Badger Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 13 hours ago, gino2paulus2 said: So I am calling this the last little purchase of 2017!! I got this off the boards and it came in the mail yesterday. Thanks Dave!! I always thought of it as MLJs version of Captain America Comics #3. To my surprise when I opened up the front cover the published date said Spring of 1941. I took a side by side pic with my Cap #3 (sorry for the glare it was getting late and I was excited!!) I texted the pic to my buddy @Primetime who is a fellow Cap #3 fanatic and he did a little detective work. The Shield Wizard #3 was out March 3rd 1941 and the Captain America Comics #3 was out March 17th 1941 so they are both #3s, both out on the stands within 2 weeks of each other, both sport hero's rocking Red, white and Blue costumes with sidekicks, both have bondage, both have said bondaged characters strapped to Rockets, and both have other worldly type villains with the Red Skull and the Green Monsters!!! Neat stuff I have to admit it really got my Geek dial turned to 11 for some reason haha!! Now all I need to do before my collecting is said and done is upgrade both copies but these will do for now hehe!! Very cool Gino! gino2paulus2 and Aliens 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 20 hours ago, PopKulture said: Nope, it's an old soldering iron. They had a copper tip just like the one shown and a wooden handle. The earlier ones had to be heated over coals or a fire; later ones were electric like the one shown on the cover. I'm sure a search on the Bay would turn up examples of either. Nope, its a curling iron. Almost identical to the one in the picture I provided and the one my grandma used to have. Nasty little sucker would glow yellow at the tip if you left it plugged in too long (yellow tip indicating heat, not copper). We may have to agree to disagree on this one. Just to keep it on topic: here's an obscure Golden Age book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 14 hours ago, gino2paulus2 said: So I am calling this the last little purchase of 2017!! I got this off the boards and it came in the mail yesterday. Thanks Dave!! I always thought of it as MLJs version of Captain America Comics #3. To my surprise when I opened up the front cover the published date said Spring of 1941. I took a side by side pic with my Cap #3 (sorry for the glare it was getting late and I was excited!!) I texted the pic to my buddy @Primetime who is a fellow Cap #3 fanatic and he did a little detective work. The Shield Wizard #3 was out March 3rd 1941 and the Captain America Comics #3 was out March 17th 1941 so they are both #3s, both out on the stands within 2 weeks of each other, both sport hero's rocking Red, white and Blue costumes with sidekicks, both have bondage, both have said bondaged characters strapped to Rockets, and both have other worldly type villains with the Red Skull and the Green Monsters!!! Neat stuff I have to admit it really got my Geek dial turned to 11 for some reason haha!! Now all I need to do before my collecting is said and done is upgrade both copies but these will do for now hehe!! Super cool pair of books, Gino! What a great way to finish out 2017 with the Shield-Wizard #3. gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 7 hours ago, Bighaley21 said: Quite possibly my favorite Timely.. And that's gotta be one of the best back covers ever. vaillant, Badger and LOC Collectibles 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelholt Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 13 hours ago, Dreamtoreal1 said: Human Torch #32 #beauty Human Torch 32 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 18 hours ago, sagii said: the sidekick strapped to a rocket/missile trifecta class of '41 AWESOME BOOK C!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 15 hours ago, Badger said: Very cool Gino! 13 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: Super cool pair of books, Gino! What a great way to finish out 2017 with the Shield-Wizard #3. Thanks Dudes!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SuperBird Posted January 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2018 Back from the slabinator: batman_fan, Gotham Kid, path4play and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 25 minutes ago, SuperBird said: Back from the slabinator: great books! love me some early Actions. SuperBird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 to go, then I can quit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, SuperBird said: 3 to go, then I can quit... which 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 31, 51- easy! 23- not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 5 minutes ago, SuperBird said: 31, 51- easy! 23- not so much. well, I'll be on the lookout for ya for those. SuperBird 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 4 minutes ago, thedude said: well, I'll be on the lookout for ya for those. Thanks, appreciated! Basically looking for a restored 23 at this point. Blue label has moved out of my price range. thedude 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 1/1/2018 at 12:40 AM, Zolnerowich said: On 12/31/2017 at 5:07 PM, Bighaley21 said: Quite possibly my favorite Timely.. And that's gotta be one of the best back covers ever. Wish they'd kept Stalin on the cover of YA 1. Aren't many WW II-era anti-Stalin covers. vaillant 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 7:56 PM, sagii said: the sidekick strapped to a rocket/missile trifecta class of '41 That Fantastic 21 is a tough Hitler cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 On 12/31/2017 at 9:38 AM, gino2paulus2 said: So I am calling this the last little purchase of 2017!! I got this off the boards and it came in the mail yesterday. Thanks Dave!! I always thought of it as MLJs version of Captain America Comics #3. To my surprise when I opened up the front cover the published date said Spring of 1941. I took a side by side pic with my Cap #3 (sorry for the glare it was getting late and I was excited!!) I texted the pic to my buddy @Primetime who is a fellow Cap #3 fanatic and he did a little detective work. The Shield Wizard #3 was out March 3rd 1941 and the Captain America Comics #3 was out March 17th 1941 so they are both #3s, both out on the stands within 2 weeks of each other, both sport hero's rocking Red, white and Blue costumes with sidekicks, both have bondage, both have said bondaged characters strapped to Rockets, and both have other worldly type villains with the Red Skull and the Green Monsters!!! Neat stuff I have to admit it really got my Geek dial turned to 11 for some reason haha!! Now all I need to do before my collecting is said and done is upgrade both copies but these will do for now hehe!! Never noticed that before. Very cool discovery! gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 3, 2018 Share Posted January 3, 2018 New Year's resolution: Keep wife away from my morning coffee. comicjack, sagii, Larryw7 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 3 hours ago, Sqeggs said: New Year's resolution: Keep wife away from my morning coffee. That’s a new one to me. Very moody. I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) 20 hours ago, Sqeggs said: New Year's resolution: Keep wife away from my morning coffee. Such a creepy cover which Mr Bedrock debuted to the boards Edited January 4, 2018 by comicjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...