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I can help you for that - Scrooge, I like the reprint volumes too but I think there is a little more detail in the Full Size Sunday Page. But they did a pretty good job with some of the Prince Valiant reprints.

Speaking of Potato Heads, I kinda like the monster on the front cover of this old Startling. But when you get inside and read the story, its Mr. Potato Head again. Still pretty good space opera. bb Startling scans from Goldenage.UK which is up and running again.

S and S didn't get all that they deserved. They were so much more in touch with sci fi and comics compared to the people that ran the business. I love to seeing all of the Slam Bradley and Federal Men stories and look at the new ideas that add to their superheroes. Superman, Spectre, Star Spangled Kid, time travel stories in Slam Bradley, and drug traffic stories in Federal Men (first marijuana story) were mature themes or stories that were filled with innovation and creativeness. They must have been smart young men that enjoyed their craft. "The Old Man and the Sea" always comes to mind when I think of these situations. Even if you catch the big fish, the sharks will tear it apart before you can bring it home. bb

Thanks for your appreciative comments BZ. I have another Superman Sunday which I think is a little strange. bb

And I have a few more Superman strips that are worth showing. These two are Sunday pages 22 and 23 from 1940. Siegel and Shuster made it to the top like Raymond and Foster. At least it seemed that way until the law suits started. bb

And don't forget all of the premiums and toys from Fawcett. I like this puzzle a lot. Notice the pieces spell SHAZAM!!! I would love to have the Cap Marvel race car set. bb

I am not absolutely sure which contest the letter refers to but I think the contest in Action 21 (Feb 1940 issue but probably on the stands in Nov or Dec 1939) refers to the Superman rings as prizes and the contest ended on January 28. I sent this scan to TomG III before I think. How many of those rings do you have Tom? BB And the next best thing about Action 21 other than the Atomic Bomb story is the two pictures of the Spectre.

I love all the Sunday funnies you're posting. I don't recognize the name Bart Haley. What else did he do? BZ, I wish I had something enlightening to say about Bart, but I don't. Maybe he was related to Mark or some other cartoonist. I was more interested in the Sweeney Todd connection. I saw the play on Broadway with Patti Lupone playing one of the lead roles and doubling in the orchestra as a tuba player. I found a few more Raymond strips to scan. Too bad I can't show the whole thing. It would take a little photoshop work... or a bigger scanner. Foster managed to put a lot into one panel. Lots of adventure in those strips but somehow Superman got mixed up with a talking dog and the story lasted months. Superman always offered lots of premiums though. You could gets prizes and puzzles and lots of stuff from Superman-Tim while buying your latest suit. And you could get a preview of the latest Action comic featuring Superman!!! BB

A few more scans posted above. I have a few more pages of Raymond work but I found some interesting things while searching through the pile. The Roy Crane and Lyman Young work is from 1935. The Sweeney Todd humor was from a 1900 Sunday page. bb

Here are a few more from the old masters. bb

Beautiful stuff Scrooge. I think I will dig out some old Sunday pages for scanning. bb

Raymond did some nice work like the stuff you posted.

BZ., I don't have any information about the paperback reprints other than my paperback price guide. I can look through that but it isn't illustrated and not much fun. I like Grosset and Dunlap editions that feature other characters. They also have a Flash Gordon book and a Tailspin Tommy. Fun to read and they hold up pretty well due to the better paper quality. bb

Holy ! I was told I'd find some ERB treasures, but I had no idea (and it only took me 200 pages in this thread). Now just another 400+ pages to get through...dear lord. These are absolutely amazing. And here's to think I actually thought the few paperback copies I got yesterday were cool. BZ, ERB collecting is a little confusing due to the many different editions and publishers but I love those dusk jackets on your editions. I found a lot of Burt editions but didn't know which was which until I found some references such as http://www.erbfirsts.com/. I think the white letter edition is the first 1915 Burt edition and the other is a later unidentified edition. The interiors still have those cool illustrations even if they are not the Burroughs or McClurg original editions. bb

BZ, I didn't always find comics at flea markets but I usually found something that interested me. Puzzles, games, books, BLB, rings... And if you ask about badges, my answer is "We don' need no stinkin' badges!" But ROA secret decoder badges are my favorites. It is really hard not to diversify if you go to flea markets every weekend. And fun to learn new things. BB

Frazetta covers are always nice to find on ERB books. The little paper back covers look pretty good when enlarged slightly. bb

Looks like a Spicy! AS, This is a Spicy cover. With a Batman story too. Not my copy unfortuately. BB

I found about a year's worth of Mickey Mouse strips from 1943 in an old scrap book. Even the mouse was brought into the war against the Nazis. Interesting to see I think. Black Pete was also on the other side. I knew he was a bad guy. BB

BZ, Just back from two weeks in Belgium. I ate well and didn't over indulge in chocolate. Nice place to visit or work even if you don't speak French or Flemish. But I couldn't post scans of comics using the company computer. BB

I guess the Dragon Lady was the model for some of the Timely villians like this one in the Blonde Phantom. and this one (which is from someone else on the Boards I think)

BZ, I don't find any of those kind of stories in my early Popular. I do find some Tracy stories. And in Popular 11 I found some nifty Terry and the Pirates strips with the Dragon Lady. She was Tough and mean.

BZ, I don't have a lot of key early superhero comics. But I have a lot odds and ends. My collection has variety but not the value of the books that you have collected but I like em. That "Croaked" panel appeared in Wertham's book. I think it was also published in a comic. And below is another pulp from E Toth which I think is related to Centaur comics. bb

Beautiful pulps BZ. I love the painting. Where can I get one? Can I show a few more in this thread? This April 1926 issue of Science and Invention had some science fiction (not to mention great inventions which were kind of fiction). I think the first issue of Amazing came out at the same time didn't it. There are plenty of good detective pulps out there. And some pulps had comics inside which were attempting to seduce the not-so innocent. Sometimes it is better to just forget comics and pulps and just sit down and read a good book....with really nice illustrations.

Since somebody liked them, here are a few more books from Wally and a few from Jake I would like to know more about this one. Is it an original ERB story. Pretty cool cover anyway I think Sonny mispelled his name but the book is in nice condition And like Lone Ranger I am out of here. bb

You got the ad right and logically the Bronco Bill is from... I think Foster probably didn't do Tarzan by the time it was reprinted in the Single Series. Hogarth did a pretty good job Just a few more post from the leftovers of Wally's collection that I bought at the flea market. And there is one for Jack in there. bb