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On 4/13/2022 at 1:35 AM, Changer said:

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Thank you Eric, Four Favorites #8 is SOLD.

On 4/12/2022 at 9:16 PM, MusterMark said:

Take It.

(Am I possibly doing a repeat "Take" here?  I'm not sure ...)

I think both Copy A and C are still available, as thecollectron picked Copy B. I will check.
Thanks much! 
I am very glad this material is appreciated and I hope it starts interest around the themes and the various countries publications of the period.

Intrepido Anno XIII No_53 (Casa Editrice Moderna, 1946) - Copy C

Italian comics journal, this year run is from the immediate post-war. This specific issue features what is (as for the bombing of the Monte Cassino Abbey in Topix) very likely the first known depiction of a gas chamber in comics (see last panel on the back page) within the story "Cuore garibaldino - Nuovo episodio", written by L. Peverelli with art by Vittorio Cossio.

The 1945 and 1946 year runs are pretty rare, paper was low quality straight after the war.

The last copy I have. It comes from a bound volume. Trimmed, glue on spine.
Page quality is nice, anyway. Still meaningful piece of comics history to have.

Asking $26 / 23€  SOLD to MusterMark

Albi di Pippo No_17 - "Pippo e la Pace" (A.V.E., 1949)
VG+ (2" spine split, stain urc fc)

Third chapter of the war-themed trilogy, first collected in this albi edition.
And my favorite cover of the three. 

Asking $35 / 30€  SOLD to MusterMark

Inside pages:

Albi di Pippo No_16 - "Pippo e la Guerra" (A.V.E., 1949)
VF-

Second installment of the war-themed trilogy, first collected in this albi edition with the custom cover.
Not easy to find in such a nice shape.

Asking $45 / 40€  SOLD to MusterMark

Inside pages (enlarge for super-fun detail):

Albi di Pippo No_5 - "Pippo e il Dittatore" (A.V.E., 1948)
VG-

Renowned italian comics author Benito Jacovitti started his collaboration as a 16-year-old boy early as 1940 with the italian journal "Il Vittorioso". During 1945, towards the end of the war, he continued his "Pippo" series with this story, published on the catholic university magazine "Intervallo" and then collected in its album form (this one) in 1948.

The first chapter of a trilogy about war and peace, this is the less common of the three albums. All are in black and white, back cover in color.

Asking $50 / 45€  SOLD to MusterMark

Here’s how the splash page appeared originally on "Intervallo":

Inside pages from the album edition:

Four Favorites #8 (Ace Comics, December 1942)

FRGD

The Unknown Soldier story in this issue contains weird ideas and sensitive themes associated with the war events: deformed people from a circus "freak show" working as agents for the Japanese betray and are in danger of being killed.

Usual features continue: "The Corpses That Wouldn't Stay Dead"; Lash Lightning vs. Dr. Diablo (with Lightning Girl). "Master of the Roto-Dynamo"; Magno and Davey vs. The Clown. "Pay Dirt Gamble" text story starring Jess Cattlee by Ralph Powers. Untitled Captain Courageous story; Flood waters roar in the Mississippi. Untitled story featuring Captain Gallant and His Mini-Sub.

On the inside cover: ad: the 4 Favorites Give Uncle Sam a Hand public service announcement to buy War Bonds and to salvage old paper, metal and rubber.

Inside back cover: Untitled Murphy's Mess Boy story, ----script by Lou Ferstadt (as Looey) and Harvey Kurtzman (as Kurtzman), one of his earliest works.

A copy of this book in VG++ condition went for a crazy price on eBay recently.

This copy has a delicate cover a large tear on the bottom part of front cover (see picture) and a small tape repair in inside cover top right corner.
Cover has some brittleness on the right side, but inside pages are nice and pretty supple. I would grade it as a FR+/FRGD.

Asking $650 / 600€  SOLD to Changer

 I have lowered some prices on the american GA books (Ace and Key) and on the "Lacht Ihn Tot!" cartoon book.
I know the comics are priced aggressively but I was on the fence: if they do not sell I’ll see whether to keep them or not.

Listing a few more in a minute…

 Both La Bête est Morte sets and the English edition, Testimonianze #8 and the french Sciuscia are sold via PM.

I will update the thread ASAP and see if I can list something more.

On 4/12/2022 at 12:30 AM, TupennyConan said:

Thank you for this thread. 

I hope to keep it going little by little. Mostly now I have duplicates of european journals but I may be lucky in acquiring some additional items…  

On 4/11/2022 at 10:26 PM, Xeno1997 said:

Take per PM

L’Audace #299 and 300 are yours. Thanks!

On 4/11/2022 at 5:42 AM, thecollectron said:

On 4/10/2022 at 11:28 PM, vaillant said:

Intrepido Anno XIII No_53 (Casa Editrice Moderna, 1946)

Copy B

Italian comics journal, this year run is from the immediate post-war. This specific issue features what is (as for the bombing of the Monte Cassino Abbey in Topix) very likely the first known depiction of a gas chamber in comics (see last panel on the back page) within the story "Cuore garibaldino - Nuovo episodio", written by L. Peverelli with art by Vittorio Cossio.

The 1945 and 1946 year runs are pretty rare, paper was low quality straight after the war.

A better copy, some yellowing on the paper at the top/right edge but no brittleness, in my opinion this one sits in the VG range.

Asking $55 / 50€  ON HOLD for thecollectron if he wants the better grade copy.
 

Thanks! I would like to buy the higher grade copy.

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Yours, thank you. 

Copy A still available, all should be updated now.

 And the 10% off discount is still going for those which already purchased.

On 4/11/2022 at 2:14 AM, SOTIcollector said:

If it is, or if it becomes, available I will gladly take it!

 

Yes, it was on hold for you — I was almost forgetting you asked me!
Marked as sold now.  Thanks much!

On 4/11/2022 at 12:02 AM, thecollectron said:

May I buy Copy B instead of Copy A or is that against the rules?

Feel free to do so, I will mark Copy A still available, no problem.

This is how the Italian original Sciuscià strips look, compared to the French "comic book" edition.
Original issues No. 24 and  No. 35 (please note that in French the series loses the accent on the final "a).
NFS

Sciuscià (French edition) #24, 35, 44 (S.A.G.E., 1949)

Sciuscià was an italian series which was published in strip format in the post-war, starting in 1949, inspired by the Vittorio De Sica movie of the same name: Shoeshine (Italian: Sciuscià [ʃuʃˈʃa], from Neapolitan pronunciation of the English), released in 1946. Sometimes regarded as De Sica first masterpiece, the film follows two shoeshine boys who get into trouble with the police after trying to find the money to buy a horse.

The series similarly dealt with the adventures of a boy who was the protagonist in an Italy divided by the war events.

When the series was published in France, a few years later, the publisher (S.A.G.E.) decided to publish the strips grouping them three-per-page, producing very slim, small sized comic books instead of Italy's original strip albums.
For these they provided covers custom drawn by a French artist (I do not know the name), some of which are fascinating and of great impact. The first year run, as it is for theItalian strip-sized one, is not common.

I’m offering three issues with the war-themed covers as a lot.

Asking $45 / 41€ for the lot   SOLD via PM

Intrepido Anno XIII No_53 (Casa Editrice Moderna, 1946)

Copy B

Italian comics journal, this year run is from the immediate post-war. This specific issue features what is (as for the bombing of the Monte Cassino Abbey in Topix) very likely the first known depiction of a gas chamber in comics (see last panel on the back page) within the story "Cuore garibaldino - Nuovo episodio", written by L. Peverelli with art by Vittorio Cossio.

The 1945 and 1946 year runs are pretty rare, paper was low quality straight after the war.

A better copy, some yellowing on the paper at the top/right edge but no brittleness, in my opinion this one sits in the VG range.

Asking $55 / 50€  SOLD to thecollectron
 

USA in Wort und Bild #12 (1952)

VF (slight rust on staples)

"USA in Wort und Bild" ("USA in words and pictures") was a DDR propagandistic magazine about supposed political, economic, moral, cultural and general social grievances in the USA and their effects on politics and life in West Germany. The editor-in-chief was the writer and journalist Alexander Georg Friedrich, which also directed the radio broadcast "Die Wahrheit über Amerika" ("The truth about America").
This issue has relevance for comics history as it contains an article titled "Das suße Gift" ("The sweet poison") about anti-communism as a means to corrupt youth, Topps and the comic books industry mentioning Fredric Wertham.

Asking $45 / 41€  SOLD to SOTIcollector

On 4/9/2022 at 5:52 PM, thecollectron said:

Thank you. Now sold items should all have been marked as such.

While I try to find the time to prepare pictures and list more, here’s a discount option:
 10% off everything listed so far for those which have already purchased something.

On 4/10/2022 at 4:48 AM, Chaz G. said:

This is where I'm stuck.

Dave, if you consider yourself an experienced grader, why didn't you contact Roger immediately when you thought his grading was off regardless of what you felt he was "guaranteeing" you?

Additionally, if you strongly felt it was a 7.0, while he thought it was a 9.0, why didn't you you take detailed pics and post it on the "Please Grade My" forum and get a consensus to share with Roger, before sending it to CGC?

It seems plain to me that you both share in the responsibility here.

I genuinely hope you can work this out.

This is also similar to what I was trying to say. Aside from Dave’s skills in evaluating grading, in this case  he wished to submit to CGC.

My opinion is that you are either satisfied by the book as is, compared to how Roger described it, or you more or less agree on perceived grading (again, pressing isn’t “magic”).

In both cases (“happy as is” or “sending to CGC for press & pro-grading”) the bottom line to me was whether the book in hand met expectations as far its price was set for the trade.

On 4/9/2022 at 4:46 PM, drbanner said:

Amazing Spider-man 144 F+ Classic Gwen Stacy clone cover $15.00

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On 4/9/2022 at 4:46 PM, drbanner said:

Amazing Spider-man 126 VF/NM John Romita cover $30.00

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