Pennsylvania copy?

[october]

I picked this up today because it was farily inexpensive and I figured it was worth a shot. It's a 9.2/9.4 with white pages and I am wondering if the "P" might mean that it's from the Pennsylvania pedigree. I checked it against other examples and the placement and writing seems pretty consistent. Does anyone have a master list from this collection? Can anyone tell me for sure if it's from that ped or if it's just a regular old NM white paged GA piece of junk?

 

Appreciate any help...

 

[esquirecomics]

Doesn't seem to look like the two I have up on my site.

 

 

[october]

It actually looks a lot like the bottom one, it might just be too light to see from the scan. The P is almost an 8, with the two circles forming an X in the middle, like on your Wow issue.

 

I will see if I can get a better image.

[esquirecomics]

See if you can darken your scan.

[october]

I don't know how to darken a scan, but I outlined the full P impression in paint. This is what it looks like in-hand, just lighter.

 

[esquirecomics]

Well, it is closer in comparison, but still a little different.

 

By no means are my two examples conclusive though. No doubt others with far more knowledge can/will weigh in.

[october]

I checked out the Penn copies on Metro's site. This one looks kind of like the Shadow 2.12 they have, but the Ps are all pretty varied in shape and size on the other issues in their inventory. It's pretty obvious that several different people marked the books at the distributor. I guess I won't know for sure unless I see a master list or something. Thanks for weighing in.

[esquirecomics]

For sure the fact that the symbols may be different is certainly not evidence against the notion your copy might not be a Penn book for the reason you state: different people may very well have marked the books.

[nearmint]

I've never heard of a master list, but you could ask Al Stoltz or Steve Geppi.

 

Your book has a couple of hits against it. First, the vast majority of the collection was from 1941-1944, but there were some later issues. Second, the vast majority of the books were superhero titles.

[Paratrooper]

Here's a few more examples:

 

This one looks like an "R"

Tiny "P"

From all examples here, the markings vary greatly

[Forbush-Man]

 

Man, that's a sweet looking book.

[KirbyJack]

That Hit #24 is amazing! Love the cover.