Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[Drgoldage]

Mystery Men have always been a favorite of mine 

[Drgoldage]

here is another 

[lou_fine]

1 hour ago, Drgoldage said:

Mystery Men have always been a favorite of mine 

Ahhhh...................the first Blue Beetle cover appearance and probably the absolute toughest of the early Fox Mystery Men books to find.   

CGC population census report indicates only 10 Universal unrestored copies graded to date, with only the Jon Berk Church copy coming in above a VG 4.0 grade with a grade of VF 8.0 grade which sold for over 6X VF condition guide at the time for just over $13.5K in the big Jon Berk CC Auction a few years ago.  Looks like it's going to be pretty tough to find a true HG copy of this book since the Larson List indicates a coupon cut out of the Larson copy of Mystery Men 7.  

[Straw-Man]

the hunt for an upgrade of this’un has spanned years, with no luck.  couldn’t hang on the mile high. 

[comicjack]

13 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

the hunt for an upgrade of this’un has spanned years, with no luck.  couldn’t hang on the mile high. 

While your at it the # 8 isn't a dog cover either 

[gino2paulus2]

7th page 

I found I don’t have an absundance of Flame covers in my collection most of Fox books I’ve hunted have either Blue Beetle, US Jones, The Eagle, or V-Man predominantly. I have about 3 of his covers if memory serves and a group shot will come sooner than later but for now this just in. My first and still owned copy which I love also has the Free Copy stamp on it but it is a married copy to a Flame #8 interior which imo does have cooler overall splash pages but the #6 does have this one and lets be honest this book is mostly cool bc of this awesome cover anyways. Colors are very rich in the new copy which has nice Ow-White pages. 

[Marty Mann]

21 minutes ago, gino2paulus2 said:

7th page 

I found I don’t have an absundance of Flame covers in my collection most of Fox books I’ve hunted have either Blue Beetle, US Jones, The Eagle, or V-Man predominantly. I have about 3 of his covers if memory serves and a group shot will come sooner than later but for now this just in. My first and still owned copy which I love also has the Free Copy stamp on it but it is a married copy to a Flame #8 interior which imo does have cooler overall splash pages but the #6 does have this one and lets be honest this book is mostly cool bc of this awesome cover anyways. Colors are very rich in the new copy which has nice Ow-White pages. 

Thank you for sharing...I have never seen this book before!

Marty

[BB-Gun]

On ‎5‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 3:28 AM, Electricmastro said:

The Blue Beetle’s often overlooked contribution to the war effort (Blue Beetle #32, July 1944). Art by E. C. Stoner.

I like all of those Blue Beetle comics but especially like those with art by Quinlan.

[BB-Gun]

55 minutes ago, gino2paulus2 said:

7th page 

I found I don’t have an absundance of Flame covers in my collection most of Fox books I’ve hunted have either Blue Beetle, US Jones, The Eagle, or V-Man predominantly. I have about 3 of his covers if memory serves and a group shot will come sooner than later but for now this just in. My first and still owned copy which I love also has the Free Copy stamp on it but it is a married copy to a Flame #8 interior which imo does have cooler overall splash pages but the #6 does have this one and lets be honest this book is mostly cool bc of this awesome cover anyways. Colors are very rich in the new copy which has nice Ow-White pages. 

 

 

Even without art by Fine, the Flame has some pretty good splash panels.

I think this is issue 5.

[MrBedrock]

[Marty Mann]

[gino2paulus2]

13 hours ago, Marty Mann said:

Thank you for sharing...I have never seen this book before!

Marty

thanks Marty that’s saying something!! 

[gino2paulus2]

13 hours ago, BB-Gun said:

I like all of those Blue Beetle comics but especially like those with art by Quinlan.

that’s one heck of a BB group shot by BB nonetheless. I’ve said it before when it comes down to moving that 12 I’m your guy!!

[Marty Mann]

[Electricmastro]

Space Smith splash pages:

[sagii]

On 6/22/2020 at 10:23 AM, gino2paulus2 said:

7th page 

I found I don’t have an absundance of Flame covers in my collection most of Fox books I’ve hunted have either Blue Beetle, US Jones, The Eagle, or V-Man predominantly. I have about 3 of his covers if memory serves and a group shot will come sooner than later but for now this just in. My first and still owned copy which I love also has the Free Copy stamp on it but it is a married copy to a Flame #8 interior which imo does have cooler overall splash pages but the #6 does have this one and lets be honest this book is mostly cool bc of this awesome cover anyways. Colors are very rich in the new copy which has nice Ow-White pages. 

And look at that splash!!! 

[gino2paulus2]

Woke up this morning feeling like playing with some funny books. I found I am blessed to have a few more covers in my collection that have the Flame on them worth sharing. iphone 6s dont judge I like the home button haha!! 

[Straw-Man]

those are hot!

[gino2paulus2]

38 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

those are hot!

I see what you there and I like it 😊🤟 thanks BP!!

[sagii]

1 hour ago, gino2paulus2 said:

Woke up this morning feeling like playing with some funny books. I found I am blessed to have a few more covers in my collection that have the Flame on them worth sharing. iphone 6s dont judge I like the home button haha!! 

Awesome group shot buddy. Full of Fox goodness