vaillant Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 It is signed by Ferstadt, but I am not familiar with his work. Honestly, I don’t like the cover much. Actually, the Unknown Soldier story, in this case, has little to do with Hitler, although Hitler impersonates a devil-like figure which remains shrouded in mystery. The story is about personal responsibility, and its consequences, as there is a "selling your soul to the devil" situation which ends quite happily thanks to the help of the Unknown Soldier, which prompts the leading character to react and win over his own fear. Those "zombies" are something… Which year/title/issue? BTW, I still count on the high-res scan of the splash page of the National #18, if you have kept the file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 It is signed by Ferstadt, but I am not familiar with his work.. . . Lou Ferstadt had an excellent run of Flash Comics covers and Flash stories (random issues from #36-49). (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Ah, now that’s where I remembered it from, is that also from the story from which you picked your avatar? But those were excellently drawn, earlier Four Favorites covers are often pretty crude… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 Avatar is from #12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabcom Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 It is signed by Ferstadt, but I am not familiar with his work.. . . Lou Ferstadt had an excellent run of Flash Comics covers and Flash stories (random issues from #36-49). (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpknface Posted December 29, 2013 Share Posted December 29, 2013 No, I am sure it was another book. I am mostly into Charles Biro stuff, and particular wartime superhero stories, so I ended up with a Four Favorites #8 and #16 for their unusual Unknown Soldier stories, but I don’t crave the title particularly. Ah, I have a #4 (with detached cover) but I am going to sell it later on. It might have been either a Boy Comics, or a Daredevil Comics, or a Steel Sterling book. Or some MLJ or Timely I can’t afford… I don't think it's any of those... I can't afford the killer Timely's either! I also don't own any of the other ones, but I do get the CRIME DOES NOT PAY reprints from Dark Horse! 95% or more of my GA collection is Cole covers. If you dig wartime covers maybe it was one of my Cole war books. I looked up the 4 Fav #16 - that's a cool cover! You should share that one too! Q - Does Cole have a credited story in that one too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 It is signed by Ferstadt, but I am not familiar with his work. Honestly, I don’t like the cover much. Actually, the Unknown Soldier story, in this case, has little to do with Hitler, although Hitler impersonates a devil-like figure which remains shrouded in mystery. The story is about personal responsibility, and its consequences, as there is a "selling your soul to the devil" situation which ends quite happily thanks to the help of the Unknown Soldier, which prompts the leading character to react and win over his own fear. Those "zombies" are something… Which year/title/issue? BTW, I still count on the high-res scan of the splash page of the National #18, if you have kept the file. Speed 1 is the issue. I don't have a copy of that one. I still have a copy of National 18 and can make a scan of the splash page if the one I sent you wasn't good enough. I had forgotten about that one. What did you need again? I think I was stuck trying to edit the scan because the resolution was so high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Thanks Bill – the cover is so-so, but I got fixated on it because I wished to have the inside story, by L.B. Cole (image courtesy of the DCM). I think in terms of story this is WAY better than the sought after "Futuro Takes Hitler to Hell": here in some way there is an identification between Hitler and the Devil. OK, I gotta have that book now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 Curious to know if anyone has a nice copy of this book. I had never seen one before so I bought this lower grade copy. The cover hooked me. Happy to have it, but an upgrade would be awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 (edited) Curious to know if anyone has a nice copy of this book. I had never seen one before so I bought this lower grade copy. The cover hooked me. Happy to have it, but an upgrade would be awesome. Rudy Palais had them sweating bullets in the story and the cover as well. Edited December 30, 2013 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 If you dig wartime covers maybe it was one of my Cole war books. I looked up the 4 Fav #16 - that's a cool cover! You should share that one too! Q - Does Cole have a credited story in that one too? I don’t think so, but maybe I am just remembering wrong – the Four Favorites #16, here you go. Bought it for a nice price, listed as a VG but the seller did not disclose it has brittle paper and it falls apart if you don’t handle it with extreme care. I needed to scan the story so I am still looking for a coverless copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 BTW, I still count on the high-res scan of the splash page of the National #18, if you have kept the file. Speed 1 is the issue. I don't have a copy of that one. I still have a copy of National 18 and can make a scan of the splash page if the one I sent you wasn't good enough. I had forgotten about that one. What did you need again? I think I was stuck trying to edit the scan because the resolution was so high. Much appreciated sir, I will send you a PM. (thumbs u The scan was excellent but I need pretty high resolution. Ah, now I see the style matches. I must admit I don’t like it so much – imaginative et al, but the overall quality of drawings does not convince me, while the other artist (the one of the avatar) looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the420kid Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 In time for Christmas I finally got a decently priced Four Favorites #12 (have been looking for it for almost two years): well done. color me jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEAUMONTS Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 (edited) Stealing a page from Mr. Parker's book. Happy 2014 Edited January 2, 2014 by cheetah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 a boardie who will remain nameless placed a couple bets against the saints. he paid off in gold. two pretty black covers, and a timely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twistty1 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Very nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 This is very cool I didn't know Jamie Farr collected comic books. And what a nice stack of comics Phil Seuling has in this interview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 @Straw-Man: Beautiful books, all three! Cheetah‘s books are breathtaking, this reminds me how cool Airboy is and that I need to get some of the most poignant stories… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
