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Another in my parade of cheap reader copies. Our Army at War 70 May 1958 -- under $2.50 shipped! No complaint from me! The Severin story, Combat Cool, looks the best of the issue. Jack

Sheesh. With Scrooge on the case, you should be asking, "Can anyone find a pre-1941 comic book WITHOUT a full-page splash?" Jack

Incredible. I didn't know that. Does anyone have a photo of it? There's a Millennium Edition reprint, in case all the real ones are trapped in slabs. Unfortunately I don't have either version. PS: either Scrooge has a reeeal nice Detective 1, or he found his Millennium reprint while I was typing. Jack

Well, blow me down! So it's Sagendorf -- I never realized that his drawing looked like Carlson's. If you'd asked me what color Popeye's hat was, I would have said white, and the sliver of yellow "head" was just hat liner. Well cropped, Mr Z, and well spotted, Mr D. Jack

You seem to be dropping clues that it's very early EC. On the right track? I still can't place it, but maybe that will help another contestant. Or since you wrote "on the cover", could it be a back cover? Jack

Does that mean you're ruling out all the pre-code horror titles? , I'm thinking funny animal book. I'm just not familiar enough to know which one. Coming in late on this one. Tough quiz -- unsolved overnight!?! The artwork has sort of a George Carlson feel to it, but it's not a Jingle Jangle. What else did he draw? Almost Dr Seuss-like. Is it something out of left field like an early Harvey? I have a feeling that the little blue hat is a clue. One of your best yet! Jack

Agreed about the scarcity. This one sat on my want list for a long time before I realized that it just wasn't going to show up in a cheapo bin like the rest of the run. Agreed about the Bolland cover looking really good too. Sharp copy! Jack

I just LOVE this cover. Barney Barkers are IMPOSSIBLE to find in high grade. Barker was a Bilko wanna be.. Martin Goodman and company never missed a chance to try to milk a few bucks out of a popular show or fad -- Blaze the Wonder Collie? crime, romance, horror, western... every bandwagon Definitely harder to get than Bilko. I've got several Bilkos but never seen a Barney Barker in the flesh -- uh, newsprint. Jack

Same reason he didn't ask me to pull out my copy. Jack forget "yet"

"...in this upset world of men!" Haw! I don't suppose you ever feel that way on these boards. I could easily believe that's not H G Peter -- not "baroque" enough -- but couldn't pick Godwin out of a line-up. Thanks for scanning and posting. Now to get it back in that danged slab. Jack (notice that he didn't ask me to pull out MY copy of Sensation 8)

I can't recall the artist either, but (as noted in the Guide) some early Sensations had WW stories not by Peter: 8, 17 thru 19, and 21. .... Interesting and apparently controversial at GCD. Cover credits from GCD: 8 says Harry G. Peter (Pencils) Harry G. Peter (Inks) ? (Colors) ? (Letters) 17 and 19 say Frank Godwin (Pencils) Frank Godwin (Inks) ? (Colors) ? (Letters) Indexer notes: credits by Jerry Bails; 18 says Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed) (Pencils) Harry G. Peter [as H.G. Peter] (signed) (Inks) ? (Colors) ? (Letters) Cover pencil and ink credit from Barry Sandoval (March 9, 2006). Cover pencil and ink credit originally given to Frank Godwin. H. G. Peters signature can be seen in the extreme lower left corner of the cover. 21 says Harry G. Peter (Pencils) Harry G. Peter (Inks) but as you said, Godwin gets story pencil/ink credits on 17-19 and 21 (but not 8) Jack

Nowhere! This is the ultimate cover in that genre that I know of, especially since it's underwater which gives it a nice, clear and solid background unlike other busier Fiction House covers. And, I like the red on green contrast. Could be a disaster combination but it works well here. Now, I'll have to read the story to see what happened to that octopus ... There's an octopus on the cover? Oh, yeah, groping the buxom woman in a flowered chemise pouring gold coins on her chest. Easy to miss under the circumstances -- and adding yet another collectible niche to the cover. Maybe that paw on the ocean floor belongs to a gorilla. Hey, there's someone else in the water too. Is that Tiger Man? How come he doesn't wear tiger-skin trunks like his female namesake? (Were they a team?) Jack

and you didn't bring it to dinner! I love me some pulps and this is one of the big ones. Congrats. Actually it was there. I had it in my bag, but didn't think anyone wanted to see it..... The highest concentration of golden-age geeks on the continent and you thought no one was interested in a classic superhero-like pulp cover? A likely story! Jack green-eyed

Nice books...and who was the burger for???... AWP! I figured that he meant to type "Gerber". Jack and I'm not thinking of baby food

Is that greggy in the background yelling "Leave my snake alone!"? Jack

The blonde is "inspired by" Jayne Mansfield, right? The sneaking-a-peek-down-the-cleavage ploy is hilarious. More great pick-ups, Scrooge. Jack and very Realistic

I'll highlight on your heels. More books posted in the GA forum but here are a few I am particular pleased about - Not just a buxom woman in a flowered chemise, but a buxom woman in a flowered chemise pouring gold coins on her chest. You've outdone yourself! Where is there to go from here? Doolin cover, I see from GCD. Very Whitman-like. Jack no, that wasn't supposed to be Droolin'

Tough one, especially with so many experts on a road trip to Chicago! I arrived too late. I actually spotted it as Tracy, remembered his own series and Four Color appearances but not all his other reprint series, but the answer was already there so I peeked. Where's 's usual yellow overcoat? I never noticed before how much Gould (assuming he's the cover artist) drew like the European "clean line" artists. The crook on the right could have come straight out of Hergé's Tintin. Jack

Two Heads? Great page. Thanks for posting. Jack

Hey, that could make for an interesting thread! Might even fill a page or two. Not trying to resurrect "OO vs.Supes" but these three books are sort of a microcosm of that "what is a comic book?" debate. Someone with a broader defination of "comic book" like Bob B. (or selegue?) would probably say The Illustrated Tarzan Book is the first Tarzan comic book. Others with a stricter definition that want the text fully integrated with the art might go with SS 20. Most people in the middle who say text + comic art + magazine format =comic book would probably go with LF 5. Of course if you're a real strict construction who requires word balloons, then the first Tarzan comic book would be Four Color 134 Jeff Interesting point. Does anyone have interior shots of these books? Looking at the format and "300 pictures" blurb makes me think that Illustrated Tarzan Book is just that, an illustrated book rather than a comic book. I don't really have a strict definition or dividing line since the "standard US comic book" format evolved gradually, but in this case a story with occasional illustrations seems like "not comic book" but a format where every block of text has a picture associated with it, and vice versa, seems like "real comic book". For the latter, I mean a format like the Prince Valiant Sunday strips, Obadiah Who-Shall-Not-Be-Allowed-to-Sidetrack-BZ's-Thread, or Beautiful Stories for Ugly Children, which does make the "strict" cut at GCD. Is that how the other two books look? In that light, should we embrace a boardbook of Busch's Max und Moritz as a comic book? Probably yes. Sorry, BZ. On with the show. If this discussion continues, I'll take it outside. Jack

(You know, this might be the first image posted in this thread that actually resembles something I own!) I'm not familiar with Wimbledon Green but its subtitle, "The Greatest Comic Book Collector in the World," reminds me of Supersnipe. That was my first thought when I saw it too. It's a fun read. Check your local library for a copy -- that's what I did. It looks like you already have enough stuff to store. (Probably the same thing Ms Zoom says.) Jack

Unslabbed, so you can show us all about Miss Foxhole 1952! Jack

Here it is. Nice! Miss Mam'selle Hepzibah and all! Funny, I don't remember the baby possum. Does the year say 1957? I'll have to look for that sequence in the Simon and Schuster books. Thanks. Jack

Thanks. I'm allergic to bee stings so I guess it better be a small donut. Looks like a Froot Loop to me. Jack

I think it's from the Green Lantern. Yeah, I think you are right. I only had vol. 1 in front of me and the L looked the same as the one on the FC, but the background color was different. Green Lantern is riiiiight. You bet your life!! I have a confession to make. I don't recall where the R comes from ... My clue is that I need to think Dr. Fu Manchu and that's an extremely tough one to find ... Late to the party except for the clean-up. Looks like Charlie Chan (Prize) 4. Jack