YEAR IN REVIEW: What you’ve collected in 2019 with recommendations. 4 4

[BitterOldMan]

Did buy three copies of Detective 180 this year.  Just received this copy. Now have a mere eight copies.  Have the try harder next year.

 

[lou_fine]

Why, are you trying to corner the market on the 'Tec 180 books?  

[BitterOldMan]

7 minutes ago, lou_fine said:

Why, are you trying to corner the market on the 'Tec 180 books?  

Curses, a smart boardie as seen through my fiendish plan.

 

[Pat Calhoun]

Had a holiday collecting miracle (actually a double miracle) that seems to fit this bill. Was going through image files looking for Christmas card material when the cover of 'Dynasty of Doom' whizzed by. The book has been on my want list so long - having never seen a copy for sale - with so much fruitless searching that further efforts come close to the definition of crazy...but what the heck: plugged the title into ebay search and quick trip to the Twilight Zone as I see a copy arise from a used clothes and appliances dealer (only book in their shop...) in East Detroit. $20 delivered and have got -season's greeting to all!
So again, what the heck: looked over my short but tough want list, and there next to 'Dynasty' the also heretofore invisible 'The Wall'. As they are both Milestone, April and May 1953, both EC Tubb (via pseudo) with Ron Turner covers, they're kinda twins. Let's court a double miracle: search on ABE turns up a copy in Johannesburg South Africa that other than big chip head spine with bigger at heel (spine text all there) is solid and presents well. 25 bucks later it sits on my shelf beaming sense of wonder in all directions through myriad spectra. Wow!
And I recommend EC Tubb's novels: the early-mid 1950s ones are tight colorful space operas crammed with cool concepts.

[Markentoth]

Here are my top golden age pickups for 2019.

[Point Five]

Nice!

 

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

56 minutes ago, Markentoth said:

Here are my top golden age pickups for 2019.

I let go of a USA 7 5.5 this year, but shockingly it’s not this one. How many are there? I thought it was mine but the cert numbers don’t match. Anyway, good job Markentoth.

 I just pulled out my records. I lost a few but snagged a few.

 My 2020 goal is to just stop, but here is my 2019:

 

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by GreatCaesarsGhost

[Mmehdy]

great stuff..CONG..especially CAP 1

[woowoo]

13 hours ago, Markentoth said:

 How did you get 9 great bottles

[KirbyJack]

Not much of a Gold guy these days, but I decided that I needed a little EC horror. I used to have tons of ECs, but I sold almost all of it. 
I wanted something to represent the beginning of it all, and got Moon Girl 4, the first “Tales of the Supernatural” story printed.

 I didn’t own a single Tales From The Crypt.

 I can’t afford the horror keys, but the key covers are getting to be as big a deal. 

So I added these this year. Very content with my rags! 😋

[Pat Calhoun]

the way the Moon Girl cover and splash merge is magic - Cong

[KirbyJack]

58 minutes ago, Pat Calhoun said:

the way the Moon Girl cover and splash merge is magic - Cong

I thought that was cool, too. Makes it easier to live with the shredded cover.

[lou_fine]

21 hours ago, Markentoth said:

Here are my top golden age pickups for 2019.

Wowza, it looks like somebody here has a very discerning eye for key classic cover books.  

Tough to beat those nifty nine and big congrats on your fantabulous pickups for this year.  

[Cat-Man_America]

Last call for 2019 pulp, comic and art acquisitions! Also for recommended books, film media, music, ales, single malt Scotch, etc.  

[tabcom]

Remember when . . .

[Cat-Man_America]

4 hours ago, tabcom said:

Remember when . . .

Last year had a lot to recommend it.  Pre-Covid, folks could still safely travel and congregate at cons, dine with friends, talk comics and deal books face to face.  Those were the good old days.  Hopefully, we’ll get that spirit and energy back by the end of summer in 2021. 

In retrospect, collecting-wise, 2019 was a very good year.  The Church Cat-Man #24 topped all of my other acquisitions, but there were a number of sweet books and art that came my way and lots of great memories of travel and meeting up with friends.

While 2020 was bolder, fewer purchases were made overall.  There was just too much isolation, tragedy and personal loss in 2020.  At times, pursuit of major books offered the only solace from this reality.

2019 would represent the last time ...for a long time... that sharing space in-person with other like-minded collectors could be indulged.  Those fond memories I’d like to visit anew. 2021 holds promise.  It should be a shot in the arm to collecting and con-going.

[Mmehdy]

1 hour ago, Cat-Man_America said:

Last year had a lot to recommend it.  Pre-Covid, folks could still safely travel and congregate at cons, dine with friends, talk comics and deal books face to face.  Those were the good old days.  Hopefully, we’ll get that spirit and energy back by the end of summer in 2021. 

In retrospect, collecting-wise, 2019 was a very good year.  The Church Cat-Man #24 topped all of my other acquisitions, but there were a number of sweet books and art that came my way and lots of great memories of travel and meeting up with friends.

While 2020 was bolder, fewer purchases were made overall.  There was just too much isolation, tragedy and personal loss in 2020.  At times, pursuit of major books offered the only solace from this reality.

2019 would represent the last time ...for a long time... that sharing space in-person with other like-minded collectors could be indulged.  Those fond memories I’d like to visit anew. 2021 holds promise.  It should be a shot in the arm to collecting and con-going.

I agree 2021 does hold promise, whether or not there will be a SDCC in 2021 is very much up in the air, I would say no Wonder Con 2021. Still more time at home has given me the opportunity to reread a number of great books including FF 1-30, etc. I predict at some point late next year we will have a resuming of conventions...and with the closing of so many comic shops and the increase of "on Line " buying, which I did a lot more in 2020 for example the great "history of EC comics" thru Amazon I think comic book convention sales will go thru the roof. Here is to a great 2021..not gonna be a easy year...with truth, justice and the American way we will prevail.

[N e r V]

It was certainly a tragic year on many levels but also a weird year on many levels which probably could never be discussed on the boards due to how toxic it would be become with polarized sides on the subjects.

It was a buyers year in comics, stocks, etc. more than a sellers year with exceptions like real estate which hit obscene levels here in California if you wanted to sell.

Normalcy is probably going to return at a slow level in 2021. 
 

A lot of people actually improved their financial positions with the opportunity but I have to wonder how many more fell far behind. Time will tell how comics and other investments will look going forward. I picked up a lot of stuff on the cheap this year and see a lot more stuff being offered often with sellers much more inclined to deal. 

[N e r V]

21 minutes ago, Mmehdy said:

I agree 2021 does hold promise, whether or not there will be a SDCC in 2021 is very much up in the air, I would say no Wonder Con 2021. Still more time at home has given me the opportunity to reread a number of great books including FF 1-30, etc. I predict at some point late next year we will have a resuming of conventions...and with the closing of so many comic shops and the increase of "on Line " buying, which I did a lot more in 2020 for example the great "history of EC comics" thru Amazon I think comic book convention sales will go thru the roof. Here is to a great 2021..not gonna be a easy year...with truth, justice and the American way we will prevail.

I think SDCC 2021 is far out enough to happen but don’t expect “business as usual” with how it’s organized and protocols in place. I think we’ll see the San Diego County Fair happen first as well. Wondercon might happen but at a different date. I agree it’s probably to early in the year to happen. Things will probably happen slowly but look very different than past events as a whole. It’s going to be a tough few months first though getting out of the hell of 2020...