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2 minutes ago, KirbyJack said:

As long as we're bashing Tales To Astonish, the Gi - Ant Man stories weren't exactly Marvel's Finest Hour.

That said, I still sorta like 'em. The first comic I ever bought was the Marvel Super-Heroes reprint of TTA 90. First Abomination by Gil Kane, Everett Subbie, and I freakin' LOVE that issue!

The Abomination is a great villain! And it's not easy to make non-grand great villains (he's not great in that Thanos or Dr Doom way, but in that Captain Cold solid rival way).

32 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

That's classic Steve Gerber.

Correct; mixing them up as its been a while. Some of that Defenders weirdness was from Englehart as well, right? It's been too long. I have the whole run and keep telling myself I'm going to read it end to end one of these months, but I think maybe I am afraid of finding it not hold up as well as I recall it. (Though I still think the story in which Doc, Nighthawk, and Luke Cage are battling the Wrecking Crew and then Hulk shows up will still crack me up.)

2 hours ago, path4play said:

Historic Finding: Dorothy Lamour with Mopsy comic artist Gladys Parker.

 

 

Incredibly cool! Was Lamour her model for Mopsy?

55 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

 

It's very difficult.  It just draws you in and holds your attention.  In a darkly hypnotic way. 

I find it hard to look at. It's chaotic and unfocused. Looking too long makes me want to vomit; it's like one of those urban legend Japanese films you hear about every so often.

7 hours ago, rjpb said:

TIM HOLT #30

VG/F  ow pages.

Femme fatale cover. Ghost Rider story has costumed female villain - The Harpy, but the real appeal is the Zodiac Killer tie-in of this book.

http://www.zodiackillersite.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=1275

http://zodiackiller.fr.yuku.com/topic/7089/Found-it-By-Fire-By-Gun-By-Knife-By-Rope#.WWmVJdPyt0I

$95  SOLD

 

 

 

Too late for this and Torchy, but thank you for including those links. Never knew that; fascinating! Even before this connection, this is a desirable Tim Holt issue. I only just discovered it for myself recently when I found a different cool issue and looked at the other covers in Gerber. GLWTS!

4 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

Defenders were drek........................

I'd say drek is a stretch, but much of what Engelhart did was out there, with the mystery elf with the gun, the headmen (which did move some pre-hero Atlas characters into Marvel), even the zodiac and red rajah. But from the inception through Valkyrie intro through Avengers/Defenders war; Wrecking Crew intro, the Sons of the Serpent etc. ... The first couple years were actually quite awesome.

12 minutes ago, aardvark88 said:

1. The Cat (even by Wally Wood)

2. Super-Villian Team Up

3. Marvel Presents (Bloodstone) but got better after #3 with GotG

I had the same experience when I reread SVTU. Held up much better in memory. The exception is the SVTU 14-Champions 16 crossover that pita Magneto against Dr. Doom. That holds up pretty well. I did like the Shroud as a character.

On July 13, 2017 at 8:30 PM, Black_Adam said:

No superheroes in this one, but when I was a kid Harvey comics were all I wanted and the Richie Rich issues from 1974/75 with adventure covers (as opposed to the ones where he is using one of his mom's spare diamonds as a bowling ball and laughing and smiling on the cover) by Warren Kremer still hold a special place in my heart and my collection!

 

These were great books as a kid! I loved Richie adventures in the Bronze Age! 

Also, I guess since this was my candidate for the most underrated GA cover thread, I ought to put it in under the radar too.

Frankie ro Frankie

9 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Good question. I concur. Probably because they are reprint books?

This reminds me -- Roly Poly too!

57 minutes ago, path4play said:

Well I'm going to do more research and would appreciate any expertise from long term collectors on this board.  

It was published by "Enwil."  Seems that they had a business "idea" of placing this Leonard Starr artwork cover over remaindered copies and reselling them (not sure of legality of this - or if Enwil was somehow connected with comic distributors).  Books included were as diverse as:

• BATMAN 61 
• SUPERMAN 110
• WOMAN OUTLAWS
• CLAIRE VOYANT 1
• YOUNG LOVE
• CRIME DOES NOT PAY
• DIARY LOVES
• GI JOE 51
• LOVE CONFESSIONS
• LOVE LETTERS 21

Seems most common are:

• SABU
• DOROTHY LAMOUR

The Dorothy Lamour and Sabu seem to have been unpublished first release issues, perhaps picked up by Enwil for a song as the regular series were being retired?

Dorothy Lamour herself was one of the top five pin ups of the day, associated with "Road to" series of movies playing straight person to Bing Crosby and Bob Hope but also remembered as "Ulah" in The Jungle Princess (1936).

 

 

Okay, Enwil cover/remaindered comics -- similar to Blazing Comics #5&6, also Enwil. Must have something to do with how they wound down their business as they went out? Some distributor just made use of the covers to make and ship product??? 

2 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

Here is a hated Larsen cover:

Gaah! Look away! Look away! 

Just now, Artboy99 said:

I am joking, go ahead and post. It will be hard to look at though as they are horrific covers.

Oh I know! I'm joking with you too. Truth is I cannot bring myself to dig them out, but I also cannot figure out how to sell,them without looking at them!  

5 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Is it showing a concentration camp or is it a scene of Nazis murdering villagers?  There was a lot of publicity about the Germans wiping out the Czech village of Lidice after Reinhard "Hangman" Heydrich was assassinated.  Maybe that episode is what Biro had in mind. 

I don't know for sure; both seem possible. I lean toward a camp because of the train tracks right there and the trucks driving away, but I know of no way to be certain.

Either way, it's one of the few war covers I can think of with this sort of imagery. While Cap 46 is the only unambiguous concentration camp cover I know of (are there others?) this one is on a short list of this sort. I cannot think of too many others. 

6 hours ago, Artboy99 said:

No need. I would rather not see that garbage thanks.

I thought that was the point of the thread? Comic-induced bulimia???

9 hours ago, seanfingh said:

It's easy to forget, and good for the psyche as well. Because high grade copies, even after 20 years of Ebay are still impossible.  The only reason it is not #1 is because the run is so small! 

I'm probably repressing on purpose!

1 hour ago, Wayne-Tec said:

Are we talking about a 5-year investment, 10-year...or 40-year, 50-year investment?

It's conceivable, though I'd argue against it, that Batman will be unpopular or nearly irrelevant 50 years from now. It's conceivable that Golden Age superhero comics of the highest order will not be relevant or desirable in 50 years. A lot changes over that kind of span.

Thank you, that's what I'm getting at, though not taking it all the way to irrelevance. (Though Platinum books are a caution). As you said, you would argue against Batman sliding into irrelevance. I'm just asking whether GL needs 20 years, let alone 50, to slide into irrelevance. 

I've had to explain the significance of TTA 27 to younger collectors; I'm thinking this is the GA super-key equivalent -- the one among its peers most likely to not be understood (in terms of significance) by collectors not too far down the line.

49 minutes ago, electricprune said:

My Love and Our Love Story both currently have 6 books with no graded copies at 9.2 or higher. My Love has one issue not graded yet, Our Love Story has 4 yet to be graded. I think both could easily break many collectors, and I've chased the latter issues of both.

The last two issues of Wyatt Earp are just head scratchers. None graded yet and rarely seen in nice shape. I'm hoping to change that soon.

I had forgotten about Wyatt Earp!

2 minutes ago, Genesis Comics said:

I just completed a difficult  DC bronze run...sorry to be off topic so early in the thread lol...it was Welcome Back Kotter.  It took over 6 years and I was going for 9.6 White Pages or better.  I had to sub half of them myself as there weren't a lot in high grade available (before WW comics had the run they have now).  Issue 6 was my last issue...(if anyone needs NM- to NM issues of # 6 let me know as I have about a dozen lol).  

Does Atlas count?  If so, I'd say the entire Atlas run would be very tough...I have a few high grade examples but they are few and far between...I thing Vicki 3 and 4 are especially tough.

As far as what would make me tap out and not complete, I'd say My Love would probably be the toughest of all.  

I'd have to agree on Atlas/Seaboard....not tough to complete period, other than Vicki, but if trying to do it all in 9.2 or higher, that's tough. And if you throw in their few mags...yeesh!

What about Li'l Kids, Li'l Pals, or Petey?

Happy to finally add this

Okay, here's the one I mentioned I was waiting for. I know the guide calls it out as "Nazi firing squad cover" but I still think it's under the radar for most. One could call it a poor man's Cap 46, but how many covers at all take place in a concentration camp? 

Just now, Sqeggs said:

Try to aim for the original edition.  The later reprints all cut several pages of art according to Overstreet. 

Thank you; was planning to, but did not know that and could have easily otherwise pulled the trigger on an affordable nice looking later copy.