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I've got a small blue and white question mark instead of the jpg. Link severed? Dennis

Very nice looking book. White pages and the registration looks just about perfect. I am a fan of the modest 8.5s through 9.2s, as I feel they, in general, look better than most of the books looked when new on the newsstand or wire racks. Dennis

This is a great book. I am quite fond of the post 1957 "company with no name" books that feature Kirby covers. The western and teen titles are all rediscovered treats, as for years they had no collectiblity. My 12¢ Dennis

What a great cover! Dennis

Maybe it is just me, but that issue looks great in a slab. Not all books present that well in one, but this one seems to pop. Nice 9.8 by the way. Scott It looks like he is being confined by the slab. Dennis

This whole cover is beautifully composed. Is this contemporary with the Phil Silver's Show? Dennis

So here's a "Wonder Woman" neophyte question out of left field: there appears to be a shift in style where the "big eyelashes" Wonder Woman is replaced by a more modern image. Is this a shift in cover artists? Did the same artist do the covers for earlier Sensation Comics and Wonder Woman? Dennis

If you're a big fan try this link: Thor Appreciation Thread . Namisgr has some wonderful books. My 12¢ Dennis

Let me betray my Golden Age ignorance here, but is that Tarzan on the Sparkler covers? Dennis

I'm running Safari on a G5 iMac 20" monitor at 1680 x 1050 resolution. I pulled up an Applworks Drawing window beside the Forums window and measured font sizes (click and dragged text into Appleworks). Signature font size dislays at 11 pt.; the text in the quick reply box display at 12 pt.; quote text is at 13 pt.; and, regular message text displays at 16 pt. 16 pt. does look very large on my display -- it sort of seems "grade school" in appearance. My 12¢ Dennis

I like the older Atlas titles, but collecting Marvel for me begins when Atlas became "the company with no name" after the 1957 Atlas implosion. This period is signifcant for not only the folding of so many comic book titles but also for the death of Maneely and the arrival of Kirby, Ditko and Heck. You can witness Marvel arising out of the ashes of Atlas. Dennis

TOS #29 has a very interesting cover. I couldn't place the inker, as it obviously wasn't Ayers on Kirby. I went to Atlas Tales TOS#29 Reference where the inker is identified as Ditko. Not easy to tell -- though the inking of the city does resemble the building block style from early Spider-Man. Dennis

Never looked at this cover up close and had always assumed it to be an Everett cover. Everett's inks put a very unique look to Kirby's pencils. Perhaps Everett redrew the Hulk's face to more closely match the interior art? My 12c Dennis

I want to add my thanks, too. I was a little too young to have bought these off the rack, but I can imagine being a "period" fan of these books -- and the later excitment that must have accompanied the change in these books as Kirby, Ditko, Heck and Lee began their Silver Age experiments. Dennis

Just sat down and read this entire thread. I love those Gene Colan covers. I had most of these as a kid but there were some very beautiful Colan covers that I had not seen before. A great book, Mephisto. Dennis

No missing of months and not to go bi-monthly, but rather to allow all the 'cover' months to synchronize. Thor and the Avengers did not miss a month but skipped a 'cover' month to match the other books that published the same 'calendar' month. For example, Thor #192 (Sept) and Spider-Man #101 (October) both came out in July of 1971. Thor #193 (now, November) and Spider-Man #102 (November) both came out in August of 1971. Dennis

I am glad to read of your desire for well-registered covers. I feel that a well-registered book is simply A BETTER BOOK than a mis-wrapped higher-graded CGC book that has one or two less stress lines on the spine. Dennis

I am waiting to see the colours on a high-grade JIM 122. Dennis

I am a Silver Age collector but I always read Gold Comics for the interesting threads. Your thread, Bangzoom, is particularly compelling. Most of the books here are new to me and I was wondering whether it would possible to learn the dates of the issues as they are posted? Dennis

I especially appreciate the annecdotes that come with the books. Thanks for the posts. Dennis

I agree. Compare a period Marvel without a miswrap to one with the white miswrap. Colours just pop when the 'only' the front cover is on the front cover. Dennis

Human Torch for the Marvel fan, please. Dennis

This is an interest image to see through plastic. If you could hold this issue in a way that the hand you are holding it with is mirrored in the plastic of the slab ... Dennis

I have a beater copy of this and had to pull it out again and look past the wrinkles. I hadn't truly realised what great cover it had. I have always liked Roussos cover inks (and Chic Stone, too) on early Marvel Age Kirby. On the interior art, Roussos put a rough-hewn, chiseled look on Kirby's pencils. I tend to suspect that Kirby worked a bit faster and more cartoony on this early book at a time when he was doing almost all Marvel's pencils. Some of the expressions on Fury's face are hilarious. I wish I had a scanner as page 9 and 11, in particular, illustrate the wit that can be found in a gifted artist's work. Thanks for the great scan. Dennis

JIM #120 Marvel Pop Art Productions period 9.2 White pages White Mountain Pedigree Rich colours Perfect cover alignment Quite the gem to add to one's early Marvel collection. Well done. Dennis