1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[jpepx78]

don christensen, writer(L) & anthony sgroi, artist® receive awards for man in space comic from walt disney in may 1957

 

[VintageComics]

I love that they all are wearing tweed jackets.

 

[kaylab]

going to post a few more photos tonight, some start to bleed into the very early silver age, hopefully that isn't too great a crime

 

Also, a lot are watermarked since they came from online photo archives, but for the most part they aren't too distracting...

 

First up, an assortment of books from 1942 - 43, including All-Winners #10 (top right corner) . My question is, is this kid lying down or standing up?

 

[kaylab]

next up, not a comic book per se, but definitely comic inspired... Nose art to a B-17 Bomber, 1942. Great early Superman depiction

 

[kaylab]

next, a few "cool" kids hang out with some comics, circa 1948

 

[kaylab]

here's where we start to slide into S.A. -

 

spinner rack loaded with goodies, 1956. The young lad in the photo is holding a copy of Superman #105 (May '56)

 

[kaylab]

and probably one of the nicest groups of photos I've found, a set of three photos taken at a newsstand in Brooklyn in '59, showing an entire comics section from multiple angles, really showing just about every book available this month (June 1959), as well as some greasers looking for trouble

 

 

 

[PokerKid]

next, a few "cool" kids hang out with some comics, circa 1948

 

 

Blackhawk #19

[rockman2008]

Powerhouse Pepper Comics # 2

[G.A.tor]

truly makes this hobby seem so focal, with great pics like these

[ajaxfarrell]

These don't count as newsstand pics, but they do count as COOL PICS !!!

 

Nice vintage Batman t-shirt....she looks happy.....

[ajaxfarrell]

Vintage Photo showing two kids...one with a SUPERMAN shirt....I wonder if there exists any of these shirts today ??

This poor kid looks like he's having a great time.

[ajaxfarrell]

Maybe it was this iron on transfer copyright 1940 ?

 

[ajaxfarrell]

[jpepx78]

very nice pics. here's more pics with notes. even though a picture is a 1000 words, a few notes

enhances the context of the picture and can raise more questions.

these days you probably won't find many pics of people reading comics naturally but you could transpose those pics with people holding a cell phone or a portable game machine. many of these shots were mined from library archives online.

 

here's some pics that have been shown before but with interesting notes.

these 2 pics are of the same kid. turkish kid renting comics to support his family in the phillipines, may 1945.

 

turkish solider reading henry #15 to korean kid, korea feb 1951

above photos by carl mydan, life magazine

 

boy reading gene autry feb 1948

 

kid in cot, queens ny june 1942

 

sailor reading comic aboard uss doran 1942

 

kid reading comic (samson?) at picnic 7/4/41 vale oregon

 

mickey rooney promo shot 1940

 

soldier manning a machine gun & reading a comic in korea sept 1950

 

paratrooper reading sparkler #33 on training break in atlanta ga 1944

 

more recent & no comics here but it's related. bob kane with some of his paintings jan 1966

 

 

[Primetime]

more recent & no comics here but it's related. bob kane with some of his paintings jan 1966

(thumbs u

[Inaflash]

Some fantastic historical photos in this thread. Thanks to everyone for doing the research.

 

Ken

[jpepx78]

 

yogi berra reading 3d comics

 

boy reading comic aboard ship coming from germany 1951

 

boys sharing a book

 

a more recent photo with 70s marvels

 

more to come later...

 

[ajaxfarrell]

more recent & no comics here but it's related. bob kane with some of his paintings jan 1966

(thumbs u

[ajaxfarrell]

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