damonwad Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 (edited) #80 Edited September 26, 2016 by damonwad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Great stuff guys! Love the painted covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Some more nice ones hepcat. Here are a few of my Lone Rangers. Cool! Those are good ones! But could you identify each with an issue number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 Some more nice ones hepcat. Here are a few of my Lone Rangers. Cool! Those are good ones! But could you identify each with an issue number? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 26, 2016 Share Posted September 26, 2016 So before I head back to the comic closet in search of part 2 of the miscellaneous collection I thought it would be fun to share some images of the home of Western's editorial office. About ten years ago I found myself driving north out of Chicago towards Milwaukee and detoured over to Racine in search of any remnants of Western Publishing. It was looking to be a fruitless search until I spotted an old postman who quickly told me where to go (and not where you think.) Like a Mecca to the Western Publishing devotee I felt my pilgrimage was complete and snapped these photos. Very cool! Did another firm occupy the building when you were there, or was it abandoned? When I was there the area under the "Western" sign was occupied by a learning center of some sort. Of course that was a long time ago. I just did a Google search and found this article which includes a picture of the plant in its heydey. Western Publishing Racine Interesting. Thanks for posting it. The author tells us that: To write a detailed history of Western Printing would take volumes so I’ll leave that for the professional writers. I don't think we need volumes, but given the sources that he might have available, it's too bad he isn't willing to write a longer account of the company's history. If he's interested in the history of Racine, I would think Western would be a firm you would want to spend some time researching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) Cool! New Funnies soon became Walter Lantz New Funnies. Here are scans of mine: 122 215 237 257 Random House File copy 258 Random House File copy 275 279 Random House File copy Edited September 27, 2016 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 And now, a challenge for this thread: How long until somebody can post an older Dell comic? There's at least a dozen issues that could do it! Well, I can go a leetle bit earlier.,.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Love the date stamp! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Here are scans of a few more of my Lone Ranger comics: 61 72 76 78 79 91 File copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) And now, a challenge for this thread: How long until somebody can post an older Dell comic? There's at least a dozen issues that could do it! Well, I can go a leetle bit earlier.,.. Allez-Oop?? Must be the French edition. Edited September 27, 2016 by 40YrsCollctngCmcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Here are scans of a few more of my Lone Ranger comics: 61 72 76 78 79 91 File copy Beautiful copies. Particularly like the Christmas issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOOT Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 And now, a challenge for this thread: How long until somebody can post an older Dell comic? Scrooge, thanks for starting this thread. Love Dells - they really set a high standard for comic book publishing. Thanks also to all for posting their Dell beauties. Here are several early Dells... Bug Movies - 1931 Clancy the Cop - nn, #2 - 1930 Deadwood Gulch - 1931 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 And now, a challenge for this thread: How long until somebody can post an older Dell comic? Scrooge, thanks for starting this thread. Love Dells - they really set a high standard for comic book publishing. Thanks also to all for posting their Dell beauties. Here are several early Dells... Bug Movies - 1931 Clancy the Cop - nn, #2 - 1930 Deadwood Gulch - 1931 Nice ones that go way back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 (edited) I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but I'm glad it did..... the day I realized that I don't have to collect stuff just because it's a key or a popular top ten book...... just have to like it myself. Oh my word! You're kidding! I've been buying precisely what I like and only what I like since I started collecting again in 1979. Yeah, that's a liberating moment, isn't it? These days I get as much or more enjoyment from books nobody else much cares about. (See my journal to see some of them.) Good man! You're speaking my language there. Edited September 28, 2016 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Love the date stamp! Yeah, what Duffman said! I really DO like a full date stamp on the vintage books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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comicjack Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 One for the next sales thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catrick339 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 Sorry Jack. that's one from an OLD sales thread, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Sorry Jack. that's one from an OLD sales thread, Damn it. I probably still need but that's a Four Color. Wrong thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 (edited) So, here's one of the 3 Animal Comics without Kelly art- and one of the nicest GA books I own: Mmmmmm. Love me some Walt Kelly too though! Edited September 28, 2016 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
