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- I seem to remember reading that in the first OSPG, newspaper reprint comics from the 30s & early 40s were more valued than GA Superhero books for the most part - can anyone verify this?

Yes he did, here is a link to Zip 9

Nice looking copy - love the colors! It does look like that polar bear has some bladder control issues though.

ecfanman, Thanks for the info, I guess I wasn't being clear, I was already counting the cover in the page count. I know there is at least a full wrap missing, as I am short 4pgs. of story. By my estimation there should be two half wraps in a sixty page Timely. 14 wraps (including cover) times 4 pgs. equals 56 pgs., plus two half wraps times 2 pages equals 60 pgs. total. (Why Timely wouldn't just use 15 wraps total I don't know). This copy has only one half wrap, just before where the centerfold would be. It has just occured to me that instead of a centerfold, it could have had two half wraps in the middle of the book - thereby adding up to four half wraps, to be honest though I own a few Timely's I was not aware that was any consistency in the number of half wraps from book to book. I need to double check, but I didn't notice any pages missing from the other stories, but I hadn't thought about the fact that a half wrap with maybe a couple of gag or puzzle pages could have been pulled clean out, leaving no trace of its existence.

I'm almost ashamed to include this on the same thread with all of Timley's beautiful books, but here is my latest Ebay win. It was priced right as it is missing a centefold or two - pages 8-11 of Murder brain. It currently has 54 pages inc. the cover, and that centefold would make 58. The cover advertises 60, so I suspect a missing "half-wrap" of the type Timelys are known for due to paper quota restrictions, but I can't figure out what it would be as no other story is missing pages, and the two page text quota is accounted for - maybe the editor miscounted the pages before going to press. If anyone out there has a coverless Cap 41 with at least cream pages, I am looking to buy. Even if I don't find one, the Schomburg cover was the main reason for this purchase.

That All-Select 1 is a stunner. Looks way better than my Alan Light reprint. What does the pencilling under CAPTAIN AMERICA at the top spell out?

Additionally strange, as the cover features everyone from the regular edition. I can't believe they thought anyone would pay a dime for half a comic with a black & white cover back then.

Latest addition to my puny Nedor collection. It was a "found in attic" Ebay deal, with a small scan, a general description and no grade. I took a chance that it was in the neighborhood of VG, and was pleased with the outcome. It has better page quality than average for the grade.

Thanks for not bidding it up too high, Bonds. The wheel will turn and one will come your way. Here is another recent aquisition for all you Baker fans out there. No inside art by him, but one of my fave "tramp"covers by the master of GGA.

Enough happy dwarves, unless they're about to jab a bound maiden with a red-hot poker of course. Here's a recent aquisition (arrived today!) that has been on my list for long time. I was determined not to be outbid this time, and ended up getting it for a reasonable price.

Love the Young Allies 9 - another one for my want list. Shomburg + Hitler = Awesome covers.

My comic collection is pretty eclectic- It includes undergrounds, tijuana bibles, tabloids, digests, magazines and every mainstream genre including funny animal and romance. I'm sure I have at least one comic published from every year from 1940 to now. In addition to comics, I pick up pulps, 60s Men's adventure mags (sweats), and the occasional mystery digest and vintage paperback when the cover appeals to me, but I don't have a want list or anything for that stuff. When I was younger and frequented flea markets, I used to collect vintage shot glasses with racist, sexist and alcoholic gags on them - I have about 40 different ones, but I stopped looking years ago. I also used to collect terrestrial globes, but after accumulating about a dozen spanning the 1890s to the 1960s, I felt I had enough representative ones, including some great illuminating ones from the 30s. It would be cool to have some from the earlier part of the 19th century, and even the 18th century, but they tend to be pretty pricey if they are in any kind of decent condition.

Punyhuman, You're making me want to collect old Fox books. Seriously, they seem pretty reasonable in the guide - what percentage of giude do they usually sell for in say 4.0?

I've heard some opine that this one is actually harder to find than Capt. Aero 26 - I really must upgrade one of these days.

And another.

Here is another classic cover by the ever popular L.B. Cole

S&K, Hitler & the Red Skull!! How can you not love that cover!!

Sweet! That's the kind of restored book I love. Looks great, no pieces added, but a bargain compared to a true high grade.

I've long wanted that pulp - hard one to find. I don't think that one is purposefully trimmed - It looks like the overlap has just worn away in places.

You can't go wrong with Schomburg covers.

One of the great covers of the run!!

Real men collect romance comics.

Great Catman 31! It's a close call, but I like that cover more than 32. And now for something completely different:

Beautiful book, Mephisto. You can't go wrong collecting nice copies of Joker covers, especially since they only seem to have a 20% premium in the guide, but the demand has to be alot greater than for more run of the mill covers.

I love the 'Tec 69 - by far the coolest Joker cover of the title - beautiful copy as well. What came first Detective 69 or Headline 8 ?, one has to be the inspiration for the other.