1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[John R]

I won the lone comic lot at that auction

 

What books were in that lot and what were the conditions on them?

[ciorac]

I won the lone comic lot at that auction

 

What books were in that lot and what were the conditions on them?

 

Odd mix. One SA book, an ASM 14 that was a 9.0 or 9.2, I think Foolkiller owns it now. A bunch of nice EC comics, and some early pre-hero GA

[John R]

I won the lone comic lot at that auction

 

What books were in that lot and what were the conditions on them?

 

Odd mix. One SA book, an ASM 14 that was a 9.0 or 9.2, I think Foolkiller owns it now. A bunch of nice EC comics, and some early pre-hero GA

 

Sounds like it was a cool lot -- EC comics

[John R]

Stan Lee in front of a wall of books

 

[Silver Surfer]

Stan Lee in front of a wall of books

 

 

Must be in the mid to late 50's before the relaunch of Marvel, very cool.

[Comicdey]

Wonder what original art he's looking at?

[BustedFlush]

Pocket pool.

[selegue]

Stan Lee in front of a wall of books

 

 

"I wonder what I wrote in this one."

 

Has anyone ever posted this photo?

 

 

Jack

I hope I didn't make a Boo Boo

[nearmint]

 

He looks like Oscar Goldman from The Bionic Woman.

[Sal]

Wonder why they displayed them upside down?

 

Cant flip through them / read them for free that way

[sfcityduck]

This thread's too long, but has anyone seen this one before?

 

[Point Five]

Yep, but not in a while. Great photo!

 

 

[jpepx78]

the wayback machine has been idle lately so let's take a look back to 1940s-1950s pittsburgh PA.

charles "teenie" harris (1908-1998) was an accomplished african-american photographer born in pittsburgh pennsylvania.

he freelanced in washington dc and chronicled life in black neighborhoods of the city for the pittsburgh courier.

 

this is the pic of a girl reading four color 141 "mickey & the submarine pirates" that many of you have seen that was taken by harris:

 

of the many other pictures that were taken, here's some pics that caught my eye.

 

1. at a candy store in 1948, how many comics can you identify?

 

2. at this stand, the life magazine is from 10-27-1941 but the comics are from 1942.

i was able to identify 14 of the comics and partially identify 3 others. can you identify more?

 

3. taken in front of pat's books on wylie ave in 1950. the life magazine is from 6-19-1950.

i think i can see 4 comics.

 

4. another pic in front of pat's books. (notice the same tiles and air vent)

 

5. on the 1950s hospital bed lies a comic.

 

6. a boy is holding a roy rogers comic on the bus (1950s).

 

7. kids reading comics in a stage play (1950s)

 

8. at a skating rink, notice the archie characters in the chicago skates ad (1960).

 

9. this was taken by ester bubley at a greyhound bus terminal in pittsburgh 1943.

is the girl reading a comic or magazine?

 

 

1. crimes by women 4, thrilling 69, western thrillers 3, phantom lady 21, superman 55

 

2. human torch 8, magic 37, joker 3, ace comics 65, buck rogers 4, thrilling 29, large feature 6 terry & the pirates, fighting yank 1, four color 24 capt easy, planet 19, sensation 9, crime does not pay 23, walt disney comics & stories 23, capt marvel 14

partial ids- adventure, exciting, crack

 

3. laugh 39, billy west 7, tim holt 18, black cat?

 

 

 

[jpepx78]

 

most comic books were aimed to appeal to boys but there was a period from 1949 to early 50s where romance titles had the largest market share of all titles (10-27% market share of all titles according to the gerber photo journal). what comics did girls read in the past? here's some pics of what they were reading. a few of these pics have been shown before. i've only seen only one picture where a girl is reading a romance title.

see if you can identify some of the comics.

 

1. classic shot of girl reading a romance comic in 1952

 

2. girls reading

 

3. new york city 1947 by ruth orkin

 

4. a curly hair reader

 

5. vicksburg mississippi 1947

 

6. lawn chair 1937

 

7. comics on the blanket

 

8. cornelia wallace reading comic

 

9. rockaway beach ny 7-46. the comic is so interesting that she doesn't care what is happening...

 

10. a surprising comic!

 

11. this champion horse rider reads comics too. new york 11-6-50

 

12. taking life easy

 

13. publicity shot for actress buff cobb 1946

 

14. must be a great comic!

 

15. girls at the beach

 

16. hiding face with comic

 

17. beauty shop reading

 

18. hair dryer reading

 

more pics later...

[telerites]

Great pics. I heard those mega hair dryers that they used caused brain damage

[Scrooge]

1. classic shot of girl reading a romance comic in 1952

 

Thanks for this one! She's reading a March 1952 book -

 

 

I also have that Space Cadet Four Color but it's not scanned.

[jpepx78]

1. classic shot of girl reading a romance comic in 1952

Thanks for this one! She's reading a March 1952 book -

I also have that Space Cadet Four Color but it's not scanned.

scrooge- do you also have the classics illustrated also pictured- green mansions, joan of arc & crime and punishment?

 

[Scrooge]

Yes, yes and yes. They are respectively # 90, 78 and 91. I count # 93: Pudd'nhead Wilson as the one for the month.

[jpepx78]

 

more pics of girls with comics. see how many comics can you identify?

 

1. 3 sisters

 

2. closeup of 3 sisters

 

3. 2 girls on couch

 

4. closeup of 2 girls on couch

 

5. sofa reader

 

6. standing & reading 1950s

 

7. lawn chair reader june 1958

 

8. minneapolis minnesota july 1946. waiting for the mummers parade. based on what comic they are reading, which girl is most likely to grow up to be a troublemaker?

 

9. miami news 12-31-48. bringing comics to read while waiting for the orange bowl parade.

 

10. early superhero reader! (thumbs u

 

11. donna & judy reading in a pennsylvania drugstore in 1958

 

12. girl reading war comic in north dakota in 1956.

 

13. reading in a big chair

 

14. notice all the comics are dells. dell comics are good comics!

 

15. bus station reading

 

16. a comic comforts a lost girl in los angeles 5-30-54

 

17. comforting the lost girl

 

18. superhero readers 1958

 

[Scrooge]

Another nice batch. Happy to see the girl reading the Battlefront # 44. I have a copy buried somewhere but not scanned.

 

In that sea / bed of Dell I betcha there are a couple I still need.

 

Fun to see the Beaver at the train station (FC 999)