cosmic farmboy

I'll take the eight Tom Corbett hardcovers.

I will take the Ginger 4.

22 hours ago, 143ksk said:

I filled a big hole with this one

Way to go on the Pep 49 Steve!  That's one of my all-time favorite Archie covers.

I'll take the FF 3.

So happy to finally have a decent copy of this book.

 

So happy to finally just have any copy of this book!

Thanks again Steve.

What a cool book. Way to go, Russ!

I recently purchased a book from Tom. Excellent communication every step of the way. The book arrived well-packaged and in record time. Tom is a gentleman and a pleasure to do business with.

Love these books,dawn of the comicbook as we know it,

 

Me too Jack (thumbs u I've got a little pile of them & they're fun. not too expensive & show a cool snapshot of the time period.

 

 

 

 

I agree they are a great backbone series of the dawn of comicbooks....

 

He is a smattering of early numbers.......many had different cover for back cover.....neat and inexpensive books.......jb

Like you and Jimbo, I love those early Famous Funnies. I tried for years to complete them all, but was never able to do it. The #1 eluded me and eventually I tired of the quest.

 

I will admit Billbo, there's a certain ........ serenity that comes from just buying what comes my way & not trying to complete the run. Ideally it'd be fun to have a complete set, but I could say that about nearly every comic title

 

I'm with you Jimbo. I'm doing a little of both now. Some runs I don't want all of the books. Others I do.

 

We're fishin' the same pond my friend

I've got a soft spot for a few of these myself. Here's one that seems like about the right time to share, give or take a day. Happy 80th birthday, FF #6.

Nicely done, guys, on both the Cap and MM 15. The depth perception on the MM cover is very cool. On the Cap, while my eye always goes to the bottom of the scene first, it's also one of my favorite cover drawings in the run of just Cap himself.

I couldn't resist this Zip 18 since it's the Wilbur equivalent of Pep 22. The condition is not great but I was glad to get a copy. And of course it's got a terrific MLJ cover by Novick.

 

Nice pickup! I wouldn't have been able to resist it either. I know I don't see that one every day.

Finished this short Gerber 8 run

 

Belated congratulations and nicely done on both, Damian!

From my vantage-point, I can't think of any Fox issue I'd prefer over a Wonder Comics #1.

Holy smokes Steve! Didn't you already have a pretty nice Jackpot #9?

A big thank you goes out to cosmic farmboy for letting this book go from his collection,a book I think he would have preferred to keep.And a GIANT-SIZE thank you to Frisco Larson for a gift I'll never forget.

 

I've been looking for a copy of this book for several years without any luck.You could easily say it had become number one on my want list.I love the Zip title,and the cover really knocks me out.So imagine my surprise when I invited a close friend over for a little geeking only to find this book in his recently acquired stack...then he proceeds to flash a big smile and exclaim happy birthday geek! Needless to say I was on what a tremendously thoughtful thing to do.

 

Thanks again Frisco!! I do believe I'll have this book in my collection until the end.

 

 

 

 

The Zip 3 is now in a far better place. Here's to happy endings! (thumbs u

I really like a lot of the Avon Strange Worlds title. I was at the show for a little bit on Saturday, saw that book, thought about it for a while, decided to maybe come back for it later, and then got sidetracked by a couple MLJ Blue Ribbons at Terry O'Neill's booth. Glad to see at least it didn't leave town!

Nice book. Yes one of the ones that rarely comes to market for sure! But try looking for Hangman Comics # 8!!!

Agreed. Although I have a sneaking suspicion the type of guy who can post a Zip 26 here might also be able to produce a Hangman 8.

#5

 

This is a SWEET #5. Looks fairly high grade. You thinking of slabbing it?

 

The census shows a 7.0 & an 8.5 as the two highest they've graded, so your's is in rarified air.

 

Thanks. I plan to have it graded eventually but not in a hurry.

 

I have a low grade raw #9 to add to the club that I will aim to scan this weekend.

Hey Rob

I'll stake a claim for having the lowest grade #9.

And here's a #50 for the club:

Here is my raw copy I bought from MrBedrock eons ago.I just love the look on the Red Skull's face.

 

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Very pretty copy, Russ! It's a fun Red Skull cover, that's for sure.

 

I also like Schomburg's pencilling of Cap himself on the covers of #3 and #4, before Timely seemed to settle on a "lankier" house style for him.

Does a boardie own the Billy Wright copy?

I don't know the answer to that, but after thoroughly examining all the rules for entry into this club, I hereby stake claim to 2 spots:

Here ya go:

 

You know, D,

1. based on what you've posted in this thread, and

2. remembering a few weeks back at 143ksk's place how you seemed perfectly content lingering over a very modest copy of Weird Comics #3 while the rest of us passed around MLJ's, EC's, Timely's, etc...

...well I'm starting to think you're kind of a Fox Comics fan.

Congrats on those high grade Zoots. Beautiful collection.

Looking to bump this thread and be somewhat topical. A modest Fox pick-up from a while back which includes a rendition of a certain Norse god superhero that predates Marvel's by a bit.

I sure enjoy having this book in my collection for some reason...

but we'll work a trade one of these days.

Hard to go wrong with any of the covers in this thread.

Hey Steve, very cool indeed. Always amazing things like this survive.

This piqued my curiosity a bit. Looks like Archie was about to settle into a nice radio spot for a number of years. According to myoldradio.com, Archie began on the Blue Network radio system on May 31, 1943 (see Pep 42 cover?), switched to the Mutual Broadcasting System in 1944, and then continued on NBC from 1945 until September 5, 1953.

And I have to admit I'd never heard the phrase "Eastern War Time" before.

Since I've got a couple pics, might as well post them.

Here's the Graham Crackers golden age wall from Megacon last week.

Lot of nice books on the tables, also.

Attach your own caption to this one.

Either way, very cool to have any All Stars that belonged to Jerry Bails.