25 Cent Picture Frame Marvels

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Just thought I would jump-start this cool thread with a new acquisition. Straight from a super nice collection recently acquired by the BlazingOne, I give you ladies and gents a high grade My Love # 14 (Bob called it a VF+ and who am I to argue with the Bobster?)

 

 

Man, those colors... I knew I shouldn't have taken the brown acid.

 

 

Who did the cover btw? The hippy guy sorta looks Severin-ish.

 

According to OS, the cover art was done by Morrow. Ring any bells?

[FlyingDonut]

Just thought I would jump-start this cool thread with a new acquisition. Straight from a super nice collection recently acquired by the BlazingOne, I give you ladies and gents a high grade My Love # 14 (Bob called it a VF+ and who am I to argue with the Bobster?)

 

 

Man, those colors... I knew I shouldn't have taken the brown acid.

 

 

Who did the cover btw? The hippy guy sorta looks Severin-ish.

 

According to OS, the cover art was done by Morrow. Ring any bells?

 

That would be the late, legendary Gray Morrow, long-time artist for lots of Marvel books. First artist on Man-Thing, among others.

[awe4one]

According to OS, the cover art was done by Morrow. Ring any bells?

 

Gray Morrow. Vet of the Warren horror mag line as well as the editor of Archie's Red Circle horror imprint. Fine artist...

 

Jim

[Currin Comics]

Spot 2 is actually what was called "postage stamp".

[WernerVonDoom]

Yeah, Marvel Spotlight 2 isn't exactly a perfect picture frame, but is much closer in style to Conan 11 than Conan 10, so I included it.

[Currin Comics]

[Norrin_Radd]

Spot 2 is actually what was called "postage stamp".

 

Speaking of Marvel Spotlight #2. I bid on the prelim a couple years ago, but lost to Kasra Ghanbari.

 

 

 

Too cool huh.

[Currin Comics]

very cool indeed!!!

[WernerVonDoom]

Just picked up a Western Gunfighters #7:

 

 

Hey George, have you finished your comprehensive picture-frame list yet?

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Just picked up a Western Gunfighters #7:

 

 

Hey George, have you finished your comprehensive picture-frame list yet?

 

Darn you Mike, you outbid me on that book! I should have ponied up the dough and bid more aggressively. Oh, the humanity!

 

Yes, the list is finished and attached below. Anything marked with a "?" means I am either uncertain of whether it is a picturebox (because I couldn't find a cover online to verify) or it is a book that falls out of the normal date window or numerical sequence of the picturebox covers.

 

Anyhoo, here it is:

 

Marvel PictureBox Covers:

 

A

 

Amazing Adventures # 9-15, 18(?)

Amazing Spider-Man # 102 (25-center), 103-114 (not 113)

Astonishing Tales 9-15

Avengers # 93 (25-center), 94-106

Avengers Annual # 5

 

B

None

 

C

Captain America # 143 (25-center), 144-156

Captain America Annual # 2

Captain Marvel # 22-23

Chamber of Chills # 1

Chamber of Darkness Special # 1 (25-center)

Chili # 18-20

Combat Kelly # 1-4

Conan # 11 (25-center) 12-21

Creatures on the Loose # 14-20

 

D

Daredevil # 81-94

Daredevil Special # 3

Defenders # 1-2

Doc Savage # 1-2

 

E

None

 

F

Fantastic Four # 116 (25-center), 117-129

Fear # 6 (25-center), 7-11

 

G

Gunhawks 1-2

 

H

Harvey # 3-6

Hulk # 145 (25-center), 146-159

Hulk Special # 4

 

I

Iron Man # 43 (25-center), 44-53

 

J

Journey into Mystery # 1-2

Jungle Action # 1-2

K

Kid Colt Outlaw # 156 (25-center), 157-165

Kull # 3-5

 

L

Li’l Kids # 4-9

Li’l Pals # 1-2

Luke Cage # 1-4

 

M

Marvel Feature # 2(25-center), 3-6

Marvel Premiere # 1-5

Marvel Spotlight # 2 (25-center), 3-7

Marvel Super Heroes # 32-33

Marvel Tales # 33 (25-center), 34-40

Marvel Team-up # 1-5

Marvel Triple Action # 1-8

Marvel’s Greatest Comics # 34 (25-center), 35-39

Mighty Marvel Western # 16 (25-center), 17-21

Millie the Model: # 193-198(?)

Monsters on the Prowl # 14 (25-center), 15-20

My Love # 14(25-center), 15-19

 

N

Night Nurse # 1

 

O

Our Love Story # 12 (25-center) 13-20

Outlaw Kid # 9-13

 

P

None

 

Q

None

 

R

Rawhide Kid: # 93 (25-center), 94-106

Red Wolf # 1-4

Ringo Kid: # 12 (25-center), 13-17

 

S

Sgt. Fury: # 93 (non-picturebox 25-center) 94-105

Shanna, the She Devil # 1

Special Marvel Edition # 4 (25-center), 5-7

Spoof # 2

Sub-Mariner # 43 (25-center) 44-56

Sub-Mariner Annual # 2

Supernatural Thrillers # 1

 

T

Thor # 193 (25-center), 194-206

Tomb of Dracula # 1-5

Two Gun Kid #101-107

 

U

None

 

V

None

 

W

War is Hell # 1-3 (4-6?)

Warlock # 1-3

Werewolf by Night # 1-2

Western Gunfighters # 7 (25-center), 8-12

Western Kid # 1-5

Where Monsters Dwell # 12 (25-center), 13-18

Wyatt Earp # 30-31

 

X

X-Men # 73-79

 

Y

None

 

Z

None

[arexcrooke]

Thanks Jive!

[Tango 'n Cash]

P.S. I think the notation on Sgt Fury 93 is wrong.

 

War is Hell 4-6 are not, they just have sidebar promo listings.

 

Is the ASM Doc Ock issue the only one from that era without a picture box?

[Metarog]

Here is some some info for the list....

Amazing Adventures #18 is not picturebox.

Millie the Model 193-199 are picturebox.

Sgt. Fury #93 is a picturebox 20 center.

[deathlok]

Would this issue be a part of the list?

 

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Would this issue be a part of the list?

 

 

That is actually a reprint of Our Love Story # 14. Many of the My Loves and Our Love Storys numbering in the # 20s were reprints of the other title from a year or two back. They reprinted everything, including the pictureframe borders of the covers. Since these are reprints including covers (not reprints with NEW covers), and are generally 25-centers (Pictureboxes are always 20-centers), they didn't make my list. However, it is worth noting that the cover isn't EXACTLY the same...the colors have changed from the original (the girl on OLS # 14 had auburn hair, and the color of the audience's clothes and hair in some instances are different too).

 

As for the corrections to the list:

 

- Amazing Adventures # 18 is indeed not a Picturebox. Not sure why I had it as one. Brainfart?

 

- Thanks for the correction on the Sgt. Fury # 93, that was indeed my bad.

 

- War is Hell # 4-6 are close to being Pictureboxes, but I agree, they aren't and haven't really bothered to collect them.

 

Any additional changes/updates/suggestions to the list, let me know.

[WernerVonDoom]

Darn you Mike, you outbid me on that book! I should have ponied up the dough and bid more aggressively. Oh, the humanity!

 

I put a pretty good snipe on that one...thanks for keeping it reasonable.

 

Nice list you have put together! There are some tough books in high grade on there. The humor, romance, and westerns are all brutal. When you finish, you've got to post them.

 

Corrections:

Our Love Story #12 is a fifteen center (non-picture box)

Our Love Story #13 is a 25 center non-picture box.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Yep, OLS should start # 14 and go through 20. Some truly awesome covers, and some of the hardest books to ever try and find.

 

Needless to say, its also one of my most prized runs in high grade.

 

 

 

[namisgr]

Many thanks for compiling the list, Jive. Since you've got the other 25 centers listed as such, I'll mention that the DD81 is a quarter book, too.

[WernerVonDoom]

Picked up another nice one - I guess they come in bunches.

 

This is the "Round-Bound" Captain America Annual 2:

 

[Tango 'n Cash]

What does everyone think of Captain America 144? Picture frame or anomaly like ASM 113?