october Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 What a GREAT cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 What a GREAT cover! It's a killer.... I've been on the prowl for a nice VF, but nothin' doin'. And John, nice one on the G.I. Combat. It's a great book to have - looks like you've got a bad case of big five fever! There's a great story about that cover, and the story inside. When Kanigher got the art for the cover from Grandenetti, he wanted the entire image re-drawn so everything was an inclh lower... so he made a notation on the cover... 'Drop an inch'. Next thing he knows, the letterer inks that into a box on the cover, and the cover goes to print. He gets back the proof, sees what's happened, and calmly walks into his office and writes a story called 'Drop an Inch', gets it drawn on the quick-quick and makes the deadline. Kanigher was a bit of a testy character, but you have to appreciate his writing and editorial skills... Great covers... when I get back from Toronto (business trip) I'll post some more frogman covers that I have. Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 That's a great story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 My first 10 cent DC war book. Nice copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted May 23, 2006 Share Posted May 23, 2006 (edited) It's from Jimjum. A great grader by the way. Great story Shep...where do you here all of these anecdotes from? They really add something to the books in my opinion. Edited May 23, 2006 by johnenock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted May 25, 2006 Share Posted May 25, 2006 It's from Jimjum. A great grader by the way. Great story Shep...where do you here all of these anecdotes from? They really add something to the books in my opinion. I'm not sure where that one came from... I may have gotten it from Robin Snyder. I'm in touch with a number of DC war collectors who aren't on this list, who are as passionate about the history of these books as they are about the books themselves. They've passed along loads of great tales from the DC bullpen. I've also been very lucky to meet guys like Russ Heath, Ric Estrada, Ayers, Bob Haney, Irv Novick and others at the DC War Collectors dinner that happens each year during the San Diego con. Great guys, and great stories. On top of that, I've done lengthy interviews with Joe Kubert and Russ Heath. The interview I did with Joe Kubert was amazing - so much insight. Russ was able to tell me about his artistic growth from a cub artist at Atlas during in the early 50s to becoming the star he is today. Best of all, I had a short mail correspondence with Bob Kanigher before he passed away. My sense is that he was his own biggest fan, but he did take the time to answer my questions about some things. Anyway, I love the comics AND the stories behind them. 'Drop an Inch' was just one of those tales. Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat-Hound Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted May 29, 2006 Share Posted May 29, 2006 Nice book there, Bat-Hound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Here's another World's Finest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Love those WF's...I need both of those issues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I have been really lazy and havn't scanned anything in awhile. Here are a couple of Superboy's (I don't *think* they duplicate ones scanned previously). Superboy's number in the 40's-60's are my absolute favorite of the run. These are from a notoriously hard period to get nice copies from. Let's start with issue 51: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 I really love this 53, got it from eBay last year and was thrilled with the condition and the BONE WHITE pages. Love the Superman cover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 While this isn't one of my favorite covers of this era, this is a particularly nice copy, and the deep green colors are a change for the time period. What you see on the bottom is the CGC tag behind the backing board. This is an 8.0 CR/OW copy. Issue 54: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Last for now, my favorite of these four. First of all I LOVE baseball covers, and this is one of the better ones. Anyone who collects DC from this era (1957) knows how notorious some issues can be to get in nice shape. This copy seems scarcer than other issues from the same time frame, and is nearly impossible in this grade. Issue 57: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Absolutely wonderful copies of a great title. I really enjoyed looking at them, especially the "baseball cover". You have quite a collection, Danny. Please take the time to scan some more Superboys. I like Lana Lang covers myself. Perhaps you can scan some of those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLRoberts5 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Here's another World's Finest, one of my favorite covers of the 1950s. It's also the first code-approved issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcity Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 Great to see these scarce Superboy and World's Finest books! It makes me want to crank up the scanner and post some books to keep them company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 I have been really lazy and havn't scanned anything in awhile. Here are a couple of Superboy's (I don't *think* they duplicate ones scanned previously). Superboy's number in the 40's-60's are my absolute favorite of the run. These are from a notoriously hard period to get nice copies from. Let's start with issue 51: It's nice to see these as there are so few pictured in Gerber. Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted June 2, 2006 Share Posted June 2, 2006 Sorry to bust up the Super books but I just got this one in. The splash for the Robin Hood story is awesome. Not into OA much, but I wouldn't mind owning that splash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
