Robot Man Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/8/2022 at 10:06 AM, gadzukes said: I bought all of these in one lot. I'm hoping everything on the right will pay for the Superman Crusader ring on the left. I've got most of them identified.... Tom Mix whistle ring, RoyRogers ring, Captain Midnight decoder, Sky King tele-blinker, Sky King Radar ring. But two I can't identify... any idea what the last two rings pictured are? t first I thought the 2nd one might be Chandu the Magician but without the "C" on his turban, probably not. Probably gum ball or store rings with no character id. The other rings are all mail away known characters from late '40's/early '50's. Nothing rare but are still solid sellers for me. The Superman Crusader ring is the coolest of all his rings but also the most common. Either way, a nice piece to own! gadzukes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 1:06 PM, Robot Man said: Glad you got it. Probably the only one that size that exists and a wonderful early image. So complementary to your comic book collection. No matter what it went for, probably a lot less than a Supe comic of the same rarity would go for. I wonder if CGC would slab it. I might have to look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 9, 2022 Author Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 11:01 AM, gadzukes said: I wonder if CGC would slab it. I might have to look into that. Why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) On 12/9/2022 at 2:48 PM, Robot Man said: Why??? I was thinking to "validate" that it's the real thing, and associate a date with it. Edited December 9, 2022 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 On 12/9/2022 at 2:59 PM, gadzukes said: I was thinking to "validate" that it's the real thing, and associate a date with it. Who would be their expert? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 (edited) On 12/9/2022 at 4:03 PM, adamstrange said: Who would be their expert? Robot Man Edited December 15, 2022 by gadzukes Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gadzukes Posted December 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 24, 2022 Here is the Giant Superman Shield Thick card stock. It's even a little bigger than I thought it would be. 8" X 8.5" Pretty cool. Unfortunately a tape pull on the backside. littledoom, Mmehdy, jimjum12 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandelier Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Can someone help ID this issue? This is a zoomed in image of a snapshot photograph 1950's kid in California reading a Superman Title that has the Cover of Action 245 on it. I understand that there is a UK / AU international variation of this book (Superman 109 Australian w Action 235 cover) - but there is clearly no 6D price, nor N. 109 on the cover of the book in this photograph. Any thoughts? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 1:02 PM, Bandelier said: Can someone help ID this issue? This is a zoomed in image of a snapshot photograph 1950's kid in California reading a Superman Title that has the Cover of Action 245 on it. I understand that there is a UK / AU international variation of this book (Superman 109 Australian w Action 235 cover) - but there is clearly no 6D price, nor N. 109 on the cover of the book in this photograph. Any thoughts? Thanks! Could it be this one? https://www.comics.org/issue/578592/cover/4/ jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 9:25 AM, Get Marwood & I said: Could it be this one? https://www.comics.org/issue/578592/cover/4/ In the photo it doesn't appear to have the title, "The Shrinking Superman" which really makes it a mystery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandelier Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 10:10 AM, gadzukes said: In the photo it doesn't appear to have the title, "The Shrinking Superman" which really makes it a mystery. Yes that's the UK / AU version that I mentioned in the original - but note how there is clearly no big "1" or "6D" price variation below the R in superman in the photo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 3:10 PM, gadzukes said: In the photo it doesn't appear to have the title, "The Shrinking Superman" which really makes it a mystery. On 1/21/2023 at 3:31 PM, Bandelier said: Yes that's the UK / AU version that I mentioned in the original - but note how there is clearly no big "1" or "6D" price variation below the R in superman in the photo. You mentioned the 6d priced issue #109: I posted the one shilling priced #141: Zooming in, I think the issue in the photo could be either of these two books. I can see the faint outline of the "Shrinking Superman" wording when I blow the image up: In my experience, bad resolution photos can make it seem that things on the cover are missing. I think it's possible that the price doesn't show, but is there. Ditto the circular logo above the 'S' of the title. Or I could be talking complete rubbish and there's another version out there waiting to be discovered.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 (edited) On 1/21/2023 at 10:45 AM, Get Marwood & I said: You mentioned the 6d priced issue #109: I posted the one shilling priced #141: Zooming in, I think the issue in the photo could be either of these two books. I can see the faint outline of the "Shrinking Superman" wording when I blow the image up: In my experience, bad resolution photos can make it seem that things on the cover are missing. I think it's possible that the price doesn't show, but is there. Ditto the circular logo above the 'S' of the title. Or I could be talking complete rubbish and there's another version out there waiting to be discovered.... I completely agree with you about low resolution hiding or slightly changing things.... but it's clear that unless there's some kind of "tape pull" that's altered the type, the "Shrinking Superman" copy is completely different and perhaps there's a different title. I would love this mystery to be solved. Edited January 21, 2023 by gadzukes Bandelier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandelier Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 10:45 AM, Get Marwood & I said: You mentioned the 6d priced issue #109: I posted the one shilling priced #141: Zooming in, I think the issue in the photo could be either of these two books. I can see the faint outline of the "Shrinking Superman" wording when I blow the image up: In my experience, bad resolution photos can make it seem that things on the cover are missing. I think it's possible that the price doesn't show, but is there. Ditto the circular logo above the 'S' of the title. Or I could be talking complete rubbish and there's another version out there waiting to be discovered.... Thanks for the thoughts. Here's the original image. It's also worth noting that he is either in California or Arizona here - It's around Christmas time; some year either before or after they took a trip across the border to Mexico, but this is his back patio based on the other photos in the collection. I also didn't see anything in the other 300+ photos that suggested UK or Australia vacations or connections, but that is speculation on my part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 12:28 PM, Bandelier said: Thanks for the thoughts. Here's the original image. It's also worth noting that he is either in California or Arizona here - It's around Christmas time; some year either before or after they took a trip across the border to Mexico, but this is his back patio based on the other photos in the collection. I also didn't see anything in the other 300+ photos that suggested UK or Australia vacations or connections, but that is speculation on my part. And it's definitely a foreign comic since that's the cover to Action 245, unless..... a promotion comic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 21, 2023 Author Share Posted January 21, 2023 Cool photo! I am always on the hunt for photos of kids with comics. They rarely turn up. Nice find! Bandelier 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Hard to ascertain anything from the back cover (AUS Superman #109 embedded, Action Comics #245 to the right): gadzukes and Bandelier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandelier Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Thank you. It's getting harder and harder to "find" good stuff but definitely still out there. Here's the image a 1200dpi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandelier Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 12:37 PM, Robot Man said: Cool photo! I am always on the hunt for photos of kids with comics. They rarely turn up. Nice find! On 1/21/2023 at 12:40 PM, Get Marwood & I said: Hard to ascertain anything from the back cover (AUS Superman #109 embedded, Action Comics #245 to the right): Great idea to look at the back cover. I wish there was a little less light on the image so we could get a better view of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 6:16 PM, Bandelier said: Great idea to look at the back cover. I wish there was a little less light on the image so we could get a better view of it. https://www.comics.org/issue/365632/cover/4/ Mexico! Mmehdy, buttock, Bandelier and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
