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[Robot Man]

Looking through some Wings today and found some nice Greasemonkey Griffin by Al Walker. Again, so under rated and sadly forgotten…

[Robot Man]

Went over to visit my local “old guy” comic collector friend. Yes, there are still a few guys much older than me who collect comics. This guy is in his early 80’s and started buying off the stands in the mid ‘40’s.

He doesn’t use the internet and prefers his trusty Guide. Real old school. He also prefers to trade only. I traded him a bunch of low grade FH jungle books for these. He always likes to get a little “edge” on me. Fine with me.

Other than his Jungle ones, he is still holding out on the Planets but suspect when I get another pile, he might let me into those next time.

These are all upgrades for me. Some I’m actually slightly trading down a little for better color strikes. FH is all about the color for me…

[Flex Mentallo]

Those are great!

[MattTheDuck]

On 3/4/2022 at 10:36 AM, Robot Man said:

Went over to visit my local “old guy” comic collector friend. Yes, there are still a few guys much older than me who collect comics. This guy is in his early 80’s and started buying off the stands in the mid ‘40’s.

He doesn’t use the internet and prefers his trusty Guide. Real old school. He also prefers to trade only. I traded him a bunch of low grade FH jungle books for these. He always likes to get a little “edge” on me. Fine with me.

Other than his Jungle ones, he is still holding out on the Planets but suspect when I get another pile, he might let me into those next time.

These are all upgrades for me. Some I’m actually slightly trading down a little for better color strikes. FH is all about the color for me…

That #90's really nice.

I'm looking for the local version of your guy.

[Spyder!]

Just back from CGC

[Miamiknight3434]

Here's one that's been on my want list for years. 

 

 

[mwotka]

Just arrived today.  It is interesting how the orange color is more faded towards the middle.

[buttock]

On 3/9/2022 at 8:24 PM, mwotka said:

Just arrived today.  It is interesting how the orange color is more faded towards the middle.

It's related to an ad on the inside FC.  Pretty much every copy of that book has the same fading to some degree.  

[adamstrange]

On 3/9/2022 at 11:23 PM, buttock said:

Pretty much every copy of that book has the same fading to some degree.  

I can live with mine.

[Straw-Man]

On 3/7/2022 at 4:01 PM, Spyder! said:

Just back from CGC

lovely!   17 is a real favorite of mine.

[Straw-Man]

On 3/9/2022 at 11:29 PM, adamstrange said:

I can live with mine.

reddest one i've ever seen.  even ped copies come faded.

[Straw-Man]

my label has better color than my copy does.

[mwotka]

On 3/9/2022 at 10:23 PM, buttock said:

It's related to an ad on the inside FC.  Pretty much every copy of that book has the same fading to some degree.  

Ah good point, here is the interior cover, which has a great ad for Wings 1, but the angled yellow seems to line up with the fading pretty well.

[adamstrange]

On 3/10/2022 at 8:10 AM, Straw-Man said:

reddest one i've ever seen.  even ped copies come faded.

 

Even the Church copy isn't super intense.

[Robot Man]

On 3/10/2022 at 7:29 AM, mwotka said:

Ah good point, here is the interior cover, which has a great ad for Wings 1, but the angled yellow seems to line up with the fading pretty well.

The front and back covers were printed on the same side sheet on huge web presses. The roll was then reversed and printed on the other side hopefully in register. If the inks got weak in the first one, the same thing would eventually happed in the second run. And FH is notoriously known for their cheap printing quality. 

Edited March 10, 2022 by Robot Man

[Robot Man]

Front cover and inside front cover. Sure would have liked to have a few dimes that month!

[Straw-Man]

my collecting tastes have impelled me to chase some choice stuff [not my copies, but the actual runs of books...] over the years, such as timely runs, the lou/joe fox books, rivet planets, raboy's covers...    but, truly, none of that stuff is really any cooler than the early jumbo run;  my little run of 9-20 is 'bout as dear to me as any of the referenced books.   i've gotten out of lots of runs i've assembled, but figure these will make it to the finish line with me.

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