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[miraclemet]

Just picked up this SSWS key... cant wait to get it in hand.

 

1st Mademoiselle Marie

 

 

Whoa! Where the hell did that come from?

 

Jimmy Linguini's sales thread a few days ago....

[comick1]

That was THE best deal on the thread. Nice pickup!

[Arkadin]

Took two prisoners in the latest C'link auction.

 

Star Spangled War Stories #115. Boston pedigree dino issue.

 

 

Our Fighting Forces #93. Frogmen on the cover, white pages inside.

 

[thirdgreenham]

[jimjum12]

Here's 3 war books I've been looking for a long time..... the first 2 are keepers, the 3rd I hope to upgrade someday.... an awesome Anderson cover. The other two are Heath. I can't afford runs of Atlas so I seek out issues with favorite covers and ALSO interior stories by favorite artists. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

[jimjum12]

I particularly like Gene Colan stories. Others that catch my attention are Williamson, Wildey, Maneely, Drucker, Lawrence, Heath, Severin, and Anderson..... although there are others too. A book with an awesome cover and two or more interior stories by the above will end up on my short list. GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

[jimjum12]

Gene Colan is just SO under rated..... everyone knows about his Daredevil and TOD stuff.... so under rated may not really be an accurate assessment.... but his Atlas output is so versatile. An artist who got much work from Atlas in the 50's HAD to be. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

 

[miraclemet]

Wow that BF26 is a BEUT!

[jimjum12]

Wow that BF26 is a BEUT!

 

..... that cover has floored me since the first time I laid eyes on it. Those guys mean BUSINESS. You don't want them to mobilize on you. My very favorite Atlas war covers are usually Heath, Severin, and Everett..... although there are others. The Art Direction at Atlas seemed a little different from D.C., a little looser ..... not better, just different. The covers were more moody and atmospheric to me..... especially with Heath..... and Atlas embraced a darker pallet. It seems Heath did the covers at Atlas that he couldn't do at D.C. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[AtlasFan]

Took two prisoners in the latest C'link auction.

 

Star Spangled War Stories #115. Boston pedigree dino issue.

 

 

Our Fighting Forces #93. Frogmen on the cover, white pages inside.

 

 

Nice books - love the colors on them!

 

The only thing better than one book with a dino and another with a frogman is a single cover with BOTH!

[jimjum12]

Dinosaur issues GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

[dgarthwaite-migration]

Dinosaur issues GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

So many wars would have been lost if man had not used dinosaurs in combat.

 

DG

[comick1]

Here's 3 war books I've been looking for a long time..... the first 2 are keepers, the 3rd I hope to upgrade someday.... an awesome Anderson cover. The other two are Heath. I can't afford runs of Atlas so I seek out issues with favorite covers and ALSO interior stories by favorite artists. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

 

Those are all wonderful Atlas books, James! Seriously cool scores every step of the way!

[comick1]

Gene Colan is just SO under rated..... everyone knows about his Daredevil and TOD stuff.... so under rated may not really be an accurate assessment.... but his Atlas output is so versatile. An artist who got much work from Atlas in the 50's HAD to be. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

I always thought that Colan and Drucker had similar styles in that they both explored elements of chiaroscuro in their work. Check out the lower right panel on the splash and the middle-left panel on page 2. Those are what I consider quintessential Colan (and Drucker) flourishes. It's like combining war with film-noir. Killer stuff. I like Colan's Marvel stuff, but not as much as I like his Atlas and pre-hero Marvel stuff. Nice pick-up. Which issue is that from, James?

[jimjum12]

This is from Battle 34....... and Colan has quickly become one of my favorite of the Atlas war contributors. This particular story is fantastic.... even for him. I'm going to try and post a page or so from a Roosevelt story from the same issue..... it's uncredited on www.atlastales.com ..... but I see some of what looks like Drucker in it ...... not as polished as "Zero Minus 3" ..... but still real decent. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

P.S. I placed a WTB post in that forum..... but will mention it here also. Anyone with a Navy Action 16 with nice pages in Fine or better...... I'd go at least double guide for it.

[jimjum12]

Here's the T.R. story mentioned above. GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

 

 

[bigfiver69]

Those books are beauties!!!!

 

Just a heads up. Starting a war sale in the selling forum later this week - looking like Wednesday if all goes well. Largely bronze age books, all titles. Going to be some nice stuff.

 

Hope all are well,

Shep

 

 

[*Bronze age fan*]

Great covers James!

 

 

Old image when I used to have a scanner.

 

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[adamstrange]

[adamstrange]

Thanks for posting all the interior scans, Jimbo!