G.A.tor Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 anyone have the address, maybe worth checking out their back issues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 I'm going to guess here but 2nd comic from the right might be Speed Comics #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 The one left of the Jumbo is Ace Comics 35. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 What we have so far... Left to right- Action 21 ? Silver Streak 1 Ace 35 Jumbo 12 Flash 2 Zip 1 Comics on Parade 22 Speed 2 Mystery Men 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Silver Streak #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 What we have so far... Left to right- Action 21 ? Silver Streak 2 Ace 35 Jumbo 12 Flash 2 Zip 1 Comics on Parade 22 Speed 2 Mystery Men 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MutantKeys Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 You guys have good eyes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 Comics.org then sort by year for comic title. Pretty much limited to 1935 to 1940 and start looking at December 1939 to Feb 1940 comics. The unidentified book has a thin horizontal word block with black or blue lettering and light colored background located at the bottom but doesn't extend to the bottom. Only two lines of words with the first line indented relative to the second. Along the spine is a vertical something (ski, bat, pole) that is slightly lighter colored than the dark background. The title bar is light colored with something interrupting the lower left side right near the spine (photo defect?). It also looks like the first word of the title (or at least the largest word in the title) starts at the spine and leans right. Definitely comic size and not a magazine or large feature comic. Any other visual clues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMiles Posted April 30, 2008 Share Posted April 30, 2008 This is a list of possibilities for the one unknown based on the cover date. I can't figure it out. Is it possible one publisher or the other had a different cover date for that week/month of distribution? Ace Comics (1937) #35 David McKay Publishing: Feb 1940 Action Comics (1938 DC) #21 DC: Feb 1940 Adventure Comics (1938) #47 DC: Feb 1940 All American Comics (1939) #11 DC: Feb 1940 Amazing Man Comics (1939) #9 Centaur Comics: Feb 1940 Best Comics (1939) #4 Better Comics: Feb 1940 Champion Comics (1939 Harvey) #4 Harvey: Feb 1940 Comics on Parade (1938) #23 United Features Syndicate: Feb 1940 Crackajack Funnies (1938) #20 Dell: Feb 1940 Daring Mystery Comics (1940) #2 Timely: Feb 1940 Detective Comics (1937-) #36 DC: Feb 1940 Famous Funnies (1934) #67 Famous Funnies: Feb 1940 Fantastic Comics (1939 Fox Features Syndicate) #3 Fox Features Syndicate: Feb 1940 Feature Comics (1939) #29 Quality: Feb 1940 Fight Comics (1940) #2 Fiction House: Feb 1940 Flash Comics (1940 DC) #2 DC: Feb 1940 Funnies, The (1936 Dell) #40 Dell: Feb 1940 Gulf Funny Weekly Giveaway (1933) #354 Gulf Oil Company: Feb 1940 Gulf Funny Weekly Giveaway (1933) #355 Gulf Oil Company: Feb 1940 Gulf Funny Weekly Giveaway (1933) #356 Gulf Oil Company: Feb 1940 Gulf Funny Weekly Giveaway (1933) #357 Gulf Oil Company: Feb 1940 Jumbo Comics (1938) #12 Fiction House: Feb 1940 Jungle Comics (1940 Fiction House) #2 Fiction House: Feb 1940 Keen Detective Funnies Vol. 3 (1940) #2 Centaur Comics: Feb 1940 Magic Comics (1939) #7 David McKay Publishing: Feb 1940 Marvel Mystery Comics (1939) #4 Timely: Feb 1940 Mickey Mouse Magazine Vol. 5 (1939) #5 K.K./Western: Feb 1940 Miracle Comics (1940) #1 Hillman: Feb 1940 More Fun Comics (1935) #52 DC: Feb 1940 Mystery Men Comics (1939) #7 Fox: Feb 1940 Pep Comics (1940) #2 Archie Publications: Feb 1940 Planet Comics (1940 Fiction House) #2 Fiction House: Feb 1940 Popular Comics (1936) #48 Dell: Feb 1940 Science Comics (1940 Fox) #1 Fox Features Syndicate: Feb 1940 Smash Comics (1939-49 Quality) #7 Quality: Feb 1940 Speed Comics (1941) #5 Brookwood: Feb 1940 Super Comics (1938) #21 Dell: Feb 1940 Target Comics Vol. 01 (1940) #1 Novelty Press: Feb 1940 Thrilling Comics (1940-51 Better/Nedor/Standard) #1 Better Comics: Feb 1940 Tip Top Comics (1936) #46 St. John: Feb 1940 Top-Notch Comics (1939) #3 MLJ Magazines: Feb 1940 Whiz Comics (1940) #1 Fawcett: Feb 1940 Wonderworld Comics (1939) #10 Fox Features Syndicate: Feb 1940 Zip Comics (1940) #1 MLJ Magazines: Feb 1940 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) I'm convinced its Funny Pages v4 #1 classified as rare in Overstreet. Vertical arrow quiver, upper yellow title and light area around the text box all seem to be there. A very cool book to say the least. Edited May 1, 2008 by ft88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Very cool pic indeed! Don't know if you guys have checked this out yet, but if you visit the Library Of Congress website and do a search for comics you get all kinds of cool stuff...they own a lot of Original Art (I saw the cover to Action #62) but they also archive old pictures and I saw a few pics of kids reading GA comics. Might be worth checking out. http://www.loc.gov/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCMiles Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I'm convinced its Funny Pages v4 #1 classified as rare in Overstreet. Vertical arrow quiver, upper yellow title and light area around the text box all seem to be there. A very cool book to say the least. I think you are right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 I'm convinced its Funny Pages v4 #1 classified as rare in Overstreet. Vertical arrow quiver, upper yellow title and light area around the text box all seem to be there. A very cool book to say the least. Good call, ft88!! After blowing it up in photoshop and adjusting the contrast, I'd go with that. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) Left to right- Action 21 Funny Pages V4#1 Silver Streak 2 Ace 35 Jumbo 12 Flash 2 Zip 1 Comics on Parade 22 Speed 2 Mystery Men 7 (You guys are amazing...Good eye ft88, nearmint, thedude, bangzoom, and MCMiles! And thanks Ajaxfarrell for posting the photo. (thumbs u ) Edited May 1, 2008 by MrBedrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ze-man Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 (You guys are amazing...Good eye ft88, nearmint, thedude, bangzoom, and MCMiles! And thanks Ajaxfarrell for posting the photo. (thumbs u ) Amazing indeed, the guy in the photo should take his hat off to you guys. http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b217/lotsofmags/newsstand.jpg' alt='newsstand.jpg'> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Left to right- Action 21 Funny Pages V4#1 Silver Streak 1 Ace 35 Jumbo 12 Flash 2 Zip 1 Comics on Parade 22 Speed 2 Mystery Men 7 Silver Streak #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 What a great great thread. Love the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Left to right- Action 21 Funny Pages V4#1 Silver Streak 1 Ace 35 Jumbo 12 Flash 2 Zip 1 Comics on Parade 22 Speed 2 Mystery Men 7 Silver Streak #2. Edited Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaxfarrell Posted May 1, 2008 Author Share Posted May 1, 2008 (edited) Here are a couple more. I too love these old newsstand pictures. two different shots of the same stand. I can make out a copy of ADVENTURE COMICS 35, from FEB 1939...so this picture is probably from late 1938. I'll let you guys discover the rest of them. Enjoy. Edited May 1, 2008 by ajaxfarrell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenSmith Posted May 1, 2008 Share Posted May 1, 2008 Here are a couple more. I too love these old newsstand pictures. two different shots of the same stand. I can make out a copy of ADVENTURE COMICS 35, from FEB 1939...so this picture is probably from late 1938. I'll let you guys discover the rest of them. Enjoy. Incredible photo, Action # 9 on the newstand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
