Marty Mann

On 3/1/2024 at 11:01 AM, sfcityduck said:

If you want to buy one you are in luck:

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/172504139_shield-g-man-club-golden-age-premium-buttonbadge-set-including-rare-size-varieties

Thank you for the offer, but my collecting days are over...TERRIFIC GROUP!

There were a lot of unusual villains during the Golden Age, but for me one of the most

memorable was MR. MIND.

On 2/22/2024 at 10:17 AM, Robot Man said:

Still got your club pin Marty?

That is FANTASTIC...I'm afraid mine is long gone. Thanks for sharing.

Marty

On 2/24/2024 at 7:37 AM, CGC Mike said:

It's 2 years.  I changed the title of this thread.  

THANK YOU!

Marty

Thanks to a nudge by sfcityduck  I am revisiting and "bumping" my thread which I have neglected for the past

six months thinking that it had run it's course. I even tried to have the title changed from "THE TOP TWO IN MY

COLLECTION" to THE PARK AVENUE COLLECTION but had no luck there.

When I first posted on the sight, before I was able to share images, I listed SUPERBOY #1 and FLASH COMICS #104

as my "TOP TWO" didn't realize then that my SPIRIT #22 would be come the most  valuable book in my collection.

For those who might visit this thread for the first time my first posted image is located on page 12, TERRY-TOONS #38 for.

Again, THANKS to all of those in the collecting community for your kind words and continued interest.

Martyl

On 2/22/2024 at 4:41 PM, sfcityduck said:

Marty,

Always happy to see your posts!  But everytime I see that contest winners announcement, I want to start taking bets on which one you are. I hope that some day you will share in a bit more detail about your early comic collecting days. Of course, I love your thread - linked here for others: 

And if you ever want to cash in on your Pep 60, let me know because I'd love to have a copy associated with a winner of that contest. (My advice though is keep it in the family! What a great bit of family history!).

Thank you for your very kind words and link to my thread...which h I will have to update.

On 2/21/2024 at 8:13 PM, Frisco Larson said:

Great stuff Marty! I know it's the wrong "Age" being Silver not Gold, but I DO have this original cover art from this run! 

TERRIFIC!...Thanks for sharing.

Pleased to see that DAVID WIGRANSKY and I were buying comics and entering contests at the same time.

On 2/19/2024 at 2:58 PM, Frisco Larson said:

Thank YOU for appreciating the book, Marty! I figured I was alone in appreciating Mutt & Jeff but I'm glad to know that I'm not! I only have a few, but I pick 'em up when they're either really nice or at least LOOK nice and are affordable. Here's another I got a while back.

MUTT & JEFF  were everywhere in the DC Universe.

On 2/13/2024 at 11:23 AM, Frisco Larson said:

A few raw readers in. 

Truly a classic cover...thanks for sharing.

On 2/12/2024 at 10:51 AM, shadroch said:

Were these series that Kirby has already done,  inventory stories seeing the light of day, or was he working on the two series at the same time, pushing out new material daily?

I'm almost afraid to see what a gobblebozzer is? Is he friend or fore with the Fighting Fetus?

From the Back Cover of number five .and  first appearance in number four.

On 2/10/2024 at 10:07 AM, FoggyNelson said:

Nice Kirby cover I had never looked at before👍‼️

If you get a chance take a look at the other covers  they are all really interesting

On 2/5/2024 at 7:55 PM, shadroch said:

You may have the only complete run of that series, 

, Thanks!...There seems to be very little interest in what I see as a very good series both in art and story.