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My Top-Notch collection is in pretty rough condition. I also like having a bunch of those Fairy Tale comics. I keep finding them tucked away in forgotten boxes.

From Treasure chest to Treasure group...

I think I was trying to get a Wizard cover but always fell short. He didn't get much respect even in his own title.

I think the first effective antibiotic -- penicillin -- was developed in England. Although discovered by Alexander Fleming in the 1920s, I think it took until around 1940 before it had been refined in a way that could be used to treat infections. I don't believe the Germans had access to antibiotics during WW II. Sulfa drugs were used by the US troops to kill bacteria that contaminated wounds and were also used by the Germans (developed for Bayer by Gerhard Domagk). From Wikipedia: For several years in the late 1930s, hundreds of manufacturers produced tens of thousands of tons of myriad forms of sulfa.... As the first and only effective antibiotic available in the years before penicillin, sulfa drugs continued to thrive through the early years of World War II. They are credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of patients, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (son of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Winston Churchill. Sulfa had a central role in preventing wound infections during the war. American soldiers were issued a first-aid kit containing sulfa pills and powder, and were told to sprinkle it on any open wound. Interesting. My hazy recollection from reading the book The Discovery of Penicillin many years ago is that sulfa drugs aren't considered true antibiotics in the modern sense. My impression -- again, this is from a long ago reading -- is that prior to penicillin, the death rate among soldiers in combat from infection was very high. The key problem was that a bullet would drive bacteria from a soldier's clothes and skin deep into his body. I don't think sulfa typically was effective against those type of wounds. That book makes a big deal about the crash programs in England and later in the U.S. to mass produce penicillin for use in treating wounded troops. Is there a doctor in the house who can help us with this? I teach microbiology and I think I understand the definition. Penicillin was a better antibiotic than sulfa drugs which caused kidney damage. It was a secret like Ultra and the allies didn't want the Germans to get it. Hitler wasn't too happy about Gerhard's Nobel prize either. When we teach the Kirby-Bauer method in the lab, we compare the effectiveness of antibiotics like penicillin, tetracycline and sulfisoxazole in killing a selection of bacteria.

Who are those movie stars?? First panel: The waiter is?? Second panel, James Cagney?, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx Third panel: Talulah Bankhead?? Fifth panel: Jimmy Stewart? Seventh panel: Miscellaneous studio mogul, or is he supposed to be someone in particular? Stories are reprinted from LTMM 2. GCD says that 3rd pane, is Dorothy Lamour. I don't have either the Firestone issue or LTMM 2 so I don't know for sure.

I think the first effective antibiotic -- penicillin -- was developed in England. Although discovered by Alexander Fleming in the 1920s, I think it took until around 1940 before it had been refined in a way that could be used to treat infections. I don't believe the Germans had access to antibiotics during WW II. Sulfa drugs were used by the US troops to kill bacteria that contaminated wounds and were also used by the Germans (developed for Bayer by Gerhard Domagk). From Wikipedia: For several years in the late 1930s, hundreds of manufacturers produced tens of thousands of tons of myriad forms of sulfa.... As the first and only effective antibiotic available in the years before penicillin, sulfa drugs continued to thrive through the early years of World War II. They are credited with saving the lives of tens of thousands of patients, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Jr. (son of US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Winston Churchill. Sulfa had a central role in preventing wound infections during the war. American soldiers were issued a first-aid kit containing sulfa pills and powder, and were told to sprinkle it on any open wound.

Chemical weapons were used in China but biological weapons were still a fantasy. However, there were plenty of germs to go around but fortunately the Germans developed antibiotics that were used by both sides.

I don't think the Japanese used flame throwers as often as the US troops.

I like them too... I saw a pile of them at the flea market and picked out the best ones for purchase. When I came back later, they were all gone. So why didn't you make a deal for the whole stack? I think I had limited funds at the time but had a few dollars leftover that day and wanted to buy the rest but too late.

I picked up two scrapbooks from WWII era that contained daily Mickey Mouse strips. The stories were also reprinted in WDCS published in the 1940s.

I spoke with Don Rosa at an Albuquerque con a few years ago. Nice guy although he was a little stand offish until I proved I was a fan by telling him the name of the story for one of his prints. Once he realized I was a "True fan" he was extremely gracious and talked to my wife and I for a little while. We bought a few prints while wishing he would do an original "something" for us. Nice guy and I wish Disney would do something for him like they did for Carl Barks. Don Rosa was a regular guest at the Serendipity Shows in Suburban Philadelphia/Wilmington. I enjoyed talking with him briefly while he made a few pictures for me. I think many artist are great story tellers and can entertain an audience with a little encouragement. Unfortunately, the US editors seemed to push Rosa towards the European Market where he was better appreciated (or at least paid better).

I added a few more Astonishing covers to my collection.

So...is my Zip 24 (7.0) worth more than a funky old Zip 34?

I like them too... I saw a pile of them at the flea market and picked out the best ones for purchase. When I came back later, they were all gone.

This is after the wedding. I added a row to complete copies that I already had. bb

Some new covers

Still missing WDCS 39 (only coverless) but the rest of the Barks group keeps rolling in with a few earlier.

Subby is to subs as Hydroman is to water.

The Heroic 6 is a new cover.

I don't have any of those but I do like the Whiz 19 cover better than most.

If they want, they can make it happen. David Gerstein is an enthousiast and it seems Disney is responsive: they are presenting many classic stories which never saw the light of day in USA (along with recent material of varying interest), so maybe we just have to support IDW a bit… Great collection! Indeed! – 40Yrs, do you have the first Gremlins (with Gremlins on cover)? I’d love to pick that issue sooner or later. I think I have two copies of the Gremlin issue. Wasn't it originally a Roald Dahl story?

If you want a facsimile cover, 33 is easy to find. My 54 is complete and added for comparison.