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[gadzukes]

I'm looking for complete interiors and back covers for the top 2, and CFs for the bottom 2.

[Robot Man]

On 6/19/2022 at 9:36 AM, gadzukes said:

I'm looking for complete interiors and back covers for the top 2, and CFs for the bottom 2.

I have had a front cover for MM 8 for about 45 years. Never head of a coverless one…

[gadzukes]

On 6/19/2022 at 2:01 PM, Robot Man said:

I have had a front cover for MM 8 for about 45 years. Never head of a coverless one…

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Edited June 19, 2022 by gadzukes

[gadzukes]

On 6/19/2022 at 2:01 PM, Robot Man said:

I have had a front cover for MM 8 for about 45 years. Never head of a coverless one…

I needed a CF for a Cap 1.  It took me 10 years to find it, but I got one (even with a ton of other people looking for one).

I needed a back cover for my Superman 1.  I searched for 10 years and I finally found one.  Talk about a tough thing to find!!!

My chances are really low for finding a MM8 coverless, but I'll keep looking.  If I don't find one, I've still got an awesome cover.

Edited June 19, 2022 by gadzukes

[gadzukes]

3 more that I need CFs for if anyone has them.

[Readcomix]

 All you hopeless romantics are invited to a BIG wedding soon as the other half of the happy couple shows up. (Technically, it may not be a marriage as I suspect I’ve reunited the actual component parts of the same book…the 2 finds are too exact and from the same region of the country; hard not to think they were once together….stay tuned…fun for us to consider!

[comic-traders]

Looking for a CF for a Superman 24 if anyone has it.  A cover less book would do too.  Thanks.

 

 

 

Edited June 26, 2022 by comic-traders
Updated pics

[O Doyle Rules]

I have Superman # 38 coverless with three stories intact. Any help to anyone? No response in a few days, it will be listed on eBay auction style. 

[Captainwonder]

 

needed Sensation 10 centerfolds

wonder woman 17 need the back cover

sensation comics 1… have the front/back cover need the rest…long shot I know… 

[Readcomix]

I promised you guys a big wedding, and here it is….Except, it may seem crazy, but I really believe it’s a reunification of actual parts of the same book. Of course there’s no way to prove it, but take a look, hear me out, and indulge me…

The book, missing 10 pages (two 4-page leafs and a single two-page sheet, common enough in WWII-era books) came from a collector in the southeast, to whom I was connected by boardie @Unstoppablejayd (thanks Jay for the intro!). The exact pages needed came from boardie @Half-Gringo (thanks Tony!) also in the southeast.

The staple holes and page color/quality match perfectly. Who can say for sure, but it certainly resembles a reunification. Either way, it’s a great marriage. 

[Half-Gringo]

On 6/28/2022 at 10:57 PM, Readcomix said:

I promised you guys a big wedding, and here it is….Except, it may seem crazy, but I really believe it’s a reunification of actual parts of the same book. Of course there’s no way to prove it, but take a look, hear me out, and indulge me…

The book, missing 10 pages (two 4-page leafs and a single two-page sheet, common enough in WWII-era books) came from a collector in the southeast, to whom I was connected by boardie @Unstoppablejayd (thanks Jay for the intro!). The exact pages needed came from boardie @Half-Gringo (thanks Tony!) also in the southeast.

The staple holes and page color/quality match perfectly. Who can say for sure, but it certainly resembles a reunification. Either way, it’s a great marriage. 

Now that is some great news! Pages from here came from a collection of a long time dealer/collector in FL who had a most awesome array of books and art. So very glad that the book is complete again. Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

[Robot Man]

On 6/28/2022 at 7:57 PM, Readcomix said:

I promised you guys a big wedding, and here it is….Except, it may seem crazy, but I really believe it’s a reunification of actual parts of the same book. Of course there’s no way to prove it, but take a look, hear me out, and indulge me…

The book, missing 10 pages (two 4-page leafs and a single two-page sheet, common enough in WWII-era books) came from a collector in the southeast, to whom I was connected by boardie @Unstoppablejayd (thanks Jay for the intro!). The exact pages needed came from boardie @Half-Gringo (thanks Tony!) also in the southeast.

The staple holes and page color/quality match perfectly. Who can say for sure, but it certainly resembles a reunification. Either way, it’s a great marriage. 

Awsome! Love to hear a success story. It is often quite the quest to be able to do this! 

[Readcomix]

On 6/29/2022 at 9:42 AM, Half-Gringo said:

Now that is some great news! Pages from here came from a collection of a long time dealer/collector in FL who had a most awesome array of books and art. So very glad that the book is complete again. Cheers!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you again Tony! I’ll have to ask the collector who had the outer body of the book where he got it. He’s in the southeast and has had it a while; I know that much offhand.

[Readcomix]

On 6/29/2022 at 11:14 AM, Robot Man said:

Awsome! Love to hear a success story. It is often quite the quest to be able to do this! 

Thank you Bob! It was uncanny timing; once the books were offered to me, I did some quick searches for parts books, and Tony’s pages from #33 came up. Between Tony’s pics, the seller’s pics of the book, and an online copy of the complete issue, I was able to determine I could complete it by making both purchases. 
Of course, I can’t say for certain, but they sure look to be from the same book. When you look at the first and last interior pics I posted, the holes on the book body and middle pages seem to match up, and the page quality is spot-on identical.
Like you, I’ve got several parts/parts books I’ve been trying to complete for the longest time (consider this virtual commiseration over Cap 17), and they can take some time! 
I did find a missing centerfold pin-up for Captain Marvel Adventures #13 so there’s always hope if that was out there! I thought they had all been ripped out and taped to walls 80 years ago!

[Qua-Brot]

Just got a few bits and pieces in willing to sell:

Super Comics 1 (May 1938) 3 center wraps
All Flash 2 Center wrap (though split along spine) 
Batman 1 splash page (trimmed all sides) origin Batman
Silver Streak Comics 2, complete Lance Hale story (4 folios, 8 page story)

[Sauce Dog]

Still looking for basically ANY parts of a Wonder Woman #1 (1942), be it the cover or inner wraps/pages, but want to put it out there I'm especially interested in BACK COVER. Open to spending anywhere from $1,000-$2,000 on it (with plenty of stuff to trade towards it if you like)



 

[agamoto]

On 6/18/2022 at 2:29 AM, zzutak said:

Using the Grand Comics Database for this purpose is a cute trick.  Unfortunately, it's not quite this simple.    There's a reason why advertisers like Johnson Smith & Co included a Department No. in each of their ads and/or coupons.    Here are back cover scans of Detective #4, 6, 7, 8 plus New Adventure #16 (click to enlarge).  Note the small differences in content and/or color -- but especially Department No.  No two back cover ads are, strictly speaking, identical. 

       

I've been down this long and winding road myself many many times.

The very first pair of DC comics with compatible back covers are New Comics #11 and More Fun Comics #16. Entirely interchangeable.

Yes, you have to match the exterior AND the interior, as well as the identifiers like the Dept. # in the Johnson & Smith and Remington Typewriter ads. 

After that first DC love connection, the next hookup where the back cover planets align is New Adventure Comics #16 and More Fun Comics #21. Detective Comics is being published at this time as well, but it has a different back cover than the other two.

After that, New Adventure Comics #20 and More Fun Comics #25 are interchangeable. DC#8 from the same month has nearly identical back covers, with the exception of a different Dept. # on the Johnson Smith Ad.

The June, 1938 issues of DC#16, NAC#27, and MFC#32 have completely identical back covers. Action Comics #1 came out this month, but it's got a different back cover.

November 1938, all DC issues from this month have interchangeable back covers. Action 6, Adventure 32, Detective 21, and More Fun 37.

December 1938 - Action 7, Adventure 33, Detective 22, More Fun 38... All identical back covers.

March 1939 - Action 10, Adventure 36, Detective 25, More Fun 41... All identical back covers 

April 1939 - Movie Comics and All-American Comics join the line-up. They have unique back covers, but Action 11, Adventure 37, Detective 26 and More Fun 42 have identical covers.

May 1939 - Movie and All-American have different back covers this month, however Action 12, Adventure 38, More Fun 43 and Detective Comics #27, yes that one, all share the same back cover. I think we all know which comics we'd be ripping the back cover off of to complete that TEC27.

June 1939 - Again, Movie and All-American are incompatible. Action 13, Detective 28 and More Fun 44 are identical, but Adventure 39 has a different interior. Superman and the New York World's Fair issues came out this month, but they have unique covers.

July 1939 - Once more, Movie and All-American are in a world of their own. Action 14, Tec29, MF45 and Adventure 40 all share the same back cover. Note the obvious winner there for back cover indian leg wrestle.

August 1939 - Act15, TEC30, MF46, Adv41 - All identical back covers. 

September 1939 - Mutt & Jeff joins the line-up, but it's back cover is a single page strip on the back, and a blank interior. ACT16, TEC31, MF47, ADV42 - All identical/interchangeable. All American and Movie are still doing their own thang but this is the last issue of Movie Comics.

October 1939 - She's a lightnin' loadin', sweet-shootin carbine! Daisy Rifle Ads make their back cover debut. All American starts running the same ads as the others, but different dept. # on the interior back cover on #7. ACT17, ADV43, TEC32, MF48 have interchangeable back covers. Superman #2's interior back cover has the same ad, but different Dept number from the rest.

November 1939 - ACT18, ADV44, TEC33, MF49 identical. All American 8 not.

December 1939 - ACT19, ADV45, TEC34, MF50 identical back covers. AA#9? Nope.

January 1940 - Double Action #2 came out, Flash Comics #1 and Superman #3 in addition to the regulars. Again, ACT20, ADV46, TEC35, MF51 have matching back covers. No ads on the back of Double Action 2. Totally different ads on Superman 3 and Flash #1 Is also different.

I think that's about enough for now.

This is why I never ever turn my nose up at very poor or even coverless golden aged books, you're only a borrowed back cover away from a 0.5 grade. If you have a good back cover match with the interior/front, and you pull it together nicely, I know from experience that a 2.0 universal is easily achievable.

Edited July 22, 2022 by agamoto

[Primetime]

I’m still casually in search search of:

📕back cover to Red Raven 1

📕CF to Marvel Mystery 7

📕CF and first three wraps to Marvel Mystery 5 

[agamoto]

On 6/28/2022 at 7:55 PM, Captainwonder said:

 

 

needed Sensation 10 centerfolds

wonder woman 17 need the back cover

sensation comics 1… have the front/back cover need the rest…long shot I know… 

 

Re: Wonder Woman 17... World's Finest #22, Boy Commandos #15 and Buzzy #7. They all have the same back cover as Wonder Woman #17

 

 

[Robot Man]

On 7/22/2022 at 12:56 PM, agamoto said:

I've been down this long and winding road myself many many times.

The very first pair of DC comics with compatible back covers are New Comics #11 and More Fun Comics #16. Entirely interchangeable.

Yes, you have to match the exterior AND the interior, as well as the identifiers like the Dept. # in the Johnson & Smith and Remington Typewriter ads. 

After that first DC love connection, the next hookup where the back cover planets align is New Adventure Comics #16 and More Fun Comics #21. Detective Comics is being published at this time as well, but it has a different back cover than the other two.

After that, New Adventure Comics #20 and More Fun Comics #25 are interchangeable. DC#8 from the same month has nearly identical back covers, with the exception of a different Dept. # on the Johnson Smith Ad.

The June, 1938 issues of DC#16, NAC#27, and MFC#32 have completely identical back covers. Action Comics #1 came out this month, but it's got a different back cover.

November 1938, all DC issues from this month have interchangeable back covers. Action 6, Adventure 32, Detective 21, and More Fun 37.

December 1938 - Action 7, Adventure 33, Detective 22, More Fun 38... All identical back covers.

March 1939 - Action 10, Adventure 36, Detective 25, More Fun 41... All identical back covers 

April 1939 - Movie Comics and All-American Comics join the line-up. They have unique back covers, but Action 11, Adventure 37, Detective 26 and More Fun 42 have identical covers.

May 1939 - Movie and All-American have different back covers this month, however Action 12, Adventure 38, More Fun 43 and Detective Comics #27, yes that one, all share the same back cover. I think we all know which comics we'd be ripping the back cover off of to complete that TEC27.

June 1939 - Again, Movie and All-American are incompatible. Action 13, Detective 28 and More Fun 44 are identical, but Adventure 39 has a different interior. Superman and the New York World's Fair issues came out this month, but they have unique covers.

July 1939 - Once more, Movie and All-American are in a world of their own. Action 14, Tec29, MF45 and Adventure 40 all share the same back cover. Note the obvious winner there for back cover indian leg wrestle.

August 1939 - Act15, TEC30, MF46, Adv41 - All identical back covers. 

September 1939 - Mutt & Jeff joins the line-up, but it's back cover is a single page strip on the back, and a blank interior. ACT16, TEC31, MF47, ADV42 - All identical/interchangeable. All American and Movie are still doing their own thang but this is the last issue of Movie Comics.

October 1939 - She's a lightnin' loadin', sweet-shootin carbine! Daisy Rifle Ads make their back cover debut. All American starts running the same ads as the others, but different dept. # on the interior back cover on #7. ACT17, ADV43, TEC32, MF48 have interchangeable back covers. Superman #2's interior back cover has the same ad, but different Dept number from the rest.

November 1939 - ACT18, ADV44, TEC33, MF49 identical. All American 8 not.

December 1939 - ACT19, ADV45, TEC34, MF50 identical back covers. AA#9? Nope.

January 1940 - Double Action #2 came out, Flash Comics #1 and Superman #3 in addition to the regulars. Again, ACT20, ADV46, TEC35, MF51 have matching back covers. No ads on the back of Double Action 2. Totally different ads on Superman 3 and Flash #1 Is also different.

I think that's about enough for now.

This is why I never ever turn my nose up at very poor or even coverless golden aged books, you're only a borrowed back cover away from a 0.5 grade. If you have a good back cover match with the interior/front, and you pull it together nicely, I know from experience that a 2.0 universal is easily achievable.

Wow! That's some great detective work! Thanks!