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Here we start with the countdown of my 4 favorite comic covers that I own. Here we have, as number four, a great Alex Schomburg cover from Thrilling Comics #50 done in Oct. of 1945. This cover is as American as apple pie. Let's start by checking out the bottom right corner to see the band welcoming home the boys back from WWII. Center bottom, above the DO NOT PASS sign, you get to see the proud parents who seem to have a look of relief on thier faces just seeing thier son made it back alive. There's also a couple of lovely looking wives mixed in the crowd waiting to see their husbands. Alex has thrown in 5 flags and a total of 10 planes, in formation, to help with the welcome. Next up is the main character, Doc Strange, giving a manly a handshake as there is. Keeping with Doc, Schomburgs real smarts shows with what Doc has in his hand. Several pamplets he's waiting to give the G.I. as thanks for what they've done. The G.I. gets his job, Home Loans, and even more, we just can't see what they are. Now on to the G.I. himself. Check out how he gets to carry his gun off the ship. Looks great but I don't know that they were aloud to do that. I think Schomburg liked to place swastikas when ever he could, as we see one on the nazi helmet the G.I. has tied to his backpack. I like how he put a dagar sticking into the helmet. We even get the little BUY WAR BONDS... flag on the cover. The scene looks like it takes place in New York. Let's hope all the present day G.I. get the same treatment. My copy is a nice CGC-6.5 C/OW pages from the "D" copy pedigree. Check out my other journals to see my lead in for this one and look in next week for my 3rd favorite cover.