Straw-Man

first new s.t. upgrade in awhile.

bee-yoo-tee-ful!  the cover is rockwellian in my view.

avengers 1 mine per pm!

this is how joe draws samson and green baddies.

50 is blindingly beautiful!

avengers 1 mine per pm!

best cover of run, imo.   great book!

avengers 1 mine per pm!

great covers, all!
my only real foray into this area was an offshoot of putting together the georgie run [now mostly blown out, as per the norm]--when i was after the painted cover 25, i wondered how many painted timely covers there were, total.  not too many, in fact, and thus that little run had to be assembled.  the georgies are gone, but i'll be holding onto the painted assortment.  with these recent prices i figure they're a pretty good set to keep.
here they are, joined by the latest grab, not painted but a wonderful greytone.

avengers 1 mine per pm!

avengers 1 mine per pm!

i'll take it on thread trumps p.m.'s, but i'll listen to reasonable counters.  return ok.  s/h on me domestic, on you otherwise.  p.p., check or m.o. all good.
5.5 sold in dec. for @540.  this great-looking 6.5 for $900.  now $750.  off to auction if a boardie doesn't grab it.

this might be my fave non-fine/simon fox hero cover.  i almost went after it the first time around, but was paranoid about costing myself a shot at a couple berk church books.  well, it came back around on the 'bay, and i grabbed it.
p.s.  don't pay attention to the label--it ain't joe.

this is how joe draws samson and green baddies.

yeah, but if you knew him personally, you'd realize...
 
he's a better guy than he is a collector!

yeah, but if you knew him personally, you'd realize...
 
he's a better guy than he is a collector!

i own this only because of the quasi-blonde phantom appearance.  might just have to get it slabbed and to auction.

i did, sir!!

i own this only because of the quasi-blonde phantom appearance.  might just have to get it slabbed and to auction.

i own this only because of the quasi-blonde phantom appearance.  might just have to get it slabbed and to auction.

all select 10, 5.5-6.0'ish, o/w pages.  freed up by a recent upgrade.  
a 5.0 sold for $900 last march, and a 6.5 for $1,770 last june.  let's say $1,350 for this'un.

all select 10, 5.5-6.0'ish, o/w pages.  freed up by a recent upgrade.  
a 5.0 sold for $900 last march, and a 6.5 for $1,770 last june.  let's say $1,350 for this'un.

this might be my fave non-fine/simon fox hero cover.  i almost went after it the first time around, but was paranoid about costing myself a shot at a couple berk church books.  well, it came back around on the 'bay, and i grabbed it.
p.s.  don't pay attention to the label--it ain't joe.

this might be my fave non-fine/simon fox hero cover.  i almost went after it the first time around, but was paranoid about costing myself a shot at a couple berk church books.  well, it came back around on the 'bay, and i grabbed it.
p.s.  don't pay attention to the label--it ain't joe.