Harry Lime Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Also it's completely unnecessary, we can see he is falling. Unlike the top left panel of the workmen where unless it's stated we wouldn't know there was "hoofbeats comin' over the ridge". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 3 minutes ago, Harry Lime said: Also it's completely unnecessary, we can see he is falling. Unlike the top left panel of the workmen where unless it's stated we wouldn't know there was "hoofbeats comin' over the ridge". The Golden Age guys took a while to learn the basics of visual story telling. It was common to see a caption "The Batman runs across the road" on a picture of ... er... Batman running across the road. By the time Stan Lee was writing silver age Marvels, there was no excuse! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Love is where you find it! Well, duh! Of course it is! Hahaha Find what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 1 minute ago, AJD said: The Golden Age guys took a while to learn the basics of visual story telling. It was common to see a caption "The Batman runs across the road" on a picture of ... er... Batman running across the road. By the time Stan Lee was writing silver age Marvels, there was no excuse! My favourite was the "no....air.....can't. ...breathe......must....conserve....energy.....must.....keep.....talking......" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Lime Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 2 minutes ago, AJD said: The Golden Age guys took a while to learn the basics of visual story telling. It was common to see a caption "The Batman runs across the road" on a picture of ... er... Batman running across the road. By the time Stan Lee was writing silver age Marvels, there was no excuse! I suppose old habits were hard to break and Stan was too busy coming up with innovative characterisation (for the time) to be avant-garde in other areas. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 I pulled this out of a "$4 each" box in an antique store on the weekend. Not high grade, but I like it. Hal Foster throughout. Brandon Shepherd, porcupine48, tv horror and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 10, 2018 Share Posted April 10, 2018 and so jealous (Hal Foster gets so little "air time" these days). This one's a keeper I trust . . . 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2018 Author Share Posted April 10, 2018 23 minutes ago, Duffman_Comics said: This one's a keeper I trust . . . You bet it is. I really like Hal Foster's work. Mrs AJD (who is probably an even bigger fan than I am) bought me this as a birthday present recently: tv horror, 1950's war comics and Harry Lime 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 OK, I still haven't got around to all of the books I've purchased recently. I've been saving a few for the right time. Which is now, apparently. As followers of this august journal would know by now, I'm a big fan of the Australian Planet Comics series. But that series started with covers from the US editions that began with numbers in the 60s. I have plenty of US copies that predate that, but the early Planets are generally more expensive than I'm interested in paying. Enter the 1951 UK series, which feature early Planet Comics covers, and are nice thick square bound books with lots of stories in them. I bought these in a private sale, and deciding on what was a reasonable price was next to impossible, because there is no public sales data I could find. But seller and buyer were happy, and I'm very pleased to have them. Here's #1, with a cover from the US #19. porcupine48, 1950's war comics, Artboy99 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Colour interiors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Duffman_Comics said: Colour interiors? B&W, with red highlights on the splash pages of each story. Nice paper stock too. Thanks for reminding me that I forgot the UTC shot. I didn't want to scan this because of the square binding, so this will have to do: Artboy99, 1950's war comics, Brandon Shepherd and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 Like ECs, the black and white reprints show up the art much better than the often "muddy" coloured originals. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 On 10/04/2018 at 10:10 AM, AJD said: I pulled this out of a "$4 each" box in an antique store on the weekend. Not high grade, but I like it. Hal Foster throughout. Is the blue missing in the p hole a printing error? I like printing errors. And look, I got to say 'p hole' in a legitimate context Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted April 15, 2018 Share Posted April 15, 2018 5 hours ago, AJD said: OK, I still haven't got around to all of the books I've purchased recently. I've been saving a few for the right time. Which is now, apparently. As followers of this august journal would know by now, I'm a big fan of the Australian Planet Comics series. But that series started with covers from the US editions that began with numbers in the 60s. I have plenty of US copies that predate that, but the early Planets are generally more expensive than I'm interested in paying. Enter the 1951 UK series, which feature early Planet Comics covers, and are nice thick square bound books with lots of stories in them. I bought these in a private sale, and deciding on what was a reasonable price was next to impossible, because there is no public sales data I could find. But seller and buyer were happy, and I'm very pleased to have them. Here's #1, with a cover from the US #19. Is it me, or has our captured lass here got multiple nipples? She looks like a cow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 15, 2018 Author Share Posted April 15, 2018 4 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said: Is it me, or has our captured lass here got multiple nipples? She looks like a cow That sound you can hear is me trying to unsee that mental image. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 I'm almost scared to post another Planet cover, but I don't see any sign of bovine appendages on this one, so it might be safe. Here's #2 in the UK run. The cover is a reprint of the US edition #23. porcupine48, 1950's war comics and Artboy99 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 20 hours ago, AJD said: OK, I still haven't got around to all of the books I've purchased recently. I've been saving a few for the right time. Which is now, apparently. As followers of this august journal would know by now, I'm a big fan of the Australian Planet Comics series. But that series started with covers from the US editions that began with numbers in the 60s. I have plenty of US copies that predate that, but the early Planets are generally more expensive than I'm interested in paying. Enter the 1951 UK series, which feature early Planet Comics covers, and are nice thick square bound books with lots of stories in them. I bought these in a private sale, and deciding on what was a reasonable price was next to impossible, because there is no public sales data I could find. But seller and buyer were happy, and I'm very pleased to have them. Here's #1, with a cover from the US #19. Just have to pop in and say AMAZING!If you haven't noticed with all my likes,I love following your journal.I have two Canadian Planets i'll have to post sometime. And @Artboy99 have you seen these? Thanks for all the sharing AJD! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, porcupine48 said: Just have to pop in and say AMAZING!If you haven't noticed with all my likes,I love following your journal.I have two Canadian Planets i'll have to post sometime. And @Artboy99 have you seen these? Thanks for all the sharing AJD! I have never seen either of those! Daddy wants 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 22 hours ago, AJD said: OK, I still haven't got around to all of the books I've purchased recently. I've been saving a few for the right time. Which is now, apparently. As followers of this august journal would know by now, I'm a big fan of the Australian Planet Comics series. But that series started with covers from the US editions that began with numbers in the 60s. I have plenty of US copies that predate that, but the early Planets are generally more expensive than I'm interested in paying. Enter the 1951 UK series, which feature early Planet Comics covers, and are nice thick square bound books with lots of stories in them. I bought these in a private sale, and deciding on what was a reasonable price was next to impossible, because there is no public sales data I could find. But seller and buyer were happy, and I'm very pleased to have them. Here's #1, with a cover from the US #19. I love this book! 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artboy99 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 2 hours ago, AJD said: I'm almost scared to post another Planet cover, but I don't see any sign of bovine appendages on this one, so it might be safe. Here's #2 in the UK run. The cover is a reprint of the US edition #23. This is awesome 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...