adamstrange Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Different guy http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0101954/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm Great book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Easily one of the top five Hitler covers and a very tough book. Sold mine recently (restored/water damage) and kind of regret it. But I did take a chance and read it before letting it go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaillant Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) Easily one of the top five Hitler covers and a very tough book. To me it is, cover to cover, the best golden age comic book of all time. I know that sounds like lofty praise but it was my grail book for years until Metro found me a nice copy in the late eighties (for $300!). And it is still my favorite. Obviously the front cover is outstanding. The Futuro story is killer. The Lost World chapter is incredible. And as an added bonus...the back cover is the single greatest back cover ever (someone just try to refute that claim)... The art is indeed top notch, but as far as Hitler stories go, I believe the story in Four Favorites #12 tops them all. Not only it’s "realistic", but for its depth and the themes involved. The Futuro story is fun and weird but as usual portraits Hitler as a superficial caricature and has not much of a plot. In the FF#12 one not only there is this ambiguity between the devil and Hitler (as an "image" of the devil) but the story of the young soldier is moving… Way above the average quality level of many GA stories, especially the others from Four Favorites, which often were simple and not of the same quality of the ones from Quality (sorry for the pun). Edited February 27, 2016 by vaillant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted February 27, 2016 Share Posted February 27, 2016 Easily one of the top five Hitler covers and a very tough book. To me it is, cover to cover, the best golden age comic book of all time. I know that sounds like lofty praise but it was my grail book for years until Metro found me a nice copy in the late eighties (for $300!). And it is still my favorite. Obviously the front cover is outstanding. The Futuro story is killer. The Lost World chapter is incredible. And as an added bonus...the back cover is the single greatest back cover ever (someone just try to refute that claim)... The art is indeed top notch, but as far as Hitler stories go, I believe the story in Four Favorites #12 tops them all. Not only it’s "realistic", but for its depth and the themes involved. The Futuro story is fun and weird but as usual portraits Hitler as a superficial caricature and has not much of a plot. In the FF#12 one not only there is this ambiguity between the devil and Hitler (as an "image" of the devil) but the story of the young soldier is moving… Way above the average quality level of many GA stories, especially the others from Four Favorites, which often were simple and not of the same quality of the ones from Quality (sorry for the pun). Sounds cool, so let's keep score... Four Favorites 12 vs. Great Comics 3 Cover - Great 3 is the clear winner. Lead story - Though I would personally pick the Futuro story in Great 3 let's give you that one - FF 12 Back up stories - Four Favorites does have Magno, Captain Courageous and some other stuff, but all of them are blown away by the Lost City story in Great 3 - Great 3 wins that. Back Cover - I don't care if the Mona Lisa were first published on the back cover of Four Favorites 12, Great 3's back cover still wins. - Great 3 So the winner of the best cover-to-cover golden age comic, and still champ! - Great Comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Considering the large number of pedigreed collections that included one or more pre-code Strange Adventures (Aurora, Bethlehem, Big Apple, Church, Cosmic Aeroplane, Crippen, Crowley, Northford, Nova Scotia, Okajima, River City, Savannah, Spokane, Twin Cities, White Mountain, Windy City, and possibly others), it's always fun to see a new copy at the top of the census: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Considering the large number of pedigreed collections that included one or more pre-code Strange Adventures (Aurora, Bethlehem, Big Apple, Church, Cosmic Aeroplane, Crippen, Crowley, Northford, Nova Scotia, Okajima, River City, Savannah, Spokane, Twin Cities, White Mountain, Windy City, and possibly others), it's always fun to see a new copy at the top of the census: Whoa! Great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 One of the absolute coolest Fox covers. Great pickup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 foxy fox! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 One of the absolute coolest Fox covers. Great pickup! thats pretty. I owned one once but forgot how nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bang, bang, Prada on my zipper, now I'm feeling jipper, I'm jipper, I'm jipper Heritage mailed it to me before I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bang, bang, Prada on my zipper, now I'm feeling jipper, I'm jipper, I'm jipper Heritage mailed it to me before I paid Congrats! Very cool cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Thanks, very glad to have a copy, now it is time to look for upgrading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Considering the large number of pedigreed collections that included one or more pre-code Strange Adventures (Aurora, Bethlehem, Big Apple, Church, Cosmic Aeroplane, Crippen, Crowley, Northford, Nova Scotia, Okajima, River City, Savannah, Spokane, Twin Cities, White Mountain, Windy City, and possibly others), it's always fun to see a new copy at the top of the census: Exquisite Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcfan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 She is finally here. Have to thank blazingbob for this blazing book. Super stoked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 She is finally here. Have to thank blazingbob for this blazing book. Super stoked. Congratulations! Great copy of a classic book Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 She is finally here. Have to thank blazingbob for this blazing book. Super stoked. Congratulations! Great copy of a classic book +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bang, bang, Prada on my zipper, now I'm feeling jipper, I'm jipper, I'm jipper Heritage mailed it to me before I paid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bang, bang, Prada on my zipper, now I'm feeling jipper, I'm jipper, I'm jipper Heritage mailed it to me before I paid In that case, I would consider it a gift from them and wouldn't bother paying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Bang, bang, Prada on my zipper, now I'm feeling jipper, I'm jipper, I'm jipper Heritage mailed it to me before I paid Woot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
