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All Winners #3 is my favorite cover ever since I saw it in "All in Color for a Dime" way back when. I've got All Winners #s 3-5 but they are simply not as nice as your #3. Gorgeous book! I checked my Mystic #3 for the color touch again and it doesn't have any. The brown area you noticed is a small "bend" and the red variation looks to be a very faint dust shadow. Gee, sounds worse all the time.

Thanks! Interestingly, these scans look MUCH better on the computer I use at work than what I see here at home. Maybe a moniter issue? Anyway, I checked the Mystic #3 carefully but see no color touches. Where do you see them or what looks like color touches to you? Just curious. There is a black grease pencil mark that was erased. The Mystic #7 is clean, no touches that I can see. I don't have a black light to test them with though. I've had both these since the early 70's.

I have most of the Mystics but Mr. Timelys are slightly better than mine so no need to repeat them. I could post #1 but it's only VGish. However, here's another nice one:

Nice All-Winners #2! How can you tell it's a Pennsylvania copy (the sideways "B")? Mind if I squeeze in a couple more Mystics to finish those off? I wanted to do this before you started on those Marvel Mysterys. Obviously, it's the high grades that get respect, so, here's one someone asked about:

Whoops! Here's another one not shown til now. It's a "beater" but I'm pleased to have it. One of the scarcest books I own:

Timely, needless to say your Darings blow mine out of the water but you forgot to show this one:

OK, you convinced me!

OK, you convinced me! (that was too easy)

You're right, Startling #9 does look like Schomburg. It's not signed so I didn't want to assume it was. Here's one of the better books (no pun intended) in my collection which tops off the early Startling's: Check out the stockings - risque back in the day.

That ALL-NEW #8 has a nice cover! Guest starring Shock Gibson (who could resist?)! Also love those early PEP covers! C'mon guys - don't get me started BUYING again.

Out of order - here's #5:

Hmmm...why does the image go over to the right hand side? Nasty initials on the cover - Larson copy?

While not as exciting as the Schomburg covers, the earlier Nedors have a charm all their own. Thought I would bump this thread up with a couple I found:

I like your taste in books, Punyhuman! (That Wonderworld looks familiar, I think I have that issue).

I really like those Blue Bolt's - killer book!

After giving it some careful thought . . .your Mystic #2 looks better than my copy! Mystic is my favorite Timely title. Got more?

I still collect old comics from bubble gum like Bazooka Joe (almost complete), Fleer Funnies, Dubble Bubble, Tommy Swell, Archie, etc. Before that I collected pin back buttons that came from gum machines (Famous Monsters, Beatles, Batman, Green Hornet, etc). Used to collect non-sports cards and still have a large collection of older baseball, football cards (yawn).

Love that Daring Mystery #1! I need that one myself.

Terrific books Punyhuman! Maybe it's just me but I think it would be helpful for people on dial-up connections if you could try reducing the size of your images. At about 3 MB each, they still haven't loaded after 15 minutes. On the previous page I reduced your Black Terror #8 and posted it for you (maybe you didn't see that). I'd like to see more of what you have but giant scans tend to kill threads (for me anyway). I don't know what kind of software you are using to scan and save but maybe try scanning at 150 dpi and save it at 50% or something. Just play around with it to find different results. Thanks!

Here's another old PEP. They are attractive books!

There you go Punyhuman! Cool book. You might want to delete the larger image above?

Yes it worries me sick, and I'm convinced this is exactly what happened here. Hence I want to find out who "Ziro" is. "Know thine enemy"................ Ziro isn't out to get you. If you check his bid history it appears he is a Superman collector and this is a case of you and he wanting the same item. Nothing more sinister than that.

Yeah, the costume is lame but it's a terrific book for an obscure company! The cover on your #2 looks much more inviting to me. I don't remember reading it but I may have to open it up (not slabbed) since I just noticed "DISCO - The Boy Detective", 35 years before his time.

Can't let Mr. Timely have all the fun. Here's one of my USA's.

CentaurMan: Is this what you are looking for? Between us we have the set!