OtherEric Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Larryw7 said: Two recent pickups. The Vault was a CGC 4.5(already cracked and read). Even if I'm mostly just going for selected examples of the Horror EC's, I wouldn't mind getting a copy of Haunt 28 someday. The hearse pulling away from the reader into what I choose to see as a overcast sunset just has a lovely elegiac feel that fits the end of the EC horror perfectly. Just a beautiful cover. Raze and Larryw7 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 You’re in for a surprise when you read that story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, KirbyJack said: You’re in for a surprise when you read that story. Oh, I've seen a reprint of the issue. I agree that the tone of the story doesn't match my response to the cover, and EC being EC I wouldn't want it to. But given Ghastly's "Farewell" with his signature on the first story, and the crying Old Witch on the first page, I would say the mood on the cover was probably quite deliberate. KirbyJack, Larryw7 and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, Robot Man said: I assume you mean high prices. Were these the high grade, great title issues? Were there any mid grade issues and were they crazy too? I would assume the horror and crime issues lead the pack. You talkin' to me? ECs have been on the rise for awhile...mostly horror and classic cover issues though. I made that photo joke a few years ago, and it's just gotten worse since then... I always figured the reprints would keep EC prices low, but that doesn't seem to be the case... Edited August 3, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: You talkin' to me? ECs have been on the rise for awhile...mostly horror and classic cover issues though. I made that photo joke a few years ago, and it's just gotten worse since then... I always figured the reprints would keep EC prices low, but that doesn't seem to be the case... I think it did keep the prices lower for a very long time. But with our current Golden Age of reprints, more people are turning to the EC’s as the a-list books again. For now it’s heavier on high grade & classic covers, but even that may be shifting somewhat. Tri-Color Brian and IngelsFan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KirbyJack Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Great book, but I especially love the avatar! jokiing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 9:56 PM, jokiing said: One of the best issues. The cover story is really creepy. creaturefan95 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Show me an issue of HOF that is NOT creepy. Ghastly, was KING of the creepy covers! OtherEric, Larryw7 and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Silver Posted August 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 7, 2020 Recent pickup from a board members sale thread, 6 out of 17 now on Weird Fantasy. conan09279, Raze, Jayman and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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IngelsFan Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 On 8/5/2020 at 6:38 PM, Ameri said: fun stuff That is VERY cool! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Yeah, it’s cool, but how happy were readers when Vault Of Horror stopped appearing in the mailbox, replaced by Psychoanalysis? Sarg, Larryw7 and fifties 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raze Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Hey guys and gals! I got another EC! And its a Mad 23. And its in ghoulish shape! My favorite kind! But now Im going to say some blasphemy...Im not a fan of the Mad comics. I enjoyed the magazines from the 80s-90s (the 3-5 copies I had) Im 42 and and think most of the jokes are lost on me, I understand some but they just aren't my thing. Ive picked up a few on eBay because they were cheap and I collect ECs but I think I might just buy them and not read them. OtherEric and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 54 minutes ago, Raze said: Hey guys and gals! I got another EC! And its a Mad 23. And its in ghoulish shape! My favorite kind! But now Im going to say some blasphemy...Im not a fan of the Mad comics. I enjoyed the magazines from the 80s-90s (the 3-5 copies I had) Im 42 and and think most of the jokes are lost on me, I understand some but they just aren't my thing. Ive picked up a few on eBay because they were cheap and I collect ECs but I think I might just buy them and not read them. Fair enough. The comic book Mad is not an easy book for contemporary readers in a lot of ways. It's absolutely stuffed with topical references, just to start. And the content can be a weird mix; Kurtzman was being wildly experimental with the book. Which frequently creates some amazingly funny content, and sometimes falls flatter than the proverbial pancake. And you can't always get two fans to agree with which is which. I find "Cowboy" in issue #20 to be side-splittingly hilarious but most other people aren't as impressed. Never mind the fact that, due to the tight production schedule, there's a surprisingly large amount of filler throughout the run. With all that said, I still recommend that if you do pick up more issues, you read them at least once... I strongly suspect there's at least a few gems in the run you'll enjoy immensely. If nothing else, the art is, as always with EC's, amazing. Just for a point of comparison, how do you feel about Panic? It's edited by Feldstein, not Kurtzman, and the humor is a lot closer to what the later issues of Mad are like once Kurtzman left. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 5 hours ago, OtherEric said: I still recommend that if you do pick up more issues, you read them at least once... I strongly suspect there's at least a few gems in the run you'll enjoy immensely. If nothing else, the art is, as always with EC's, amazing. Seconded. Slog thru it! Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 15 hours ago, Raze said: Hey guys and gals! I got another EC! And its a Mad 23. And its in ghoulish shape! My favorite kind! But now Im going to say some blasphemy...Im not a fan of the Mad comics. I enjoyed the magazines from the 80s-90s (the 3-5 copies I had) Im 42 and and think most of the jokes are lost on me, I understand some but they just aren't my thing. Ive picked up a few on eBay because they were cheap and I collect ECs but I think I might just buy them and not read them. A very interesting perspective. Of course you recognize that the fodder for their topical humor was reflected from a society that existed 65 years ago, and many aspects of culture were different. A person born after that period couldn't possibly understand the basis for some of the humor unless they were well versed in the events of the period. If EC humor is not your thing, why waste money on those titles? Perhaps better spent on one Vault, Tales, Crime, or Shock, rather than half a dozen Mad or Panic issues. Larryw7, OtherEric and Raze 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Or Sci-fi, amazing how well some of those stories hold up today! Larryw7, OtherEric and adamstrange 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
