REALLY early Four Colors, more books added!

[catrick339]

So, first off, Da Rulez

 

 

rules the roost, but PM inquires are welcome.

 

Check or Money Order (or well concealed cash at YOUR risk) ONLY for this sales thread, sorry,NO PAYPAL

 

Buyer to add $5 for Priority Mail, or a couple bucks for Media Mail. Shipping to Canada and USA ONLY, unless prior arrangements are made, and that'll be more expensive.

 

I think that covers it, let's take a look at the first book, shall we?

 

 

Four Color 12 FIRST SERIES, Little Orphan Annie. Lays flat with perhaps just a whiff of spine roll, 3/8 inch split lower spine, some general rubbing. Tight spine, tight cf, nice supple offwhite pages.

 

$125 takes it away.

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Wups, forgot to mention the small, neat pencil signature FC, take a look at the scan.

 

Back shortly with more early numbers.

[Scrooge]

[thehumantorch]

[catrick339]

Four Color 22, FIRST SERIES Don Winslow of the Navy

 

Book has some spine roll, and critter chews along a couple inches of the spine, and someone has put two pieces of tape on the outside, first over the lower staple, second over the worst of the chews, along the gauge and pipe at left FC. Another neat pencil signature upper RH FC, and that's about it, just general wear. Attractive lower grade copy with tight spine and CF, cream to offwhite, supple pages.

 

$50 takes it.

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Hiya Scrooge, Torchie!

[thehumantorch]

Good luck with the sale. Don't see these books very often.

[catrick339]

Four Color 24, FIRST SERIES Captain Easy

 

Book is flat and square with light dust shadows and that neat pencil signature again, and has a 1" split upper spine. Back cover has a light stain along upper spine and soiling along entire length, see scan. cover and CF are tight, nice offwhite interior.

 

$75 takes it.

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Okay, on to the second series, but still REALLY EARLY

 

Four Color 10, Flash Gordon

 

Flat, clean, square, tight spine but the CF, although still attached, is hanging by a thread at both staples. Otherwise minor wear and there's that pencil sig again, only this time a bit sloppier.

 

Contains Alex Raymond newspaper reprints from the Ice Kingdom storyline.

 

 

$150 takes it SOLD!

 

 

 

[Scrooge]

So, who's Helen Gray? Is this the Don Winslow that was on eBay about 1+ month ago?

[catrick339]

No idea, Scrooge.

 

I bought this lot from my buddy at the LCS, he claims the folks that brought these in have another 300 or so from the same era that he's hoping they'll bring around in a week or two.

 

I'm guessing OO, and several more have the same sig.

 

 

[catrick339]

Four Color 32, Smitty

 

 

Pretty book, with good gloss, with tight spine and CF, but miscut, and has two small tears lower BC, may not be visible in scan, and the same sig upper RH FC, but on the black, may not be visible in scan.

 

$35 takes it.

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Four Color 44, Terry andthe Pirates

 

Flat, clean, square, minor rubs front cover on logo, couple light dust shadows BC, that's about it. Pretty copy with tight spine and CF, cream-offwhite pages.

 

$75 takes it

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Four Color 56, TRACY

 

Flat, clean, square, light dust shadow lower FC, slightly crunched up edge upper BC, good gloss, tight spine and CF, supple offwhite pages, it's an attractive copy.

 

$90 takes it SOLD!

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Four Color 73, The Gumps (#1)

 

Nice enough copy, flat with a chip out upper spine, and just a whiff of spine roll, and TWO pencil signatures, one top edge, one bottom edge!

 

Tight spine and cf, nice cream/offwhite pages.

 

$25 takes it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

Thus endeth the Four Colors.

 

Next up, a couple WWII vintage books

 

First up:

 

United States Marines 3, featuring one of Our Boys flamethrowing the evil Tojo octopus! Book is okay from the front side, but the silverfish have been at the perimiter of the BC, see scans. Ahh well, the flamethrower cover is still a nice displaying item.

 

$40 takes it. SOLD!

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

One further note, the scan doesn't show it very well, but the bug chew continues pretty much the entire LH BC edge, maybe 1/4" wide.

[Forbush-Man]

 

$40 takes it.

 

 

 

 

[catrick339]

War Heroes 1, 1942 Dell, General MacArthur story

 

Book is flat and clean enough, but there are 4 small pieces of tape along the inner spine, one each at the staples, one each at upper and lower spine. Other than that, a pretty decent copy.

 

$30 takes it.

 

 

 

 

[capt_comics]

 

$40 takes it.

 

 

 

 

Didn't think that would last long