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You're spot on. It's a real embarrassment of riches. People talk about classic covers: most of the run sports classic covers, whether they're "official" or not! It's almost easier to list the few dozen that might not make the cut.

Wow. do those look lovely cracked out like that!!

Hey, you're not supposed to notice those things nor ask questions like that!!

Great books! I agree that Red Raven is currently under-rated. I also love that cover. I think it got cold when Kirby gave way to some of the more recently favored crop of artists. It was once a top 20 book.

So many cool books!! This is my fave of the bunch, probably because I don't have one and you know the saying: you always want what you don't have.

Solid, solid choices for sure. I hate that nary a Marvel Mystery made my list. That USA 7 is such a fantastic cover, and I can think of two or three All Winners that would definitely vie if I wanted the headache of picking my top ten.

As I indicated, that's nice criteria to have. My top three would include a Silly Tunes or Millie if I had to own them!

Solid choices all, RM!! Of course you're lucky to own your top three. I own - let's see - exactly none of my top three! p.s. Zep cover...

Solid choices and logic! You picked an Angel MMC book: Martin Goodman would be proud. I love All Winners 1 as well: it's like a Timely All-Star 3 of sorts.

Yep, thirty would alleviate a lot of stress when narrowing it down! You picked two of my favorite Marvel Mysterys - I could've gone with 12, 29, 46, 51 on a given day as well. And I love the Human Torch 5 almost as much as 8, and I think classics like 12 and 23 would be worthy contenders. Such wonderful grist for the mill!

It's nearly impossible to pick your favorite three from all the classic Timely covers, but I think I finally settled on mine. Now, for this exercise you don't have to own the books, just covet them. And covet I do mightily!! In no particular order, and with apologies to Cap 1 and a dozen Marvel Mystery's, here are my three, courtesy of Atlas Tales: There was NO way Cap wasn't going to make the cut, and he was going to be punching somebody on the cover: This Schomburg masterpiece has fascinated me since my earliest days in the hobby - for those of you lucky enough to own a copy, do you ever tire of drooling over it? And with all the classic battles between the Torch and Subby, I feel this rounds out my top three perfectly: There you have it: my top three favorite Timely covers. Now, tell me what I got wrong!

Hell no you won't! Keep your hands off my girls!

Okay, last of a theme for now - I promise!!

Maybe one more:

Only because Westy Steve appreciates the female form:

Ssshhhhhh... Keep it our dirty little secret.

JLA 53 and 61, and Action 355 - Take per PM - thanks!!

I'm really dumbfounded. Everything kicks off with a 9.2 Tracy s1 n1?? And then a 9.4 Don Winslow number 2? What a work of love and devotion - congrats!!

Claim please - thanks!!

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The last movie poster I bought at a flea was Zombies of the Stratosphere. The seller knew it was a pretty decent piece, but it was sensibly priced so I grabbed it. p.s. I miss the flea already, and it's still gonna be a while it appears....

Pretty sweet piece, on board or not. I have a few posters on old cardboard like that from back in the day - just B-movie stuff but with good graphics. I ran across a Frankenstein one-sheet in rural Texas on board - no joke. Family wouldn't sell it. I'm pretty sure it showed up a year or two ago at Heritage with some resto and still sold for silly, silly money. That is one that got away for sure. I'm sure it took some persistent pestering to get it from them, and that's not really my thing.

Now you don't see THAT every day! It looks like a full one-sheet because of the folds. Did they mount it on board at some time in the past?