drmccoy74 Posted September 27, 2023 Share Posted September 27, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 4:25 PM, Marty Mann said: So much for a dime... Marty Mann how popular was Joe Palooka back then? What's a modern comparison? I watched a television show about the greatest Joe Palooka collection the other day. Lots of memorabilia from the 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted September 28, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 5:04 PM, drmccoy74 said: Marty Mann how popular was Joe Palooka back then? What's a modern comparison? I watched a television show about the greatest Joe Palooka collection the other day. Lots of memorabilia from the 40's This comic strip character was very popular for many years appearing in daily and Sunday newspapers, in the movies and even on the radio. The daily strips were reprinted in a few different comic books including a long run in HARVEY COMICS, My first copy was #9 which boosted "Over 1,000,000 copies.". JOE PALOOKA #30 also featured what might be one of the first nudes in comic books. Morganmi, drmccoy74, Robot Man and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morganmi Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/28/2023 at 10:18 AM, Marty Mann said: This comic strip character was very popular for many years appearing in daily and Sunday newspapers, in the movies and even on the radio. The daily strips were reprinted in a few different comic books including a long run in HARVEY COMICS, My first copy was #9 which boosted "Over 1,000,000 copies.". JOE PALOOKA #30 also featured what might be one of the first nudes in comic books. He was so popular even his friends had comics. Larryw7 and Marty Mann 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bandelier Posted September 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/27/2023 at 4:01 PM, MrBedrock said: And you could spend you Superman-Tim money on cool stuff... And one had the membership card with secret decoder inside! batman_fan, Jayman, Larryw7 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted September 29, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 29, 2023 On 9/29/2023 at 6:29 AM, Bandelier said: And one had the membership card with secret decoder inside! Nice bonus! There were a number of those. Here is one of mine. Bandelier, MrBedrock, Tri-Color Brian and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post N e r V Posted September 30, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 30, 2023 (edited) Back from CGC as my first restored book back ever. Purchased on the boards and thought it would get conserved label but the minor tear seals rated a “B” and not a “A” so it ended up in purple. Disappointing. Will look for something in blue later I guess. Edited September 30, 2023 by N e r V Morganmi, Marty Mann, PopKulture and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Karl M Posted October 5, 2023 Share Posted October 5, 2023 On 9/24/2023 at 9:10 AM, Bandelier said: Check that out. 38 issues of Superman-Tim (starting with #3 Oct 1942- #41 Dec 1945). The original owner had bound them into three volumes with two pipe cleaners holding them together along the spine. The first 10 or so have 2 pages of Action Comics stories (Action Comics #55 - #64); including the first appearance of Toyman; published in the July '43 issue of Superman-Tim - two months before the first appearance in Action #64... How cool. Apologies to the underbidder! I just sent you a PM on these - I have full scans of 92 of the 94 issues, something I've been working on for decades, and it looks like you scored the 2 I'm missing. I'd be interested in buying them or trading for them, or just sending you $ to do scans/flat high-res photos for me. Please let me know. Thanks! Yorick and Bandelier 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post badback83 Posted October 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2023 Yorick, pmpknface, Marty Mann and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post path4play Posted October 8, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2023 Just in bin: Morganmi, PopKulture, gumption and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Ricksneatstuff Posted October 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2023 It’s been a bit since I’ve added any significant golden age to the collection. One of the first great raw books I loved was Airboy v4 #8 and it graded out 8.5. I sold it several years ago and recently picked up this 9.0, tied for highest. Morganmi, badback83, Larryw7 and 14 others 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 11:36 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: It’s been a bit since I’ve added any significant golden age to the collection. One of the first great raw books I loved was Airboy v4 #8 and it graded out 8.5. I sold it several years ago and recently picked up this 9.0, tied for highest. My old copy. Congrats Rick. It's a beaut. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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comicjack Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/13/2023 at 9:47 AM, Marty Mann said: Still got some great colors on that one Marty Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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fifties Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 On 10/17/2023 at 7:03 AM, Marty Mann said: Nice score, Marty, that seems to be a rare one. Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Kromak Posted October 17, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted October 17, 2023 Classic DC stuff. Nice stamps in the back covers: Jayman, badback83, Yorick and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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