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List of Comic Books Seen in Movies and Television Shows
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The Good Humor Man (1950)

A group of kids have a Captain Marvel club and wear a cape and Captain marvel shirts all the time in the movie, but this is the only time a comic book is shown. I have looked at every Captain Marvel cover in my photo journal guide and I have no idea what issue this is. Maybe it was a cover made just for the movie?

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22 hours ago, David Buck said:

British Film "operation Third Form" features these stands full of American comics  - an official Thorpe & Porter stand at that  - should interest@Get Marwood & I1183500744_OperationThirdForm1.thumb.jpg.4dfdfd304a5dd7918cd871cefc57d812.jpg

That's brilliant David, thank you for tagging me. I see that is on Talking Pictures TV next Saturday, and will make a note to watch it

Guys, come see what David has spotted

@Mr Thorpe @Garystar @Albert Tatlock @Kevin.J@themagicrobot@Redshade @rakehell

I'll have a go at working out all the issues later - maybe see what T&P stamp number shipment they might all relate to :grin:

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Ironically perhaps, the two discernable Marvels, Strange Tales #135 (August 1965 cover date) and The Avengers #18 (July 1965), are both cents only produced issues and also the issues immediately prior to the next issue in the title which was made as a pence issue:

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In theory, although not always in practice, the copies in the film photo should have 9d T&P price stamps on them. I can't quite see them though...

Very cool, thanks again @David Buck

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I looked up the 3 Dells that are visible - The Toka #2 is an outlier with a Nov '64 /Jan '65 cover date; The F.B.I. one-shot and World War Stories #1 are both listed on Mike's Amazing World as Apr/Jun 1965

@Get Marwood & I There's a Fantastic four and Rawhide Kid on the furthest stand visible in the last photo - above and below the F.B.I. comic

 

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...yep, same again, Rawhide Kid #47 (August 1965 cover date) is the cents only issue preceding #48, the first post-hiatus 10d pence copy:

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So it looks like a genuine shop was used in the making of the film, with the Marvel titles at least in 'as they were' date order. 

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