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here are a few images i saved that i know of from Cap pages... whereabouts unknown...

Would be nice to see some original Timely art posted... I know it’s scarce but I’d love to see what’s out there ...

Was wondering about the origin of this drawing and who made it?

.might be my favorite timely cover

Will never die

Recent purchase ... I love the Larsonpedigree

Yes that’s what I remember... but do we have any proof of what Jacks preliminary image was?

There’s an interview I remember hearing with stan Lee where he says he originally assigned spider-man to Jack then changed to Ditko .. some people believe Jacks concept came first... including Jack... in any case I think we would all agree Kirbys cover is a more successful one and wouldn’t you say it’s very reminiscent of Cap 7?

The design and action of Cap 7 was groundbreaking ... I think Kirby knew that... he wanted to do Spider-Man but Stan who was once his errand boy gave it to Ditko instead, even though Jack did the cover. it’s always been argued who invented the costume of Spider-Man ... the fact that Jack did the cover makes me assume that he was the one who invented his costume and look... he got no credit for it even to this day... I think we forget or don’t realize that that kind of action and visuals came from Jack Kirby and Cap 7 exemplifies it totally. I started collecting this run way before CGC was invented... I think collectors were more acclimated to condition then because you could see and feel the whole book and the cover wasn’t as important as it is now... when you held an ungraded Allentown or mile high it was like nothing else... even the smell of the paper... as a collector some of that is missed... although I think if I had to start again I would be very happy with a great book in low or mid grade...

Issues in the 20s are most difficult in grade... but my last book to complete the run was #61... probably some of the later issues in any grade are the hardest though... 74 is very tough and one of my favorite classic covers... But my all time favorite Schomburg cap cover is #28... and my all time favorite of all cap covers is Simon and Kirbys #7 which to my eye inspired AF 15 .. I have to give those guys the credit for Caps invention ... which put Marvel on the map..while Stan Lee was just an errand boy... in my mind Cap is Marvel .. MM 1 not as much

Here’s part three from the 40s ... color to come

Here’s the second installment of Caps from the 1940s .. Someone on the board a little while ago asked if I would show the run .. guess there’s time now....no one here in NYC is going anywhere ... if there’s a request for color lmk..

On my bookshelf

A few pre codes from my collection

A favorite subby cover

recent upgrade

On my bookshelf

here’s a group shot in black and white from the 1940s ... lol..

some other relatively recent purchases