1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[Primetime]

Not sure if this was posted yet. Unless this is a photoshop trick, it looks like these comics and mags were displaced upside down? I posted them upright to view the titles.

 

Manchester, NH

Summer, 1937

 

 

 

Here's what I see:

New Adventure 18

Detective 6

More Fun 23

Ace Comics 5

Star Ranger 5

 

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=8&year=1937&publisher=all&sort=alpha&checklist=null

 

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/features/newsstand.php?type=cover&month=7&year=1937&publisher=all&sort=alpha&checklist=null

 

 

 

 

 

[Scrooge]

Above / below the Star Ranger 5 should be Star Comics # 7 - http://www.comics.org/issue/232/cover/4/

 

then below that is The Funnies # 12 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205860/cover/4/

 

then below is King Comics # 17 - http://www.comics.org/issue/172303/cover/4/

 

then Strange as it seems # 2 a.k.a. The John Hix Scrapbook # 2 - http://www.comics.org/issue/250760/cover/4/

 

then Popular Comics # 20 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205905/cover/4/

 

then Famous Funnies. Harder to pin down but likely # 40 - http://www.comics.org/issue/128322/cover/4/

[woowoo]

Above / below the Star Ranger 5 should be Star Comics # 7 - http://www.comics.org/issue/232/cover/4/

 

then below that is The Funnies # 12 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205860/cover/4/

 

then below is King Comics # 17 - http://www.comics.org/issue/172303/cover/4/

 

then Strange as it seems # 2 a.k.a. The John Hix Scrapbook # 2 - http://www.comics.org/issue/250760/cover/4/

 

then Popular Comics # 20 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205905/cover/4/

 

then Famous Funnies. Harder to pin down but likely # 40 - http://www.comics.org/issue/128322/cover/4/

 

More more more fun ya

[ciorac]

Above / below the Star Ranger 5 should be Star Comics # 7 - http://www.comics.org/issue/232/cover/4/

 

then below that is The Funnies # 12 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205860/cover/4/

 

then below is King Comics # 17 - http://www.comics.org/issue/172303/cover/4/

 

then Strange as it seems # 2 a.k.a. The John Hix Scrapbook # 2 - http://www.comics.org/issue/250760/cover/4/

 

then Popular Comics # 20 - http://www.comics.org/issue/205905/cover/4/

 

then Famous Funnies. Harder to pin down but likely # 40 - http://www.comics.org/issue/128322/cover/4/

 

I was thinking the Famous Funnies was #37, but you could just as easily be correct

[Scrooge]

Yeah, there's just not enough on that one to pin it down.

[Primetime]

Thanks for filling in the other mystery books.

[jpepx78]

 

In the “There’s a Restored 9.4 Tec 33 Blowing up on Ebay” thread, a request was asked for a pic from 1939 or 1940 to show “newsstand fresh” comics.

I have pics from those years but it took me awhile to find clear close-up shots of comics.

Here is a pic of a Medford Oregon drugstore from August 1939 taken by Dorothea Lange that has not been shown before.

Many of the comics on the stand were cover dated only one month ahead.

Tec 31 and Superman 2 would have been on the stands at that time.

 

I was able identify all comics in this closeup except the one at the man’s knee that is next to the king comics. What comics do you see?

 

 

comics: single series 9, feature 24, the funnies 35, super comics 16, tip top 41, famous funnies 62, crackajack funnies 15, keen detective funnies 13, popular 43, mickey mouse magazine 48, king comics 42, comics on parade 18, star ranger 20

 

 

These pictures have close-up shots of comics have been shown before but are from a later date.

Notice the “newsstand fresh” comics have square corners, glossy covers and a slight bulge along the spine from not being flattened.

A rolling cart of magazines and comics for congressmen in 1941.

 

I found a hi-res picture of Bud Collyer (the voice of Superman on radio) from 1946 that I could identify all the comics.

Notice the sharp corners, spine bulge and cover gloss.

 

superman 40, star spangled 56, real fact 2, buzzy 7, action 96, all-american 73, funny stuff 9

 

 

Notable comic fan and collector David Wigransky shows off his collection in July 1948.

Wigransky wrote a strong rebuttal defending comics to Wertham’s anti-comics article in the Saturday Review of Literature in 1948.

Note the sharp corners, cover gloss and the spine bulges in his comic stacks.

 

[Sqeggs]

Fascinating. Thanks for posting it.

 

Great to see the literature Congressmen were reading in 1941. (Let's hope it was mostly for the teen-age Congressional pages!)

[Robot Man]

Awsome photos! Thanks for posting. I wonder what ever happened to David Wigransky's collection? Those books look so fresh.

 

Here's one I picked up recently from Canada

 

 

 

 

 

[IngelsFan]

If anyone has vintage photos with either War Victory Adventures #3 or Tomb of Terror 16, please PM me. I've looked thru this thread and haven't seen any, but would love to have those on the wall.

[woowoo]

In the Theres a Restored 9.4 Tec 33 Blowing up on Ebay thread, a request was asked for a pic from 1939 or 1940 to show newsstand fresh comics.

I have pics from those years but it took me awhile to find clear close-up shots of comics.

Here is a pic of a Medford Oregon drugstore from August 1939 taken by Dorothea Lange that has not been shown before.

Many of the comics on the stand were cover dated only one month ahead.

Tec 31 and Superman 2 would have been on the stands at that time.

 

I was able identify all comics in this closeup except the one at the mans knee that is next to the king comics. What comics do you see?

 

 

comics: single series 9, feature 24, the funnies 35, super comics 16, tip top 41, famous funnies 62, crackajack funnies 15, keen detective funnies 13, popular 43, mickey mouse magazine 48, king comics 42, comics on parade 18, star ranger 20

 

 

These pictures have close-up shots of comics have been shown before but are from a later date.

Notice the newsstand fresh comics have square corners, glossy covers and a slight bulge along the spine from not being flattened.

A rolling cart of magazines and comics for congressmen in 1941.

 

I found a hi-res picture of Bud Collyer (the voice of Superman on radio) from 1946 that I could identify all the comics.

Notice the sharp corners, spine bulge and cover gloss.

 

superman 40, star spangled 56, real fact 2, buzzy 7, action 96, all-american 73, funny stuff 9

 

 

Notable comic fan and collector David Wigransky shows off his collection in July 1948.

Wigransky wrote a strong rebuttal defending comics to Werthams anti-comics article in the Saturday Review of Literature in 1948.

Note the sharp corners, cover gloss and the spine bulges in his comic stacks.

 

I got the DVD Hold for Gloria Christmas" from the TV series Naked City.

The Fantasy 15 looked like a fresh coat of clear the book looked better than new on my flat screen so much gloss.

[Quicksilver Signs]

I think most of these are new to the thread...

 

 

 

 

I have this spinner rack in my basement

 

 

 

 

[jpepx78]

Many older forum members will remember comics were available at many different retail outlets.

Comics could be found in grocery stores and drugstores like these next examples but are no longer sold there due to changes in comic distribution and business conditions.

It is rare for small businesses to survive for a very long time under changing economic conditions.

In the past most small businesses such as grocery stores or drugstores were independent and family-run.

 

A forum member wanted to know where this picture was taken and after some research, I was able to determine exactly the location.

 

This picture was taken in Sutton’s drugstore in Chapel Hill next to the campus of University of North Carolina in March 1942.

The picture was taken by Hugh Morton, a serviceman on weekend leave. The photo was used for the cover of the April 1943 centennial issue of Carolina Magazine which was a university publication.

There was no related interior content because only an interesting picture was desired for the cover.

 

Sutton’s drugstore opened in 1923 and still has a thriving business today. The pharmacy was sold off to CVS in 2014.

Now it is mainly a restaurant and convenience store and it formed a partnership with a sports bar to run a food truck.

 

 

 

 

Winkings Market in Quincy Illinois opened in 1945 and Richard Winking and Elsie Feld took over in 1948.

Winkings Market sold a large variety of items including comics and magazines initially but now it is a convenience store and deli.

It is the oldest and one of the last locally owned corner grocery stores still in business in Quincy.

http://winkingsmarket.com/our-history.html

 

Richard Winking in June 1948. There is a mixed assortment of comics.

 

Winkings magazine section in 1953.

 

Richard’s son Frank took over the market in 2005 and it is still run by the family.

Frank Winking in 2011. Notice the 1948 picture behind him.

 

 

To survive all these years, small businesses had to find a niche or adapt to the times.

If you happen to be nearby to these businesses, stop by and support a small business.

 

[sacentaur]

Really interesting info, thanks for posting it.

[thehumantorch]

Nice post and some great research, thanks.

[Prince Namor]

That is some amazing research! Great post! Thank you!

[yellowc6]

Thank you for posting these picture. I find it quite fascinating! I often wondered how comics were sold in the past. I wish I can go back in time to that very picture and buy all the comics at the stand!

[tabcom]

Dickk Powell laments that comics are causing his son to hear things outside in the film noir forties movie 'Pitfall' .

 

Scene queued up here: Pitfall Movie

 

[gadzukes]

Saw this on ebay from 1955.

 

LOOK at all those amazing comics!!!!

 

Are these going to be burned? I love the 2nd pic with 2 old prudes perusing Web of Mystery.

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1955-COMIC-BOOK-Orig-Photo-NEGATIVES-2-4-5-DesMoines-Iowa-Wonder-Woman-Voodoo/252510260192?_trksid=p2047675.c100010.m2109&_trkparms=aid%3D555012%26algo%3DPW.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D38702%26meid%3D231eb40f08af4d89b323c011c89cc8f6%26pid%3D100010%26rk%3D15%26rkt%3D24%26sd%3D191948524791

 

 

Edited August 25, 2016 by gadzukes

[Primetime]

Many older forum members will remember comics were available at many different retail outlets.

Comics could be found in grocery stores and drugstores like these next examples but are no longer sold there due to changes in comic distribution and business conditions.

It is rare for small businesses to survive for a very long time under changing economic conditions.

In the past most small businesses such as grocery stores or drugstores were independent and family-run.

 

A forum member wanted to know where this picture was taken and after some research, I was able to determine exactly the location.

 

This picture was taken in Sutton’s drugstore in Chapel Hill next to the campus of University of North Carolina in March 1942.

The picture was taken by Hugh Morton, a serviceman on weekend leave. The photo was used for the cover of the April 1943 centennial issue of Carolina Magazine which was a university publication.

There was no related interior content because only an interesting picture was desired for the cover.

 

Sutton’s drugstore opened in 1923 and still has a thriving business today. The pharmacy was sold off to CVS in 2014.

Now it is mainly a restaurant and convenience store and it formed a partnership with a sports bar to run a food truck.

 

 

 

 

Winkings Market in Quincy Illinois opened in 1945 and Richard Winking and Elsie Feld took over in 1948.

Winkings Market sold a large variety of items including comics and magazines initially but now it is a convenience store and deli.

It is the oldest and one of the last locally owned corner grocery stores still in business in Quincy.

http://winkingsmarket.com/our-history.html

 

Richard Winking in June 1948. There is a mixed assortment of comics.

 

Winkings magazine section in 1953.

 

Richard’s son Frank took over the market in 2005 and it is still run by the family.

Frank Winking in 2011. Notice the 1948 picture behind him.

 

 

To survive all these years, small businesses had to find a niche or adapt to the times.

If you happen to be nearby to these businesses, stop by and support a small business.

more good stuff. Thanks Jeff