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On 2/23/2022 at 10:41 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said:

This book is from what I call "The Premise" collection...the premise being that it's nowhere near nice enough to belong to a pedigree...

But, on a serious note...Would this be considered a horror cover?

I have a copy  and it doesn't have a werewolf story.  I think the stories may be a little more gruesome but not horror

Jon brought some nice items to the mini con at the House of Pons.  He had early New Fun comics, Planet original art and both Action 1 and Detective 27.

I like those scifi books.

On 2/18/2022 at 6:41 PM, Sarg said:

Maximo, the Amazing Super-Man? What year is that from?

The copy of Maximo that I have is from 1940, I think.  The author could use Superman in the title because the term was used by Shaw back in 1903.

There are at least three stories that feature this character.  Ed Lahman's article in Alter Ego 4 claimed he predated the DC version but he probably didn't. 

I could use new covers for most of these.

On 12/8/2021 at 12:06 PM, aardvark88 said:

I like the non-DC/National 'Superman' BLB oddity.

I first learned about Maximo in Alter Ego 4 (J. Bails ed,).  I think I have a couple but they might be the same story.

On 12/11/2021 at 1:45 PM, Robot Man said:

I noticed a couple of Green Hornet serials on the internet have the same title as the Big Little Books,  Are the plots the same or unrelated?.

On 12/11/2021 at 1:46 PM, Robot Man said:

I like those Mickey Big Big books,

I have another Tracy book and another Mickey but didn't see those Big books very often.

On 12/11/2021 at 1:43 PM, Robot Man said:

I really wanted all of those Disney BLBs but my interest in other titles has distracted me.

Flash Gordon published by Harvey were j8ust reprints of the Sundays by Alex Raymond but they were the best scifi available for many years.

Not found in the golden age but I always liked Nausicaa by Miyazaki.

On 1/16/2022 at 12:25 AM, Aman619 said:

What are the dimensions of table size vs the non tabloid sized issues?

Tabloid is about 11 by 16 inches and comic size Spirits are about 7 by 10 1/2 inches (about the same size as a golden age comic. see below)

The end of the run is a little more valuable than the middle.  The first issue is posted on the first page of this thread.

On 1/12/2022 at 8:33 PM, RareHighGrade said:

I've always liked APC 6 and 8.

I agree with 6 and 8 but I might like APC 10 as much if I actually owned APC  6.

On 1/12/2022 at 11:08 AM, BB-Gun said:

I don't think newspaper sections, like The Spirit, age differently from comic interiors.  The problem is storage.  Newspaper comics that I stored neatly in a pile are less damaged by age than pieces that are more exposed to air and heat.  Many of my sections are off white and in pretty good condition in spite of being 80 years old.

 

 

 

 

I store many sections in mylar with life-extender backer boards.  Similar preservation would be done by CGC graders.

I collect those Simon and Kirby covers. 

I also found three different Chan movies on Epix TV.  All are good detective stories but Rochester was probably more inappropriate than the Chan family.

On 11/1/2021 at 12:29 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I was shocked by some of the hammer prices in tonight's Heritage auction.  I was only watching a handful, and I usually bid aggressively on the books I'm targeting, but couldn't justify trying to keep up with these:

• Avengers #93 CGC 9.6 WP -- $5,040
• Avengers #94 CGC 9.6 WP -- $3,360
• Captain America #111 CGC 9.6 WP -- $1,920

Those are all WAAAY above any sale I'm aware of for these books.  Has to be some kind of anomaly?

What happened to the earlier Captain America Comics (TOS).  Did the price go up?  

I like the Kirby covers.

I had trouble logging in again.  I tried logging off and back in.  Seems to work now.

Does it have the Whizzer story?  I keep mine in a bag with a copy of the cover.