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Some miscellaneous books from the 100's, and an early one from the "bullseye logo" era (I think "Iron Man" was the first to sport the classic logo):

Forget Marvel picture frame covers from the 1970's, these are the real deal:

I dug out some Avon's recently, but I was too overwhelmed to scan each one, so group shots will have to suffice for now. These are a few random favorites from different eras in cover design:

I have a few boxes, but never threw my hat into the ring on the Bay or anything, and consequently don't have examples like those Wildcats above!! Tough to compete with that!! I do have some of the more noteworthy torture covers, but I actually prefer some of the 'man vs. nature' covers that were also so popular:

Follow the doctor's orders so you can get back to your normal routine sooner than later!

I'm joyful whenever I can share it with people who can appreciate its poignancy. Unfortunately, Uncle Mugs carried scars both physical and emotional his whole life from his war experiences, but like your father-in-law and my father too, he never talked about it. My dad served in the marines from '44 til after the war and did a lot of island-hopping in those final months of the war, including Iwo. His final days in service found him as a drill instructor, so it's amazing my brother and I got away with half the sh#t we did as kids, what with a USMC DI as our dad... I can't get my kids to understand how deeply the war touched our families and the nation. Different times, as you say. Here's a photo of Uncle Mugs (Marshall) next to "beth:"

If you want goosebumps, read this letter from my uncle to the family back home: This eerily prophetic letter was written and sent by my Uncle 'Mugs' from Wheeler Field to the folks back home in Chicago. It is dated November 30, 1941, and carries the following passage: "I'm writing this at the time when we are waiting to see just what Japan is going to do in regards to our ultimatum in the Pacific. By the time this letter reaches you, she will have taken steps one way or the other and history will be made." As an historical note, I believe Wheeler Army Airfield was the first actual site attacked in the overall assault known more generally as Pearl Harbor. The Japanese had targeted Wheeler to prevent the many aircrafts there from taking off and engaging them in combat.

It's gonna cost you....

This splash from Remember Pearl Harbor is noteworthy, as is the terrific cover:

8.0. maybe 8.5. What a cool cover!!

About as clean a 5.5 as one could hope for. I could see it getting a 6.0 on a good day.

Very cool piece of comic history! The stains definitely bring it down to the G/VG range so 3.0 is a good guess.

Tops out in the 3.0 range for a very cool book. The back is clean - the front cover took the brunt of the damage.

5.5 to 6.0 as well. And I feel sorry for Spidey: he has his hands full with some heavy hitters...

I am between 3.5 to 4.0 as well on a nice-presenting example of a mega-key!

6.5 the hard way!

They had some really great painted covers in the middle of the Dell run and towards the end as well. I have a mixture of Lex Barker photo covers (number 52 is propped up on my rotating shelf right now, as a matter of fact) and some nice painted covers in my collection, along with a few of those early line-drawn covers. How much cooler would it be if there were Foster and Hogarth covers to start the run?? http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/series.php?page=gallery&seriesid=8046

That tower rocks!! But you did lose a nice spot for your hot tub it looks like... Now where did I put my bottle of 1787 Chateau Lafite?

I'm down for MIP. Errr... at least the term. There's a slew Popular Library books that show a woman being strangled, and, if I recall correctly, she has the same sway-back on most of the covers. That would make an interesting sub-set...

With Robot Man, it's Christmas all year round. His sales threads have stuff you won't find elsewhere, and just the kind of service you'd expect from the most delightful and high-functioning, servo-mechanized automatron since B-9.

Last three - the covers changed with the times, and books like these from the mid to late-50's seem to me like something Saul Bass would have had a hand in if Otto Preminger was the art director:

One of my favorite genres - hillbilly romance!

A few mapbacks (with some flattering cropping):