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A classic example of DC's recycled covers. Action Comics 232 is Sept 1957. Adventure Comics 297 is Jun 1962. Mort figured no normal kid would read comic books for as long as five years. Jack

You mean the "Substitute Wife" part, right, Scrooge? Do you know who painted the covers? Jack (it certainly qualifies as "often fantasized")

Beater. HHHHAAAWWW! I would have put that cover up as proof that I have some higher grade books in my collection. Ziff-Davis had some great covers. Jack

Congrats! Great copy -- is it hard to find in high grade? #1 and the Showcase MM issues are some of the few books I'd consider dropping some real money to upgrade. My #1 is about good minus -- I think little Billy read it while he was eating lunch one day -- but I only paid $18 for it. The Showcases range from #37 with no back cover to about vg+ with a variety of defects. Someone can translate my old-timey grades into decimals. Jack

Jumpin' Jimmy O'Jeeziz! Great catch! Do you know anything more about it -- artists or other creators? History? Any interesting propaganda tidbits inside? Jack

And a great way to get your minimum daily requirement of nostrils! Jack

I-I-I! A crotch-centric war cover! Plenty of those on other DC titles around that time (1970) but I'm not used to seeing them on war books. Jack

I think I have the Truman book. I need to double check. I know I have bid on both of those books at different times and I can't remember whether I won or lost! I recently obtained some interesting political promo books that are really hard-hitting (and likely defamatory!) against Senators Arlen Specter and Ted Kennedy. I'll post them once I scan them. Is Pictorial Media the one that publised Parade Comics with the atomic blast on the cover? I don't know -- there's an Ajax/Farrell book by that name, but I've never seen it. Funny animals, I think. General Comics/ Pictorial Media, Inc. produced the General Electric Adventure Series/ Adventures in Science Series. It's hard to find info about the books or the company. George Roussos signed occasionally, and Mort Meskin reportedly did some of the artwork. Jack

I've seen the article before -- interesting reading (I wish he'd correct "segragation"). A friend just GAVE me Joe, the Genie of Steel and The Return of Joe, the Genie of Steel! Did you know that there's a connection to Neal Adams' Megalith? (I'd upload cover scans but the system is being balky today.) Do you have the Truman or George Wallace books? Do you know anything about General Comics/ Pictorial Media, Inc.? Jack

Fabulous books! Any idea who drew them? Especially: Reminds me a little of the Rosenberg book I posted. Again, any idea of the artist? Nice work I can't humming David Bowie's "Man Who Stole the World" Another beauty. About how many promos do you have? Do you know much about the companies that produced them? Here's another gasoline one Thanks, Jack

I love promos! Those are some gems that you posted. I'll have some questions about them later but I wanted to follow up with a reply so that the thread didn't sputter out. I'm working on a full set of the General Electric Adventure Series/ Adventures in Science Series. Detailed information is almost impossible to come by, so I don't know how close I am. There are "varients" galore (none worth over $100 I suspect) because many of them were revised year after year. There are Canadian editions that seem to vary only by a notation that it's a Canadian edition. Does anyone here know a lot about them? Here's a very early GE example Here's a gem, perhaps the only comic book ever devoted entirely to an organometallic compound (tetraethyllead). Drawn by John Rosenberg! Most people think of him as that hack that cranked out Archie Superhero books in the early 60s, but he does great, detailed work on this book. And here's a crummy scan of one that I don't really own. I recently read someone else's copy and laughed myself senseless. (Yes, it was hard to tell the difference.) Great idea for a thread! Jack

NOW we're talkin' The Parade of Lame Villains!!!! This storyline always cracked me up -- in a good way. It ran X-Men 22-23, right? And Marvel wondered why the original X-Men didn't get no respect. Jack

In fact, with the "Good grief!", it looks sort of like someone slipped Charlie Brown a tab of acid, as drawn by Rick Griffin Jack

I sorta knew that but couldn't resist the Goodman jab. Done. I think they're hard to find mostly because of low interest but not very expensive. I've never hunted for them but I have a couple bought in ebay lots (I think). No, but I'd imagine they're out there. I can't possibly join another group so refuse to look! These probably get lumped in with "pulps" whether they are or not. Could be Goodman! Jack

That should be an essential detail in tracking down the publisher. You don't think Martin Goodman made most of his money on funnybooks, do you? That's why he could afford to almost let "Atlas" go under in the late 50s. He would have missed the pocket change though. I'm not on any magazine forums, but the timely-atlas group usually has answers to all kinds of publishing questions. I don't suppose there's any sex or violence? Jack

Maybe of general enough interest not to PM Cool cover. It's probably one of the "sweat magazines" of one of the comic-book publishers. (i.e., the stuff they were really making money on.) I'm no expert, but I found this. http://www.philsp.com/data/data003.html Action [1953] Total Issues: 6? Issues & Index Sources: Mar-1953 – Dec-1953? Publishers: Picture Magazines, Inc. Sources: MansWorld A couple of attempts to figure out whether it was one of Martin Goodman's failed. There's a way-way outside chance that it's Harvey related, based on finding "Harvey Picture Magazines, Inc." listed here. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/8580/kefauver.html Is there an address in the indicia? "Doc V" (Michael Vassallo) would know whether it's one of Goodman's. Michael Feldman might know regardless. Are you on any forums with them? I could forward the question. Jack

Great write-up! Thanks again. I'll watch for a copy Jack

The infamous transvestite cover! Do you remember whether you had to pay a premium for it? I hope everyone's heard the hilarious "Porgy and Mudhead" parody by Firesign Theater. That's all I can think of, even when I hear the original. "Co-co-coming, Mother!" HAW! Fantastic! Are these from a reprint or do you have scans of the original strips? Thanks, Jack

... His address reminded me of the box of loose, unbagged, chipping comic books I got from him, including reprints (10 y later) claimed as originals, loose covers wrapped around the wrong book, etc. ... I have passed on tons of his auctions in the past. I was hesitant this time as well, but it looked too good from the scan to pass up, especially at $10. He got the book here in under a week too! The supressed memories are slowly coming back. Post-its stuck to the covers of 50-year-old comics that took a divot of color when removed, grouchy reply to complaint (no one else minds the post-its), and correpondent was usually she (Dawn) not he (Frank). You really did get lucky. Jack

Yikes. His address reminded me of the box of loose, unbagged, chipping comic books I got from him, including reprints (10 y later) claimed as originals, loose covers wrapped around the wrong book, etc. He did cough up a modest adjustment, but once was enough. You got lucky to buy such an attractive book from him! Jack

looks like some minor coloring difference (or sloppy printing?) -- e.g., the yellow area under the M in Menace. Jack

Divad is correct. Really commom with older books. That's why I store all my "good" books in Mylite2's w/ Fullbacks. No worries then. FFB: Good experiment. While you've got the "pencil" and the motivation, how about testing any of these that you have on hand? a carbonate-buffered board (is that what a fullback is?) fresh and after a period of use in both mylar and polypropylene. a standard board after a period of use in both mylar and polypropylene. Might make a worthwhile short article in one of the comics magazines. Jack

Great panel. "Welcome to Hades, Flash!" The part about the solidified light belongs over on the Neal Adams thread! Is this a colored daily or part of a Sunday? The filename and your date disagree. Which is right? Looking forward to P and Se! Thanks. Jack

Some of the reprint series mixed up the stories, right? Would this one be published as Haunt of Fear 11 in the Gemstone series? Thanks, Jack

I really enjoy your "month in the life" posts. Thanks for all your hard work on them. A couple of comments on this issue. Muriatic acid! (aka HCl) -- a gem for the periodic table project. I know that it's madness to try to make sense out of these gory little ditties, but aren't Mr. Handsome's eyes burned out? He aims very well for a blind guy! Phosphates! Another fine page for the periodic table project. This has to be one of the yakkiest pages I've ever seen, even for EC. The artist had to sort of squeeze the pictures in between all the text. Does anyone know where these two stories were reprinted, preferably in color? Thanks again. Your informative write-ups are one of the best things on the forum. Far closer to my interests than worrying about mylar bags to protect the protective slabs (is that for real or was someone poking fun? Sort of like the SNL parody of 3-bladed razors becoming reality then being topped by 4-bladed razors) and foaming at the mouth about a 1/64" edge trim! Jack