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After all these years, finally, Ronin.

I wasn't missing much. Trite, convoluted, abrupt cuts from scene to scene .... Archie Goodwin praised Miller for aping a movie, but had this been made into a film it would be another early 70's style sci fi also-ran. Almost every character was underdeveloped. So many comics writers don't seem to get that by losing the thought balloons you diminish a unique aspect of the form.

You can't effectively imitate film just because comics are in some way like film storyboards, especially if you drop thought balloons. Storyboards are not a final product; comics are. Movies rely on actors in action to bring aspects of a character to life. Movie-like comics are part of what hot us into the mess we have today, not some advancement of the medium.

This goes up for sale and out of my collection. 

21 minutes ago, edowens71 said:

In the census, search for "Picture Stories From the Bible" and issue #2...you get this:

It's in the third row...

Yes, just did that...so three according to the count...thx Ed!

Just now, edowens71 said:

I found them...hang tight for a sec. I still don't trust the count, though....

Ok, cool...fill us in as to how u found, plz...

Just now, edowens71 said:

The census is completely screwed up for the Bible books...CGC does an awful job at correctly identifying the different editions...which is understandable. It's confusing.

Yes, very.

if any of these are slabbed, they are counted in the wrong bucket, but it appears not to be there.

5 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

That must be it.  The copies I see listed are for 1943 and 1946.  I think @edowens71 explained the many permutations of the Picture Stories from the Bible series in his EC Journal.  

That's what I see. No winter 1942 on the census. It's the only one of the bunch not in Gerber.

Just now, Sqeggs said:

 

Is it that particular printing that's not on the census, because I do see some copies on there? 

Did I search wrong? I looked at all Picture Stories from the Bible and found no #2 winter 1942 issue. 

Awesome show, Ed! These Internationals are cool! You reminded me; only EC I think I can contribute is beat, but it's not on the census at all, nor is it in Gerber.

And a late Zip for the MLJ crowd...only four of these on there currently.

For the Harvey guys....only eight of these

2 minutes ago, edowens71 said:

Only 4 copies of this Octopus Man classic:

Love this cover!

11 hours ago, gino2paulus2 said:

Well i just realized my #s so far have included the restored census as well  so most of those are 1-2 lower. This book has ZERO unrestored graded copies on the current census. 

 

Thx Gino for reminding me! 5 of these on there.

Tube double to Betty and Ronnie's doubles

42 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Ah, ok.  Well that wipes out the Baker books I posted and the T-Man 6. 

My T-Man 6 is also on the sidelines, Tony 

5 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Depends on whether you consider Golden Age to run all the way up to Silver Age, or whether you sandwich in an Atomic Age.  Since there's no Atomic Age board .... 

I agree,but OP somewhere in the thread said he was thinking up to about '48 since so many 50's books could fill a thread like this. Sorry I rushed, but I guess my real point was that in checking some books for this thread (Planet 10) I noticed their count has gone up since I last checked, some to over 10 copies.

2 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

If you slab it, it will no longer be eligible for this thread! 

I know....and Chamber of Chills 6 just hit 10, which it wasn't at before, so I did not pop it here....Wait, it's also '52....nevermind....

Ronnie wins this round.

Ok, you all asked for it....I warned you!!! 

35 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

There are obviously a lot of GA books with less than 10 in the census because there is not a great deal of monetary value or collector interest in the book. The vast majority of what has been displayed so far- that is not the case. A lot of what is being presented is pre-1945 and the rarity makes sense. I am not sure what to make of census/ rarity relation. This is a book with only 3 copies in the census, but the book has collector interest and goes for enough you would think more copies would be slabbed and it is 1948. I doubt it is extremely rare but is not represented well on the census.

 

I think it's fairly tough, with interest outstripping availability. I swear I remember an early guide where Babe #5 was listed with a parenthetical (exist?), a la Blue Beetle #43. Of course, that one we're still looking for.

Headlights and space octo-dinosaur by George to headlights, lantern light, street light and subway monster by Lee

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2 minutes ago, Et Es Go said:

Yes it is the Green Turtle wrapped in the ugly Buccaneer cover.  The two I have found are well loved.  It looks like some pedigree collections had that issue in them so they are high grade legit copies from back then, but they are slabbed so just have to go by the description on the label.  The scanned copy on the Digital Comic Museum is my copy.  I noticed that it is the scans that the guy on Ebay used to make his reproduction copies.   

Very cool....I'm always baffled by the availability of the #5....and the interiors from so many different years...how many did they print, and when did they wrap all those various books from different publishers? I'd love to understand that backstory...without knowing, it always makes me wonder when I see a book such as Adventure 247 in aBlazing 5 cover if it was homemade...and it's a shame to think that way, but I guess it is possible.

I thought I read #6 was rebindings too, but it is far less common than 5.

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