frozentundraguy

such a great story:

 

Great copy too. (thumbs u

Completing all the issues in the 150's was in itself an achievement though!

 

Hepcat,

Thanks!

This is my favorite issue in the 160's.

Here are scans of three more of my Superman books:

 

 

 

 

Hepcat,

Killer copies on those three issues. I especially like issue 163, where Wonderman temporarily steals Supermans thunder. I have been chipping away on the 160's fairly recently, but am only about 1/2 way complete. I was able to complete all of the issues in the 150's last year.

To date my earliest Strange Adventure. There were many great "earth" covers in the late 50's in this title along with Mystery in Space.

#103

Here's a few of my favorite covers

 

 

 

 

 

Nice run of TTA's . (thumbs u

I bought this book from Harley Yee a few years ago at a CON.

My most recent book; Unknown Worlds #39 May 1965

I haven't been buying too many comics in the past year due to financial pressures but I bought these two from Harley Yee at the Toronto Fan Expo just over a week ago:

 

 

 

Great acquisitions! (thumbs u I have bought a few books from Harley Yee at comic conventions in Minnesota. A quick check shows another con is scheduled for early October at the fairgrounds.

#113 May 1957 This may be Wayne Boring's last Superman cover. I ran a serach for Boring, then for Swan using the advanced search capability of the GCD site.

(in Credits: Inker = Boring then Swan), (in Story fields; title = Superman), and also in Story fileds I chose "cover".

The advanced search results were not consistent with what I observed when going issue to issue, as I noticed Swan had credit from issue 117, but the search shows issue 118 as the first for Swan with many gaps from the 120's to 190's and beyond. The GCD site does mention that the advanced search has "known bugs and limitations".

136:

 

 

:cloud9: :cloud9:

next up in the 130's, one of those all 3 incarnations of Superman covers:

 

Neat cover. It appears that the feat of strength increases in inverse proportion to the age of Superman.

Sweet book, (thumbs u kind of reminds me of the Musuem movie.

I would venture to guess the Barbarians will not be sleeping long.

Hepcat,

 

Beautiful copies of early issues. Do you have the entire run of Rip Hunter books?

 

No. I only started to peck away at the Rip Hunter title in the last ten years since it wasn't as high a priority as even the Sea Devils, Metal Men or the Challengers of the Unknown for me let alone the DC superhero titles. I still need about ten issues including the first four, plus all the Showcase appearances.

 

Hepcat,

I hear you, I have also been pecking away at numerous titles, and am not close to a full run on even smaller series like Rip Hunter or the Atom.

I just checked my collection and found I have 13 Rip Hunter issues, 14 if I count Showcase #25.

Gator,

 

In the OPG Superboy #27 has the comment "limited distribution". Do you have any idea how many copies of this book might still exist?

 

(I was fortunate to have been given a copy as a gift many years ago.)

low distribution doesn't necessarily equate to "less copies today"... 27 is a relatively common 1953 book...there are almost always 6-10 copies readily available in the marketplace, and that is just searching the "tip" of the iceberg...

 

in my experience, I have actually found issue 26 to be much scarcer than 27, yet no "limited" notation is made... that said, the actual reason for the OSPG notation of limited distibution on issue 27 is beyond my recollection, but there is nothing "limited" about its availability today (thumbs u

 

also keep in mind that most early 1950's superhero books are scarce , but my guess is there were as many 27's released/produced, as the surrounding issues ...maybe the ending of the korean war afffected distribution

Gator, thanks for the analysis. BTW, I should have checked the OPG, as it states low distribution, not limited distribution.

At any rate a check on Ebay shows 4 copies of #27 for sale right now versus 1 for issue #26. When you say the marketplace, do you mean Ebay plus the major

on-line sites, like Four Color Comics, Mile High, Pedigree Comics, Metroplis and the like?

Gator,

In the OPG Superboy #27 has the comment "limited distribution". Do you have any idea how many copies of this book might still exist?

(I was fortunate to have been given a copy as a gift many years ago.)

Hepcat,

Beautiful copies of early issues. Do you have the entire run of Rip Hunter books?

I did some trading at a local Con a few years ago to get this issue.

One of my favorite Strange Adventures.

Here are scans of three of my Rip Hunter books:

 

 

 

 

Excellent books, they appear to be right off the news stand!

The early issues of Strange Adventures with Captain Comet are incredible.

Which issue of the Comic Book Marketplace contains that article? Could you scan some of the pages?

 

Just our luck the article in CBM #108, focuses on the end of the Silver Age!

I believe the point could be made for phasing in the S.A. for each comic book title,

just the as the article does for the end of the S.A. title by title.

These two books, as many know,

are the dividing line between G.A. and S.A. for the Superman title.

 

 

 

What was the dividing event? I can't see any noteworthy change from one cover to the next.

 

 

The dividing line is arbitrary, as the G.A ends as of September 1956, and the S.A begins as of October 1956. The Silver Age of comics begins with the publication of Showcase #4 in October 56, when the new Flash premiered.

In my opinion a better place to start, just for the Superman title would be #117 "The Man with the Zero Eyes", the first cover by Swan, or perhaps #121, "The Bride of Futureman" (this cover has the S.A. look) (thumbs u

If your interested I have the back issue of Comic Book Markeplace, where there is an article titled something like, "Carbon Dating the Silver Age of Comics". This might be only for DC books, if I recall correctly. I could check for their analysis on the Superman title.

gonna get me going ...

 

let's take a look at the 130's, shall we? Starting with:

 

Nice. (thumbs u

If I recall I only have #138 from the 130's. I like the cover from #139, but do not yet own a copy.

When I have a white cover like that I really want a bone white bright copy. That copy is okay, but it's not a book you can easily upgrade.

 

I have said it bedore, I will say it again, Superman 160-169 is the best 10 issue run in the entire silver age. The stories and Curt Swan art are at thier peak.

A search on E-bay this morning confirms the white cover on issue 167 is indeed a tough find. I would say the Superman books from around #132 to about 170 are my favorites of the S.A. In the 130's there is a cross over period where both Swan and Boring are doing the artwork, along with Al Plastino. Swan seems to have taken over the cover art from around issue 117. See #138 in GCD for the details on Titano the Super Ape & #139 for The new life of Super-Merman for prime examples. The cover for 132 is also awesome. What would Superman's other life have been if Krypton had not exploded? (thumbs u

This is my earliest Detective comic to date. It never ceases to amaze me how often the phrase "Great Scott" was used on the DC covers.

A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state.

 

The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition.

 

 

 

BangZoom,

I was marvelling at the quality of your book, and recalled I had one. I checked and found out, well uh not really, as I have the Grosset and Dunlap edition.

I then went way way back and read pages 1 to 77 of this thread and found out about the collection of a thousand or so rare high grade COMIC books you purchased back in 1973. Now I just have to read about 1400 more pages to completely catch up. Thanks for sharing. (thumbs u

Awesome Action 242. The Brainaic covers of this era are SWEET. (thumbs u

Late last year I ran into road construction on the way home from work. The next

thing I new, I was going by a nearby LCS. I stopped in and found Superman #108.

The next week I bid on and won #109 on E-Bay. These two books, as many know,

are the dividing line between G.A. and S.A. for the Superman title.

Even in this ragged condition, I was very surprised to find Superman 108 in a LCS.