Robot Man Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 How about chicks tied to a gun? Tri-Color Brian and Ricksneatstuff 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Robot Man said: He said branding Bevis... I've never seen this one before ... wow this one is chilling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Robot Man said: How about chicks tied to a gun? I love these 2 comics. I'd agree this would be a category but are these the only 2 examples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 2, 2018 Author Share Posted September 2, 2018 GGA Bondage - Stealing Beauty (Injury to Face) Here's the most disturbing GGA bondage category. I call it "Stealing Beauty." Others might call it "Injury to Face." The concept is, a pretty girl is being held against her will, and she's being threatened by disfigurement of her face. It could be a knife, branding, fire or (the most chilling to me), acid. I've included a couple of Wonder Woman silver age comics as they are good examples of the category. I find these covers to be the most chilling of all the GGA bondage categories. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted September 2, 2018 Share Posted September 2, 2018 3 hours ago, n2wdw said: GGA Bondage - Stealing Beauty (Injury to Face) Here's the most disturbing GGA bondage category. I call it "Stealing Beauty." Others might call it "Injury to Face." The concept is, a pretty girl is being held against her will, and she's being threatened by disfigurement of her face. It could be a knife, branding, fire or (the most chilling to me), acid. I've included a couple of Wonder Woman silver age comics as they are good examples of the category. I find these covers to be the most chilling of all the GGA bondage categories. Well, let's not forget this one... szav and comicnoir 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 11:57 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said: Well, let's not forget this one... This book is now on my want list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 7, 2018 Author Share Posted September 7, 2018 Using a Tripod to Get Better Pictures of the Comic Room Recently I bought a tripod for my iPad, to get better pictures of my comic room. The room is packed pretty tight so it's hard to get good angles when I'm holding the iPad. With the tripod, the angles are much better. Also with the Bluetooth trigger I can avoid reflections of me in the pictures. Here are a few examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 On 9/2/2018 at 5:17 AM, n2wdw said: I've never seen this one before ... wow this one is chilling! Super tough one. I buy pulps mostly for the covers. But, I do read a few. The Spiders always get read. And I had to read this one. Story is about a guy that lures down on their luck folks down into his basement. He then disfigures them and makes them go out on the street and panhandle and sell pencils for him. Real creepy and sick. I just reread this one and to show I’m not just some sick individual, read a couple of Super Ducks so I don’t get nightmares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Comic room is looking good! Where did Casper end up? Looks like a place I could spend hours in! You'll need a Richie Rich 1 to go with that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 13 hours ago, Patriot6 said: Comic room is looking good! Where did Casper end up? Looks like a place I could spend hours in! You'll need a Richie Rich 1 to go with that one Patriot - Thanks for stopping by, and for your question. It's always nice to see that people other than @Robot Man reads this from time to time. As for Casper, I rigged up a CGC display that I screwed into a shelf. I can store about 10-15 slabs there, and I rotate the one in front for display. At the moment I've got the Casper there. In the background you can see my "Say Anything" Lloyd Dobler figure signed by John Cusack (at WW Philly last year). After many years of searching, I finally found an affordable Richie Rich #1 last year. I've also got an affordable Little Dot 1. This is the first appearance of Richie and Little Lotta, so for me it's a super major key. I store the 2 books on this shelf. The Little Dot is behind the 2 Murano wine glasses. At the moment, Richie #1 is behind Little Dot #1. Thanks for reading! Yosemite and mwotka 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 8 hours ago, n2wdw said: Clever use of space. Do you build most of your shelving yourself? I enjoy watching everything move around all the time and catching glimpses, or 'treats,' in your pictures. I saw an After life with Archie #1 Betty lingerie cover on your shelves the other day and it has been on my list for a while, but I keep forgetting! I'm glad that the Casper found a nice home where it is on display, such a great book. 8 hours ago, n2wdw said: Funny, the wife was sitting beside me as I read this and I pointed out the Katy and she the glass 8 hours ago, n2wdw said: I have been after one, at a good price, for a while too. Once had one in my hand ready to buy and the seller just rubbed me the wrong way and I walked. Stings to this day. One of the most regretful walks yet. I read A LOT of Richie when I was young so he has a special spot in my comic world. 8 hours ago, n2wdw said: I've never pursued this one, and frankly I'd never seen one until I joined the boards, but from what I hear it is an especially difficult book to come by. I'd like to see the page where he appears for the first time at least once in my life!! 8 hours ago, n2wdw said: Thanks for stopping by, and for your question. It's always nice to see that people other than @Robot Man reads this from time to time. Keep posting and I'll keep reading!! Cheers, JF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 I too follow this thread and enjoy the updates, pics and scans. Squeezy McSphincter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Been awhile since I came over to the GA Section. Great "blog" Mike. Some wonderful pick ups over the year. Is that ShockSuspense 6 the one you picked up from me? Looks like it. Came back with a nice grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted September 17, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2018 Taking Pictures of CGC Books I'm forever trying to take better pictures of my CGC books. My legal size HP scanner does an okay job but the pictures come out a bit too dark for my liking. I like the high resolution of my iPad Pro, but it's difficult to eliminate the flashes. Here are 2 examples. To avoid flashes, I have to angle the books. Another problem is reflections. I find both of these pictures disappointing. I think I've found a solution. It's a combination of 3 things. First, a photo box that you can get on Amazon. It costs about $75. Second, you need a tripod for your iPad or iPhone. Third, you need a Bluetooth trigger so you can stay out of the picture (and avoid reflections). Here are 2 examples of pictures I took yesterday. I think they look a lot better. Thanks for reading. CKinTO, Hutch88, Ricksneatstuff and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted October 5, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cruising Provence and the Italian Riveria - Part 1 I haven't been posting in a while because I've been traveling for work. I had to go to Sofia Bulgaria and then Heidelberg Germany. Then my wife met me in Venice. We stayed a few days there, and then went on a cruise of Provence and the Italian Riveria. Yeah, I have to say, lately life doesn't suck. I won't bore you with lots of pictures of our vacation. I'll just show a few. First, in Heidelberg, we went to a restaurant called Schnitzelbank that specializes in (duh) schnitzel. The portions are huge. Here's my order, schnitzel with mushroom gravy. Here's an itinerary of our cruise, going from Rome to Marseille. I'm a big bourbon fan, and the bars in our ship had an entire menu of Manhattans! Not all with bourbon, one was even made with tequila. Some of our cruise mates sampled all of the selections. I just managed a few. Finally, here are me and my wife at dinner in Venice the night before we boarded our cruise. piper, thehumantorch, GreatCaesarsGhost and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 Cruising Provence and the Italian Riveria - Part 2 I managed to add a few comics to the collection while on vacation (the ship had decent internet). One was from @Ricksneatstuff, Captain Flight 5. What a crazy cover! As often the case with GA comics, there are no stories in the comic that relate to the cover. I also won this pulp on eBay. It fits the "girl tied to a wheel" GGA bondage category. Ricksneatstuff, AJD, thehumantorch and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted October 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2018 Jeeze Mike, you are a lucky man! Cruising the Italian coast with a hot blonde, eating well and even buying some cool books at the same time... I want to be you when I grow up! By, the way, even though I'm not jet setting today, I consider myself a VERY lucky man as well. Love the books. Especially the Capt. Flight #5. I luckily got mine back when it was "Capt. Who?". Here's mine as well as another what I call a "weird machine cover" piper, n2wdw, jimjum12 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted October 8, 2018 Author Share Posted October 8, 2018 (edited) Cruising Provence and the Italian Riveria - Part 3 I have 2 new favorite drinks that came out of this vacation. First is a Campari spritz. You can also make it with Aperol (for a sweeter taste) as well as the local Select. A simple recipe -- 3 parts prosecco, 2 Campari (or Aperol or Select), and 1 part soda water, with an olive on a stick to mix it. In Venice they sell it for 3.5 euros, a huge bargain. They sell it all over Italy. This is a picture from Lucca. Here's the version of the Campari spritz on the boat. They were disappointing compared to Venice. Not enough prosecco, and I had to ask for the olive stirrer. And ideally the stirrer should be a long stick with one olive at the end. The ship also had a dry martini called the Vesper, from the first Daniel Craig Bond movie. The recipe on the ship had equal parts vodka and gin, but of course fans of the movie will know that it's 3 measures gin, 1 vodka, half measure of Lillet, shaken over ice. The Vesper was very easy to drink. I probably had too many. I want to make it at home, but the Lillet is hard to find. Here's the bartender (Dennis) from the ship, with my last Vesper before disembarkation the next morning. The ship was all-inclusive, but they had a list of premium drinks you could buy. They had a Sam Adams Utopia for $350! What the heck? I'm not a beer drinker but $350 for a beer? I'll show just one food picture. In Antibes France, one of our cruise mates got this spaghetti carbonara at a small restaurant in the square. What set it apart from others is the raw egg on top. I was wishing I'd ordered it! I still collected while on vacation. I was pleasantly surprised to win these two Star Spangled Mlle. Marie comics on eBay. I wonder if the character is cooling off? More likely, I probably just got lucky to be one of the few collectors who happened to be looking at the time. Edited October 8, 2018 by n2wdw Ricksneatstuff and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Sounds like an excellent holiday! When, I go on these kind of trips, it usually curtails my spending for a bit. I’m glad it doesn’t stop you!! Thanks for sharing the Captain Flight and your Martini adventures. Cheers, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share Posted October 10, 2018 On 10/8/2018 at 6:19 PM, piper said: Sounds like an excellent holiday! When, I go on these kind of trips, it usually curtails my spending for a bit. I’m glad it doesn’t stop you!! Thanks for sharing the Captain Flight and your Martini adventures. Cheers, Thanks Piper. Yes, it was a great vacation. Only wish it was longer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
