sarvajnatman Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Still concerning reprints of American books during the WECA period, I guess you have to mention the Gilberton Classics Comics in 1946 and you must also bring up the fact that certain American comics that were deemed to have some 'educational' value such as the Parents' Magazine Publishing comics (True Comics, True Aviation Picture Stories, etc.) were allowed through. Even here though, there is a collectible difference in some. The tile of the American 'True Comics' was changed to 'True Picture Magazine' in Canada and had a Canadian context story inserted in it. Take a look at the difference between the American True Comics 17 and the Canadian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) Per Ivan's request, pictured below are the six Bell Features compendium books from my collection. Edited June 8, 2017 by eccomic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, sarvajnatman said: I have this copy of Exciting 39 as well and it's always been a bit of a mystery to me. Nothing much is known about Publication Enterprises and one wonders why a government watch dog or a disgruntled Canadian publisher didn't pick up on this. The same sort of thing happened right at the "Big Bang" of Canadian comics in March, 1941 when Anglo-American put out 4 black-and-white reprints of Fox titles which are now really difficult to find. Here are a couple: I've long wondered just how often that Canadian comic companies attempted to flout the rules. Superior was known to try to find loopholes or even blatantly disregard the law later on when the company was challenging the Fulton Bill. It's entirely possible that there are other examples of this that have not been uncovered, but given the extent of your research into the period, I suspect that if something "new" were to turn up it would be a delightful surprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 An example of ADHERING to the Fulton bill was when William Zimmerman of Superior Publishing did not use the word "CRIME" in Crime Suspenstories, hence using the word "WEIRD" instead. porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Some of the Iconic Covers were swiped in the FECA period. Below are some examples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 20 minutes ago, eccomic said: An example of ADHERING to the Fulton bill was when William Zimmerman of Superior Publishing did not use the word "CRIME" in Crime Suspenstories, hence using the word "WEIRD" instead. I find it quite interesting that you consider the Weird SuspenStories issues to be Superior attempting to adhere to the Fulton Bill. I've always considered this to be quite the opposite. What I mean by this is that I see removing "Crime" from the title as a clever way to sell crime comics in a way that bought them more time or was even a kind of subterfuge against the government. The contents of all three issues circumvented the law, even though they changed the title. Around the same time, Bell Features ceased its production of crime comics altogether, with series such as Crimefighers, All True Crime Comics and Lawbreakers ending in 1949 before the bill became law. Weird SuspenStories, on the other hand, came out after the bill was passed. Regardless of whether or not one subscribes to my view on the matter or Stephen's, one thing that I think is for certain is that Bell Features and Superior dealt with the Fulton Bill in totally different ways. Nanook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Since we've been talking EC..Superior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 One of the RAREST Canadian Whites on Ebay ending tomorrow Lightning Comics # 11 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIGHTNING-COMICS-11-CANADIAN/391803172831?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Df0a2dc6247b04459a64f3d8e8d2c4259%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D322547676180 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolverine180 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Wow. Such amazing books you all have posted. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge as well. I love seeing all of these great books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tbone911t Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 hours ago, eccomic said: One of the RAREST Canadian Whites on Ebay ending tomorrow Lightning Comics # 11 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIGHTNING-COMICS-11-CANADIAN/391803172831?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Df0a2dc6247b04459a64f3d8e8d2c4259%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D322547676180 You bidding? If so.......I'm out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 He wouldn't be posting it if he didn't already have it Tbone911t 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) 21 minutes ago, Bronty said: He wouldn't be posting it if he didn't already have it I already possess a copy....in fact I possess the ENTIRE run.... Edited June 8, 2017 by eccomic Tbone911t and thehumantorch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 14 hours ago, Tbone911t said: You bidding? If so.......I'm out 22 hours ago, ecgt said: I find it quite interesting that you consider the Weird SuspenStories issues to be Superior attempting to adhere to the Fulton Bill. I've always considered this to be quite the opposite. What I mean by this is that I see removing "Crime" from the title as a clever way to sell crime comics in a way that bought them more time or was even a kind of subterfuge against the government. The contents of all three issues circumvented the law, even though they changed the title. Around the same time, Bell Features ceased its production of crime comics altogether, with series such as Crimefighers, All True Crime Comics and Lawbreakers ending in 1949 before the bill became law. Weird SuspenStories, on the other hand, came out after the bill was passed. Regardless of whether or not one subscribes to my view on the matter or Stephen's, one thing that I think is for certain is that Bell Features and Superior dealt with the Fulton Bill in totally different ways. Hey Brian I agree with you it was there way of flaunting the bill and publishing crime comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanook Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 14 hours ago, eccomic said: I already possess a copy....in fact I possess the ENTIRE run.... Is that the number 10 I sold you a couple years ago ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 39 minutes ago, Nanook said: Is that the number 10 I sold you a couple years ago ? Indeed it is Tony. Nanook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 20 hours ago, eccomic said: One of the RAREST Canadian Whites on Ebay ending tomorrow Lightning Comics # 11 http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIGHTNING-COMICS-11-CANADIAN/391803172831?_trksid=p2045573.c100033.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111001%26algo%3DREC.SEED%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D41376%26meid%3Df0a2dc6247b04459a64f3d8e8d2c4259%26pid%3D100033%26rk%3D5%26rkt%3D8%26sd%3D322547676180 Hammered at $705.00 USD.. a strong result Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) 37 minutes ago, eccomic said: Hammered at $705.00 USD.. a strong result If it is one of the rarest, combined with the superhero/WW2 cover, is it really an unexpectedly strong result? I don't know much about the values of Canadian Whites, but have been tracking, and even bidding (not successfully), on some I think have cool covers. Relative scarcity, I can only judge by observations from knowledgable collectors such as yourself. What I have observed is that books with original Canadian costumed heroes on the cover usually seem to sell for at least $125 ppp in auction settings, so once you mentioned it's rarity, I thought it would go for $600 at minimum. I'm wondering what thoughts you might have on the "cool cover" effect on WECA book values, and if it is as prevalent as it has become with U.S. Golden Age. As always, thanks for sharing your collection and knowledge, as like many south of the border collectors, I find Canadian GA an interesting "parallel world" of the hobby. Edited June 9, 2017 by rjpb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Not the same caliber of book, but I noticed this guy is being auctioned off in Ottawa on Sunday. I have nothing to do with the sale, but I have no interest in Archie, so I thought I'd share: https://macleanandassociates.hibid.com/lot/32528659/1st-issue-comic-archies-pal-jughead-series-no-1/?q=jughead&ref=catalog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 1 hour ago, rjpb said: If it is one of the rarest, combined with the superhero/WW2 cover, is it really an unexpectedly strong result? I don't know much about the values of Canadian Whites, but have been tracking, and even bidding (not successfully), on some I think have cool covers. Relative scarcity, I can only judge by observations from knowledgable collectors such as yourself. What I have observed is that books with original Canadian costumed heroes on the cover usually seem to sell for at least $125 ppp in auction settings, so once you mentioned it's rarity, I thought it would go for $600 at minimum. I'm wondering what thoughts you might have on the "cool cover" effect on WECA book values, and if it is as prevalent as it has become with U.S. Golden Age. As always, thanks for sharing your collection and knowledge, as like many south of the border collectors, I find Canadian GA an interesting "parallel world" of the hobby. Artwork is possibly the crudest of the Canadian Whites. Rarity and price are not always commensurate. Many books are rare. The publisher Feature Publications are not as sought after as the Bell Features books. This rare oddity did command almost 4 figures in Canadian dollars. Also this book was sold on Ebay and not Comic Link, where the results have tended to be staggering in some cases. Consider venue, rarity, desirability.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) Just got the Wow 24 in from CLINK and it has an interesting stamp on back cover. A Dime # 1 that CLINK auctioned off last year had a similar stamp on the front cover. This would suggest that some of these Whites came from a collection in Quebec. Fun fact re: provenance... Edited June 9, 2017 by eccomic Nanook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
