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1950's war comics

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  1. even some kid running backwards is beating The Flash on this cover
  2. Flash had some far fetched villains and plots I knew I’d eventually have to tangle with my nemesis The Flash – that’s why I prepared this lightning-fast boomerang to streak back and knock him out from behind.” Brilliant!
  3. speaking of stackable silver ,,, the 1921 Peace dollar was made in high relief, but the mint did not realize that the coins would not stack correctly to make rolls so in 1922 the relief was lowered...
  4. when you get your comic submission back don't look at the grades on-line... get your box of CGC comics home and then every day look at just one of them , learn the discipline and joy of delayed gratification ! this will draw out your anticipation and pleasure and give you something to look forward to every day ! like the 12 days of Christmas...
  5. one GA Batman issue the Penguin had Batman and Robin tied up and as soon as a bird in windowsill left his nest it would trigger an electric eye which would then open fire with a machine gun pointed right at the dynamic duo Robin was getting close to loosening his bindings but there wasn't enough time, the bird was just about to fly the coop... that is until Batman was barely able to use a part of his tied up hand to reach into his utility belt and grab a blue colored marble and then he was able to flick it into the birds nest !! and now that the bird had an egg to keep warm he wouldn't leave the nest ! giving Robin time to free himself ... whew that was a close one
  6. even SA/GA DC Batman were not a whole lot better on the believability scale .. the way that Batman got out of traps and escaped his foes was almost beyond suspended belief times a factor of ten
  7. fabulous Kirby artwork in that Dr Druid story
  8. on the very extreme low end of the 4.0 scale if there is one ...
  9. CGC 1.5 (oops i thought this was the "spare a grade thread "
  10. does anyone know how Superman got the little imp to say his name backwards underwater ?? (even though he couldn't talk) ??