Mr.Fantastic

On 4/24/2024 at 7:43 PM, LadyDeath said:

Whitman is one of my favs. His ladies sported some hellacious curves.

Thanks, BTW.  Now I'm looking for this copy.

On 4/24/2024 at 7:43 PM, LadyDeath said:

Whitman is one of my favs. His ladies sported some hellacious curves.

Sheena was beautiful, but she didn't get tied up much. LOL.

On 4/24/2024 at 7:34 PM, Point Five said:

Kaanga #12 is great, but #15 is my favorite of the run. Incredible Whitman bondage cover, and those jade greens really pop!

Yep, I like the greens better on #15 too, but the pose Ann has on #12 may be the sexiest of the GA.

Here's a link to that auction with final prices.  Lots of White Mountain pedigrees mixed in, and some pretty high-end books sold.

Potter & Potter Auction

On 4/21/2024 at 4:03 PM, LadyDeath said:

Whoever decided to switch from strictly aviation to good girl on Wings covers is a hero.

Absolutely, I hope they got a big raise. Pure marketing genius.

On 4/21/2024 at 1:49 PM, adamstrange said:

Sci-Fi as a genre was not the big seller that it became after Star Wars.   Bill Gaines was proud of his sci-fi line, but had to subsidize it with the profits from his horror books.

The timid publishing rate of Planets is most likely due to declining sales and concern for profitability.

In the case of Fiction House, I believe that it thrived off the popularity of its "big six" titles. Jumbo, Jungle, Fight, Wings, Rangers, and Planet Comics, with the first five being primarily war and jungle-themed titles.  Once the popularity of these main titles waned after WWII and horror and crime gained popularity I don't think the company was able to pivot and come out with a popular horror or crime title to successfully produce enough profit to remain viable. However, it appears they may have tried with the introduction of the Ghost title and The Spirit, but it wasn't enough to compete with the fantastic gorry covers of EC and others.  Just my two cents.

On 4/21/2024 at 10:27 AM, MattTheDuck said:

MCS has that issue of the Planet Stories as Nov 1950.

Thanks, I was about to post that as I was looking through the dates at MCS as well.  Seems like Fiction House was putting out pulps every other month at that time, and Planet #65 was the only comic released in 1951. It appears in 1952 and 53 they released comics quarterly before they stopped the title altogether. Odd that #65 was the only release of the entire year in 1951.

On 4/21/2024 at 12:57 AM, Spyder! said:

From my quick research, it looks like it’s from a Planet Stories pulp with a publication date of September 1951

Are you sure the publication date is correct for the pulp?  I feel like the comic was published before that.

On 4/21/2024 at 5:21 AM, comicjack said:

Kinda favors Yondu from Guardians of the Galaxy.

On 4/20/2024 at 9:40 PM, Spyder! said:

I’ve that cover! Here is the lesser known inspiration for it. 

Awesome! What is that from? Pulp?

Recent pick-ups. Will x-post in Fiction House thread.

More gorgeous ladies from the pages of Fiction House.  This time from the Wings Comics title. I think the run in the Wings title from about #82 up has some of the best GGA art in the Fiction House library if not the GA overall.

More fabulous Fiction House babes arrived this afternoon. Cross-posted in Fiction House thread.

Recent addition. X-Posted in Fiction House thread.

On 4/6/2024 at 1:51 PM, miraclemet said:

Mr F you and I have the exact same taste... your last few buys/posts are the same ones I targeted in Fiction House!

I guess that means at least one of us has good taste.

The Rangers #26 you just posted is on my list too!  

I have another fiction house coming today, if it's on your list maybe we should play the Powerball together.

On 4/4/2024 at 5:41 PM, Terry JSA said:

- Classic Matt Baker (Debated)

- Good Girl Cover

I only see this book going up.

You forgot best "rack" in the Golen Age, although Dagar 14 is a close second.

Keeping the Fiction House bondage theme going with my newest arrival, Fight #44.  Fiction House seemed to have a fetish for putting girls on these water wheels. Does anyone have this raw, and wouldn't mind showing the decapitation and lingerie panels?