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    1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by DavidMerryweather

    Here's an epic photo just posted by Roger Ebert:

     

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    http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/photos-in-need-of-comment/masked-avenger-photo-for-223.html

     

    Is this a known vintage costume...? Been awhile since I've read these, is it advertised in the books? Or just some sort of publicity photo?

     

    That's Don Glut at one of the comics fandom events in the early sixties. The same picture is in Bill Schelly's book "Golden Age of Comics Fandom".

     

    The boy in costume is identified as "Dave Armstrong at an early New York Comicon." The photo was taken by Larry Ivie.

     

    Glut says it's him on his documentary "I was a Teenage Movie Maker"; he did have a Cap costume like that in one of his home movies. Whoever it is, it's a great costume to have been made by a kid.

     

    I'll have to dig up my copy of Schelly's book and re-read the caption.

    It is Dave Armstrong. Dave was (and is) the last acting president of the American Association of Comic Collectors (AACC) and is still actively collecting. He is also accumulating tons of film footage of interviews with creators from the golden age.

     

    Thanks for providing a direct attribution, Richard. Speaking of active collectors, I just found out that Earl Blair (Capt. Bijou) whom I mentioned as a source for your collector history lecture awhile back, has moved back to Houston and sells memorabilia on ebay! I just picked up a Henry Brandon signed Drums of Fu Manchu lobby card from him within the past couple of weeks. Weird coincidence, huh?

     

     

    Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    My one and only from last night's C'Link auction, but man was I sweating over this one!

     

     

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    I was the underbidder on this one! Nice catch.

     

     

    Yikes, if I'd known I was being squeezed between Billy and Jeff I'd've been sweating a lot harder. Between Scylla & Charybdis (just dont ask me which is which!)

     

    I think Sun Girl is a swinger; I bet she can handle 'em both without breaking a sweat! ;)

    Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    After four pages of Fawcett installations, maybe a change of pace would be an acceptable diversion (rumor has it that this book has been banned in Wisconsin).

     

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    Mister Merryweather! Under which particular bushel have you been hiding this blinding copy? I've never even seen one before, let alone in such stellar grade!

     

    A recent pounce (veni vidi vici)... :whee:

    Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar...

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    Here are a some of the books I've picked up so far in 2011!

     

    The boards have been great to find some really nice books! Everyone has been A plus to deal with!

     

    The lower graded Subbies on #16 and #17 were books I already had!

     

    I'm hoping to find some more! The seach continues!

     

     

     

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    I made an appointment with my optometrist after viewing your post because I thought I was seeing double! doh!

     

    As it turns out my vision needed no correction! That's a handsome collection of books, silvers. (thumbs u

    Jack Cole Hero Worship Thread.

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Don't do it DM..... that book is awesome !! I'll bet you can score a mid grade copy for not too much. I got this copy from Sharon :cloud9:

     

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    You gonna keep rubbing that one in my face, eh? :frustrated:

     

    That's a lab cover that I "need" too.

    Is there a scene anything like it in the Plastic man story?

    It's G Fox, not Cole, right? (Maybe that's the discssion -- I didn't read back very far.)

     

    Jack

     

    Not exactly. There is the Jeckyl/Hyde mad scientist thing goin' on (and surgical scene), but the closest thing to a laboratory I found in this issue of Police was relegated to the Spirit origin story (taken from the first newspaper "comic book" appearance). hm

     

    Note: I checked my microfiche of this issue; no slab was harmed in the completion of this production. (thumbs u

    Have a Cigar! Golden Age only....!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    ...and here's another (hey, it even has my name on the cover):

     

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    Gorgeous book. Im working on a run of 1-15, and anticipate great difficulty in finding a 6 as nice as this one.

     

    they are fun indeed.

     

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    (worship) (worship)

     

    Parker - could you please scan and show a pic of the back cover of number 5?

    if parker won't, I will

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    *spoon* ... C'mon, you guys! This is seriously making me contemplate building "a run" of Silver Streaks even though the very idea of single title runs goes against my empirical training and collecting philosophy. :cry:

     

    Must ...resist ...all temptations ...from the dork side of the farce. Arrrrrgh!

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    Jack Cole Hero Worship Thread.

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    This is a great thread. The splash pages are wonderful! :cloud9:

     

    I can't and won't disagree. (thumbs u :headbang:

     

    Thanks for posting the splash pages, Mike. :applause:

     

    I'm enjoying this myself :cloud9:

     

    Heres some older Cole. Police 9 ....

     

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    and Police 11 .....

     

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    Wow! Those splashes are awesome! :insane:

     

    I believe Gil Fox did most of the early PM covers; I'm not a big fan of Fox's covers generally, but the one he did for Police #11 was exceptional.

     

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    Can't bring myself to liberating slabbed GA books (maybe Plas can seep out around the edges), so I console myself to drooling over the DC Archive editions and microfiche of Plas. BTW, that's a great scan, Senormac. :applause:

     

     

     

    Ask Gator

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    No doubt third world life expectancies are improving due to the luxurious life styles supported by sweat shop employment, but your assertion in respect to first world mortality seems a weeeee bit far fetched. :baiting:

     

     

    Agreed, more than a bit far fetched, David! Thanks for your comments, I respect your opinion, as I do Dark Knight's.

     

    I hope my fellow boardies will forgive me the indulgence of a fairly lengthy reply, and let's not lose sight of the fact that the big news here is gator's return! For which I am duly grateful and fully agree that the place aint the same without him!

     

    You asked, what happened to the so-called second world and the answer is, it kind of disappeared when the wall came tumbling down!

     

    The term "First World" refers to so called developed, capitalist, industrial countries, roughly, a bloc of countries aligned with the United States after World War II, with more or less common political and economic interests: North America, Western Europe, Japan and Australia.

     

    "Second World" refers to the former communist-socialist, industrial states, (formerly the Eastern bloc, the territory and sphere of influence of the Union of Soviet Socialists Republic) today: Russia, Eastern Europe (e.g., Poland) and some of the Turk States (e.g., Kazakhstan) as well as China.

     

    "Third World" are all the other countries, today often used to roughly describe the developing countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America.

     

    The term Third World includes as well capitalist (e.g., Venezuela) and communist (e.g., North Korea) countries, as very rich (e.g., Saudi Arabia) and very poor (e.g., Mali) countries.

    Third World Countries classified by various indices: their Political Rights and Civil Liberties, the Gross National Income (GNI) and Poverty of countries, the Human Development of countries, and the Freedom of Information within a country.

     

    The term "Fourth World" first came into use in 1974 with the publication of Shuswap Chief George Manuel's: "The fourth world : an Indian reality" The term refers to nations (cultural entities, ethnic groups) of indigenous peoples living within or across state boundaries (nation states).

     

    As for me I work a lot in mental health & often with people suffering from stress and other disorders which significantly affect true quality of life.

     

    Such a high percentage of people will suffer from mental ill health in their lifetime it too could be thought of as a fourth world cultural entity - or at least as a community of interest!

     

    Stress-related illnesses are on the rise in the West and stress is a greater killer than we generally recognise - though there are strong indications that the recognition has begun to permeate and re-shape our outlook and values.

     

    I'm no expert, but much of this seems to me to be a product of capitalism, (for which read not a political interpretation but a values one based on materialism) - and to some extent on factors related to urban living.

     

    As for poverty, there are many layers to it - but it is possible to live a comfortable life in - say, an indian village - with very little money or possessions. And there are over a million villages in India alone.

     

    There are many contradictions! There are a great many people living lives of abject misery - but they are not confined to third world countries and of course not all misery is based on economic indices.

     

    I have found the East both humbling and enlightening. All I can say is that among village people in the third world I have never found more open hearts, made more friends, been more enriched, felt more loved, been more fulfilled.

     

    I admire gator for his work in Thailand, which I hope he has found richly rewarding and free of infectious diseases (ie cholera and hep B)! And envy him because he is going back in September! Now there is something to look forward too!

     

     

     

     

     

     

    I actually reconsidered that last comment as possibly being a bit too caustic after posting it (given the state of the world we live in), and removed it prior to your response.

     

    For the record, your reply was very astute, well informed and greatly appreciated. ...but I don't recommend opening with that monologue at a comedy club.

     

    I was trying to toss in a bit of levity, hence the jest about the missing second world. I guess I aimed a bit too high or too low with that one. doh!

     

    BTW, you still haven't told us what you have against pets (creature comforts)! smiley-gen121.gif;)