All books pre- June 1938 3 3

[sacentaur]

[G.A.tor]

[buttock]

 

I don't think I've ever seen one of those.

[cheetah]

This is the oldest one I own.

 

[sacentaur]

 

Except for the one cover tear, this is the only large-sized issue of any title that I've ever owned that has the look and feel of a pedigree copy (including ow-to-white pages).

 

It's just amazing...

[buttock]

 

Except for the one cover tear, this is the only large-sized issue of any title that I've ever owned that has the look and feel of a pedigree copy (including ow-to-white pages).

 

It's just amazing...

 

Nice innards? Were they doing the full spread CF for those?

[Robot Man]

 

Very cool book! Hard to imagine comic books that old that look that great. Where was this on the 4th of July?

[sacentaur]

 

Except for the one cover tear, this is the only large-sized issue of any title that I've ever owned that has the look and feel of a pedigree copy (including ow-to-white pages).

 

It's just amazing...

 

Nice innards? Were they doing the full spread CF for those?

 

Yes

 

[Robot Man]

Oh, man it just gets better!

[buttock]

 

Except for the one cover tear, this is the only large-sized issue of any title that I've ever owned that has the look and feel of a pedigree copy (including ow-to-white pages).

 

It's just amazing...

 

Nice innards? Were they doing the full spread CF for those?

 

Yes

 

 

but... but... your name's not Dave!

[Robot Man]

"Daves not here"

 

Cheech and Chong

[adamstrange]

Cool book!

[comicjack]

[Frisco Larson]

This might be strange to some of you, but I'm excited to get this book I've seen a few over the years but never owned one ..... until now 1935!!!

 

 

[Frisco Larson]

Picked this up too

 

[vaillant]

I know this was probably meant for american books alone, but here’s just a sample of early italian Disney books in "comic book" format. All prior to 1938.

 

[Bo_Hogg]

 

 

 

[Bo_Hogg]

 

 

 

[sfcityduck]

1931. My candidate for first original hardcover graphic novel published in the U.S. (San Francisco) using a true comic book style format:

 

 

 

Edited June 6, 2016 by sfcityduck

[Sqeggs]

This might be strange to some of you, but I'm excited to get this book I've seen a few over the years but never owned one ..... until now 1935!!!

 

 

 

Classic. I would love to won a copy.