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SAY YOU! It looks like DC was practicing to bring back Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt. (Wasn't he really a lightning bolt?) Jack PS I just realized that ciorac beat me to the punch.

It's true -- a rare case where the interior artwork is better than the cover. Here's a story that I scanned last year. Jack

Wow. Nice aliens! (Or robots, or gremlins, or whatever they are) Jack

Spectacular! Did you get all 12 from a single seller at once? Jack

Perhaps that was by Sid Lazurus, who did Ali Baba, with Altman. The contorted arm was probably by a different artist from Altman or Stoner. Stoner did those elongated poses and slightly goofy faces for the Bouncer and Phantasmo, as well as, Blue Beetle. I am still trying to figure out which cover or strip was done by Murphy Anderson. Maybe he can give us a hint. I asked him a while back about his first strip and I remember he mentioned a Milkman or farm ad and not Blue Beetle. Thanks for the ideas. I can understand why no one is rushing forward to claim credit. Jack

Maybe you can track down the party responsible for this mess! So many unfamiliar (to me) names on that list for Holyoke 1943. If I had to take a wild guess, I'd say very early Sol Brodsky. Or Saul Brodsky's little brother -- in a big hurry so he wouldn't show up late for third grade. Jack

Many people would say that's all I own :insane: Not a lot -- about 30-35 between 5 (the crown jewel) and 239, plus one modern one that I got for free somewhere. I like 'em though and will end up with more. Great stuff for small money, as long as you're not looking for high grade. Definitely the earlier the better (for content). Jack

Sorry to take so long to get back to you Jack. That Looney #5 is really nice. The artwork is very VERY COOL !!! I am hoping that artist did alot of the issues....cuz his work looks really good. Here is MJ and S from #85 (1948) and its easy to tell its not the same artist. Looking at Jerry B's Who's Who and trying to put a time line together Maybe #5 is Chase Craig, who drew the earliest stories including LTMM #1. If not, it's Armstrong. CRAIG, CHASE DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (wr/pen/ink/) 1941 beginning in LOONEY TUNES AND MERRIE MELODIES #1 ARMSTRONG, ROGER DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (wr/pen/ink/) 1942-44 > 42 43 44 SNIFFLES AND MARY JANE (pen/ink/) 1941-43 ANDERSON, HARRY DELL PUBLICATIONS SNIFFLES AND MARY JANE (pen/ink/) 1941-43 > 41 42 43 WAISS, GEORGE DELL PUBLICATIONS SNIFFLES AND MARY JANE (pen/ink/let/) 1945 in LOONEY TUNES #47 & 48 > 45 Your #85 is almost certainly GUNN, DON DELL PUBLICATIONS SNIFFLES AND MARY JANE (pen/ink/) 1945-49 in LOONEY TUNES #49-50,53/60/84-87/93/95 HEIMDAHL, RALPH DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (pen/ink/) 1946-48 > 46 47 48 MOORE, BOB DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (pen/ink/) c1948-c52 unconfirmed > 48 49 50 51 52 STROBL, TONY DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (pen/ink/) 1949-c59 > 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 PABIAN, JIM DELL PUBLICATIONS SNIFFLES AND MARY JANE (wr/pen/ink/) 1949-50 in LOONEY TUNES #97-98,100,104-105 TURNER, GIL DELL PUBLICATIONS SNIFFLES & MARY JANE (wr/pen/ink/let/) 1950 in LOONEY TUNES #103 > 50 ADAMS, KELLOG DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (wr/ink/) c1952-c57 My #129 is probably HUBBARD, AL DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (pen/ink/) 1952-61 ALVARADO, PETE DELL PUBLICATIONS MARY JANE AND SNIFFLES (pen/) 1958 Many hands! Jack

Their "surprised by the flash" look is classic. Jack

What a sad story. Send 'em to me to end your misery! Jack

No one's likely to read a discussion of Mary Jane and Sniffles on General when there are hot topics like logos and conspiracy schemes, so I copied the message here. Any insights into the artists? Jack or Scrooge or one of those guys -- not the good-looking one They are ok. The writing is not as good as Disney stuff....but I am still enjoying them. Issue 85 is now my oldest one (1948) so not sure if the art was diff in the early years. I have 6 of these books now and the stories in each are the same . Bugs, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Porky, Henry Hawk and Elmer Fudd last. Toonopedia says: "Editor Chase Craig (Magnus, Robot Fighter) created and wrote the "Mary Jane & Sniffles" series, naming its human protagonist after his wife. (There is some speculation that he based the character on the little girl in Beauty & the Beast, a 1934 Merrie Melody directed by Friz Freleng, but the connection, consisting mostly of hair color and the fact that "Beauty" used a similar method to shrink into the toy world, seems uncertain.) Through most of the 1940s, the series was drawn by Roger Armstrong, whose other credits include stints on the Ella Cinders, Napoleon and Scamp newspaper strips. In the '50s, Al Hubbard, whose credits, by an odd coincidence, also include Scamp (as well as comic book stories about Chip'n'Dale, Jiminy Cricket and practically every other Disney character), took it over." Attached are typical of the MJ&S pages that I like. Is that Armstrong's style? Notice the italic lettering. Later, MJ looks slicker, more like Disney's Alice in Wonderland, with standard block lettering. Are those Hubbard? LTMM 125 LTMM 129 LTMM 5 -- a very early version, before Mary Jane took top billing. (Maybe this is the only Armstrong page?) Jack

They are ok. The writing is not as good as Disney stuff....but I am still enjoying them. Issue 85 is now my oldest one (1948) so not sure if the art was diff in the early years. I have 6 of these books now and the stories in each are the same . Bugs, Mary Jane and Sniffles, Porky, Henry Hawk and Elmer Fudd last. Toonopedia says: "Editor Chase Craig (Magnus, Robot Fighter) created and wrote the "Mary Jane & Sniffles" series, naming its human protagonist after his wife. (There is some speculation that he based the character on the little girl in Beauty & the Beast, a 1934 Merrie Melody directed by Friz Freleng, but the connection, consisting mostly of hair color and the fact that "Beauty" used a similar method to shrink into the toy world, seems uncertain.) Through most of the 1940s, the series was drawn by Roger Armstrong, whose other credits include stints on the Ella Cinders, Napoleon and Scamp newspaper strips. In the '50s, Al Hubbard, whose credits, by an odd coincidence, also include Scamp (as well as comic book stories about Chip'n'Dale, Jiminy Cricket and practically every other Disney character), took it over." Attached are typical of the MJ&S pages that I like. Is that Armstrong's style? Notice the italic lettering. Later, MJ looks slicker, more like Disney's Alice in Wonderland, with standard block lettering. Are those Hubbard? LTMM 125 LTMM 129 LTMM 5 -- a very early version, before Mary Jane took top billing. (Maybe this is the only Armstrong page?) Jack

I love it when a 50- to 60-year-old kiddies' comic book that you probably got for a couple of bucks gives me the biggest chuckle I'll have all day. Fun covers! How are the Mary Jane and Sniffles stories? Usually my favorite if they're "old school" Mary Jane with the italic lettering. I really need to remember which artist used which style. Jack

Such a bizarre cover. The pants suit cracks me up every time -- staggeringly ugly design. Apparently Sekowsky didn't think much of it either, drawing Supergirl's head on top of a pregnant grandmother's body. Jack

Over its whole run, the most solid long-running DC series, in my opinion. (I know, blasphemy not to pick a Batman or Superman series.) Great covers, great variety, even some great stories. If I had a full Action run, I'd probably sell it, buy Adventure and pocket the change. Your 65 is stunning and looks like a really sharp copy. Congrats! Jack

Nice batch Strange! How often does a Graham condenser get to share a cover with a hot babe in a green dress? Great set of pulps. Jack

... (Is breaking the third wall a version of breaking the fourth wall for a two-dimensional comic-book page? Clever if that's what you meant.) Classic "I meant to do that!" recovery. Jack

It is a cool find. Can we see what happens next? Sekowsky self-portrait? Looks like it. (Is breaking the third wall a version of breaking the fourth wall for a two-dimensional comic-book page? Clever if that's what you meant.) Jack

Costco, I think. They got e'rything But you have to buy a case of 12.

Was that my question? Jack You lost me... It seemed like you were replying to me about a question that I didn't ask. Maybe there's another Jack on the thread that I only know by userid. Jack It seemed to me earlier today that John called me Jack. I didn't reply b/c I was speechless. Who could confuse us? One of us like low grade Four Color comics and teaches at the college level and the other ... Yeah, it'd be unlikely to mix up the good-looking one with the clever one, wouldn't it? Jack (or Scrooge. I forget.)

Was that my question? Jack You lost me... It seemed like you were replying to me about a question that I didn't ask. Maybe there's another Jack on the thread that I only know by userid. Jack

Did you just post that one? Must have been on Silver where I pointed out how much I like the lion, and that he reminds me of the one from Astro City. Jack

Was that my question? Jack

Of the four, I got the biggest laugh out of that cover. Funny posture and look on the face of Wolfie. Jack

Thanks (thumbs u Unfortunately I don't have a National 7 at present. If only we could keep every book we ever owned...I had the MH run of National 1-23 at one time. Pretty, pretty books. Just got this in the mail and now I have the opportunity to post a new acquisition that Bedrock can't top with a 9 something slab.Can't pass that up.What a sensational day I've had. but I can top Parker with this one i can read mine. ?? I thought you were a LSU alumnus. Jack