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Thanks to Stronguy, Aces, and NorrinRadd for recent purchases.
It's always pleasant dealing with forum members, buying or selling.
Marc
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The Photo-Journal it is on par with such books as The Audubon Guide.
Interesting comparison.
It is one of the best investments, I have made as a comic collector. One of these day, I am going to compile the data into a database, for handier reference.Hey, that would be cool. Take the great work and make it even more useable. People would be really thankful if you shared it.
I remember the ongoing Watt-Evans survey in his CBG column back in the day. Delightfully old-fashioned.
Marc
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heres Showcase 1-15. As before they all 'look' sharp, but arent nearly gonna be highest graded copies...
Great picture. Thanks for sharing.
I'm with Scott, Brave and Bold would be great.
Marc
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I still haven't found a decent 302. I think it is harder than US 205.
Anyone have any idea if the print runs changed when OAAW and SSWS had their title changes? Or did they remain the same?
I don't have a 302 either (in any grade). 303 was the first I bought off the stands. By 306 my subscription copies were already arriving.
As for the circulations, it's inconclusive. For one thing, they were dropping across the board anyway. For another, the yearly figures include issues from both before the change and after. OAAW/Rock did drop during that year from 152,000 copies to 137,000. SSWS/US is trickier. It went up from 124,000 to 126,000 with the change, but was down so substantially from the last full year of SSWS (146,000 or something like that) that it's hard to say whether it was the name change or just a normal dead cat bounce...
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Well, that deserves to be posted again so I'll quote it at the bottom of this post.
But yeah, it's stunning. Like Shep said, the best work of his career and my favorite war story ever. I'm really more of a -script/plot guy (though the Big Five books always had killer art) but it's the art in this one that puts it way over the top.
The Spitfires attack scene is just outrageous too.
I think I've posted this before, but the story that Marv Wolfman told at a Wondercon panel a few years ago is that he was at DC at the time and Russ was in Chicago and the parcel with the pages for that issue arrived and they passed them around the whole office in complete awe.
Interesting that Russ still has the art. The following year at Wondercon I asked if he ever felt bad about having so much of his GA and SA art destroyed (before companies started giving it back as a matter of course) and he said he never had that problem, if he ever asked for pages they would always return them to him. I thought that was kind of surprising.
I was wrong, it was the Haunted Tank ish - but you were dead on on the story! I scanned (poorly) the pages. I'd give a kidney for the OA to this (or at least a lobe of my liver). -
DC Blue RIbbon Digest 21
I think it's this issue, but one of the digests has a Heath story with a 2 page spread of a Tiger tank that's one of the most impressive illustrations I've ever seen.
Are you talking about Easy's First Tiger" that first appeared in OAAW 244? Probably. IT ROCKS.
And happened to be the first Rock story I ever read--how lucky is that?
Is the cover to this digest an original or did it first appear in the 60s?
Marc
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I always liked the way you could pick up on obscure military jargon by reading the books: "Get that tank-part or we're all dead"
Not to mention some very rudimentary but exciting German!
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GI Combat 197
The first one I ever bought off the stands. That was more than a whole week's allowance so you can bet I carefully considered all my options.
It was snowy that day and our cottage was on a frozen lake so that probably pushed this one to the top.
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Great books Buttock!
Indeed. Thanks for sharing.
I'm just starting my SSWS collection and you've definately whetted my appetite.
I've always enjoyed them. Some say that the Unknown Soldier is the Batman of war comics.
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This thread is fantastic and (under my board settings) approaching 23 pages. Nice job! I will have more to add on Katy Keene soon.
Marc
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I'm pretty sure the DC label is fairly explicit on most of their horror output, which would make sense given that their stuff was so much tamer than the work of their competitors. I mean, it's really not in the same category at all, so much of the DC pre-code is almost post-code in its refusal to delve into the deeply taboo stuff.
I'm sure that's the reason. Here's our copy of HOM #2 that sold. Obviously a DC.
But the DC Romance books are a different story. I'm just wondering if anyone knows why?
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to me - See I looked at BTT and told myself. Wow from the cover "dress" this looks like a Fawcett but I doubted it because I didn't remember Fawcett having many horror books or not any with "out there" covers. So I just checked OSPG and sure enough it is a Fawcett! Yeah for me. [End of monolog]
Right, just the 10-cent symbol alone screams Fawcett. Like a lot of other publishers Fawcett didn't put its name on certain books. Fawcett shied away from "claiming" its horror books and I believe at one point Harvey did the same thing. Is it the same with DC and its romance books early on?
Marc
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Anyone have an extra copy of the Jonah Hex DC Special?
Of course we do...
We also have DC Special 21 (Christmas issue) w/Jonah Hex story and Frank Miller's first Batman story.
I think the Albano stories in WWT are very good too. Fleisher is terrific.
Marc
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If so, I need to focus on war a lot more, as the stories are hands-down the best from that period.
Nice books and your comment is dead on. I think they are the best stories in the 1950s too, compared to other DCs. And the 1970s, though I'd put the Weird Westerns up there too. Let's face it, the war (and DC western) books are just more adult than most other genres. For obvious reasons.
Marc
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Well, this is definitely overdue but I wanted to thank every board member who has bought from us in the past year. Off the top of my head, that includes Povertyrow, Garthgantu, Paperheart, Seank, Wormboy, Norrin Radd, Scrooge, AlexH, FFB, Red Hook, JBud, Jimm94, Jefferykli, Buck Biggins, ArexCrooke, JuliusSeizure, Alberto1975, CrowsQB, and definitely some others whom I've either forgotten to list (Sorry!) or who didn't identify themselves when ordering from us or buying at Bay Area shows.
Every single one of these guys is terrific to deal with.
Cheers,
Marc
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Yet the PoP author goes out and points out that she "was proven right". What's that's got to do with anything is beyond me.
Well, that's kind of the context I was looking for to support the spanking but it's very likely that Jayman is right.
Marc
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C'mon guys, she just means bend over and give me a kiss!
You're reading into it WAAAY too much!
Shouldn't that be bend "down" instead of "over" then? I think we have to see what her dialogue is with him throughout the book. Is she mad at him? Does she tease him? Etc.
But just from reading that one panel I thought spanking.
Kaanga is "branch bearing fruit"? Next you'll tell me that Nyoka is a pun...
Marc
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As with all my other early originals, it doesn't
have a spot of whiteout except for deliberate use (eyes, buttons,
...). Barks' craftmanship is just completely unbelievable
Why does this not surprise me...
He is The Man. Thanks to everyone for sharing these beauties.
It's a treat to see the non-regular comics (magazines and MOC) and the Mexican edtions.
Marc
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According to the liner notes, Gahan wrote songs 3, 7, and 8. I'm sure he has input on the rest.
The stories in this book are pretty great.
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Actually I know I am because there's a new Depeche Mode song that we started singing ala Elmer Fudd. Evewy Dwess You Weaw is a Loaded Gun, oh Liwwian. Just taking the [embarrassing lack of self control] out of Depeche Mode a little bit.
man, the lyrics to that song are embarrassing. Dave Gahan should never be allowed to write anything ever again.
Martin Gore writes the songs actually. Dave just has to sing 'em.
I do think "Precious" from the new album is a really, really nice pop song.
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Wow, it's like all the horror books are concentrated at the end of the alphabet, in terms of the new catalog.
It's true. "W" is a great letter for horror.
Check out the Gerber guide for all the titles starting with Weird.
I must be on an Elmer Fudd kick lately because my first thought was that the (W)ault of Horror just missed. Actually I know I am because there's a new Depeche Mode song that we started singing ala Elmer Fudd. Evewy Dwess You Weaw is a Loaded Gun, oh Liwwian. Just taking the [embarrassing lack of self control] out of Depeche Mode a little bit.
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Wow, it's like all the horror books are concentrated at the end of the alphabet, in terms of the new catalog. Anyway, figured you guys had seen enough File Copies of Witches Tales 19 (devil face) so here's a lower grade one that I hope is new to some.
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Another good one. Like the rest, a Harley book. It's nice to take a break from all the tedious work of the catalog/site and actually enjoy the books.
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I hope this one isn't too off-topic.
Whats the best comic you have ever read?
in Comic Polls & FAQs
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The Famous First Edition of Batman #1. Amazing issue with first Catwoman, great Hugo Strange story, etc. All in glorious over-size format. Cheap reading copies available--everyone should have one in his collection.
Second place: Our Army at War 244. "Easy's First Tiger." Best war comic ever. Stunning Russ Heath art job.
Marc