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Awesome! I've been out in the woods all week digging holes so I'm just now getting caught up. Great Weird Tales pulps this week! I've just started working on the Conan covers myself, but they just don't come around in this kind of condition anymore - amazing as always! Jeff

Batgirl?.... yawn. Now the one to left with the REH Conan "Slithering Shadow" Naked/Lesbo/Bondage/S&M cover.... Which comic character did that inspire? Catwoman had a Cat o' Nine Tails, right? Jeff

Batgirl?.... yawn. Now the one to left with the REH Conan "Slithering Shadow" Naked/Lesbo/Bondage/S&M cover.... Jeff

Does CGC ever note the printing on their label? I don't believe they do, though that may have changed. They should really do this for GA books where it is possible to distinguish bewtween printings. Out of This World #1 is another book that they don't distinguish between printings. I don't understand why they don't do this for GA books - they do list the printing number for books from other periods like Zap Comix and TMNT. Jeff

Not quite accurate. Supes #1 = First Superman comic, first DC superhero solo comic, first pin-up in comics. Even more importantly, it was the first comic that was entirely devoted to a comic book character as opposed to a comic strip character. Prior to Superman 1, only characters with proven mass appeal like Tracy, Popeye and Little Orphan Annie had been given their own books and the material in them was strip reprints. The success of Superman 1 proved that a character whose origin was in orginal comic book material rather the newpaper strips could not only carry his own title, but sell out and require two extra printings. It was a turning point after which original comic books began to take off and the strip reprint books, which had previously dominated the market, began to decline. The success of Superman 1, no doubt contributed to Martin Goodman's confidence in giving his new character Captain America his own title right from the get-go without trying him out in an anthology title first. So as far my choice, if the Supes is a 1st printing.... If it's a 2nd printing, I'll take the Cap! Jeff

Cool! Haven't seen that one before. Jeff

Thanks, Blind Owl. I've posted # 4 about a kizillion times already but I'm going to keep doing it until the Post Office recognizes its brilliance and puts it on a stamp. I'm quoting you just so I can see it again! Jeff

More Tip Tops! No. 32 also contains the first artwork by Jack Davis in a comic book. Davis was one of several winners in an amateur cartoon contest to have their work printed in this issue. Davis, who would have been about 13 at the time (in 1938), received a prize of $1.00 for his effort.

Very cool! That's the book the Pixar film meet the Robinsons is based on, right? Jeff

Attaboy! The early Amazing Stories are wonderful, but be careful they are also addictive. I've bought several over the past few months. Since you are also a Buck Rogers fan..I thought you might enjoy these that arrived today, compliments of Marnin. Nice! That Famous Funnies 82 is such an underrated cover - the only Buck Rogers cover in the early days of the run (it was on the stands about the same time as Buck Rogers #2 or a little before.) and the #9 is definately the coolest of the three Toby issues IMO. When I saw all those Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon books that Marnin just listed I had some serious deja vu! Obviously I have very similar tastes to the person he bought the collection from. (And yeah, I think I'm going to need more of these early Gernsback-era AS's - they are cool! ) Jeff

I'm a little late as I don't check this thread as regularly as others, but a huge CONGRATS, Rick!! (thumbs u Jeff

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Awesome! Jeff

Awesome! Jeff

Cool pulps! So this would have been on the stands late 1940. France, of course had fallen to Germany that summer and the Vichy regime was in place. Have you read the "Hooded Men of France" story? Just curious was the premise was. Jeff

Thanks, BZ! Contents aren't too shabby either - 1st Buck Rogers and 1st "space opera" (Skylark of Space). (thumbs u Jeff

Thanks Scrooge - I'm really stoked - I've wanted one of these for a long time, but always thought I'd have to settle for a beater. Jeff

BTW, this is my first bedsheet-size pulp - I knew they were big, but this was much bigger than I expected. I don't have anything to store this in properly. I know some of you collect these - what size mylars do you use? Playboy? Sheet Music? Help! Jeff

I've been outbid on this personal grail a number of times, so when this beauty popped up on eBay I finally sacked up and hit the BIN (which was very reasonable) within minutes of it being listed. I suspect if I hadn't, somebody else would have for sure. So now I'm broke, but I have this to show for it.

Very cool! I am hoping to have a major Buck Rogers related item coming this week. Jeff

Such a great cover! Nice colors on that one. I never get tired of this book. I'd really like to upgrade my copy to a nice midgrade, but every copy I see for sale is either high grade and thus out of my price range or lower grade like my VG. There's gotta be some 6.0s out there. Jeff Buy a 2.0 to go with your 4.0 then you will have a 6.0! Does it work like that? I never was good at that "new" math. Jeff

That was some Flea Market!!! $10 I found mine at the San Diego Comic Con flea market. It cost considerably more. Where did you say you shop? Yeah, but your Central Valley is the most gorgeous copy of this book I've ever seen. Jeff

Such a great cover! Nice colors on that one. I never get tired of this book. I'd really like to upgrade my copy to a nice midgrade, but every copy I see for sale is either high grade and thus out of my price range or lower grade like my VG. There's gotta be some 6.0s out there. Jeff

What a great cover! This would be a good one to post in the "Well-Traveled Gorilla" thread. Another pretty clear example that Fine was swiping Foster when ever he had to draw a gorilla. (thumbs u Jeff