Comments on: Things I Can’t Throw Out: Mass Market Paperpack Reprints Of Classic Comics And Humor Magazines http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/ Trash, Treasure, Oddities, Obsessions and Obligations Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:30:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18905 Derrick Bostrom Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:55:26 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18905 Yes, "The Executive's Comic Book" is all Goodman Beaver reprints. What makes it unique is that it actually reprints the long-suppressed "Goodman Goes Playboy" story. The offending Archie parodies were modified in an attempt to placate Archie's lawyers, but to no avail. This story was actually left out of the 1984 Kitchen Sink "Goodman Beaver" anthology. Happily, you can download a PDF of it from The Comic Journal's site: http://tcj.com/journalista/?p=600 Yes, “The Executive’s Comic Book” is all Goodman Beaver reprints. What makes it unique is that it actually reprints the long-suppressed “Goodman Goes Playboy” story. The offending Archie parodies were modified in an attempt to placate Archie’s lawyers, but to no avail. This story was actually left out of the 1984 Kitchen Sink “Goodman Beaver” anthology.

Happily, you can download a PDF of it from The Comic Journal’s site:

http://tcj.com/journalista/?p=600

]]> By: MiddleNameWayne http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18904 MiddleNameWayne Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:26:00 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18904 I had a copy of HK's Fun & Games when i was a kid -- probably before I had even read "MAD" -- and it twisted me permanently! As far as bargains, I've picked up everything else on your bottom row, except for the Executive Comic Book*, for between $3 and $8 apiece over the years. Same goes for the Roger Price book and a volume of humor edited by HK's right-hand man Bernard Shir-Clif. I was especially happy with the tight, pristine Jungle Book I found, as I had heard that it had been printed with poor glue and high-quality copies were especially rare. That's what I had heard, anyhow. - mnw aka kwl aka ndj aka etc. *(What is in this, anyway? Is it all Goodman Beaver reprints from HELP! or what?) I had a copy of HK’s Fun & Games when i was a kid — probably before I had even read “MAD” — and it twisted me permanently!

As far as bargains, I’ve picked up everything else on your bottom row, except for the Executive Comic Book*, for between $3 and $8 apiece over the years. Same goes for the Roger Price book and a volume of humor edited by HK’s right-hand man Bernard Shir-Clif. I was especially happy with the tight, pristine Jungle Book I found, as I had heard that it had been printed with poor glue and high-quality copies were especially rare.

That’s what I had heard, anyhow.

- mnw aka kwl aka ndj aka etc.

*(What is in this, anyway? Is it all Goodman Beaver reprints from HELP! or what?)

]]> By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18532 Derrick Bostrom Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:08:59 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18532 I think I have that issue as well. "Christopher's Punctured Romance" has been posted to numerous blogs. In fact, I saw it just this week: http://undeadfilmcritic.blogspot.com/2008/08/christophers-punctured-romance.html I think I have that issue as well.

“Christopher’s Punctured Romance” has been posted to numerous blogs.

In fact, I saw it just this week:

http://undeadfilmcritic.blogspot.com/2008/08/christophers-punctured-romance.html

]]> By: Fish Karma http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18531 Fish Karma Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:08:21 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18531 I once willed a particular copy of "Help!" to appear in the Bookman's on Tucson Blvd. Being then in the throes of Monty Python mania, and having learned of a John Cleese/Terry Gilliam collaboration in the magazine (a photo-story concerning a man falling in love with a doll), I approached the cardboard box of "Help!"-like magazines kept off to the side and, though sheer dint of mental concentration, caused the magazine (in quite good condition) to appear. I believe I paid one dollar for it. I once willed a particular copy of “Help!” to appear in the Bookman’s on Tucson Blvd. Being then in the throes of Monty Python mania, and having learned of a John Cleese/Terry Gilliam collaboration in the magazine (a photo-story concerning a man falling in love with a doll), I approached the cardboard box of “Help!”-like magazines kept off to the side and, though sheer dint of mental concentration, caused the magazine (in quite good condition) to appear. I believe I paid one dollar for it.

]]> By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18521 Derrick Bostrom Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:39:55 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18521 It's true. Last winter, for instance, I was vacationing in the Florida Keys of all places, and I found a clean copy of Dave Pell's ""Mah-Na-Mah-Na" album, for fifty cents. It’s true.

Last winter, for instance, I was vacationing in the Florida Keys of all places, and I found a clean copy of Dave Pell’s “”Mah-Na-Mah-Na” album, for fifty cents.

]]> By: CJT http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18520 CJT Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:28:38 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18520 Good stuff. But, lest we collapse into ourselves in sadness, I must say that our culture has not been entirely picked over; there is still a lot of weird, random, beautiful stuff out there, and a very great deal of it can be got for very cheap (or free - thanks, Internet!). So let us be thankful the Kurtzmans of today are keeping themselves busy. Good stuff. But, lest we collapse into ourselves in sadness, I must say that our culture has not been entirely picked over; there is still a lot of weird, random, beautiful stuff out there, and a very great deal of it can be got for very cheap (or free - thanks, Internet!). So let us be thankful the Kurtzmans of today are keeping themselves busy.

]]> By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18517 Derrick Bostrom Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:40:28 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18517 Thanks goodness I've still got my reprints of "Goodman Beaver" and "The Jungle Book," so I never had to read my originals! Speaking of which, here's hoping for the complete "Help!" some day! Alas, though: I somehow doubt my "College Parodies" anthology will ever be supplanted... Thanks goodness I’ve still got my reprints of “Goodman Beaver” and “The Jungle Book,” so I never had to read my originals!

Speaking of which, here’s hoping for the complete “Help!” some day!

Alas, though: I somehow doubt my “College Parodies” anthology will ever be supplanted…

]]> By: Kip W http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18516 Kip W Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:56:54 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18516 Good heavens, I have at least 14 of those! You bet I'll never get rid of them (though in the past I let some things get away, like a paperback of Al Jaffee's "Tall Tales" and a copy of "Larry Gore's Thing"). I stood in my favorite book store and saw a guy go home with a copy of "Harvey Kurtzman's Jungle Book" for 75 cents! I wanted to cry, but I had no beef coming, as he had taken the initiative to go sift through the annex and find it. Derrick, I spend hours over several weeks driving to a university library where they had a bound set of fragile, flaking PM tabloids that they were getting set to move to a remote storage site. I copied out all the Dr. Seuss political cartoons, wincing whenever a brittle page tore accidentally. I ended up with a damn near complete set of them. Then a couple of years later, they all came out in a book. Good heavens, I have at least 14 of those! You bet I’ll never get rid of them (though in the past I let some things get away, like a paperback of Al Jaffee’s “Tall Tales” and a copy of “Larry Gore’s Thing”). I stood in my favorite book store and saw a guy go home with a copy of “Harvey Kurtzman’s Jungle Book” for 75 cents! I wanted to cry, but I had no beef coming, as he had taken the initiative to go sift through the annex and find it.

Derrick, I spend hours over several weeks driving to a university library where they had a bound set of fragile, flaking PM tabloids that they were getting set to move to a remote storage site. I copied out all the Dr. Seuss political cartoons, wincing whenever a brittle page tore accidentally. I ended up with a damn near complete set of them. Then a couple of years later, they all came out in a book.

]]> By: Marble River http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18515 Marble River Wed, 13 Aug 2008 02:39:49 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18515 Great set of paperbacks. I have/had most of them, but "Fun and Games" is my fave. I still have that one! Marble River Great set of paperbacks. I have/had most of them, but “Fun and Games” is my fave. I still have that one!
Marble River

]]> By: Derrick Bostrom http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/2008/08/12/things-i-cant-throw-out-mass-market-paperpack-reprints-of-classic-comics-and-humor-magazines/#comment-18510 Derrick Bostrom Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:13:05 +0000 http://derrickbostrom.com/bostrom/?p=203#comment-18510 The closest I ever came to experiencing that thrill was when I found all of Frank Miller's first series of "Daredevil" comics from the early 80s at a swap meet. At the time, they were highly prized, but got 'em for ten cents apiece! In contrast, the first original EC comic I ever bought was a "Haunt OF Fear," which I lust over for months as it hung on the wall of my local comics store. Finally, I broke down and paid ten bucks for it. This was 1974, so that would have been a lot of money for me. Sure enough, in less than a year, Russ Cochoran reprinted the damn thing! The closest I ever came to experiencing that thrill was when I found all of Frank Miller’s first series of “Daredevil” comics from the early 80s at a swap meet. At the time, they were highly prized, but got ‘em for ten cents apiece!

In contrast, the first original EC comic I ever bought was a “Haunt OF Fear,” which I lust over for months as it hung on the wall of my local comics store. Finally, I broke down and paid ten bucks for it. This was 1974, so that would have been a lot of money for me.

Sure enough, in less than a year, Russ Cochoran reprinted the damn thing!

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