Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar... 30 30

[Cat-Man_America]

2 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

And a couple of Destroyers...

This is turning into a Mystical thread...

[Marty Mann]

On 7/11/2019 at 5:37 PM, MrBedrock said:

And a couple of Destroyers...

Ever since I picked up my first comic book off the newsstand, ALL WINNERS #4, The DESTROYER has been one of my favorites...terrific books!

Marty

[BuscemasAvengers]

30 minutes ago, Marty Mann said:

Ever since I picked up my first comic book off the newsstand, ALL WINNERS #4, The DESTROYER has been one of my favorites...terrific books!

Marty

  

[Marty Mann]

[Cat-Man_America]

Marty is a National Treasure.  Original owner collector of GA comics, TV actor for afternoon kid’s programming at a time when those regional shows really connected with young audiences.  It’s an honor to have his expertise on the hobby here and other boards.  

[Marty Mann]

1 hour ago, Cat-Man_America said:

Marty is a National Treasure.  Original owner collector of GA comics, TV actor for afternoon kid’s programming at a time when those regional shows really connected with young audiences.  It’s an honor to have his expertise on the hobby here and other boards.  

Thank you for such kind remarks...little did I ever think some 75+ years ago that I would be sharing pictures of my comics with so many people!

Marty

Edited July 18, 2019 by Marty Mann

[Cat-Man_America]

17 minutes ago, Marty Mann said:

Thank you for such kind remarks...little did I ever think some 75+ years ago that I would be sharing pictures of my comics with so many people!

Marty

You’re entirely welcome and indeed, being able to share is great.  That said, I shudder to think what life would’ve been like if we’d had the internet 75 years ago.  I’m kinda glad the main communication devices were newspapers, magazines and ...comics!  

Edited July 18, 2019 by Cat-Man_America

[BuscemasAvengers]

22 minutes ago, Marty Mann said:

Thank you for such kind remarks...little did I ever think some 75+ years ago that I would be sharing pictures of my comics with so many people!

Marty

It must have been awesome walking up to those news stands in the 40s and seeing all these incredible anti-Nazi covers with colors blazing at you ... do you remember the greatest quantity of dime books you may have purchased during one of those news stand visits?

[Marty Mann]

1 hour ago, BuscemasAvengers said:

It must have been awesome walking up to those news stands in the 40s and seeing all these incredible anti-Nazi covers with colors blazing at you ... do you remember the greatest quantity of dime books you may have purchased during one of those news stand visits?

I can honestly say that I do not remember ever buying more than one comic book at a time...and yes it was always a high point of any

day to visit favorite newsstands or newsrooms.

Marty

[bc]

Snagged my birthday present from jbpez's recent sale thread

[telerites]

Timelys come so rare and far between for me since I can't afford most of them but I did end up with this one not too long - low grade but it is a Cap.

[Knightsofold]

On 7/18/2019 at 11:51 AM, Marty Mann said:

I can honestly say that I do not remember ever buying more than one comic book at a time...and yes it was always a high point of any

day to visit favorite newsstands or newsrooms.

Marty

Can you describe going to get a comic?  Were the shopkeepers nice?  Could you read the comics before purchasing? 

[Marty Mann]

30 minutes ago, Knightsofold said:

Can you describe going to get a comic?  Were the shopkeepers nice?  Could you read the comics before purchasing? 

Thank you for asking...this is one of the best questions I've ever been asked.

There were so many different places to buy comics:

First, there was the neighborhood newsstand that sold as many cigarettes and cigars as they did magazines...you could pick through them as long asyou didn't get caught messing up the stacks...the main thing was to try and not draw attention to yourself by the guy behind the counter.

Second, the was the downtown W.T. GRANTS or any other 5 & 10...their comic rack was in the Toy Department and as a rule you could take them out of the rack and look at them and put them back in order...again time was the factor, you didn't want to draw too much attention to yourself from the clerk.

Third, there was the UNION NEWSSTAND located at every Train Station in the country.  Again, they also sold more candy and cigarettes and newspapers than they did comic books so you seemed to have forever to look through the selection.  This was without a doubt my favorite place to buy comics.  They seemed to have titles you never saw anywhere else.

And Last, there was the corner Ice Cream and Soda Fountain, sometimes located in a Drug Store...this was my least favorite location as the "This is not a Library" attitude was stated...I could never understand why.  Strange though, this was where you could buy those remainder comics from a box at the end of the counter.

All in all, it was truly a terrific time to be a kid looking for a dimes worth of enjoyment.

 

Marty

Edited July 20, 2019 by Marty Mann

[BuscemasAvengers]

14 minutes ago, Marty Mann said:

Thank you for asking...this is one of the best questions I've ever been asked.

There were so many different places to buy comics:

First, there was the neighborhood newsstand that sold as many cigarettes and cigars as they did magazines...you could pick through them as long asyou didn't get caught messing up the stacks...the main thing was to try and not draw attention to yourself by the guy behind the counter.

Second, the was the downtown W.T. GRANTS or any other 5 & 10...their comic rack was in the Toy Department and as a rule you could take them out of the rack and look at them and put them back in order...again time was the factor, you didn't want to draw too much attention to yourself from the clerk.

Third, there was the UNION NEWSSTAND located at every Train Station in the country.  Again, they also sold more candy and cigarettes and newspapers than they did comic books so you seemed to have forever to look through the selection.  This was without a doubt my favorite place to buy comics.  They seemed to have titles you never saw anywhere else.

And Last, there was the corner Ice Cream and Soda Fountain, sometimes located in a Drug Store...this was my least favorite location as the "This is not a Library" attitude was stated...I could never understand why.  Strange though, this was where you could buy those remainder comics from a box at the end of the counter.

All in all, it was truly a terrific time to be a kid looking for a dimes worth of enjoyment.

 

Marty

Marty: thanks for sharing this ... I feel like I just went back in time (who needs a time machine when you can read accounts like this?) 

[Knightsofold]

2 hours ago, Marty Mann said:

Thank you for asking...this is one of the best questions I've ever been asked.

There were so many different places to buy comics:

First, there was the neighborhood newsstand that sold as many cigarettes and cigars as they did magazines...you could pick through them as long asyou didn't get caught messing up the stacks...the main thing was to try and not draw attention to yourself by the guy behind the counter.

Second, the was the downtown W.T. GRANTS or any other 5 & 10...their comic rack was in the Toy Department and as a rule you could take them out of the rack and look at them and put them back in order...again time was the factor, you didn't want to draw too much attention to yourself from the clerk.

Third, there was the UNION NEWSSTAND located at every Train Station in the country.  Again, they also sold more candy and cigarettes and newspapers than they did comic books so you seemed to have forever to look through the selection.  This was without a doubt my favorite place to buy comics.  They seemed to have titles you never saw anywhere else.

And Last, there was the corner Ice Cream and Soda Fountain, sometimes located in a Drug Store...this was my least favorite location as the "This is not a Library" attitude was stated...I could never understand why.  Strange though, this was where you could buy those remainder comics from a box at the end of the counter.

All in all, it was truly a terrific time to be a kid looking for a dimes worth of enjoyment.

 

Marty

So great!  I really appreciate your time and reply!

Thank you!

[Marty Mann]

32 minutes ago, Knightsofold said:

So great!  I really appreciate your time and reply!

Thank you!

It was my pleasure!

Marty

[Marty Mann]

Almost all of my TIMELY'S were bought at this Corner Store that had a small wall rack with a limited variety of comics.

The only problem was that the rack was located next to a pinball machine and when it was being used you couldn't

get to the rack...so a lot of books that I could see were never purchased.

 

[Knightsofold]

Latest pick ups I’ve seen some of these on the boards before, so thanks for selling!

Very cool to have a Funnies-inc office copy.

[Cat-Man_America]

My two Timely-est acquisitions from SDCC (both Chicago pedigrees, 8.5 & 9.2 respectively)...

 

Sorry about the lousy iPad shots.  I’ll be scanning these puppies when back home, but I’m posting from the 🚂 somewhere in Arizona at the moment.

And here are the full HP scans ...

Spoiler

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Edited July 29, 2019 by Cat-Man_America

[Badger]

Finally got a Cap 38 back in the collection thanks to @143ksk!