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And #72 & #73

#69 and #70:

And onward... #65 and #67:

Not exactly a platinum age comic, but closely adjacent enough that I figure it's worth posting here; just found it. Based on the comic strip, published around 1906:

Not a huge pick-up, but the pulp-sized issues of ASTOUNDING from 1943 aren't particularly common:

#62 and #64:

#60 and #61:

This might not be the most popular thread, but I'll keep going as long as I know some people are enjoying it! Here's #58 and #59:

#56 and #57:

#54 and #55:

Onward with I've sold on quite a few books, but that one is not going anywhere. Way too much sentimental value at this point, if nothing else. Onward to #52 and #53:

And here's #50 and #51. Still a handful of holes to go, but from here on out things are pretty darn solid.

Here's #42 and #48. I've had the #48 for over 30 years now; it was the first 1940's issue I ever owned. Not the first LTMM issue, mind you; the first 1940's comic, period. So it holds a very special place in my collection: it's the book where I found out it was actually possible to even own comics that old; that I could eventually see bits of comic history going back almost to the start of the hobby. It's been a long road since then, but getting that book was the first solid step I ever made along it. (We'll get to my very first issue of Looney Tunes eventually; it was awesome to get but I thought of that as a one-off bit of luck, not a repeatable feat.)

Another day, another few covers. Here's #38 and #41:

And #35 and #37. Tomorrow will be the other big gap day, after tomorrow there's only 5 holes left.

#25 and #30. I warned you today was going to be a big gap day:

I know I have no clue why Daffy was so absent... most of the early LTMM's don't even have Daffy in them. It's just a bizarre gap. As we ponder that mystery of life, let us continue with the covers. Here's #23 and #24: I think somebody was mentioning football covers, either here or another thread...

And #21 and #22. Tomorrow we'll get 23-25, and then you'll see the biggest gaps in my run. #22 is very unusual, with no Bugs other than the cameo on the side. I think #9 (which I don't have) is the only other cover that doesn't feature Bugs.

#19 and #20

Glad people seem to be enjoying the idea. And as promised, for today at least I can directly follow up. This won't be the case tomorrow. We start with #17 and #18:

And finish today's lot with #15 and #16. Tomorrow will continue without any gaps at all, at least.

Continue with #8 and #11:

Somebody was complaining over in the Non-Four Color Dell thread that THIS thread wasn't getting enough love. Fine, I'll see what I can do. I'll shoot for 5-6 covers a day, and go in order. Some of them have been posted before, the collection has holes as late as issue #76, and I'm mostly not looking for copies in grade. Nevertheless, this should keep the thread busy a few weeks. We start with issues #5 and #6:

Well, I'm specifically trying for the Mary Jane & Sniffles stories, but if that's your project there's no reason to look for 238 issues of Looney Tunes but skip the last 8. I've also got the full run of Giants, as they all have MJ & S stories, but other than a few odd books here and there I haven't bothered with the other titles and spin-offs. I should look into the MJ & S text stories in Porky Pig one of these years, though...

And just to mix it up a little, with another ECCC snag... I want to say dollar bin, might have been $3: