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Hmmm, December 1940, let's see... (street dates: Dec. 10th, 13th, & 15th)... These aren't CGC labels (6.0, 8.5; 8.5), so that visual must remain elusive!

Here's my Human Torch #4 (3); this hot number has a newsstand date of March 31st... And here's Marvel Mystery #19 (newsstand March 13th)... Alas, just two measly books from March (sorry)...

woman in fright to woman in freight (sarcophagus)...

Several more Church copies... ...provided for those more interested in visuals than our verbose text stories (to meet 1940's postal regulations)!

Yep, one of Rowena Morrill's creepiest horror paintings, commissioned for Theodore Sturgeon's The Dreaming Jewels (Dell PB)...

strategically placed hands to strategically placed metal idol's arm...

Following MrB's splendid example here's my feeble attempt at Timely eye-poppers from Feb. 1941 (on sale Feb. 6th, 10th & 13th)...

Chuck's tabloid insert in Alan Light's Comics Buyer's Guide is missing page 41 in his posting of the reprint; it's the section that included the Silver Streak from which I bought #7 & 8 from this catalog. With some retrospective sadness, I sold those books in the early 90's to help a transitional move from Oklahoma to Texas; they were very nice copies, especially the #7. Since getting back into comics after the advent of third party grading I've acquired a number of nice Church copies, but those two Silver Streaks never popped up again. Anyway, AFAIC, this is still the best overall pedigree. Here are a few select examples for those wanting to peruse more pedigree pics (sorry, I've already munched all the popcorn):

gal on sled to gals on slabs...

This thread feels like deja vu all over again. Since this is basically a popularity contest featuring fave pedigrees, here's my honest opinion (the top three usually sell for multiples of Guide, so they're shoe-ins): 1) Church 2) San Francisco (Reilly) 3) Gaines File 4) Larson 5) Fill in the blank _________ (Could be Chinatown, Chicago, Okajima, Allentown, Denver, Billy Wright, Rockford, Promise Collection or other pedigree depending on the book & perceived grade)

It was a split decision, ...there was a lot of "buzz" around getting the war info spilled via half measures.

witch with a broom to witch at the stroke of midnight with Toro in cold storage...

I kept my Promise Collection bids within reason targeting specific books wanted and was never awe struck by the hype or eyebrow raising grades which ...apparently... quite a few early auction bidders were. The heroic tearjerker story certainly left a lot of folks enthralled with the pedigree or melodrama behind it, but there were just too many omissions in the story and efforts to keep the original owner(s) and family anonymous provided too many red flags for my liking. It's a shame that some of the prices have dropped significantly (the finger pointing for this is understandable), but I don't think Promise Collection overall value deflation is a market correction, but rather a specific pedigree correction.

Bird-like baddie to Angel with wings on his chest, but mustache has been clipped...

Recent selfie posted to my FB page (one of Ryan's After Basil Wolverton interpretations is behind me and the Buck Rogers Disintegrator pistol)... Ryan Heshka's color interpretations of Wolverton's work are just awesome to behold! The B&W Basil Wolverton Centaur cover art submissions (there were four) are published in the highly recommended Creeping Death From Neptune HC. Note: Just came across this YouTube review video that documents the book and provides brief glimpses of Wolverton's original submissions...

Wertham apparently had a real "thing" for the Human Torch or maybe he just anticipated the bonfires!

...But'cha can't beat dat Schomburg cover now, can ya kid?

Sharp nails to fiendishly long giant sized nails...

This is the 13th post on this topic and it's Friday the 13th!

Joe Simon Claw Silver Streak cover to Jack Cole Claw Silver Streak cover...