Ghastly542454 Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 CGC is now putting them in their new holder at no charge if the book is wavy but only if you still had it in their previous new holder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted July 5, 2016 Share Posted July 5, 2016 The old old label Gaines File Copy smells absolutely amazing. EC's off the news stand or in mailers gave that certain smell, I think from the ink, that no other comic publisher had. If your file copy retained that smell, after over half a century, it's truly fantastic!! A sensory experience from the early '50's, and certainly something that couldn't be enjoyed were the book in a slab. My first Gaines File Copy, a Weird Science 14, was purchased in 1991 from Russ Cochran. I kept that book in the raw until just last summer, largely because I so enjoyed being able to have that tactile, sensory experience of it. But I finally broke down and decided the book should be preserved for the ages. (I'm now quite glad I had it slabbed just when I did, and didn't wait any longer...) Beautiful book, and yes, you probably dodged a bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Lower grade, but all much loved: Air Force... my branch! I did promise back when that I would show this after I unslabbed it. Rest in peace, Mr. Davis. And thank you for decades of wonderful art. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 more Jack Davis True West 8/56 has early Mad reprint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EC ed Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Usually not too much to get excited about in terms of an "Extra!" issue ...but, here's a cool one I just picked up that I'm real happy to add to my collection, as it helps round out the pedigree representation. It's a Windy City...first one in my collection. This seems to be a tough pedigree in general, and must be tougher yet to find a Windy City EC...because many EC titles didn't start with a "#1" issue (i.e., Gaines often just started numbering a new title wherever some previous title left off). Actually, this makes me wonder...did Mr. Wallace consider the first issue of a new title to be a #1 issue for his collecting purposes, irrespective of the stated # on the cover (for example, did he pick up the first issue of Tales From the Crypt, even though it had "No. 20" on the cover)...or, did he only buy issues that literally were labeled as "#1" on the cover? Paging Moondog...come in Moondog! Anyway...here's my new Extra! #1 Windy City: What other Windy City ECs are out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Very nice indeed Ed. I agree that Extra is one of the least exciting EC titles, but that one is a beauty. I only have one, and I didn't enjoy the read at all, but I do like the cover. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 My collection of EC starts and ends here so far. Just got this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Very nice indeed Ed. I agree that Extra is one of the least exciting EC titles, but that one is a beauty. I only have one, and I didn't enjoy the read at all, but I do like the cover. Any Johnny Craig cover is good, and of course lack of a decent read is why their new direction titles (Extra, Psychoanalysis, M.D., etc), never made it beyond a few issues. I have a copy of Impact #1, pre-code; wouldn't bother with the rest that were post. Good snag there, Ed! That's a book not often seen (in fact the entire title is not often seen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 My collection of EC starts and ends here so far. Just got this That's a good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Any Johnny Craig cover is good, and of course lack of a decent read is why their new direction titles (Extra, Psychoanalysis, M.D., etc), never made it beyond a few issues. I have a copy of Impact #1, pre-code; wouldn't bother with the rest that were post. I mostly agree with that, but I think Valor, Piracy and Aces High are good reading. Impact is spotty, with some good stories and bunch of ones. Even #1 is uneven, though Master Race is worth the price of admission. Incredible Science Fiction is really good value too (though I'm not sure it's strictly a New Direction title.) I'm not sure it was poor quality that did the New Direction titles in. My understanding is that Gaines simply got sick of dealing with the code, and took Mad off to magazine land so he didn't have to. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Any Johnny Craig cover is good, and of course lack of a decent read is why their new direction titles (Extra, Psychoanalysis, M.D., etc), never made it beyond a few issues. I have a copy of Impact #1, pre-code; wouldn't bother with the rest that were post. I mostly agree with that, but I think Valor, Piracy and Aces High are good reading. Impact is spotty, with some good stories and bunch of ones. Even #1 is uneven, though Master Race is worth the price of admission. Incredible Science Fiction is really good value too (though I'm not sure it's strictly a New Direction title.) I'm not sure it was poor quality that did the New Direction titles in. My understanding is that Gaines simply got sick of dealing with the code, and took Mad off to magazine land so he didn't have to. Not having read the three titles that you are referring to, I certainly can't comment. I had always wondered why Gaines didn't also change TFTC from comic to magazine format, in addition to Mad. Regarding Impact,the cover images of the ensuing issues just didn't interest me enough to go after them, on the assumption that they had to have watered down story material, if the cover was any indication. Weird Science and Weird Fantasy were combined in late '53 into Weird Science-Fantasy, to be published quarterly, and at 15 cents a copy. That title was eventually changed itself, into Incredible Science Fiction. I presume Gaines was avoiding the word, "Weird" in the title, to appease the CCA. IMHO, the last issue sported the best Wally Wood cover ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmitchgro Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How about a bump with a book I got back from CGC recently: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EC ed Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How about a bump with a book I got back from CGC recently: Wow Mitch, that's drop-dead gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How about a bump with a book I got back from CGC recently: Stunner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 How about a bump with a book I got back from CGC recently: Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Recent acquisition. Made a new MAD thread but these are EC's so... Today while in California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Recent acquisition. Made a new MAD thread but these are EC's so... Today while in California. Congrats! I love that Davis evil eye cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted August 12, 2016 Share Posted August 12, 2016 Recent acquisition. Made a new MAD thread but these are EC's so... Today while in California. Congrats! I love that Davis evil eye cover. Me too First Mad 1.2.3 I've ever had. Was going to just buy the 2, then decided to get 1,3,7 too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
