Popular Post Courageous Cat Posted March 31 Popular Post Share Posted March 31 I was in pursuit of the best copy of this cheesecake cover but most copies out there are pretty rough. ThothAmon, Paul Kosnik, BEAUMONTS and 6 others 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Paul Kosnik Posted March 31 Popular Post Share Posted March 31 A recent pickup for my All Star Comics collection. For those that are interested, i did an unboxing, historical context, review, and market report video on my youtube channel: adamstrange, ThothAmon, Jayman and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Yorick Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 On 3/31/2024 at 1:07 PM, Topnotchman said: Topnotchman and Paul Kosnik 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kosnik Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/31/2024 at 3:07 PM, Topnotchman said: This is just about as stunning a golden age cover as i've ever seen. The inks are so deep and vibrant. Congratulations! Topnotchman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 1 Popular Post Share Posted April 1 A fun WonderCon purchase! BuscemasAvengers, Yorick, Jayman and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 1 Popular Post Share Posted April 1 Annother one I couldn’t pass up. The colors are just blazing on this one! ThothAmon, Jayman, comicjack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telegan Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 3/31/2024 at 6:58 AM, Paul Kosnik said: A recent pickup for my All Star Comics collection. For those that are interested, i did an unboxing, historical context, review, and market report video on my youtube channel: Cool comic and I like the narration. Reminds me of watching Wild Kingdom episodes back in the 70s or 80s. lol. Very peaceful listening and informative. Minor and FYI : I just noticed you state it's a 7.0 in the description of the video ("At 7.0, this copy ranks at the top 12th percentile with only 5 graded higher"), but of course, it's an 8.5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bart Allen Posted April 2 Popular Post Share Posted April 2 Captain Marvel Jr #19 (UK): 1st mention of Marvelman Jr. (Young Marvelman) in text page. Otto Binder and Sid Lazarus stories. Mac Raboy cover. comicjack, Marty Mann, Yorick and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BB-Gun Posted April 2 Popular Post Share Posted April 2 (edited) On 3/31/2024 at 1:43 AM, Courageous Cat said: I was in pursuit of the best copy of this cheesecake cover but most copies out there are pretty rough. I like this Costello cover. The good girl reminds me of a Tiger Girl cover. Edited April 2 by BB-Gun Robot Man, Darwination, AndyFish and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (edited) On 4/2/2024 at 9:57 AM, BB-Gun said: I like this Abbott cover. The good girl reminds me of a Tiger Girl cover. Oops, I think That is not my copy based on the location of the date stamp.My copy is dated March 9 and the other March 23. Perhaps that is the arrival dste in Oregon vs the east coast. Edited April 2 by BB-Gun Mr.Fantastic, ThothAmon and Courageous Cat 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 4/2/2024 at 6:57 AM, BB-Gun said: I like this Costello cover. The good girl reminds me of a Tiger Girl cover. There are a lot of great GGA covers and interiors in this title. Most have Lily Renee’ lead off stories as well in a very polished style. Darwination 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 (N copy) ThothAmon and Jayman 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Kosnik Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 4/1/2024 at 10:44 PM, Telegan said: Cool comic and I like the narration. Reminds me of watching Wild Kingdom episodes back in the 70s or 80s. lol. Very peaceful listening and informative. Minor and FYI : I just noticed you state it's a 7.0 in the description of the video ("At 7.0, this copy ranks at the top 12th percentile with only 5 graded higher"), but of course, it's an 8.5. Thank you @Telegan for the kind words and the correction! I have fixed the description. If you are interested in watching more similar videos, i have a playlist of just All Star Comics unboxings in a similar vein. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted April 3 Share Posted April 3 (edited) https://stevenbrowerwritings.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/hello-world/ Goof article on George Olesen There are few comic book creators whose careers span 60 years, and they are generally well known within the comic book culture. Even more rare are those who both wrote and illustrated their own stories. George Olesen fits that bill, yet rather than a household name with the comic’s community, his name barely registers. Although he illustrated The Phantom syndicated daily strip for over 40 years, he began it as a ghost for fellow artist Sy Barry. Olesen was born on December 6, 1924, in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, New York. His mother registered him late for kindergarten at PS 102, and as a result there was no desk provided for him. “Two kindergarten teachers came to me and bent over and they said they were sorry but I didn’t have a chair. But that changed my whole life. They were sorry but my mommy brought me too late for a chair. So I had to stand up and draw on the blackboard and they showed me how to draw on the blackboard. And therefore I had a special place.” The result of this was that Olesen soon became the “school artist” for the entirety of his public education experience. Olesen attended Manual Training High School (now Brooklyn Technical High School), where he continued his art studies, creating murals for various productions of Gilbert and Sullivan. He also worked on the school magazine and yearbook. “I got a real broad education. I just got a great deal of more training then I was scheduled for and it came in very handy when I got to New York and my actual work where they paid me.” Immediately following graduation he enlisted in the military service at age 18. At 6 ft 1 1/2 inch he was too tall to fly fighter planes so he was trained as a B24 pilot on fuel supply duty. Soon he was flying across the globe supplying gasoline to the US Army Air Force. “My first major flight was across the Atlantic to Greenland, from Greenland to Scotland, to Wales, to Italy, and then across North Africa, to Cairo, to Bethlehem to Southern India to Western India and then into Middle China, and then I went back. My base was in Western India and I flew from there on a day to day basis, (providing) aviation gasoline into four of the major airbases.” While stationed there his talent became know and upon request began drawing cartoons that parodied officers and enlisted men on the base. These were soon hung up in the officer’s mess hall, and became a big hit. So much so, that when Olesen didn’t provide one on a daily basis, his superiors would seek him, and would inform him who they wanted him to characterize. “If I didn’t put in a cartoon every once on a while, they came by and hinted that they hadn’t seen a cartoon. They would say, ‘What happen Edited April 3 by The Black Hand ® Kromak and szucchini 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kromak Posted April 5 Share Posted April 5 On 4/3/2024 at 2:22 PM, The Black Hand ® said: https://stevenbrowerwritings.wordpress.com/2012/01/01/hello-world/ Goof article on George Olesen There are few comic book creators whose careers span 60 years, and they are generally well known within the comic book culture. Even more rare are those who both wrote and illustrated their own stories. George Olesen fits that bill, yet rather than a household name with the comic’s community, his name barely registers. Although he illustrated The Phantom syndicated daily strip for over 40 years, he began it as a ghost for fellow artist Sy Barry. Olesen was born on December 6, 1924, in Bay Ridge Brooklyn, New York. His mother registered him late for kindergarten at PS 102, and as a result there was no desk provided for him. “Two kindergarten teachers came to me and bent over and they said they were sorry but I didn’t have a chair. But that changed my whole life. They were sorry but my mommy brought me too late for a chair. So I had to stand up and draw on the blackboard and they showed me how to draw on the blackboard. And therefore I had a special place.” The result of this was that Olesen soon became the “school artist” for the entirety of his public education experience. Olesen attended Manual Training High School (now Brooklyn Technical High School), where he continued his art studies, creating murals for various productions of Gilbert and Sullivan. He also worked on the school magazine and yearbook. “I got a real broad education. I just got a great deal of more training then I was scheduled for and it came in very handy when I got to New York and my actual work where they paid me.” Immediately following graduation he enlisted in the military service at age 18. At 6 ft 1 1/2 inch he was too tall to fly fighter planes so he was trained as a B24 pilot on fuel supply duty. Soon he was flying across the globe supplying gasoline to the US Army Air Force. “My first major flight was across the Atlantic to Greenland, from Greenland to Scotland, to Wales, to Italy, and then across North Africa, to Cairo, to Bethlehem to Southern India to Western India and then into Middle China, and then I went back. My base was in Western India and I flew from there on a day to day basis, (providing) aviation gasoline into four of the major airbases.” While stationed there his talent became know and upon request began drawing cartoons that parodied officers and enlisted men on the base. These were soon hung up in the officer’s mess hall, and became a big hit. So much so, that when Olesen didn’t provide one on a daily basis, his superiors would seek him, and would inform him who they wanted him to characterize. “If I didn’t put in a cartoon every once on a while, they came by and hinted that they hadn’t seen a cartoon. They would say, ‘What happen That's a great post, full of nice info on it The Black Hand ® 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post path4play Posted April 6 Popular Post Share Posted April 6 Just in bin. Trippy robot cover. Marty Mann, gino2paulus2, Morganmi and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Fantastic Posted April 6 Share Posted April 6 Recent addition. X-Posted in Fiction House thread. Topnotchman, fifties, Sandflea and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
