Glad you like it! It was the covers that attracted me to these all those years ago.

You're welcome. The artist was Nick Cardy and he worked largely for DC comics. Thanks for watching.

I think that, apart from having some amazing artwork, the Warren line had a sense of identity missing from the cut and paste format of the big 2 at least.

Hi Gary. Yes, I don't mind a bit of wear on vintage second hand books but with books I've bought new - I like to keep them that way. It really annoys me when I see people reading a book with the already read pages tucked under. Must say I've never cracked a spine in my life. All the very best Kenny. PS my regards to Lucille.

@@kennyrh9269 all best to you from Lucille and messlf.

Hello Peter, yes I've been an avid comics reader since the black and white Australian DC comics reprints that got distributed over here some 65 years ago. When the US colour DC comics started distribution in 1960 I spent all my pocket money on them. Later on when I started earning enough I would buy EVERY DC and Marvel comic each month. For the same price now I can buy about 4. Until a few years ago when comics became samey and uninteresting I would say I've been a comic book collector longer than an SF book hoarder. The comic related paperbacks were just a byproduct. Yes you're right these are not a good format but I just love those Frazetta horror covers. And the Wrightson HOMs in particular. Interesting question about superheroes as SF. I would say that heroes like Batman, The Flash and Swamp Thing, say, are not. But with comics like Superman, Green Lantern or Legion of Superheroes for instance I would say definitely yes because those include off-planet and futuristic stories. Marvel have their own sub-genre of SF characters where the stories are all cosmic adventures. All best Kenny.

You're welcome. Yes those horror covers are outstanding I must say. Must find the missing one although they are not that easy to find in the UK. Sorry to hear about your fire - must have been pretty traumatic.

Thank you

Swamp Thing was a classic title both in the 70s Berni Wrightson era and the 80s when Alan Moore took over. Yes, I had a feeling that I'd seen the Blackmark in mag format, pity it was so short--lived. EC books were quite phenomenal in the 50s and those paperbacks are some of my favourites in all my book collection.

It's a fair question but people tend to find it hard to make the distinction. I think many folks just think it's a hoarding obsession. I do have some nice comic book magazines, published by Two Morrows, who have done a lot of comic related material over the years. I'll probably do a video about those in the near future.

I guess collectively they would fetch a few hundred pounds but I tend not to think of my books in terms of value. It's the cost of buying them that concerns me more 😂.

Thanks very much. No I've never heard of that book but I'd be interested to see it.

Thanks for the useful info Stephen. Look forward to a Coney special - an author completely overlooked by me sadly.

@@kennyrh9269 I'm surprised mate, you'd like a lot of his stuff. I've read everything he produced in the 60s and 70s but need to polish off his 80s stuff, which I only got around to buying recently as it always looked more like Fantasy to me.

Thanks Stephen. Collecting all the DAW yellows seemed like a good idea at the time - now I'm not so sure. The prices of many of the ones I need are bonkers but it's too late to get cold feet now. Y'know I 've never read a Coney novel, shocking I know. Which one would you consider a good place to start ? Talking Michael Shea, some joker's got a Nifft The Lean up on ebay UK. Fifty quid with a spine so faded that you can barely see the authors name in red. What's wrong with these people?

@@kennyrh9269 Thing is, once you commit to completism, you have to follow through once you get to a certain point. That's why I've put collecting on a hiatus- which will last around 6 months- as I simply don't have the space and money, plus my TBR runs to around 300 books (as I work in a bookshop as well, the temptation and staff discount plus freebies make things even more intense). So I'm just reading now, not buying, though I will return to the fray next year. Re Shea, his stuff never had many printings and his reputation has grown- and I'm one of the people responsible for this: I put 'Nift The Lean' in my book '100 Must Read Fantasy Novels' and the vodeo I did about him a while back has seen a lot of views. He's very acclaimed in Horror circles too and Del Toro's recent TV series adapted his most celebrated story, so the prices have been pushed up very high. Yet no-one in the Uk seems to want to reissue his work...

​@@outlawbookselleroriginalIt's all becoming a bit of an unhealthy obsession to be honest. The problem for me is not availability, it's cost. The 3 Strugatskis are 40 quid+ and the later Philip Dicks are just at prices that the US retailers make up as they go along. The 2 Imaros are gonna be the real killer at 70 quid + each. Then there's US postage which is going to be the real stumbling block. Somebody mentioned to me that some of the more recent Shea books clock in at three figures. Don't know how true that is but it would rhyme with what you said. Your embargo is probably the sanest thing I've encountered of late. I don't know whether to spend my disposable on DAWs or bloody headache pills.

@@kennyrh9269 Strugatsky prices are similarly inflated- I have the 'Monday Begins...' but luckily I started buying and reading their books a long time ago and there are more in print now than there were ever in the English language. One of my collecting probs is same as yours, now- most the stuff I really want is SO expensive that I simply can't justify it against what else I could spend the money on even if I had the cash!

Thanks Peter. Good idea but it would probably be a pick of 150. Cheers Kenny.

there you go sir www.abebooks.co.uk/graham-holroyd%2c-books-webster-ny-u.s.a/3930/sf

@@kennyrh9269 Thx a lot.

Cheers Jon. Delighted to be there but it's getting tougher with the rising inflation of prices. Covers are outstanding. I'm fighting fit, thanks for asking.

Thanks very much. The stupid prices are making my task a lot harder now but hopefully I'll get there. The comic-related paperbacks will be interesting. I also have another comic-related vid coming up looking at the TwoMorrows magazines like Comic Book Collector and others.

@@kennyrh9269 i hear you. there's a bunch of stuff that i've got my eye on for one reason or another but the prices are insane. insane! time to win the lottery, i suppose 🤣

The covers on these books are the best ever.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.

Okay thanks Barry. I wasn't aware.

Shouldn't be too long. Some real interesting stuff. 👍

Must say I'm not fussed with him either. I thought Scattered Bodies was a bit of a snooze-fest. Certainly not worth the Hugo.

Hi Gary. Yes a real trip down memory lane for me. Actually I'm only 4 away from completing the first 300 which is about where my nostalgic memories end. Thanks for watching. All best Kenny.

Thank Jules. Another 2 needed for the first 200 then it starts to get a bit rocky. Some of the prices . .ouch!!

Hi Paul. Yes, if he'd showed himself full face it might have been a winning idea. Nosiest cat ever. I don't think I have anything by Koontz apart from the DAW.

Yes I agree, not all the covers are top quality especially a couple of the Jack Gaughans. But by and large I think most of them are pretty good. The next video for 51-100 should be up soon. And yes, I am His Lordship 😊

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Hi Peter and thanks very much. Might be a while for the complete run but I'm only 2 away from the second 100 so hopefully that will be along soon. Yes, the Horror books do seem an odd fit for DAW but you can't get hold of the flaming things anyway. That Koontz book is tricky now but there's another comment here where a viewer has 3 copies in his swaps because people kept sending him the DAW instead of the edition he wanted. I'll send you an email about the DAW dealers rather than go into great detail here. Bye for now and take care Kenny.

Must admit T B Swann is not to my taste although, having said that, I haven't read any so maybe shouldn't judge. We Can Build You I've not read yet although I plan to because it's probably one of his best thought of novels aside from the usual suspects. I've read quite a few of Dick's short stories so I'm not sure that the Book Of will offer anything new. Not familiar with Peyer Tybus I must say.

@@kennyrh9269 "Green Phoenix" is probably different to what you think. It's more than just an SF novel about the mythical past. "We Can Build You" is an odd mixture of SF and general fiction. Dick wrote rather a lot of short stories, as you know, and more than some of them are less than good, but I think that one is excellent. That British edition of "We Can Build You" was published by Fontana.

No wonder it's so scarce in the UK . . .you've got them all 😅. Must say I've never seen an SF paperback with a Kirby cover.

Thanks very much, I'm going to need it.

Hi Gary. No problem that's the very least I could do. Weird Stories makes a pleasant break from SF and, yes, I'm liking it so far. I was delighted with the Moorcock books because Elric has been a great read for me over the years. I just completed the entire saga (6 Gollancz paperbacks - lengthy ones - plus the newish book from 2022). Great stuff. That Shea book was really welcome because it allowed me to complete my first 100 DAWs so thanks again for that. I quite enjoyed Vance's Dying Earth books - at least the one's I've read - so I might give it a try. George Barr is a great artist I agree and I know exactly the book you're talking about. It was Space War Blues. Am I correct? It is one of my favourite covers and I tried to get my old Dell version back again recently. In the end I had to settle for a UK edition with exactly the same cover. Also I'm glad Lucille was pleased also. By the way is that Lucille I sometimes hear off camera during your videos . . .been meaning to ask. Okay take care Gary and we'll speak again soon.

@@kennyrh9269 yep, it is Lucille doing the video and sometimes putting in her two-cents. A valued opinion. Stay well, all best.

@@garylovisi357 Thought so. Nothing like a good woman to keep you straight 👍👍

Hi Gary, great to hear from you as always. Yes, I'm up and down with Ballard I must say. I enjoyed Crystal World and The Wind From Nowhere way back when but not so much High Rise and Concrete Island. I read Drowned World recently and I was disappointed. The Forever War is in my top half a dozen great SF novels whereas Starship Troopers I found a little too average. You can certainly detect the Vietnam war experience in Haldeman's.Heinlein is another inconsistent author for me.

@@kennyrh9269 there is so much great sf to read! It is quite wonderful. I am catching up on your videos, and i have to put up some new ones on my site. I love sf, my first love, but also hard boiled crime mysteries, some westerns , and lots of historical novels. Do you read Forester, Scarrow, Cornwell , GM Fraser? Too many to mention. All best to you.

​@@garylovisi357 Sadly, to my shame, I've read very little outside the sf genre. But, as you say, so many books to read and not enough time. My local charity bookshop had a lot of vintage crime novels from the 60s recently. Would have loved to buy them but I daren't fall down that rabbit hole. I'd need to move to a bigger house.

@@kennyrh9269 hah, bigger house and build more shelves! Cheers!

Hi Barry. You obviously have the same problem as me. I don't know where you live but my only solution was to find a cheap and reputable dealer in the US. Things have changed dramatically price-wise since I began my DAW mission two years ago. But ebay themselves are partly to blame for constantly raising the fees for sellers. However for me to reach my goal I may have to rely on US ebayers so it's a rock and a hard place.

The value of SF paperbacks has always been a mystery to me. I recently did a video about Philip K Dick's earlier PBs and how the Ace paperback originals - and therefore true first editions - were so moderately priced at around £20-25 in the States. Now had these been hardbacks they would be in the £2-300 bracket. Then it occurred to me that mass market pbs would have a significantly larger print run so that must be, as you say, the reason. I don't know what's going on with Shea books however. His early DAW Quest for Simbilis is a bugger to find, Nifft The Lean is silly money and those Baen books that I was unaware of until you told me about them are just bonkers. Also a factor I feel is what I quoted as The Sheep Effect where prices just follow the leader. Some mug decides a run-of-the-mill pb asking price should be a tenner then everybody else decides to offer at 9.99. That then becomes the standard. Even outliers like the Ace Special edition of The Left Hand Of Darkness follows the print run pattern. The pb averages out at 100 quid which you would think is fair for a true first but you'll need a second mortage to buy the first hardback thus with the smaller print run. It's a shame that we as collectors are never privy to the size of print runs. Might give us a better understanding of the maze that is overpricing.

Hi Peter. US is the only option for me now and I'm glad I found and used him first. He has plenty of books other than DAW that I can use but not yet. Kelly Freas did some top covers for DAW but that Claws That Catch one is my favourite. It's strange but for some reason Van Vogt, Simak, Piserchia, certain Vance and Moorcocks are scarcely seen in the UK even though all of them did quite a few books. Stuff like the Star Winds by Bayley never. I was surprised to see how abundant and cheap a lot of these books were because many of them I've not seen in 2 years of DAW collecting. And, believe me, I've searched all over in the UK. I've even run out at Graham Holroyd now so gawd knows what happens next. Those 2 European SF books are just about as obscure as you can get. Delighted with those. As for upgrades, I'm trying not to think about it 😱

Hello Peter. Yes I thought of you straight away when I purchased mine. Pulp style is right up my street after all The Shadow books I've read. Snow Queen normally wouldn't be to my taste but I'm trying to collect all the Hugo winning novels and that cover made that a no-brainer. As far as the Moorcock graphic novels go, I was brassed off that they didn't have any more. But then I'm a greedy boy. Can't figure out the Shea prices then again the prices of the later Philip Dick DAWs and certain Tanith Lee also the 3 books by the Strugatskis are pretty heavy - even in the US. The 2 Imaro books have gone stratospheric for some reason. So, as you can see, I have my work cut out. All best Kenny.

Hi Paul. I know exactly what you mean about the Shea books. Same with DAW - the prices on his two books are bonkers. This bloke must be so popular that nobody wants to part with his stuff. I assume they had the same print run as all the other books so why the inflation I have no idea. Not only is Kuttner a top writer his old early 60s books all have great covers, both US and UK.

Thanks very much. I don't think vintage book prices are quite as inflated in the US as they are in the UK, especially when you're dealing with well-priced retailers like Graham Holroyd. Even with the hefty postage I can get books unseen over here at the same price that some ebay dealers charge for a single common books As you say though it's all good fun..

Cheers mate, bit of an anti-climax after the bonkers prices. Same as you with the Women's Press - see 'em cheap they're in.

Hi there. Yes I'll give you the details step by step 1 Go to abebooks.co.uk 2 In the search engine where it says "keyword or ISBN" enter "Graham Holroyd" and hit search 3 Look at the list that will come up and click on the title of any book with his name on it and that will bring up his homepage. 4 Scroll halfway down and you will see (in blue) "visit sellers storefront" Another search engine will appear. Hit "more search options" and you can then look for what you want. Hope that helps. Any problem get back to me.

@@kennyrh9269 Hi Ken thank you very much. Luckily I also use this book dealer, have been for 2 years. He is great with his service. Thanks anyway

​@@jschuhanYes very impressive. I shall continue to use him for books from other US publishers that I need.

​@@jschuhanBTW are there any other online US dealers that you could recommend to me. Have you had any experience with the Irish Booksellers or ThriftBooks.?

Thanks. It was quite a chase but glad I didn't cave in and pay silly money for it. My Wizard of Earthsea is, fortunately, near mint. I love the DAW artwork of course but the late 1950s and early 1960s are just outstanding with art by Richard Powers, Kelly Freas and others. I'm delighted have the first 100 DAW bar one because they have great nostalgic value to me.

Is the video after us election? Who won?

What a chump. Put it down to senility 😂 Thanks for the tip - will change.

​@@crystalmadison8449Trump landslide - long queues for the Elon Musk express to Mars. Other ear shot off by the Hair-stylist Union. 😮

Thanks Richard. Bit of an anti-climax bagging it for peanuts.

Glad it was helpful!

Hi Peter. As far as Moorcock goes I have always loved the Elric books. I just finished the entire saga a few weeks back - 7 volumes all 2--300 pages on average. Really enjoyed it though. I've never really fancied the Cornelius books for some reason although I have enjoyed a fair bit of Moorcocks new wave stuff. As you say many prominent SF novels tend to disappoint. When I was doing my Hugo thing of trying to read all the winners I found quite a few less than rewarding. Canticle For Leibowitz, Ringworld, Man In The High Castle, Stranger in a Strange Land and A Case of Conscience to name just a few. I think it's the weight of expectation that comes into play. I could run a list of a dozen cover artists that I really love but Frazetta is king. You're wish is granted . . .DAW double video being prepared as we speak. Take care Kenny.

@@kennyrh9269 Canticle For Leibowitz was actually a favourite of mine - another that needs a reread.