Random GA pickups

[He11blazer]

This was an impulse purchase, as it was cheap (below guide and undergraded) for what seems to me a very presentable GA first issue.

 

Sparkler Comics Vol 1 #1, July 1940

 

It's in really nice shape, but the original owner has (very neatly) taped the spine and (again, very neatly) stapled through the tape to reinforce it! The sad thing is, the spine looks absolutely fine. The tape and stapling are a pre-emptive 'conservation' measure rather than a repair job

 

Still a very presentable 1940 comic. Is there any love for this title? Tell me anything about it?

 

 

The ad on the back for Tip Top and others is quite cool too.

 

 

 

[Scrooge]

Neat book. I can tell you that the back cover is mis-leading in a sense. The ad advertises Okay Comics as part of the Big 4 but Okay Comics only ran for 1 issue. At least Sparkler established itself as one of the major reprint books after a re-boot and a second # 1 issue.

[He11blazer]

Got another interesting item in the post today. Psychoanalysis #1, 1955. This comic is great fun. Shame about that hole in the cover, or I'd have given it a comfortable 6.0 (my opinion).

 

 

 

[adamstrange]

Psychoanalysis was one of the most unusual ideas ever for a comic.

[thecollectron]

Psychoanalysis was one of the most unusual ideas ever for a comic.

 

Indeed! How could any kid have seen a comic called "Psychoanalysis" on the stands and resisted buying it?