Wooley's

[telerites]

Hey guys. Some of you may have been tracking my closet cleaning thread in General but in case you're not. I wanted to share a cool find for the old-timers like me.

 

Here's my post from General for this item. As I get deeper into the bowels of this junk, I get to the earlier things in my collecting days.

 

I thought you guys might enjoy it. Condition-wise, it is beautiful.

 

And the last item in that box was very cool - old timers will remember Wooley's - Charles and his wife. I ordered and won many an auction from them - back before the Internet. I still remember the wife's distinctive and friendly voice when she answered the phone. This is a publication they released called Wooley's History of the Comic Book 1899-1936. The Origin of the Superhero. I also posted some interior pics.

 

 

 

 

[comicdonna]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing!

[sacentaur]

Yup, great little book - I keep mine handy as Iook at it often.

 

The cover illo is the famous panel from More Fun 14.

[bluechip]

Hey guys. Some of you may have been tracking my closet cleaning thread in General but in case you're not. I wanted to share a cool find for the old-timers like me.

 

Here's my post from General for this item. As I get deeper into the bowels of this junk, I get to the earlier things in my collecting days.

 

I thought you guys might enjoy it. Condition-wise, it is beautiful.

 

And the last item in that box was very cool - old timers will remember Wooley's - Charles and his wife. I ordered and won many an auction from them - back before the Internet. I still remember the wife's distinctive and friendly voice when she answered the phone. This is a publication they released called Wooley's History of the Comic Book 1899-1936. The Origin of the Superhero. I also posted some interior pics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hey, Scraps 1. I have one of those. Didn't realize it was highlighted in Wooley's book.

[telerites]

I posted a few pics of some comic strip pages from a 1946 newspaper in the General thread if want to check those out.

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4144339&fpart=9

 

[esquirecomics]

Here's mine!!

 

[sborock]

Yep, great book! You can tell Chuck (Wooley) loves comics!

 

Chuck & Sheri are great friends of mine. I love hearing Chuck's stories about his early days in our hobby.

 

Two of the nicest people I have ever met! (thumbs u

[sacentaur]

Here's a back cover scan - I LOVE this early material:

 

 

Note that the print run on this book was 1,150 - I have copy #57.

 

 

[aardvark88]

Pre-hero More Funs; some with Superman prototype:

 

 

 

Cool circa 1937? ad for 1st DC Annual:

 

[aardvark88]

Love that early Dr Occult action:

 

 

[telerites]

Still digging through the closets and ran across a mess of catalogs. E Gerber Auction and Sale Winter 1985. Not sure if you can read the prices - these were for sale prices - #36 is $709. Also found Russ Cochran's Art Auction Catalog from I believe 1983. Some Frazettas, Barks, Schultz, Hogarth, Wrightson, EC covers and complete stories...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[telerites]

And a newspaper article from 1982. Hopefully you can follow the story across the three images.

 

 

 

 

[DarkKnightReturns]

That article is great. Especially the part about Wolverine LS 1