Badger

Ok, the tide of Timelys has subsided enough for me to toss one of my issues into the mix!

I found about a year's worth of Mickey Mouse strips from 1943 in an old scrap book. Even the mouse was brought into the war against the Nazis. Interesting to see I think. Black Pete was also on the other side. I knew he was a bad guy.

BB

This is from a few years ago in the thread but WOW! I love old Mickey Mouse and I'd never seen strips like these. Thought I'd give these strips a bump again!

 

That's a first. I had never seen remarks on label stating that a book was "pressed."

 

I'd seen a few at the very beginning of CGC but my understanding is that a certain Oklahoma City collector/investor/lawyer threatened holy {SPOON} when he sent in a large batch of comics that came back PLOD pressed and that was the end of the pressed designation.

 

As always on rumors your milage may vary.

 

Now I wonder who that might be...

 

Naw, couldn't be...

 

 

 

 

...but if by the most unlikely of coincidences this old photo is of the gentleman to whom you're referring, then I'm sure that his pressing objections to the PLOD label was a selfless act that had our community's best interest at heart. ...Ummm, that's my story and I'm sticking to it! (thumbs u

 

That's a first. I had never seen remarks on label stating that a book was "pressed."

I'd seen a few at the very beginning of CGC but my understanding is that a certain Oklahoma City collector/investor/lawyer threatened holy {SPOON} when he sent in a large batch of comics that came back PLOD pressed and that was the end of the pressed designation.

As always on rumors your milage may vary.

Wow!

Oh man! I'll just take my piddling little collection back home.

Seriously, thanks for posting this run. You guys made my night!

Straw-Man & Bedrock are good cheap dates. (thumbs u

After trying to collect even low-grade Timelys, hooray for cheap dates!

Oh man! I'll just take my piddling little collection back home.

Seriously, thanks for posting this run. You guys made my night!

(worship)

Strawman, these are amazing! Keep'em coming and thanks!

I've technically sold this one, but it's still in my possession.

 

Very nice copy! Looks like it is bone white!

...And now the Flee corrected Bucky-less copy (ta-dah!)...

 

 

 

Three cheers for Flee Marquette!

Take Bucky out of the picture and that really is a cool cover.

Absolutely agree! I was going to try and remove Bucky but my attempt would never have been so smooth. NIce Job!

a notary stamp-like imprint from some obscure city's "association of commerce" at bottom right, and the whitest pages of any book in my collection.

 

Any idea why a commerce association would put their seal on it? Makes it quite unique!

Schomburg! Can't go wrong!

Really really NIce! (thumbs u

Gack! I'm leachspess!

Awesome!

Nice! (thumbs u

Thanks!

That Cap went over so well I think I will post another! I just love Cap from the 40's. Between the rabbit punch to the back of the guys head, Cap screaming "Booyah!", and the toe in the crooks throat this was not a guy you wanted to mess with!

I just finished "Operation Mincemeat". Great book about how a corpse saved thousands and enabled the invasion of Sicily during WW II.

http://www.amazon.com/Operation-Mincemeat-Bizarre-Assured-Victory/dp/0307453278/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327109180&sr=1-1

Got these back at the begining of the week.

This is another Cap cover that I love!

 

 

i love it as well. nice book.

Thanks!

This is another Cap cover that I love!

 

 

I take it the 2 dots in the upper left are staple holes?

 

Awesome book!

 

 

they are. and apparently cgc had a change of heart about timely "file copies" sometime between old and new labels. west's old label says "file copy," my new label usa 2 at top of page does not. tho' i feel sure that the "file copy" appellation does not really add to the value of these books like a true pedigree would, i'd still like to have mine say it.

The holes on the Sub #10 are the most unobtrusive I've seen posted. Maybe that is why they were so forgiving?

I agree; I would want it to say file copy!

I take it the 2 dots in the upper left are staple holes?

Awesome book!

Here's another beat yet complete Timely.