DC Decade - month by month sampler - The 1960s

[steelcity]

August 1960:

 

 

[steelcity]

August 1960:

 

 

[steelcity]

September 1960:

 

 

[steelcity]

I wonder if anyone will post a JLA #1 for October?

Mar '60 - Oct '60 are the current valid months.

[Red Hook]

I'll be able to start joining in when you get to Jan '63

 

I like the thread!

[Seadevils]

Thanks for posting a few more. This thread might end up being a bit of a "white elephant" but if it survives the early 60s I'm sure lots more people will contribute.

 

Just read your initial post, seadevils, about the 5000 DCs you bought for $1 each back in 1982. That was certainly an incredible deal from today's point of view, but as a 20 year old in 1982 it must have been a massive expenditure for you.

 

Certainly in 1982 I couldn't have raised money like that, nor would I have had the nerve to spend it on comic books if I could.

 

You certainly made a wise investment. $5000 invested in 1982 would by now be worth around $23000 plus/minus $2000 (unless I've calculated it wrongly!), assuming it was put in a simple savings account, maybe swapped around a bit but not risked in any way. Your books should be worth much much more than that!

 

steelcity,

 

you misunderstood. My silver-age DC collection is nearly 5000 unique books. The 1982 $1 each find was only about 200 books. But all were High Grade VF VF+ VF/NM NM

 

I wish I purchased them all for a buck.

[Seadevils]

steelcity,

 

I was hoping you would wait at least a day or so before going further in the timeline. But It's your thread. I had some other January issues to post and never got to the Feb & Mar. Was going to do them this evening. Had some different titles than we normally see too.

 

Here's My Justice League of America #1

 

 

[Seadevils]

I'm just going to do a couple more this evening. It takes time to go through all these books and dig 'em out for scans.

You said March was still valid right. I probably have over a dozen titles for March and more for the year 1960. But others need to contribute. There's a lot more finer copies out there than some of my stuff.

 

I had some more cool ones picked out for January and February like Sgt. Bilko pvt. Doberman #10, Blackhawk 144 & 145, Strange Adventures, House of Mystery/Secrets, a Pat Boone issue, etc. but I was too late.

 

Here's a couple non-superhero items. I hope more of you will pitch in. Would love to see some Fox & Crow, Jerry lewis, Bob Hope, some of the titles where I'm lacking.

 

Great thread steelcity.

 

 

All-Star Western #111 March 1960

 

Blackhawk #146 - March 1960

[Seadevils]

Awww What tha heck.

 

Here's one more.

 

Sugar and Spike # 27 - March 1960

[john72tex]

I hope this one still counts from Feb-March 1960:

[john72tex]

Here's my GL 1 from July-Aug 60:

[CAP Freak]

I need to get me a couple of DCs!

[john72tex]

From Sept 60:

[john72tex]

May 60 and first Elongated Man:

[john72tex]

From Oct. 60:

[john72tex]

April 60:

[john72tex]

And finally.....May 60:

[Seadevils]

And finally.....May 60:

 

Nice john72tex !

 

Thanks for joining in. I wondered if anyone was going to do the B&B 28.

 

I would put up larger scans like you and steelcity but my ISP I'm using right now is very limited. I need to figure out my web space. I have over 40 gig of webspace at my 2 web sites. Just haven't never done single images without being on a web page.

 

Seadevils

[Warlord]

Jan 1960. Gimmick cover where it was doused in water to give the comic a wavy/wet appearance!

 

 

[john72tex]

Wonder if the Creature of Ghost Lake has anything to do with it...