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Didn't Harry do the Black Bat and other pulp illos too?

I guess that was supposed to be Champ 17. Jungleman art was credited to Stan Zuckerberg. HIs connection to Harvey is not listed in the Who's Who. Thanks for looking it up. Yeah, I meant Champ. Is Champ a continuation of Champion or am I off? If you've downloaded the issue, I liked the Neptuna feature. In fact, I've liked all Neptuna features I've seen from that title. (thumbs u For example, I simply this panel. It has a lyrical quality that puts it in a different zip code compared to the rest of the art in that particular issue. Not only could Bill Everett evoke the undersea with his work but so did this artist. I especially like the Harvey issues because of the Powell and Schomburg art. But everyone else seemed to take a shot at working for Harvey. I notice work by Palais, Peddy, Kiefer and Art Saaf in some of those issues. Peddy and Zuckerberg did some of the best work in those Champ issues. I am not sure who did the Neptuna art either. Harry Parkhurst was credited with an early story. Is this the same guy that did illos for the pulps. He was pretty good (maybe that's why you like it). Just a thought. Where is JVJ? We could use his help here. bb

Hey I notice that Stan was also married to Lillian Chestney. I have always enjoyed her art in Classic Comics 8.

I guess that was supposed to be Champ 17. Jungleman art was credited to Stan Zuckerberg. HIs connection to Harvey is not listed in the Who's Who. Comics Studio (Shop) IGER STUDIO (pen/ink/) 1940-41 > 40 41 FICTION HOUSE COMICS FANTOMAH (pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 ROY LANCE (pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 SHEENA (pen/ink/) c1940-c41 > 40 41 GILBERTON ROBINSON CRUSOE (pen/ink/) 1943 > 43 ROBINSON CRUSOE (pen/ink/) in CLASSICS ILLUSTRATED © 1943 Gilberton 0242ZuckerbergSM.jpg > 43 TALE OF TWO CITIES (pen/ink/) 1942

The page is from an issue of Champion Comics, so a Harvey (?). No idea whose art it is either. Oops, I guess I wasn't paying attention.

Ubersetzen: Captain Walls struggle with crocodiles underwater. I guess that would be tougher than the struggle on land but not the job I would want either way. Pretty nice poster and good art in that Fiction House comic. Was it by Zolnerowich? bb

I don't think I've ever seen this cover before. Is it Sid Greene? He did some nice work in Target.

Ernie sold me these items and a few more.

I think that cover looks like the work of Joe Simon. I have a few Target Comics. I wish I had more. One of my favorite features in the early issues is Calling 2-R. Scrooge posted a couple of pages last year. Those are terrific pages, not sure how I missed or forgot about them. Who's the artist? I think the strip was signed by Alonzo Vincent aka Jack Warren. From the WhosWho: WARREN, JACK Name and vital stats WARREN, ALONZO VINCENT (artist; writer) Pen names ALONZO; ALONZO APPLESEED; ALONZO VINCENT; JACK A. WARREN; VINCENT Print Media (non-comics) Artist: Magazines: Pulps Artist: Magazines: St. Nicholas 1932 > 32 Syndication LOCO LUKE [sunday] (wr/pen/ink/) 1935 for George Matthew Adams Service > 35 PECOS BILL (wr/pen/ink/) 1937 for George Matthew Adams Service > 37 Comics in other media Gag cartoons (wr/pen/ink/) for newspapers Comics Studio (Shop) BERNARD BAILY STUDIO (pen/ink/) c1945 unconfirmed > 45 FUNNIES INC. (wr/pen/ink/) c1939-48 > 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 AVON COMICS COW PUCHERS~ (wr/pen/ink/) 1947 > 47 BAILY PUBLICATIONS HOOCH AND POOCH TWINKLE (wr/pen/ink/) 1945 > 45 CHARLTON COMICS CHUBBY AND JACK (wr/pen/ink/) 1944 > 44 CONSOLIDATED BOOK JUNIOR (wr/pen/ink/) 1944 > 44 CROYDEN PUBLICATIONS TEENY MC SWEENY (wr/pen/ink/) 1945 > 45 DC COMICS LOCO LUKE (wr/pen/ink/) 1935 > 35 DELL PUBLICATIONS LOCO LUKE (wr/pen/ink/) 1938 reprint > 38 PECOS BILL (wr/pen/ink/) 1937 reprint > 37 FEATURE COMICS BUCK SAUNDERS (pen/ink/) 1945 > 45 HILLMAN PERIODICALS HOMICIDE HANK (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 > 41 PECOS PETE (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 reprint ? unconfirmed > 41 LEV GLEASON ALONZO APPLESEED (pen/ink/) in SILVER STREAK COMICS #21 © 1942 Lev Gleason 0134_1WarrenAlonzo.jpg > 42 ALONZO APPLESEED (wr/pen/ink/) 1942 > 42 GUNNER AND GUPEY (wr/pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 HELPFUL HANK (wr/pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 INDIAN LORE (wr/pen/ink/) early-1940s > 40 41 42 43 MAGAZINE ENTERPRISES MONTE ZUMA (pen/ink/) c1943 > 43 Non-fiction (pen/ink/) c1943 > 43 TRIP O'LEE (pen/ink/) c1943 > 43 U.S. MARINES~ (pen/ink/) c1943 > 43 MARVEL COMICS Cartoon / funny animals (pen/ink/) 1942-43 > 42 43 SPOTLIGHT COMICS Cartoon / funny animals (pen/ink/) 1945 > 45 HOOCH AND POOCH (pen/ink/) 1945 > 45 TWINKLE~ (pen/) 1945 > 45 NOVELTY COMICS CALLING 2-R (wr/pen/ink/) 1940 > 40 CALLING Z-12 (pen/ink/) in TARGET COMICS #8 © 1941 Novelty 0134WarrenAlonzo.jpg > 41 Covers (pen/ink/) 1943 > 43 JERKWATER LINE (pen/ink/) 1946/48 > 46 48 KRISKO AND JASPER (wr/pen/ink/) 1942-47 > 42 43 44 45 46 47 PONY TRACKS (wr/pen/ink/) 1940- > 40 RANGE RIDERS (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 > 41 SPECK, SPOT AND SIS (wr/pen/ink/) 1942-48 > 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 PARENTS' MAGAZINE PRESS TRUE COMICS~ (pen/ink/) 1941 > 41 RURAL HOME GRANPAPPY (wr/pen/ink/) 1944-45 > 44 45 YOUTHFUL MAGAZINES Various features (wr/pen/ink/) 1952 > 52

Ernest died a few years ago. There's a memorial page on the Internet where friends, including Jim Steranko, have written fondly of him. Link BZ, Thanks for the information about Ernest. His friends wrote some very nice tributes to him. I didn't know him very well but I did note one thing that was true. When I visited Ernie, he was very enthusiastic about his pulps. He had a nice collection of Detective story pulps, Weird Tales and covers. I purchased some Marvel Mystery comics and an All Winners comics from him but I liked some of the pulps too. When he found out that it was my birthday, he gave me one of the pulps for free. Nice guy! bb

I noticed this scan was posted at GA.UK. Those early Target issues were terrific. Do you have most of them BZ? Is the cover by Simon or Simon and Kirby?

Sometimes I imagine my own demise: Link Interesting story in that link. There have been quite a few hoarders (aka eccentrics or collectors) that made the news or were fictionalized. Some of them were written about long ago in novels like "Silas Marner". There are good stories about book collectors and hermits that were made into movies like "Ninth Gate" or a "Simple Twist of Fate". These movies were by Roman Polanski and Steve Martin who are both pretty eccentric in their own right. The lives of some eccentrics were made into musicals like "Grey Gardens". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Gardens_(musical) I am waiting for "Mile High, the Musical" Van Gogh was an eccentric that never achieved success as a painter but today his paintings are worth millions of dollars. Art Pinajian who lived on Long Island was pretty eccentric according to the articles that I have read. Any more artists? At one time I thought about consolidating my collection and putting the remaining books into a safety deposit box. But then I wouldn't be able to see all of the junk when I want to. The most overwhelming collection I ever saw was owned by Ernest Toth. You could barely move in his house. I wonder what happened to all of his stuff not to mention Ernest? He collected a lot of pulps and magazines. Occasionally he sold comics when he discovered them in the pile.

Somebody mentioned that Rangers is one of the less desirable Fiction House titles. I kind of wonder how that could be true since it has Dr. Drew. It is like getting Detective 31 in every issue. While at the Jewish museum and looking at a Schomburg painting, someone mentioned to me that he liked Jerry Grandenetti better than the other artists at the exhibit. I don't know if I would go that far but I regret selling any of those Ranger comics with his art. BZ, Do you have any originals that you could share? Scans from GA.UK

This one doesn't have any ducks but it has Disney characters and Nedor characters (Super Mouse) in the same book. It isn't half comics but it is close. It is published by the same guys that do True. And it probably reprints some stories from True. Has anyone got a bunch of issues with a greater variety of stories? bb

I don't have a copy of the Mad Mesa story but here is a Doc Savage from 1939. I'm a big fan of the 1939 New York World's Fair so the locale of the cover story is of special interest to me. BZ, Love the World's Fair issue of Doc Savage. I don't think I have any Doc pulps but that issue should be near the top of the list when I start buying. bb

Found a copy of this too.. Ill be posting it when I have it in hand Mine is also beat and thinking of fixin up Congrats though I have one of those too. I have always considered it a Hitler cover. Yeah, he is a dog but he has the right style mustached. bb

I noticed this story was reprinted from Northwest Mounties. No big suprise. bb

BZ has all of those early All Americans. I only have a coverless issue 2 or 5 which I picked up outside under a tree at a flea market.

That was a quote by BZ. Sorry if it was obtuse. Those All Americans are still posted at the beginning of the thread. By BZ.

I don't know what that last post was all about but I do know what my favorite post in this thread was and it always gives me a laugh. Quote: Being a latecomer to these boards I realize that almost anything I choose to post has probably already been uploaded. So, I'm going to pick things from my collection rather randomly and hope there's some interest. To start, I think I'll begin with All-American 3,4, 6 & 9. To be followed by more from this series tomorrow, and then maybe a bunch of early Detective Comics beginning with number 11. end of quote by BZ Since that first post, this thread has presented a lot of comics, pulps and books that I have never seen before. Add to that the quizzes and the art discussions and you come up with a mighty good thread that should be enjoyed by all collectors without thinking about how much that cost and how much money I can make if I sell that book. Fun stuff. Thanks BZ. And your first comment was such an understatement. bb

I have a back cover for Fantastic 1 or Mystery Men 4 I think. bb

I love this cover! Congratulations and a beautiful copy to boot!! Do you read your books? I always read mine and I was always bummed about having to read all the Mickey Mouse serials out of order.when I would get back issue Comics and Stories. This must be a fan favorite based on the number of times Barks had to paint it. bb

I could use a cover for Action 27, 29, 32, 34, 41, 43, 53, 54, 66, 68, 71, 97, 109 Superman 27, 50, 58, 59, 60, 72, 76, 85, 87, 88, 95 top notch 4 Blue Ribbon 13 Contact 12 have centerfolds for cap america 54? and Batman 22? Need covers for Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis 1, World Finest 19 and 20, Funnies 42, Blue Beetle 3 and 6, Zip 11, Captain Marvel 18, Master 27, Sure fire 3a Need coverless copies for Steve Canyon 6, CDNP 52, Bobby Benson 14, Mystery in Space 2, Speed 35, Capt. Easy 10 and 12, Hit 13, Rangers 9, Blue Beetle 8 Need covers for Gasoline Alley 1, Tales of Suspense 10, 13 and 32 Mysterious Adventures 20, Mighty Mouse Giant Adventure, Mighty Mouse Space Pirates, Captain Aero 7, Adventure 101, More Fun 103, Military 2, All American 37, Americas Greatest 2, Blue Bolt 113

I need a coverless Amazing Man 9 and Batman 68

I need covers for Batman 10, 20, 22, 33, 44, 52, 53, 54, 60, 63, 63, 64, 67, 73, 78, 80, 81, 83, 86, 94, 114, 118 All Star 1 and 6 Worlds Finest 2, 3, 5 USA 14