Jayman Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Don’t forget 19! Raze, Robot Man, conan09279 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 38 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: EC never really did a bad cover, but some CSS standouts are 16, 17, 20, and of course, 22. I'm a fan of 3,12,15, & 22. There's also something about 6 I like, but it creeps me out to see dude's neck like that. Raze 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post fifties Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Any room in here for a new EC Addict?? I have yet to own an EC book, but the history, the covers, the story-lines have me hooked !! Should I try to do a run of a certain title or just collect the covers I like?? Any suggestions from the EC veterans?? Welcome to the addict den, eh eh. I wouldn't worry about trying to complete a run to begin with. As with any publishers titles, certain issues are plentiful, and some are rare to come by. Your best bet is to go for issues with covers that attract you, across the genres you say that you like; crime, sci fi, and horror. Then zero in on what really appeals to you. Shock Suspenstories had a potpourri of each, BTW, so a good title to consider. I think #14 is the best read of the run, and 9 is a close contender; Edited April 12, 2021 by fifties KirbyJack, Larryw7, OtherEric and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 minute ago, fifties said: Welcome to the addict den, eh eh. I wouldn't worry about trying to complete a run to begin with. As with any publishers titles, certain issues are plentiful, and some are rare to come by. Your best bet is to go for issues with covers that attract you, across the genres you say that like; crime, sci fi, and horror. Then zero in on what really appeals to you. Shock Suspenstories had a potpourri of each, BTW, so a good title to consider. I think #14 is the best read of the run, and 9 is a close contender; Those are two of my favorites along with #6 across all the EC titles. Is #9 hard to find in high grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Albert Thurgood Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 2 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Sorry about all the questions, but would be interested to know ............. What is your favorite title? What is your favorite cover? In your opinion, which title has more cool/classic covers throughout the run? I prefer the science fiction titles, and these had the covers I preferred. Favourite cover: (at the risk of posting this too many times lately) conan09279, Jayman, Larryw7 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.Fantastic said: That brings up another question for me. What kind of price increases have EC books seen over the past few years/months? Have they been steadily rising or have they exploded recently like some of the SA books? I’ve seen the horror ones probably double to double and a half in the past year. Probably due to the general boom in comic prices. I’m missing 6 of the more common ones. I figure, if I have to pay up for some, OK since I bought the rest way back when they were a lot more affordable. Here is a con buy a couple of years ago. I paid no more than $150 tops for any them. Most were a lot less. I don’t figure getting this lucky again. KirbyJack, Raze, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 4 minutes ago, Robot Man said: I’ve seen the horror ones probably double to double and a half in the past year. Probably due to the general boom in comic prices. I’m missing 6 of the more common ones. I figure, if I have to pay up for some, OK since I bought the rest way back when they were a lot more affordable. Here is a con buy a couple of years ago. I paid no more than $150 tops for any them. Most were a lot less. I don’t figure getting this lucky again. Love the Weird Fantasy Covers ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 19 minutes ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Those are two of my favorites along with #6 across all the EC titles. Is #9 hard to find in high grade? Probably no harder than any of the rest. But If you are one of those “high grade” guys, ECs are going to break your heart. Raze and Albert Thurgood 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 14 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Probably no harder than any of the rest. But If you are one of those “high grade” guys, ECs are going to break your heart. Why do you say that? I'm not necessarily a high-grade guy, but they are certainly beautiful, and I wouldn't pass up a chance to own one for the right price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jayman Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 My fav Weird Fantasy! Mr.Fantastic, Larryw7, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 13 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Probably no harder than any of the rest. But If you are one of those “high grade” guys, ECs are going to break your heart. Quote 35 minutes ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Those are two of my favorites along with #6 across all the EC titles. Is #9 hard to find in high grade? If you are buying strictly for the covers, you're gonna pay through the nose for damn near any PCH issue in Fine or better. OTOH if you are buying to read the stories, I would suggest Fa-G to Vg grades. Raze and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Sorry about all the questions, but would be interested to know ............. What is your favorite title? Not sure if it’s my favorite... I’ve got a lot of love for most of the titles... but MAD was the first one I fell in love with, before I ever heard of the others: I need to update the 2nd picture, thanks to @RazeI've upgraded my 17 since I first put together the set. Edited April 12, 2021 by OtherEric Larryw7, Jayman, Raze and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Jayman said: My fav Weird Fantasy! Mine, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Why do you say that? I'm not necessarily a high-grade guy, but they are certainly beautiful, and I wouldn't pass up a chance to own one for the right price. Because you asked what it would be in high grade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Because you asked what it would be in high grade? I was referring to the comment you made about high grade Ec's "breaking my heart". Just wondering if that meant it would be broken in a good or bad way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 He meant that high grade ECs are rare and hence (relatively) expensive. Mr.Fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Mr.Fantastic said: Sorry about all the questions, but would be interested to know ............. What is your favorite cover? Not necessarily my favorite; it’s hard not to put the Shock #6 or WS-F #29 at the top of the list. But my favorite sleeper EC cover: Mr.Fantastic, KirbyJack, Larryw7 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 My fav, but I’m a minority of one in this regard. Raze, OtherEric, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 For favorites I would say most Wood covers are my favorite followed closely by Feldstein, I only collect the Sci-Fi titles, but I have most of the horror and suspenstories books as reprints. KirbyJack, Raze and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted April 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 12, 2021 Wally rules. Silver, Raze, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
