Doctor Svord

Nope. Not Joe Shuster.

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

Maybe someone else will be able to guess it, but I'm going to need more than that one panel to figure it out.

 

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?

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.)

 

Neisner's! There's a blast from the past. Do you know where the book came from?

 

Jack

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

It's still a Spidey #1... if thats not cool, I don't know what is.

 

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!

If those are the books I don't think it will knock down the grade very much (maybe 0.5-1.0). I couldn't see it knocking down the grade more than 1.0. I suppose it might depend on how obtrusive the writing is. Was it done with pencil, or pen, or Marker, or what? How big is the writing, etc... The fact is, I really don't know.

 

What I do know is those are some Super nice Spidey's!!!!

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?

 

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I think that you posted the right Crime book.

 

Is this the Gabby Hayes Western? (again, from GCD):

 

 

This was a very cool find, Scrooge. What an eye!

 

It looks like a Tim Holt and Famous Funnies there too, right?

 

Jack

 

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.

 

Also, I'd like to single out Scrooge for a big thank you. We're all in his debt for the endless contributions he brings to this board.

 

His knowledge, enthusiasm, and scans which he posts have enriched us all.

 

Thanks, Scrooge.

 

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.

 

Also, I'd like to single out Scrooge for a big thank you. We're all in his debt for the endless contributions he brings to this board.

 

His knowledge, enthusiasm, and scans which he posts have enriched us all.

 

Thanks, Scrooge.

Hear, Hear! Thanks Scrooge.

This might be your missing Rockwell book.

(from GCD)

1919 NC Wyeth illustration

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 think you may have something there.

 

If true, it's interesting that the editors thought that the cover image, which is similar to that of the movie poster, would be a bigger lure for sales than Superman.

 

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.

 

By September 1939 DC certainly recognized Superman's sales appeal.

 

They had published Superman # 1 and formed the Supermen of America club to capitalize on his success.

 

So, why were they still publishing covers like this one?

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.