Marty Mann 6,194 posts Posted October 29 9 Miamiknight3434, kelholt, szav and 6 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrooge 26,184 posts Posted October 29 50 minutes ago, Marty Mann said: Red-blooded adventure in its purest form. I know you bought a fair number of strip reprints or comics based on you favorite radio shows. Had there been more content like that Rangers on the newsstands, would you have bought it or were you as satisfied with Jack Amstrong as with Rangers? 1 Marty Mann reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 24,911 posts Posted October 29 52 minutes ago, Marty Mann said: Now that’s a dime well spent Marty! Curious why you picked that one that day? A little different than the ones you usually post. 1 Marty Mann reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Mann 6,194 posts Posted October 29 2 hours ago, Scrooge said: Red-blooded adventure in its purest form. I know you bought a fair number of strip reprints or comics based on you favorite radio shows. Had there been more content like that Rangers on the newsstands, would you have bought it or were you as satisfied with Jack Amstrong as with Rangers? As I might have mentioned before, I was able to read a lot of FICTION HOUSE COMICS at my local barber shop so I felt I would spend my dime on other comics that were not available for free reading. Marty 2 Zolnerowich and Scrooge reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Mann 6,194 posts Posted October 29 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Now that’s a dime well spent Marty! Curious why you picked that one that day? A little different than the ones you usually post. I remember buying that book at the Greyhound Bus Station at a stop-over in Baltimore on a trip from Washington, DC to Philadelphia. I don't think there was to good a selection on the rack and this was a FICTION HOUSE COMIC that I hadn't read in the barber shop. Marty 3 Spyder!, szav and mwotka reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrooge 26,184 posts Posted October 29 7 minutes ago, Marty Mann said: FICTION HOUSE COMICS at my local barber shop Great taste at the barber shop Years later, I tried to read comics at the news dealer ... it didn't go well, let's just say that. My mom took me to with her to get my hair cut so no luck there with the reading material. Wish my dad had taken me instead. 2 Spyder! and Marty Mann reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marty Mann 6,194 posts Posted October 29 17 minutes ago, Scrooge said: Great taste at the barber shop Years later, I tried to read comics at the news dealer ... it didn't go well, let's just say that. My mom took me to with her to get my hair cut so no luck there with the reading material. Wish my dad had taken me instead. I was lucky...we had an apartment on the third floor over the Barber Shop. Marty Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 24,911 posts Posted October 30 3 hours ago, Marty Mann said: I was lucky...we had an apartment on the third floor over the Barber Shop. Marty I used to read comics at the barber shop too. That stopped when I turned 15 and stopped getting my hair cut... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 24,911 posts Posted October 30 4 hours ago, Marty Mann said: I remember buying that book at the Greyhound Bus Station at a stop-over in Baltimore on a trip from Washington, DC to Philadelphia. I don't think there was to good a selection on the rack and this was a FICTION HOUSE COMIC that I hadn't read in the barber shop. Marty I probably would have to hide that one from my mom... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Electricmastro 1,913 posts Posted November 5 (edited) Favorite interior art from various Fiction House comics: Al Walker (Planet Comics #14, September 1941): Dan Zolnerowich (Fight Comics #15, October 1941): Joe Doolin (Rangers of Freedom Comics #2, December 1941): Pagsilang Isip (Fight Comics #16, December 1941): Rudy Palais (Jungle Comics #30, June 1942): Arthur Peddy (Jumbo Comics #50, April 1943): Bob Lubbers (Wings Comics #35, July 1943): Graham Ingels (Wings Comics #42, February 1944): Ruben Moreira (Wings Comics #43, March 1944): Lily Renee (Rangers Comics #18, August 1944): George Tuska (Rangers Comics #21, February 1945): Ted Brodie-Mack (Rangers Comics #23, June 1945): Lee Elias (Wings Comics #59, July 1945): Rafael Astarita (Wings Comics #67, March 1946): Chester Martin (Planet Comics #44, September 1946): Fran Hopper (Jungle Comics #86, February 1947): Murphy Anderson (Planet Comics #47, March 1947): Charles Sultan (Rangers Comics #34, April 1947): Jack Kamen (Jumbo Comics #102, August 1947): George Evans (Wings Comics #96, August 1948): Matt Baker (Jungle Comics #104, August 1948): Frank Fermonetti (Wings Comics #101, January 1949): Giovanni Benvenuti (Rangers Comics #46, April 1949): Alvin Hollingsworth (Wings Comics #105, May 1949): Kurt Caesar (Wings Comics #106, June 1949): Jerry Grandenetti (Rangers Comics #50, December 1949): Enrico Bagnoli (Rangers Comics #58, April 1951): Robert Webb (Jumbo Comics #147, May 1951): Maurice Whitman (Jungle Comics #148, April 1952): John Belcastro (Wings Comics #120, Summer 1953): Edited November 5 by Electricmastro 5 cheetah, pmpknface, Pat Calhoun and 2 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szav 2,592 posts Posted November 10 Happy days at last...good vaccine news, travel related stocks that I bought low when they tanked on the rise, and this one that I was hoping for a 6.5 out of comes back in this holder. It was immaculate other than that chip on the lower right corner, and I'm certainly willing to defer to the grading experts on this one... 7 walclark, mwotka, goldenacase and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
szav 2,592 posts Posted November 10 This is the only book I've ever purchased from Gary Dolgoff, off ebay, despite seeing his adds in the OPG for years and years ...he called it a stricly graded vg/f. Again I defer to the experts. 8 goldenacase, mwotka, Miamiknight3434 and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Robot Man 24,911 posts Posted November 10 12 hours ago, szav said: This is the only book I've ever purchased from Gary Dolgoff, off ebay, despite seeing his adds in the OPG for years and years ...he called it a stricly graded vg/f. Again I defer to the experts. Nice book. I used to buy from him at shows. I found he was always a strict grader and a great guy to deal with. 2 walclark and szav reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyder! 2,939 posts Posted November 10 15 hours ago, szav said: This is the only book I've ever purchased from Gary Dolgoff, off ebay, despite seeing his adds in the OPG for years and years ...he called it a stricly graded vg/f. Again I defer to the experts. That is a lovely date stamp! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamstrange 25,666 posts Posted November 10 19 hours ago, szav said: ...he called it a stricly graded vg/f. I'm sorry for your loss. 1 2 walclark, Spyder! and szav reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miamiknight3434 2,276 posts Posted November 14 (edited) Hey gang just wanted to drop in and show you my new book. I'm so giddy right now. This was one of those books that not a lot of folks will understand how tough it is to acquire. I'm not going to hit you with any cgc data because there isn't much I honestly I thought I would of found this book in the next 2-3 years but thanks to the fiction house gods this low grade copy popped up on ebay and I was extremely happy to have won it. I want to thank a few members who I have reached out to educate me on the scarcity of this book. Thank you to @Tsp99 @Drgoldage @walclark and a special thank you to @kelholt for all his knowledge on the book. well here it is I automatically think of this meme when I posted this Edited November 14 by Miamiknight3434 10 szav, Robot Man, Electron and 7 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mwotka 281 posts Posted November 14 Congrats on the #2. Was watching it intending to bid but missed the end time and I think it was a pretty great steal, even with the issues. Nice work! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miamiknight3434 2,276 posts Posted November 14 28 minutes ago, mwotka said: Congrats on the #2. Was watching it intending to bid but missed the end time and I think it was a pretty great steal, even with the issues. Nice work! Thanks Mike I appreciate it. I'm truly happy to own it. 😁👍 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyder! 2,939 posts Posted November 16 I though about waiting until I have the book in hand, but I can't! Picked this one up last night and couldn't be happier! 8 pmpknface, Jasonmorris1000000, Flex Mentallo and 5 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spyder! 2,939 posts Posted November 17 On 11/14/2020 at 12:39 PM, Miamiknight3434 said: Hey gang just wanted to drop in and show you my new book. I'm so giddy right now. This was one of those books that not a lot of folks will understand how tough it is to acquire. I'm not going to hit you with any cgc data because there isn't much I honestly I thought I would of found this book in the next 2-3 years but thanks to the fiction house gods this low grade copy popped up on ebay and I was extremely happy to have won it. I want to thank a few members who I have reached out to educate me on the scarcity of this book. Thank you to @Tsp99 @Drgoldage @walclark and a special thank you to @kelholt for all his knowledge on the book. well here it is I automatically think of this meme when I posted this Serious question, is this the rarest of all Fiction House books? Love this Zolnerowich cover! Well done! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
