Robot Man 18,992 posts Posted April 29 (edited) Been on a bound volume kick this week. I have picked up many over the years and shown a lot of them here. An inexpensive and fun way to read GA comics. So many surprises await in those some times un-marked volumes. Many are usually one of a kind. Publisher's file copies down to the ones that fans had done to preserve and read their books. Am I alone in loving these hard cover books? Post 'em if you love 'em! I'll get the ball rolling with these. Was at a flea market one day and spied a nice bound volume of Hot Rod Magazine open on a dealer's table. It was a complete year for 1953. Well, it looked cool and figured that if I didn't want it, I could easily sell it to a local gear head for a little profit. It had no markings on the book and if closed, I never would have known. I asked the guy about it and he said "The Hot Rod is $15. and the comic ones are $10. each". The comic ones??? I quickly pawed through the pile of books he had and came up up with 3 un-marked bound volumes of comic books from 1951-1953. I quickly thumbed them. One looked like all PCH, One was a mishmash of titles including Crime, GGA, Superheros and one was mostly humor until I hit Mystery in Space #1 and Space Detective #1. I quickly just paid the man full asking price and took off. I couldn't wait to get home with them. Some guy apparently just had his comics bound by year. Edited April 29 by Robot Man 22 2 PeterPark, gino2paulus2, EdMann2 and 21 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreatCaesarsGhost 1,022 posts Posted April 30 10 BUCKS EACH??!! 2 waaaghboss and Spyder! reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AJD 5,807 posts Posted April 30 I have some bound volumes of copper age books I had made up, but no earlier. I do however have a couple of WDC&S liberated from bound volumes. Here's one. As near as I can tell this book was stitched in, but not trimmed or otherwise maltreated. 4 Point Five, Badger, kelholt and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
*paull* 5,413 posts Posted April 30 I love bound volumes. I wish I could have runs of my favorite series already bound, but I wouldn't do it to good books today. What a find! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrooge 25,490 posts Posted April 30 The bound volumes you've shown over time are all super amazing. That one above is dreamy Hits my favorite time period of books. Only ever had one I believe and I have released it since - 6 Ken Aldred, *paull*, ender and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PUNYHUMAN 2,998 posts Posted April 30 These are so cool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chicago Boy 2,755 posts Posted April 30 I know Geppi has been advertising as of late to buy File Copy Bound Volumes Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hap Hazard 775 posts Posted April 30 Here's a Spirit 7 that was removed from a bound volume. 2 Ken Aldred and Scrooge reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 18,992 posts Posted April 30 14 hours ago, AJD said: I have some bound volumes of copper age books I had made up, but no earlier. I do however have a couple of WDC&S liberated from bound volumes. Here's one. As near as I can tell this book was stitched in, but not trimmed or otherwise maltreated. Really pretty copy! One thing about bound volumes, if the books were bound around the time of publication, they generally survive well. My Wings bv looks like the books were printed yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 18,992 posts Posted April 30 13 hours ago, Scrooge said: The bound volumes you've shown over time are all super amazing. That one above is dreamy Hits my favorite time period of books. Only ever had one I believe and I have released it since - That’s a nice one! I don’t own any pulp volumes although I’ve seen a few. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 18,992 posts Posted April 30 (edited) 4 hours ago, Chicago Boy said: I know Geppi has been advertising as of late to buy File Copy Bound Volumes He’s been buying them for years. Probably has more than anyone I know. He is mostly into publisher copies. I also like the fan produced ones like the ones I posted above. So random and one of a kind. Edited April 30 by Robot Man Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 18,992 posts Posted April 30 3 hours ago, Hap Hazard said: Here's a Spirit 7 that was removed from a bound volume. Cool! I think that the Spirit ones would be perfect for a bv. Too bad it didn’t stay intact. Is that one of Johnny Craig’s from Roger Hill? I have a couple of those that were bound at one time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hap Hazard 775 posts Posted April 30 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Cool! I think that the Spirit ones would be perfect for a bv. Too bad it didn’t stay intact. Is that one of Johnny Craig’s from Roger Hill? I have a couple of those that were bound at one time. No idea, purchased at the Shrine show long ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacentaur 14,284 posts Posted April 30 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Cool! I think that the Spirit ones would be perfect for a bv. Too bad it didn’t stay intact. Is that one of Johnny Craig’s from Roger Hill? I have a couple of those that were bound at one time. I have several of them too, among the earliest issues, but don’t know the source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
podboy66 2,408 posts Posted April 30 got this from a Boardie at Terry's Jan show a few years back. Too bad it was trimmed. 2 ender and Badger reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sacentaur 14,284 posts Posted April 30 1 minute ago, podboy66 said: got this from a Boardie at Terry's Jan show a few years back. Too bad it was trimmed. Yeah, but it’s a USA 7 ...any copy is a cool copy! 1 ender reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eccomic 2,443 posts Posted April 30 Canadian "Whites" Bound volume of Golden Age Maple Leaf comics 5 Tbone911t, gino2paulus2, ender and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
