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Awesome! I must agree. One of the coolest covers I have seen. Where would one find something like this? This is one of the Schomburg dust jackets. The creases have been removed from the photo. bb

Since I am posting comics and photographs on this thread, I thought I should post a few pulps too. At least I won't be corrupting this fine effort if I stick with theme. bb I picked this up in a box off the back of a truck. I only found one Shadow but there were several mystery issues.

That's the same question I had. There is a one full page text "story / fact" about the cover inside. I was too beat to read it last night but I'll get back to the thread with the info soon (thumbs u I believe the bullseye is a roundel (not the letter "O") which represents the British RAF. The other letters are a code for the plane and the squadron. I don't know what squadron PS represents or if it was used. The roundel seems to have an extra white circle but it still looks British to me. It has a red center and the French used a blue center. Planes are interesting. I think the Hurricane and the Spitfire looked similar except for wing configuration. But I didn't find any examples with a gunner in the back seat. Perhaps there is an expert on line who can identify a little better. I only know what I learned watching the history channel. bb I guess the plane on the cover of Wings 2 should have been a French plane since the dot in the middle of the roundel is blue. I have to go back and see if they mention that in one of the stories. According to Wikipedia (I think) the RAF symbol was changed from the Union Jack to the roundel like France because the Union Jack looked too much like the German cross. bb

Awesome! I must agree. One of the coolest covers I have seen. Where would one find something like this? The scan above is from the Winston science fiction series. Schomburg did a lot of the dust jackets but he also did the front and back inside covers which are found in all of the books of that series. I have posted a few dust jackets before but here is the last one I found by Blaisdell. bb

That's the same question I had. There is a one full page text "story / fact" about the cover inside. I was too beat to read it last night but I'll get back to the thread with the info soon (thumbs u I believe the bullseye is a roundel (not the letter "O") which represents the British RAF. The other letters are a code for the plane and the squadron. I don't know what squadron PS represents or if it was used. The roundel seems to have an extra white circle but it still looks British to me. It has a red center and the French used a blue center. Planes are interesting. I think the Hurricane and the Spitfire looked similar except for wing configuration. But I didn't find any examples with a gunner in the back seat. Perhaps there is an expert on line who can identify a little better. I only know what I learned watching the history channel. bb

Perhaps this will explain by example. Code Letters - During the 1938 Munich crisis No. 12 Squadron was given the code letters "QE". then in W.W.II the squadron's aircraft were coded "PH" with certain Lancaster's marked "GZ" Hurricane Spirfire Squadron

I really liked these books when I was a kid. There are several in the series and they all have nice illustrations. Does anyone else collect them? bb

Since I had to dig out this letter for someone else, I thought I would post it. I was informed that the comic art show that Jerry Robinson worked on is touring the country. Can anyone confirm this? Here is a list of some of the items that were on display at the Jewish Museum in NYC. Mort Meskin Golden Lad 4 and 5 color guides Jon Juan 1 by Alex Schomburg Wally Wood and Jack Kiby Sky Masters strip original art Alex Schomburg Boy Heroes cover for All New 8 Jack Kirby and Joe Simon cover for Adventure 78 Irwin Hasen Green Lantern cover recreation Alex Schomburg Speed 35 cover Lou Fine--The Flame cover for Wonderworld 10 and The Ray splash from Smash 31 Joe Kubert page from Brave and the Bold 21 Mort Meskin Golden Lad 5 cover Joe Kubert Flash 97 Hawkman cover Joe Kuber Brave and the Bold 35 Splash (Hawkman) Schomburg Recreation paintings of the covers for Cap 9 and Marvel Mystery 15 Harvey Kurtzmena covers, drawing and lay outs for Mad 6, 11, 10, 7, 21, 1, 3, 16 and Two Fisted Tales 28 and Front Line Combat 7 Wally Wood and Harvey Kurtzmen 3d story for Mad 12 Harvey's layouts for Little Annie Fannie Simon and Kirby Model sheet for Captain America (looks more like just Simon to me) Will Esiner Spirit April 3, 1977 Biro Daredevil 6 cover (Lev Gleason, great piece) Schomburg Human Torch 16 cover Joe and Jack Fighting American Painting Irwin Hasen Dondi page from 1955 Hand colored cover of Star Spangled 26, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby Stuntman 1 page by Simon and Kirby Joe Kubert Vigilante Splash from Action 127 Frey Ray Cover Recreations for Superman 12, 14, 18 and Action 44 Cover for Leading 1 by Mort Meskin Master 27 page by Mac Raboy (filled with paste-on figures of Cap Marvel Jr., I would have loaned them fifty Flash Gordon Sunday pages which would have been better) Beautiful covers of Detective 70 and 71 by Jerry Robinson (and the comics) Jerry Siegel's typewriter (people used to use them before personal computers) Joe Shuster cover for Superman scrapbook (looks like page 1 of any early Superman) Another story by Joe Shuster that I didn't record Mort Meskin Vigilante sketch Lou Fine page from Crack 17 (Wow! You have to see this close up!) -script by Bill Finger for a story in Batman 31 (it was a puppet story which I thought was in Detective) Nothing by Bob Kane Lots of work by Chris Ware and Gary Parter (sp?) Robert Crumb art for Fritz the Cat from Head Comics Crumb cover for San Frnacisco Comics 24 pages from R. Crumbs Scrapbook Dec 1962, Stories were all in pencil, very tight drawings with few erasures. Amazin' to see (How many people think of Charles Quinlan when the see Crumb's work?) Another Crumb story from Great Blue's Artist (don't know if I got that right) Ameican Splendor 4 cover Kirby work from Thor 137, Silver Sufer 18, New Gods 7, Devil Dinosaur 4, Kamandi 1, FF annual 6, FF 89 page 16, Cover FF 93, FF 96 Cover, Page 9 FF 102, Captain 109 cover There was a ton of Eisner work from the Spirit on display including sections and art from May 25, 1947 (splash), Dec 1, 1940 (splash), Dec 5, 1948 (art "Stop the Plot"), Sept 5 1948 ("Story of Gerhard Shnobble") and lots of oversize Sunday Spirit sections (Fun pages in the Philidelphia paper had Tabloid size spirit sections) Lots of great art there. A lot down the street at the Metropolitan Museum too. Unfortunately the rest of the comic art collection is in Newark. I was particularly happy after that trip because I found a package on my mail box from Pryor that contained the Jerry Robinson recreation of his Detective 70 cover (signed print). I thought Jerry did a great job on selecting the art and there was a large audience at the museum while I was there. bb

I am not sure how the Green Lantern managed to drive his bike across the rope without touching the accelerator or steering but I guess he made it. A magic ring would be very useful at a time like that. He could use a side-kick with a monkey wrench too. I am not sure that a dog would help much. bb

Biography of the artist from issue 13. Also from Goldenagecomics.UK. I suspect he cheered for Manchester United and not the Dodgers. bb

Motorcycles were very popular with superheroes. I guess it was due to the convenience and gas mileage. The Black Cat appeared with a motorcycle on the cover of her first issue. Lee Elias drew the motorcycle with a shifter on the left hand side which confirms that the Black Cat was a Harley babe. bb Interior scan from Black Cat 15 I think the boots were a good idea but she could have worn a leather jacket and a helmut (which might not have fit over her mask). Thank goodness there was a surplus of WWII Harley bikes. If she jumps off at high speed, I doubt that the bike would survive. I suppose she took a taxi home. bb scans from Goldenagecomics.UK

I liked those Don Winslow books and the Lone Ranger series. The paper quality is better than the Whitman books too. bb I found this scan that I posted a while back. And I remembered that the Gremlins are getting some press lately which told me about a few things that suprised me. I didn't know that Roald Dahl wrote the Gremlins story. He was also a pilot during the war and was injured severly due to a crash landing. I enjoyed all of his books but I liked the first Charlie and the Chocolate Factory movie more than the Depp version. I also liked Marcolini Belgium Chocolate more than the other brands, e.g., Neuhaus and Godiva. bb

From Comicollector 4, 5 and 6. More stuff from collectors when More Fun costed $1 each. Scanning by Univ of Alabama and are from Jerry Bails' original copies if I remember correctly. My copies are a little more beat up than these. bb

I recently purchased this comic. Perhaps the Yankees could have used a Jackie Robinson this year. bb I like the back cover too. Here is Jackie swinging at a high one. I never saw him play very much and don't know if he could hit that high fast ball. Dimaggio could hit the high one and the outside one too. Yogi could hit em if you bounced it in. Maybe next year guys.

I posted this animated cover on BZ's thread but it should be here too. bb

I noticed this scan when reading a copy of Black Hood 10. I love those Mad Scientist splash panels and Fuje art. Thanks to Shield I think and his scans of the entire MLJ collection. Check it out at his website. bb

Purchased from Bob Horn in the eighties at his King of Prussia Comic Show.

Dell Comics gave kids a lot of entertainment for a dime. Some more animated covers. I bought the Mickey Mouse in Houston during the late seventies at a Sci Fi and comic book show. I think I bought the FC300 from an ad in the CBG around 1982. bb The Mickey Mouse issue is missing half of the back cover but the animation works well.

The origin pages I posted are from Supersnipe #6. Yep, I have both of the issues that featured Hitler on the cover. Here's one of them. (thumbs u Supersnipe #9 (June 1943) I have a color copy of the other Hitler cover on display in my office at home.

I went through the boxes looking for an addition Bugs Bunny Four Color but all I could find was Porky and some Planets. At least it has Bugs and a Rocket Ship to add some excitement. bb

That reminds me of a cartoon that I saw recently. I think it was by the guys that made Wall-E. "Presto" was the name of the cartoon and it involed a magician, a rabbit and a magic hat. I enjoyed the short cartoon almost as much as the longer one. I hope everyone saw it. Whatever happened to that guy Lasseter? His early work showed so much promise. bb

When I was a kid, we had lots of Bugs Bunny and Donald Duck comics. But no Blue Beetle comics. I wonder why. I am sure my brother thought of mayhem when I sliced up the cover to the Magic Hour Glass story. bb

Those covers look terrific BZ. I have a few animated covers. The Mickey Mouse issue was sliced up to see how it worked. My original Donald Duck FC 291 was also sliced up (by me). I have a new higher grade FC 291 but I still have the urge. This is how the Bugs Bunny cover would look. bb Just say "shwoosh" as you glance at one and then the other. Or make a gif for fun.