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[Robot Man]

This book made me think of something  about this title.

I call this post Villains and Victims.

Name them if you dare...

 

Edited April 1, 2021 by Robot Man

[KirbyJack]

Well, they're all Crime Suspenstories, but I'd have to cheat on some of them. The big 4; (16,17, 20, and 22) are present.

Edited April 2, 2021 by KirbyJack

[Silver]

Nice batch of EC's shaping up in Clinks May auction!

[Larryw7]

One of the most undervalued books in collecting. 

[OtherEric]

24 minutes ago, Larryw7 said:

One of the most undervalued books in collecting. 

Not sure I would quite go so far as "most undervalued", but it's definitely a bit of a sleeper.  I think, in general, the New Direction books are overlooked; and this is by a fair margin the most extreme case given how important "Master Race" is.

[Jayman]

This recently joined my collection. Always liked how the corpse is winking at the reader, like saying these stories are all in fun. No need for Senate hearings and such. Too bad the adults just didn’t get it!

[Robot Man]

23 minutes ago, Jayman said:

This recently joined my collection. Always liked how the corpse is winking at the reader, like saying these stories are all in fun. No need for Senate hearings and such. Too bad the adults just didn’t get it!

Probably my favorite EC cover. Nothing represents PCH better. Was my gateway drug into the darker side of comic books. 

[Hap Hazard]

Here's the Charlton press version.

9 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

One of the most undervalued books in collecting. 

 

[Jayman]

10 minutes ago, Hap Hazard said:

Here's the Charlton press version.

 

Is the white logo the only difference in this version?

[bronze johnny]

11 hours ago, Larryw7 said:

One of the most undervalued books in collecting. 

This book helps to provide perspective on how some collectors (I’m not counting the speculators, greedy manipulators, and simple thieves who don’t fit my definition as collectors) differ from those who entered this hobby with a greater degree of less knowledge about the history of the medium. What we are seeing primarily today in the other ages are a large number of individuals (not going to refer to them as collectors until they’ve been around a long time and developed a greater understanding and appreciation for this medium), some of whom are spending exorbitant amounts of money on books based on a character’s appearing in a film or television show. Others are just following sales on private auctions where no one sees who’s bidding and in some cases, unaware that the auction house itself is participating in the auction. The lack of transparency in the auction format along with the instant spread of the “did you see how much that book went for last night?” frenzy is driving this unregulated so-called “market.” A book like Impact 1 is defined by its place in EC Comics and the precode era, and, of course, a classic story based on the most horrible and heinous crime ever committed in world history. Speculators haven’t figured out a way to make books like Impact 1 “the next book.” Disney isn’t making a movie based on it. There’s no mention of it getting a television series. Is a book like Impact 1 undervalued or are most of the books we are seeing sell for ridiculous prices relatively overvalued? I’ve always used the Overstreet Price Guide as a reference point along with other sources for the past 35 years because it’s helpful to see why a book didn’t go up for a long period of time. Also helps give insight along with my overall experience as a collector to not take trends at face value and to remember times when “Adventure Comics 247 was the key Silver Age book during the early 1980s and it would never lose its place in the stars.” Finally, I’ve said it before and will say it again:

“A book is undervalued for those who own it and overvalued for the ones that want it...”

I own a copy of Impact 1 and agree with you that it’s undervalued

Edited April 4, 2021 by bronze johnny

[OtherEric]

2 hours ago, Jayman said:

Is the white logo the only difference in this version?

Supposedly the printing on the Charlton version was so poor Gaines had the book reprinted, so I'm guessing there's a fair number of differences.  But as far as I know, the logo color is the only deliberate difference.

[OtherEric]

Happy Easter!

This lists Educational Comics as the indicia publisher, making this the first EC.

Edited April 4, 2021 by OtherEric

[KirbyJack]

Good one! 

my only pedigree 

[KirbyJack]

Surprise in the mail. Look how cool.

I like the rat the best!

[Raze]

@OtherEric is this really the first EC Educational Comics? So is Saddle Justice 3 the first EC Entertaining Comics?

[Mmehdy]

SS#6 classic EC cover original art is in the next big HA Auction. It will be interesting to see if this breaks the previous record for a WW EC cover, I think the prior record was for the WS cover of the EC Library. Correct me if I am wrong, but also look for a price bump of the GA comic book itself, the art on the website looks incredible.

[OtherEric]

7 hours ago, Raze said:

@OtherEric is this really the first EC Educational Comics? So is Saddle Justice 3 the first EC Entertaining Comics?

It's the first book with Educational Comics as the publisher in the Indicia.  Picture Stories from American History #1 is the first with the EC logo on the cover, I believe.  No clue on Saddle Justice #3 being the first with the Entertaining Comics logo.

[Silver]

On 4/4/2021 at 9:55 AM, bronze johnny said:

This book helps to provide perspective on how some collectors (I’m not counting the speculators, greedy manipulators, and simple thieves who don’t fit my definition as collectors) differ from those who entered this hobby with a greater degree of less knowledge about the history of the medium. What we are seeing primarily today in the other ages are a large number of individuals (not going to refer to them as collectors until they’ve been around a long time and developed a greater understanding and appreciation for this medium), some of whom are spending exorbitant amounts of money on books based on a character’s appearing in a film or television show. Others are just following sales on private auctions where no one sees who’s bidding and in some cases, unaware that the auction house itself is participating in the auction. The lack of transparency in the auction format along with the instant spread of the “did you see how much that book went for last night?” frenzy is driving this unregulated so-called “market.” A book like Impact 1 is defined by its place in EC Comics and the precode era, and, of course, a classic story based on the most horrible and heinous crime ever committed in world history. Speculators haven’t figured out a way to make books like Impact 1 “the next book.” Disney isn’t making a movie based on it. There’s no mention of it getting a television series. Is a book like Impact 1 undervalued or are most of the books we are seeing sell for ridiculous prices relatively overvalued? I’ve always used the Overstreet Price Guide as a reference point along with other sources for the past 35 years because it’s helpful to see why a book didn’t go up for a long period of time. Also helps give insight along with my overall experience as a collector to not take trends at face value and to remember times when “Adventure Comics 247 was the key Silver Age book during the early 1980s and it would never lose its place in the stars.” Finally, I’ve said it before and will say it again:

“A book is undervalued for those who own it and overvalued for the ones that want it...”

I own a copy of Impact 1 and agree with you that it’s undervalued

Ive been wanting a HG copy of that book for awhile and have yet to see one come up for sale 😭

[nines]

Just left the LCS. Did I do good

 

[KirbyJack]

Did good!