A Vital Message From Captain America

[dgillock]

Came across this PSA in a 1944 copy of Terry-Toons:

 

 

Got me thinking just how many WW2 era Timely's got bundled up and sent of to the paper drives at the urging of Cap himself! Oh, the horror... But, I suppose it was a good cause. Yet another reason to hate war.

 

Thought others might like to see it.

[jmg3637]

Very cool post.

 

I remember going on paper drives back in the late 50's or maybe early sixties. I don't remember much from back then as I was only about 5, and that was a few years prior to my starting to read comics.

[Silver Surfer]

A great piece of history. GA books are wrapped in that era of mystique and mirrored a time where brave men fought in hand to hand combat in what will probably be the greatest and last world war history will ever know or see. I guess that's why I cherish my GA books because they are a window to a completely different world and time and I feel lucky to own a copy that survived the paper drives of the day.

 

I recently saw a coverless All Winners #4 on EBay and the caption on the first page made some reference to "Slimly Japs". Throw in the cover for the Human Torch #12 melting a guys arm off and you really get a sense for how great the tensions were back then and how far we have come today.

 

OT - I still hate those lane side kicks like Bucky. Was so glad to hear an interview from Stan Lee who talked about the begining of the Silver Age and how he really wanted to get away from the goof ball side kicks.

[The Black Hand ®]

That's one of the reasons I love Ga too. I agree about the sidekicks also, although the kid sidekicks were a lot better than the goofy sidekicks. It was the kiss of death when a hero got his goofy sidekick as far as I'm concerned.

[Silver Surfer]

This thread made me buy a copy of Human Torch #12 that I have been watching for months, can't wait to read it.

[*paull*]

Captain America says:

 

"Put a helmet on that soldier!"

[dgillock]

Captain America says:

 

"Put a helmet on that soldier!"

 

 

OK, extranious post, I admit it, but still funny...

[Bonds25]

Very cool - Crimebuster also has this to say:

 

[dgillock]

Awesome!

Being a big Lev Gleason collector, I have to ask, what issue is that? It not familiar to me.

[CentaurMan]

Ever wonder why you haven't seen a Comic Calvacade #6 in person before? Check this cover out:

 

[Jeffreykli]

This thread made me buy a copy of Human Torch #12 that I have been watching for months, can't wait to read it.

 

You finally got one? What grade? Details, man, details.

[Bonds25]

Awesome!

Being a big Lev Gleason collector, I have to ask, what issue is that? It not familiar to me.

 

It's actually the back cover to this book: