No more Foxing around: Complete run of WEIRD COMICS, 1940-1942! 1 1

[Point Five]

Weird Comics #7, October 1940. Looks like the Dart and Ace changed hair color since last issue ...eh, blond, red-haired, whatever. I imagine the colorist had to knock these things out pretty quickly.

 

Issues #6 and 7, and later #9, all came from Sharon. Thanks again Sha!

 

 

 

[kelholt]

These are all beautiful books. Thanks for sharing the run.

Looking forward to seeing them all.

 

 

[Point Five]

Love seeing these! I am working on the run myself, hope it doesn't take 8 years but as you said, some of them are very tough.

Hope you get there sooner than later! They are indeed very tough... I definitely got lucky on some of these.

 

 

[Point Five]

Weird Comics #8, November 1940. For those of you keeping track at home, this is the fifth blue cover in a row. I wonder if it was some attempt at 'branding' the title on the racks, or simply a colorist who didn't care too much? (In fairness, the deep blue backgrounds do make these yellow and red costumes really pop.)

 

 

 

[Badger]

Great, great series. Congratulations!

[rjpb]

I think you may be right about the color scheme being an attempt to "brand". Primary colors were popular with most publishers at the time, but I don't think that Cap and Marvel Mystery usually having white or yellow lettering on a red background was an accident either.

[Frisco Larson]

CONGRATULATIONS on your accomplishment sir!!!! AWESOME thread and SUCH a treat to see a run of books unfold over the course of several days!!! Thank you so much for this

[Point Five]

Weird Comics #9, December 1940. (Yes, another blue background!)

 

It should probably be mentioned that boy sidekick Ace doesn't have any superpowers, but wields a baseball bat that he cheerfully uses to beat up thugs. You gotta love the casual violence of the early golden age.

 

 

 

[lpsunburst]

Here is my 9, not quite as blue as yours.

 

[Point Five]

Here is my 9, not quite as blue as yours.

That's a bright sharp copy though! (thumbs u The tape on mine bugs me a bit, but I've never managed to find a better one.

 

 

[piper]

Here is my 9, not quite as blue as yours.

That's a bright sharp copy though! (thumbs u The tape on mine bugs me a bit, but I've never managed to find a better one.

 

 

Patience Grasshopper.

[lpsunburst]

I was going to post my 1, 3 and 4 but I cant find the scans at the moment

[Point Five]

Here is my 9, not quite as blue as yours.

That's a bright sharp copy though! (thumbs u The tape on mine bugs me a bit, but I've never managed to find a better one.

 

 

Patience Grasshopper.

Eh, no big deal. Not every issue has to be a high grader.

 

 

[Point Five]

I was going to post my 1, 3 and 4 but I cant find the scans at the moment

Yep, if you find 'em, post away!

 

I'll be particularly curious as we move into the #11-20 run who has copies to post. I've found those to be the toughest.

 

 

[lpsunburst]

I agree, I have a 20 and a couple others but they are all very hard to find.

[bounty_coder]

Great books! I would love to see more.

[jbcomicbox]

Great books! I would love to see more.

 

 

 

Here is Church copy.......not pristine......, but nice copy jb

[Point Five]

Weird Comics #10, January 1941. (Because you demanded it... another blue background!)

 

I love the Weird Comics logo on these simple covers. Huge and bold... it would definitely jump out at you even on a crowded rack.

 

 

 

[Point Five]

Here is Church copy.......not pristine......, but nice copy jb

Tough act to follow!

 

 

[comicjack]

Never seen the 18 but for this thread and i have been around a long time (thumbs u