AtlasFan

Glad you like em! Now I have an excuse to show a few more! Ditko at his best... Great Kirby pencils/Ditko inks story. The Mighty THORRS He's big, he's bad, he's...wax?

Here are some issues that I never get tired of looking at. I may have posted them before in other threads, but, eh, what the hay: Bill Great "King Kong" Skull Island inspired cover: Nice Ditko cover: Great Giant Robot cover: White Mountian: Another WM:

Here are 2 of my favorite Kirby Kovers. BULLSEYE has spectacular covers - the colors just jump out and slap you in the head. Its interesting how similar BULLSEYE's origin is with Kamandi - 15 years later. Enjoy! Bill

Here 2 of the very best covers done by King Kirby - ever!!! These colors are just off the scale... I picked these recently from a couple of boardies, thanks guys! Bill

Here are a bunch of great 50's Sci-Fi favorites that I picked up recently: My favorite Giant ROBOT cover: My favorite "balloon animal" cover: My favorite underrated DC 50's Sci-Fi title: Bill

Right back at ya! thanks

Wonderful Ditko cover! One of my favorite Charltons! (thumbs u

Nice Supes! Good to know there are some other fans of the SA Man of Steel here on the Boards... Bill

Listen, don't collect those Mlle. Marie issues. That little french tart is a tramp! Best to stay clear!

My humble contributions...

This is a great thread - a true historical treasure trove of Cold War history! One of the things I love about the pre-hero Marvel era was the strong anti-commie themes that ran through the stories from time to time -- strange how I cant seem to recall any anti-communist stories in any DC books (but their must be a few). I wonder if there is an index somewhere identifying these stories? Bill

Here are some brand new additions to my MY GREATEST ADVENTURE collection. Wonderful Moreira cover-story. I Became a Merman is about a scientist who gains mysterious Namor-like powers..Some geat underwater panels... Another great Moreira story - this time with robots! Great Kirby story about an underwater city! Kirby cover and story..about a man who enjoys taking challenging thrills..hmm.

I was showing a superhero collector at the NY Con a couple war books and I prefaced it with "Don't laugh. You collect men in tights." I think he got the point. We can't have it both ways. Either it's disrespect and cheap books or it's respect and a new level for prices. It seems very likely the boards and the Keith Marlow sale were catalysts for the current interest. Hmmm. Very interesting. But ask yourself this: "Do we want war books to be more respected by mainstream collectors? - Thus, driving up demand, drying up the market and skyrocketing the prices? I say thee NAY! War books are dirty and trashy - they deserve no place in the mainstream market! And just for the record, as bad as war books are, 50's DC/Atlas Sci-Fi are even worse! Bill

After a 15 year quest, I have finally secured a nice high grade VF copy of Star Spangled War Stories #90 - start of the "War that Time Forgot" series, with a great Andru/Esposito cover. There is also a great little Mademoiselle Marie gem by Novick. Bill

Here is another book you dont see very often in high grade... After 15 years of searching and countless disapointments, I have finally found my grail book. I was able to secure this copy at the NYCCon yesterday - which now completes my HG SSWS dino collection.. Ahh.. Hmm. So now what do I do?.. Bill

Nice! I'm not too surprised as there were so many great artists who ended up at Atlas. You'll see Atlas horror books all the time with multiple heavyweights and even one of the Battles has Kirby and Ditko. Marc BATTLE #70 also has a great Kirby/Ditko team-up...

Here are a couple of nice HOM's - love the Scarecrow cover! Bill

Sheesh, Batman sure is cheap!!!

Fantastic Russ Heath cover . . . one of my favourites! (thumbs u Indeed! Nice cover Z. As I collect Atlas Giant monster covers, I believe this may be one of the first. Great work by Heath! Bill

Love Powell's work - he is truly one of the unsung artists of the 50's. I love his work on MAN IN BLACK (Harvey's version of the Mysterious Traveller/Phantom Stranger). Bill

Here are a few pedigrees I recently aquired: Robin Hood Tales #8 - River City Tales of the Unexpected #23 - River City House of Secrets #7 - Ohio House of Mystery #61 - Nova Scotia

Wow! Tom,how many PMs did you get after that lil bombshell? Good Luck! Bill

As always, Mick's collection rules!!! Bill

Nice collection of Silver I recently aquired - a nice bunch of Silver GGA covers: