen one before and Google led to Heritage where the original painting is attributed to George Gross. I'll eat my sombrero if that's not Hef and Marilyn...

[PopKulture]

4 hours ago, Surfing Alien said:

Just got around to examining the rest of a lot I won and took a double take when I looked closely at this. I've never seen one before and Google led to Heritage where the original painting is attributed to George Gross. I'll eat my sombrero if that's not Hef and Marilyn...

Was Hef even relevant at that point? I believe that book might be too early to bear his image. Playboy was either in its infancy or soon to come. Marilyn I can see, sure, and I can see a little George Raft there... 

Edited March 25, 2020 by PopKulture

[Surfing Alien]

7 hours ago, PopKulture said:

Was Hef even relevant at that point? I believe that book might be too early to bear his image. Playboy was either in its infancy or soon to come. Marilyn I can see, sure, and I can see a little George Raft there... 

Yeah, Playboy was December 1953 and this was published sometime in late 1953 so too early for Hef. Marilyn exploded everywhere in 1953 (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, How to Marry a Millionaire) so I guess I only need to salt 1/2 of my hat The robe had me thinking Hef but I can see George Raft there too 

Edited March 25, 2020 by Surfing Alien

[damonwad]

The only Day Keene books I've read but liked both of them.

[damonwad]

The 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers has always been a favorite of mine (I even have a poster). I've seen the '56 and '78 film versions and was wondering what ending followed the book. Surprisingly, all 3 endings were different.

 

 

 

[davet75]

On 3/3/2020 at 7:10 PM, Surfing Alien said:

These just in, I think Wolf Trap Blonde is at the top of the Quarter Books heap with a classy cover composition by George Gross. It's one that never shows up so I had to have it.

 

 

Infidelity shows up in the Novel Library version but you don't see the Diversey Broadway Novel digest around, especially this clean.

Love the Avon comics / paperbacks swipes

[Surfing Alien]

21 hours ago, davet75 said:

Love the Avon comics / paperbacks swipes

 

Love the swipes. I don't know how to do the search properly but someone, I think Doohickamabob, did a long bunch of posts somewhere in the forums that showed dozens of the cover swipes. It was a treat but I just can't find it right now to give a link.