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Those PS Art books are a good resource for sure, but the color reproduction of the interior pages is very disappointing (at least in Vol. 1 = issues 1-4), and so, for me, not really much like reading a real comic. Though for better or worse, it has helped me resist deslabbing my Planet #2.

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Really great reds on that one!

Thanks! It's a very cool book. It's great to see all those copies of Amazing Ghost Stories 14 popping out on this thread. Happy to be part of the club! Curious, the GPA census is totally screwed up on this book. Like, it's not even there.

Hello Bakerites. There’s a recent book that caught my eye, a perfect pastiche of GGA and weird monsters. You might ask, “Another Planet Comics? Really?” Au contraire, mon frères! Thanks to the Baker poll on these boards a few months ago, I first noticed a book that’s right up my alley, and now I’m a proud owner of my first Baker cover! And the weird thing is, my wife actually likes this book!?! A miracle in our midst.

Just the sort of stuff these days that would lose Bruce his job as contest manager !

+1 (though Police #12 cover is probably Gill Fox) In terms of "Favorite Golden Age Character", for me it comes down to the characterization of the character. Which means ya gotta read the stories. I think the detective-based comics (e.g., Batman, Sandman) rate well, given the classic trope of a mystery followed by a satisfying reveal. I like that stuff. But I would echo the other comments above about Jack Cole. His Plastic Man is really astounding. It is ironic that many of the Plastic Man covers are a bit meh (which especially these days will put off the cover-centric collector), but the stories and art really shine, at the outer limits of the surreal. And let's not forget Stardust and Fantomah from the insane Fletcher Hanks. Those stories are so over the top bizarre. My honorable mention would include: EC comics. Though not a character, EC had a monopoly on great stories and art of all themes (sci-fi, horror, crime). And Marston's Wonder Woman; how BDSM ever thrived in the early 40's comic books is puzzling to say the least!

That's a great set of books! Showing off the quality in Quality!!

I just wanted to make sure you could see all the warts.

Yep! Batman/Joker appearances -- way back when I first started dipping my toes into the GA pond. Now it's mostly obscure titles most Earth people have never heard of.

Of course! I use them to store my rolled-up comic books.

Ltpink never fails to deliver. That All Winners 4 is really superb! (the other books are pretty nice too )

Wow! The only thing my wife got me for Christmas was some new socks.

A vision of heaven on Earth! (well, heaven on the floor anyway... but my point still holds! )

Dare I say...? I love these 8 books. I love the colors on those Whitman covers, and many of the, um, shapes. But, IMHO, some of the women's faces look horsey, esp. on #67, and sort of #66 and #72. That said, I do like horses.

Haha! Makes a lot of sense in retrospect, especially considering the notes from Grand Comics Database on the story related to the Jungle 54 cover: Keywords: "banishment; concealed nudity; crocodile idols; crocodile worship; disguises; human sacrifice; leopards; lions; medicinal herbs; signal drums; skills contests; snares; swimming; Temple of the Crocodile God; water buffalo" First line of the story: "Wah! Kaänga catch mate as easily as white man catch ball!" Seems like this pretty much checks off all the boxes! ~~~~~ and for anyone hankering for a peek at #54, click below. (Note: not my book.)

Thanks Rick! Hmm. Taking into account your particular cover peccadilloes (and limiting my survey to the first 20 issues), is your other favorite Jungle: #7? #15?