1939 NEWSSTAND PIC TIME MACHINE JOURNEY INTO THE PAST 18 18

[Primetime]

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!

 

yah, very cool, and I think a Tec 24 sitting there too...

[ajaxfarrell]

 

[Duffman_Comics]

Great work !!

[juggernaut]

You guys are good. WOW!! I can't believe you guys got them all.

[BangZoom]

I recognize Funny Picture Stories (v3#2 Mar-39) at the top.

 

 

[G.A.tor]

I recognize Funny Picture Stories (v3#2 Mar-39) at the top.

 

 

yep, and a Star Comics right behind that! woo hoo

[mackenzie999]

 

I know I'm a bit late for the pile-on, but as a 20-year graphic arts professional who has taught Photoshop to other professionals, I have to say that the line of comics hanging above Bailey's head are certainly very suspect. The degree of clarity and dynamic range do not match the rest of the image.

 

Why would anyone do this? Fantasy gratification. You see it a lot with fake celebrity porn.

 

I've actually had dreams of exactly this situation, going back in time with a bunch of mercury dimes and hitting the newstands. Seeing these photos certainly scratches that itch in a pleasurable way.

 

Here's a simple Photoshop tip for anyone trying to decipher muddy or dark images, for example trying to ID comics that are mostly in shadow:

 

Image/Adjust/Levels/drag the midrange slider to the left until the image becomes readable.

 

This will likely destroy the appearance of the image in many ways, but will also potentially reveal some surprising detail. The data has to be there in the first place, a block of absolute 100% black will never gain new detail, but very often things *look* to be 100% black but are not and contain useful detail that needs to be enhanced to become visible.

 

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[DarrenSmith]

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.

 

 

Doc Savage pulp magazine - Feb 1939

 

 

[Aman619]

 

I know I'm a bit late for the pile-on, but as a 20-year graphic arts professional who has taught Photoshop to other professionals, I have to say that the line of comics hanging above Bailey's head are certainly very suspect. The degree of clarity and dynamic range do not match the rest of the image.

 

Why would anyone do this? Fantasy gratification. You see it a lot with fake celebrity porn.

 

I've actually had dreams of exactly this situation, going back in time with a bunch of mercury dimes and hitting the newstands. Seeing these photos certainly scratches that itch in a pleasurable way.

 

Here's a simple Photoshop tip for anyone trying to decipher muddy or dark images, for example trying to ID comics that are mostly in shadow:

 

Image/Adjust/Levels/drag the midrange slider to the left until the image becomes readable.

 

This will likely destroy the appearance of the image in many ways, but will also potentially reveal some surprising detail. The data has to be there in the first place, a block of absolute 100% black will never gain new detail, but very often things *look* to be 100% black but are not and contain useful detail that needs to be enhanced to become visible.

 

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always good to hear from a professional... I tried levels but dont see anything out of the ordinary. Did you see something here or just suggesting the possibility?

 

 

[markseifert]

fwiw, regarding the authenticity of the Dad Bailey's pics:

 

The original source of the Dad Bailey's pics is a flickr set posted by his nephew (I believe), Bodie Bailey.

 

 

He has other old family photos on his flickr stream, and would seem to have little to no motivation to photoshop some comics into pics of his uncle's newsstand.

 

Incidentally, don't know if this has been posted in this thread yet, but there is a MASSIVE version of the pic on flickr. You can see the comics great, and see the ones on the back wall better:

 

 

 

[G.A.tor]

fwiw, regarding the authenticity of the Dad Bailey's pics:

 

The original source of the Dad Bailey's pics is a flickr set posted by his nephew (I believe), Bodie Bailey.

 

 

He has other old family photos on his flickr stream, and would seem to have little to no motivation to photoshop some comics into pics of his uncle's newsstand.

 

Incidentally, don't know if this has been posted in this thread yet, but there is a MASSIVE version of the pic on flickr. You can see the comics great, and see the ones on the back wall better:

 

 

cool

[DarrenSmith]

Here is a newstand photo I found that has Mickey Mouse Magazine #1 in it.

 

[Moondog]

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 )

 

I can't find a comic book in the photo! Where are you guys looking? If they're hanging above their heads, the print is so dark that it's illegible (at least on my computer). Can someone enhance it?

[Moondog]

(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'>

 

 

(thumbs u Thanks!

[mackenzie999]

 

always good to hear from a professional... I tried levels but dont see anything out of the ordinary. Did you see something here or just suggesting the possibility?

 

 

I haven't examined the image outside of viewing it in this forum, it just looks a little off to me. I could easily be wrong about that, because the lighting on the string of books seems right, and if someone could get that right they'd probably also get the dynamic range right as well. Maybe at some point this image was just tweaked in that area to bring out the books. Or I could be completely wrong, certainly wouldn't be the first time.

[mackenzie999]

Just examined the larger version of the image in Photoshop. There is some slight haloing around the books that is typical of a manipulated image, but I have to agree with Markav that scant motivation exists for this. The change in dynamic range (and by that I mean how white the whites are, and how black the blacks are) might just be due to very glossy covers.

 

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[Aman619]

they dont look wrong to me. They are right in the sweet spot in this snapshot: right in the center of the focal range (accounting for their sharpness) and lighting (not out on the street nor way in the dark back of the store). Could this be faked? sure. The only hard part is skewing the new cover scans onto curved surfaces, the rest is easy. But, why? Especially considering the source is from the family archives and is NOT about comics, just dads neat little store.

[MCMiles]

fwiw, regarding the authenticity of the Dad Bailey's pics:

 

The original source of the Dad Bailey's pics is a flickr set posted by his nephew (I believe), Bodie Bailey.

 

 

He has other old family photos on his flickr stream, and would seem to have little to no motivation to photoshop some comics into pics of his uncle's newsstand.

 

Incidentally, don't know if this has been posted in this thread yet, but there is a MASSIVE version of the pic on flickr. You can see the comics great, and see the ones on the back wall better:

 

 

 

So, the back wall has Batman #4 and Green Hornet #3 along with additional copies of Action #35 and Champ #3.

cool

[DarrenSmith]

Here is a newstand photo I found that has Mickey Mouse Magazine #1 in it.

 

 

Anyone know why this image isn't showing up? Is there a bug in the board software that won't take a URL this long?

 

[Scrooge]

Here is a newstand photo I found that has Mickey Mouse Magazine #1 in it.

 

 

Anyone know why this image isn't showing up? Is there a bug in the board software that won't take a URL this long?

 

Don't know either but here it is -