Why does CGC refer to this as a Historic Atomic radiation cover? 1 1

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, Domo Arigato said:

Please let me know if further proof is required in order to get this abomination against humanity corrected.

Yup.  It’s appalling.  Comic book science is always spot on, and a rare blemish like this one is unforgivable, even decades on.

[batman_fan]

It is quite simple, Newton first expressed it in closed form equations

Historic Atomic radiation cover = $$$

Typical oil well fire != $$$

[JazzMan]

GCD doesn't describe the cover but it has key words: firefighters, oil wells

Yeah, that's a wrong description from the Guide that's made its way to the CGC description.

[Domo Arigato]

14 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Perhaps a simple example of ‘didn’t do the research’, or no access to information on Fermi’s then cutting edge and war-restricted nuclear reactor technology, and especially not the Manhattan Project.

In any case, guesswork which ended up way off, but inadvertently created a cool cover instead.

All the facts point to it simply being a very cool cover of an oil well fire.  

The year that the comic was printed.  The pipe coming up from the ground with fire shooting out of it.  The multiple oil derricks in the background surrounded by thick black smoke.  The men dressed in fire proximity suits.  Nothing about it suggests Atomic radiation.

Other than what Kav already pointed out.........someone at a later point in history......after Atomic radiation was common knowledge......decided that it looks like these men are in radiation suits and declared that's what the cover is dealing with.

Overstreet just screwed the pooch on the facts and CGC got their misinformation from Overstreet.

 

[Domo Arigato]

13 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Yup.  It’s appalling.  Comic book science is always spot on, and a rare blemish like this one is unforgivable, even decades on.

Apathy is the devils Kool-aid.

-- Albert Einstein

[kav]

Comic book science being wrong is one thing.  Future historians of comics like Overstreet mislabeling an oil fire as an atomic energy situation is another.  

[Domo Arigato]

19 minutes ago, batman_fan said:

It is quite simple, Newton first expressed it in closed form equations

Historic Atomic radiation cover = $$$

Typical oil well fire != $$$

Is that where Einstein got his equation?

$=DC²

 

[Ken Aldred]

5 minutes ago, kav said:

Comic book science being wrong is one thing

Yup. That’s forgivable. 

6 minutes ago, kav said:

Future historians of comics like Overstreet mislabeling an oil fire as an atomic energy situation is another

But, there are limits. Honour demands seppuku if it gets this bad.

[kav]

1 minute ago, Ken Aldred said:

Yup. That’s forgivable. 

But, there are limits. Honour demands seppuku if it gets this bad.

yup

[kav]

why not just call this historic atomic bondage cover?

Edited May 1, 2021 by kav

[Domo Arigato]

4 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

But, there are limits. Honour demands seppuku if it gets this bad.

Let's not get crazy.

If the person responsible would agree to cut off one of his fingers, I think history (accurate history) would be satisfied.

 

[Ken Aldred]

2 minutes ago, Domo Arigato said:

Let's not get crazy.

If the person responsible would agree to cut off one of his fingers, I think history (accurate history) would be satisfied.

 

I think that would be a fair and sensible compromise.

[Domo Arigato]

28 minutes ago, Domo Arigato said:

Apathy is the devils Kool-aid.

-- Albert Einstein

And before anyone pulls their pants up to their chest and secures them with their black belt in Google-Fu.

Yes......Einstein didn't actually say this.......but if Overstreet can make sh*t up......so can I.

 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Domo Arigato

[Point Five]

"If BOB OVERSTREET thinks he can ride this out he's messing with the wrong guy! I am an OPG buyer and I will NOT be denied!"
"Again, sir, this is an Arby's--"

 

[1950's war comics]

Hulk #1 should have a "radiation panel" designation on the CGC label...

 

[rjpb]

Complaining about Overstreet's error in this regard and the repetition of that error by CGC and auction houses is a rite of passage for GA collectors. The next step is realizing that Action #29 is not actually the first Lois Lane cover for the title. 

[Timely]

Images of the 1st atomic bomb test look eerily similar!

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

I just asked them about this notation and this was their reply.  

[vheflin]

In the story, Superman puts out a fire at the Glen Lane nightclub

Gimme back my 2 nickels!

[Juno Beach]

This makes me rethink every CGC label ever.