It was BOUND to happen, show us your Bound Volumes and Books removed from them. 3 3

[Robot Man]

Bound copies vary all over the place in condition just as raw books do. Some like the horror ones above were random reading copies bound by a fan. I have others that were bound by publishers as office files copies. Depending on storage, they vary from tanning reading copies to glossy, white paged copies. Some have been trimmed and some have not. They are usually either sewn in and or glued at spines or simply 2 or 3 hole punched. They are all very unique and usually one of a kind. Are they "restored"? No, I prefer the term "desecrated". But due to this, they still exist and can be easily read and enjoyed as the freaks of nature that they are. I have never, nor will I ever remove them from their current state. I believe they have more interest and value the way they are. Either you like and appreciate them or you don't. 

Value?  Real hard to put a number on them. Depends what they are, depends on the condition and the interest of the title. There is some one on the bay who keeps putting up wonderful bound volumes at auction. Some are runs and some are single books that are bound. He puts stupid numbers on them. Much more than a high grade unbound copy would go for. I doubt he ever sells any. If I were to sell mine, they would go to auction. I know they would go way higher than I think they should. Why? Because, they are unique and people get emotional and caught up in the frenzy. People who love them will pay up because of what they are. I have two volumes of slightly used but pretty high grade Duck Four Colors. All of the Barks issues. As well as as #1-40 in two volumes of Uncle Scrooge in high grade (but sewn and trimmed). I know for a fact that other Barks fans like myself would jump at the chance to have these. Nothing like reading issue after issue of the classics in one sitting without having to worry of removing them from mylars and putting them away. I also have a publisher volume of Wings #1-12. Who wouldn't pay up to be able to pursue and read them all at one time. I would describe them fully and let the market decide. I'm sure I would be surprised...

[Dr. Love]

Schomburg, from his monthly "other" gig for Better Publications.  All the way from 1938 to 1951 or so. 

1941

 

[rakehell]

Just found this thread! I love this stuff!

I posted this one on Marwood's DC pence thread a couple of weeks ago because they came up in conversation a while back, but this is really their true home.

These are effectively mass-produced (ish) bound volumes. They were put together in 1967 or 1968 from unsold copies of anything UK distributor Thorpe & Porter had lying around the warehouse. This one had Aquaman 28, Detective 363, Aquaman 30, Action 345, Superman 192 & Detective 352 in that order.

The contents don't necessarily have anything to do with the cover. Some of them have Marvel or ACG titles inside. They're a fun little gamble, because you never know what's going to be inside. They just grabbed a random six from a huge pile and bound them up. I've seen several with Detective 359 inside. Also Lois Lane 70 seems to be popular.

There were 12 different covers:

The one above is the only one I've had. Sold it last week.

Edited October 9, 2019 by rakehell

[davidtere]

I too am loving this thread. Here are the few that I picked up from Heritage a number of years ago. I skipped the ones that have the photo covers opting for the Simon and Kirby covers.  

[Chicago Boy]

Man , I just LOVE the colors on a bound volume book 

[Robot Man]

On 10/9/2019 at 3:51 PM, davidtere said:

I too am loving this thread. Here are the few that I picked up from Heritage a number of years ago. I skipped the ones that have the photo covers opting for the Simon and Kirby covers.  

VERY cool romances volumes and Joe Simon personal copies to boot. Here is one I have. Don't remember when I got it or where (I think the bay)...

[davidtere]

11 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

VERY cool romances volumes and Joe Simon personal copies to boot. Here is one I have. Don't remember when I got it or where (I think the bay)...

It was on 'the bay'. I was too slow (my brain got in the way). Very very cool. I'm a bit jealous I have to admit

[AJD]

I just caught up again with this thread. Fabulous stuff in here.

I have another couple of entries. This Australian 'annual' is actually about 15 remaindered comics rebound (without covers) into this spider-whomper of a volume. This particular one has two copies of the Australian original Silver Starr in it, which makes it a great one to have.

 

I got this WDC&S on Heritage slabbed as a blue 4.0, but since liberated. Pretty nicely preserved other than the binding holes.

[porcupine48]

I LOVE the spider-whomper!

I think giant comics are SO GREAT.

[rakehell]

On 10/10/2019 at 2:13 AM, Chicago Boy said:

Man , I just LOVE the colors on a bound volume book 

+1

[rakehell]

3 minutes ago, porcupine48 said:

I LOVE the spider-whomper!

+1

[bluechip]

11 hours ago, rakehell said:

+1

KIrby file copies

[porcupine48]

@KirbyJack check out the sexy number above this post!

[KirbyJack]

Those are astounding!

 I can’t really play here, but I do have this. 

Not bound comics, but recolored scans! A labor of love for a Kirby fan who shops at my LCS. He doesn’t know me, but heard of my love of Kirby thru the store. He GAVE me this book just because I love The King. Comic people are the best.

[Robot Man]

5 hours ago, bluechip said:

KIrby file copies

Nice! That's something you don't see every day!

[Robot Man]

Here is a cool pair of bound volumes. Book one is #1-9. Came from a lawyer's personal library.  Book two is a completely different volume with issues #10-21. Got them many years apart from different sources. A fun set to have.

Book #1

[Robot Man]

Book #2

[Yellow Kid]

These three books are one volume in Delacorte's library of Large Feature Comics between the two Donald Duck issues.  These are high grade copies with rich color covers.

[Robot Man]

On 10/12/2019 at 8:40 AM, Yellow Kid said:

These three books are one volume in Delacorte's library of Large Feature Comics between the two Donald Duck issues.  These are high grade copies with rich color covers.

Come on Rich, don’t be coy, show us those “other two issues”...

[KirbyJack]

If I were a lawyer, I’d bind my Marvel’s Greatest Comics run and hide it in plain sight in my office, right there amid the law books. 
Give it the right title and you’d never get caught!

Edited October 13, 2019 by KirbyJack