gino2paulus2 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, vaillant said: That Champ Comics is awesome, Gino! I especially like the art of "The Champ" feature… Are there some editorials or other war-related content besides comics? Just discovering more about the German comics scene 1900-1945, extremely fascinating but hard because I don’t know the language… Thanks Claudio my friend!!! There is a text story like in quite a few GA comics that explains the cover and it is war related. To sum it up the Human Meteor and Toby speak to a woman who has a daughter that is trapped in Burma. They head over and find the place she is being kept and have to fight off many Japanese agents at one point struggling mightily. They get knocked down but back onto their feet with bullets bouncing off the Human Meteors chest. They stumble upon a room that has “dope” on the table and figure the daughter Helen has been drugged. They see a trap door leading to the basement/dungeon where they head down and are confronted by several Burmese monks who are trying to throw Helen into a pool. They fight them off and save the day by catching Helen mid air while being tossed before she lands in the pool below and are able to return her mother back in the States. That pretty much sums up all the non illustrated stuff if you can call it that but technically the cover is in essence the illustration that the story is about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 1 hour ago, comicjack said: Got this from Mike Goldman when the Twilights first came on the market and had it graded so no popcorn fingers on it.One of my top ten covers of all time ,my friends laughed at me when i got it. As stated nobody is laughing at this acquisition now what an AWESOME copy of an absolute CLASSIC!!! great presentation, vivid eye popping colors, pedigree, and awesome paper preservation. Can’t really beat that buddy!! comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, comicjack said: Got this from Mike Goldman when the Twilights first came on the market and had it graded so no popcorn fingers on it.One of my top ten covers of all time ,my friends laughed at me when i got it. Spectacular comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandflea Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 comicjack, jimjum12 and vaillant 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 How about a weird one that I recently got? I think this title is a little under rated... Point Five and gino2paulus2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 It is and that is a cool cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 19 hours ago, gino2paulus2 said: Thanks Claudio my friend!!! There is a text story like in quite a few GA comics that explains the cover and it is war related. To sum it up the Human Meteor and Toby speak to a woman who has a daughter that is trapped in Burma. They head over and find the place she is being kept and have to fight off many Japanese agents at one point struggling mightily. They get knocked down but back onto their feet with bullets bouncing off the Human Meteors chest. They stumble upon a room that has “dope” on the table and figure the daughter Helen has been drugged. They see a trap door leading to the basement/dungeon where they head down and are confronted by several Burmese monks who are trying to throw Helen into a pool. They fight them off and save the day by catching Helen mid air while being tossed before she lands in the pool below and are able to return her mother back in the States. That pretty much sums up all the non illustrated stuff if you can call it that but technically the cover is in essence the illustration that the story is about. Thanks for the illustration. It’s very cool that the cover illustration was often backed by a narrative – not "cool" covers for the sake of them like we have become accustomed in the last two decades. Some of the GA books, even if (and albeit) artistically "poor" in terms of drawing had inventiveness, and most importantly took storytelling seriously. Edited January 6, 2018 by vaillant gino2paulus2 and Sandflea 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vaillant Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 14 hours ago, BEAUMONTS said: Great late Plastic Man cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) VTW, is there a thread for GA and WW2 period magazines and books besides comics? If not it would be great to have one (especially those related to comics/cartoons/satire/propaganda)! Edited January 7, 2018 by vaillant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 PopKulture, Timely and szucchini 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/6/2018 at 2:34 PM, comicjack said: It is and that is a cool cover You're right -- it is and it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 13 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: Somehow I knew! Don't ask me how, I just knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: Somehow I knew! Don't ask me how, I just knew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 17 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I kind of like that series. Haven't completed it but got three in a pile at a flea market. comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 On 1/5/2018 at 2:07 PM, gino2paulus2 said: Just got this in the mail been chasing a copy for some time. 22 is my favorite # and since I can’t seem to get an Aman 22 and have literally no chance ever at a Pep 22 this will have to do but I ain’t complainin’ man this is even cooler in person!! This will double up as my first purchase of 2018. Also this was put out during the height of my favorite Harvey covers across their lineup which ran for over a year. The color scheme will line nicely with my Speed 28!! The White Mask splash looks awefully familiar to some classic cover with a Bat or something on it. Couple other interior pics for your viewing pleasure... This post is one of the best arguments against slabbing I've ever seen. Zolnerowich, Jayman, vaillant and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Kind of a tough book, I think, with the MM and Joe D references. comicjack, gino2paulus2 and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just now, Sqeggs said: Kind of a tough book, I think, with the MM and Joe D references. Girl in red has Ricksneatstuff written all over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 22 minutes ago, comicjack said: Girl in red has Ricksneatstuff written all over it I was thinking the same thing as soon as I saw her comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...