What Are Your Three Favorite Timelys? 2 2

[Primetime]

7 hours ago, BitterOldMan said:

My three favorite Timely covers are super busy artwork from Alex Schomburg, Cap 33, 37, and 41.  Reminds me of "Where's Waldo?"  Note in Cap 41, Bucky is using a flamethrower to incinerate a Japanese soldier.

Runner up is Marvel Mystery Comics 36, which I always found amusing.  This is not my copy, but I have one hidden away  I first saw this cover in Steranko's History of Comics, which I bought in 1971 from the late Gary Arlington.  I never could figure out why the Germans were wearing deep diving gear, when they are only walking six feet through the water to invade New York City.

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Cap 33 is a top favorite of mine too Ray. I always thought the cover from Marvel Mystery 36 was preceded by the bulk of the journey down the long tunnel from Marvel Mystery 15 

[PopKulture]

15 hours ago, BitterOldMan said:

 I never could figure out why the Germans were wearing deep diving gear, when they are only walking six feet through the water to invade New York City.

Hey, you're not supposed to notice those things nor ask questions like that!! 

[PopKulture]

20 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

It was so much fun narrowing down the list that I figured I would thumb up the winners one more time...

 

Wow. do those look lovely cracked out like that!! 

[batman_fan]

17 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

Daring Mystery #7 was on the short list. The cover isn't that great. The book is fairly common so there isn't much hoopla about it. But every story is a first appearance or origin of an interesting, oddball character. The Fin, The Blue Diamond, The Thunderer, The Challenger. This book was so memorable that it received special mention by Steranko in The History of Comics.

That one is high on my list for favorite covers 

[MrBedrock]

50 minutes ago, batman_fan said:

18 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

Daring Mystery #7 was on the short list. The cover isn't that great. The book is fairly common so there isn't much hoopla about it. But every story is a first appearance or origin of an interesting, oddball character. The Fin, The Blue Diamond, The Thunderer, The Challenger. This book was so memorable that it received special mention by Steranko in The History of Comics.

That one is high on my list for favorite covers 

It is eye catching, but it is like an expanded version of the side tiers running on Marvel Mystery...

[batman_fan]

9 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

It is eye catching, but it is like an expanded version of the side tiers running on Marvel Mystery...

Both are pretty great.  I love how the Torch was drawn on a lot of the Marvel Mystery covers

[MrBedrock]

2 minutes ago, batman_fan said:

  I love how the Torch was drawn on a lot of the Marvel Mystery covers

Totally agree. He was such a unique character, and represented so well on so many covers that a lot of folks think the covers were repetitious. Those people are right - repetitiously well done.

[adamstrange]

27 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

It is eye catching, but it is like an expanded version of the side tiers running on Marvel Mystery...

 

This has the best linework of any Schomburg Timely cover.  It's more illustrative, less cartoony, and with superb inking, especially of the black clouds resulting from the oil fire.

[PopKulture]

2 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

Totally agree. He was such a unique character, and represented so well on so many covers that a lot of folks think the covers were repetitious. Those people are right - repetitiously well done.

You're spot on. It's a real embarrassment of riches. People talk about classic covers: most of the run sports classic covers, whether they're "official" or not! It's almost easier to list the few dozen that might not make the cut.  

[Dr. Love]

9 hours ago, adamstrange said:

This has the best linework of any Schomburg Timely cover.  It's more illustrative, less cartoony, and with superb inking, especially of the black clouds resulting from the oil fire.

This is my only Schomie.  Being late to the game I could really only afford, in the grade range I like, to go for one representative work.  In addition to the criteria you listed, I also wanted to see both Torch and Toro drawn in proper proportion to each other and be well defined and drawn equally well, yet differently.  A damsel in distress.  Also I had to see two big beautiful fiery splashy molten entrance holes.  Not one...two. 

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by Dr. Love

[EC ed]

Like others, I'll just stick to my favorites that are actually in my collection. The only reason I have any Timelys at all is because they have motorcycles on the covers - but there are some doozies in that group! Here are my favorite 3, in order of cover date:

I chased and failed to catch several copies of this book over the years, before I did what was nece$$ary to win this copy at auction...this Mystic is probably my favorite of the entire bunch - what screams Golden Age more than this book? A concentration camp on the cover. The color scheme. The Destroyer on a motorcycle, kicking tail. I love it. 

Next is Cap #27 - enough said. Is there a more iconic motorcycle cover? 

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Last but not least is this USA Comics - I love the cover composition, with the motorcycle flying off the cover towards us. Not to mention that Bucky is cracking some guy in the head with a mace-and-chain 

[PopKulture]

1 hour ago, EC ed said:

Next is Cap #27 - enough said. Is there a more iconic motorcycle cover? 

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This is truly a classic cover!! I love overall composition, especially how the artwork is heavy at the bottom and lighter at the top, adding to the sense that Cap is soaring above the fray. That, and the fact that the artwork really intrudes mightily into the logo box at the top.  

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[Spaceguy]

If you enjoyed the Moon Man story above, you might enjoy the original story and first appearance of The Face by Gardner Fox (Michael Blake) featured a year earlier in Big Shot Comics #1, May 1940  A ridiculous amount of similarities in the stories.  Hope my copy/paste works....,

 

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I had to include the continued story but make no excuses because all are beauties, it's just that one stands out.  I apologize for the glare.  I used a light box but didn't want to take my gems out of their protective mylites.  Had a major stroke 3 years ago so thank you for your patience.