Show Us Your silver age "hard to find in high grade" books!

[JohnT]

Incredible. I've never seen most of those covers. (thumbs u

 

Thanks! The 116 in particular is one I don't see much, and once again, nothing beats Kane inking himself.

[JohnT]

Sweet copies Hepcat!

[RICK STARR]

 

You guys are just slaying it right now. Tremendous quality books.

[Silver]

I'm in awe of your collection Hepcat!

[Silver]

I searched many years for a nice copy of this book, and I have only seen one nicer..:

 

[JohnT]

Always love an excuse to show some Wonder Woman.......

Do you have a 108 to share Bob?

 

108

 

I sure do. One of my favorite covers also !

 

 

Second highest graded.

 

There was a nice one of these on Ebay a month or so ago and I'm kicking myself for not going after more seriously. You just don't find this one.

[Silver]

There are a number of Superman's below 139 that can be really tought to find in nice shape, this is one, and I really like this back cover as well:

 

 

[Silver]

Always love an excuse to show some Wonder Woman.......

Do you have a 108 to share Bob?

 

108

 

I sure do. One of my favorite covers also !

 

 

Second highest graded.

 

There was a nice one of these on Ebay a month or so ago and I'm kicking myself for not going after more seriously. You just don't find this one.

 

Stevenrams on these boards has a 9.2

[Bomber-Bob]

Speaking of highest graded and the census, if Hepcat ever decides to start slabbing, I am sure many of his books will be highest graded.

[peewee22]

I PM'd Hepcat today and told him he has a sick collection.

[jimjum12]

I searched many years for a nice copy of this book, and I have only seen one nicer..:

 

 

...... I would like to officially place myself in the queue of interested parties should you ever upgrade......love this book.........GOD BLESS.,...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[scooter99]

I would just like to thank everyone who has shared their gorgeous books. It is awesome to see the fruit of a lifelong passion of collecting tough, hard to find immaculate books. Kudos to all.

[adamstrange]

You guys are just slaying it right now. Tremendous quality books.

 

Lots of beautiful books being shared!

[MusterMark]

You guys are just slaying it right now. Tremendous quality books.

 

Lots of beautiful books being shared!

 

I love everything about this thread.

Thank you to all.

[JohnT]

Dug out a few more hard to find DC westerns:

 

 

 

[Hepcat]

You guys are just slaying it right now. Tremendous quality books.

 

I've been hanging by a thread for pages now. I don't know how much longer I can hang on. And that was while you fellows were just posting front covers!

 

There are a number of Superman's below 139 that can be really tought to find in nice shape, this is one, and I really like this back cover as well:

 

 

 

Too awesome. I'd buy that one for the back cover alone!

 

[Hepcat]

 

 

I just love Andru and Esposito's early renderings of Wonder Woman! I could look at those covers for hours. Sadly they were forced to deemphasize her femininity/sexiness by the powers that be at DC with issue #105,

 

 

Always love an excuse to show some Wonder Woman.......

 

 

I don't need much of an excuse either! I posted my earliest Wonder Woman comics in this thread previously:

 

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Board=16&Number=5223224&Searchpage=1&Main=185508&Words=Wonder+Woman&topic=0&Search=true#Post5223224

 

Here then are scans of my next batch:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[JohnT]

I didn't know that about DC toning down Wonder Woman's" wonderfulness," but it makes sense now that I think about it. She definitely took on a more angular look after a certain point. That's a shame.

 

I love the 127 and 129. And as usual, fantastic copies!

[Hepcat]

I didn't know that about DC toning down Wonder Woman's" wonderfulness," but it makes sense now that I think about it. She definitely took on a more angular look after a certain point.

 

After issue #104 her previously flowing locks were bound up under her tiara, her hair became curlier and didn't flow with as much abandon, her jaw became squarer and she just took on the boxier look of a female Batman. Look at her chin here compared to that of her mother:

 

 

And check out how hot the other Amazons looked on #155 compared with Wonder Woman:

 

 

Given how well Andru and Esposito drew the other Amazons, I wonder whether their portrayal of Wonder Woman after issue #104 was their revenge on the killjoys in the editorial department at DC. "You want us to make her less sexy, well then here you go!" But meanwhile she continued to be described as being as beautiful as Venus. Well she certainly didn't look that way through most of the Silver Age.

 

By the Bronze Age, Wonder Woman was of course looking much hotter:

 

 

[Bomber-Bob]

Very late Silver with a Mod Wonder Woman appearing in the Lois Lane title.

One of my favorite covers. Look at Supes just sitting there enjoying the girls fight over him !