1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[Ted Knight]

This is one of my favorite threads of all time. Thanks for all the great photos and posts.

[Primetime]

here is an unusual mobile newsstand in san jose california in the fall of 1939.

 

a closeup of the sign reads bennie's popcorn & newsstand.

 

taking a close look at the back of the vehicle is a rack of pulps and magazines. there are western and detective pulps but no comics. since popcorn and snacks were sold, it's possible comics might also have been sold on this newsstand.

 

a closeup of the door shows an ad for the october 1939 issue of good housekeeping promoting the upcoming movie pinocchio.

another cool historical site Jeff! I would think this "news" vehicle might have had some Marvel 1s or Tec 33s on it.

[jpepx78]

here's a few pictures with disney books.

walt disney looking at mickey mouse series #1 in 1931.

 

stacks of magazines are for sale in a La Grange Georgia drugstore in 1935. in the center foreground are copies of some david mckay books, mickey mouse #4 and little annie rooney. little annie rooney was a knock-off of little orphan annie and was also about the adventures of a little girl and her dog.

 

a movie still from the disney movie "the shaggy dog" (1959) features a wholesome image of a kid reading a comic. the character "moochie" is reading uncle scrooge 18.

 

a less wholesome image taken in february 1959 is this photo of a 2 year old with a cigarette reading mickey mouse 65. more pictures can be seen here in this thread from several months ago. it is somewhat disturbing to see a 2 year old smoking cigarettes.

 

Edited December 18, 2010 by jpepx78

[jpepx78]

 

here's a late comic-con report for a new york comic-con held on bush ave in newburgh new york in the summer of 1937 or 1938. there were only a few dealers but there was a variety of big little books (BLBs) and golden age books. most of the interest seemed to be in the BLBs. the girl on the right is reading tip top comics 12. i wonder if there were any early detectives?

 

 

let's look back at a 1953 christmas where kids are reading comics instead of watching the television to the left. visible comics are caspar, archie 66, krazy cat and a walt disney comics & stories.

i wish everyone a happy holiday with comics!

 

[AJD]

 

let's look back at a 1953 christmas where kids are reading comics instead of watching the television to the left. visible comics are caspar, archie 66, krazy cat and a walt disney comics & stories.

i wish everyone a happy holiday with comics!

 

The Archie is this one:

 

The WDC&S was a bit harder. White 'Walt' with a yellow (probably) 'Disney' and something that comes to a point under the 'W'. The Dell logo is in a coloured box with saturation similar to the main cover colour - probably red and blue. There aren't actually too many of those combos to choose from, and the only one around the right time is this one:

 

I think there is something else sitting on top of the WDC&S to produce that pointy bit. Note that the film stock has reversed the relative darkness of red and blue on both books. Of course, it's just possible that I'm over-analysing this.

[ft88]

Love the horn rimmed glasses.

[Transplant]

how about some golden age action? in this undated photo, the kid appears to have an action 14.

i know it's hard to see but what do you think?

 

 

 

My guess would be Action #21.

[Transplant]

I think BZ nailed it. At first I thought it might be #3, but there appears to be a circle (64 pages or Superman) in the upper left corner, which is not present on the #3.

[Primetime]

here's a late comic-con report for a new york comic-con held on bush ave in newburgh new york in the summer of 1937 or 1938. there were only a few dealers but there was a variety of big little books (BLBs) and golden age books. most of the interest seemed to be in the BLBs. the girl on the right is reading tip top comics 12. i wonder if there were any early detectives?

 

 

let's look back at a 1953 christmas where kids are reading comics instead of watching the television to the left. visible comics are caspar, archie 66, krazy cat and a walt disney comics & stories.

i wish everyone a happy holiday with comics!

reading and playing outside--two things kids had to do to entertain themselves pre-internet/computer days..seems like better times (thumbs u

[GMRS]

I added this wirephoto titled PURPLE HEART HOMECOMING to my collection a couple of months ago and it shows a Red Cross Woman handing out comics to happy Purple Heart GI's. It is interesting that there are two issues of Action 80 which is the same basic cover as the Red Cross version of Special Edition Comics. (Special Edition has Navy language printed on top and I dont beleive is numbered and also has a different back cover) The picture appears to have the actual Action 80 and not the Red Cross rarer version. Batman 26 is also in the photo which backs up the date of this 2/19/45 photo. Action 80 was cover dated 1/45 and Batman 26 is dated Dec44/Jan45. Happy Holidays to All who view this listing.

 

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o86/mintuctions/comicphotofront.jpg

 

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o86/mintuctions/comicphotoback.jpg

Edited December 25, 2010 by GMRS

[telerites]

Great pic. I love this thread. Always fun to see thee photos.

[nearmint]

Great pic. One of my favorites!

[Dark Knight]

+1 if only there is a pic out there that has an Action 1 or Marvel 1.. We've already seen a Tec 27 somewhere in the thread

[markseifert]

What a pic! Love it. Thanks for posting.

 

I added this wirephoto titled PURPLE HEART HOMECOMING to my collection a couple of months ago and it shows a Red Cross Woman handing out comics to happy Purple Heart GI's. It is interesting that there are two issues of Action 80 which is the same basic cover as the Red Cross version of Special Edition Comics. (Special Edition has Navy language printed on top and I dont beleive is numbered and also has a different back cover) The picture appears to have the actual Action 80 and not the Red Cross rarer version. Batman 26 is also in the photo which backs up the date of this 2/19/45 photo. Action 80 was cover dated 1/45 and Batman 26 is dated Dec44/Jan45. Happy Holidays to All who view this listing.

[nearmint]

how about some golden age action? in this undated photo, the kid appears to have an action 14.

i know it's hard to see but what do you think?

 

 

 

My guess would be Action #21.

 

Really hard to tell. That area where Superman's cape should be looks more rectangular than the shape of the cape on #21. But, the more I look at the pic, the more I think we're not seeing the whole comic cover image in the pic. There seems to be something about the size of an index card obscuring the left side of the cover, making it very hard to identify.

[John R]

how about some golden age action? in this undated photo, the kid appears to have an action 14.

i know it's hard to see but what do you think?

 

 

 

My guess would be Action #21.

 

Really hard to tell. That area where Superman's cape should be looks more rectangular than the shape of the cape on #21. But, the more I look at the pic, the more I think we're not seeing the whole comic cover image in the pic. There seems to be something about the size of an index card obscuring the left side of the cover, making it very hard to identify.

 

I believe it could also be Action #12. The planet just below the "O" in Action 12 looks similar to the circular object in the photo.

[hbo_boxingfan]

look below the "c" in comics on the photo and on the #12. there's no black border running down the spine like on the #12.

[comicdonna]

I'm pretty sure it's Action #21

[nearmint]

Yeah, but there's nothing on the left side of the cover in the pic. There's no Action cover like that, so something must be obscuring that part of the cover.

[nearmint]

I'm pretty sure it's Action #21

 

It likely is, but I can't figure out why Supes isn't visible on the cover. Also the large red circle on the cover of #21 appears smaller on the comic in the pic.