Favorite Issue by Genre/ Artist 2 2

[Ricksneatstuff]

As a kid I always had my own fantasy baseball league (this was back in the 70's). I would get Baseball Digest and make a lineup on paper and have imaginary baseball games with the American League fantasy All-Star team against the National League. I would even keep record of statistics on the players and pitchers. Yes, I was apparently an introverted kid- this was pre-Atari. Once I got Atari Baseball I would use that to keep the stats instead of my imaginary games (that I used to play with a pencil as a bat and balled up aluminum foil little baseballs). Don't be sad for my childhood- it was awesome actually.

That leads me to this. I was thinking about how it would be fun to refine a golden age collection down to your single favorite example from a genre or artist. Obviously, there could be dozens of genres and hundreds of artists but I put my favorite genres down and a few of my must have artists.  know most of you would have many artists on this list that I don't and that is Fine - (haha- get it? Fine, as in "Lou"). Anyway, here is my cursory list. Feel free to make yours up or say what you agree with or disagree with. This is just a fun exercise to do and think about comics.

[Ricksneatstuff]

Comic types, as I have interest in them. My Favorite of Each

I thought about many other artists, publishers like Centaur, etc. but these are the ones I like the most.

Archie- Archie 50 (after much thought and debate and back and forth I landed on this- Archie 13 and B & V 40 were close, as is Archie 35)
Early Fox- Science 2
Late Fox - Blue Beetle 52
Early Fiction House - Rangers 26- not super early but I’m going with it
Late Fiction House- Jumbo 159
Girl tied to plane/rocket- Wonder 13  (cap science 6/ Airboy vol 4 #8 right behind for me, all apologies to Wings 91)
Bondage- Jo-Jo 25  (Jungle 54 close)
PCH- crime mysteries 2 (calling it PCH)
Timely- Daring Mystery 1
Cheesecake- Millie the Model 45
Schomburg- Suspense 3
LB Cole- Suspense 4 
Frazetta- Famous Funnies 209
Matt Baker- Phantom Lady 18
Romance- Cinderella Love 25 (see what I did there? Got to get 2 Bakers)
Crime - Underworld Crime 7
Pre-hero Marvel- Tales of Suspense 8
Science Fiction- Planet Comics 65 (a TON of close seconds here for me, most of them Planets)
Disney - Four Color 178
Chesler - Dynamic 11
Girl being carried- Startling 49
EC- Weird Science 20
War- Fight 32

Edited November 21, 2018 by Ricksneatstuff

[newshane]

Great topic Rick!

WIthout too much tossing and turning about it, here are my faves by genre if we're talking Golden/Atomic books:

-    Science Fiction: Captain Aero Comics 26
-    Robot Cover: Startling Comics 49
-    Horror Comic: Haunt of Fear 17 
-    War Cover: Superman 23 
-    Skull Cover: Captain America Comics 74 
-    Romance: Popular Teen-Agers 10 
-    Bondage: Suspense Comics 3 
-    GGA: All Top Comics 16 
-    Overall Brutality: Vault of Horror 37 
-    Superhero: Detective Comics 31
 

[telerites]

Cool idea, Rick.

I need to give this some thought for my picks.

I do know for a Fox book, it would Fantastic Comics #3 which most likely also covers a robot cover.  I know Startling 49 and HT 23 are up there but maybe Lou Fine is the artist that got me hooked on GA and that book along with National 7 sealed the deal and I have never looked back.  Sadly, I own copies of Startling 49, HT 23, National 7 but I doubt I will be able to pony up for a Fantastic 3. 

[newshane]

I really like the idea of this thread. 

No one else has a list? 

[comicjack]

This is what i come up with for  now maybe add to it later 

Science Fiction   Science Comics 2   Lou Fine

Romance            Diary Secrets 26   Matt Baker

Bondage             Jo Jo 25     Baker-Kamen

War                     Fight 31      Joe Doolin

Horror                 Suspense 3    Schomburg

Crime                  Underworld Crime 7  Unknown artist

PCH                     Startling Terror Tales 11    LB Cole

Super Hero         Superman  14    Fred Ray

Classic Cover      Punch 12          Gus Ricca   

 GGA               Seven Seas 4     Matt Baker 

Edited November 20, 2018 by comicjack

[sagii]

Here's mine:

Warner Bros - Looney Tunes 51

Skull - Hit Comics 7

Hero - (tie) Blue Ribbon 13 and Four Favorites 24 (book pending for 3 way )

Teen - Andy Comics 20

Funny Animal (non mainstream) Zoot 2

Horror - Strange Mysteries 11

War - G.I. Joe 35

Baker - Western Bandit Trails 3

Cole - Top Love Stories 19

Romance - Real Secrets 2(#3)

Crime - Gangsters Cant Win 2

Japanese War cover - Headline Comics 2

German War cover - Hangman 3

Bondage - Zip Comics 13

Photo Cover - Negro Romance 2

[Patriot6]

On November 17, 2018 at 12:14 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

Archie- Archie 50 (after much thought and debate and back and forth I landed on this- Archie 13 and B & V 40 were close, as is Archie 35)

Tough call....

I'd go with Archie #5.

 

[Electricmastro]

DickRyan (Star Comics #4, June 1937):

Munson Paddock (Speed Comics #9, June 1940):

Fred Meagher (Tom Mix Comics #5, January 1941):

Al Walker (Planet Comics #14, September 1941):

Jim Tyer (Ha Ha Comics #2, November 1943):

John Giunta (Air Fighters Comics #v2#2, November 1943):

Jack Alderman (Cat-Man Comics #22, December 1943):

Harold Delay (Blue Circle Comics #1, June 1944):

Charles Quinlan (The American Air Forces #1, 1944):

George Appel (Contact Comics #5, March 1945):

Paul Berdanier (Tip Top Comics #114, January 1946):

Rudy Palais (Four Favorites #21, January 1946):

Harry Anderson (Picture News #10, January 1947):

Gene Fawcette (Wonder Comics #16, February 1948):

Everett Kinstler (Geronimo #3, November 1951):