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Superior romance comics are cheaply printed, with slick line work from the Iger Studio of artists - often called "Bakeresque". Every page oozes sexual tension. One woman is in tears for almost every panel in one story. Women fall out of panels across the page. They turn or cover their heads and let you look. Here are a few random Superior splashes. They really are some of the most fun romance comics out there. They used to be really cheap and that was part of the fun of collecting them. I've got several runs...maybe a group shot someday.

Posted a whole thread about this 1849 comic. Check it out if you want. Digest version - 1849 hand-colored comic book with costumed super hero and killer clown

What a great Opper piece and funny observations on collecting. It may not be strictly a human obsession. Check out bowerbirds and how they collect color-coordinated objects to decorate their nests, supposedly to attract potential mates... Almost exactly how I got my wife!

Opper is one of the early greats. He could produce refined illustration but also really got loose and fanciful with his cartoons.

What a great Opper piece and funny observations on collecting. It may not be strictly a human obsession. Check out bowerbirds and how they collect color-coordinated objects to decorate their nests, supposedly to attract potential mates...

Superior

Close... Mr. Clean? Here's a hint...even better!

Close...

That Woman!

This kind of stuff drives me nuts...

Here's a group shot... There may be other versions. Let us know if you have one!

1967 Features Belvedere GTX, Charger, Chrysler 300, Coronet, Dart, Newport Convertible, Sport Fury

1966 Features Barracuda, Charger, Chrysler 380, Imperial Crown Convertible

1965 Version 3 Features 880, Coronet, Dart GT, Monaco, Polara

Version 2 Features Chrysler - 300, Dodge Monaco, Imperial Crown Convertible, Plymouth Sport Fury

Three versions in 1965 1 - Features Barracuda, Belvedere Convertible, Chrysler - 300, Fury Hardtop, Imperial Crown Covertible, Valiant

That is great! Have never seen the Kellogg's mailer before. The Freedom Train was a big national event. This copy came from the Washington Star newspaper with a portfolio of 40 replicas of documents crucial to freedom, like the Bill of Rights, Washington's copy of the Constitution, etc. I'm a little confused here. The copy that I recently sold had all of the documents printed on pulp paper and stapled in, comic book style....like the copy in comicjack's picture. Did the portfolio style come out at a different time, or is it just a variant printing? Edit - It appears that the portfolio was released through newspapers? Yes, you can see the imprint for the Washington Evening Star on the front cover and inside front cover. The comic book was distributed many places - at train stops, in newspapers, mail-aways like the Kellogg's, This one came with the separate portfolio of individual document replicas on single sheets of cardstock, collected into the binder. Maybe like a teacher's guide or supplement for classroom usage.

First horror comic? Not sure if this was supposed to entertain or warn... Check out those cats at the end...are they crying or wiping their mouths? Not much left of Harriet there.

Comics on handkerchiefs...

I've only ever seen three of these, including yours, none for sale. These are truly rare!

What a beautiful selection. These are circa 1910. They came in cigarette packages. Look on the back. They probably have back papers for Hassan or Tokio cigarettes. They featured popular comic characters and artists of the era. Characters were Mutt and Jeff, Happy Hooligan, Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse among others. Yes, there are near endless. They came in color and black & white versions of the same pins. Also came in tin litho in larger sizes. Not real valuable and are fairly common. (Makes them fun to collect) Usually found in groups. You have one of the Mutt & Jeff ones with a baseball theme. Look close, there is. NY Yankee logo on his sleeve. These are pretty popular. There is also a Jeff as a catcher with a Cubs logo on his sleeve. I think they are in the Hakes premium guide. I see you have one of the Krazy Kat ones I still need... Home Run response, Robot Man. Thanks for all the info! I'll keep an eye out for the one with Jeff as catcher... Finding them cheap and in groups does make these fun.

That is great! Have never seen the Kellogg's mailer before. The Freedom Train was a big national event. This copy came from the Washington Star newspaper with a portfolio of 40 replicas of documents crucial to freedom, like the Bill of Rights, Washington's copy of the Constitution, etc.

Interesting. I wonder which version was published first? Maybe the one with the White House shown came first and then they thought it might be a tad presumptuous. Overstreet says: Scarcer First Print, Text cover, 8 3/4 x 7, 20 pgs, Scarce Second Printing, Illustrated cover, 9 x 6 3/4, 24 pgs And then it says "Unknown which version published first"