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Pre- Hero Marvels!!!!
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Nice copy John!

 

The last few pre-hero issues of JIM had some really cool covers. My favorite of these last issues is the #82 - I am just a sucker for all that super-high-tech machinery. Maybe Jack had some leftover backgrounds for the Prof's lab during his run on the Challengers!

 

JIM_80.jpg

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I just post this in the JIM Appreciation thread, but it belongs here too and ties in well with those JIM's. JIM # 76 price variant issue.

 

jim76variant.jpg

 

What's the story on the price?

 

Love the blurb: "The genie with the light brown hair."

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Nice copy John!

 

The last few pre-hero issues of JIM had some really cool covers. My favorite of these last issues is the #82 - I am just a sucker for all that super-high-tech machinery. Maybe Jack had some leftover backgrounds for the Prof's lab during his run on the Challengers!

 

JIM_80.jpg

JIM_81.jpg

JIM_82.jpg

 

You're right about the 82 being nice.

 

The 80 is an odd one...

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I just post this in the JIM Appreciation thread, but it belongs here too and ties in well with those JIM's. JIM # 76 price variant issue.

 

jim76variant.jpg

 

What's the story on the price?

 

Love the blurb: "The genie with the light brown hair."

 

Marvel decided to up the price on three titles that month: Gunsmoke Western # 68, Journey into Mystery # 76 & Love Romances # 97. The books were orginally printed with .10 cover price, covered over and .12 cents stamped over. There are also .12 regular copies.

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Nice copy John!

 

The last few pre-hero issues of JIM had some really cool covers. My favorite of these last issues is the #82 - I am just a sucker for all that super-high-tech machinery. Maybe Jack had some leftover backgrounds for the Prof's lab during his run on the Challengers!

 

JIM_80.jpg

 

 

You're right about the 82 being nice.

 

The 80 is an odd one...

 

You mean the cover? I kind of like it. The Ditko story is really good. One of his best!

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Nice copy John!

 

The last few pre-hero issues of JIM had some really cool covers. My favorite of these last issues is the #82 - I am just a sucker for all that super-high-tech machinery. Maybe Jack had some leftover backgrounds for the Prof's lab during his run on the Challengers!

 

JIM_80.jpg

 

 

You're right about the 82 being nice.

 

The 80 is an odd one...

 

You mean the cover? I kind of like it. The Ditko story is really good. One of his best!

 

It doesn't give much of a clue as to what's going on. Small guy walks out of a room. Kind of understated for a pre-hero Marvel!

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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

lol
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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

lol

lol lol

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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

lol

lol lol

 

:o

 

icon_lmao.gif

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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

lol

lol lol

 

:o

 

 

icon_lmao.gif

 

XLNT observations cheetahman! :headbang: Also, why does the big guy have his shirt on backward?? :insane:

 

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I don't collect pre-hero Marvels, but I picked this one up from a boardie recently.

 

JIM81.jpg

 

Just read through this and every other page has hand inked remarks in the margin alerting the reader to a new comic on the horizon:

 

"Watch for,,,the Hulk!!"

"The Hulk is coming!'

etc...

 

Pretty cool!

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It's the open possibilities that are so fascinating.

 

Will he be eaten by the cat?

 

Will the big guy squash him like a bug?

 

Will the big guy reach his expiration date, so boldly marked on his starched white shirt, and die before he squashes the little guy?

 

Why are the walls so thin and what is holding that lamp in the wall up?

 

Why does the cat only have three toes?

 

Endless possibilities.

lol

lol lol

 

:o

 

 

icon_lmao.gif

 

XLNT observations cheetahman! :headbang: Also, why does the big guy have his shirt on backward?? :insane:

 

And why does the cat have five legs?

 

I was wrong, that's a great cover!

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