Bronze Age Treasuries 5 5

[batmiesta]

Beauty's. 

[OtherEric]

Cheap LCS pickup today.  You don’t see the #3 very often compared to the 1 and 2 in my experience 

[OtherEric]

Not quite as cheap pickup at the LCS... but still a great price given how nice the copy is

[wormboy]

On 6/11/2020 at 1:27 PM, OtherEric said:

Cheap LCS pickup today.  You don’t see the #3 very often compared to the 1 and 2 in my experience 

Nice. In my experience, there are definitely fewer #3s than #1 and #2. This thing is a beast at 114 pages! It’s the entire #1 and #2 in one book!

[Zonker]

Of the Batman Limited Collectors Editions, C-51 gets most of the attention as the Ras al Ghul issue.  To a lesser extent also C-59 with the Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson and Batman #227 reprints.  But possibly my favorite is the C-25.  Good old E. Nelson Bridwell was educating us 11 year olds about the rich history of Batman artists, with a representative story each from

• Bob Kane,
• Jerry Robinson,
• Dick Sprang,
• Carmine Infantino,
• Neal Adams and
• Irv Novick.

Recently picked up this copy of the "red cover" from eBay

 

Edited June 14, 2020 by Zonker

[Zonker]

1 minute ago, Zonker said:

Of the Batman Limited Collectors Editions, C-51 gets most of the attention as the Ras al Ghul issue.  To a lesser extent also C-59 with the Neal Adams, Bernie Wrightson and Batman #227 reprints.  But possibly my favorite is the C-25.  Good old E. Nelson Bridwell was educating us 11 year olds about the rich history of Batman artists, with a representative story each from

• Bob Kane,
• Jerry Robinson,
• Sprang,
• Carmine Infantino,
• Neal Adams and
• Irv Novick.

Recently picked up this copy of the "red cover" from eBay

 

And in case anyone still thinks Novick is out of place among the others, these pages are offered as evidence for the defense:

 

[EC Star&Bar]

On 6/15/2016 at 12:59 AM, wormboy said:

 

That is helpful, thanks. I wonder why Marvel would have Whitman distribute some, and Modern Comics distribute others during the same time period? Any idea what the 'MP' logo over the price stands for?

Going back to a post from a few years ago -- I believe the Battlestar Galactica issue's MP stood for Modern Promotions.

Edited June 16, 2020 by EC Star&Bar

[wormboy]

9 hours ago, EC Star&Bar said:

Going back to a post from a few years ago -- I believe the Battlestar Galactica issue's MP stood for Modern Promotions.

Awesome, thanks!

[OtherEric]

[Jasonmorris1000000]

Here’s a Whitman one.  I’ve had it since I was little, so it’s not in great shape.

[OtherEric]

10 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

Here’s a Whitman one.  I’ve had it since I was little, so it’s not in great shape.

 

I love that book, although my copy is the regular version, not the Whitman.  So much better than in has any right to be.  Still utterly ridiculous, but they manage to actually make it a fair fight with a reasonable result, which is a miracle in its own right.

Always loved the one gag on the inside front cover.  It looks like Clark Kent is on the front cover, between Ali's legs...but according to the list on the IFC, it's Christopher Reeve, but drawn as the comic book version of Clark.

[Jasonmorris1000000]

3 minutes ago, OtherEric said:

I love that book, although my copy is the regular version, not the Whitman.  So much better than in has any right to be.  Still utterly ridiculous, but they manage to actually make it a fair fight with a reasonable result, which is a miracle in its own right.

Always loved the one gag on the inside front cover.  It looks like Clark Kent is on the front cover, between Ali's legs...but according to the list on the IFC, it's Christopher Reeve, but drawn as the comic book version of Clark.

I love it too even though it’s really dated.  Maybe Adams shouldn’t have put the cast of Welcome Back Kotter on the cover in retrospect.

[jcjames]

25 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

I love it too even though it’s really dated.  Maybe Adams shouldn’t have put the cast of Welcome Back Kotter on the cover in retrospect.

Nah, it's like a time capsule of 1978 pop culture! 

 

[OtherEric]

1 hour ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

I love it too even though it’s really dated.  Maybe Adams shouldn’t have put the cast of Welcome Back Kotter on the cover in retrospect.

They just wanted to cross-promote the next issue in the numbering!

Sorry for the cruddy photograph, but I can't easily get to my box of DC Tabloids right now. It at least makes my point:

[Jasonmorris1000000]

2 minutes ago, OtherEric said:

They just wanted to cross-promote the next issue in the numbering!

Sorry for the cruddy photograph, but I can't easily get to my box of DC Tabloids right now. It at least makes my point:

 

Is that a Welcome Back Kotter Treasury or is a a regular comic?  If it’s a treasury, can you show us the back?  Thanks.

[Jasonmorris1000000]

I’m not a fan of Marvel/DC crossovers, but come on.  How can you not be curious as to how this comic could last more than one panel?

[OtherEric]

13 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

Is that a Welcome Back Kotter Treasury or is a a regular comic?  If it’s a treasury, can you show us the back?  Thanks.

It's a treasury, the picture shows C-56 to C-61.  I'll try to dig out the book tomorrow and get a picture for you, I think it's a wraparound cover.

[Eddie Powe]

The first Rudolph was tough to find. I have an 8.0 but I'm not sure I can post it here. Also, the Kotter one was tough for me to find in VF or better. But my biggest pain so far is trying to find a NM of FFE Batman # 1. Finding a clean white front cover along with a non color breaking black back cover still has me looking. 

[Jasonmorris1000000]

[Jasonmorris1000000]