Socratic Wonder

unrestored OW/W pages....listed in the 'Have a Cigar' thread.....Silver Surfer suggested I show her here too:

Book is from an OO collection

 

 

Steve

I can't believe you got that book for ....what a killer deal

Man, Tarzan was a to animals!

 

It's all a part of the Circle of Life.

And Tarzan is on the top of the food chain

yes.....1933 was a VERY key year for the developement of the modern comic book as we know it today.......

The great depression caused the price of comics to drop from 25 cents to 10 cents, and they split off into 2 different formats....comic magazines and Big Little Books. Pictured here are the keys from this evolution

 

 

The Big Little Book pictured was in this weeks Scoop....in case you did not see it and it intrigues you:

 

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=14860&si=121

 

 

 

PS....try finding these puppies at your LCS!

 

 

Steve

 

 

Very nice Steve

 

Thanks...and a belated welcome to the Boards!

 

The 3 HUMOR books that you see here were sold last week for $18,000 to one of the Countires top Platinum Age collectors.(private sale). The only other known set is in the Geppi Musuem.

The Mickey Mouse BLB will be buried with me when the time comes

Steve

Well thank you for the warm welcome!

Thats a pretty lucky guy.....those are some awesome key books....the condition on that Bob Scully is insane...any resto?

I love the Mickey BLB as well !

yes.....1933 was a VERY key year for the developement of the modern comic book as we know it today.......

The great depression caused the price of comics to drop from 25 cents to 10 cents, and they split off into 2 different formats....comic magazines and Big Little Books. Pictured here are the keys from this evolution

 

 

The Big Little Book pictured was in this weeks Scoop....in case you did not see it and it intrigues you:

 

http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=14860&si=121

 

 

 

PS....try finding these puppies at your LCS!

 

 

Steve

Very nice Steve

 

Colors!

Colors Indeed!!

this is my only contribution, but I do love those Early Adventures with Sandman and Starman

gator

 

Well that is one hell of a contribution

 

Whats the grade on it?

hello all...

it appears pretty darn nice ... Matt nelson is replacing a piece on the back cover, so let's call it a soon to be apparent fn/vf...I initially committed to it "unrestored" (with piece out of back cover ,but the front presenting so nice) and wanted the seller to send to Matt or CGC to check for trimming....they found a spine split sealed that the owner was unaware of...so, since it had some minor resto already, I asked Matt to fill the piece in on the back cover, and touch up a little here and there...already looks great, now will look even better!

thanks

rick

Well good luck with the resto...im sure Matt will do a great job...make sure to post scans after you get it back

this is my only contribution, but I do love those Early Adventures with Sandman and Starman

gator

Well that is one hell of a contribution

Whats the grade on it?

Well thank you rick here is one more I just got off ebay

 

I saw that copy & wondered if a board member would grab it. Nice New Adventure pick-ups. I also bought those three issues within the last few months.

I feel I got a pretty good deal on it.....I hope when I send it to CGC it comes back blue. You never know with ebay.

Its kinda funny I was just going back through the new adventure/adventure thread and noticed that you had just got those three books as well. What are the odds on that?

My pleasure....I love these early flessel covers too much to let this thread die off!!!

Pretty jacked about these two books which I think I picked up at a great price.

Nice Sub Mariner.....Great Cover!!!!

Just got off of ebay!

Well thank you rick here is one more I just got off ebay

I just put these up in the have a cigar thread but I thought I would post them here as well...NA 19 and 31.

I don't want this thread to die its one of my favorites!!!

There we go....Thank you rick!!!.....I was about to start pulling my hair out...well anyway here they are

Here is the 31....I still can't figure how to post the scans without making them an attachment..

Here are two New Adventures I got the other day from metro...the 19 is the larson copy!

I listed this book in the "have a cigar" thread and then nothing.......it was like I posted a low grade restored Classics Illustrated. Let's try this again here.........

 

This Tec 44 is from an OO collection, and is a VF unrestored with off-white to white pages. This book in this condition is not exactly growing on trees

 

 

Steve

Sweet 44 Steve!...and since you got little recognition in the other thread

!!!!

Another issue that required searching. I needed a cover in nice shape so I can frame it on my office wall. As many of you likely know, Charles Moulton (a/k/a William Marston), the creator of WW, was also the "father" of the modern day lie detector device. I've spent several years challenging the federal government's pre-employment polygraph program because it is based on as much fiction as our darling WW.

 

Interestingly, other than the cover and the introduction to one of the stories featuring a similar image, there is no mention of the lie detector device in the entire book!

 

I couldn't agree with you more on the polygraph....awesome cover too....not to mention if a polygraph can't even work on wonder women herself how can it work on government employees

Welcome! I just turned 33, so it's not just the "old guys" that collect GA.

I know I know....no disrespect.....

I like this particular book very much (picked up from Ed Jaster long ago) - has all the attributes of a nice Larson (though it's not) and a simply terrific Guardineer cover:

 

 

STEVE

Stunning book Steve. Just like the rest of your magnificent collection, a portion of which you were kind enough to let me ogle in person a couple of weeks ago. I've never seen so many white-paged beauties.

I’m just getting started with my adventure comic’s collection and at 22 I am a little intimidated looking at all these beautiful books..... At the same time though its a real inspiration to see that such great collections. I hope the younger generations don't get too obsessed with the silver age and still have love for the glory of the golden age....I know I do Thanks for posting all the awesome scans...keep them coming guys!!!!!

Ronaldo