The Reverend's Want List

[Reverend]

I figured I'd go ahead and put the rest of my immediate want list up. I realize that a few of the items on it are, what some might call, über rare (e.g., Trash Comix, Running Dog), but what the hell. As always, my preference is high-grade, but I will make concessions for the rarer books.

Kennedy

• Ardvark #1 (1974, B.V. Comix Workshop/Bob Vojtko)
• Ardvark #2 (1974, B.V. Comix Workshop/Bob Vojtko)
• Cosmic Comics (1969, publisher unknown)
• Death (1980, Marc Beyer), 1st (4" x 3-3/8")
• Death (1980, Marc Beyer), 2nd (4-1/8" x 3-5/8")
• Gloomy Tunes and Morbid Melodies (1975, Douglas Bryson)
• Grossout #1 (1969, Siri Rekab Publications/Dave Baker)
• Grossout Comix #2 (1969, Dave Baker)
• Kaptain Amerika Komix #1 (1970, Brief Candle)
• Khalsa Komics featuring Stories from the Life of Guru Nanak (mid-1970s, Guru Ram Das Ashram)
• Kosmik! Komiks (early- to mid-1970s, Carl Wagner)
• Major Make-Believe (1970, Stephen Eugene Abbott) either version
• Mighty High Funnies (#2) (1974, Chas Balun and Jack S. Lewis)
• Mighty High Comix #3 (1975, Duck Studios)
• Mr. Hostile, A Day in the Life of (1980, Duck Studios)
• Pooie Comix #1 (1975, publisher unknown)
• Running Dog #1 (1971, Clean Living Graphics)
• Spaz Comix #1 (1975, Duck Studios, Chas Balun)
• Tales from the Steam Tunnels (1981, Arts Resource Center, Evergreen State College)
• Tony Target #1 (1977, Marc Beyer)
• Tony Target #2 (1977, Marc Beyer)
• Tony Target #3 (1977, Marc Beyer)
• Trash Comix #1, The Revolutionary Comix for Today's Revolutionary (1970/1971, publisher unknown)
• Van Boogie Comix (1975, Van Boogie Comix/Chaz Balun)
• Work and Turn (1979, Raw Books)

Non-Kennedy Miscellany

• Midget World of Venus #1, The (1977, Walter Bachner) hand-colored version of which only 10 copies were made
• Oddities #1 (198?, Pastime Publications)
• Oddities #2 (198?, Pastime Publications)
• Poetry Comics #1 (1979, The Happy Press)
• Readers Digest X (circa 1970, publisher unknown)
• Stoned Biker Comics, The (1991, Richard Florence)
• Toxic Comics #1 (1982, Twister Publications)
• Up Front Comix (1978, Dave Geiser)

Illustrated Checklist

• Foo Story, The (1971, publisher unknown)

Spanish Comix

• Catalina (197?)
• Paupérrimus Comix (197?)
• Purita (197?)
• Rrollo Enmascarado, El (197?)

I still need to post my British want list, however, the items on that are exponentially more obscure than those already listed here.

[Visitor Q]

Ahhh so you like Chas do you... 

Jason

[Reverend]

Very, very nice! I really like his horror work. I wish he'd do more of it. Have you ever seen any issues of Gore Shriek? It's an underground-like horror anthology that ran for a dozen issues, or so. He contributed a few stories throughout.

[Visitor Q]

Thanks!

Dude, I love Gore Shriek! I am still trying to fill in the blanks on those...

I need: V01 Issues 2, 4 & 7? and up??
           V02 Issues 4? and up??

Yeah I plan on getting the above framed. I know one of the members in that band so I have the album cover as well signed by all the members, good stuff!

I met Chas once at Chiller Con. in NJ, seemed like an ok guy.

Jason

[Brother J]

Thanks!

Dude, I love Gore Shriek! I am still trying to fill in the blanks on those...

I need: V01 Issues 2, 4 & 7? and up??
           V02 Issues 4? and up??

You have a Gore Shriek Vol. 1 other than the first issue? Looking online, it appears that Vol. 1 only had an issue #1, Vol.2 had issues #1, 2, 2 1/2 and 3, also there's an Annual and a graphic novel called Gore Shriek Delectus.


...unless this is a different Gore Shriek than the one published in the U.S.A by Fantaco.

[Visitor Q]

As far as I know this is what I have...

Title      Volume Issue Print

Gore Shriek   2   1   1st   
Gore Shriek   2   2   1st   
Gore Shriek   2   2.5   1st   
Gore Shriek   2   3   1st   
Gore Shriek      1   1st   
Gore Shriek      3   1st   
Gore Shriek      5   1st   
Gore Shriek      6   1st   
Gore Shriek "Delectus"      1st   
Gore Shriek (Annual)      1   1st

Jason

[Reverend]

As far as I know, it goes like this:

Volume 1, #1-6 and a special mail-away #6-1/2
Volume 2, #1, #2, #2-1/2 and #3
Annual #1
Delectus G/N

So, 13 items in all.

[Brother J]

weird, neither Mile High or Lone Star have any of the Vol. 1 books other than issue #1, no pictures, nothing. To be honest, that USUALLY means the books don't exist, but if you guys have them, then I was obviously wrong in trusting them in this case. 

Should have cross-referenced with eBay, which is what I usually do.

[Reverend]

I don't own all of the books, but I have all of them in PDF format, complete with front and back covers. If you dig around, you can find them for download.

[Reverend]

I just found this auction, which has a copy of Vol. 1, No. 4, which seems to be one of the ones you need, Jason: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120197737604.

[Visitor Q]

I just found this auction, which has a copy of Vol. 1, No. 4, which seems to be one of the ones you need, Jason: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120197737604.

Yeah I saw that. Does anyone need any of the other books in that? I could put a last minute snip in and we could split the cost. I just need that one as you said...

Jason

[Reverend]

Three books added above. Paying very, very well.

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

Did Chas pass away, I know I read he has cancer earlier this year.
PM sent.

From another forum:
"As everyone here knows,Chas. Balun was been suffering from inoperable lymphatic cancer and he had to go through chemotherapy last week,with Chas. saying that he's doing much better now,courtesy of all of the fans that have e-mailed him and send him "get well' cards.

Shawn,if you any latest news on Chas. to add here(that nobody has yet heard about on any of the other sites),just let us know here on the board."

I think someone said George DiCaprio still goes to cons somewhere???  He would probably be the best bet to find info. for Spaz as he distributed them...
http://www.barrel-entertainment.com/reviews/int_balun1.htm

[Reverend]

Jeez, I hope he's still around. I didn't even know he was sick.

[Visitor Q]

Did Chas pass away, I know I read he has cancer earlier this year.
PM sent.

From another forum:
"As everyone here knows,Chas. Balun was been suffering from inoperable lymphatic cancer and he had to go through chemotherapy last week,with Chas. saying that he's doing much better now,courtesy of all of the fans that have e-mailed him and send him "get well' cards.

Shawn,if you any latest news on Chas. to add here(that nobody has yet heard about on any of the other sites),just let us know here on the board."

I think someone said George DiCaprio still goes to cons somewhere???  He would probably be the best bet to find info. for Spaz as he distributed them...
http://www.barrel-entertainment.com/reviews/int_balun1.htm

FUCK ME! That's Crazy!!

When I got that original artwork above I tried to make contact with him about it and never heard back from him, this mid to late 07. I also contacted Shawn at Blackest Heart as well and never heard back from him either so I just said fuck it.

Man... He must be pretty damn sick.

Jason