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Terrific quiz, scans and information! Bizarre strip -- you can't complain about the plot dragging along. Thanks, Jack Great link. According to the sorely missed Jerry Bails, Alonzo Vincent was one of the pen names of Jack Warren whose real name was Alonzo Vincent Warren who after working some unsuccesful strips ended in the Funnies Inc. shop from '39 to '48.

BB: You were asking which book they're in because you don't know, not as a quiz? I don't know either. If I can find Four Color 26, I'll take a look in there. I don't have any other early Popeye books. Great pages. Thimble Theatre/Popeye really is a borderline superhero strip, isn't it? I remember reading an article that made the comparison once. Was it in All in Color for a Dime? Jack Fantastic! Wikipedia says it's the August 9, 1936, strip -- but is this page reprinted in a comic book? Wonderful scientific gobbletygook -- the writer did some research. Your parallel to Superman is right on. Eugene the Jeep might as well be Mxyzptlk or Bat-Mite! Has he been cited as an inspiration for Mxy? Jack

That's a NEVER seen issue in great condition. Element cover to boot. Wonderful! Jack

Best contest ever -- even though I don't have a clue about the answer. Jack

Close enough. Super-Chef was more or less "throwing pies at the bad guys." Kaput's super-power was essentially the same as Scarlet Witch. Some vague bad luck/hex thing. More scans tomorrow. Jack

ERROR IN QUESTION! Sorry, I was in way too much of a rush yesterday. You just scored the bonus by naming the eight original members. Do you mind taking another shot at it? Revision: Name the ninth and tenth members of Miracles, Inc., and describe their superpowers. Jack, demonstrating his power of Super-Duh! Since I bunged up the question, here's a blatant (I hope) clue. Jack

Thanks! I find these non-fiction books interesting, and fortunately the prices tend to be way below other comics the same age -- if you can find them. Fantastic! Wikipedia says it's the August 9, 1936, strip -- but is this page reprinted in a comic book? Wonderful scientific gobbletygook -- the writer did some research. Your parallel to Superman is right on. Eugene the Jeep might as well be Mxyzptlk or Bat-Mite! Has he been cited as an inspiration for Mxy? Jack

Great stuff! Which World Famous Heroes has insulin? Although I have quite a few Fact titles, I don't have any of that series. Nice copy of the Duckmite story. I've got a reprint or two, but would like to find an original some day. Thanks, Jack

Paying attention to the furniture, eh? Let's steer clear of the stereotype, Sharon! Jack (Wouldn't it look nicer reupholstered in a tasteful heliotrope?)

ERROR IN QUESTION! Sorry, I was in way too much of a rush yesterday. You just scored the bonus by naming the eight original members. Do you mind taking another shot at it? Revision: Name the ninth and tenth members of Miracles, Inc., and describe their superpowers. Jack, demonstrating his power of Super-Duh!

Congrats, Jack!!! Some quizzes are easier than others. (thumbs u Thanks! Do the puzzle pieces rotate (I didn't see a function for that) or just slide? Apologies that I probably won't get a question up until this evening, unless I come up with a sudden, quick inspiration. Jack Name the seventh member of Miracles, Inc., and describe his superpower. [bonus: Who are the six original members?] Jack

Congrats, Jack!!! Some quizzes are easier than others. (thumbs u Thanks! Do the puzzle pieces rotate (I didn't see a function for that) or just slide? Apologies that I probably won't get a question up until this evening, unless I come up with a sudden, quick inspiration. Jack

Fun! But you don't need to move any pieces to see Detective Comics 118 there! Jack

But those are some of my favourite characters, with Bathound too of course! You noticed how everyone else is edging away from us, didn't you? Jack (Did Bat-Hound get Bat-Mites?)

Another good quiz would be to name the other titles that were also 7¢. Too easy -- when you find one, you find them all (at least the way I hunted). Unless there are other 7¢ comics out there somewhere. I wonder whether Modern Store Publishing was just an ACG surrogate. Jack

I missed these the first time around, AA - wonderful books I love my promo Railroad set - I think Electricity is a set I definitely could go for. Good luck trying to figure out when you've completed the set! Could someone with the latest Overstreet check whether they're listed yet? Not in my most recent copy. Thanks. Jack

I've seen one copy on Ebay. That's where this one came from. IIRC it went for a pretty penny. I'M RICH -- RICH!! (which is not to say ) Jack

I just posted some information (again, but some is new) about this series in the Short Bus thread, trying to scare up some interest. Here are the scans that you can also find there. Jack

Maybe the most fun shiverbones image I've seen yet. How big is it? Great stuff!!! Jack

Yes, it is a circuit diagram... Speaking of circuit diagrams, here are three books I've been meaning to scan for GCD. I may have written a little about them here before. The Short Bus is headed to science class today! All three are promotional books from General Electric. They're either produced by Pictorial Media, Inc. or General Comics Inc. They're 16 pages long with newsprint covers. The ones with credits are written by Joseph Samachson (of Martian Manhunter fame -- he was a PhD biochemist!) and drawn by George Roussos (aka George Bell and George "Inky" Roussous -- I can almost guarantee that you've seen his inks on Fantastic Four and Avengers). I believe that this one, Adventure Series GEC-174 dated 1946, is the first of the series. Oddly, there's a different cover at GCD, and it's cropped right up to the edge of the cover image. As far as I can tell, they all had an uncolored "picture frame" around the image. I'll check on replacing the GCD image. The cover was redrawn for several later editions. I love the anthropomorphic electrons inside! This one, Adventure Series APG 17-2 dated 1947, may be the first of the plane flight series. Most of the later books on this theme are called Adventures in Jet Power. The plane changed from year to year. Can anyone identify this plane? It says Shooting Star near the nose. This one, Adventures in Science Series APG 17-8A dated 1955, is unique in the series with its nearly monochromatic cover. Is anyone else interested in these? Interested in comparing notes on how many different books were released? Interested in trading? I have lots of duplicates. For GCD purposes, I called them two different series, based on the title in the box (usually yellow) on the front cover: Adventure Series and Adventures in Science Series. The earliest I've seen is the 1946 book above. The latest I've seen is Adventures in Science Series APG-17-5C from 1964, Inside the Atom. Our Department Chairman, a nuclear chemist, has a copy (from me) framed in his office. Several of them were produced in both US and Canadian edition, but I think they differed only by a notation on the last page. Jack

"Jor-El, my arse! Where's your headband?" Jack

That was a wild night. (thumbs u Lots of fun. However, that little guy had some nerve taking my Action out of the safe and passing it around. Not such a good idea. I'm still looking for the cover. Nobody showed BZ the other photo? Jack "Tears of Rage"

Y'know, when you're blind I bet it really pizzes you off when you smack your head on the logo. Jack

Looks like a good time! A few friends hanging out and geeking on funny-books. Hey...wait-a-minute.... THAT COULD BE PONS-CON! No it can't. None of you guys own -- indeed, none you you guys have even HEARD of -- WHEE COMICS, front and center. Jack

Rang-A-Tang is naggingly familiar too. Jack hmmm, any other hyphenated Wonder Dogs out there?