Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Another Micro-con purchase.Rumored to be the Overstreet copy.Wish Bob would've taken better care of his books because without the chip missing it would be hard to top. wow! where are those books when i'm in minneapolis every other october? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 grade ain't great, but it's pretty to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 grade ain't great, but it's pretty to me. Pretty to me to Billy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Pretty & purple Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Pretty & purple thanks; the one below has a horrible centerfold i could never stomach, and page 15 was drawn by one of those lame d.c. artists; if you only knew how long i waited for one missing those pages. clean living.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Underbidder.... Congrats! (thumbs u Awesome cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Underbidder.... Congrats! (thumbs u Awesome cover. thanks; i'm more or less collecting the first 22 for their covers, and i heard this is a hard one. gave some thought to cropping the slab off of it for posting, but knew some boardie would dime my unethical azz. glad to have it, in any event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevenrams Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 I'm not certain where this book goes so I just put it here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Picked this up at our annual Micro-con today.Soooooo happy to over pay(according to Overstreet ) for this elusive funny book. Collecting this series is not for the faint of heart. Nice score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 grade ain't great, but it's pretty to me. Man, you'll finish this run before Christmas at this rate. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socratic Wonder Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Another Micro-con purchase.Rumored to be the Overstreet copy.Wish Bob would've taken better care of his books because without the chip missing it would be hard to top. Wow! Nice book buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Picked this copy up from Boardie PokerKid.......my first Church copy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Picked this copy up from Boardie PokerKid.......my first Church copy love the white-pagers. congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 grade ain't great, but it's pretty to me. Man, you'll finish this run before Christmas at this rate. (thumbs u not even halfway there yet, pal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 One of several coveted books that I was able to purchase from Jeff's amazing Nedor collection. This book is second only to # 7 in terms of "Classic covers" in the Thrilling run. It's got a "wow" factor the first time you see it. Wonderful early Schomburg artwork from early 1941 where our hero Dr. Strange grapples one Nazi officer by the neck and throat punches the other in this awesome pre-war cover. You can see he was still very much in his highly-detailed, realistic "pulp" style of art, well before the racial cartoony carciatures that would define his work during the war years. This one is not unlike many of his contemporary Timely covers of the era, but its much cheaper in the Guide, and much tougher to find in any grade. Only the Mile High copy has been certified higher, and only one other copy exists on the census at all, a lowly 1.5. Metro has the Mile High on its site, and as much as I may pine for it, I don't believe its for sale seperate from the rest of the Church Thrilling Comics run. So baring a six figure windfall, I doubt I will be owning that book anytime soon. I'm quite happy with this 2nd highest graded gem.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikephoen Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Awesome book! Gotta mention that although it predates the US involvement in WW II, it certainly isnt 'pre-war'. The war was very much on by '41! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JvR11 Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 (edited) One of several coveted books that I was able to purchase from Jeff's amazing Nedor collection. This book is second only to # 7 in terms of "Classic covers" in the Thrilling run. It's got a "wow" factor the first time you see it. Wonderful early Schomburg artwork from early 1941 where our hero Dr. Strange grapples one Nazi officer by the neck and throat punches the other in this awesome pre-war cover. You can see he was still very much in his highly-detailed, realistic "pulp" style of art, well before the racial cartoony carciatures that would define his work during the war years. This one is not unlike many of his contemporary Timely covers of the era, but its much cheaper in the Guide, and much tougher to find in any grade. Only the Mile High copy has been certified higher, and only one other copy exists on the census at all, a lowly 1.5. Metro has the Mile High on its site, and as much as I may pine for it, I don't believe its for sale seperate from the rest of the Church Thrilling Comics run. So baring a six figure windfall, I doubt I will be owning that book anytime soon. I'm quite happy with this 2nd highest graded gem.... A beauty! With white pages...you must be a proud papa Edited April 27, 2009 by JvR11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Awesome book! Gotta mention that although it predates the US involvement in WW II, it certainly isnt 'pre-war'. The war was very much on by '41! Oh, absolutely, and "war covers" involving superheroes bashing Nazi troops were starting to appear on most titles. Actually, you could say with the Lend Lease Act of March 1941, the US was a willing participant in the war. I'm just defining "pre-war" as anything that predates Dec.8, 1941, before US involvement became "official". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 One of several coveted books that I was able to purchase from Jeff's amazing Nedor collection. This book is second only to # 7 in terms of "Classic covers" in the Thrilling run. It's got a "wow" factor the first time you see it. Wonderful early Schomburg artwork from early 1941 where our hero Dr. Strange grapples one Nazi officer by the neck and throat punches the other in this awesome pre-war cover. You can see he was still very much in his highly-detailed, realistic "pulp" style of art, well before the racial cartoony carciatures that would define his work during the war years. This one is not unlike many of his contemporary Timely covers of the era, but its much cheaper in the Guide, and much tougher to find in any grade. Only the Mile High copy has been certified higher, and only one other copy exists on the census at all, a lowly 1.5. Metro has the Mile High on its site, and as much as I may pine for it, I don't believe its for sale seperate from the rest of the Church Thrilling Comics run. So baring a six figure windfall, I doubt I will be owning that book anytime soon. I'm quite happy with this 2nd highest graded gem.... A beauty! With white pages...you must be a proud papa Yes, ma'am, I am! I knew Jeff had the only other certified high grade copy besides the MH, but I never thought he would part with it. So when it became available.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Because not everyone checks my trooper thread, I thought I might post this gem here too. I don't think this particular issue has been posted on the boards before either. Rockford copy of Red Ryder #5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
