Russ Cochrans EC Library (black and white) thoughts on collecting...

[hunterguy]

In a review of my records - here is what I paid - on ebay - I was a hawk and searched ebay for listings that were not worded to get a large group to notice them.
TFT-$51
HOF-$125
WSF-$85
WS-$62
VOH-$125
SS-$128
FC-$109
NEW Direction #1 - $75
New Direction #2- $75
Mad - B&W - $125
Love-$144
War against Crime-$75
Picto - $75
WF-$88
TFTC-$112
Western-$113
Panic - $85

Also a while back Russ Cochran had a bunch of leftover empty slipcases for sale - $14 each free shipping - I got a few of those to keep my ec comics and related material in.   OK i'll shut up now!

[tilliban]

Whoa!
Does our good Samarit… cimmerian have’em im triples?!
 

And nothing escapes your Sivana-sharp eyes, bminor!
I do miss the pre-trend romance, crime and western – and the picto-fiction, too.
But I can live with that. Got the CRIME PATROL as reprint annuals from Russ.
You don NOT wanna own the western stuff – it’s awful.
I had a look at that once – and shuddered.
EC’s pre-trend stuff is run-of-the-mill, disappointing to say the least.

And hunterguy is very right about fading colors on the slipcases.
My set of HAUNT (purchased secondhand in Austria!) turned PINK.
Look again at my comic rack, if you dare…

Peel your eyes again, bminor…
That „Tales from the Crypt“ is a copy of Digby Diehl’s fabulous 1996 fan book – which came out in the wake of the HBO series!
And, of course, you can easily and cheaply buy it in the US…
I had to wait years again, grumble.
http://www.amazon.com/Tales-Crypt-The-Official-Archives/dp/0312144865/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1401381756&sr=8-1&keywords=Digby+Diehl

But I dearly love those library sets in gorgeous black and white.
Got some EC Archives volumes (that new coloring feels wrong) and some single reprints and annuals and whatnot stashed away.
I just delve into the library! They are tops.

[Drusilla lives!]

Me, me, me too, B!  Love 'em, read 'em, but don't collect 'em, since I got 'em all. 

Though I too would like to see the 3-D issues reprinted somewhere, somehow, by someone eventually.  I think Russ said he was going to do it, but I suppose he never did get around to it.

[bminor]

Cimmerian,
Could you post another picture of the collection? One is really, really blurry. I think that I speak for all of us in DCM Land. We would just love to look over that collection in fine detail and make some comments on said collection!

[Yoc]

Cimm shared many pictures of his Impressive collection over on this old topic - Shelf Porn -
http://digitalcomicmuseum.com/forum/index.php/topic,4356.0.html

[Drusilla lives!]

Looking at Cimm's photos I couldn't help but notice the Vault Keeper statue... I think I also saw a OW one and Crypt Keeper as well... when did they make these?

I recall Uncle Creepy and Cousin Eerie statues from way back, but I never knew someone put out a Ghoulunatic collection.

[bminor]

Weird Fantasy just delivered, from a win on Ebay last week.
Oh so beautiful.
I have now completed the beautiful blue bound Science Fiction portion of my EC Library.
Thank you Mr. Cochran!!!
Now, which to pursue next? I am keeping a eye on things over at Ebay.
Does anyone out in DCM land have any leads or willing to part with any of your old sets?
I just saw the 14 boxed sets of the original EC Library over on Ebay. With just over four days to go it is up to $736.
Very, very tempting.
Hmmmmm.....  what to do!

[JonTheScanner]

I don't have those -- well I have those but am keeping them, but if someone is interested in the similar boxed set of the Carl Bark's Library, contact me.

[Drusilla lives!]

Sorry, my copies aren't for sale... perhaps some day though... who can ever really say never.  

But if I could, I probably wouldn't mind being buried with mine.  

[tilliban]

Concerning Drusilla's comic book burial:

Better still. Remove the books and fill up the slipcases with your body parts.
Heh, heh.
 

Yuck.

[Drusilla lives!]

Ha ha!!!... Yeah, sure!  So then you can keep the volumes and leave me with just the slipcases!

Nice try!  

But I like your line of thinking T.  I was considering something more traditional... and less messy... but now that you mention it, these slipcases AND volumes fastened together somehow might indeed do the trick.

Not only do I get to be buried with my collection, I don't need to buy a coffin!!!  

[Yoc]

Suggestion - a clear plastic coffin with the volumes tastefully arranged around your body.
Colourful!

[Drusilla lives!]

Ha ha!... I didn't know CGC did that kind of stuff Yoc!  

Eh, I could go the paper-mâché route... saving my favorite pieces (covers, splash pages) for the interior and exterior surfaces.  But ya know, since I have no immediate family and few friends, like most people in my situation I'll probably end up cremated... eventually.  And if they do find my coffin and use it, well... no, I couldn't have that, I liked OW too much.  So as I said, my copies aren't for sale... but some day I know we'll part company... as it should be.  Just as it is with all old friends I suppose.  

But with any luck, hopefully that day is a long way off... I still haven't read all of CrimeSuspense, nor all the New Direction titles, and I haven't even started on Panic yet... and then I just gotta read those Kurtzman Civil War issues over again! 

[tilliban]

Well, the New Direction stuff is kinda disappointing.
I like VALOR the most. The best, IMHO.

But do read CRIME SUSPENSTORIES - they are underrated.
Nobody talks about EC's crime oeuvre.
It's always horror, science fiction, humor, war... yadda yadda...
Their crime books are excellent, too!
 

[Yoc]

I've always considered the CGC products to be coffins or tombs where comics go never to be read again.

I agree with T.  I loved the Crime books!  The sci-fi and war books took a bit to grow on me but with CrimeSuspenstories it was love at first read.

-Yoc