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Two outstanding books. They are wonderful. Those Fiction House cover artists sure hated to draw feet. Jack

More romance! And there's a moral there, kids. Everything's OK, even if your husband can't apply himself and lies to you, as long as he has money. Good luck starting a business and getting by on $5000 (although worth a lot more than it is now). Good lord, these stories are perverse. The characters spend their whole time keeping secrets and lying. The artwork on Wife in name only is distinctive, isn't it? Almost like photo-tracing with extra-heavy inks. Resembles, but not quite, Forgive me, Darling. Same artist with lighter inker? Do you have any idea who the artists might be? Fun write-up, as usual. Jack

Matt did a swell job. I should have joined the Legion.... Me too, as Bouncing Boy when I was a kid. Jack

A respectable copy too. It just screams "generic," doesn't it? Go ahead -- list the 4 for us. Maybe someone will turn one up. (Maybe in your signature but I have them turned off.) Jack

Rural Free Delivery (among other things) JPS

that one is hilarious. Great stuff BZ He apparently knows how many people here fancy redheads. Jack

Attaboy Jack! I really enjoy that title. You will want to get more What have I done? Jack (blaming skypinkblu)

Wow, nice one -- rich, brown cover! It looks like Flint's head is wedged in that fishbowl helmet, doesn't it? Funny how much better women's lungs were than men's at breathing extraterrestrial air during the Golden Age, isn't it? She's doing fine without a helmet. Was it their larger capacity? Jack Interesting assumption. I assumed that she was native to the planet, hence no need for breating apparatus. Flint and the Monster Alien are clearly not suited for the atmosphere on her planet, and both arrived with the intention of leaving with a bride, even one where some protection would be necessary going forward........ Ain't that always the way? Jack better safe

She forgot to shower. Jack

I love this stuff! (So appropriate for a romance comic) Almost impossible except for some of Colletta (shop) and later DC's use of Pike, Romita and the like. Even experts at art ID can't agree on many homogenized romance stories. Recommendation? I've been putting off buying that book. Interesting title to go with this story. A soupy 30s hit by Eddie Duchin, a movie contemporaneous with this story, I think, then later the cliché expression, "lovely to look at but deadly to touch" -- I don't know where that comes from. A novel or mystery story? Ominous shading, esp. in panel 3, which might also be a photo swipe/trace. I wonder whether an expert could ID it from that. Such overwrought melodrama wouldn't be seen again until Stan Lee's superhero angst and Steve Ditko's objectivist rants! Lemme guess -- she stopped wearing her horn-rimmed glasses and baggy sweaters. It always works in sitcoms. Oh, for the "good" ol' days when beating up a woman solved romance problems. A story where a Space Cabby plays cupid for a gorilla? Bizarre perspective in some panels! Great overview, Scrooge. That's a lot of story for a dime. Jack

asbestos in liquid form How silly of me. Of course. Kinda like liquid granite, huh? Thanks -- I've wondered about that for years! with "long Canadian [now there's two words you don't see used together very often] Asbestos Fibres." Hmph. Good ol' American asbestos fibers aren't good enough, eh? Jack The long, cold Canadian winters cause the wild asbestobeast in that area to grow much longer, thicker asbestos fibers in its fur. The common American asbestobeast produces a much shorter fiber. Are you sure? I believe that the Canadian asbestobeast can only grow fibres. What's nice about the long-fibred asbestobeast is that Mounties out on the prairie can just grab one and whack their campfire with it in the morning. No need to thaw ice to put on the fire. The little buggers always tended to escape and sneak up above the ceiling tiles, didn't they? Jack

Wow Comics 40, first issue I've ever owned. Fun stories! Jack

It's not very often that I can contribute to this thread. Wonder Woman 61 from skypinkblu. Nothing like the beautiful 9.4 slabs we've been looking at, but a respectable copy of what I understand to be a scarce issue. Jack

asbestos in liquid form How silly of me. Of course. Kinda like liquid granite, huh? Thanks -- I've wondered about that for years! with "long Canadian [now there's two words you don't see used together very often] Asbestos Fibres." Hmph. Good ol' American asbestos fibers aren't good enough, eh? Jack

Wow, nice one -- rich, brown cover! It looks like Flint's head is wedged in that fishbowl helmet, doesn't it? Funny how much better women's lungs were than men's at breathing extraterrestrial air during the Golden Age, isn't it? She's doing fine without a helmet. Was it their larger capacity? Jack

I am sure you are aware that there are some bootleg reprints of those Gottfredson early MMs. I can't recall what year range they cover but they are out there. In fact, I believe that there were 2 series semi-related that reprinted those strips. These? The Uncensored Mouse Apr-89 Eternity Comics, recalled 1930s Floyd Gottfredson Mickey Mouse The Uncensored Mouse 2 Apr-89 Jack

thanks! It's easy to see what the cover artists are fantasizing about, isn't it? Jack

Glad to see you exercising self-control in not posting them until their numbers come up! (Great-looking set!) There sure was a lot of liquid asbestos around in those old Timely comics. What the heck is liquid asbestos? Jack asbestos in liquid form How silly of me. Of course. Kinda like liquid granite, huh? Jack

Glad to see you exercising self-control in not posting them until their numbers come up! (Great-looking set!) There sure was a lot of liquid asbestos around in those old Timely comics. What the heck is liquid asbestos? Jack

I was thinking the exact same thing. Uncanny. Such a carefully reasoned post that i granted tat' his wish for the subject line change. Janky Jack

Oh well..if I wasent banned, I would post the following! ... Dang -- two of my favorite 10¢ covers. How can we unban you? Jack

Banished? I love this stuff! Among my favorite aliens in comic books -- they even made a return appearance! Jack

Garçon? I'll have what he's having. Make it a double. Jack What he's having comes in a pipe, not a cup. Make it a triple Jack

My understanding of weird alien thing crotch anatomy is poor enough that I wasn't sure whether it was part of the alien or the dragon. Whichever way, it doesn't look very polite. Jack certainly not part of MY fantasy This one is a little easier for a scientist to relate too. No alien anatomy either. Just another day in the lab. Jack, inventor of the neon bikini "Dammit, Jim, I'm a chemist, not a weird alien thing crotch biologist!"

Agreed -- great data presentation. I'm puzzled why the % of hero books is zero for 1961 and 1962. I can think of a few obscure hero books that were introduced during 1961-62. Am I seeing the colors wrong? Jack