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Hitler Cover - 1936!

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Cap 1 is typically regarded as the first Hitler cover. However, I bought this book a few weeks ago from a guy in Mexico. I was crossing my fingers that the book would actually be mailed. Causing me to experience a moment of shock, fear and cold sweats, the book arrived in an envelope with no mylar, backboard or other protective wrapping doh!). Unbelievably, there was no damage to the book.

 

Here it is - the earliest Hitler on a cover that I've ever seen or heard of. From 1936, published in Mexico, beating out Cap 1 by 4 years:

 

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Ultra-cool -is it all comics?

 

For those who care the translation of Dos Dictaduros? is Two Dictatorships, and the cover quite literally lines up the right against the left. While Mussolini, Hitler and Franco are pretty well known fascists, joining Stalin on the left is Leon Blum the Socialist Prime Minister of France at the time, and Manuel Azana, President of the Spanish Republic, when the government was run by the Popular Front, a disorderly left wing coaltion. I don't think you could call either Blum or Azana dictators, though Azana was pretty much a hapless dupe who was run roughshod by radical socialist and communists in the Popular Front.

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Wowsers JE. Can I call you JE?

 

Jennifer's Ensemble

 

Which Jennifer?

 

I can't answer that.

 

:eek:

 

Hitler is 2 steps down from the top right hand side.

 

Consider him to be Mussolini's armpit.

 

Love you all.

 

Well most of you.

 

:insane:

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Wowsers JE. Can I call you JE?

 

Jennifer's Ensemble

 

Which Jennifer?

 

I can't answer that.

 

:eek:

 

Hitler is 2 steps down from the top right hand side.

 

Consider him to be Mussolini's armpit.

 

Love you all.

 

Well most of you.

 

:insane:

 

You can call me whatever you want.

 

I've been called worse :slapfight:

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Ultra-cool -is it all comics?

 

For those who care the translation of Dos Dictaduros? is Two Dictatorships, and the cover quite literally lines up the right against the left. While Mussolini, Hitler and Franco are pretty well known fascists, joining Stalin on the left is Leon Blum the Socialist Prime Minister of France at the time, and Manuel Azana, President of the Spanish Republic, when the government was run by the Popular Front, a disorderly left wing coaltion. I don't think you could call either Blum or Azana dictators, though Azana was pretty much a hapless dupe who was run roughshod by radical socialist and communists in the Popular Front.

 

Good stuff. I'm actually going to have my Cuban wife translate portions of the interior for me.

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Cap 1 is typically regarded as the first Hitler cover. However, I bought this book a few weeks ago from a guy in Mexico. I was crossing my fingers that the book would actually be mailed. Causing me to experience a moment of shock, fear and cold sweats, the book arrived in an envelope with no mylar, backboard or other protective wrapping doh!). Unbelievably, there was no damage to the book.

 

Here it is - the earliest Hitler on a cover that I've ever seen or heard of. From 1936, published in Mexico, beating out Cap 1 by 4 years:

 

IMG_1218-1.jpg

 

 

Very cool and interesting - thanks for sharing! Obviously there was concern well before WW II!

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This book doesn't count; it's not in American. :baiting:

I think there is actually a Conan mexico comicbook that actually predated the Marvel one by 20 years! :o

Here is a fact in Mexico some of thier comics still sell a million copies a month, while here in the USA comics barely break 50,000.

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