Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[buttock]

This was a random finding as I was digging for stuff on Joe Simon & Al Avison. This cover is Champ 22 (Joe Simon?, 9/42). The baddie at the bottom is almost a direct swipe of one of the guys from Wonderworld 7 (Lou Fine, 11/39). The other bad guys are clearly swiped as well, at least in concept. Makes you wonder if Joe Simon didn't have the OA to Wonderworld 7 as reference material.

 

[ciorac]

Help! I can't stop posting this book, or looking at it. I think I am addicted to a Fox...

 

[Forbush-Man]

It's a Fox alright.

[kryptonitecomics]

Help! I can't stop posting this book, or looking at it. I think I am addicted to a Fox...

 

 

That's not a bad addicition to have...I don't think you can post a gorgeous book like that too many times

 

 

(worship)

[ciorac]

Whew! Thanks Kryptonite

[Straw-Man]

Help! I can't stop posting this book, or looking at it. I think I am addicted to a Fox...

 

 

it's just so damn golden-agey.

[ciorac]

Help! I can't stop posting this book, or looking at it. I think I am addicted to a Fox...

 

 

it's just so damn golden-agey.

 

My stupid scanner can't do justice to the colors at the top. As you know, the book has to be held to be truly appreciated.

[ciorac]

Help! I can't stop posting this book, or looking at it. I think I am addicted to a Fox...

 

 

it's just so damn golden-agey.

 

My stupid scanner can't do justice to the colors at the top. As you know, the book has to be held to be truly appreciated.

 

here's Ritter's scan. It is too dark, mine is to light. The books is actually somewhere in the middle

 

[buttock]

My stupid scanner can't do justice to the colors at the top. As you know, the book has to be held to be truly appreciated.

 

It needs to be cracked out to be truly appreciated. How can you see anything through all that plastic?

[jbcomicbox]

This was a random finding as I was digging for stuff on Joe Simon & Al Avison. This cover is Champ 22 (Joe Simon?, 9/42). The baddie at the bottom is almost a direct swipe of one of the guys from Wonderworld 7 (Lou Fine, 11/39). The other bad guys are clearly swiped as well, at least in concept. Makes you wonder if Joe Simon didn't have the OA to Wonderworld 7 as reference material.

 

 

 

Here is the OA for the cover. Interestingly, it has a small signature Glaven (see left edge) which has to an alias. It is a GREAT cover . jon

[BangZoom]

Here is the OA for the cover. Interestingly, it has a small signature Glaven (see left edge) which has to an alias. It is a GREAT cover . jon

 

Joe Simon used the name Glaven as a pseudonym. Link

[jbcomicbox]

Here is the OA for the cover. Interestingly, it has a small signature Glaven (see left edge) which has to an alias. It is a GREAT cover . jon

 

Joe Simon used the name Glaven as a pseudonym. Link

 

I thought so. Thanks for the link. Here is another OA by "Glaven". It is smoother and more graceful than most of his stuff. jb

[buttock]

Thanks for sharing those Jon! I've always loved the Speed 22, and even more in color.

[jbcomicbox]

This was a random finding as I was digging for stuff on Joe Simon & Al Avison. This cover is Champ 22 (Joe Simon?, 9/42). The baddie at the bottom is almost a direct swipe of one of the guys from Wonderworld 7 (Lou Fine, 11/39). The other bad guys are clearly swiped as well, at least in concept. Makes you wonder if Joe Simon didn't have the OA to Wonderworld 7 as reference material.

 

 

 

Here is the OA for the cover. Interestingly, it has a small signature Glaven (see left edge) which has to an alias. It is a GREAT cover . jon

 

Quick note. The Champ 22 is a "no-space" Gerber book. Whoever did the stat reproduction obviously did not have the book as reference. He got the "month" wrong as opposed to the actual cover. Jon

[Point Five]

No posts in the Fox thread in six weeks? That ain't right! Let's see if we can jump-start things a bit.

 

I was under the weather a couple weeks back, and found the time to take some group shots of my Fox collection.

Hope you enjoy!

 

[Point Five]

Sciences first. Still need a #2, darnit! Love this title...the one that really hooked me on Fox.

 

[Point Five]

Fantastic Comics #1-12 (with no #3 ). The Fletcher Hanks stories rock. A lot of potential in these early Fantastics, which trickled out once the Eisner/Iger shop stopped doing them.

 

[Point Five]

Next up are the Weird Comics! This has been a pet project of mine the last three years. It's a tough title to collect,

but a really fun one. I still need #1 and #20.

 

Early half of the run first... (They sure liked blue covers, didn't they?)

 

[Point Five]

...And the second half of the Weird run. Some of these later ones are really tough as nails.

Some nice war covers here.

 

[Point Five]

Finally, a smattering of Mystery Mens and Wonderworlds.