Fantastic Thor Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Rare Canadian print and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Nice looking 1.0 - case is too blurry - what keeps the grade down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Nice looking 1.0 - case is too blurry - what keeps the grade down. reinforced pages ... small Color touch Brittle pages Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Nice looking 1.0 - case is too blurry - what keeps the grade down. reinforced pages ... small Color touch Brittle pages Thor is that the copy you bought in Calgary? If so I was sure it was better than 1.0 when I had it in hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Thor Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Nice looking 1.0 - case is too blurry - what keeps the grade down. reinforced pages ... small Color touch Brittle pages Thor is that the copy you bought in Calgary? If so I was sure it was better than 1.0 when I had it in hand. Yea it was.. I was thinking a 1.5 but I guess the restoration brought it down either way I am happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 New Marvel Tales - White Mountain: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_707 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 New Marvel Tales - White Mountain: Nice book! I'll bet it's glossy as all get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Terrific cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Terrific cover! I agree, some great covers in this run 95, 104, 105, 107, 110, 111, 113, 114, 119, 130 etc. but 121 is a real stand out for me I think because of composition and colors - looks like it belongs in the early portion of the Mystery Tales run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
originalisbest Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Love White Mountains and love that book Johnny - congrats! You're an Atlas superstar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted August 31, 2013 Share Posted August 31, 2013 Ah... Finally ....... Awesome book. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 My latest precode acquisitions and I am proud to share them with you guys: and.... BAM! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 My latest precode acquisitions and I am proud to share them with you guys: and.... BAM! ..... that 21 is a toughie...... and the beginning of my favorite series of the run. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 This is a pre-code horror thread Speaking of rules, this comic absolutely does!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 This is a pre-code horror thread Speaking of rules, this comic absolutely does!!! Sci-fi is a genre that's close to horror, so we'll let him off. Great book!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 This is a pre-code horror thread Speaking of rules, this comic absolutely does!!! My apologies, I thought the Pre-code horror only thread was this: http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=759405#Post759405 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 My latest precode acquisitions and I am proud to share them with you guys: and.... BAM! ..... that 21 is a toughie...... and the beginning of my favorite series of the run. GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Thanks Jimbo! I am very fond of the 21 I found it had excellent color compared to the few other copies I had seen which is why I bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarg Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Who was "Realistic," the publisher listed on Reform School Girl? Note that this was printed three years after the book. Did they print anything else? I would have loved to've been in the meeting where somebody got up and said, "You know this book Reform School Girl? What a great comic book this would make." Ah... Finally ....... Rare Canadian print and back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Who was "Realistic," the publisher listed on Reform School Girl? Note that this was printed three years after the book. Did they print anything else? I would have loved to've been in the meeting where somebody got up and said, "You know this book Reform School Girl? What a great comic book this would make." Realistic Comic was an imprint of Avon Periodicals whose other unit Avon published the book also. However in a twist I didn't realize until now (until corrected), Avon didn't publish the novel under this second title, but the original title: House of Fury. Diversey released under the new title, not Avon. Can I get a correction on this? Did Avon also released it in ppb as Reform School Girl or only the comic unit? From Legendary Auctions for the publishing details. "In 1941, Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc. would first publish Felice Swados' tale of a young girl's struggles in reform school. This original novel was published under the title House of Fury, and the original title is the only title that the author felt appropriate. That is why Avon continued to use it for their first paperback reprinting of the novel in 1950. Unfortunately for the author, not every publisher was as respectful as Avon. The novel's true first reprinting was in 1948, the product of a Chicago firm named the Diversey Corporation. To the author's regret, Diversey ramped and vamped up the novel quite a bit, starting with a retitling to Reform School Girl. But the title change was only the start. The eye-catching sleazy cover illustration of Canadian model and ice skating star Marty Collins in trampy attire completed the package. Diversey's sensationalized new digest-sized release was the first use of this image and title. It is a combination that is today considered as one of the most memorable and classic entries within its genre. Reform School Girl is also regarded as an esoteric classic in the comic book field, as Realistic Comics would go on in 1951 to use the same photo and title for one of their publications." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 1, 2013 Share Posted September 1, 2013 Here's DTA scan of the Avon version of the book - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
