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[BOOT]

THANKS for sharing this! Love pop ups!!! Beautiful book!

[porcupine48]

Classic Flash Gordon. And just for Jimmers, all the popups.

 

 

 

 

too cool.thank you sir!

[porcupine48]

[Sqeggs]

Classic Flash Gordon. And just for Jimmers, all the popups.

 

 

 

 

 

I've bid on several copies of this one, but never managed to win. Great book.

[MusterMark]

Just incredible books in this thread! Wow!

 

 

[DR.X]

does this qualify? if not I'll delete it. 1938

 

[porcupine48]

I think so..

 

[Sqeggs]

does this qualify? if not I'll delete it. 1938

 

 

Does for me. Cool book.

[markseifert]

Yankee Notions #1, Jan 1852. Not completely comics, but mostly illustrated stories, some single-panel comics, and occasional full page panel sequences.

 

So, not technically a comic, but as far as #1's and first appearances go (or rather, first appearance in new costume, as we'd say in comics)... pretty good.

 

It's a complex issue, but writer/artist/editor Thomas Strong deserves a lot of the credit for the development of the look of the character -- and turning him into something iconic -- which history books typically assign to the great Thomas Worth for his Harper's work 10-15 years later, which is much more readily available. Strong did still call him Jonathan (not Brother Jonathan, just Jonathan), but this is clearly Uncle Sam in look and in the role of American icon that Strong helped grow him into.

 

Strong came from the world of penny valentines, which made him uniquely qualified for understanding the power of strong imagery along with captions.

 

Strong breathed life into the character in a series of illustrated satirical fiction stories which reflected on the news of the time throughout the title, which featured Jonathan as main character and narrator -- not a government figure but a common American: smart, capable, adventurous, and willing to remind the government that he was a citizen and not a subject.

 

You can see that with the ("don't tread on me") timber rattlesnake here -- not being purposefully tread on, but hey, you know, stay out of my way, won't you?

 

And, quite literally forgotten by history: Strong's version of the icon he helped popularize had a kid sidekick. And a dog.

 

Edited October 29, 2016 by markseifert

[porcupine48]

Very neat.Thank you.

[Yellow Kid]

All of those extremely early magazines are very cool, interesting, and historically important whether they are comics or not. Great find!

[Robot Man]

Recently found this in a paper pile at a flea market.

 

[porcupine48]

Any idea on the age?

[Robot Man]

I would guess turn of the century

[porcupine48]

that kid really popped up every place!

[Bo_Hogg]

I think this is one of the best Platinum covers all time! Led Zeppelin would be so proud!

 

 

 

[Robot Man]

Man, that's cool!

[comicjack]

I think this is one of the best Platinum covers all time! Led Zeppelin would be so proud!

 

 

 

 

That is great the Skull-Zep

[AJD]

Also wouldn't look out of place on a Grateful Dead album!

[BOOT]

I think this is one of the best Platinum covers all time! Led Zeppelin would be so proud!

Fantastic cover! Once again you show great taste, Bo!

 

Those Cartoons Magazines are great big hunks of graphic goodness! I posted a bunch in a different thread a while back. Here are a few other favorites...