Scrooge Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Mister DeGaulle only drew his sword to cut the cheese. Talk about fictional funny books. Huh ... not true. Please check out his WWI record of service ... excerpt from the Wikipedia (readers' beware) - "Young Charles de Gaulle chose a military career and spent four years at Saint-Cyr (the French equivalent of the American West Point or the British Sandhurst). Graduating in 1912, he decided to join an infantry regiment rather than an elite corps. During World War I, then-Captain de Gaulle was severely wounded in March 1916 at the gruesome Battle of Verdun and left for dead on the battlefield. He was, however, found and taken prisoner by the Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was put in solitary confinement at Ingolstadt fortress, a retaliation camp, where he encountered another incorrigible — Russian Lieutenant Mikhail Tukhachevsky." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Nice book! I also had this reaction with Real Life # 4 - Joan of Arc, Charles DeGaulle, WWI poilu, French Revolution and invading nazis all by Schomburg - No, Eifel tower? What gives? I can see why you like it! Is that copy yours or a swipe of a scan? I know; I was disappointed he couldn't find a spot for the Eiffel tower! Both the Real Life and the Stamps are my copies. In fact, I picked up the Real Life from the Marketplace here a couple of months ago. Wow -- going back all the way to the GA! Is that your oldest comic or do have you been picking up others on the sly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 Wow -- going back all the way to the GA! Is that your oldest comic or do have you been picking up others on the sly? I guess you're right, it's my oldest comic, followed by this one I think - and here's the very Blackhawk-ish splash that goes with it - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted October 17, 2006 Share Posted October 17, 2006 You're getting hooked! I love the colors and image on that Contact! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mica Posted October 18, 2006 Share Posted October 18, 2006 Mister DeGaulle only drew his sword to cut the cheese. Talk about fictional funny books. Huh ... not true. Please check out his WWI record of service ... excerpt from the Wikipedia (readers' beware) - "Young Charles de Gaulle chose a military career and spent four years at Saint-Cyr (the French equivalent of the American West Point or the British Sandhurst). Graduating in 1912, he decided to join an infantry regiment rather than an elite corps. During World War I, then-Captain de Gaulle was severely wounded in March 1916 at the gruesome Battle of Verdun and left for dead on the battlefield. He was, however, found and taken prisoner by the Germans. He made five unsuccessful escape attempts, and was put in solitary confinement at Ingolstadt fortress, a retaliation camp, where he encountered another incorrigible — Russian Lieutenant Mikhail Tukhachevsky." So his big thing was to get shot. Followed up by getting captured. I retract my earlier comments. The guy was truly building character for his later snubbing of the British and Americans when he trotted back into France in the mid 40's. But nevermind that. I'm more interested in how Aaron Burr could make the cover. Does it gloss over his slight infamous moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquirecomics Posted October 19, 2006 Share Posted October 19, 2006 The price was tempting enough and I've never owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Got this in the mail yesterday. Was a present from a lady friend of mine, she won it from VA Dave on eBay. Wasn't that sweet of her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Wow, nice! At least she has good taste in something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArAich Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Got this in the mail yesterday. Was a present from a lady friend of mine, she won it from VA Dave on eBay. Wasn't that sweet of her? Can I have her number???.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Wow, nice! At least she has good taste in something. Har dee har har! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted October 20, 2006 Share Posted October 20, 2006 Got this in the mail yesterday. Was a present from a lady friend of mine, she won it from VA Dave on eBay. Wasn't that sweet of her? Can I have her number???.. Uhhhhhhh... No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted October 21, 2006 Share Posted October 21, 2006 I posted this in the Action Comics thread, but I like to contribute to this thread also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted October 22, 2006 Share Posted October 22, 2006 Got this in the mail yesterday. Was a present from a lady friend of mine, she won it from VA Dave on eBay. Wasn't that sweet of her? Can I have her number???.. Looks like #14 to me. Jack happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted October 23, 2006 Share Posted October 23, 2006 Got this in the mail yesterday. Was a present from a lady friend of mine, she won it from VA Dave on eBay. Wasn't that sweet of her? Can I have her number???.. Looks like #14 to me. Jack happy to help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted October 24, 2006 Share Posted October 24, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Beautiful, Surfer!!! Welcome to the Centaur club!! And I can't believe it's been 3 days since a post in this thread! I'll rectify that with these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 # 11 is a stunning cover. CM, with these books and the Everett in the Centaur thread, you keep on opening a new world to me and I can't thank you enough for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Brilliant books, CM!! I have always liked these early sci-fi DC covers, you just don't see enough of them... and what condition too!! MIND BLOWING!!! They are so nice to see. Thanks so much for posting those! Your collection must be a sight to behold when its spread out on the living room floor. Do you ever scatter them on the floor and just swim through them, like Uncle Scrooge swimming in his money lake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CentaurMan Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Your collection must be a sight to behold when its spread out on the living room floor. Do you ever scatter them on the floor and just swim through them, like Uncle Scrooge swimming in his money lake? Oh yeah, all the time. I make sure to scan the books first, though, because they tend to present better pre-swim. If you're ever in Chicago let me know and I'll have you over for a dip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted October 27, 2006 Share Posted October 27, 2006 Do you ever scatter them on the floor and just swim through them, like Uncle Scrooge swimming in his money lake? I tried that once, but I just ended up breaking a whole bunch of slabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
