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PEP COMICS #64 (Nov 1947) good $70 20% off, I'll take it. Not sure how I missed that one (it's even in my sig line want list).

Nice add.

New add, Biro had to be one of the the strangest dudes?

One can only speculate about Journey's End Mountain.

Tame ole' Dell 389 Andy Hardy...

Another new Alex Schomburg.

I would have grabbed that if I had been quick enough....

Newspapers known to overrun copies that go to hotels, prisoners, or who knows where to boost circulation numbers. But certainly by modern day business standards, not real efficient to print a few 100 extra's and then pay for square footage for them to sit for decades? I have no idea what they were thinking. It makes you wonder who the heck was in charge of determining print runs at Harvey. They seem to have persisted for decades in printing many more copies than they could sell. Or maybe they just preserved their excess copies better than did other publishers.

What's the deal with the guys eyes? Saw one of these on eBay and thought someone penciled in the eyes, but researching it seems that is that way it was drawn?

I was going to post this, but after seeing Rick's stunner I feel kind of like the comedian who has to go out after the opening act just killed it. This book was never on my radar, not suddenly its one of my favorites in whole collection.

Geez Louise Rick, your really hitting your stride!

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Recent add pretty stoked about.

Just in.

Well done Rick. Fyi...you're missing a blonde in your sig line

Does Ella Cinders count as Teen Humor? If not, I'll swap out this post. Colors really poppin' on these two I scored recently, unfortunately pages are a tad tan. Been liking on #4 for a long time

Nice, my favorite Margie.

Bingo! Very nice.

After missing the Detective Comics #54 by 120 seconds I've been afraid to even go to restroom without the laptop....

Take it

Kablin12 is a great boardie, does what he says and loves him some GA comic books.

Interesting. Several inflection points mentioned in the threads summarized below. Robin, Detective Comics #38 (cover dated April 1940) Captain America Comics #1 (cover dated March 1941) Pep Comics #22 (cover dated December 1941) Wonder Woman, All Star Comics #8 Dec 1941/Jan 1942 Last 68 page Tech, Detective Comics #75 May 1943, Last 68 page Marvel Mystery Comics #44 June 1943 We could say that Robin was an appeal to broaden the market into younger readers, Cap might have been the epitome of the WWII patriotic superhero, Archie representative of the beginning of the "fall" of GA Superheros and Wonder Woman the epitome of the female superhero. Given the feedback here, I think it's reasonable to move our imaginary "Peak Golden Age" date back 14 months from Oct 1940 (indeed a good year and month) to December 1941. The "peaking" could be further evidenced by the page size drop (inflation expressed in a manner other than price increase) that occurs 18 months later. Comic circulation peaked at 75 million per month around 1952 - the end of the Golden Age.

A. See - that's what I'm talking about - Oct 1940 rocked the GA. B. Wow C. Wow

Has to be prior to October 1941 because of the World's Finest Comics #3 baseball cover? Still two months from entering War, but Captain America was out, and Pep was burning a swastika. In fact, this might be a good date, with the World's Finest Comics #3 representing the start or early warning of the tipping point?