fishbone Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 4 hours ago, Jayman said: I can’t see the prices! Great pickups! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder! Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 4/3/2019 at 2:29 PM, Joshua33 said: Cool Whitman Planet. The understatement of the century! I consider this to be his finest work. It is one of my very favorite Planet covers. A true masterpiece. Your copy looks lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua33 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Spyder! said: The understatement of the century! I consider this to be his finest work. It is one of my very favorite Planet covers. A true masterpiece. Your copy looks lovely! Thanks. I'd have to go with Ghost 6 for my taste, but this one is sexy, too!!! Good eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spyder! Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 3 minutes ago, Joshua33 said: Thanks. I'd have to go with Ghost 6 for my taste, but this one is sexy, too!!! Good eye. Ghost 6 is also phenomenal! I can’t fault you for picking that one. I also consider Planet 71 to be in that same conversation. He did some truly wonderful work for Fiction House. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschnit Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I have a question I’m certain I can get the answer for here. Look at these two books. Two different publishers, 3 years apart. Only thing in common is Matt Baker. There are so many similarities it’s surreal. The explanation isn’t obvious. I’m wondering what it is. The artistry of the two ladies tilt, the angles, the action, the symmetry are all 👨🍳, but the thing that maybe stands out the most is the color scheme. It almost looks like Baker had the same colorist at the same publisher and said make APC 8 look identical to Seven Seas 6, can we get the same ink? It’s surreal to me. I can think of a few Batman covers years apart with close to identical color schemes, but that’s easier explained it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschnit Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Maybe it’s more common than I thought and a silly question. These are both Whitman, same publisher, but still, such a similar color scheme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eschnit Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) ...I answered my own question. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, for the artists that mimic themselves. And copying is the sincerest form of flattery for those that were “inspired” by someone else. I guess it’s all over the place without having to look too hard. Thanks for entertaining my naïveté... Edited April 6, 2019 by eschnit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The-Collector Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 4/5/2019 at 6:15 AM, Robot Man said: That book is smoking hot. I recently paid through the nose for CGC 3.5. Thought I would just get it while I still can. Can always upgrade later. Looks like a nice copy other than the missing staple. I would have tried to negotiate a lower price (depending on what you paid). It’s not like you couldn’t resell it when you found another copy closer to your liking. Again, depending on what you paid. Such a cool book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted April 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2019 (edited) Just in. Can't afford Planets right now...so I buy cheap junk like this instead: And this does not look like a very lucky situation... Edited April 6, 2019 by Tri-ColorBrian Joshua33, Robot Man, Zolnerowich and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 8 hours ago, eschnit said: ...I answered my own question. If it ain’t broke don’t fix it, for the artists that mimic themselves. And copying is the sincerest form of flattery for those that were “inspired” by someone else. I guess it’s all over the place without having to look too hard. Thanks for entertaining my naïveté... You will see tons of this. I know there has been a discussion here somewhere of all the pulp cover swipes. There are several and the Planet 58 is the clearest one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 18 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: You will see tons of this. I know there has been a discussion here somewhere of all the pulp cover swipes. There are several and the Planet 58 is the clearest one. Fiction House in particular is known for reusing pulp cover compositions. What's fun is finding pulp cover swipes where you wouldn't expect them, like Jimmy Olsen. Black Bat, pmpknface and sacentaur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 6 hours ago, rjpb said: Fiction House in particular is known for reusing pulp cover compositions. What's fun is finding pulp cover swipes where you wouldn't expect them, like Jimmy Olsen. And then there’s the Monster of Madness, also courtesy of Fiction House... Artist? Zolnerowich or Crandall?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 3 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: And then there’s the Monster of Madness, also courtesy of Fiction House... Artist? Zolnerowich or Crandall?? GCD says Crandall, but I do see a little Z there!! Joshua33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 6 hours ago, rjpb said: Fiction House in particular is known for reusing pulp cover compositions. What's fun is finding pulp cover swipes where you wouldn't expect them, like Jimmy Olsen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: What's fun is finding pulp cover swipes where you wouldn't expect them, like Jimmy Olsen. You should expect them. Mort Weisinger was the editor for Superman related titles. " Weisinger moved on; he took a job with the Standard Magazine chain, publisher of a range of pulp magazines. Standard had acquired writer-publisher Hugo Gernsback's defunct Wonder Stories and added it to Standard series of "Thrilling" publications (Thrilling Detective, Thrilling Western, and others). Weisinger became the editor of Thrilling Wonder Stories,[4] and bought stories by Hamilton and others from his former partner Schwartz. Weisinger was soon editing a range of other pulps by Standard, including Startling Stories and Captain Future, and "was in charge of no fewer than 40 titles" by 1940" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dreamtoreal1 Posted April 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2019 Secret missions 1 St John 1950 kelholt, Point Five, Marty Mann and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2019 Another wild Biro cover hit the mail box today... Marty Mann, path4play, mwotka and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ender Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 Got this done last week. Found a cover for sale and had to press a spine roll out of my coverless but the finished product looks pretty good I think. D84, badback83, Point Five and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 19 minutes ago, ender said: Got this done last week. Found a cover for sale and had to press a spine roll out of my coverless but the finished product looks pretty good I think. Nice. Congrats on completing the book. ender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluechip Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 2 hours ago, D84 said: Nice. Congrats on completing the book. 1st female hero in comics! Hawkgirl! Actually, Owl Girl, a few months earlier. But the first one that stood the test of time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...