It's been 50 YEARS show us your books from 1962

[frozentundraguy]

Here are scans of a few more of my comics from May 1962:

 

 

The above cover concept was in my opinion the absolute worst one that DC ever sprung on newstands. The more I learn about Batman's then editor Jack Schiff, the more convinced I become that he was the absolute worst comic editor of his generation.

 

 

 

 

 

I had never seen that cover before. Hmm.... Bat-Baby "Story of the Year!".

 

This might be one of the most overly highly touted books also.

[frozentundraguy]

Here are scans of a few more of my comics from May 1962:

 

 

The above cover concept was in my opinion the absolute worst one that DC ever sprung on newstands. The more I learn about Batman's then editor Jack Schiff, the more convinced I become that he was the absolute worst comic editor of his generation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

All in all some very cool covers.

 

Wonder Woman as Wonder-Tot. Who was the editor in charge again?

[Hepcat]

I had never seen that cover before. Hmm.... Bat-Baby "Story of the Year!".

 

This might be one of the most overly highly touted books also.

 

It was touted only that one time. Since then it's been universally derided, and deservedly so.

 

Wonder Woman as Wonder-Tot. Who was the editor in charge again?

 

Robert Kanigher. On a bad day, he could give Jack Schiff a run for his money, or rather whatever it was that DC was overpaying those two clowns.

 

[Hepcat]

Scans of three more of my comics from June 1962:

 

 

 

 

 

[frozentundraguy]

Scans of three more of my comics from June 1962:

 

 

 

 

 

Brilliant colors on the Turok book. (thumbs u Dell may have been charging 3 cents more at the time, but in this case it was worth it. Does anyone know if the painted covers were more costly to produce?

[frozentundraguy]

62 also seems to have been a year with some rather odd looking monsters featured on DC books.

 

 

 

I have always thought the cover art for this book must have been done by a different artist than other books near this issue number.

A bit of research shows it was penciled by Dillin and inked by Sheldon Moldoff, the same team who did many of the issues around the same time.

 

 

 

 

 

[Low Grade Guy]

Wow you guys have some nice ones! Here's mine.

[rjpb]

Here are scans of a few more of my comics from May 1962:

 

 

This is one of the few SA books I still own - I love it's stupidity.

[rjpb]

Not really a comic book - but it does include the first appearance of Wonder-Warthog, which is in comic form.

 

[Speedy-D]

Not really a comic book - but it does include the first appearance of Wonder-Warthog, which is in comic form.

 

Wow, WW goes back to '62? I had no idea.

[rjpb]

Yep, the Pig of Steel has roots well within the Silver Age.

[Hepcat]

A bit of research shows it was penciled by Dillin and inked by Sheldon Moldoff, the same team who did many of the issues around the same time.

 

D. Dillin and Sheldon Moldoff are two other artists who I don't think get the accolades they deserve. They helped to define the DC house look when it came to covers in the early Silver Age.

 

Here are scans of some more of my comics from June 1962:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Korvac Saga]

Just picked up this ol' beater from '62:

 

[DR.X]

[Hepcat]

Just picked up this ol' beater from '62:

 

 

Cool! You can find some pretty good comics at the corner barber shop on occasion.

 

(thumbs u

[Korvac Saga]

Just picked up this ol' beater from '62:

 

 

Cool! You can find some pretty good comics at the corner barber shop on occasion.

 

(thumbs u

Yup, he threw the book in with the $7.00 Executive Deal! You shoulda seen what I coulda gotten with the $20 Sultan Special, but I was outta cash!!

[Hepcat]

Here are scans of some of my July 1962 comics:

 

 

 

 

[DR.X]

[Korvac Saga]

Always loved this cover. Now that I think about it, it has a Cthulhu fell to it.

[roulette44]

Just picked up this ol' beater from '62:

 

 

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