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I have Mickey Mouse Mag 4/11.....no pencil markings...jon

or, for example the 7 with "PN 71" also (and yes it is that blue) to finish the point....note "Larson" is in the cloud.....

or, for example the 7 with "PN 71" also (and yes it is that blue)

"Rough" or not, I love it! Here is the 13 with the matching call-back "90"....jon

Example of late Larsons from 1941 where "ad" appears as a distributor for some books (American distributors"....jon

National 13 with "call back" number and "Larson"....jon

For example here is PN as appeared on books from 1936 and 1937

Jon; Nice to see you back here again. Wish you could grace us with your expertise more often. Since you are the acknowledged expert on the Larsons, could you let us know what the meaning of the numbers on the various titles are? For example, we have 112 for Red Raven, and a 90 on the Silver Streak. I have also seen other numbers showing up on various titles. Would the number "90" be unique to the Silver Streak run of books as other numbers would be unique to other runs of books? If so, would you have list of these numbers handy which you could share with us? Would you happen to know what the number is for the Fox Wonderworld Comics run? Thanks once again for all of your top-notch input on the boards. Okay here is the deal.....When the books were sold to the local drug store, Kruetz drug store, they had a couple of distributors....on real early Larsons you will see "P.N." which stands for "Publisher's News"....they always have a number after them....The number is a "call back" number....If they did not sell thru the retailer could get a credit and used the number on the paper work.....So indeed each title has its own number In 1941 some Larson late issues one will see "ad" which is "American Distributors'....Some have no numbers....Any markings will be in the upper left quadrant of book....Remember one early buyer of Larsons 'erased' the name and number on several books....so look carefully.... I do not know of the number of Wonderworlds....some have no number which may indicate a different distributor....if you would like i can post some examples...jon

thanks Greg for helping a boob like me!

Just playing devil's advocate here, "ACME." I thought I presented both sides of the story pretty well. Alan "Notorious" for foxing...yes....Rusty staples....yes on SOME copies, but hardly "notorious".....It is the whiteness of the pages that distinguishes any Larson copy from many other books...Jon ....oh and here is my "rusty staple" Larson copy of Red Raven (with mouse chews).....(someone help get this on directly)......jon

Just playing devil's advocate here, "ACME." I thought I presented both sides of the story pretty well. Alan "Notorious" for foxing...yes....Rusty staples....yes on SOME copies, but hardly "notorious".....It is the whiteness of the pages that distinguishes any Larson copy from many other books...Jon ....oh and here is my "rusty staple" Larson copy of Red Raven (with mouse chews).....(someone help get this on directly)......jon

Just playing devil's advocate here, "ACME." I thought I presented both sides of the story pretty well. Alan "Notorious" for foxing...yes....Rusty staples....yes on SOME copies, but hardly "notorious".....It is the whiteness of the pages that distinguishes any Larson copy from many other books...Jon

Here is a link to Mask 1 Recreation that i have....enjoy...jon http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Order=Date&Piece=38624&GSub=5028&GCat=0&UCat=0

Jon; An absolutely wonderful and well-researched article. It clearly shows your love for these type of comics. It was great rereading it a second time even though I had already read it back in CBM. As an aside, I used to read every single article in CBM back in the days of Gary Carter. With the new administration, I've found myself selecting only certain articles to read and bypassing the others. Lately though, CBM seems to be heading back in the right direction with wonderful articles such as yours. For the on line article more graphics were added ....and then there are the covers...Jon

With those in an interest in Fox publications 1939-42 go to www.comicartville.com/victorfox.htm for an overview of this company and it books...jon oh did i mention with a whole lot of covers??