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Bill wrote the original story for Shrek and drew a lot of cartoons for the New Yorker.

Just went to a concert with Rory Block and heard that her father's first wife had an affair with Bill Steig. Can't trust those cartoonists, I guess. Also found a note on line that a local museum has a collection of cartoons by him. These go along with the paintings and cartoons by Sendak, Wyeth, Pyle and others. See note below. So astonishing is the broad range and deep humanity of William Steig's cartoons, 107 of which are now on display at the Brandywine River Museum, that they could have been mistaken momentarily for a batch of very sensitive material suddenly declassified. Instead, they're being celebrated in "Comic Catharsis: A Gift of Cartoons by William Steig."

Briefer was worried about the plot too (from Prize 30).

I love the cover to #1, and would love to see your copy. But I think most collectors are more interested in the early Briefer Frankenstein stories in Prize, and the later Pre-Code run. The comedy issues aren't too interesting(at least to me). I like the Frankenstein stories, horror and funny. Briefer was so talented, he could do both. I think the horror stories probably sell better but the humor stories are unique. scan from Comic Book plus

I always wanted a Cap cover where he was riding an Indian motorcycle. The price is probably a little high due to the rarity of the later USA comics.but it is still worth a try.

Those look great. I was a big Hoppy fan when I was young. I didn't know what a fancy dude he was until my wife pointed it out, many years later.

Forgot about the Tailspin Tommy serials. Noah played Skeeter.

That is one of my favorites too. I put together this collage with covers someone sent me. Thanks again.

By the way, the jungle serial was about characters (Jan et al.) created by Otis Kline whose jungle stories and SciFi adventures were similar to ERB stories.

Is that Noah Beery, Jr. in the clown costume? He also played Rocky on TV, a Tarzan-like character in the movies and a cowboy in Red River. Forgot about the Tailspin Tommy serials...

I like some of the early ACG covers.

By issue 126, Skygirl was wearing a table cloth.

Several comments were censored from the Skygirl story in Jumbo 112. Her skirt also became longer in the later issues. Earlier issues featured good girl art with limited restrictions. I wonder if Jumbo 112 started a trend which changed Baker's art and the dialogue of the stories?

That looks like an interesting story. I don't usually think of DC comics as being quite so politicized. First adventure of the JSA focused on cleaning up that Rat's Nest in Toledo, Ohio. According to the Wikipedia, most of the German-American Bund activities were in NY, NJ and PA. Perhaps the action in the Midwest didn't get the publicity that Fox thought it should. Fritz Kuhn may be the real-life model for Klaver and his headquarters was in Chicago. Toledo is also known as the "Bowling Capital of the World".

I like collecting the old price guides but they do not relate to current prices. You need a more recent issue.

Fox had a lot to say back in the golden age. He barely left room for the heroes.

Those are good choices for submission. I wouldn't send in the Captain Marvel issues because they usually sell less than guide in any condition except for single digits and below 20 Whiz. A few of the nicer war covers will still sell at guide.

Here is a peek inside the box. You must have the deluxe version.

Bill this IS beautiful. What an intriguing cover. This character, from when "superhero" was not already a crystallized word, makes you dream of the possibilities. What if the Crimson Avenger had the success of Batman instead of him? At least one of the few interesting things brought in the 1990s was that heroes can be cool even in civil dresses, or with more varied uniforms, and not just the costumes. Thanks Claudio. Beauty is truly in the eye of the beholder That Tec has a pulp style cover. Oversized superhero and odd perspectives seem to fulfill the pulp editors desire to display the hero on the cover as prominently as possible.

I love 'em both, but especially the 5. Me too. I like the cover of issue 5 but #3 has always been a favorite.

I didn't notice the sporty little Robinmobile in Batman 3. Anyone else find it?

I haven't managed to find the Prince Valiant toy sword and shield at a reasonable price but I have found the books and games. Now if I can find the FB 26, I have a special box to store it in.

Those are great fanzines. I didn't discover them until posted at GA.UK a few years ago. Biljo was such a big Batman fan, he picked up a complete collection way back when it was cheap but impossible to find. His art was fun to see too. He did a good job of duplicating Shelly's style but made it flow like Robinson. Oh, I tried to order Batmania back in the sixties but usually was too late due to limited print runs.

very nice Andy! What else you got?

Nice!