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Another great issue of MGA...oh yeah.. this one has one of those Kirby stories...

Here is a re-aquired grail. I sold this issue of HOS #1 years ago in the mid-90s (I instantly regretted it -- you all know the feeling!). Then a couple of weeks ago ... BANG .. I saw it on a website and recognized it instantly. And it was offered for less than I sold it for..I couldnt believe it!!! Now its back home. A story with a happy ending! Bill

Oh my... B&B #1 is so hard to find in FN or above. It looks like a really nice book. Bill

A few more Silver books...

Great Cover..Hmmm. I wonder what Flee could do with this one?

HEH HEH ... This is a HOOT. Gotta Love Flee's animation!!!

Nice copy! Luv those Cameron covers. Too bad there isnt many more of them.. Bill

I have an unslabbed one, I'll take a look. So what really did happen to Hitler?

Thanks. Its amazing how hard it is to get a Silver DC above a 9.0

Some of my recent submits...

I dont collect too many Charltons, but I couldnt resist this lil gem! What a fantastic Ditko black cover. And, for a Charlton, the interior art is pretty good as well... Bill

I just got this book into my collection this week! This issue is quite a lil' gem! Not only does it sport a Nick Cardy Gorilla cover and story, but it has a very unique story by Mort Meskin - The Bewitched Costume. The artwork for the Meskin story is very interesting -- Mort was a close associate of Jack Kirby in the Prize/Crestwood days -- and the coloring of this story closely resembles the coloring used later by Kirby in HULK #1. The use of panels with characters colored in solid red, yellow, blue, and green. Meskin is truly one of the most underrated artist of the gold and silver age. Bill

I aint no copyright lawyer, but I do know from my business law class that a collection of facts cannot be copyrighted. If Pedrin thinks that a certian issue is a "Rock prototype" and Overstreet agrees with him...where's the issue? Bill

Yup, he sure did!

Here are a couple of Barney Barker issues.. wonderful Severin covers. I would love to see some more of these "funny' war books posted...Salior Sweeney, Sgt. Bilko, etc.

Dont forget SSWS #90. Although this one is tough to get because its the first app/cover of the WAR BEFORE TIME series, there is a great Marie story in this one as well. Bill

Sweet book, Jay! Ditko I love the way her purple eyeshadow matches the dead tree. Pre-code Ditko

Nice B&B!!! Here is one I picked up recently...

I absolutely love this cover. There was a very nice copy in the last Comic Link auction that ended up going for 5X guide ($1100 ) Crazy as it sounds, I was thinking that was cheap just because the cover is so darn cool. Thanks for sharing! (thumbs u So let me get this straight...someone parted with this comic for mere money? Inconceivable.. (do you know what the condition was?) This is a great Russ Heath cvr -- and Ii'm a sucker for any robot cover. I wonder what would have happened if Heath had stayed at Atlas instead of doing all those silly war comics at DC...

Here are some early pre-hero JIMs - great covers and great art! Bill

Fantastic Adams covers on both. I love these Bronze age Sci-Fi reprint titles. Strange Adventures and From Beyond the Unknown were my favorite titles right up there with all the Marvel Monster reprints. I always wondered why DC didnt have more Sci-Fi reprint titles than Marvel did at that time...as DC had about 20+ years worth of inventory from no less than 6 regular sci-fi titles. Bill

I have em all BHF! I suspect your interest in this book may be with the Ditko "Hulk" story. This story features a monster from a movie called "The Hulk" that comes to life...or does it??? I would classify this book in the Price Guide as: "first app. a "Hulk" in TTA... Bill

Here are a few more TTA's orange/brown monster covers... Rommbu - great cover... I love any cover that has a monster trashing jets! Forget gators...I wouldnt want "X" in my sewer pipes.. THE BEST Tales to Astonish cover. Ive said it before..this would have made a GREAT movie poster! Another White Mountian...Sandman prototype?

I love this cover. That demon looks like a lil' baby FIN FANG FOOM. Great stuff. I would suspect that this cover was inspired by the fantastic horror film: CURSE OF THE DEMON -- but on second thought, I think the film actually came out later... I will have to check. Bill

Psst...Hey, do you think the CREEPY #146 I priced in the sales forum is reasonable? (last post in the thread). http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2370108&page=3#Post2370108 thanks, Bill