Tony D

Does anyone remember this statue which was displayed at a NYC comic convention in the 80s?

 

 

New pick up.

 

Got the reprint of it from the 1970's too as a companion piece.

 

 

A very nice Nick Cardy cover on the reprint, From Beyond The Unknown #24.

Finally got around to taking some pictures of the Art behind glass that I have. The first one is hanging on the wall in my daughter's room.

Katy Keene by Bill Woggon

The next two are on the walls of my son's room.

Wolverine by Miller/Rubinstein

Captain America by Joe Simon signed by both Simon and Kirby

Unfortunately for me, this thread is 25 years too late. I sold my complete Showcase run in to a dealer in 1989, except for 3 issues. Yes, I had a Showcase #4 in VF but it had some color touch on the spine. The majority of my set was in VF condition. The 3 issues I kept were #s 17, 18 and 19. I kept them because I was also keeping Mystery In Space #53 up. Only 2 of the 3 that I kept are scanned, as one of them has a piece replaced on the cover and color touch [the #17]. Here are the scans of the #18 and 19.

There were two Li'l Abner films. One made in 1940 by RKO and the other a musical adapted from the Broadway play, made in 1959 by Paramount.

There was also a 30 minute Li'l Abner TV pilot which only aired once on NBC in 1967.

The first book store that sold comics I can remember was "My Friend's Book Store" in Brooklyn, NY. I think I first went to the location on Cortelyou Road in Brooklyn off of Flatbush Avenue in about 1964 or 1965. They were a used book store that also sold back issue comics and magazines. I bought FF #1 there for $8.50.

There were boxes filled with back issues grouped by title behind the counter on wooden shelves. The more rare issues, such as Golden Age and early Marvel Silver Age first issues were in binders inside the counter showcase. A friend of mine bought a Famous Monsters Of Filmland #1, with an autograph by Jim Warren on the cover, there as well. The owner was a man named Ruby. He had a price list hand lettered on a piece of cardboard from the back cover of a spiral notebook.

The more common and recent issue were in wooden bins and were not in any particular order. Included in this horde were Pre-Hero Marvels which were not as sought after as the Hero comics. He must have had a relationship with the "Passaic Book Store" in NJ because another friend of mine sold some Golden Age books to Passaic and they turned up in Ruby's stock.

"My Friend's Book Store" eventually moved to a larger location on Flatbush Avenue. A fire in the 1970's put them out of business.

There was also a book store called "Magazine Land" on Avenue Z in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in the early 1960s. All comics were .10 and you could trade two of your comics for one of their's. It was a place to go to pick up a recent issue you may have missed on the stands.

Not really into collecting romance genre but I have this one because of the interior story by Steve Ditko.

 

 

Badda-bing, Tony! Not too shabby for a drive-by romance collector. This is one of the key romance I don't own. Years ago I couldn't find it in grade. By the time it started coming around in grade, I couldn't find the cash.

 

Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, or what's a loan shark for?

I got it at a convention about 25 years ago, after looking for a copy for years.

Not really into collecting romance genre but I have this one because of the interior story by Steve Ditko.

I didn't see the film Vampirella (1996) on the list. There are also the 28 films that comprise the Blondie series from 1938 to 1950.

I think they're cool also. I have the other five issues, which complete the run, as well but don't know exactly where they are. These two copies are doubles that I just came across while going through a long box of comics looking for something else.

Ghost Rider doesn't seem to get much love here. These copies were bought off the stands 46 years ago by me. An Original Owner Collection!

Wolverine Limited Series #3 page 25 by Frank Miller & Joe Rubinstein.

I bought this page at a NYC Comic Convention back in the 80s and just framed it for my son to hang on the wall of his bedroom. I figured I'd make a copy of it and post it here as well.

That's Snapper Carr. The early JLA's mascot.

Do you still have it ?...That would be really cool if you did !

No, I sold the bulk of my collection to a dealer in 1989 when my wife and I were buying our house. If I still had that collection today, it would be worth more than the house!

 

 

One of my favorite Marvel comics of all.

Mine also! When I first started collecting Marvels, I wrote a letter to them asking, if they had any back issues for sale. The only one, on the list that they sent me, that I needed was FF Annual #1. I sent them .35 for it and got it in a couple of weeks.

Thanks!

A few more...

Beautiful copies by The Duck Man

Finally got a new scanner and was able to scan this Mike Golden Batman commission I got some time ago.

A great Joe Maneely cover on 2-Gun Western Vol.1 #4 and it also contains a Ditko story.

 

Both of these contain 32 page comics bound into the pulps.

 

Great classic pulp elements on this cover, especially the two on the right.

 

So who drew the comics?

#1

LUNAR STATION - Joe Kubert

THE MAN-EATING LIZARDS - Joe Kubert

CROM THE BARBARIAN - John Giunta [written by Gardner Fox]

#2

THE CORSAIRS FROM THE COALSACK - Joe Kubert

DEADMAN'S TALE - A. H. Johnston

THE SPIDER GOD OF AKKA - John Giunta [written by Gardner Fox]

Here are my Ditko post code Charlton SPACE ADVENTURES covers.

Space Adventures #31

Space Adventures #32

Space Adventures #33

Space Adventures #34

Space Adventures #35

Space Adventures #36

Space Adventures #37

Space Adventures #38

Space Adventures #39

Space Adventures #40

Space Adventures #42

And here is the cover for Blue Beetle #6, which didn't see publication by Charlton. It was published by CPL/Gang in Charton Portfolio 9 &10 in 1974, six years after Blue Beetle #5. It was reprinted in the DC hardcover Archive Edition of The Action Heroes Volume 2.

Some more of my Ditko Charlton covers.

Blue Beetle #1

Blue Beetle #2

Blue Beetle #3

Blue Beetle #4

Blue Beetle #5

Here is the 25 cent Charlton which reprinted GORGO #1 and KONGA #1 as well as two newly drawn stories.

Fantastic Giants #24

And the Ditko covers of KONGA

Konga #4

This cover is actually the splash from KONGA #1 with the addition of the swastikas and the change of clothing (to a German uniform) and mustache on the figure in the foreground, transforming him into Hitler.

Konga #5

Konga #6

Konga #7

Konga #8

Konga #9

Konga #10

Konga #11

Konga's Revenge #2

And now, to get back to an appreciation of Steve Ditko's artwork, I present the covers of Gorgo drawn by Ditko.

Gorgo #2

Gorgo #3

Gorgo #4

This cover is actually the splash page from GORGO #1 with the addition of the small figure riding Gorgo added.

Gorgo #11

Gorgo #13

Gorgo #15

Gorgo #16

Return Of Gorgo #2