bronze johnny

Submitted into evidence specifically for what purpose?

Why is Nostrand given credit for drawing the cover and any idea how that came about?

I have to believe that Rod Serling came across this book and the classic “Colorama” story inside. Curious how I still see this cover attributed to Nostrand.

Ghastly Graham Ingels was one of the greatest precode horror artists but never successfully adapted to the post code era and rise of the superhero. Bob Powell worked on Strange Tales during the beginnings of Marvel’s Silver Age but never made any lasting impressions. The same can be said for Johnny Craig. Bernard Bailey did some nice work during the Silver Age but nothing comparable to his precode horror work. Then there’s Don Heck and his mixed success at Marvel and later DC. It’s a love/hate view on the part of some Marvel Silver Age collectors, which isn’t the case with Heck’s precode horror work for Comic Media that includes one of the greatest classic covers of the era. Bill Everett and Joe Maneely are exceptions who made the successful transition to the post code era. Analogous to the time when some silent film stars were not able to make the successful switch to “talkies,” there were giants of precode horror whose legacy for great art ended with the beginning of the code and rebirth of the superhero. Here’s a fun cover by Bailey that I like and reminds me of his earlier precode horror (not my copy - photo taken from GCD):

Very accurate depiction of riding the New York City Subways today.

Only one! Pick one! That’s what makes this exercise a challenge.

You can’t go wrong with any of them!

There can be only one! Pick one!

Isn’t there a “BBBBILLY THE MODEL?”

Here’s mine at this time:

Just for Halloween, it’s time to post your ONE AND ONLY FAVORITE horror comic book for the Monster Mash and tell them Boris sent you… Play the Monster Mash song as you peruse through this thread and see the classic precode horror books posted by the collectors, some of whom are Monster Kids (like me)!

Halloween is a few days away and putting this classic song song here to celebrate those who collect Werewolves!

Can’t wait to see the Raboy covers!

I saw some square bounds in Copper.

He’s so square!

How is this book still available?

Weren’t they Illmannered’s books?

Whenever I see the question about an undervalued comic book, it’s easy to come up with “nuance” books like a character’s appearing in an in house ad prior to the actual first appearance of that character in a comic book story. A nuance book tends to be the focus for the advanced collector of a specified area in comics. That focus takes the collector deeper into the area and in this case, the Golden Age (which ended with the defeat of the last of the Axis Powers in 1945). What needs to be further pointed out is that the value of a nuanced book that has the character’s in house ad appearance is really being compared to the issue with that character’s defined first appearance. Superman is an example because what’s really said about his first in house ad appearance in terms of value and it being undervalued is when it’s primarily compared to the value of Action Comics 1. The same can be said about Timely’s “lesser tiered” books like Young Allies and how it’s really compared to the Marvel Mystery Comics and Captain America titles. DC golden age collectors and those focused on Fawcetts, Fox, Nedor, and etc. are not nuanced Timely collectors comparing values between first and second tier Timely books. The other significant point here is what the impact a book had on the industry and those that followed it. None of the books mentioned come anywhere near the impact Crime Does Not Pay 22 had on the entire history of comic books and is one major reason why it’s the most undervalued GA key.

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Bronze-Billy is back with a beauty! Jeff Jones did a few covers and WW 199 and 200 are among the greatest bondage covers of the Bronze Age. I’m waiting to see if the guys over in the Golden Age forum who collect Baker GGA follow you here.

I don’t remember that one!

If we had to vote on a top ten sales thread for 2022 - this would get my vote for first place! Raboy is the greatest artist of the Golden Age Superhero genre and these books demonstrate why.

HT #3 sells for a great deal more on average than Crime Does Not Pay #22. When it comes to being undervalued for the historical role it’s had and the fact that CDNP #22 achieved for the crime genre what Action Comics #1 did for the superhero, there’s no comparison. CDNP #22 is more undervalued than HT #3.

Or even better than an auction house- consign them with a reputable dealer like Highgrade Comics

Looks more like the house "Monster House" animation film to me.