Jim Fisher

Two more originals: DTM Sunday 10-11-1953 - This strip is one of those pieces that makes me smile every time I look at it. It’s just jam-packed with Wiseman-isms; the overall cinematic design of the “shot” selection, the silhouette panels, the multi-face head spin, etc. Truly a marvel, and if anything DTM needs to have quality reprints, it’s the 1952-1960 Sundays. Other than a few in the Pocket-Full-of-Fun books, most of these have never been seen again since there original press run 70+ years ago. DTM Daily 9-20-1951 - An early Ketchum panel with a cute gag. One of the first pieces of original art I purchased from a classified ad in the Comic Buyer’s Guide for Comic Fandom (!) circa. 1982. I didn’t realize it at the time, but later when eBay came along, I realized that this piece was used for the box cover art for the 1952 aluminum foil ashtrays. HA! Talk about a bizarre, but completely appropriate for its time, licensing deal.

Thank you Mark! I adore the way Wiseman drew feet demonstrated front and center on this cover.

These are not great photos, but it will at least add to the ongoing discussion. DTM 1 - CGC 7.5, and yes, finding the 10c not on the spine is a challenge. I do know for a fact that there are a couple extremely nice copies of this issue still around. I have seen at least 2 (non-slabbed) 8.0 or higher in my travels. DTM 3 - last page of “What’s Cookin’” I believe. DTM 23 - cover. I also have from this issue the 10 page “Bookworm” story, the 4 page Chub story, and the 6 page story (can’t remember the name) where Dennis uses all the next door construction wood to make a club house. More later…

Gentleman, As a fellow decades-long DTM collector, these books of yours are truly jaw dropping. I am primarily a collector of the Wiseman issues, and as you mentioned, high grade (actually anything over a CGC 6.5) early books are nearly impossible to find. I mean there must be only a handful of each issue still in existence. It’s just boggling that, although I’ve tried to find it for years and years (and it‘s arguably one of the best selling and most printed comics of all time), I have never seen a legitimate NM copy of the first printing of Hawaii Giant #6. That yellow square spine is always damaged somewhat. I’ve always wondered why there weren’t (apparently) any file copies kept. You see many pristine titles of the same era from other publishers, but not Pines. I do own a slabbed CGC 7.5 of #1, most of the original art to #23, including the cover, a ‘53 Wiseman Sunday, and a ‘51 Ketchum daily, but anyone reading this thread must be stunned by these books. I would love to see what collective Wiseman originals you have, even to just document what’s out there. Just beautiful stuff and thank you for sharing!