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Surprised to see this: Quite surprised to see this. I don't remember ever seeing a pre 2000 Brazilian graded at 9.4 (and only once at 9.2!)

MJ ? Mary Jane? Frisco you should frequent the Foreign Comic Collecting Thread Congrats on this and on the Electro. Some of the finest covers on SA, in my humble opinion

Congrats. La Prensa are very difficult to get. Though I am not from a Spanish speaking country, Novaro shows up from time to time here, but La Prensa nearly never!

Superman day: These are from the last days of Ebal. The first two are from 79 and the last four, from 83. The series ended in number 74. The story I am aware of, is that Abril publisher wanted the rights of Superman and DC. However, Ebal had preference to renew their contract. However, they chosen to not do so, apparently because they had no condition. Next year, Abril would start to publish Superman & company, starting from number 1. This was the end of a partnership that started in 1947, even in 1940 if you count Ebal's predecessor, Grande Consórcios de Suplementos Nacionais. From all the big franchises, only Tarzan would still remain with Ebal for a few more years. In 1991, Adolfo Aizen. considered the father of the comic book, would pass away. Four years latter, Ebal would close its doors

Cool. How much did it cost?

Precisely.

A lovely silly cover!

Two of my four. Second time these covers were used.

Rofl! That's nearly too silly to be actually true. I need to get one!

Thanks Interesting, I never though about that possibility. A problem I see is that these differences seems to be a trend, but not an overall rule. Mexico, for instance, seems to have equal art cover, I think. My favorites, due to the exquisite format and fairly different overall aspect.

Here a comparison between the US, Superman 141 and its Brazilian counterpart, Superman 78, vol °2 The US was published in November of 1960, and the other in June of 1962. A first glance shows some obvious difference. One is that the the color shades used aren't the same. Pretty much everything shows different tones. From the characters to the background objets, The title doesn't even use the same colors. Speaking of title, note how it is more inclined in the DC publication. Both shows the publishers logos in the upper left corner. The Ebal logo is its more used logo, that started to be used in the early 50's and would be used until about 1970. An obvious difference is the use of typewritten characters instead of handwritten ones. I find surprising how small they were in this edition. Usually the difference isn't quite as big, though I already seem small characters in a few other Ebals. Another very cool difference is among the logos of the US Code of Ethics and the one from Brazil. The US one is quite big and it is in the usual upper right corner, while the ebal Superman's is far smaller and closer to the central area. The 100% increase in the above picture shows the difference on the line work. For instance, Jor El. Note his eyes, his teeth, etc. The same is truth about Lara, like the orientation of the line in her arm. Note the plant she is carrying, the difference between the leaves. The above pictures illustrates the differences in the physical dimensions of both editions.. The ebal is slight bigger and larger (about half centimeter). The Ebal's uses its usual thicker cover, but this one is glossier than the ones most foreign collectors are used to. That used to be more common in older Ebal's like this, compared to the ones from late 60's to 70's. Another cool difference is the presence of toothpaste propaganda Ebal's cover (Creme Dental Eucalol). Very common at the earlier 60's. The picture bellow also illustrates two subtle differences about the cover's drawing that can be noticed if one pays enough attention. The city in the background, right to Superman's leg, was slightly expanded in Ebal edition, as the blue building is bigger. Probably a consequence of the slight larger width. Obviously, the biggest overall different is the black and white interior of the Brazilian edition, as was the case for everything that Ebal published at the time period. One can easily note the handwritten characters in the balloons of the Brazilian title against the DC publication. Here, comparing the inner pages, it's clear that the bottom margin of Ebal's pages were also dedicated to propaganda, like the cover. Meanwhile, the US edition leaves a big blank margin on the top of each page. A final observation: As can be seen the in the bottom margin, this particular US copy was bought by Geraldo Cachola, one of the king of comic books in Brazil, probably to be sold to the collector whose name is on the right margin.

Do you mean to produce the stories from scratch? Or to Marvel to deal with the logistics,distribution,business side of things? If it's the second ok, makes sense to me, might be more profitable than hiring someone else to do so.

The Silver Surfer one is my favorite

Actually, as this last photo try to indicate, what is holding it together is called "glue"

The additional photos: as can be seen, the staples were removed.

That is correct. What is it holding together? Nothing, perhaps. There is a bit of paper loss on the lower part of the spine, and in lower scale, next to the lower staple. Perhaps it was added to protect the spine? More opinions are welcomed.

Pgm not so destroyed Homem Aranha n°47

Pgm destroyed Homem Aranha n°47

Please grade this awful TA 79

My only contribution: I had a chance to get the 22, one of my all time favorite covers, but I missed it by an irrelevant value. One day I will get it, the super rare Australian Edition, the only foreign edition of BB and many other from this initial phase Based on n° 21, I totally agree.

As promised: Well, they already do these stuff for the foreign Disney editions/stories, not so much extra effort. Perhaps because they always did it that way? I think you underestimate the complexities involved here. They have no experience doing comics, and it would require a lot new people to produce the, And honestly, I see no advantage in doing so. IMO, makes more sense using stuff already made than producing their own material. Still, it would need a colossal marketing effort to make this things to sell outside their thematic parks. Perhaps they could tie it to other products, such as Disney +. Probably too much effort for a doubtful return of what probably is a fairly small amount for them.

Nice thread. Cool Wyatt Earps (that I didn't know existed). I assume they are mildly expensive, since they are from Atlas?

1) Get a copy of every single comic book ever published (that still exists). 2) Buy a large scale castle to store them.

Yes. There are currently seven titles. Donald,Scrooge, Mickey, a title that publishes the stories in English!!! (no idea that this was being published), a fat Junior Woodchucks title with 144 pages and two mixed titles. I will try to grab the Scrooge one, if I can still find it.