Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 6/14/2019 at 8:51 PM, Hap Hazard said: A tough title to find for sure, the other issue. Nice! Never seen that issue before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 Several nice covers in this run. Tough to find in high grade. Settled for this VGish copy that may end up better with a press. sagii, Dr. Love, pmpknface and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Have the first issue. Dr. Love, pmpknface, Point Five and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: A couple of cool Kinstler covers in there. My understanding is the guy behind IW didn't bother asking permission or paying royalties; he just ripped off whatever he felt like. If I've got that wrong, I'd love to know the actual story. Hi Tony. Good to see you back. I started a thread on IW reprints. Should be on first or second page. Should answer some of your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 On 6/29/2019 at 1:29 PM, fett said: Didn’t know there were any LB Cole IWs. Are these reprint covers? Never noticed this one. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 11 hours ago, Sqeggs said: A couple of cool Kinstler covers in there. My understanding is the guy behind IW didn't bother asking permission or paying royalties; he just ripped off whatever he felt like. If I've got that wrong, I'd love to know the actual story. from all I've read, absolutely correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fett Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 8 hours ago, Robot Man said: Didn’t know there were any LB Cole IWs. Are these reprint covers? Never noticed this one. this is a redone cover from Popular Teen-Agers #14 (Star Publications) FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 10 hours ago, Robot Man said: Hi Tony. Good to see you back. I started a thread on IW reprints. Should be on first or second page. Should answer some of your questions. Thanks. Interesting that he somehow got the plates from the original printings. I don't know much about the printing process, but I thought plates were melted down and reused. Apparently not or not all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 2 hours ago, fett said: 14 hours ago, Sqeggs said: A couple of cool Kinstler covers in there. My understanding is the guy behind IW didn't bother asking permission or paying royalties; he just ripped off whatever he felt like. If I've got that wrong, I'd love to know the actual story. from all I've read, absolutely correct. I don't think it's a coincidence that he didn't reprint any of the main superhero titles or, so far a I know, any Disney titles. Of course, if he was doing it using the original plates, maybe he didn't have access to the plates from the larger publishers. I used to have a few of these but I don't think I still have them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 Recent arrival from the vast comic empire of the Southwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Thanks. Interesting that he somehow got the plates from the original printings. I don't know much about the printing process, but I thought plates were melted down and reused. Apparently not or not all the time. No, printing plates can be used until they wear out. Odd that plates from monthly comic books would have been kept though. In those days comics were very rarely reprinted. Quality wasn’t that great on IWs. Probably because of worn plates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 11 minutes ago, Robot Man said: No, printing plates can be used until they wear out. Odd that plates from monthly comic books would have been kept though. In those days comics were very rarely reprinted. Quality wasn’t that great on IWs. Probably because of worn plates. @Robot Man Hey RM! Hope you and other west coast Boardies weren't affected by the earthquake too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 8 minutes ago, sagii said: @Robot Man Hey RM! Hope you and other west coast Boardies weren't affected by the earthquake too much. Yeah, all good here. Was a pretty good one. Was watching the Dodger game and the chair started rolling on the hardwood floor. Heard the water in the jacuzzi sloshing and some creaking. Lasted about 3 or 4 minutes. Started out real subtle and ramped up a bit. Earthquakes are weird. They just come up out of the blue and by the time you figure it out it's all over. They are silent and they feel like a wave. I remember a close one a few years ago that was pretty loud and violent. Gotta stay calm and just ride it out. Not as bad as people think. I'd take an earthquake over a twister or hurricane any day. Thanks for asking! sagii and Sqeggs 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 46 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Yeah, all good here. Was a pretty good one. Was watching the Dodger game and the chair started rolling on the hardwood floor. Heard the water in the jacuzzi sloshing and some creaking. Lasted about 3 or 4 minutes. Started out real subtle and ramped up a bit. Earthquakes are weird. They just come up out of the blue and by the time you figure it out it's all over. They are silent and they feel like a wave. I remember a close one a few years ago that was pretty loud and violent. Gotta stay calm and just ride it out. Not as bad as people think. I'd take an earthquake over a twister or hurricane any day. Thanks for asking! Your closing remarks reminded of this movie I just caught again recently... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 These Cole Star covers seem reasonably common in mid-grade, crazy tough to impossible in high grade. FoggyNelson, pmpknface, Dr. Love and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 Another cover by sweet Alice. sagii, Dr. Love, comicjack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 I believe this is her again. pmpknface, Dr. Love and sagii 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 6, 2019 Pretty tough to find some of these Atlas romance books in decent shape. Dr. Love, damonwad, MrBedrock and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 9 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Pretty tough to find some of these Atlas romance books in decent shape. You're on fire today And yes, Atlas' are tough to find in the Romance genre in high grade for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 6, 2019 Share Posted July 6, 2019 20 minutes ago, sagii said: You're on fire today And yes, Atlas' are tough to find in the Romance genre in high grade for some reason. Probably didn't have large print runs and not many people (other than @Dr. Love!) collected them until recently. Just about all '50s romance seem tough in high grade, apart from the Harvey file copies. The cover of the Secret Story Romances 6 looks like Al Hartley to me, although he signed a lot of his covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
