Hap Hazard Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Yep, that's the tough one to find, Here's a pic from my book and you can see what's blacked out. IngelsFan, Larryw7 and Wipple 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 hours ago, KirbyJack said: Interesting. Any other suggestions for individual issues that are the best of the best? Books with not just a cool cover, but great stories or some other factor that makes them stand out? Unquestionably Shock 9 is damn near equal. Raze, Larryw7 and KirbyJack 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 55 minutes ago, fifties said: Unquestionably Shock 9 is damn near equal. Agreed. 3 absolutely classic stories, and the 4th at least has nice Orlando art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted January 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2021 I have long advocated Two - Fisted Tales 25 as a comic that has it all. A Classic cover and one of EC’s best stories, “Corpse on the Imjin”. Jayman, OtherEric, Tri-Color Brian and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted January 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2021 When Russ Cochran began selling the file copies from Gaines. This was the war book I wanted the most... Downgraded because of a small lower right corner crease. I have often thought of having it pressed but figured I would just leave it alone. IngelsFan, Raze, Tri-Color Brian and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted January 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, fifties said: Unquestionably Shock 9 is damn near equal. Shock #9 is high on my list too. The "Carrion Death" story has been burned into my head for probably 50 years and the creepiest story I have ever read in an EC. I received it with a small pile of my uncle's EC's when I was about 10. Of all the stories in his ECs, that one actually gave me nightmares. That last panel... conan09279, KirbyJack, Jasonmorris1000000 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted January 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) I would also consider this one of the best of the best. Starts with the cover and ends with the SOTI "Foul Play" baseball story. Even the Grim Fairy Tales story which are usually lame packs a punch. I bought this from a guy at a con many years ago. Paid up well for it at the time. I hestitated a little but the dealer wouldn't budge. Said it was his favorite. So glad, I took the plunge. I have owned one complete EC collection and one about 85% complete. When I sold them off, this was one I always kept. Edited January 11, 2021 by Robot Man conan09279, OtherEric, IngelsFan and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GermanFan Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 ECs have risen from the dead. Pricewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 5 hours ago, GermanFan said: ECs have risen from the dead. Pricewise. It is a cycle which is normal in our collecting circle, of course it helps that these are the best comics on the planet art and story wise overall. Larryw7, IngelsFan, Robot Man and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicginger1789 Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I have a question for those much more knowledgeable than me on EC stuff but why are there two different Haunt of Fear issue 17’s? I have the “zombie” cover one but I know there is another issue of Haunt of Fear 17 that has a green background and different art...numbering snafu? I know a lot of books from this time frame were renumbered and messed with but wondered if there was any clarification.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EC ed Posted January 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, comicginger1789 said: I have a question for those much more knowledgeable than me on EC stuff but why are there two different Haunt of Fear issue 17’s? I have the “zombie” cover one but I know there is another issue of Haunt of Fear 17 that has a green background and different art...numbering snafu? I know a lot of books from this time frame were renumbered and messed with but wondered if there was any clarification.... It had to do with trying to get around the postal service second class matter regulations regarding subscription mailings. EC pulled this trick several times, but they weren't alone...many publishers did it. The post office offered a second-class mailing permit that required publishers to pay an initial fee on every new title. Comic publishers found a loophole - if they renamed the comic but kept the same numbering (I suppose thereby arguing that it wasn't a "new title"), they avoided paying the initial fee. So, when Haunt of Fear started, EC continued the numbering from Gunfighter (which was discontinued). That is, the last issue of Gunfighter was #14...so EC picked up the numbering sequence with the first issue of Haunt of Fear, which then received the number 15. The second issue of HoF was numbered 16, and the third issue was numbered 17. So the non-zombie cover numbered 17 is actually the third issue of HoF. Apparently, after the third issue the post office caught on and closed down the loophole...so, EC then had to number the fourth issue #4 (and, I presume, pay the fee for the new title), and things were straightened out after that (i.e., the fifth issue is #5, the sixth issue is #6, etc.). So, the non-zombie cover #17 is actually the third issue (generally denoted as HoF #17(3)), and the zombie cover #17 is actually the seventeenth issue of HoF. Edited January 12, 2021 by EC ed Black_Adam, Robot Man, Raze and 7 others 8 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Exactly and well explained Ed. I remember as a kid looking all over for Tales from the Crypt 1-19. As well as a bunch of other titles first few issues. Took me a few years until Gary Arlington explained it to me. Still looking for that Crypt of Terror #1 that I saw pictured in those late issues. Raze and EC ed 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 12, 2021 Today's 5: Raze, conan09279, creaturefan95 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 13, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 13, 2021 The next few issues: Raze, KirbyJack, creaturefan95 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 13, 2021 Share Posted January 13, 2021 Yeah! That's the good stuff. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 14, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 14, 2021 The next 5. The Two Fisted Tales #30, in particular, is rapidly ascending into "classic cover" territory, I'm glad I got my copy when I did: Jayman, KirbyJack, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Two books in today. First up is a Weird Fantasy: Jayman, Raze and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 15, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 15, 2021 Second, I’ve been saying every time this one comes up I need to upgrade, because it’s a spectacular cover, and a copy in my wheelhouse finally turned up. A spine split to just below the lower staple and very slight discoloration along the spine dropped the price on this copy way down but it’s still a gorgeous book: Larryw7, Jayman, KirbyJack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dave Henson Posted January 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted January 17, 2021 I scored the Haunt boxed set on eBay last night. Includes the box 🤪. I’ve bid in the past over $400 and always lost. Very happy with the price on this one! It’s been on my want list since the 90’s when I bought Vault and Tales. Larryw7, Raze, Tri-Color Brian and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 17, 2021 Share Posted January 17, 2021 Something wicked this way comes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
