Beschreibung:

135 + [5] pp. 400 lots of vintage comics, including over 200 lots of Pre-Code Horror and Atomic Age. Fully illustrated in color. (4to) 8.5" x 11". Black cloth, full color dust jacket. With special limitation plate stating this to be copy #6 of 15 hardcover copies. As-new condition. PBA produced 15 hardcover copies of our October 28, 2021 catalogue, showcasing 400 lots of pre-Code horror, Golden Age, Silver Age and Underground comic books, and featuring PBA's signature blend of research and commentary. One copy was retained by PBA's Director of Comics and several copies were sent to top consignors. The rest were offered on our website at 200 bucks a pop and quickly sold out, with the exception of a single copy retained for the present sale. The entire softcover print run is long gone, and this is the last copy available in any format. Here's what PBA's pantin' public has to say about our catalogues: — Mr. Obie Greenberg praised PBA's cataloguing ("Perfect marriage of info and commerce, a scholarly 'zine in the guise of a catalogue"), then panned "the other guys" as "slab-happy funnybook factories" run by "colluding-ass mofos" whose catalogues feature "cookie-cutter-ass blurbs." (Now, now, Mr. Greenberg — play nice). He then evoked David and Goliath ("Run circles around 'em and bean 'em in the eye with your slingshot"), before signing off with an assurance that "This email is mixed with drops of blood from the rock band KISS." — Thommy Burns, president of Facebook's EC Fan-Addict Club, says: "Your entries are solid gold, and make the catalogues lifetime keepers! Treasure troves of fandom minutiae (which I dote on)!" — Mr. Tom Vincent, member of the Facebook Fan-Addict Club, says: "I admire how you're always trying to track down in print things that 'people say' or that 'everyone knows.' That's one of the reasons your auction catalogues are such a valuable resource." — A top-level bookman who prefers to remain anonymous says: "Your descriptions, even of books worth less than $100, are a real contribution to the field... There is a lot of information useful to collectors and scholars. There are going to be many people who wish they had a catalogue, and it may become a valuable book." — Underground man R. Crumb gets the final word: "The catalogue finally arrived here yesterday morning. I spent the better part of the whole day reading it. Again, as with the previous catalogue, this makes for great reading about comics somehow. The format of brief reviews of specific comic books is highly entertaining... Your catalogue is in itself so ENGAGING." A deluxe limited edition of 12 hardcover catalogues is available, in addition to a small number of softcovers. 400 lots, fully illustrated. Fun reference, great keepsake. Softcover $40, deluxe hardcover with dust jacket and limitation plate $200. Eight of the 12 hardcovers are pre-ordered and the rest will go quickly, so reserve yours now. To order, contact [email protected] . Consignments welcome for PBA's Spring 2022 Comic Book sale. Top prices for Pre-Code Horror, Golden Age, Silver Age, original art and ephemera. Find out why PBA is the new fan-fave of comics auctioneers. "This is some of the best commentary I've yet seen on the quality of the content of comic books... Priceless." — R. Crumb. Send inquiries to [email protected] .