Robot Man Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 On line is is OK I guess but there is still nothing like turning pages, the feel of the paper, the way the ink absorbs into the paper and of course, the smell of a vintage comic... ...you're preaching to the choir, Brother Bob .....I've gotten pretty good at freeing books from slabs.... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) I obviously have very few slabs. The cheap, weird, beaters I collect these days aren't worth slabbing anyway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 Took me over two decades to complete this run as I'm no Gator! Congratulations!!! What a great accomplishment. Thanks! I just need a few issues to finish off the other 3 titles I've been focused on: Funny Pages - I just need a #40 Funny Picture Stories - need a #4, V2 #1, and a Comic Pages #24 Star Ranger - I need a V2 #11 and I'd like an upgrade on my Cowboy Comics #13 Then it's on to Amazing Man and Amazing Mystery Funnies, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 That's a cool book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 thank you sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) Years ago I had tried unsuccessfully to track down a copy of this one. Not for the Terry story, but for the S&K Boy Explorers story: "The Isle Where Women Rule!" Found this copy for less than $100 and scooped it up. I'm not sure where I read it...... maybe in Simon's Autobiography "The Comic Book Makers"..... but I believe it was attributed to poor (...if any) product display..... by that time the market was glutted and there just wasn't room on the rack for everything published..... I'd also heard that as an incentive, some publishers allowed the distributors to keep the returns for free in exchange for guaranteed shelf presence.... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Poor sales may well have been the problem, at least in the sense that strong sales would presumably have preserved the series. But they axed Boy Explorers after only a single issue and Stuntman after only two. Makes me think that maybe there was a change in editorial direction or friction between S&K and Harvey management, or something else beyond weak sales. IMG STUNTMAN from GREEN HORNET #39 mm Edited January 5, 2017 by Marty Mann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I think there's a couple people here that like the Sandman. Here's a Cover Proof I've had for a while: I love Cover Proofs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Another book I've had for a while: Anyone ever see a bleed through as bad as this? Any thoughts as to what CGC would grade it as? Without the bleed through, the book would be around 5.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Looks like you soaked that one in kerosene! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Looks like you soaked that one in kerosene! Not me!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 If memory serves, I was the second person to make significant purchases of Aurora comics from Dennis. Here's a good one: A couple not so good ones: Seems the OO fancied himself an artist and would "improve" the image. Seems the OO was happy wth the artist on this one. So happy in fact that he traced the girl. At the time I made these purchases, neither Denis nor I had any idea that the books would be part of a named pedigree. Dennis was a huge L.B. Cole fan and kept all the L.B. Cole Auroras for himself. When he moved out of Denver, I bought his L.B. Cole collection. I'll post a few when I get a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Love the Captain Rocket Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmcfan Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Love the Captain Rocket +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Here's something a little different... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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EC ed Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Just pulled in a sweet upgrade to one of my "EC-precursor" Bible books...Max Gaines' pride and joy title: Love the "APR 9 1943" date stamp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Years ago I had tried unsuccessfully to track down a copy of this one. Not for the Terry story, but for the S&K Boy Explorers story: "The Isle Where Women Rule!" Found this copy for less than $100 and scooped it up. I'm not sure where I read it...... maybe in Simon's Autobiography "The Comic Book Makers"..... but I believe it was attributed to poor (...if any) product display..... by that time the market was glutted and there just wasn't room on the rack for everything published..... I'd also heard that as an incentive, some publishers allowed the distributors to keep the returns for free in exchange for guaranteed shelf presence.... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Poor sales may well have been the problem, at least in the sense that strong sales would presumably have preserved the series. But they axed Boy Explorers after only a single issue and Stuntman after only two. Makes me think that maybe there was a change in editorial direction or friction between S&K and Harvey management, or something else beyond weak sales. Those Boy Explorers on the splash page --- no doubt the original Yancy Street Gang! I've been reading Terry and the Pirates Vol. 1 that Bill Blackbeard put together. A lot of fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Here's something a little different... Fun Video! Great books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Love the Captain Rocket +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 Just pulled in a sweet upgrade to one of my "EC-precursor" Bible books...Max Gaines' pride and joy title: Love the "APR 9 1943" date stamp GREAT Colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtsunlimited Posted January 7, 2017 Share Posted January 7, 2017 Here's one of the comics I got from Dennis when I bought his L.B. Cole collection: One of my most favorite Cole covers. At some point, he started making COAs for the Aurora books. Here's the one for the book above: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
