Terry E. Gibbs

Yup I am waiting for the inevitable "Dc copying Marvel" that will come from the jr zombies when the Flash movie comes out . I was at our last remaining LCS in Sydney when a mum was leaving with her 10 year old and a bundle of spider-man comics. I asked hi who created Spider-man and of course got the expected answer. I told him to go home and look up Steve Ditko. The Marvel fan base make the Star Wars fan base look neutral.

Yes and I enjoyed it. There is a place for him, but as an irregular nostalgia character. After all Sam from Angel and the Ape has just resurfaced. Just can't see that driving value. (Sure did last year after that series but maybe that was a blip.) Terry

Not sure of that. If they could Ghost Rider, Midknight, Nova,Luke Cage and Spider-Woman, not to mention Deathlok, and Man-Thing would live on outside the memories of Marvel 50 year old bronze age fans.

I have the early Challs in Australian editions and they are nice. Back in the day the Challs had probably more covers in Australia than Wonder Woman, so in their day they were thought of as significant. Chaykin had a shot at them not sure who else but to me they are like Sea Devils, Rip Hunter and Cave Carson. More monster fighters, - multi man, Kra, Volcano Man, etc. than super-heroes. Poor old Adam needs more than reboot - he needs a resurrection. Shame but again in 10 years who is going to chase a guy with a jet pack and ray gun. Not sure at a Con when I ever saw anyone Cosplay Rocky or Ace although I have seen a Legends Ray Palmer.

It is a book for Comic collectors, not just DC collectors or marvel collectors, or golden age collectors. Also being 1957 it is very rare in grades above 4.5. Most DC early keys, Action 242, 252, Adventure 247 also are rare but Action and Adventure were high print run comics back in 1957 as Supes was DC's big seller. The Overstreet list is for comics at 9.2 . Not any grade. Actually at around 3.0 to 5.5 Action 252 and SC 8 are similar, but 252 is easy to find SC 8 over 4.0 no. There is a SC8 at 9.2 on HA now. Be interesting to see where it lands. And as for captain Cold, well he has his own DC " black label " comic now, I would not hold my breath for Supergirl or the Challengers or Atom to ever have one. Most young Comic fans don't know who the Challengers, Metal Men or Ray Palmer Atom are. In twenty years does anyone think they will care? By then unless they can invigorate Supergirl she may be the next Mary Marvel. Only loved by people with grey hair and grand kids. The Challengers will be the next Green Lama.

- it was mentioned as a possibility, and since then and with Keaton also in the Batgirl movie, maybe. I think trying to reset after the Synderverse may not be how they want to go.

Copies of Flash 123 have dried up. A coincidence or is there some rumour of something. I know it is undervalued, compared to Marvel (as all DC fans believe) but as is the case with most comics since 1960 not hard to find a copy. On ebay usually lots of copies from 2.5 to 7.0 over the recent years, now very thin (same with Mycomic shop) and now lots of very low grade copies emerging and selling. Any one hear anything.

Hmmmm 2023 - 123 .. has to be something there (says Terry the conspiracy specialist)

The 135 I think was with Cool Lines at NYCC in 2019. The 108 though is news. Someone back in 1959 was lucky !!

Does anyone know why Flash 123 basically sold out on ebay last couple weeks. (says the guy living in a vacuum called Australia)

Seems appropriate moment to share. Broome loved those giant Boomerangs (and so do I)

For a 3.5 probably get a raw for around 2/3rds the price of the CGC if I am not mistaken.

Wow, Kid Flash first cover !!! Thanks, wonder if those original fans (1960s) look back and realise what they had back then.

Thank you, was that splash the 135. Which chapters do you know about from last four years, could you share and thanks for the info. I know of covers for 117, 123, 135, 137 off the top of my head. (117 & 137 HA archives)

They are out there, sitting in someone's cupboard along with the 1960s comics they bought as a kid, only to be discovered when they moved, by their kids or when they died etc. Four complete unknown Flash chapters have turned up in last 4 years, including two title splashes. I doubt this is the ned of it. They don't all wind up on HA or CL.

The last thing on my list is a SA Flash cover. Have some money parked and can unload some SA comics keys. Desirability and prices vary on content. Possibly 70% of the covers from that run would be on my want list. Will pay 2.5% commission/finders fee for any completed purchase. Would dearly love to put this obsession behind me and just move onto other things in life.

Yes I did. (sigh .. should not spell from memory ) Thank you,

Photo did not attach. Found this one and the Bio (and this time Roy Thomas can find out about it right here ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_West

And we are a small but hardy bunch, that refuse to let this thread die. Now I know Ray Palmer was editor of Amazing stories, but had never heard of the Sci-Fi writer Wally West. Unfortunately now Julie can't confirm, but the other author noted on the cover was Leigh Beckett another of Julie's sci-fi writers he had been an agent of. (She also co-wrote, along with Lucas "the Empire Strikes back" and was married to that truly great Super man writer of the late 50s early 60s Ed Hamilton. I somehow can't believe that there was no link. This is dated June, 1950

I know he wrote the first Flash story but when I hear marvel fans bag DC's silver age work, I know which books they are talking about and basically everyone of Kanigher's (except his war books) make the list. Another Kanigher character saved by Cinf. and as she appeared in Flash comics, had a cameo in 129 (did she appear in 137 ??) she is perfectly welcome here

I have been looking into Fanzines and books in the Silver Age for a while. I think I may have started with the question of "was Stan Lee really responsible for all the Marvel characters. (of course if "True believers - the Rise and Fall of Stan Lee " had been published years ago I may have finished that quest and moved on). As it was I became intrigued first by Infantino, and although I never met him I have been lucky enough to come across some artists who can pass on their opinions (- Hint don't ask Adams). From there to Julie and then an exploration of Fox & Broome. Not sure if it was because of Flash of Two World'sand his Earth 2 stories but I had always associated Fox more with Flash. Only really in last decade did I understand how important Broome was. The Alter Ego pictured covers his appearance at SDCC. Not the transcript of the panel, but rather the personal side of the trip. The artist alley time, the dinners with Julie and his wife and the interaction with modern pros. When I finished it I realised where Barry Allen came from. Several years ago I remember someone commenting that the model for Peter Parker's personality was the guy who wrote ASM 18 -38, Steve Ditko. I have a feeling Jack Kirby's personality may have touched the "Thing" at some stage.

and that is John Broome. - or possibly the perfect description of Barry Allen Art is from Detective 343. Will try for proper image later.

Not Ralph either, (but could be) will put up an image tomorrow.

The Silver Age will always be the Silver age. It defines our hobby. Not so the Bronze Age. I think young people (different from new people) entering the hobby will gravitate to what attracted "them" to the hobby and that will not be Bronze marvel covers. The price of some modern stuff compared to what some people are trying to sell bronze stuff for is down right cheap for much better art.

A quick who am I. Had a strong interest in science growing up. Sought excellence in an uncommon career An Intellectual Instead archived excellence in something different Modest humble, Highly regarded by his peers Was faithful husband with loving wife (and his name is not Barry Allen but it could be)