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Nice haul Scrooge! I especially love all the Fight Comics!

Very cool! I had seen Gertie the dinosaur before, but not this.

Hey, that could make for an interesting thread! Might even fill a page or two. Not trying to resurrect "OO vs.Supes" but these three books are sort of a microcosm of that "what is a comic book?" debate. Someone with a broader defination of "comic book" like Bob B. (or selegue?) would probably say The Illustrated Tarzan Book is the first Tarzan comic book. Others with a stricter definition that want the text fully integrated with the art might go with SS 20. Most people in the middle who say text + comic art + magazine format =comic book would probably go with LF 5. Of course if you're a real strict construction who requires word balloons, then the first Tarzan comic book would be Four Color 134 Jeff Interesting point. Does anyone have interior shots of these books? Looking at the format and "300 pictures" blurb makes me think that Illustrated Tarzan Book is just that, an illustrated book rather than a comic book. I don't really have a strict definition or dividing line since the "standard US comic book" format evolved gradually, but in this case a story with occasional illustrations seems like "not comic book" but a format where every block of text has a picture associated with it, and vice versa, seems like "real comic book". For the latter, I mean a format like the Prince Valiant Sunday strips, Obadiah Who-Shall-Not-Be-Allowed-to-Sidetrack-BZ's-Thread, or Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, which does make the "strict" cut at GCD. Is that how the other two books look? In that light, should we embrace a boardbook of Busch's Max und Moritz as a comic book? Probably yes. Sorry, BZ. On with the show. If this discussion continues, I'll take it outside. Jack I started a new thread to continue the discussion if anyone's interested. (thumbs u What exactly is a "Comic Book"?

Hey, that could make for an interesting thread! Might even fill a page or two. Not trying to resurrect "OO vs.Supes" but these three books are sort of a microcosm of that "what is a comic book?" debate. Someone with a broader defination of "comic book" like Bob B. (or selegue?) would probably say The Illustrated Tarzan Book is the first Tarzan comic book. Others with a stricter definition that want the text fully integrated with the art might go with SS 20. Most people in the middle who say text + comic art + magazine format =comic book would probably go with LF 5. Of course if you're a real strict construction who requires word balloons, then the first Tarzan comic book would be Four Color 134 Jeff

Jeff, given your current avatar, I have a special pulp in mind for you. The Flash Gordon pulp?!! Yes. Cool -- can't wait to see it! I've been thinking a lot lately about taking a break from comics and delving into pulps a little bit and the Flash Gordon Strange Adventures Mag is right up at the top of my want list.

Jeff, given your current avatar, I have a special pulp in mind for you. The Flash Gordon pulp?!!

More pulps please.

Sweet book, Sean! Did you get that from the Comic Heaven auction? I apparently won a couple of Lost Valley Tip Tops but I just got the invoice a couple of days ago.

Right -- it's considered by most to be the first Tarzan comic book. The 1929 dailies by Foster are actually an adaptation of the first novel, Tarzan of the Apes with narrative text below the illustrated panels. If you've never seen B&W Foster, it has a very different look to it than his work that was intended to be colored and is very cool. This same material was reprinted earlier in hardback in 1929 as The Illustrated Tarzan Book No. 1. Single Series 20, which came out in 1940, reprinted Foster Sundays and was the first regular-size color Tarzan comic book. The three contenders for "1st Tarzan Comic Book" (Depending on your definition of "comic book"):

Right -- it's considered by most to be the first Tarzan comic book. The 1929 dailies by Foster are actually an adaptation of the first novel, Tarzan of the Apes with narrative text below the illustrated panels. If you've never seen B&W Foster, it has a very different look to it than his work that was intended to be colored and is very cool. This same material was reprinted earlier in hardback in 1929 as The Illustrated Tarzan Book No. 1. Single Series 20, which came out in 1940, reprinted Foster Sundays and was the first regular-size color Tarzan comic book.

Wow!

Thanks guys! Congrats on the Tracy, Steve! This one is far from Larson or Central Valley quality, but it's a nice solid copy -- and it was in my price range. BZ, With your amazing ERB collection, I'm surprised you don't have one of these. I bet you have an awesome Single Series 20 though.

Posted this in the cigar thread, but it belongs here too. Jeff

This just came in the mail today -- another personal grail acquired! You know, I knew the Large Features were oversized, but I had no idea they were this huge -- it barely fit on my scanner. I don't have a mylar big enough for this thing! Jeff

This is a nice upgrade from the copy that I posted much earlier in the thread:

Just won my first Vancouver!

Awesome books! That BB is one of my favorite Coles as well -- Green chicks rule!

Happy to let someone else win I was just lucky that you probably weren't online at the time.

Gorgeous! I gotta admit, I thought it a had a Fiction House look to it at first, but after exhausting all the Wings covers I had to look for something else.

Blue Bolt v.3 no. 9! Sorry Scrooge, the streak is over!

I meant a Tec 69!

Great Tecs! How about a 69? Jeff

Here's another one for the list. Jeff

Wow, that is cool! I've never seen that one before. I've always thought "sword-wielding" covers might be a fun theme to collect. I have to say though, "Eric" is kind of a weak name for a lion. Lions should be named things like "Numa" or "Simba."