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Frisco Larson

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  1. I've always LOVED the picture sidebars on early Timely issues!!! The Marvel Mystery #7 and the Mystic Comics #3 are the first issues of those titles to have them and both of them have the distinction as being the only two to include a little pic of that month's cover feature as the top sidebar pic!!! Also, very cool to see characters like Electro, the Ferret and Ka-Zar get a little cover exposure! You've collected some spectacular copies Ricky, a real batch of beauties!!!
  2. Like many things I collect, they're not everybody's cup to tea for sure. Based on the cover date of November 1941 (Marvel Mystery #19 is May 1941), I'd guess it's a pretty safe bet that this is the first time those stories were printed in a Brazilian comic book, so while technically a reprint, it would be a first printing for that country, IF in fact it was the first time those stories were printed there. The new cover art and whatever new art is found inside intrigues me, as well as the combination of the characters found inside, especially when they're from different publishers. The rarity is a fun factor in that I doubt many other comic collectors have a copy in their collection. And finally, the price was a huge deciding factor! For the cost of this comic, I can't get anywhere NEAR a Timely from that period, even incomplete copies would likely cost more! To each their own as the saying goes. Thanks for the positive comments when I post them!