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One of my favorite Cole covers... love all of his black covers!

The 57 cover inks are fantastic!

Everett had a tremendous career... did some of the best early GA work, some of the best 1950s work, and some of the best 1960s work. But when he went back to the Sub-Mariner in 1971-1972 (issues 50-55, 57, etc), ARE YOU KIDDING ME? When I first saw that work, I couldn't believe it. It's remarkable. He clearly put a lot of time and energy into those pages, and was doing far and away the best work of his career. Just look at the inking on those pages! Check out the original art pages that the Everett family sold via HA a few years ago. The work he was doing at that time is among the best inking I've ever seen in comics.

Unfortunately a number of his Star books have text blocks on the cover. Like you said, I prefer his covers with illo and title only.

Another thing about Mask 1 and 2... The title logo with the comedy/tragedy masks is awesome. Look at how he places the issue number above the left mask and the price above the right mask. No extra junk. And I love the typefaces! Just look at that MASK typeface... eye catching yellow with a thin red line around the letters. Cole was a brilliant illustrator and designer, and one of the greatest colorists in comics.

Thanks! I bought this copy during the Gerber GA explosion of the mid-90s. I didn't have the Gerbers at the time, but I would scour CBG for the auction listings and this cover caught my eye immediately, so I knew that I had to find one for myself.

Right on, brother! It's the first GA book I ever bought and it's a keeper.

I've been a fan of Farrell books for a long time. Great covers, great coloring, really unusual stories. These books were never cheap in Fine and up, though. They are really taking off in price now, but I think they are just a little late to the party.

I think that it's about time that these two books are starting to get the recognition that they deserve. Mask 1 is Cole's best cover, and my favorite GA cover. I think that prices were depressed for a long time on these two and were ready for a big jump.

UNSEEN SHADOWS - Jim Steranko (Supergraphics, 1978) SIGNED COPY This scarce book details Steranko's multi-year odyssey to illustrate the 27 different painted covers that he created for the Shadow paperback series between 1975 and 1978. Completely written, designed, illustrated and published by Steranko in 1978. This is a seldom seen gem. Unseen Shadows contains 50 pages of pencilled prelims for each cover, some paintings have multiple prelims. Not reprinted in any other volume! A beautiful book for a fan of Steranko's amazing Shadow paintings. Full color covers with b&w interiors. Includes text by Jim about the Shadow paperback paintings... didn't include photos of the text pages here. Cardstock cover with tanning on inside of cover (typical of this book due to paper quality). Pages are in excellent condition and are not tanned at all. Book is signed on inside front cover by Jim Steranko. Cover colors are beautiful. VFNM condition. Killer book! This book is $120 postpaid. takes it.

STERANKO: ARTE NOIR, published in 2002 by Vanguard Productions (Steranko's agent and publisher). In the publisher's own words: "STERANKO: ARTE NOIR is the largest and most comprehensive collection of the controversial creator's work ever published, packed with classic, new, and rare art, including hundreds of color and B&W images spanning the full range of his career-from comics to book covers, trading cards to limited-edition prints, film production illustrations to movie posters-many never before compiled in book form. The hefty 8 x 10" volume features 200 pages of Steranko visual magic in a high-quality, perfect-bound deluxe format, printed on 80-pound coated matte stock with a heavy, full-color, laminated card stock cover with flaps, and housed in a hard-surfaced leatherette, crimson-foil embossed slipcase. Each copy has been personally autographed by Steranko." _________ Of course, this copy is autographed as you can see in the photo I have included below. This book was printed in Spain and included both Spanish and English text. Only 3000 copies of this book were printed and they are long sold out. This is a solid VFNM or NM copy, with only very minor nicks to the slipcase and very very minor wear on the book due to being pulled out of the slipcase. All copies of this book that were printed had minor wear straight from the factory, as acknowledged by the publisher. Includes unpublished work (Dracula concept paintings, Dante's Inferno page, complete and unedited paintings) and fantastic reproductions of published work, including portions of Outland and his Superman 400 story and the entire Chandler: Red Tide graphic novel reproduced in stunning black & white. $145 postpaid to U.S. address (if overseas, please PM me first) takes it

Rest In Peace, Norm. Norm was my favorite artist during his Detective run, which I jumped on at Tec 589 and is one of my all-time favorites. His art was dynamic and energetic while remaining loose and nimble. He and Alan Grant captured the detective-aspect and athleticism of the character without going “grim and gritty”. One of the most underrated teams in the history of comics. When I read their stories, I often said to myself “this is what a superhero comic book should be!” I met Norm once.... finally.... around 2005 in New York and he was super friendly and generous. I was so excited to meet him since I had been a fan for twenty years. I was heartbroken to hear about his struggles following his stroke, and even more so now. Brilliant artist and good person... I offer my sincere condolences to his family and friends.

Even though it looks like it may not have enough detail, have you tried louping the calendars on the wall on the left of the tobacco store photograph? I've been able to determine locations that way.

I have a few Chicago-area photographs in my collection, but my focus is more rural living and storefronts in the 1870s - 1920. That's great that you have a photograph of your grandfather working the railroad. As you know, photographs like that aren't very common, so it must be a real treat to have one of a family member. What's the date of that one?

Wow, that's some fantastic stuff! Yes, you and I have very similar taste! Any information about the location of the tobacco store or railroad workers?

I'll second that! What a killer find!

I'd love to see what you have! I'll try to scan a few from my personal collection.

Thanks! I also collect photographs of store interiors, advertising and signage. I never find good stuff like this cheap at flea markets... only piles and piles of unidentified CDV and cabinet card portraits. I attend multiple photograph and paper ephemera shows each year looking for material. The above photographs are my for-sale inventory... I haven't yet scanned my own collection.

Original mounted/cabinet photographs from 1870 - 1910. American occupational and storefront photographs have been a big interest of mine over the past few years. Pardon the silly watermarks... I put them on there when I show photos in other forums or sell photos so that unscrupulous thieves don't lift the images to sell on eBay.

Set of Japanese posters (1972 - 1974) ... three from the Female Convict Scorpion series and the fourth from Lady Snowblood. I have half-sheets as well.

1950s "exotica"-themed LPs. I started collecting these in the mid-90s. Love the music and the covers.

Off to eBay.... PM if interested.

Off to eBay.... PM if interested.

$289 NOW FINAL REDUCTION to $249 postpaid to U.S. address

$289 NOW FINAL REDUCTION to $249 postpaid to U.S. address