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Another completely awesome piece by Mr. Heshka! He captures the original artists' style, yet puts his own touch on it. How come all of you don't have a Heshka?

Not GA, but some of Everett's finest later work. Not sure if this was on your checklist, Phil.

 

Wow, that one is magnificent Ryan. That one goes right to the top of my favorites list. I have to go consult my Gerber's silver age books now. Just fantastic. Really nice work!

Can you post the All American and More Fun?

And of course this Batman above this post.

Ryan:

What is the tally on the covers thus far. I have seen;

Action #1

Action #7

Detective #27

Detective #29

Detective #31

Punch #12

Scoop #2

Suspense #3

Terrific #5

Marvel #1

Marvel Mystery #29

Thrilling Crime #49

Superman #14

Startling #49

USA #7

Just discovered this thread a week or so ago. Very impressive stuff you have BangZoom. Very much enjoy your sharing it with folks. An esoteric title folks might get a kick out of is Blazing Comics. The heroe in that title is the Green Turtle. The covers are fairly plain, but the splash page in issue #1 is a golden age goodie.

Thanks again for such an entertaining thread.

Another wonderful job Ryan!

@Et-Es-Go: The Chesler recreations by Ryan are great, but the Marvel Comics #1 really "works" (concerning my previous comments).

It has an atmosphere which has always reminded me of Pulp magazine covers, and while the Cheslers are great but as I said because of their style stray a little from the original mood, in the Human Torch cover the image potential is multiplied. Great job!

Just so folks know, I only own the two Chesler covers that Ryan had done for me. The pictures at that Picassa link are also his work that he did for some other folks that commissioned him. I only collected the pictures, but I agree with you that the Human Torch is wonderful, but I think the others are really striking as well.

Can anyone help me out looking for Dynamic Comics #9

for www.digitalcomicmuseum.com

We have all other issue or have purchased all others (waiting to be scanned)

Coverless is fine, or a better grade.. or a loner, we will scan and return, We have a Minolta PS5000 archive scanner, so book is in cradle and scanned face up. No damage possible..

 

Thanks for any leads or help

 

PS: we just completed a tough Captain Aero Comics series on DCM

Hey Rangerhouse;

Here are a couple of links to some scans I have on Picassa. One is the entire Double Action Comics from cover to cover, the other is Wow What a Magazine #2 from cover to cover. Feel free to take the images for your archives. You would probably not be able to get interior scans of these books today, especially since most are in CGC capsules.

https://picasaweb.google.com/Barnharp/DoubleAction2?authkey=Gv1sRgCPWrw_j1ycei7AE

https://picasaweb.google.com/Barnharp/WowWhatAMagazine2?authkey=Gv1sRgCNyb6Jaqw9rFOQ

One more while I'm at it. You hardly ever see this one for sale, so I'm assuming it is very rare as well. Just not as coveted as some of the other Chesler covers. Again, I think it shows what a great artist Sultan was. I would have to go with Scoop #2 though for his best golden age cover, EVER!

Here are a few more from my box of Cheslers. The Scoop #2 I am told was Overstreet's copy. I have no way to confirm however, and I guess what does it matter. It's real purdy though.

I love it when Jon pulls stuff out of the closet for us to see. You only obtain a collection like Jon's through many years of cultivating relationships with everyone at every level of this hobby. He passed on a great deal to fellow collectors (I know because I got one) and in turn I'm sure received some great deals as well. He has a phenomenal interest in the history of how these funny books came to be, their continuity and how they relate to each other, then he freely shares that with everyone.

 

So thanks Jon for always posting amazing things and leaving us all awe struck with the cool thing you have collected over many many years. This to me is what holds an enduring interest for the hobby. These folks that crafted an enduring piece of Americana that is recorded in the ephemera we all collect. It's hard to describe why these comics hold the allure they do, but they do.

 

So, since we're on the Cherish a Chesler thread...... Jon, could you post the unpublished Chesler Rocketman/Octopus cover here. That piece is simply amazing.

 

thank you for the kind words. "Even a blind squirrel can find a nut...."

 

Per your request. But please let me know how this rocket pack works under water???!!!

I don't think the rocket packs are working, thus part of the problem they are having with the octopus, having to fight it in its world.

I love it when Jon pulls stuff out of the closet for us to see. You only obtain a collection like Jon's through many years of cultivating relationships with everyone at every level of this hobby. He passed on a great deal to fellow collectors (I know because I got one) and in turn I'm sure received some great deals as well. He has a phenomenal interest in the history of how these funny books came to be, their continuity and how they relate to each other, then he freely shares that with everyone.

So thanks Jon for always posting amazing things and leaving us all awe struck with the cool thing you have collected over many many years. This to me is what holds an enduring interest for the hobby. These folks that crafted an enduring piece of Americana that is recorded in the ephemera we all collect. It's hard to describe why these comics hold the allure they do, but they do.

So, since we're on the Cherish a Chesler thread...... Jon, could you post the unpublished Chesler Rocketman/Octopus cover here. That piece is simply amazing.

I don’t want to sound annoying, but as much as Ryan’s paintings are A+ skillful, I don’t think they are entirely suited to the atmosphere of the Chesler covers (especially those by that other artist, Ricca, not Sultan).

 

This is not meant to make a negative criticism of any kind, just an observation about how the original mood is difficult to "recreate" with a different illustration technique.

Although I know that you weren't being critical of Ryan's work, I have to say that, in some cases, I've found Ryan's recreations to be so good that they were even better than recreations by the original artists themselves.

Both pieces are spectacular. The only thing I would have done differently would have been to include Ryan's trademark little drips, scratches, and other tiny imperfections. I can understand if they're not everyone's cup of tea, but to me they made the paintings more interesting and personal, challenging the viewer to think about why they were put there and immediately giving away the artist's identity. When I look at these paintings, they show beautiful imagery, but it's a bit like looking at a Thomas Kinkade painting in that there's nothing left to think about.

I had specifically asked Ryan to make them the way they appear. He had given me the option to add some patina to them, but I opted for what you see. And I love what he did. I have seen several of Ryan's cover recreations and I can certainly spot his work and style with or without any added patina. You guys should take a look at his own original artwork and check out that unique style and imagery.

And since I'm killing some time hoping to snipe somebody in the clink auction, here are a couple that Ryan did for me. Been posted before, but so.......

classic chesler covers

 

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Oh my word. That 7.0 Dynamic #8 is a beauty!

Makes my copy look mediocre by comparison, well, probably because it is.

Pretty cool, West - I don't collect the later Cheslers, but now I'm thinking I should!

No, Cheslers are not the books you are looking for. Look! Over there! Isn't that a high grade Centaur with white white pages?

I have a collector friend (Steve Brewster) that has a copy of this same book that has the Weatherbird Shoes sticker or stamp on the front cover. An odd book to pick as a giveaway to the kiddies, if that is what Weatherbird was doing with em.

Been gone a while. Moved to California and have been busy remodeling a 1963 house, same vintage as myself. Here is that Suspense #4 cover proof.

Here are a few of my Dynamic issues. I only have a few of the Punch issues, #9 and #12 that are only lower grade and have already been posted. I have a full run of the Scoop that I have posted in another thread so I won't repeat them here. So without further adieu....

Nice choice and very nicely framed! Ryan does some killer work!

A bit expensive for the grade, but if you have to have one.

http://www.metropoliscomics.com/load_bookDetails.php?id=152587&set=0

I beleive he can paint on a canvas or on illustration board, your choice. I will let him know this link is up so he can peruse it and answer any questions like that.

Here are the two recreations that Ryan Heshka did for me. Nice job, don't you think? They are in the mail!

I thought I would amend this post and put the actual books next to Ryan's work so you can see just how awesome it is!

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Here is one for the L.B. Cole fans. Back in 1994/1995 I was exchanging a few letters with L.B. Cole which eventually led to an interview (along with Scotty Moore) that was published in the Comic Book Marketplace. During our conversation with him he mentioned selling a number of his color proofs to a couple of collectors. I managed to track one guy down in Nevada and still remember part of the conversation on the phone. I asked him if any of the proofs were Suspense Comics or Terrific Comics. Yep, one is a Suspense. Do you know what number? Nope, no number on it. (I was thinking it has to be issues #3-#6). Can you describe it? It has some guys that are torturing or sacrificing a girl. (Now I knew it was #3 or #4). Any Nazi guys? Nope, guys dressed in cloaks. So it was the Suspense #4. What was really neat about when I got it was that it was not trimmed like the comic is after the bindery, so the cover proof clearly shows L.B. Cole's signature at the bottom.

Now for those fans out there that might be able to help. There was another L.B. Cole Suspense Comics proof that was sold in a Wooley's auction in 1983. It is a steel tentacled Octopus making its way down a city street with cars and people in the grasp of various tentacles. I would love to find this some day, or at least get a color copy of it.

Enjoy!