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

[JazzMan]

1 hour ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

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

That sounds more like Greggy. 

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

45 minutes ago, JazzMan said:

That sounds more like Greggy. 

Greggy is a dork.. 

[The Lions Den]

15 hours ago, comicdonna said:

867-5309

Ask for "Jenny..." 

[The Lions Den]

14 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

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

The Overstreet guide is often used by the graders as a source for general information and confirmation... 

[The Lions Den]

1 hour ago, Juno Beach said:

This makes me rethink every CGC label ever. 

To be honest, most of the information for a lot of these GA books was probably entered into the CGC system years ago. And if a certain book is rare (or rarely submitted) the label information could stay the same way for many more years...

[kav]

4 hours ago, vheflin said:

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

Gimme back my 2 nickels!

So any dolt with a fire extinguisher and a bullhorn could have done what Stupidman did.

[Domo Arigato]

6 hours ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

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

It's hard to argue with that logic.

 

[valiantman]

 

22 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

The first clue:  Atomic radiation isn't pumped out of the ground through pipes.

 

The second clue:  You see those things in the background?  Those are derricks (link).  And just in case it isn't obvious, they're used to help extract oil from underground deposits.....oil which sometimes catches on fire.

 

The third clue:  There are flames all over the cover.  Superman is obviously rushing in to put out an oil fire....like this one below.

 

The fourth clue:  Those aren't radiation suits.  They're called Fire Proximity Suits (link) and they're used to deal with the extreme heat put off by these fires (you'll notice the guys above didn't have these suits and had to improvise. 

Additional clues: 

This comic is dated June 1943.

The first detonation of a nuclear device was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945.

The first radiation accident at a nuclear power plant was September 29, 1957.

[Domo Arigato]

22 hours ago, Domo Arigato said:

If that's the case, then they should have noticed that there are four of them on the cover.......and the comic is from 1943, which would have been prior to the general public knowing about it.

 

3 minutes ago, valiantman said:

Additional clues: 

This comic is dated June 1943.

The first detonation of a nuclear device was conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945.

The first radiation accident at a nuclear power plant was September 29, 1957.

Absolutely.

I touched on this in a post......but you said it much better.

 

 

[HotKey]

20 hours ago, kav said:

So any dolt with a fire extinguisher and a bullhorn could have done what Stupidman did.

I dunno, he chucked that dude over his shoulder to the rear pretty hard with no apparent thought to how he landed, that takes some extra strength