Robert Beerbohm

[quote=Detective27Kid How would Gator know? He hadn't even held a Timely until six months ago....... 10 months ago, thank you! and my question was serious...since I am collecting "Timely's", I want the distinction of knowing "when" the Marvel wording came into prominent use...as I have decided not to collect Atlas "Marvels", etc... Rick, personally i think they should all be called simply Marvel Comics from Oct 1939 onwards. I always have, i always will. The Timely desig was only used for a very short period circa 1942, then never again. And it was only used to desig just some of the Marvel titles during World War Two The Marvel desig like on the Little Lana and Tiny Tessie was equally used for a short period circa 1948-49 The Atlas logo was to desig the distribution company Goodman started up He still used some 80 corporate cover shields to publish his goods That all said, why is New Fun #1 considered the first "DC" comic book? Harry Donenfield did not incorporate "Detective Comics" until Dec 1936 with the first title of this then-new corporation being Detective Comics #1 dated March 1937. Yet all the comic books in that umbrella, including the Gaines co-owned AA titles are still considered "DC" by today's standards I say we move the designation bar for a "Marvel" to include everything Martin Goodman published from Oct 1939 onwards

Ronaldo, it is good to be back on the boards for a while again - thanks for the warm welcome back on a previous thread - i got sidetracked again for a while Jack, I personally think all this Timely and Atlas moniker stuff is silly - they are all Marvel comics. Just like DC is counted from New Fun #1 up to current that all said, i do not consider Gerber's SRI numbers worth a damn - never have, never will. Ernie tried hard, but no see-gar in my book on accuracy All i know is i did not know this existed until i saw it. I am sure a few others have a copy, and here is the other kid Marvel Timely Atlas i found which i also had never seen before, nor did i know it existed up until yesterday. It is fun to gorge-fest on the World War Two covers, All Select #1 will always be my favorite - and back in 1970 i bought from BilJo White his NM white paper collection run of All Select 1-11 BP 12-22 for the princely sum of ten bucks the first issue, a fiver each for the other 21. But still, tracking down the truly obscure and rare is half the fun - and this Little Lana as well as the previously posted Tiny Tessie fit that bill for me

Timely was used for less than a year I personally think Howard Rogofsky coined the term inside fandom just like it was Howard who pegged Astonish 27 as the "first" ant man in his early catalogs even though there are something like 4 or 5 other tiny man in ant hill stories from around that time so, what do people think? just how rare is this Marvel funny book?

Excuse me, all. I think this is my first time on this thread, but i have come across a new Marvel Timely from 1949 which is new to me. Not boasting, but that is some mean feat these days, as i had to push back into the 1840s to see comic books i had never seen before. Just how RARE does every one here think this Tiny Tessie 24 is? I think it to be quite scarce at least, considering it is a title i had never seen before and i have been dealing for a little over 40 years now. This is the first one i remember ever seeing, and that goes back decades. This was the only issue, title change from Tessie 1-23, Overstreet says #25 on were called Real Experiences. So many of those earlier issues with Wolverton's Powerhouse Pepper are so cool, yet so is this. I got it with a batch of Marvel little kid comics out of a store in Iowa yesterday - titles included Little Lenny, Little Aspirin, Frankie Fuddle and another one i had never seen before Little Lana 9, which ran two issues - if it is OK to post this genre of Marvel here, i will be scanning this LL 9 shortly and could post here - i find some of these variety Goodman books to be fun on what i call the thrill of the hunt. Every time i begin to think i have seen it all from the 40s on up, out pops another stray to get nailed down

Just for the record, here is the front and back covers to Witty Comics #1. Without thinking about it much at the time i was grading this puppy, i thought the lumberjack story to be pretty good,

Here is the Cosmic Airplane copy of Amazing Man #16

done had most all the non-bedsheet size Weird Tales before in multiples over the decades, but never have i seen this New Story with The Return of Tarzan all i have is the AC McLurg first -

yo zoom is there anything you don't have? every time i come to this wonderous thread, you never cease to amaze me with cool stuff i taint never seen a'fore - bob

i would much rather have a MF 54 for the visuals than MF 52 and/or 53 - have always liked the cover better - and got my first copy of MF 54 from Howard Rogofsky for something like $20 back circa 1968 - my second More Fun was a fantastic Doctor Fate cover on 61. I had ordered a #63 from HR, but he substituted a 61 instead. At first i was angry, but i later thanked him because that Fate cover on 61 is sooooo beautiful in bright cover white paper high grade - the colors shimmer in the light, well, they did back in 1968 when i was 16 To toss in my 2¢ into the previous debate, Batman Superman Capt Amerca Spiderman - years from now, those are the characters with longevity staying power, mehthinks hence, Batman 1 could prove better for % growth per dollar invested - wider popularity the trip is called supply - and demand

i think there was authorization - it simply did not sell, hence, no more issues beyond #1 Tailspin Tommy on the other hand had a #2

i remember there being adverts inside for each other - plus there was a Dan Dunn Secret Op 48 pulp as well - and this is inter-connected in some way, as i used to have taht one as well Donenfeld figures into this on some level - and my (not handy) notes reflect the concept,

Cool! I've been waiting to see your Flash Gordon pulp! That one is definately on my want list. Interesting thing about that issue is that the publisher apparently did not have authorization from King Features to use theeir characters - it's basically a bootleg. I think the publisher was Donenfeld - and i forget right now why that is in my brain I recently sold my HG Tailspin Tommy pulp - and the FG and TT are by the same publisher, if i am remembering correctly

This is way cool, Tom. Thanks for posting it - i guess it is good the IRS lady never responded so we now have this example of ways being thought of to bring more women into reading comic books

i thought there should be brochures at the rest area between Baltimore and DC on 95 - tourists pick up the propaganda - i used to do this in Calif rest stops along interstates when i had my comic book stores - stop at the visitor centers and get a pile pf them placed in each as i saw them advertising is a lot of work - which pays off

This fellow Andy Mangels is working on a book about HG Peters - any one have any info for him, please contact him. Also, if you are interested in the project, contact him. I think this to be a worthwhile project and one i wish to read when completed - www.BLBcomics.com •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••H G Peters•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Robert - Hope this finds you well. We met again at SDCC and talked about hG Peter. I'm writing Bullets & Bracelets: The Wonder Woman Companion for TwoMorrows (July 2008). For that, I'm trying to find older fans - especially fanzine publishers/historians - who may have any interesting ephemera in their collections from WW. Photos of creators, old cover stats, promotional materials, sketches, press releases, etc. I'm also looking for people who might be willing to LOAN me some of their older fanzines to research from and/or scan, mostly TBG (I started reading it in late 1980s) and TCR (I have a lot of TCR's, but from 120 down, fewer). I find these incredibly useful for getting ship dates, the odd quote or two, info about licensing, and etc. Might you have anything helpful? Or know anyone who does? I've emailed Alan Light and am waiting to hear. Already working with Maggie Thompson, Roy Thomas, and Jim Amash. I'm also having a HORRIBLE time getting in touch with anyone who knows much about or has any info for H.G. Peter. DC doesn't know of any heirs. WMMarston's kids barely remember HG. 99% of his contemporaries are gone or remember nothing. Birth records were destroyed. No death records can be found. Any thoughts? Know any collectors who specialize in HGP (and/or Eastern Color books, for which HGP did a lot of work)? Also, you had said you were the source of the "nude WW" art through Ed April. Does he have any materials from HG Peter left? Finally, do you have any contact info for Don Rosa or Michelle Nolan? Look forward to hearing from you! Best, Andy Mangels www.andymangels.com www.wonderwomanmuseum.com Member, International Association of Media Tie-In Writers and my reply to him: am very busy right now, i have some thoughts onbelow i will address in a bit however Don Rosa buys old comic books from me and is at donrosa@iglou.com nolan is not wired - good luck - are you on the comics scholars list? it is at ---- For more information about the Comix Scholars list: http://www.english.ufl.edu/comics/scholars/ For subscription information: http://www.english.ufl.edu/comics/scholars/sub.html Richard Howell owns the WW nude i got from Mrs April back in 1973. I paid $200 for it after pricing out all Ed's stuff for her at retail so no one could rip her off any more - damn, that gets me pissed when some one tries to take advantage of widows and orphans. she is long passed on, i used to be sweet on the oldest daughter, i would surely like to talk with her myself as it has been over 30 years now since communication with her - they were a neat family - Shel Ford might know where the two daughters got off to - i will ask Jean Bails, widow of Jerry Bails, and i'll be back wit you shortly robert