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I wouldn't mind him looking angrier. He seems at most a bit peeved. Mildly perturbed at best. Maybe even a tad irritated.

Yeah, it's the same seller Yannis has pointed out in the thread below. old post to eBay auction - Tec 28 In the aftermath of the recent record-breaking auctions, this ebay listing is getting the attention of several social websites including twitter-space. There's definitely a spiked interest for early Batman...not that it ever went away but there's even more attention from the collecting community.

What's the tip-off? ...other than low feedback.

Hey Chestperado, Never mind the negativity. Just bring your friend along when you ask for Ditko's autograph. And have her wear an "A = A" shirt.

Considering that Steve fancies a shoulder holster and paces his apartment like a caged animal, I'd also throw in the likes of Phil Spector into your mix...he rocked.

When you go see Ditko, can you bring the friend pictured in your avatar? Ask her to lift her shirt up and Steve might autograph her left breast.

Flo Steinberg and Steve Ditko...but no Jack Kirby.

Yeah, that looks to be a real Kirby signature from the mid-60's. I can't explain why there's a funny looking Ditko signature in the same pile...but I'll leave it open for others to step forward with examples of Ditko autographs from the 60's. Another possibility is back in the 60's, kids would write or send in comics to the Bullpen asking for their favorites to sign. When a staff member wasn't available, it would be customary for Flo Steinberg or Sol Brodsky to sign in his stead. I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case with Ditko; his time at the office became less and lesser with his growing dissatisfaction with Marvel from '65 onward.

Not my book - tabcom posted it. I happily admit I have never seen his autograph or handwriting, but it was the awareness of just how offbeat he can appear that got me thinking that if he did sign anything, he may well do the "neatly printed" thing, similar to the name that appears on his art. Sort of an ersatz signature that satisfies the punter and at the same time doesn't compromise his principles i.e it is not a "real" autograph. If anything Ditko's real autograph doesn't have that ornamental flair like Frazetta's famous signature (not his cursive style). The sample shown is overly labored and too formal...which is not Steve's style. Even I had doubts about an autographed Spidey reprint when I bought it, until I showed it to Mark Ditko and he confirmed it was the real mccoy. It was only after he commented about certain characteristics that I was convinced.

The comic cons in that time frame would have been a new phenomenon...and Ditko's attendance would have been well-noted. He only attended one in that time-frame...although it would be interesting to hear from someone change the historical record. I can't comment on your signed Kirby until I can compare it with the other signed Kirby's I've seen.

Not real... Ditko uses his "S. Ditko" for signing original artwork or name-address headers. In the autographs I've seen, he almost always signs his full name in cursive followed by a date/year. Plus, the example above is just too neat, well-spaced, and overlabored with the serif on the "S". There are actually tell-tale characteristics that are missing that I would have expected from a real Ditko signature. This actually looks like an instance of Ditko's professional lettering copied from a comics page. Anyone familiar with Ditko's everyday penmanship knows that his signature is not that perfect and has idiosyncrasies.

Anyone notice in the text story the homage to a "Sergeant Bill Gaines"? I wonder if co-publisher Max Gaines brought his son to the office while Ellsworth was writing the story? Bill Gaines would have been a pesky 16-year old in 1938.

I'll have a coverless Action Comics 20 coming my way that I might sell. PM me if interested.

Parts, and more parts. Here's what I have (COVERS ONLY): Superman 5, 6, 12, 14, 24 Captain Marvel Adventures 6, 18 Master Comics 21, 22, 28 Spy Smasher 3 Whiz Comics 4 Captain America Comics 15, 31, 34 Marvel Mystery Comics 52 Miss Fury 3 Pep Comics 25 Suspense Comics 1, 4 Blue Beetle 10, 11 Mystery Men Comics 7, 12, 27, 29 Wonderworld Comics 14, 15, 28, 29 I prefer trades. I am looking for the back cover to any DC cover dated "Jan 1940." This is the back cover with an ad for Superman 3 on the interior side. I am also looking for any of the following covers or incomplete issues: USA Comics 2, Captain America Comics 71, Detective Comics 15, 18, 21, 22.

I would say it is much closer to 1000 than 200 (thumbs u In terms of availability, it is way over 1000 when you look at the number of times this story/issue has been reprinted. The Gerber rating doesn't carry as much impact on a Detective 38 (after all it's only a scale to help quantify something that is hard to obtain) as compared to issues like the Nedors that have never been reprinted.