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How come the label does not say that? especially the Grimace part JPS

Some real beauties here! Just check my posts if you want to see books to be ashamed of! All of these are from the DC "amazing cover inks" era. I really like 12 with the terrific monochromatic mirage images (How is this done? The colorist take the inks directly to one of the available colors somehow?) Graytone 17 is probably one of the best covers in the first part of the MGA run! Looking forward to seeing more of your collection. Jack

Something jumped! (somebody had to write it -- I live to serve) Great set of covers! There are several "lady under glass" collectors on the forum, right? The pinnacle was Weird Science 20 -- 50 of 'em! Some great pulp covers too. Jack

Well I hope you enjoy this then!!! AWP!!! The outfit hasn't gotten any less fetishistic -- a little more like a Catholic high school girls' uniform. Who's Abrams? Current Blackhawk artist? Our dear Lady was involved in one of the recent mega-storylines, right? Was it 52? Why? It'd be like a magician sneaking an elephant on stage while his nubile assistant flashes her assets. Jack

This cover is the ultimate demonstration of the war comic book rule that the enemy's bullets never hit the hero, isn't it? In real life, Private Yay-hoo would be catching a volley of machine-gun fire right in the crotch. OW! The wonderful late-50s DC cover inks make up for it. Jack

HAW! I suppose that made sense to a 9-year-old in 1947! I wonder whether Otto Binder wrote it. No GCD credit. Thanks for the Cap Marvel Jr cover too. Jack

Thanks! When it comes to this stuff, I'm insatiable. Encountered while I was looking for the original publication of the Atom Embassador story. Good thing it wasn't a Batman story. He already takes enough flak about his "hobby". Jack spellcheck what?

Thanks! Microscopic worlds -- one of my favorite subgenres! This looks like the version where the nucleus is a "planet" and electrons its "moons" -- right? Do they identify the atom (element)? Do you have any more page scans? Is this story in the Daisy book you showed? The cover is at GCD, but it's not indexed. Apparently originally from Captain Marvel Adventures 76, reprinted (in part?) at least once in Australian Captain Marvel Adventures 18. Thanks for pointing it out. (If anyone has a good scan of Captain Marvel Adventures 76, the GCD scan needs improvement.) Jack

It looks pretty interesting. Could you please post additional pages of the story, one a day for the next 44 days? Sheesh. Can't resist men in uniform? Jack

If he stored it on the floor of a very damp basement, I may have the copy you gave him! Jack

Another potential Short Bus book from the quiz thread. Adventure is My Career, Street & Smith, 1945, recruiting giveaway for the US Coast Guard Academy. ART AND EDITORIAL Joe Simon, Specialist Second Class, USCGR Milton Gross, Specialist Second Class, USCGR Overstreet says "Simon, Milt Gross -- a" but the artwork looks like essentially all Simon to me. Notice that he signed both splash pages below. I don't see a trace of Gross. Maybe he only edited this book. Jack

HAAWW!!! Tap-dancing Axis leaders. I love it! Jack

No, you're actually cornering the market on Eastern Color superheroes. Music Master! What a bright, rainbow cover! Any idea who drew it? Ben Thompson? This is supposed to be first Downbeat (sidekick). Is he as obnoxious as I've heard about? Jack

Fantastic! You're cornering the market on Hydroman! Jack

It's been most of a day so I'm going to end the question. I'm surprised at the Heritage listing too. The credits are listed as ART AND EDITORIAL Joe Simon, Specialist Second Class, USCGR Milton Gross, Specialist Second Class, USCGR Overstreet says "Simon, Milt Gross -- a" but the artwork looks like essentially all Simon to me. Notice that he signed both splash pages below. I don't see a trace of Gross. Maybe he only edited this book. Roy Thomas may use these very scans of my primo copy of Adventure is My Career for an upcoming Joe Simon article in Alter Ego. Here's William (Bill) Brown in the doorway and Henry Warner (how'd you find his name?) with the luggage. Here are Bill and Henry getting hazed. You got 3/4 of the answer so I declare you Jack

My latest guess for the friend's names are Milt and Joe. Great guess. Those are indeed the first names of two friends (Specialists Second Class USCGR, to be precise) that worked on the book. You're definitely barking up the right tree, but those are not the names of the characters in the story. If by tonight it's clear that you have to have the book in hand to answer this one, I'll give up on the question. No one is likely to get it by guessing. Is the book scarcer than a Gerber scarcity of 5 would indicate? (Gerber has the year as 1944, Overstreet and my copy show 1945). Jack (If you saw my copy, you wouldn't be jealous.) Here it is. Anyone here covet rusty staples? Jack

My latest guess for the friend's names are Milt and Joe. Great guess. Those are indeed the first names of two friends (Specialists Second Class USCGR, to be precise) that worked on the book. You're definitely barking up the right tree, but those are not the names of the characters in the story. If by tonight it's clear that you have to have the book in hand to answer this one, I'll give up on the question. No one is likely to get it by guessing. Is the book scarcer than a Gerber scarcity of 5 would indicate? (Gerber has the year as 1944, Overstreet and my copy show 1945). Jack (If you saw my copy, you wouldn't be jealous.)

Woo-hoo! I've stumped BZ (and all) on a Coast Guard recruitment comic book published by Street & Smith in 1945. Jack

Maybe I overdid it. Coast Guard Academy JPS

Kudos to you for not cheating -- but wrong. Jack

This is rapidly becoming my new favourite single comic in my collection. Just looking at it knowing it's a silver age key first issue. I think perhaps my new calling is to acquire all the great silver age keys in ultra low grade! Beggars can be choosers too. I have one in similar condition, maybe more ragged edges. I called it Fair. Is the cover attached to yours? Mine's stashed away and I don't have a scan. Next time I'm at the Fortress of Solicitude, I'll try to find it and post a scan to compare. Jack

Planet Comics 10! thenkyavurrymuch. It's hard to come up with a question tough enough for this group! One of the co-creators of Captain America produced a comic book about the experiences of two friends at a US military academy. What were the names of the two friends? Jack

I wish I could help you answer some of those questions but I really don't know anything about the comic. I found this page and from the sample panels of the strip they posted, I made a guess. http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics81.html HAH! Smart guess. I did a very quick www scan to see whether the answer was easy to find but missed that page. Very weird comic book! Jack

I expected the unexpected, but it's Planet Comics 10! Jack

Congratulations, Jack. (thumbs u OH, YEAAHH! Which just happens to be the cry of Kool-Aid Man! When Kool-Aid Man traveled back in time, in what city and year did he land? Jack Philadelphia, 1773? Good lord, BangZoom. I think of you as Master of Golden Age, yet I throw out an obscure 1984 promotional comic book, and you're the !! And awa-a-a-y you go! I'd like to help GCD straighten out this series. Is it in current Overstreet or any other database? As far as I can tell, the first is nn (#1) from Marvel, 1983 #2 from Marvel, 1984 Is #3 from Archie or Marvel? 1985? #4 Archie 1987? #5 Archie 1988? #6 Archie 1989? #7 Archie 1989? Thanks, Jack