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BB-Gun

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  1. None of these are pricey compared to any Captain America or All Select comics and are easier to find than Mystic or Daring.
  2. I have been hoping that someone would post one of his cover recreations.
  3. I am a long way from finishing a Single Series run but I have found a few. They are mostly nice reprints of Sunday strips. I have seen the Tarzan book a few times but never good enough or cheap enough.
  4. I am surprised that no one commented about Sea Witch's giant clam attacking Aqualad.
  5. .... those are nice. Are you sure the owner was original and not a clone ? GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u I have cloned a lot of genes but none of mine.
  6. I could use a new Bizarro giant in my collection. These Aquaman and Atom comics are from an orginal owner collection.
  7. Too soon? It is the only one I need although my copies are pretty ragged.
  8. How unreasonable. Sure, if you think a hanging dead guy or a severed limb was too graphic, you might be offended by horror comics. But a comic with a good burning at the stake or broken neck cover, helps teach children to respect authority. Or at least it may teach them how to avoid zombies. You should know that a couple of stores that removed these books from display also sold loose cigarettes to kids for a penny apiece. mm No one ever had a problem buying cigarettes in the fifties, at least in my neighborhood (Monroe, MI). A lot of kids were hooked by the time they reached 15. Crackdown started later. The local stores were fussy about alcohol. However, back in the early part of the last century, kids were sent to the local tavern by Dad for a bucket of beer from the tap. It was just like running to the store for bread, cigarettes and milk. Back in the fifties, I always purchased Superman and Batman comics. I liked other comics which I got from cousins and my brother but DC superheroes always got my dimes. I liked Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen as much as Detective and Action. Back issues of Best of the West are still in my westerns box and my brother left me his Disney collection. Unfortunately, I never saw a lot of horror comics in the fifties but my cousins used to read the stories to us at night when we visited. We all lived within 3 or 4 blocks back then.
  9. How unreasonable. Sure, if you think a hanging dead guy or a severed limb was too graphic, you might be offended by horror comics. But a comic with a good burning at the stake or broken neck cover, helps teach children to respect authority. Or at least it may teach them how to avoid zombies.
  10. Very nice, Mr. Billy - dibs if you ever upgrade, please. noted; but it's a tuff one--I think this is the only one I've seen for sale in the 5 yrs or so I've been a fox-thru-7/40 completist. I noticed that green guy on the Wonderworld cover is also on Science 4. He probably wonders why there are so many people interfering with his work. Are they quality control or what? Science 4 was published first, i.e., listed as May 1940, then WW in July 1940 (or two months earlier in both cases). I thought Science was by Simon and WW by Fine but could be both by Simon.
  11. I like those later Flash comics because they relate better to the silver age Flash stories that I used to read when I was a teenager.
  12. I couldn't see the reprint label in small print but the inking of the art looked too heavy to be an original. Not to mention the missing 10 cent price tag...
  13. Yes, Pottstown is very close to Phoenixville. Just go south on rte 100 to Ridge Rd (left) or take 724 into Phoenixville (5-10 miles). But don't pick up any strangers with their arm wrapped up in a towel or old jacket.
  14. For you horror movie fans, every year there is a re-enactment of the scene where the Blob invades a movie theater. Schedule is posted above. Phoenixville has some good restaurants and other hangouts downtown. Fun for all of you small town fans or a nice end to an intimate weekend with your girl friend in nearby Amish country.
  15. I think issue 2 might have my favorite Joe Palooka cover.
  16. I have Spiderman 6 and 14 but I could use a Spiderman 2. Do you think he has one to spare?
  17. Acerno did a great job with this recreation.
  18. Reminds of that EC story, 50 Girls 50. At least it sticks with the last man on Earth, or the ship, theme.
  19. My copy is dated Feb 2 1941 and Police 38 probably hit the newsstand in Oct or Nov of 1944. Dated January 1945. mm I was assuming that the comic reached the newsstand two or three months before the date on the cover, such as the April 1945 Captain Aero below which has a February 6 (2/6) arrival date on the cover.
  20. My copy is dated Feb 2 1941 and Police 38 probably hit the newsstand in Oct or Nov of 1944.