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Flash Gordon Tailspin Tommy Dan Dunn (maybe with an asterisk) Here's another acceptable answer. Winslow may be a slightly better call than Dunn, but they both get an asterisk. Sheena gets two (as if she doesn't already have them). Jack

Flash Gordon Tailspin Tommy Dan Dunn (maybe with an asterisk) Jack

Great group! I like the very clean animation-style drawing on Mighty Mouse. It almost has an Alex Toth look. The Wartime Romance cover by Baker is wonderful! (Is it the most expensive of the group, or is finding these just plain luck without much correlation to price?) Any comic book with a character called Ratface can't be too bad either. Jack

Jack, if you had held off revealing the answer a little longer, I would have gotten it. I wrote to someone selling the book on eBay and asked them to check it for me. I just now received the answer. Oh me of little faith. BZ has a world-wide network of fact-checking minions! Jack

Speaking of the not refreshing trick (certainly not as refreshing as Kooba Cola -- I mean, Kookie Koola), thanks for yet more reprint info. Is yours also from INDUCKS? Them furriners sure love duck stories! Jack Maybe not in the US, but elsewhere... Argentina Disneylandia 233 (1969) El caso del sabotaje fracasado Australia Donald Duck (D series) 67 (1962) A Polite Case Of Sabotage Mickey Mouse (M series) 204 (1973) idem Denmark Anders And & Co. 1963-19 (1963) Reklamens magt Finland Aku Ankka 1964-19 (1964) Mainos on voimaa Aku Ankka - puolivuosikerta 1964-1 (1965) idem Aku Ankka - näköispainos 1964-1 p. 586 (2006) idem France Le Journal de Mickey 1576 (1982) Donald marque des points ! [3 pg.] Le Journal de Mickey (Albums) 101 idem [3 pg.] Germany Micky Maus 1963-19 (1963) Der Werbefeldzug Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) 49 (1977) idem Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck (Sonderheft) (Zweitauflage) 49 (1985) idem Die tollsten Geschichten von Donald Duck - Sammelband 3 idem Italy Topolino (libretto) 339 (1962) Paperino e la campagna pubblicitaria [8 pg.] Paperino Mese 206 (1997) idem [8 pg.] Raccolta Paperino Mese / Paperino 20 idem [8 pg.] Netherlands Donald Duck 1962-26 (1962) Norway Donald Duck & Co 1963-21 (1963) Reklamens makt Spain Dumbo 1ª (ERSA) 414 (1962) Guerra publicitaria Sweden Kalle Anka & C:o 1963-21 (1963) Ett litet stilla sabotage

Thanks for the reprint info -- from INDUCKS? I tend to forget about that database. Jack

I just posted part one last night on the Silver Age 10¢ thread! Nice copy even with the dust shadow. More DC pink! Jack

"I'm going to turn over all the cards, Arlene." for identifying the book. [The cover gave me fits trying to balance the colors, and that sticker shadow (?) under D in Donald is nearly invisible on the actual book. The beverage is Fizzle Swiggles, of course! "A Polite Case of Sabotage" Tough question because it's Bob Gregory, not Barks, so it's never been reprinted as far as I know. The humanoid duck in glasses is just an unnamed advertising executive. Jack

Let's try a blatant clue from the story. Same question, clip from the cover this time. Jack

Popeye's nephews might. It looks like only someone with the right story in front of them will know the answer. I'll revise the question later today if no one gets it soon. Jack

Too easy! (I just downloaded it today!) Bill Everett Jack

An egg? An egg is not a competing beverage! (unless you suck eggs, and I wouldn't accuse anyone here of doing that) I'll let the panel sample steep for a while, then resort to modifying the question if it's impossible. Jack No but you could have an egg in your pocket or I could just be glad to see you. Jack (not "you" personally)

An egg? An egg is not a competing beverage! (unless you suck eggs, and I wouldn't accuse anyone here of doing that) I'll let the panel sample steep for a while, then resort to modifying the question if it's impossible. Jack

Great article on Anderson, Scrooge! Thanks for posting this. I have to disagree, however, with Foster's assertion that Anderson avoided the typical negative black stereotypes - all I see in the examples he has provided are the typical stereotypes of the period. While there are no witch doctors or cannibals, you have an "Aunt Jemima" type maid, a cook, "pickininny" children, a mahmout elephant driver, the "black minstral" ("the blak hed is musekal"), watermelon, etc. I will agree, however, that Anderson's depictions of black people do not seem to be particularly mean-spirited - certainly not as mean-spirited as other works from the period. He also seems to be focusing on the similarities between the races, rather than the perceived differences - the fact that kids are kids regardless of their "color." In fact he seems to play with the concept of "racial role-reversal" in one strip where the black kids are being turned white and another in which Henry is turned black. Whether this was a conscious thing on Anderson's part is impossible to say, but it seems the message he is sending is that "race" is only skin-deep. This would certainly set him apart from many of his contemporaries and it is probably this distinction that has set him apart in Foster's mind. Great food for thought! (thumbs u Yes, interesting article. Thanks for posting. I'd have to agree that Anderson did use the stereotypes, but probably just because they were part of the fabric of popular culture at the time. He didn't use them negatively though -- there's nothing negative about being "musikal" or a cook, and the childish spelling is usually (always?) Henry's own. In fact, the most upper-middle class characters we see are the family headed to the ice creram parlor, and Henry is presumably poorer since he's mooching off them. Anderson didn't use the black characters as the butt of every joke, which would not have been unusual at the time. Jack

I'm afraid this could be a "What have I got in my pocket?" question. Let's try a blatant clue from the story. Jack

YOW! Am I starting to get the hang of artist-spotting, at least for obvious ones like Crandall? GCD lists on 65: Reed Crandall (Pencils) Chuck Cuidera (Inks) but I'm not sure where the information came from. If pay records, that doesn't guarantee that Crandall did more than a layout. Thanks, Jack

Purple ... Mindless Men ?? Jack

*cough* *ahem* *cough* 10 centers #$%^#$%^&*( Sorry, I thought that I switched to the 12¢ thread. Jack

Thanks. Don't bid on the nine I "need"!! The Aparo covers aren't bad either. Jack

It's a Short Bus Bonus!!! Some of you know about my elements in comics fixation. Here's an fun public service page from Aquaman 2 featuring manganese, chromium and tin! Jack

Bob Swift, Boy Sportsman from Fawcett in September 1951. Norm Saunders cover, not in Gerber. Nice artwork inside! Here's a pretty splash panel. I don't know who drew it -- can anyone ID? Jack

Thanks for the Henry article. All those words.... will have to read it later. Jack

Bob Swift, Boy Sportsman from Fawcett in September 1951. Norm Saunders cover, not in Gerber. Nice looking book inside (see more on the Short Bus). It didn't break the bank. Jack

That's Prize of Shipment, right? Two fun Atomic Age Blackhawks for well under $20 each. Yeah, I see the chips. I come to praise 'em, not to slab 'em. Blackhawk 48 from January 1952 with a colorful Reed Crandall cover! Interesting stories starting to show a heavy Cold War influence (plus a goofy Chop Chop story). Blackhawk 65 from June 1953 with a cover dedicated to skypinkblu, fazybones and joanna. Still Crandall, but do you think he may have just given Cuidera a rough layout? More Cold War goodness, more goofy Chop Chop, more science fiction themes sneaking in. Jack

I hope so, because I'm about to follow up. But this is no POS, this is a cool book! Renée, Atkinson, Baker! My favorite part: "The whole town called me a hussy when I started picking up boys I didn't know!" (OK, maybe they didn't all use the word "hussy".) and "I spelled KI$$E$ the wrong way!" HAW! Jack