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For those wondering if the insides match the covers, here are sample pages from a randomly chosen book (NOTE - "Weinie Roast" cover). These are full of wild stories with nice art!
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That is a great cover. There are a LOT of great covers posted here!
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Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Right back at you for all your great scans, AS! (thumbs u -
Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
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Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Haven't seen this one around here before... Marvel Tales 94 Second horror issue with Everett "Spectacles Of Doom" story. -
Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Great cover! -
Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Never saw that cover before. Great Heath! -
Show Us Your Atlas Books - Have A Cigar
BOOT replied to Silver Surfer's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Thanks for that smashing Everett story, Scrooge! Wouldn't an archive of Everett's Atlas historical war comics be nice? -
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Recent pick-ups. Been looking for "Yalta To Korea" for a while... The FR CAN "Is This Tomorrow" wasn't on my radar, but saw it at the right price for...
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I know there's not a big Guardineer fan club, but I really enjoy his art. Really slick stuff and capable in so many genres...
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Love that cover... "Honey, standing here with you like this is giving me a warm feeling in my pants..."
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Hillman westerns also had lots of good reading in the 52 pagers, often with some great historical stories.
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ORIGINS of the American Comic Book
BOOT replied to BLBcomics-migration's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
This thread reminds me of an old Emo Philips joke: Once I saw this guy on a bridge about to jump. I said, “Don’t do it!” He said, “Nobody loves me.” I said, “God loves you. Do you believe in God?” He said, “Yes.” I said, “Are you a Christian or a Jew?” He said, “A Christian.” I said, “Me, too! Protestant or Catholic?” He said, “Protestant.” I said, “Me, too! What franchise?” He said, “Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Baptist or Southern Baptist?” He said, “Northern Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist or Northern Liberal Baptist?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region, or Northern Conservative Baptist Eastern Region?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region.” I said, “Me, too! Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1879, or Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912?” He said, “Northern Conservative Baptist Great Lakes Region Council of 1912.” I said, “Die, heretic!” And I pushed him over. Everybody here loves comics. Why all the contentiousness? How in the world do you measure the overall "importance" of a particular comic? Facts are facts, while importance is a judgment. The Walking Dead has broken all kinds of rating records. It's from a comic book. It's not about superheroes. How do you measure that importance? Comic books have been a great medium for telling stories of superheroes. But such stories did not start in comic books. Heroes with superhuman abilities have been mythologized as long as humans have told stories. And by the way, Obadiah Oldbuck was the first comic book superhero (invulnerability, super strength, super speed). -
What a great story. Thanks so much for sharing it. What a great Dad! I hope he got the chance to see your success. Another great thing about comic books - their potential to serve as emotional touchstones. Thanks again for a real heartwarmer!
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ORIGINS of the American Comic Book
BOOT replied to BLBcomics-migration's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Those are really gorgeous, vaillant. Thanks for posting! -
ORIGINS of the American Comic Book
BOOT replied to BLBcomics-migration's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
I'm not sure what point we're discussing now... Thought we were discussing chronology rather than causality... I don't think OO was a direct catalyst for Funnies on Parade anymore than Funnies on Parade is a direct catalyst for last month's issue of Fantastic Four. Looking back at the long tapestry of comic history, with the diverging and reconvening paths that the art form has taken, I think it's important and informative to examine each link. I don't understand the need to try to minimize the importance of early comic books because they may not have actually been on M.C. Gaines' desk. BTW, I agree, Gaines' motivation was probably financial. I have another interesting article by Gaines from the 1935 issue of PM - Production Management, about the use of comics in advertising. He discusses how comic strip advertisements in newspapers had been successful. There are several sample color comic strip advertisements reproduced with the article. Gaines knew about the strong appeal of comics. In the article he discusses how comics were the most read and appreciated part of the newspapers. He discusses how some publishers were wondering if they could increase the frequency of comic strip publication to get more readers, but how other publishers thought there could be a limit to how many comics readers would actually pay to read. An update at the bottom of the article's first page mentions that Puck had begun publishing a weekly comic paper... One puzzling thing is that the article was published in the January, 1935 issue, yet there is no mention of 1933's Famous Funnies or Funnies on Parade. Yet another item to put on the list to scan and post! -
Welcome to the boards, Circumstances! GREAT COMIC! Thanks for posting it. By the way, the boards' own picture hosting is pretty easy to use, too.