They're Creepy and They're Kooky... 0

[OtherEric]

This thread could actually go in just about any thread here; the first books were published in the 40's and the most recent was from 2010, mostly reshuffling old material but with a few uncollected and unpublished items.  The subject came up in the paperback thread and I thought it would be fun since we're rapidly approaching Halloween:

[OtherEric]

[OtherEric]

The Mother Goose is a photo, the book is too big for my scanner:

Edited October 5, 2019 by OtherEric

[OtherEric]

[OtherEric]

The World of Charles Addams is also oversized and therefore a photo:

Edited October 5, 2019 by OtherEric

[Howling Mad]

The art on these seems way ahead of it's time.

[telerites]

These are great.  Chas. Addams was very talented.  

I go back and forth Addams Family vs The Munsters.  The 70s Addams Family cartoon was a hoot.  I watched as a kid and still think it is fun.  

Thanks for posting.  

[Pat Calhoun]

Went to my 'LBS' today and bought a vintage hardback of 'Nightcrawlers'. Jacketless but handsome boards on a well-made (Simon and Schuster) book, and the big format is fun.

[Ricksneatstuff]

Original Charles Addams character study bust sketches of Gomez and Morticia for an animator who made an Addams Family commercial. I got this from the animator a few years back.  

 

Edited October 6, 2019 by Ricksneatstuff

[OtherEric]

2 hours ago, Pat Calhoun said:

Went to my 'LBS' today and bought a vintage hardback of 'Nightcrawlers'. Jacketless but handsome boards on a well-made (Simon and Schuster) book, and the big format is fun.

 

It took me about a year to track down all the books in hardcover with dust jackets.  Not terribly difficult; but it did take a little patience.  The hardcovers are so worth it compared to the paperbacks, you get the basic jokes but miss the details when they're printed at the smaller size.

[Bronty]

I never read the original material although I’d like to some day.   When I was growing up it was all about the Addams Family pinball machine which I’d come to find out later is considered an all time classic.    My friends and I played it at least a couple times a week during lunch although it tended to devour my quarters really quickly since I had no experience with pinball.   As an adult it’s one of the items I had to track down, and I managed to locate and purchase the preliminary artwork for the back glass as well.  

Edited October 6, 2019 by Bronty

[Phantalien]

Love Addams's work and have every book.  He paved the way for Gahan Wilson and French cartoonist Claude Serre 

 

One thing about those New Yorker cartoonists, you could take any one of their books and be happy with the humor inside.   If you so desire you could rip out pages in the books and hang them framed on your wall.

 

Edited October 7, 2019 by Phantalien

[Hap Hazard]

Here's the paperback versions of the Addams books