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selegue

selegue

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A pickup from the Comiclink auction. I love the symmetrical composition of this cover.

 

 

CaptainAmerica35.jpg

 

I'd love to know the meaning of the Japanese word on the torture device.

 

Ask a linguist:

 

"> Marc, does the Japanese (?) -script on this cover mean anything?

 

No, it's as 'realistic' as the green guys on the cover. But I do like

being asked!

 

I've almost never seen realistic uses of Asian scripts in comics

except in recent years. (Disclosure: I was a consultant on IRON MAN:

HYPERVELOCITY which has more foreign languages in it than any other

American comic I can think of.) Maybe I've seen one or two Silver Age

comics in which the artist tried very hard to copy some random Asian

text on hand, but I can't remember what those were."

 

Jack

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Straw-Man

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A pickup from the Comiclink auction. I love the symmetrical composition of this cover.

 

 

CaptainAmerica35.jpg

 

I'd love to know the meaning of the Japanese word on the torture device.

 

Ask a linguist:

 

"> Marc, does the Japanese (?) -script on this cover mean anything?

 

No, it's as 'realistic' as the green guys on the cover. But I do like

being asked!

 

I've almost never seen realistic uses of Asian scripts in comics

except in recent years. (Disclosure: I was a consultant on IRON MAN:

HYPERVELOCITY which has more foreign languages in it than any other

American comic I can think of.) Maybe I've seen one or two Silver Age

comics in which the artist tried very hard to copy some random Asian

text on hand, but I can't remember what those were."

 

Jack

 

your friend wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the realism of the green men if he had the chance to see us guys at ponscon a couple hours after g.a.tor has mexican.

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selegue

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A pickup from the Comiclink auction. I love the symmetrical composition of this cover.

 

 

CaptainAmerica35.jpg

 

I'd love to know the meaning of the Japanese word on the torture device.

 

Ask a linguist:

 

"> Marc, does the Japanese (?) -script on this cover mean anything?

 

No, it's as 'realistic' as the green guys on the cover. But I do like

being asked!

 

I've almost never seen realistic uses of Asian scripts in comics

except in recent years. (Disclosure: I was a consultant on IRON MAN:

HYPERVELOCITY which has more foreign languages in it than any other

American comic I can think of.) Maybe I've seen one or two Silver Age

comics in which the artist tried very hard to copy some random Asian

text on hand, but I can't remember what those were."

 

Jack

 

your friend wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the realism of the green men if he had the chance to see us guys at ponscon a couple hours after g.a.tor has mexican.

 

That explains the three guys on their knees and the blue swirls up near the idol.

 

Jack

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Bat-Man

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Picked up these two books a few months back.

 

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Scans don't do either book justice. The MM29 is a beut and by far the greatest looking 4.5 I've ever held. Looks like a solid 6.0 and the reds pop.

 

Both MM27 and MM29 are hands down in my top 5 fav covers of the whole run.

 

(Thanks GreatEscape for helping me find a great MM29, and thanks Schelp for the 27!)

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podboy66

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Here is one of my favorite books I purchased in Chicago this year.I'd been looking for an unrestored copy for several years,and it was worth the wait.The interior is chock full of obscure Timely heroes.

 

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:applause::applause:

 

Got to get me one!

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MrBedrock

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Thanks Richard.Ever since I thumbed up your gorgeous copy I've been after my own.

That was almost ten years ago!

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Bunky Brian

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A pickup from the Comiclink auction. I love the symmetrical composition of this cover.

 

 

CaptainAmerica35.jpg

 

I'd love to know the meaning of the Japanese word on the torture device.

 

Ask a linguist:

 

"> Marc, does the Japanese (?) -script on this cover mean anything?

 

No, it's as 'realistic' as the green guys on the cover. But I do like

being asked!

 

I've almost never seen realistic uses of Asian scripts in comics

except in recent years. (Disclosure: I was a consultant on IRON MAN:

HYPERVELOCITY which has more foreign languages in it than any other

American comic I can think of.) Maybe I've seen one or two Silver Age

comics in which the artist tried very hard to copy some random Asian

text on hand, but I can't remember what those were."

 

Jack

 

your friend wouldn't be so quick to dismiss the realism of the green men if he had the chance to see us guys at ponscon a couple hours after mg.a.tor has Mexican.

:roflmao:
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cap1.jpg

 

I know I'm a bit late on this one...but wow! :o

 

I'm going to state the obvious, but Captain America Comics #1 is truly one of the greatest books in our hobby. I know the opinions amongst Timely fans tends to vary, but one could make a good argument for Cap #1 being the #1 Timely (or even Marvel) comic of all-time.

 

The fact that it features the first appearence of the Red Skull within the landmark first issue still amazes me to this day. It is unique like Batman #1 in that regard; only Cap #1 is also the first appearence of the title character too.

 

Your copy is solid, and I love the display of the front-cover...which might very well be the greatest comic cover of all-time in its own right.

 

I can't imagine what it must feel like to own such a legendary book.

 

...or perhaps now I can, just a little. hm

 

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G.A.tor

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Here is one of my favorite books I purchased in Chicago this year.I'd been looking for an unrestored copy for several years,and it was worth the wait.The interior is chock full of obscure Timely heroes.

 

daring8.jpg

(worship)
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I'm pretty thin on TImelys but have been busy scanning my GA books and ran across this one that I bought about a year ago. It had some color touch on the spine that I had Matt Nelson remove.

 

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Guardian Comics

Guardian Comics

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I know I won this baby in May but I didn't actually have it in hand til 15 days ago when I picked it up at WWChicago. I haven't posted it yet, and I know I will NEVER purchase a book more historical or important, so I'm going to get as much mileage out of this book as I possibly can...

 

Marvel1Chicago.jpg

 

Jim

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I know I won this baby in May but I didn't actually have it in hand til 15 days ago when I picked it up at WWChicago. I haven't posted it yet, and I know I will NEVER purchase a book more historical or important, so I'm going to get as much mileage out of this book as I possibly can...

 

Marvel1Chicago.jpg

 

Jim

 

Junque. Good Junque. Love it!

 

:cloud9:

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