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Damn, I figured this thread would lead to some good discussion.

I am disappointed in my fellow collectors for not participating.

Again, I commend you, Z. Great job!

Excellent analysis, Zonker!

I agree. Very well thought out.

I personally still believe that the begining of an Age is based on something the fanbase took notice of first and foremost. Fans were definitely becoming more aware of the inner workings of the biz by the early 70's, but to the typical fan or collector, what was noticed first was what hit the racks. The GL/GA storylines were definitely groundbreaking, but didn't garner as much acclaim then as they did after the series was cancelled, a few years hence. Kirby's 4th World Universe was something to take notice of (bad art and all), but only because he had left Marvel. I still say the relaxing of the CCA is a herald mark for the beginning of the Bronze Age, and it translated into more mature and adult oriented writing as a result. Hence, the ASM non-CCA approved drug issues were ahead of their time. I still point to CONAN #1 as the watershed moment, when the SA gave way to the BA. I guess in industry terms, it was essentially when Roy Thomas took over the reins at Marvel. I was 11 years old, and buying off the newstand racks back then, and the Summer of 1970 is the pivot point for me.

Has anyone here ever seen a German Hardback of Bone?

+1

As a Fair collector and Art Deco fan, I've really enjoyed these posts. The inside column from Doc Savage is great. All I have is the paperback copy.

There's also a good Doc Savage yarn that takes place at the NYWF -- The World's Fair Goblin.

Thanks!

Great stuff. Does anyone know what day was Superman Day?

Looks like him to me.

Double thanks for posting the Fair piece. I'm a WF collector, and found it very interesting.

The head of GM was on the cover of TIME. 6 weeks later, they named Hitler as Man of the Year....

The LIFE magazine is from Nov 14th 1938. Cover model is Brenda Frazier.

Whooopee!

But it pretty much pinpoints as to when the photo was taken....

I'm impressed!!!

Congrats!

Truly hard to find,

but looks too rough to be a 5.0, IMO. (GWBO?)*

*graded with blindfolds on?

Now who can list all the pulps?

Better late than never. Newstand November 1938. Two pics that need to be side by side. Comics at mid-top left. Enjoy!

SA 1st appearance of Circus of Crime?

Marvel mixed up everything in their westerns to keep them selling. From monsters, to gorillas, to the 'old west' super-villain of the day. Passed on a LG copy of this at an auction yesterday:

a cross between the Kingpin and Boomerang......I wonder if any of these count as 'prototype' issues?...

I sold both of these last week. Cool covers!

The turtle can't believe how big Pluto's junk is:

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Here's another weird one I sold last week. Haunted Thrills #1 by Ajax. I can't decide if the cutie with the candle is more freaked out by the ghoul or the midget skull in his hand (ha ha):

And that's probably why someone got him to sign it. Sure, Roy Thomas is a common name, but the coincidence is a bit overwhelming.

 

Roy was an avid GA collector as well, so it simply may have been a book from his collection.

Yikes! I'd hate to think that he wrote his name in his books, but he may have. After all, it's not like it hasn't been done before...... Larson .........

Here's a weird one I sold last week:

And that's probably why someone got him to sign it. Sure, Roy Thomas is a common name, but the coincidence is a bit overwhelming.