Doctor Svord

Nope. Not Joe Shuster. Clue 2: He also did some darling romance work, but that's not why he's famous.

Sorry BZ. If I had posted more than that 1 panel, you'd know almost immediately. Here's an obscurely worded clue: You won't see a John Lithgow movie playing in Frawley, Montana.

Here's one that's probably too easy for this crowd. Who's the artist?

A Man Called Horse?

Thanks Silverweb and CAP_FFreak. I'm in the "need an upgrade" boat too. These two books, however, do fit my current SA collecting criteria: 1.interior's complete 2."Does it have a cover?" Sold. I'll upgrade them some day.

Thanks Blind Owl and Mac Man! I lucked into that run. Right place, right time. Not all of the books have writing, and they vary in grade from PR/G to whatever the # 71 grades. Here are a couple of the Very Fine-ish, no writing books.

Another "dime store" Spidey with writing on the splash. (Thanks Jack (thumbs u Only had the G.L.Perry franchise 'round these parts.)

If memory serves, I think the guy I bought them off of came from the Rochester,NY area. This is back in the early 90's. He sold me his near complete Romita run because he was saving up to buy a steadicam. He was getting out of comics and getting into film. So, I assume Rochester is where they came from. If not, he got them in Chicago. Neisner's. Never heard of the place. What was it, a drug store? Pete

Yes. But it's always sad to see a comic in such brutal shape. Sad, but it's still a great book to have. Congratulations Aces!

Thanks Blind Owl! Here's an example of the writing showing up on the cover. It looks like ball point pen. In some issues it's on the "sweet spot" of the splash. (The place at the bottom of the page where artists sometimes sign.) They're nice books, so I'd be happy with just a point off the grade.

More Romita.

Welcome SpiderMurphy and Peaky! Hello all. I scanned a couple of my nicer Romita Spideys for the SA Survivor thread, but won't be posting them all. Here are the books that didn't make the "favorite covers" cut. Also, a question for those in the grading know. The OO of some of these books was tracking where he purchased them. He'd write "bought at (insert drugstore here)" at the bottom of the splash page below the indicia. How much does this knock the grade down?

I posted the Crime Does Not Pay 82 cover and then noticed the scroll bar. "Please don't be a Lev Gleason. Please don't be a Lev Gleason, Please don't...Aw geez." So then I posted an apology. Either way you look at it, I'm still a knuckle-head. So...Hooray? Meanwhile.... Crime = Rime Good call on the trademark/copyright all.(Ze-Man?) Thought it might have something to do with the editors not wanting the work crime associated with late night/back room barber shop shenanigans.

Hear, Hear! Thanks Scrooge. This might be your missing Rockwell book. (from GCD) Whoops! And, I'm a insufficiently_thoughtful_person who doesn't know how to work a scroll bar. Sorry all. Nothing to see here, move along.

Hear, Hear! Thanks Scrooge. This might be your missing Rockwell book. (from GCD)

Thanks Bangzoom! I don't recall ever seeing the movie poster, and it's been at least a decade since I've looked at Wyeth's work, so I never made the connection. NC Wyeth? That guy's work is just unbelievable. To echo other's sentiments here, this stuff is absolutely fascinating.

I'll be the first to admit that I don't have a firm grasp on how the Hollywood marketing machine worked back then. (Or now for that matter.) How far in advance of a movie's release did lobby cards hit the theaters? Also, does Action 16's September cover date mean that the issue was on the stands in June? Seeing Guardineer's cover for Action 8, (You have an AMAZING collection) made me think "Last of the Mohicans". He may have been illustrating the classics. Altho Action 18 fits neither "All Quiet on the Western Front" nor "Johnny got his Gun", it does, somewhat fit William Wellman's 1927 film "Wings". Wellman served as an ambulance driver during WWI for none other than the French Foreign Legion. How's that for some circular craziness? It may have just been a happy accident.

The olde "Never pass up an opportunity to make a fast buck on the Flavor of the Month" chestnut maybe?

That's some amazing OA you've got there jbcomicbox! Heath's work is beautiful. Isn't there some funky story about the original drawing for this cover facing the opposite direction and being flipped for production? Anyone know if that was a common practice?

Yes, they most definitely are out there. What a great thread! Thanks everyone. How about some C.C.Beck?

Don't know if I got this upload file thing right, but how about these? Jumbo Comics 33, 121, 159, and Jungle Stories Spring 1946

I just read on comic-con's site that she was going to be there!...Does anyone have a list of what GGA covers she did for fiction house? Did a quick scan of the GCD and found that Planet Comics 33, 35, 39 & Fight Comics 47 all have Renee covers. She may also have worked on the covers to Fight 37 & 40. Hope that helps.