1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[Darwination]

On 5/30/2024 at 7:17 PM, Point Five said:

I went to the counter with my Spicy Detective, but when these ladies looked at me like this I just bought a candy bar and left.   

 

I'd like to think the Olive Oyl type in the middle likes it Spicy

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On 5/31/2024 at 3:59 PM, RareHighGrade said:

I absolutely love this photo.  What I can't understand, however, is why there are two comics on the bottom shelf (NA #27 and Tec #16) that have ads for Action #1, but there is a copy of Action #2 on the top shelf?

@RareHighGrade you forgot More fun 32 has the add also.

Like the members on the board have been saying these books came out before the cover date.

I think they sold out Action 1 has a great cover and new superhero, so they had to put #2 out early.

Edited May 31 by woowoo

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[Robot Man]

On 5/30/2024 at 1:59 PM, Darwination said:

Heh heh, even more pleasing than children reading

Louise Brooks + Henry Clive

That girl in the top photo looks like she was a Weird Tales model…

[Darwination]

On 5/31/2024 at 6:47 PM, SpineTic said:

Earl Steffa Moran on this bottom one.

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Whiz 1 and I think Fantastic comics 3. Both books are from 2/40 Superman 3 Action 20 plus more.

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[Primetime]

On 6/1/2024 at 10:16 PM, woowoo said:

Whiz 1 and I think Fantastic comics 3. Both books are from 2/40 Superman 3 Action 20 plus more.

Would be Nov-Dec, 1939 time period 

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[plady69]

On 6/2/2024 at 11:47 AM, SpineTic said:

Very cool.  Well done!👍 

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Love it.

 my display at the house -

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I posted 2 years ago but still cool

1944 ‘The Whistler‘ on TCM screenshot

 

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[goldust40]

On 6/3/2024 at 2:52 PM, SpineTic said:

Great pic. Any idea which shop that was where Kirby was doing the signing (accompanied I assume by Roz)?

[jpepx78]

Convention Memories

I think most golden age (GA) collectors have been collecting for a long time and I believe most of them did not start out as GA collectors unless they were around in that time period. While most collectors know about the major GA keys, it takes time to learn about the different GA genres and all the other key books. When I started comic collecting, I initially focused on books with Neal Adams art in the bronze and copper ages. I knew about the major GA keys like Action 1, Batman 1, Superman 1 and Marvel Comics 1 but I knew little or wasn’t interested in other GA books. I initially thought all GA books had crudely drawn art and hokey stories but my perception changed over time since I found many examples of good stories and art as I read affordable reprints from Russ Cochran EC reprints, Marvel Fantasy Masterpieces, DC Famous First Editions and the DC 80 or 100 page giants. As I expanded my comic knowledge through the price guide, collector friends and going to a few comic conventions to buy affordable interesting books, I gradually learned and gained an appreciation for the golden age after many years. When I attended my first several comic conventions, I was overwhelmed by the variety of books, mostly ignored GA and focused obtaining more Neal Adams books. My main focus now is primarily GA so looking back I wished I had become interested in GA much earlier since I believe I missed many opportunities to acquire nice GA books.

Here is a photo that reminded me of myself in my early collecting phase where I would be focused only on my little sub-genre of comics while ignoring other important books. Some of you may laugh, cry, yell or roll your eyes at this kid who is focused on gathering a stack of silver age Green Lantern books and ignoring the books on the table. Sharp-eyed collectors will notice on the table of EC books there is one the most desirable EC books (CSS 22) available. Some of you may think how could this (dumb?) kid miss out on those ECs especially the CSS 22? Here is some background info on the photo to consider. This photo was taken in the dealers room of the Noreascon convention held in Boston in September 1971. Noreascon I (Worldcon 1971) was an annual science fiction convention held in different cities that was focused on science fiction literature and was not a typical comic convention. This kid was probably more than a casual reader of science fiction to be interested in attending a sci-fi convention where the attendees were primarily adults. The dealers room had mostly sci-fi, fantasy books, magazines and pulps. He found one of the few dealers that had cheap recent back issue comics at 20 cents each and he was building a stack.  At the time ECs weren’t that expensive but probably were at least 10 or more times more expensive than the cheap comics so the kid opted for quantity over quality. Also the kid may not have any interest or knowledge of GA books. This was a missed opportunity.

These next photos are of kids who had knowledge and interest in GA comics early and were in the right place at the right time.
In the second photo David Wigransky, who wrote a strong rebuttal to Frederic Wertham’s anti-comics article in the Saturday Review of Literature magazine, is pictured with his collection of GA comics in 1948. Wigransky was widely discussed in sfcityduck’s post in this forum.

In the third photo is Ken Donell as Superboy with Superman actor Kirk Alyn at Houstoncon in 1971. The fourth photo is Ken Donell after getting Action 1 and Superman 1 for $100 each at Houstoncon in 1973. Action 1 looks low grade but it’s an Action 1! He was at the right place at the right time.

Everyone was a GA newbie in the beginning. Anyone remember the old song Ooh La La by The Faces where one of the lines goes “I wish that I knew what I know now…When I was younger”?

 

 

[Hepcat]

On 6/16/2024 at 1:35 AM, jpepx78 said:

Convention Memories

Here is a photo that reminded me of myself in my early collecting phase where I would be focused only on my little sub-genre of comics while ignoring other important books. Some of you may laugh, cry, yell or roll your eyes at this kid who is focused on gathering a stack of silver age Green Lantern books and ignoring the books on the table. Sharp-eyed collectors will notice on the table of EC books there is one the most desirable EC books (CSS 22) available. Some of you may think how could this (dumb?) kid miss out on those ECs especially the CSS 22? Here is some background info on the photo to consider. This photo was taken in the dealers room of the Noreascon convention held in Boston in September 1971. Noreascon I (Worldcon 1971) was an annual science fiction convention held in different cities that was focused on science fiction literature and was not a typical comic convention. This kid was probably more than a casual reader of science fiction to be interested in attending a sci-fi convention where the attendees were primarily adults. The dealers room had mostly sci-fi, fantasy books, magazines and pulps. He found one of the few dealers that had cheap recent back issue comics at 20 cents each and he was building a stack.  At the time ECs weren’t that expensive but probably were at least 10 or more times more expensive than the cheap comics so the kid opted for quantity over quality. Also the kid may not have any interest or knowledge of GA books. This was a missed opportunity.

 

 

That though also depends upon whether your definition of "opportunity" is anything other than financial. The post-WWII crime and horror genres don't float every collector's boat. I'm one of those collectors who are less interested in those genres than I am in Golden Age/Atom Age comics from other genres such as Funny Animal, Teen Humour, Western, War, Science Fiction, GGA and certain DC Superheroes.

Edited Sunday at 10:02 PM by Hepcat

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