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On 8/20/2024 at 11:34 AM, buttock said:

It's pretty great.  The symbolism is among the best of WWII.  Up there with Zip 22, Pep 20, and a small handful of others.  

Historically inaccurate :baiting:

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On 8/20/2024 at 8:34 AM, buttock said:

It's pretty great.  The symbolism is among the best of WWII.  Up there with Zip 22, Pep 20, and a small handful of others.  

Yes.  It was my gateway comic.  When I saw that cover I just needed to have it!  The scarcity factor was a bonus that made the win all the sweeter.

Now I'll need to check out the others you mentioned.  :pullhair:

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On 8/19/2024 at 8:33 PM, Point Five said:

OK, here are my Speeds. I picked up this #14 some twelve years ago and thought these digest-size books were just the coolest and I decided to go for the whole #14-16 run. Well, it's taken twelve long years... but I've managed to collect... one of them.:wavingwhiteflag:
 

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my story exactly, obsessed over these digests but they can be tough to obtain ............ just completed my 7-year quest a few months ago 

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On 8/20/2024 at 11:28 AM, fishbone said:

my story exactly, obsessed over these digests but they can be tough to obtain ............ just completed my 7-year quest a few months ago 

Did you get the Pockets also, or just the Speeds?

 

nvm - It seems you were referring to the Speeds.  I wanted to get the Pockets also, they are cousins, but there is just not enough budget to go around :(

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On 8/20/2024 at 9:17 AM, MrBedrock said:

Unfortunately I don't have any Speed Comics at all.

Now that caught me flat-footed.

I thought you had *everything*, and in 8.0+ to boot!  And I say that in the most respectful manner.  (worship)

The things I have seen you share often leave me dumbfounded.

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On 8/19/2024 at 2:01 AM, kent allard said:

I'll get the ball rolling ...

I got hooked by the cover to #26, and since then I've been working on assembling a set of the WWII era Captain Freedom appearances (#13 - #38, as I define it).  Most of the stories are pretty lame, but the covers ... :banana:

Here's what I've got so far ...

 

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#36 is raw, advertised as a VG-

#26 was quite expensive, but when I saw that cover I couldn't let it get away.  In 5 years I have yet to see another one offered for sale.  Per the census, other than #25 of which there are only 3 and I have never seen, it is the rarest in the range with only 8.  As awesome as the other covers are, this one is tops for me.

#17 has got a Library of Congress stamp on it (right under the butt of the guy coming down the tube) - so cool!

Anybody got a centerfold for my #21?  Seems to be a thing with #21.  I wonder if it has anything to do with page 35 :shiftyeyes:

 

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#18 and #19 will be tough, and not cheap.  Ditto #28 and #31.  I doubt I'll be able to get copies at prices I can afford.  #16 and #22 I have couple of times, but missed out and they slipped away.  The others are out there and I expect to snag copies eventually, though #35 has gotten crazy expensive lately, relatively speaking.

 

OK, your turns.  Whatcha all got?

 

WOW!!!! What a fantastic stack of Speed issues you've put together!!! These are generally VERY expensive right now and HAVE been for the last several years!!! I've had very little luck adding any to my collection. Well done Sir!!!  :applause:

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On 8/20/2024 at 8:34 AM, buttock said:

It's pretty great.  The symbolism is among the best of WWII.  Up there with Zip 22, Pep 20, and a small handful of others.  

Your post got me thinking - what a great topic for a thread.  And here it is ...

 

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On 8/20/2024 at 1:53 PM, Frisco Larson said:

WOW!!!! What a fantastic stack of Speed issues you've put together!!! These are generally VERY expensive right now and HAVE been for the last several years!!! I've had very little luck adding any to my collection. Well done Sir!!!  :applause:

Oh me, oh my, yes.  They have certainly sucked up a *HUGE*  part of my collecting budget.  They have been in the 1K range, which isn't cheap, but hey, a lot cheaper than trying to collect Mystery Men or Wonderworld!

Thanks!  Praise from you is not taken lightly dear sir!

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Ok, this is one of the pages I actually took the time to frame, so I have a pic of it. I'll include a pic of what the printed page looks like as well. 

 The artist is Arturo Cazeneuve and I REALLY like this page, in particular, that center panel!!! Probably why I framed it!  lol

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On 8/20/2024 at 4:03 PM, kent allard said:

Oh me, oh my, yes.  They have certainly sucked up a *HUGE*  part of my collecting budget.  They have been in the 1K range, which isn't cheap, but hey, a lot cheaper than trying to collect Mystery Men or Wonderworld!

Thanks!  Praise from you is not taken lightly dear sir!

You're spot on in that while they are expensive, they're nowhere NEAR what some of the aforementioned FOX books cost! 

 Wow, that's incredibly kind of you to say, I'm very humbled by that. Thank you so much!  (thumbsu

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On 8/20/2024 at 2:23 PM, Frisco Larson said:

 Wow, that's incredibly kind of you to say, I'm very humbled by that. Thank you so much!  (thumbsu

Please!  Any one who has followed your posts can see for themselves that you are a 'real' collector of discriminating tastes.  (I hope that doesn't sound sycophantic hm)

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On 8/20/2024 at 4:45 PM, kent allard said:

Please!  Any one who has followed your posts can see for themselves that you are a 'real' collector of discriminating tastes.  (I hope that doesn't sound sycophantic hm)

Once again, humbled beyond description! Very, very kind of you!

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