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One of my favourites:

I'd then cut it off after issue #158 because the checkerboard issues started thereafter.

Hmmmm. Dick Beck you say? http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/features/creator.php?creatorid=8432 Looks somewhat like Matt Baker's 1950's romance artwork to me.

Well anytime you see the words "Only known copy" you know that you're not dealing with someone even vaguely interested in reality.

Another:

Any guesses as to the cover artist?

Boy, that's a good one! I'm wondering though why he wasn't nearly as good on the Phantom Lady covers? Could of course be that he simply got better at drawing over the years.

Another one:

Wow! What though is wrong with issues #152 and #153 though? They both have fabulous covers.

Konga with the very pleasantly stacked Trojan queen:

Five more of my Brave and the Bold comics:

Oh wow! What a fab cover!

Here's another very cool Harvey title from the immediate post-WWII period:

It should here be stressed that Mike's site is a treasure trove of information for not just DC comics but all comics. If you're toying with the idea of collecting every issue of say Charlton's Atomic Mouse or Harvey's Nutty Comics, they're all in Mike's Series Galleries. Or if you want a very good idea of the comics graced by Joe Maneely's or Howie Post's artwork or with stories written by Joe Simon, it's there under Creators. I actually find "Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics" to be the single most useful info source for comics anywhere.

This site: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/index.php The Newsstand is a particularly fabulous feature. Pick a month, any month! Sadly Mike passed away at a relatively young age late in 2023: Mike had every DC comic published between 1959 and 2010 and was getting close to acquiring all the DC comics published going back to 1935 when he died: http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/main/index.php?page=wantlist

Excellent! I look forward to your insights.

The first appearances of certain villains: Hector Hammond Sinestro Sonar Star Sapphire Doctor Polaris Tattooed Man Shark Black Hand Evil Star

Huh?! Why would you go to CGC for artist credits anyway? Jack Kamen is listed as the cover artist of Phantom Lady 23 at "Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics".

Kirby was a very good story teller indeed, but he needed to work on his anatomy. His human figures, particularly the women, were all too often difficult on the eye.

I agree! Joe Simon was among the creative greats. I'm a particular fan of the Fly. That though is a common trait among hardcore Jack Kirby fans. They're so determined to aggrandize Jack Kirby's achievements and his role in comic history that they deliberately try to minimize the creative contributions of his co-creators over the years. This really annoys me and certainly doesn't add to any admiration or respect I might have for Kirby or his work.

Doesn't surprise me at all. Archie Comics were fabulous in the 1970's and had a much broader appeal than Marvels.

How could any red-blooded kid in 1960 have resisted that cover? I mean "Wow!"

Here's my Mighty Comics Group Giant:

Huh?! How then did these Goofy comics escape Fredric Wertham's wrath?

Green Goblin? Ffffftttt!!! I'll give you a far greater return: