wickedmountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Great cover love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 This is hands down one of the best threads ever on these boards. Thanks for all of these great posts Robot Man I agree amazing thread ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 One of my favorite Action war covers. I love that this rice burner it getting knocked out by Supes! Ha awesome cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Any other of you bikers want to share their motorcycle covers or toys, please feel free to add them here! Amazing Posts Robot Man thank you for sharing these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmountain Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 An outstanding and very overlooked title with a real funny cover! cool cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 A cool Cap motorcycle cover! Captain America had a lot of cycles. Sometimes he rode a Harley and other times he rode an Indian. Top one is an Indian and bottom is a Harley. He let them fall into lakes, valleys and under trains. Below is a picture of me with a WWII Harley in Brussels during a liberation day celebration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Thanks BB. Great picture! I used to own one similar to that but a civilian model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Hey Gang, Any more Wheel Men out there? Thanks for the contributions Ed. Love that Blackhawk. I really like the ones that show detail. By the way, Nice Scoot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 Citrus fruit labels lasted from the 1880's til the mid-1950's, designed to be attached to wooden crate ends - this identified the product and served as a form of advertising. The brand names varied widely and ranged across the entire board, including this Mutt example (from the 1930's): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 An original of this Yellow Kid print is considered very rare: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 21, 2015 Share Posted May 21, 2015 An original of this ultra-rare Thor label is valued at $1,000: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Those are very cool Steve. Being a graphic designer, I have always loved those and used them for inspiration. The printing metheods back in those days offered unlimited colors. They wern't printed CMYK, but on stone litho blocks. Every color was a different stone. They didn't have a traditional "dot" as we know today but a random dot that was almost continious tone. There are hundreds of subjects. I really like the Yellow Kid one and the use of "metalic" ink on the Mutt & Jeff. I have had a lot of them over the years mostly topless girls, sports, cars/trucks and political. They are kind of like cigar labels. I don't activlely collect them but when I run into them in the wild and they are cheap, I pick them up. A lot of times I flip them because I really only want them for the art or type faces. I will see if I have any around. Along the same lines, I recently bought a salesman sample book of match books from the 1920's/1930's with just beautiful (but small) images of every product you could think of. I will try to post some when I get the chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wickedmountain Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Hi Gang. Yes, I will from try and keep my stuff mostly in this thread. I've got some cool ideas but just have to make the time to shoot photos and post it. "All in good time my pretties!" Oh no matter what we all say, this really is "junk" to most "normal people". If you don't believe me, take one of your favorite comics into 7-11 and try and trade it for a 6 pack... But us "abnormal" people with refined tastes know the real story. I Know this is late but welcome to the boards and great collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 I like the car and the motorcycle covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 Thanks BB! Like 'em both a lot. I have a #20 but have never owned a #25. Kinda funny that Robin apears to be driving the Batmobile. #25 is one of my favorite motorcycle covers. Just gotta find the right copy. It's still on the list... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 Hi Gang. Yes, I will from try and keep my stuff mostly in this thread. I've got some cool ideas but just have to make the time to shoot photos and post it. "All in good time my pretties!" Oh no matter what we all say, this really is "junk" to most "normal people". If you don't believe me, take one of your favorite comics into 7-11 and try and trade it for a 6 pack... But us "abnormal" people with refined tastes know the real story. I Know this is late but welcome to the boards and great collection Thanks Wicked and welcome to the boards yourself. Now start posting some pics! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Well I finally got some time so I thought I'd finish off the Motorcycle photos I've got in the bucket. Funny, it seems like I've got more motorcycle toys than comics. Hope you don't mind. Here is another one of my favorites. A 1920's Indian windup. Hard to find with the company name on them. It's amazing I can still remember where I got it and I've had it for years. Edited July 10, 2015 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Black Cat #10. She was one tough broad. One of the first motorcycle mommas! Edited July 10, 2015 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) 1950's Venus friction powered motorcycle from Japan. (Probably post a Venus comic here but I don't think she ever road a bike) Edited July 10, 2015 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 (edited) Fighting Yank #27 chasing bad guys on his scoot. Like Miss Masque, he had his own custom model with his initals on it. Edited July 10, 2015 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
