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In Chicago I pop in occasionally to Graham Cracker Comics or Chicago Comics (they’re the closest) and I’m still shocked at the number of variant covers being released. I, personally, don’t plan on spending $4 an issue on six copies of the same comic.

I’ve purchased mostly EC and Warren “archives“ because the price is WAY cheaper than the originals. And the stories are the same either way!

I’ve been online at their website and already have almost half a dozen items in 15 minutes!

What a bittersweet story… https://comicyears.com/comics/most-expensive-comic-book-collection-uncovered-by-metro-detroit-man/

Do you have a library card? There are several apps that serve local libraries to download (temporarily) books, movies and music. The Chicago Public Libraries use Hoopla which has almost the entire Warren and EC archives along with DC and Marvel (mostly the superhero stuff, but I’ve read the Len...

I also was born too late to enjoy EC Comics, but I grew up on Warren magazines starting in the late 60s with Famous Monsters of Filmland. In 1972 I discovered Creepy and was hooked! I got my first real taste of EC (other than an occasional story that ended up in a comics history book) when East...

Thanks for posting that. I couldn’t remember the other EC war title!

I’m not much of a war fan (comics, movies, tv shows) but I highly recommend Frontline Combat from EC Comics. It’s obvious that many of the artists and writers (or writer, as I believe Harvey Kurtzman wrote the majority of them) were war fans and I seem to recall they really strove for...

If you're on Facebook, there's a great group called "Horror Magazines & Comics Group" that you should check out! YES! Some of the CCA titles are actually good, too (like Impact!). The short lived magazine line was good and I'd love to see those!

Oh, definitely! As a former comic book collector and current record (vinyl) collector, the "limited editions" pressed (mostly for Record Store Day) are their version of the variant covers. FAR too many new pressings of records that have been around for decades, picture discs (HORRIBLE sound...