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Fyi, I previously researched that Women War Workers logo (WWW with the torch) on Famous Funnies #110 as I'm also rather fond of that issue/copy. It was an official logo created for the express purpose of a “Women at Work Cover Promotion.” The Magazine War Guide (part of the U.S. Office of War Information) recommended all magazines participate in their September 1943 publications. The slogan for this campaign was “The More Women at Work the Sooner We Win.” Norman Rockwell got behind the effort, painting “Liberty Girl’ for the Saturday Evening Post. I was able to find a number of participating magazines. In regard to comics, Famous Funnies #110 appears to be the only comic published with the promotion (other comics stuck to the standard buy war bonds theme). Superman that month was a classic image of him standing strong with the American flag in hand.

Visual Recap......its like a $100 tip for valet parking at that fancy 30 year anniversary restaurant.

Yes indeed, but I try and not let that dampen my glee for the book. I actually considered the Newton's on this one pretty good compared to a few others I received.

Double posting here, cause belongs on this thread and I like it.

Couple of real difficult books back from the slab-in-ator.

I have a book in restoration going on 3 years now. I won't do it again. Its a fav book, and I do respect the work and skill of the restorers. But given the time, expense and complete lack of appreciation for restoration by the comic collecting community, I just don't think its worth it.

Obviously I realize there were atomic bomb testings and radiation pre-Hiroshima. My point is how well was radiation and atomic energy generally known and understood by the general public pre-Hiroshima? I assume most testing was done in relative military secrecy. More-so, how common were radiation suits - common enough that general public and/or even comic artists would recognize one? I vote oil well fire over atomic radiation cover. But I'm not a historian, so what do I know. Seems I've accidentally stepped into a hot comic debate topic.

What did radiation suits look like in the 1940's? How common would such a thing have even been? After all, this book is from April 43. The world's first deployed atomic bomb was Hiroshima August 6, 1945.

Yeah, good observation.

See page 11 of this thread:

I received a response, and a response to my response to that response. I'll simply call both responses unapologetic.

That is correct (covers were signed by the owner). Burred in this very thread (of now 49 pages) it is noted that Ron Murry, in a video from the Incurable Collector TV show, erroneously made the statement "the books were sent to her in the camp." However, Alan Bahr himself chimed into the thread and said that based on his own research and matching handwriting from a note he found in one of the comics that the books were obtained within the camp and signed by her.

Well, who really knows for sure?

I guess your not alone telerites, I figured $1,600 was a reasonable mid-point but good thing I'm not a bookie doing over/under for Vegas. Looking like board consensus would have made $2,100 area for a more fun decision.

I'm going over. Heck, its jumped $300 since this thread started lol. Tracker below. 24 days to go. Get your guesses in. Wings #46 Okajima = $1,600 Over Under deadleg Y telerites N path4play Y

New one camp era on HA, Wings #46 https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/wings-comics-46-okajima-pedigree-fiction-house-1944-cgc-vf-80-white-pages/a/7189-93175.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515 I've added to Okajima tracker, up to 88 books now: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13BdqOViCfTnUYrJtPgQfkeppmRMjFe_1VZFMHZGFN88/edit#gid=0 Over/Under $1,600?

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Comcav and Ricksneatstuff.

I focused on Camp Era, but its a group share document so certainly folks can add all their post camp books too.

Three out of four I received back yesterday had Newton Rings to some degree, this one was worst case. Kind of turns me off about going through the whole expense and process.

I tried my best to search this thread to make sure not already posted, but search feature is a bit lacking. This may well be posted here 3x already but what the heck. I never noticed this copy before and "it spoke to me" so here is my Four Color #324. "I met a handsome cowboy" was entertainment pre-TV's The Bachelorette days. I bundled the ship with pretty nice first Duck Album Four Color #353

Trying a little experiment here if there is interest. I've borrowed mostly from the Okajima list posted in this thread and added some from GPA Analysis, searches etc., and put it into Google Sheets. There are 88 books currently listed. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/13BdqOViCfTnUYrJtPgQfkeppmRMjFe_1VZFMHZGFN88/edit#gid=0 When you click the link it will send me a request to share the sheet. Once shared, people can collaborate as a group if folks would like to continue attempting to document known Okajimas.