alecholland Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Does anyone know anything about Whitman variants? Specifically, I saw some Pink Panther books today that are not listed in Overstreet as having a Whitman variant. I think they were issue 20 & 22. Overstreet has the Whitman issues starting at 71. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEY ISSUES Comics Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) In regards to the art on the Balck Hole books, you're right it's pretty horrible. I own two unpublished pages from what was supposed to be issue #6. It didn't get any better. I'm actually a fan of his work. It reminds me of a handful of SGT. ROCK (and CREATURE COMMANDOS???) issues I loved as a kid... Edited August 21, 2011 by voorhees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted August 21, 2011 Share Posted August 21, 2011 Does anyone know anything about Whitman variants? Specifically, I saw some Pink Panther books today that are not listed in Overstreet as having a Whitman variant. I think they were issue 20 & 22. Overstreet has the Whitman issues starting at 71. DS claims that all Gold Keys from that era have Whitman counter-parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 Picked up 2 more scarce Whitman issues on Friday at a local garage sale: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IncHulkFan Posted October 26, 2011 Share Posted October 26, 2011 Not bad Shark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted October 26, 2011 Author Share Posted October 26, 2011 Cool! There is a Whitman 75 cent price variant to WDCS 509: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I recently picked up these 16 scarce Whitmans from an online auction. I think I'm up to 31 scarce Whitmans and 3 rare Whitmans now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThreeSeas Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 This is really interesting. When I was a young lad and my Grandmother used to buy me comics, most of what I got were the Whitman packs. She bought them for me on a weekly basis until my grandfather passed away in the summer of 1981. For now here is my US 180 Just going through my Uncle Scrooge Whitman/Gold Keys from 165 to 206 (I do not have them all). These are what my grandmother had bought me, if anyone wants me to scan and post any of the following let me know: 165 (one each Gold Key & Whitman) 166 (1-GK, 1-W) 167 (1-GK) 168 (1-GK, 1-W) 169 (1-GK, 1-W) 170 (1-GK) 171 (1-GK) 172 (1-GK) 174 (1-W) 176 (1-W) 177 (1-W) 180 (1-W) 182 (1-W) 185 (1-W) 186 (2-W) 187 (1-W) 188 (1-W) 189 (1-W) 195 (1-W) 196 (1-W) 206 (1-W) Funny thing is, most of the comics my grandparents bought me in the 1973 to 1981 range were the Whitman packs. Most of what I see posted here look so familiar to me and bring back the memories. Sitting on the bed at Grandma's reading the comics while ma and dad played pinnocle (pea nuckle is how they pronounced it) with my grandparents, while listening to Ernie Harwel(sp) narrate the Tiger's ball game on a warm summer's Sunday afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldsbestcomics Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Does anyone know anything about Whitman variants? Specifically, I saw some Pink Panther books today that are not listed in Overstreet as having a Whitman variant. I think they were issue 20 & 22. Overstreet has the Whitman issues starting at 71. DS claims that all Gold Keys from that era have Whitman counter-parts That's true. I have a small stash of Whitman variants from when Gold Key was publishing. Porky Pig 65 Porky Pig 67 Porky Pig 76 Chip n' Dale 31 Chip n' Dale 36 Chip n' Dale 37 Chip n' Dale 38 Chip n' Dale 40 Chip n' Dale 55 Little LuLu 230 Little LuLu 231 Little LuLu 240 Little LuLu 249 Pink Panther 30 Pink Panther 42 Pink Panther 51 Pink Panther 52 Pink Panther 54 Pink Panther 60 The Inspector 8 Heckle & Jeckle 28 Heckle & Jeckle 36 Robin Hood 7 Underdog 7 Underdog 12 Underdog 14 Scamp 45 Daisy & Donald 7 Daisy & Donald 15 Daisy & Donald 16 Daisy & Donald 20 Daisy & Donald 33 Daffy Duck 90 Daffy Duck 98 Yosemite Sam & Bugs Bunny 43 Yosemite Sam & Bugs Bunny 58 Scooby Doo 26 Huey, Dewey & Louie 35 Huey, Dewey & Louie 40 Huey, Dewey & Louie 45 Mickey Mouse 168 Mickey Mouse 170 Mickey Mouse 175 Mickey Mouse 191 Mickey Mouse 191 Mighty Mouse 52 Mighty Mouse 54 Mighty Mouse 54 Beagle Boys 28 Beagle Boys 34 Beagle Boys 36 Beagle Boys 44 Beagle Boys 47 Bugs Bunny 172 Bugs Bunny 187 Looney Tunes 13 Looney Tunes 23 Woody Woodpecker 165 Woody Woodpecker 166 Woody Woodpecker 168 Woody Woodpecker 172 Woody Woodpecker 172 Woody Woodpecker 175 Porky Pig 85 Porky Pig 85 Porky Pig & Bugs Bunny 67 Porky Pig & Bugs Bunny 83 Walt Disney Showcase 35 Super Goof 31 Super Goof 36 Super Goof 37 Super Goof 50 Tom & Jerry 287 Tom & Jerry 297 Tweety & Sylvester 53 Tweety & Sylvester 57 Tweety & Sylvester 68 Tweety & Sylvester 87 Tweety & Sylvester 90 Woodsy Owl 10 Fat Albert 11 Road Runner 64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwanUK Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 Hi, great thread I found the 2 below in a small original owner children's collection I bought recently. As I live in the UK it suggests they were distrubuted here in multi-packs too (?) however I've never heard of them being on sale. Any one remember? There were 2 other Whitmans which you can see in the top left of the 3rd picture, didn't write down the numbers - can anyone identify? BTW, the other comics were a portion of the rest of the collection - lots of UK pence variants DCs & Marvel... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 2 more scarce Whitmans located and obtained (now up to 33): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Love those Chip N' Dale covers (thumbs u BTW: I noticed Doug made some changes to the top 39, and 67 list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 BTW: I noticed Doug made some changes to the top 39, and 67 list. Thanks for the information. I'll check it out. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicwiz Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Seem as though Chip N' Dale 68 (one of my favourite covers from that series) is now on the list of 39 rarest. Here are some OA covers of a few of the books from that list: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shark Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Found my 4th rare Whitman at the Dallas Comicon last month. Appears to be in about VF/NM condition. Got it for a buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergdoll Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Great thread - I need to pull my Whitmans, scan, and post. I have 2 copies of Woody Woodpecker 191 - still rare? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogami Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 This is one of the best threads ever and I am reading it again at a serendipitous moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergdoll Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hello again, I started scanning all my Whitman's and have a nice, but not extensive collection of them. About 100 or so books it seems - with about a dozen "packs" (3-packs and a couple 4-packs). There are some interesting observations that I'll post with the scans and let everyone know when that's ready. Meanwhile, I did write a short essay on Uncle Scrooge price-varients (I collect Canadian price variants, any cover variant, and such for Uncle Scrooge especially). If interested, here's a link to it: http://www.funosphere.com/styled-12/styled/styled-9/page12.html There's also a price variant thread on Archie comics - as those variants are still being produced! (or, were at least until a little while ago). Let me now any thoughts you have on the above essay and I'll try to do a "Adventures with the three-pack" essay soon. The three-packs were how I really started collecting comics when I was younger and many of the Whitman's I have are actually comics I bought off the rack in those three packs! Of course, I opened all of mine. More on all that in the article when I get time to compile the info and scan the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogami Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 The three-packs were how I really started collecting comics when I was younger and many of the Whitman's I have are actually comics I bought off the rack in those three packs! Of course, I opened all of mine. More on all that in the article when I get time to compile the info and scan the books. Me too. This thread made me go flip through my old Whitman comics from 1978-1984. My favorites then and now are the Duck books and Popeye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warlord Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 Hello again, I started scanning all my Whitman's and have a nice, but not extensive collection of them. About 100 or so books it seems - with about a dozen "packs" (3-packs and a couple 4-packs). There are some interesting observations that I'll post with the scans and let everyone know when that's ready. Meanwhile, I did write a short essay on Uncle Scrooge price-varients (I collect Canadian price variants, any cover variant, and such for Uncle Scrooge especially). If interested, here's a link to it: http://www.funosphere.com/styled-12/styled/styled-9/page12.html There's also a price variant thread on Archie comics - as those variants are still being produced! (or, were at least until a little while ago). Let me now any thoughts you have on the above essay and I'll try to do a "Adventures with the three-pack" essay soon. The three-packs were how I really started collecting comics when I was younger and many of the Whitman's I have are actually comics I bought off the rack in those three packs! Of course, I opened all of mine. More on all that in the article when I get time to compile the info and scan the books. Interesting article. I think you'll find commentary in this thread and/or elsewhere in this forum that makes a strong case that the white logo Whitmans such as your US195 example were the direct market copies of those books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
