Sqeggs Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 5 hours ago, Point Five said: 13 hours ago, Duffman_Comics said: This has been bugging me for a few days, so here goes: Is there a chance this cover has been censored for production? I am looking at the native by Bullseye's head that seems to be whispering "sweet nothings". Yet the (native's) right hand, whilst a little menacing as-is, looks like it should have a knife. The other (standing) guy also has a "mystery hand", but not as pronounced. The timing for bowdlerised art is about right - very early in the Comics' Code's introduction and I'd guess publishers and the Code were feeling their way. Unless I've missed the point entirely, and the "unarmed" native is "the Prophet" and is in fact giving our hero secret instructions as to how to avoid "The Scalptaker". Oh, and a lovely book. Westerns are so under-rated. Great thinking! I agree 100%. Most likely they had the cover art already prepped to go, but by then the rules had changed. I never noticed it, but I also agree that the art appears to have been censored. Either that or the natives temporarily interrupted a dice game to take care of Bulls Eye. Years ago I had a stack of coverless Westerns from the 1950s. I never bothered to figure out whether they were early Code or later reprints, but they had clearly been heavily censored with much violence crudely whited out. Dialog balloons were frequently only half filled because, presumably, threatening or particularly violent language had been cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Brewcrewfan77 said: Picked this up today. Really happy as I love WWII covers. Especially one of Uncle Same kicking Hitler dupa around. Pretty scarce Hitler cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phill the Governor Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Pretty scarce Hitler cover. Indeed! I just noticed that Hitler's body is in the shape of a swastika. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted February 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2018 Two of my better books just back from CGC. Detective 187 and Amazing-Man 8. Nice early Everett. Ricksneatstuff, Larryw7, batman_fan and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Amazing Man 8 is looking good ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 52 minutes ago, comicjack said: Amazing Man 8 is looking good Indeed it does and looks as if it would press even higher, as they say. I love Tec 187. Tough in high grade, as they also say! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 Just now, Sqeggs said: Indeed it does and looks as if it would press even higher, as they say. I love Tec 187. Tough in high grade, as they also say! Pants and shirts are for pressing not books Zolnerowich, Robot Man and porcupine48 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 20 hours ago, comicjack said: 20 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Indeed it does and looks as if it would press even higher, as they say. I love Tec 187. Tough in high grade, as they also say! Pants and shirts are for pressing not books Well, if you have enough really stiff pants and you pile them on top of a book ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mijael.Levy Posted March 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) I got more Mexican blue bolts This 105 is now one of the finest mexicans editions i have in my collection, cant wait to slab this one Group shot Edited March 1, 2018 by Mijael.Levy porcupine48, october, comicjack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mijael.Levy Posted March 1, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2018 and i just got.. one of the grails for any foreign collectors a 100% mexican goldenage book A 1953 Cuentos de Abuelito featuring Queen of the Black Coast, whats so special about it ? Conan appears on it .. gino2paulus2, comicjack, Point Five and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 On 2/24/2018 at 6:56 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: A Feldstein Page has been on my list for a while. Glad to pick this one up. That’s a really sweet pick up! I’m guessing there’s not much Feldstein OA out there... Do you have the comic book to match? Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 12 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: That’s a really sweet pick up! I’m guessing there’s not much Feldstein OA out there... Do you have the comic book to match? Crime Patrol 10. Don’t have one yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Picked up at ECCC today. Frazetta for the win, even if he didn't do the cover: adamstrange and sacentaur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post IngelsFan Posted March 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2018 I'm beyond happy to have scored this copy of All Star Comics 3 that arrived in the mail today. comicjack, walclark, batman_fan and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Is this a Nova Scotia Pedigree? I've been looking at others and the "M" matches but none seem to have a date stamp. Came across another dozen that also have the red date stamp from 1943-1944. Pretty cool to handle (carefully) raw. Like a time machine it's so new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 On 3/1/2018 at 12:44 PM, Mijael.Levy said: and i just got.. one of the grails for any foreign collectors a 100% mexican goldenage book A 1953 Cuentos de Abuelito featuring Queen of the Black Coast, whats so special about it ? Conan appears on it .. That's pretty sweet. I didn't know these were so small though. Are all the rest like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gino2paulus2 Posted March 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2018 After a short stint out I have managed to find myself back in the Super Mystery v3 #2 club. I cracked it out it was a Blue CGC 2.0 Ow-W pages. Thanks to a boardie for this one!! IngelsFan, Robot Man, Point Five and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mijael.Levy Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 10 hours ago, ft88 said: That's pretty sweet. I didn't know these were so small though. Are all the rest like that? The Conan appearances in the Golden age are like this; small format, but the size changes to normal in the silver age under the "La Reina de la Costa Negra " title Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 To repeat my earlier statement: Frazetta for the win, even if he didn't do the cover: kelholt and Robot Man 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted March 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 5, 2018 Or, for even more win, Frazetta. And Toth. And Finlay. And Infantino. And good grief am I happy to have a copy of this one: Larryw7, sagii, Mxwll Smrt and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...