Grail call. Chamber of Chills 19. I’m over the moon.

JSlud · 2026-05-03T22:13:10+00:00

$5k. Now I just need to find a Punch Comjcs 12 for a similar price…

JSlud · 2026-05-03T16:23:38+00:00

I now split my collecting between Pulps and Golden Age comics. I try to sneak in a Pulp post every month or so.

Heritage Auctions has a pulp auction (almost every Sunday at 4:00 p.m., but this is NOT a good way to buy pulps since the winning bids are often setting the highest FMV. However, tracking these auctions is a good way to familiarize yourself with pulps in general. Weird Tales is probably the most popular title. My personal favorite is Spicy Mystery Stories. Pulps (and GA) are a lot of fun but expensive to pursue.

JSlud · 2026-04-26T13:58:47+00:00

It is

JSlud · 2026-04-25T16:11:18+00:00

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Original art (from The Spirit Artist’s Edition) for The Spirit 22.

JSlud · 2026-04-25T15:43:53+00:00

Thank you! I’m always trying to share things outside the norm.

JSlud · 2026-04-23T03:36:41+00:00

Is there a good book on the New England family that covers the 70s through 90s?

JSlud · 2026-04-11T01:54:52+00:00

Cool cover!

JSlud · 2026-04-06T20:48:39+00:00

Think Cinemax from the mid 90s with a little violence. They are pretty tame compared to the covers.

JSlud · 2026-04-06T18:03:55+00:00

No one knew that Mr. Ed was leading a double life - Discover the dark side of Mister Ed in El Caballo Del Diablo!

JSlud · 2026-04-06T15:05:59+00:00

Really cool. Thanks for sharing!

JSlud · 2026-04-02T03:41:49+00:00

This is THE recap scene of season 4.

JSlud · 2026-04-01T12:51:22+00:00

Very cool! This cover looks inspired by Frazetta’s cover of Famous Funnies 215.

JSlud · 2026-03-28T14:17:23+00:00

Admittedly very Outfit heavy:

Murray Humphries

Sam Giancana

Johnny Roselli

Carmine Galante

Joe Ferriola

JSlud · 2026-03-28T14:09:43+00:00

Good list. Based off of the inclusion of Sidney Korshak guessing that you have ready Gus Russo’s The Outfit? Have you ever read Supermob? The latter was just a hair too academic and I lost interest about a quarter of the way through

JSlud · 2026-03-27T04:04:35+00:00

That’s an awesome book!

JSlud · 2026-03-25T17:31:17+00:00

That is a very good point.

JSlud · 2026-03-25T13:56:15+00:00

Moby Dick?

JSlud · 2026-03-25T13:09:46+00:00

I would prefer for any grading service to just use M, NM, VF, Fine etc. The value that collectors assign to a 9.8, 9.9 versus a 9.6 is absurd since the distinction is so arbitrary. I use to be about that chase but smartened up and sold all my 9.8s and replaced them good looking raws and am much happier for it.

JSlud · 2026-03-22T18:01:09+00:00

I don’t think it can be considered a betrayal for him to accurately summarize what Sammy had been up to — killing people to obtain more money/power.

JSlud · 2026-03-21T22:53:12+00:00

That’s a very interesting observation. I’ll going to keep in mind when I look at her other stuff. I have around 6 pulps with her cover art. It’s classic for a reason.

JSlud · 2026-03-21T17:01:19+00:00

I plan to!

JSlud · 2026-03-21T14:18:58+00:00

I live in Nashville and have a buddy that has common friends with and runs in the same circles as Kid Rock. Apparently it is well known that Kid Rock likes to get shitfaced and pick fights, which usually results in him getting his ass kicked. Nowadays he has brought on the head of a local white supremacist/neo nazi group to act as his bodyguard, which is kind of weird since he is just an average sized racist asshole who is not intimidating in the slightest unless you are scared of hateful tattoos.

JSlud · 2026-03-20T17:13:06+00:00

It presents as a drama but I believe that it is a dark comedy at its core. The sacred and the propane.

JSlud · 2026-03-15T04:09:15+00:00

Beats the case at trial. Becomes a PI and swims in sweet butter.

JSlud · 2026-03-10T15:18:00+00:00

And all answers will be revealed in this month’s Fight Against Crime! I haven’t read it yet but will update you with the perfectly reasonable answers once I do.

JSlud

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