Sqeggs Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 10/8/2017 at 12:21 AM, N e r V said: Sensational poster ... krappy film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IngelsFan Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: This beauty could almost pass for a pre-hero DC cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 August 2 – Albert Einstein writes to President Franklin Roosevelt about developing the atomic bomb using uranium. This leads to the creation of the Manhattan Project. Were there any giant atom bomb type covers in 39? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 October 24 – Nylon stockings go on sale for the first time anywhere in Wilmington, Delaware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Cost of Living 1939 How Much things cost in 1939 Average Cost of new house $3,800.00 Average wages per year $1,730.00 Cost of a gallon of Gas 10 cents Average Cost for house rent $28.00 per month A loaf of Bread 8 cents A LB of Hamburger Meat 14 cents Average Price for new car $700.00 Toaster $16.00 Due to increased number of users Electricity prices have been cut by 1/2 in ten years. Hot Cross Buns 16 Cents per dozen Campbells Tomato Soup 4 cans for 25 cents Mixed Nuts 19 Cents per pound Fresh Peas 4 cents per pound Cabbage 3 cents per pound Sharp Wisconsin Cheese 23 cents per pound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightsofold Posted October 10, 2017 Author Share Posted October 10, 2017 Comic Book New car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) This thread inspired me to start taking pics of my old magazines...here's a good Leyendecker (Rockwell was not the only great Post artist) cover from '39...well, '38 actually, but it's the New Years baby cover... This huge magazine cost a nickel, while comic books were 10 cents. No wonder more adults didn't read comics... Edited October 10, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 A year later that poor baby needed a gas mask...I guess the winds of war were blowing... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 This turkey has no clue... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Oooooh! I think I need a time machine...but this cover has no real historical relevance... Edited October 10, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: This thread inspired me to start taking pics of my old magazines...here's a good Leyendecker (Rockwell was not the only great Post artist) cover from '39...well, '38 actually, but it's the New Years baby cover... This huge magazine cost a nickel, while comic books were 10 cents. No wonder more adults didn't read comics... I agree that Leyendecker had some great covers. I think I may like him better than Rockwell. Maybe because I've seen most of Rockwell's covers too many times. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 9 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: This turkey has no clue... Oh, yeah? Why do you think he's up that tree? Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 36 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: Oh, yeah? Why do you think he's up that tree? They just do that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Oh look...I have the same U-boat cover...it has 4 staples...weird... Edited October 10, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 44 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: I agree that Leyendecker had some great covers. I think I may like him better than Rockwell. Maybe because I've seen most of Rockwell's covers too many times. If I was given the choice of one over the other I'd pick Leyendecker. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, buttock said: If I was given the choice of one over the other I'd pick Leyendecker. wow, I'm amazed anyone here has even heard of Leyendecker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 The back story on these Posts is that they were sold to me by the same elderly man that I got my Tec 39 from. He had a big stack of Posts in the garage, so I bought all of them. I was driving down the street in my home town one day and saw him watering his lawn. He lived in the old part of town, so I asked him if he ever saved any comic books. He had 4 comics, and the stack of Posts. Some days it's just good to open your mouth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 (edited) Here's another non-Leyendecker from 1939...considering the scarcity of comic books from this era due to wartime paper drives, I'm surprised so many Posts survived. If you look at Ebay there are lots of them for sale, and many are really cheap...I guess people valued magazines more than comics... Edited October 10, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
