catman76

Am I the only one that doesn't like most of Cole's Star Publications covers or anything he did past the late 40s? There are some amazing ones, but I just think most of his Star covers are dull and uninspired. I am sure the reason is that he was concentrating more on the business side of it since he started Star Publications and ran it himself so he didn't have time to spend like he used to. He was pretty famous for spending a long time drawing anything, which is why he almost never did anything but covers. You can just tell most of his Star covers were hacked out fast with little care.

One you don't see too often...

I have seen the Canadian Nelvana comic sell for 10 grand so that has to be up there with the most valuable I would think...

In my over 35 years of being into comics I never ever have referred to comics as silver age or golden age and especially not bronze age. I always thought those were so stupid sounding and I will never use those terms. they are just comics there are no eras. it makes no sense to split things up like that. a comic is just a comic from whatever year it was published.

On 10/2/2021 at 7:02 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

My brother won this copy of Picture Stories from the Bible at his LCS back east and gave it to me since I am the family DC fan. It made me realize this is certainly one of the more obscure DC's first published under their banner then migrating to the early EC label but this version has no logo. The book interior looks just like your standard All American DC with the Editorial Advisory Council featured on the inner front cover. I looked this series up on GCD and it was all written and illustrated by two individuals; not familiar names. I might actually read this one as it is actually pretty decent in hand. Max Gaines was on a mission with his attempts to educate children with the holy book. I'd love to learn more about the history of this series.

 

Gaines was on a mission to make money   If I remember right, after All American Comics merged with DC, Gaines kept the rights to the bible comics and he reprinted and repackaged them into these editions. Some have no publisher listed like this one and some later have EC logo on them after he made up that company. Gaines wanted to sell comics to churches and schools, a huge potential market to make money, which is why he named the company Educational Comics and sold these to churches and schools along with Picture Stories from science and history. These bible ones went through like 20 printings.

Blah too bad they are ugly with the recoloring and everything. Also why pay them for it? I am not going to give my money to some corporation for something no one there had any hand in creating. I can get scans of the actual comics that look a thousand times better for free online.... https://viewcomics.me/ghost-rider-1973/issue-1/1

I have some comics with holes just bored right through the entire comic by some kind of bug but never saw anything like this. I guess when you are a tiny bug that extra thousandth of a inch thickness of the black ink is too much for you chew through. Meanwhile mice don't care....

I have been searching antique stores and flea markets for old comics since I was 10 or 11 years old in the mid 80s. I would bring 40s anf 50s comics to school and read them. Everyone else was into He-man and GIjoe and I was the weirdo searching for old 40s comics and old tin toys and stuff.

On 9/27/2021 at 1:12 PM, jaybuck43 said:

That is such a garbage article lol.  The writer does not understand copyright law AT ALL. (Actual IP Attorney here)  When Mickey Mouse eventually falls into public domain, it's JUST the content that's passed into public domain.  So Steamboat Willy will enter the public Domain, but Mickey Mouse the character becomes a bit more complicated.  You can have a mouse, who is named Mickey Mouse, and basically he has to be a steamboat captain.  You can't use him in any other way that Disney has used him over the years this is still in protected form that is still under copyright protection.  Why?  Because only the portion that is in the public domain is actually in the public domain.  So Mickey singing "M-I-C-K-E-Y...." absolutely cannot be done, because that's from 1955, not from steamboat willy.  Him having a dog?  Not a chance.  And god forbid if you think he should even utter the word "Clubhouse" anywhere near his name.  That's why Netflix had to settle with the Arther Conan Doyle estate last year because of the Enola Holmes movie.  The character of Sherlock Holmes is in public domain, sure, BUT certain character traits he displays ONLY appear in the later books, which are still protected under copyright law.  The screenwriter went too far, and Netflix settled.  

Also, why on earth would Disney spend millions of dollars in lobbying to protect an asset so old they don't even sell it?  It's been available on YouTube for free for over 12 years.  Heck it's a 7 minute short.  Have they EVER sold it?  No.  But sure, blame Disney, they're an easy target, and IP law is complicated and hard.  (It's like the McDonalds coffee case, easy to laugh at, until you know the ACTUAL story behind it, and wonder why she didn't get more money.)  

 

Of course you are a lawyer, only a lawyer would defend Disney. None of these companies or anyone period should still have the rights to any of these characters. They are all 60 or more years old and the creators are all long dead so they should all be in the public domain. Stop buying stuff from Disney and all these evil corporations that just keep having laws changed so they can keep ownership of things they had no hand in creating.

Also Disney has sold Steamboat Willie so what are you talking about? I own multiple copies of it on vhs and dvd and the ones online are cra-p quality

They are comic books. Read them. There's nothing else to say.