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Fantastic! I really like the facial expressions and all the detail on this cover -- plus almost Itchy and Scratchy level of violence! I see that it's a 2-issue Rural Home run -- I've never seen it before. GCD doesn't ID the cover but is it Dan Gordon? He (and also Harris Steinbrook, Jack Bradbury, Thurston Harper, Lynn Karp, Carl Wessler, Al Hubbard and Victor Pazmiño are listed on interiors. What a line-up! Cover of 2 doesn't grab me as much. Thanks for posting these. Jack

Admittedly the tail end of the Atomic Age (and what's a 15¢ cover doing in Gold?), but I don't think that Sheldon Mayer's Three Mouseketeers have shown up here yet. I like the page from #3 with a guest appearance from Spike, who has learned to talk! Jack Wonderfully drawn and colored:

en Español JPS

Mostly sellers' scans and photos of all sorts. Obviously not worried about high grades. Jack

America's favorite pig JPS

A few raccoons JPS

Too cool! I love all three! Here are scans of a few more Felix related titles I have handy: I really like #5's cover! Here are my only scanned Felices. More in the piles -- somewhere. Jack

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The Black Terror #13 JPS

You have no Wright to criticize. Jack actually you do

Can always expect you to have the answers! The 1940 duck is to all intents and purposes the modern duck, as any changes since then have just been tweaks. I'm more curious whether the change from the primordial duck (1934) to cro-magnon duck (1940) was gradual, or did Donald one day suddenly transform from a clear 1934-based model into something that was clearly the 1940 model? It'd be interesting to see portrayals of Donald throughout the intervening years to see if there was a clear and abrupt transformative moment or whether it was very subtle and gradual. Is there a missing link? Speaking of abrupt transformation, the 1934 duck oddly reminds me of Tod Browning's Freaks (2 years earlier). JPS

His feet keep getting smaller through the ages. Should we be worried? Actually, it looks more like a periodic function -- small to large to small. They should be big again by about 2050. Unless you're one of those anatine webfoot change doubters. Jack (probably caused by human activity)

As far as I know, Peterkin Pottle was all John Stanley, but I'm not the best artist-spotter. Was Post at Dell in 1949? The series is worth finding. I don't think it's ever been reprinted. JPS

Congratulations! All the Four Color Raggedy Ann books too? #39 where they return to the cover? The Dell Giant? (That one is pretty easy.) But poor Peterkin! It's a surprisingly good series by John Stanley. Jack

Very nice! The gator reminds me more of Fantasia than Albert though. Jack

Stack of nice Valiants and a few paperbacks received. Well packaged, economical combined shipping. Good transaction all around. Thanks, JPS

Awesome book! Octopi are tough though; arrow to the head and still fighting! That would be an arrow in the mantle. The brain is lower, behind the eyes. He might have hit the gonad however. Maybe a teensy bit more than I wanted to know about Aquaman and his pal. Jack

"I wonder what I wrote in this one." Has anyone ever posted this photo? Jack I hope I didn't make a Boo Boo

Sure was. Dumb guess. I had in my head that Maneely drew the origin of one of the blond western Kids. The fact that the style looked nothing like his didn't slow me down. Jack

Robert Q Sale JPS No. Paul Reinman did lots of these Korean War stories, I think. JPS

Joe Maneely JPS Another no. Duh. Matt Baker JPS PS Too late

Jerry Robinson JPS

Robert Q Sale JPS

Joe Maneely JPS

Briefer Jack