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Dr. Love
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Suit doesn't fit at all. Like c'mon man. What some call "trunks", others call a diaper. And Supes slowly contemplating his rubber bootie as Metropolis gets attacked by the Eye of Sauron?
For those that don't want to hate, we'll pick up that slack. Gunn bad. Warhammer good!
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On 5/5/2024 at 10:59 AM, Darwination said:wartime propaganda
indeed - Buy War Bonds July 1943
not your father's Marvel Mystery Comics - but I like it like it, yes I do
NFS by the way, a guy's gotta draw the line somewhere!
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motivated me to post a smoking other Jack Davis atlas western for sale in the sales threads - Davis did only 6 of them for Atlas
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Davis did only 6 Atlas western covers - you either love his crossover work for this genre, or you prefer he stay in his pure wacky lane
if you dig it, here's what you'd be lookin at. I happen to like the Wyatt best of all
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Wyatt Earp #21 CGC 7.0 OWW sole graded $350
Jack Davis takes a walk on the western side for Atlas, far and very few between
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On 5/5/2024 at 10:33 AM, BuscemasAvengers said:
big Maneely and Heath fan, of course - but I love me some Jack Davis western covers
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Your Prophecy is SOLD
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a link to the sales thread in G/S
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On 5/5/2024 at 10:00 AM, shadroch said:
Nicely done and thanks. Everyday Astrology is SOLD
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Your Prophecy 1946-1953
$275SOLDAgain, metallic ink. Fabulous. 1952 and 1953 changed to a smaller format. 1953 is a photo-realistic cover and has no Schomburg work to speak of. Note the foxing on the bottom pages of the adjacent issue due to the change in size.
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Everyday Astrology July-December 1939
$275SOLDA lot of pics to follow. The covers are printed in what I think is metallic ink - very glossy. Some have have "Xela" sig. Schomburg's art deco style on full display, perfect for astrological themes.
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For sale are two bound books, Everyday Astrology and Your Prophecy.
Before and after his work on comics, Schomburg drew covers for Ned Pines and Better Publications on the monthly periodical Everyday Astrology for about 20 years, starting in 1938, and the annual periodical Your Prophecy. Because these titles spanned so much time, they capture many if not all of his stylistic changes, including some not seen in other venues: art deco, classic, Dali, Xela. If you've ever wondered what Schomburg's illustration work really looked like, you won't find it in comics - he didn't do interiors. But he did draw interiors for his real monthly gig on Everyday Astrology. Small illustrations, quarter panels, half page splashes, technical astrological charts - Schomburg the artist comes alive in this work.
Arguably his best illustrative work was reserved for his largest audience. There is no doubt that the astrology market far eclipsed the comic book market at that time. Adult readers vs children, and a market far more discerning for illustration style.
Book grading is it's own thing, which I don't really get. To my eye, these two books are in fine condition overall. The spines aren't cracked and the covers (or "boards as they are called") show minimal fraying at the top and bottom of the spines from standing vertically on a bookshelf for a zillion years. But these are bound books - so the magazines inside have been trimmed of course. The pages are tanning on the edges and inside borders. Some pages, especially in the Your Prophecy book, are slightly brittle at the edges. But for the most part they remain quite supple.
Pricing is hard. There are no real objective standards, other than what they're worth to me. You can't find better examples of Schomburg's realistic hand than these magazines, and you can't find them in any type of condition in the wild. These bound books are it - absolutely unreplaceable. Bound books are becoming more popular as the years have gone by - HA just auctioned two bound books containing 11 romance comics for $600.
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On 5/4/2024 at 10:29 AM, adamstrange said:Great background on Bailey.
I am a big of fan of both his Golden Age and Atomic Age art. He gets my vote for preeminent horror cover artist, even over those dudes from EC.
His romance art is a bit of a mixed bag for me, as I think his line drawn covers are inked in a style that is perfect for PCH but "harsh" for romance.
What I was completely unaware of prior to your post, was his work on these magazines for kids. Eschewing inked outlines and simplifying his style to allow for the color design to carry more weight made his work initially unrecognizable. I wish he would have developed more material in this style as it would have worked wonderfully for romance, teen, humor, and funny animal genres.
What I mean about his versatility - same time frame as the horror, same StanMor, but a whole different vibe. Daring Love has been a minor grail forever, due to it containing Ditko's first published work, but I think Baily's cover has a classic appeal that transcends the Ditko accreditation. imho of course!
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Romance was a blockbuster endeavor from 1950 to 1952, at one point capturing approximately 25% of the market in the post war shakeup, and involved all publishers (except Dell). Certain artists specialized in the genre, especially as it represented a smaller footprint into the mid and late 50's - Baker, Colletta, and Romita come to mind. Others had a notable presence - Bald, Whitney, Anderson, Kirkpatrick, Kirby, Buscema, Pike, Hartley and the like.
Then there were some artists who dabbled in romance, a side hustle as it were from their more known work. These artists might have less than 10 romance covers, if that many. Heath, Everett, Schomburg, Infantino, Ward. And Bernard Baily.
Baily is particularly interesting for a number of reasons. In my mind an accomplished artist, while identifiable in style, has a certain versatility that allows them to express their hand in different settings, different genres. Many, could not - at least not have it look like the same hand slightly modified for context, the hero from a cape to a cowboy hat let's say. But Baily could.
That is impressive. But a more complete transformation to something more mainstream, for a whole different market altogether - that is kinda awesome. And not just transforming as an artist. Baily was one of a small group who stretched entrepreneurially as well, for those were very few. In 1943 he founded Baily Publishing. In 1953 Baily produced this wholesome gem of a digest for his own company, For Girls Only - The Magazine for Girls of All Ages. While at the same time, turning out Weird Mysteries and so much more for the ultimate fly-by-night publisher and creator of some of the most extreme horror comics of that time, Stanley Morse. Wow!
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They listened to me on a Baker credit once. But I had to invoke Shaun Clancy's name!
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The Charltons were the tell, buddy
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Worthy of a hat tip for sure, sold right here on the boards - congrats to buyer and seller
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There wont be a season 2. It ends where the book ends - kinda. If you enjoyed this show, and you can still bring yourself to "read a book", I highly recommend you read Shogun.
The show is to the book as a light bulb is to the sun.
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yeh Bob on the Submissions tracking page, click on the Submission link and then click on the Line Item link and it brings you to the Verify Cert page with the grader's notes and the scans
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You think HA could have gotten more $ than Blissard on this book?
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DC Studios' SUPERMAN written & directed by James Gunn (2025)
in The Movie Forum
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Apparently. Gunn remaking Supes in his own, unkempt my hair looks like I just got out of bed image.