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WOW! :applause: :applause: :applause: Thanks for posting all the American Eagle covers, Scrooge! One of my favorite western series. Fantastic Severin artwork! Never seen the whole run before. Thanks again! :applause: :applause: :applause:

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The color printing really must be seen to be believed. For richness and depth of color, it far surpasses modern, more economical printing methods. Here's another copy...

I always appreciate your posts and greatly value your wanting to provide accurate information! Do you have a link to the issue of Hogan's Alley with your article? I couldn't find it on the site. I really like Kemble and the Blackberries, too. Here is an original by Kemble...

That's a great cover and a great bit of trivia! Where did you learn about this? ---> "Maneely drew himself and his wife on the cover..."

This is true, but can you name one of the individual Blackberries? They were a fun group of characters with episodic strips, but Outcault sent Mose on an epic "hero's journey", developing his character over the course of his travels. So while the Blackberries were the first African American comic characters, I'd still maintain that Mose was the first AA comic hero. (thumbs u

Haven't seen one of these actually shown here, so here is a copy of this book - with the top of the cover missing. The seller was kind enough to provide a color copy of the complete cover...

Thanks to all for posting their Platinum treasures. There is another thread with Platinum comics here. Some great comic books there! Just a few noteworthy comics: Brainy Bowers and Drowsy Duggan Buster Brown and His Resolutions - first nationally distributed comic book Comic Monthly - first regularly published newsstand comic book Famous Funnies Funnies on Parade - a scarce "Golden Eagle Toy World" variant shown below Pore Li'l Mose - first African American hero in comics, and one of the most beautiful color comics ever printed War in the Midst of America - British fold out comic book produced during the American Civil War(!) The internet has given us a better picture of the true surviving numbers of many Platinum and Victorian comics. Some are more common than suspected - many of these comics were widely distributed originally. But many are proving rarer than thought. Currently some real deals to be had among the Platinum era comics - if you can find them (thumbs u ...

What a piece of history!

Scrooge, thanks for posting all those Straight Arrows! Really great looking covers! I must admit I was partial to Powell's back up "Red Hawk" (who had his own one shot), but that Meagher art is really beautiful!

More Atlas Western Romance... Especially like the young Lily Munster...

Let's see... Should these go in the Western thread? The Atlas thread? How about the Romance thread?

Dr. Love, you have been owning this thread. Thank you for sharing all your great comics! Are they really those who don't like photo covers? Here are a few of my faves...

I think the same model is on this cover as well. Maybe she was typecast as the "angry, menacing woman".

Neat copy! From today's perspective it's kind of hard to believe that Hoppy was such a big deal back in the day.

That's a great cover. Never seen it before...

Good job, Scrooge - the first step in overcoming a problem is recognizing you have one... Thanks for posting these. Since we're talking Anderson, here is a giveaway with Anderson art. The more of the guy's work I see, the more I appreciate it.

Beautiful books you don't see very often!

Outstanding piece on Reiche and her work! Thank you for presenting this. The lady was a true hero who helped save an ancient marvel for modern generations. However, I wonder if perhaps the assessment in your last line may be a bit harsh. Surely she communicated with the residents over the years. Did the Nazcans not perform their procession during the more than 50 years she was there? If so, how did she fail to observe it? Why did they only perform it at the urging of a visitor with his own hypothesis? Flex, thanks for sharing your wide ranging knowledge here. Do you ever wonder whether this site is the best channel for your communications? These are some important ideas and should be enjoyed by a wide audience!

Mind-boggling stuff. Love archaeoastronomy - hadn't seen this before. Thanks!

When The Earth Nearly Died by D.S. Allan and J.B. Delair is a fascinating look at geological evidence for a series of great catastrophes, including a deluge, that they say occurred around 9,500 B.C. It has been retitled and reissued as Cataclysm! Compelling Evidence of a Cosmic Catastrophe in 9500 B.C. A great read with some really scary stories!

More free range comics...

Go for it! Get those Westerns! The upside of Westerns being considered "dead" is that they can still be had pretty cheaply. If you want to read some westerns for enjoyment, there is very little risk. As far as liquidity, any comic book will sell...for the right price. Recently picked up these "dead" comics...for an average of less than 10 bucks each. Not losing sleep worrying about recouping my investment.

What a great design! Look at the detail on the handles...

Great book, Scrooge! Why is Apache Kid your favorite?