Col Cauley-migration Posted April 8, 2010 Share Posted April 8, 2010 Got These on Ebay today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Got a short box of file copy digests from Heritage. Too lazy to scan them all but here are some of my favourites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Got a short box of file copy digests from Heritage. Too lazy to scan them all but here are some of my favourites. WOW! You are the master,we are but pawns before you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Diggler Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmac538 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Yes, finally got one, part of a collection that just came into a LCS. There are more goodies to come soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 This one is courtesy of pickycollector. Patrick did a nice job describing this one and was a pleasure doing business with -- he has a good eye for detail. The scans don't do the book justice as the light picks up colour differences in the masthead that one needs to squint at to see first hand -- and the whites are, well, just whiter. I collect books starting with Kirby's full time return to Atlas/Marvel in mid-1958. This book came out one month after the first issues of Tales to Astonish, Tales of Suspense and Strange Worlds (all three were released September 2, 1958). It was the first Gunsmoke Western published after Lee began the reshaping of the "house style". Atlas cover stalwart, Joe Maneely had just recently died in a subway accident and, as the Maneely covers ran out, Lee handed over the cover illustrations of most of the line to gifted EC alumni, John Severin and Jack Davis for a couple of months. I believe he was searching for a new house style when Kirby walked into his office. Aside from the teen titles (Al Harltey and Stan Goldberg had them under control), the Kirby style became the house style and then, of course, the Marvel style, as the company slowly emerged from the cloud of the 1957 Atlas implosion of titles. This particular book is a transition issue as it features a striking Jack Davis cover -- as Kirby's first contribution to the title would have to wait for the next issue. It's a fine copy from both a rare genre (westerns have been poor cousins, too long) and an historical important period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Yes, finally got one, part of a collection that just came into a LCS. There are more goodies to come soon. Nice copy! What'd you pay, $50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batmiesta Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 This one is courtesy of pickycollector. Patrick did a nice job describing this one and was a pleasure doing business with -- he has a good eye for detail. The scans don't do the book justice as the light picks up colour differences in the masthead that one needs to squint at to see first hand -- and the whites are, well, just whiter. Never seen that cover before, Nice looking copy. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 Fin Fang Foom proto-type? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedy-D Posted April 9, 2010 Share Posted April 9, 2010 That's a great cover and a beautiful copy, but ... "The Thing That Lived"?? That's not a very dramatic appellation. Last time I checked, there were a lot of "things" that "live." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Never seen that cover before, Nice looking copy. (thumbs u Thanks. One doesn't expect to see Jack Davis in the context of an Atlas/Marvel cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Fin Fang Foom proto-type? Believe it or not, the owner of my LCS said the exact same thing when I showed him the book today!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's a great cover and a beautiful copy, but ... "The Thing That Lived"?? That's not a very dramatic appellation. Last time I checked, there were a lot of "things" that "live." Totally agree!! Stan was running on fumes at times when he was churning these books out. To use a sports analogy, he was "taking a few plays off" here + there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakman29 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's a great cover and a beautiful copy, but ... "The Thing That Lived"?? That's not a very dramatic appellation. Last time I checked, there were a lot of "things" that "live." Totally agree!! Stan was running on fumes at times when he was churning these books out. To use a sports analogy, he was "taking a few plays off" here + there. Very nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGGIEZ Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Just picked up this piece of cosmic goodness (1st Blastaar) and a Gary Shipman HULK piece (love his style) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taro90 Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Great pickup!!! (worship) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverweb Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 From Wonder-con last weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdoginohio Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Got this from some guy off of craigslist. He said it was an original Neel Addams sketch. It was only $150. I think I got ripped off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
