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Sell? You mean for money? I dont think the newness has worn off yet..but if it does, you will be the first to know! Bill

WOW....it took me 15 years to find my VG+ copy ( thanks to Divad ).A VF copy is a phenomenal feat....I wasn't even sure it EXISTED in that high a grade.You are one lucky varmint !!!...GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Wahl Thankee Kindly ya Cayote! This book was from the Toronto Collection. There really are a swell collection of late 50's Westerns in that bunch!

I hear ya! I have a bunch of BATTLE issues from the same era that have that same chipping defects...still a great book!

I went through what I have, and this (e.g. Navy Combat 9) kind of confirms my suspicion - i.e. that the hammer & sickle wasn't representative of Russians, but rather communists in general. It may be that the respective artists were unaware of the distinction betweeen Russia (hammer & sickle) and Korea (red star) - but I doubt it as one of them is Severin, and he was perhaps the most detail oriented of all the GA artists. It may be what the editor wanted to get a broader appeal of the propaganda. It may also be that the Russians provided equipment to the Koreans with the hammer & sickle on it. But as evidenced by the Navy Combat 9, it's clearly Koreans with the hammer & sickle equipment. On the other hand, look at the Spy Fighters 7 - you've got Koreans coming around the corner and the wall has a Nazi eagle with a hammer & sickle. This is Heath, another stickler for detail. Mick, if he's going to be in SD this year maybe you can ask him about this. OOBA DOOBA! I just love those Atlas frogmen covers. Nice pair! Is that Navy Combat #9 a River City? Bill

Why I've been looking for a nice VF/better copy for about 10 years. It is indeed a very tough book in grade. Bill

It took me awhile, but I finally nailed one of my longtime "Dark age" Kirby Grails! I usually don't bid on Heritage auctions, but I could not resist this one. From 1957, a Kirby tour-de-force (3 stories) of the almost forgotten western hero: The BLACK RIDER. This is Kirby at his late-50's best. Lots of those great inset circular panels that seem to show up when Kirby really seemed to care about the story (such as in the early issues of Challengers of the Unknown). The cover below is my scan. The interior pics are links from the Kirbymuseum.org website.

Thanks! (Hmm, speaking of Standard, I see that Jetta is in your wanted line..are you looking to upgrade your collections?)

I am a huge fan of STANDARD Comics, however, I was not aware of PINE Comics. Did Standard become PINE or did PINE pick up Dennis when Standard folded? Good luck with the sales! thanks, Bill

Hat flying...must be a Kirby cover! This is a great Kirby cover...luv the lady in purple..

Right back at'cha! You & the Mrs enjoy Medusa!

#104 is one of my favorite issues, its the first app of the SPACE MUSEUM - one of the most underrated scfi strips since SPACE CABBIE. Bill

Z, these are wonderful covers. I really love this Atlas period - just after the code and right before the monster era. Keep 'em coming!!! Bill

Wonderful story! Thanks so much for showing it here!

I have the original Russ Heath cover artwork to BATTLE ACTION # 3 (see link at bottom). Very interesting to see a page from the printed comic-book. New in to my collection this week is John Severin's original cover art to MARINES IN ACTION # 14: HOLY SMAKERAL....Does this mean that John Severin created an enlisted man named...ROCK???

I appreciate everyone's kind words. Unfortunately, my collection now consists of only Atlas and DC. At the risk of boring you all with image after image of Everett, Heath, and Maneely ...... Wonderfule monster cover Z....MORE MORE!

Now that is interesting...GA's mask on the stamp is most clearly BULLS-EYE's. I wonder what issue of BE that image was lifted from?

Cool cover. I'd not seen that one before. Ditto. I haven't even seen that series before. Whats that? You've never seen ROBIN HOOD TALES before? RHT is one of my favorite short-run series of the 50's

I love the deep blue background color Danny!! Congrats!! Nice book! Too bad WF never took a chance and let Kirby do a couple of GREEN ARROW covers...ala BULLSEYE. I wonder if Flee could use his powers to change this cover into a faux-WF Kirby Green Arrow cover...

Maybe this could be re-classified in the Guide as "First SA Thunderbolt prototype"..

I think the line "...will do anything to hold " is a keeper..HEH HEH

Love that #21 - nothing better than a nice yellow cover!

Murphy Anderson Pretty ironic that gas will soon match the price on that (air) pump!

We had a big party last night for HOS #1... Whew, what a night. Later in the evening the HOS #1 snuck off drunk with my Amazing Adventures #1...I dont even want to begin explaining what happened after that!

Thanks. SA is one of my favorite titles. The Atomic Knights are just about one of the best sci-fi series ever created...I will have to scan more of my SA collection... Bill

Strange Adventures? Never heard of it...