1935-1940: The GOLDEN AGE of Golden Age

[Arty]

It's vol2 #11 November 1939

 

One of the best sites for covers is http://www.comics.org

Keen Detective cover gallery. LINK

[no1centaurfan-migration]

thanks for the link it helped

guy

[esquirecomics]

This thread was too good to simply let die so I am getting started again.

 

I love books from this time frame, especially in high grade. Simply amazing that a 70 year old book can look so good. I am going to post a few of the nicer ones I have, starting with:

 

[esquirecomics]

Another classic

 

[esquirecomics]

Unfortunately the CGC paperwork is angled so that it creates a reflection, but a great book nonetheless.

 

[jbcomicbox]

heck----i will move the Funny Pages over here too...jon

[jbcomicbox]

Unfortunately the CGC paperwork is angled so that it creates a reflection, but a great book nonetheless.

 

 

 

Indeed a great book....first Wolverton art.....since you have not cracked it open...this link should give you a taste..jon ...http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=38385&GSub=5186&GCat=0&UCat=0

[Larryw7]

Amazing books, guys!

[Forbush-Man]

By all means, keep posting those scans Jon & Esquire! (especially Catman Comics if you have them, please. )

 

[Silver Surfer]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

[Forbush-Man]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

 

The slabbed books belong to Esquire; Jon is a purist, he understands that comics should be liberated,.........and I agree with that 100% !!!

[Silver Surfer]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

 

The slabbed books belong to Esquire; Jon is a purist, he understands that comics should be liberated,.........and I agree with that 100% !!!

 

Hey didn't you tell me to not crack my book from its slabb?

[Forbush-Man]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

 

The slabbed books belong to Esquire; Jon is a purist, he understands that comics should be liberated,.........and I agree with that 100% !!!

 

Hey didn't you tell me to not crack my book from its slabb?

 

Yes!

 

Anyway, Esquire is starting a website to sell comics, slabbed works for that. Jon is a collector, and unslabbed works for him.

[tth2]

Fantastic books, Mark. Keep 'em coming. Great to have some new blood on these boards.

[esquirecomics]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

 

The slabbed books belong to Esquire; Jon is a purist, he understands that comics should be liberated,.........and I agree with that 100% !!!

 

Hey didn't you tell me to not crack my book from its slabb?

 

Yes!

 

Anyway, Esquire is starting a website to sell comics, slabbed works for that. Jon is a collector, and unslabbed works for him.

 

I intend to remain true to my collecting role, but you're right, b/c I will be selling, my life is made easier by dealing with the slabs. The buyers can direct their complaint over the grade to CGC rather than me!

 

Believe me though, I am tempted to crack open these babies so I can read them!! One reason why I am working on obtaining a complete set of DC Archives so I can read the books I own!

 

Mark

[CentaurMan]

I'm glad someone brought this thread back. I let it die when I changed my image hosting service, and all my links broke to my old pictures. That was discouraging, because the time limit for editing old messages had passed, thus all of my earlier posts had commentary but no images.

 

I had only gotten around to putting up about 1/3rd of my scans, so I've got plenty more to share. I'll start off by contributing some of the pictures that vanished in the earlier part of the thread, beginning with one of the favorites of my collection, from which my avatar was taken:

 

 

The slab is a blue label, although it's noted that there's a very minor amount of glue on the cover. VG/FN 5.0.

[Larryw7]

[jbcomicbox]

Jon I assuming you have since cracked those slabbs?

 

The slabbed books belong to Esquire; Jon is a purist, he understands that comics should be liberated,.........and I agree with that 100% !!!

 

To tell the truth, I have been known to have a beer or two.

 

"Purist"? Perhaps, however as The Game is played now, to maximize sale one should slabb. jon

[jbcomicbox]

By all means, keep posting those scans Jon & Esquire! (especially Catman Comics if you have them, please. )

 

 

The Catman first appeared in Crash Comics 4 with the first (and in my opinion best) cover appearance on .........Jon

[143ksk]

Years ago, I decided to collect Catman starting with the Crash appearances. I looked for literally several years and never found Crash 4 or 5 . I found lots of issues of Catman (including #1) and ended up with a small run. But never an early Crash. And you have the Church copy of #5...