tv horror Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) NerV have you seen or maybe even have these books, I love this series of books as it let's you enjoy the original arrt as it was drawn. Edited May 5, 2018 by tv horror The Lions Den and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) I’ve seen them but don’t own any. I was tempted to get Art of Vampirella: The Warren Years HC though by them. Edited May 5, 2018 by N e r V tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 I wonder if that is also more old school thinking before the days of ebay and other internet sources. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, N e r V said: I’ve seen them but don’t own any. I was tempted to get Art of Vampirella: The Warren Years HC though by them. I have this. Very nice book. The Lions Den and tv horror 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 46 minutes ago, N e r V said: I have a question I’d like to ask of some of the more knowledge collectors here. If I’m correct Creepy #32, Eerie #17 and Vampirella #3 are all known as scarce or harder to get than others. I remember someone noting that these where among the first to sell out in Warren’s back issue ads from the magazines. All bring a premium especially in grade. My question is do they actually deserve the premium based on actual scarcity or is it assumed scarcity going back to Overstreet listing them as such? I was thinking about this recently when someone on the boards asked about Conan #3 really being that much harder to find. My own experience is I have zero problem finding copies of any of those 3 Warren issues I listed just like Conan #3 in grade. Nada. I can actually say it’s been more difficult finding a number of other books. The prices for those 3 are all over the place too. Given that the magazine market moves a lot slower with sales vs comics values the main reason I haven’t been jumping up and down to get copies right away is that (to me) there are much harder books to find even if they don’t have the same high and really great fluctuations in prices. I love all 3 books covers but I’m just not seeing they are that hard to find in grade. You are correct on all counts. I find that Vampirella #3 is pretty common these days, even in high grade. I think Creepy #32 and Eerie #17 are tougher to find in high grade, but they're still pretty common in mid to low grade. I find that some of the other issues of all 3 titles are tougher to find in high grade, especially the ones with excellent Sanjulian or Enrich covers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 42 minutes ago, The Lions Den said: You are correct on all counts. I find that Vampirella #3 is pretty common these days, even in high grade. I think Creepy #32 and Eerie #17 are tougher to find in high grade, but they're still pretty common in mid to low grade. I find that some of the other issues of all 3 titles are tougher to find in high grade, especially the ones with excellent Sanjulian or Enrich covers... I just completed my Creepy run, and I found that 19,29, 38- 42 were very hard to come by in grade. Later issues in the run as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lions Den Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 13 minutes ago, oakman29 said: I just completed my Creepy run, and I found that 19,29, 38- 42 were very hard to come by in grade. Later issues in the run as well. That's nice to know for future reference! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 hour ago, oakman29 said: I just completed my Creepy run, and I found that 19,29, 38- 42 were very hard to come by in grade. Later issues in the run as well. How do you or anyone else for that matter feel about Eerie #23? I still haven’t upgraded to a copy in the 8.0 to 9.0 range which I want to do because it’s easily one of my favourite Warren covers but I just don’t see them offered very often. I can find Eerie #17 or Vampi #3 several times over in those grades before ever seeing a #23 in 7.5 or above. I’m guessing it’s not scarce just super popular to collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 2 hours ago, wombat said: I have this. Very nice book. Likewise, my best friend gave it to me. It’s an awesome collection of the original paintings for each cover. Includes a little backstory for each one. Every Vampirella collector should have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Randall Dowling said: Likewise, my best friend gave it to me. It’s an awesome collection of the original paintings for each cover. Includes a little backstory for each one. Every Vampirella collector should have one. Is this reproductions of the original covers or the original paintings without logos or both? I saw one at comic con but was in to big a hurry to look or ask at the time. Edited May 5, 2018 by N e r V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 minute ago, N e r V said: Is this reproductions of the original covers or the original paintings without logos or both? I saw one at comic con but was in to big a hurry to look or ask at the time. It’s the paintings without logos and a couple of unused ones if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 20 minutes ago, N e r V said: How do you or anyone else for that matter feel about Eerie #23? I still haven’t upgraded to a copy in the 8.0 to 9.0 range which I want to do because it’s easily one of my favourite Warren covers but I just don’t see them offered very often. I can find Eerie #17 or Vampi #3 several times over in those grades before ever seeing a #23 in 7.5 or above. I’m guessing it’s not scarce just super popular to collectors. For one an Eerie 23 is a dark cover so spine ticks come across very easily, but most of all it's a Frazetta cover that's highly sought after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Here are a few examples: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, Randall Dowling said: It’s the paintings without logos and a couple of unused ones if I recall correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Wombat, you’re a couple seconds faster than me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Randall Dowling said: Wombat, you’re a couple seconds faster than me! You sound like my wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Awesome book. I gotta get me one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Too funny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N e r V Posted May 5, 2018 Author Share Posted May 5, 2018 9 minutes ago, oakman29 said: Awesome book. I gotta get me one. Yeah. The fact they got both the original cover and painting makes it desirable now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombat Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 (edited) As long as we are talking about books, I highly recommend the Frazetta Definitive Reference and the Warren Companion. I'm constantly looking through these. Edited May 5, 2018 by wombat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
