Oldest??

[PovertyRow]

Your Uncle Tom's Cabin is number 15 but is actually a later printing. Classics had the depressing habit of retaining the indicia's, so although yours is dated 1944, it is actually quite a bit later. Another indicator is the 15 cent cover price. To determine what issue you have check the back cover ad. You'll see a list of Classic Illustrateds - look for the highest number book listed. Suppose the highest number is 71. Then this would be Classics Illustrated #15 with an "HRN" of 71. (HRN is the Highest Resale Number. (been a while but I THINK the R is Resale).

 

(Just saw a response another response to this that says "Highest Reorder Number" - that sounds righter to me.

 

Here is what the book originally looked like - found the image on the internet:

 

[thecomicsheet]

Jumbo #82 from 12/45 is my oldest

 

Povertyrow gave it to me for free. It was a part of the mini comic-quest prize, he sent me.

 

THANKS POV !

 

 

I LOVE the booty on that cover. Makes you just want to reach out and ...

[s-man]

Jumbo #82 from 12/45 is my oldest

 

Povertyrow gave it to me for free. It was a part of the mini comic-quest prize, he sent me.

 

THANKS POV !

 

 

I LOVE the booty on that cover. Makes you just want to reach out and ...

 

...put a thumb print on the front cover??

[Ze-man]

LOVE the booty on that cover. Makes you just want to reach out and ...

 

I agree.. nice Rump Roast.

But no touching!

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And thnx for the info on my Classic ill. #15

the last title listed on Back Cover is a #117.. so that puts mine around 1954.

Not a comic of worth.. but still interesting.

And in OS they show a photo of toms cabin #15 like you posted pov..

[Jeffreykli]

Here's my oldest: traded a bunch of Keown hulks and other hot books in the early 90s for it.

 

[rob_react]

This thread just goes to show- Fiction House books are where it's at.

[s-man]

Here's my oldest: traded a bunch of Keown hulks and other hot books in the early 90s for it.

 

 

does the label say 1941?

[Jeffreykli]

does the label say 1941?

 

Yup. January, 1941. Believe me, it was a lot of hot books. I ended up trading about 3/4 of a long box of stuff, for roughly $3000 in trade. Talk about a kid in a candy store; picked up this book, Four Color 386 (1st Uncle Scrooge comic book), and a bunch of other Silver Age stuff.

[s-man]

does the label say 1941?

 

Yup. January, 1941. Believe me, it was a lot of hot books. I ended up trading about 3/4 of a long box of stuff, for roughly $3000 in trade. Talk about a kid in a candy store; picked up this book, Four Color 386 (1st Uncle Scrooge comic book), and a bunch of other Silver Age stuff.

 

[thecomicsheet]

... picked up ... Four Color 386 (1st Uncle Scrooge comic book)

[stynxno]

A coverless TOS #40 which is roughly 20 years older than I am.

 

If anyone has a cover for it lying around, I'd love to take it off your hands