TOP 25 Golden Age Pre-Code HORROR Books 2019 edition 3 3

[Dreamtoreal1]

On 4/15/2018 at 7:50 AM, misterrmystery said:

I agree with your list Pablo. Here are a few others that could definitely be contenders as hard to pick just 25

Great books Bob. Wow! I've never seen that Secret diary of eerie adventures. Is that your copy? I bet not too many on the census with that one. Also like the mm18

[misterrmystery]

55 minutes ago, Dreamtoreal1 said:

Great books Bob. Wow! I've never seen that Secret diary of eerie adventures. Is that your copy? I bet not too many on the census with that one. Also like the mm18

Thanks. Yes it's mine Pablo. Quite a rare book in any grade. 

[Diamonddave]

I need to copy these lists and make a WTB thread.

[misterrmystery]

If we're going by covers add Daredevil 11 (Lev Gleason) and CDNP 33

[Darth Corgi]

On April 15, 2018 at 1:55 PM, bronze johnny said:

Some might be surprised by Impact 1 appearing on my list. Could there be a more horrific experience with a horror comic book than reading the Concentration Camp story? Imagine many young comic book readers during the postwar era reading a story related to the most horrendous and heinous act in world history- the attempt to systematically wipe out an entire people. They're all great books mentioned in this thread but nothing comes close to the most horrific experiences where genocide is concerned: what happened to the millions of Armenians, Cambodians, and Jewish peoples during the 20th Century (I can also mention what's happened in the Balkans, parts of Africa, and China during World War 2; and of course what's happened to indigenous peoples during colonization during the second milenium. Forgive me if I missed anything). EC Comics Impact 1's classic concentration camp story reminds a comic book collector that emphasis should not be based exclusively on cover art during the precode era that followed the end of the Golden Age of comics coinciding with the end of the Good War for the comic book medium. Classic stories have their place and in the case of Impact 1, can tell of a horror beyond the comprehension of many young people in America during the early 50s that had yet to see and truly understand what the Holocaust was. Television was just starting out. Movietone news  and newspapers were the dominant medium for news. Kids and young adults of course, had the comic book. Impact 1 is one of those precode comic books that tells the most insidious and horrific story of all and why it's on my list...

Impact 1 is a great book and that story is a masterpiece. 

[Darth Corgi]

14 hours ago, Dreamtoreal1 said:

Great books Bob. Wow! I've never seen that Secret diary of eerie adventures. Is that your copy? I bet not too many on the census with that one. Also like the mm18

All great books! Clutching Hand is super underrated. Interior stories are pretty violent which is why ACG left their logo off the front cover of this one shot. 

[bronze johnny]

https://nypost.com/2018/04/30/how-comic-books-taught-america-about-the-holocaust/

[Dreamtoreal1]

On 5/1/2018 at 8:22 AM, bronze johnny said:

https://nypost.com/2018/04/30/how-comic-books-taught-america-about-the-holocaust/

Very nice article. Thanks for sharing Johnny

[Dreamtoreal1]

Gotta say guys. After finding this beauty. Is gonna be on my #10 spot replacing tomb of terror 16

chilling tales 16 cracks my top ten

Mister Mystery #12   Astonishing #4  Punch comics #12  Manhunt #14 Red seal comics #20 

Crime does not pay #24   Roly Poly comics #14 Chamber of Chills #19 Dynamic comics #8  Chilling tales #16

 

 

[Artboy99]

strangely missing from many of the lists:

 

[Darth Corgi]

2 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

strangely missing from many of the lists:

 

Not missing from mine. That's a top ten book all day long IMO. Beauty copy btw. 

Edited May 17, 2018 by Darth Corgi

[Artboy99]

3 minutes ago, Darth Corgi said:

Not missing from mine. That's a top ten book all day long IMO. Beauty copy btw. 

is in my top 10 easily. And thanks :)

[IngelsFan]

HOW did I miss this thread back in April?!? 

I’m surprised at what issues are common and what are on some list but not on others’.

I will be coming up with a list too, but do NOT look forward to limiting it to 25...

[Jayman]

46 minutes ago, IngelsFan said:

HOW did I miss this thread back in April?!? 

I’m surprised at what issues are common and what are on some list but not on others’.

I will be coming up with a list too, but do NOT look forward to limiting it to 25...

As will I hopefully soon. There are always some steadfast classics on the list that will stay but others have risen in popularity to knock some out of the 25 IMHO.

[Artboy99]

And several more that are on my list:

...and my Haunted Thrills 5 (which I cant find right now )

[IngelsFan]

I could do a Top 25 of just skull covers ?!

[porcupine48]

I'm sort of surprised no one has mentioned Spellbound 17.

Yeah,she's rough...

Edited May 17, 2018 by porcupine48

[retrocomics]

12 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

strangely missing from many of the lists:

 

If this isn't a top five book I'm not even going to entertain the list!

[eccomic]

No love for JIM 6?

[originalisbest]

12 hours ago, Jayman said:

As will I hopefully soon. There are always some steadfast classics on the list that will stay but others have risen in popularity to knock some out of the 25 IMHO.

I'm always interested to see what made the cut to move up, and what got pushed down, in your opinion! :)