dgillock

Yeah, living in NYC, the display set-ups that some posters have seem as unattainable as Ian's collection. It looks like I'd have to get an apartment twice the size of the one I live in to have anything close to Scrooge's arrangement... and I still wouldn't have any living space! A "comic room" is a dream of mine, but without moving out of the city, it's about as likely as adding an Action 1-10 run to my collection.

A few more happy assembleges: One of the "mini-collections" I've been working on, Timely funnies. Interestingly, these have all come from the same, long-term collector. Like scrooge, I'm a Mighty Mouse fan: A run of Clue Comics (Hillman) 1-12. My only "complete" GA run, though I suppose you could argue that I don't have the S&K Vol2 issue: Boy Comics, 49 issues and counting: And finally, four of my earlier LGs: Being more of a "completeist collector", I'm loving this thread!

I'll play: Crime Does Not Pay... 50 issues and counting (sorry, no #22, yet)

Another Timely funny added to my collection:

Wow Mark... Nice pick-up! Where'd that one come from? I'm surprised by the 4.5. Looks nicer in the scan. What's the problem with it?

Big Kudos to ckb for a very fair deal on three Crime Does Not Pays (32, 54, 58). Quick shipping and excellent packaging. Thanks man!

Wow, that Miss Fury #1 is great! The inking on her costume is Two more new additions to my Timely Terry Toons run:

Two more Terry-Toons this week from the same dealer. I'm working a gradual trade deal on these, and if I can keep it up I'll be left with a pretty nice set (there are another 10 or so, plus a few other random Timely Funnies) #17 (really racist anti-Japanese WW2 story in this one) #55 (very happy with this copy. Super flat and tight. Wish the white was a little brighter, but still a pretty book IMO)

Nice Super Rabbit! Funny thing is I was just about to post some Timely funnies that I picked up as part of my "Non-Lev Gleason" collection. So, keeping to a theme:

Thought I'd bump this Nedor thread to show off a Nedor that you don't see everyday: Coo-Coo Comics #1, 1942. Cool ads for the Nedor superhero titles on the cover interiors and some good art on the stories (I haven't read them yet). Just picked it up in trade today. Far from my usual collecting interests, but a nice WW2-era 1st issue and I do have a taste for the funnies once in a while. Also the first app. of Super Mouse, which according to Overstreet was the first funny-animal superhero series (though there was the one-off "Super-Duper Rabbit" Bugs Bunny story about 6 months earlier in Looney Tunes #5).

The story was posted here , but not the cover. Here's the C&P #69 story for anyone who missed it: ENJOY!

Another Bill Walton cover on a Lev Gleason book: He also did an story in this issue, though I will say the art seems rushed and scratchy- not unusual on late LGs.

The GCD credits it to Bill Walton. Great cover, esp with the "full bleed" look (no banner behind the logo) Reflects that this was one of the "3D effect issues".

Great art inside those Airboy's as well. Hillman's a pretty under-appreciated publisher IMO. Not to divert us from the Airboy's, but I thought I'd add images of two recent acquisitions to the thread: Very pleased with these two, esp the condition considering the rock bottom price I paid.

Right back to 143ksk for fast payment and great communication... Now we just need to find you those last 3 Peps...

And a few more:

Some more Jumbos:

Oh and speaking of Fiction House, how about a little original art Firehair #10, page 24 How about the kid on the horse behind FH... Looks like he rides like a pro! Very happy to own this page. I'd love to get a Jumbo cover someday.

I've posted this one before, but I'm always happy to add to the mix: Currently the only CGC book I own... (9.0) I'll post a few more (raw) Jumbos from the same period soon.

Which of those Scrooge #219 covers is the "variant"? The "green cane" version or the "brown cane" version? I can never remember this stuff...

Thanks!

Great to see those Rockets! I love pre-crime Hilllmans- one of my favorite runs in my collection is Clue Comics 1-12. You wouldn't have copies of the Miracle run, would you?

Great cover! I always love the inking that Schomburg did on the Human Torch. Though this isn't in the league of some of the books recently posted, I just picked this up in trade: Nice WW2 cover and a great Wolverton Powerhouse Pepper story. I wish I had more Timelys in my collection, but most of the major titles are out of my range right now. I am really starting to warm up to there Humor books though; there's some pretty twisted stuff to be found.

Oh, crud... If material in MPFW was used in Silver Streak that means I need to add it to my "Complete Lev Gleason Collection"... Better start saving! But seriously, what story wound up in Silver Streak? I knew about material finding it's way into Marvel Mystery, but I never knew of the Silver Streak connection.

I'm also going with Quality. Artists, writers, longevity of characters relative to other GA publishers- they had it all going on. Top of the stack as far as "B list GA publishers" go IMO. My honorable mentions go to Lev Gleason with some of the best writing of the 40's and 50's (though the art was often marginal) and Hillman who managed to maintain consistent quality art and writing from their early superhero days and through their transition to focusing on Crime comics. Hmmm... What do I collect? Quality, Lev Gleason, and Hillman, amongst others. Surprise, surprise.