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I know I saw one, can't remember if I saw both. Honestly, all of the artwork looked so much better in person. Some of the pieces are quite large and the detail work for the b/w work is cannot be appreciated on line. On the color pieces like the Lou Fine recreations by Murphy they have superb coloring that doesn't show up in a photo. they are better in person....They were some of the first things Adam saw....then we overwelmed him

Yup. First time I owned it.

Jon has posted a picture of it somewhere in the last month. I believe he said it was restored. not restored...just a chip out of spine...

absolutely not...unless, of course, you recognize the "Berk copy"....

marvel mystery 15 http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryRoom.asp?GSub=5137

....as i said (and meant) to 'Adam' ...."They are only comicbooks..." The kick is that very few see the collection and fewer still can 'appreciate' it. Our family friends just politely nod....I always get a kick when someone knowledgeable like 'Adam' looks and knows what he is seeing....and it is always a kick to 'expand' his knowledge.... to me much of the fun of 'collecting' is sharing (and, from time to time, 'styling off').... ...reading his account, i am astounded at what he remembered......Personally, i am on the downside of brain cell retention.....jon

Does anybody know the orgins of this so-called "Black S" collection? I have seen this mark on a lot of early GA books and they are all virtually in the high grade range. Any info on this would be useful. I do not, but i have a number of them and they are stunning books....Got them thru Mark Wilson....i thought he got them from north or south carolina.....jon

I put four up in the TOGS thread....I will post more as I have time.....

Figure lead times.....Cover dated Feb 1940....on stands end of Dec 1939......takes a bit of time to get story together...Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland.....works for me...jon

Figure lead times.....Cover dated Feb 1940....on stands end of Dec 1939......takes a bit of time to get story together...Sept. 1, 1939 Germany invades Poland.....works for me...jon

again...forget 'historical' inport.....but being a Lou Fine fan Mystery Men 3 does it for me....but since you are pushing, I like my Larson copy better than my Church copy.....jon

...my favorite cover is Mystery Men Comics 3......sort of avoids your question....jon

about a VG+, there is a small chip out of spine by the No. 1 and a sun shadow in lower right.....nice pages.....nice solid copy

Your right, Jon, books like these are beyond the reach of many, even lower grade or restored books. Marvel Comics # 1, Action Comics # 1 and the Detective Comics # 27 are grails for a reason. You've got at least two out of three. Dare I ask,......do you, ahem,......have an Action Comics # 1 too? ....matter of fact, I do.....

Absolutely....why not?

Excellent summary of the questions! I would add one more. Why does it matter what "age" a book belongs to? I do not think "it matters" in a substantive sense. But as a "descriptor", it conjures up images of certain style of books, genres and story lines.........When you say Golden Age I do not think of Spider-Man, or crime....."Hi, what do you collect?'....."Early Golden Age"....."Early Atlas", Silver Age DC"....it simply helps describe- accurately or not- a type of book and time period....

Can there be any question that if "two eyes are better than one", "four eyes are better than two"?

or Geronimo

This thread got me thinking about when exactly did even the term or designation "Atom Age" originate. So I started looking through my old OS editions. From the 28th edition (1998): "This period of comics has been suggested by Jon Berk, Matt Schiffman, Steve Sibra and others, and is introduced in this edition for the first time. The first atomic bomb was exploded in 1945, ushering in a new era. With World War II also ending in that year, 'atomic' theme comic books began to appear in 1946 and are today highly prized. Also after the war, the comics market shifted gears and began moving away from the superhero-themed anthologies to other genres. By 1948, crime, love, western, good-girl art, horror and teen-age comics began cramming the newsstands! With the addition of war, science fiction and comics based on popular television shows beginning in 1950, the consumer had more variety than ever from which to choose. Today, all of these books continue to have a strong demand. The few super-hero books still surviving as well as the Fox love, good-girl art, crime and horro books are the most popular, with strong sales last year. The hottest artists are L.B. Cole, Matt Baker, Steve Ditko, Simon & Kirby, Frazetta, Feldstein and Kamen, to name a few." Reply: Take it directly from this horse's mouth. I, Jon Berk, never used or suggested the term "Atom Age". Actually, I suggested for this '49/'50-'56 period the term "Dark Age"....many of the books were "dark"......horror....crime ....etc....Also as used in historical terms the Dark Ages preceded the Renainnace ....(Silver Age)....BUT DESPITE being known historically as the Dark Age some very fine work....art, math etc. was done......So my suggestion was and had been for this time period in the comics: "The Dark Age" (not that anyone cares but my term for the present age.....with the mania of slabbing....is the "Plastic Age" of Comics...jb

Holy smokes! I believe that, like Rocky the Flying Squirrel, you meant to say "Hokey Smokes" Is this a copy you've had or one that you've acquired recently? BTW, this would look GREAT in any thread. had it for many years...who can afford anything like this anymore?....jon

...a neat Torch and Subby cover....

'tec 27

he did some key issues.....