selegue Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 There goes my test-tube rack! Jack, Hey, that happened to me when I heated up picric acid in qualitative organic chemistry class. But it didn't improve my eyes (fortunately wearing safety glasses). Not an experiment that we encourage students to try. (Un?)fortunately, none of them have enough knowledge or curiosity to try it. Glad you were wearing safety glasses! Here is a page from JJ 6. Someone elses scan. I am too lazy to scan anymore tonight I guess. bb HAW! Carlson was great. A dozen gags in every panel. Unusual to see the uninked red checkerboard pattern on the tablecloth. "'Pon my sole!" Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I had a few more scans available that I made earlier and I hoped someone could help me fix one of them. Lulu almost always wore a red dress but don't you think that she could have switched to green for this Christmas cover. Can someone fix that (Flee?) color arangement? Red background and Green dress perhaps?? I found a nice greeting card on the back of Bugs Bunny Christmas Parade 3. And a neat interior scan (usually requested by Jack). Merry Christmas again. Bruce And Santa makes the names rhyme. What a guy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 I had a few more scans available that I made earlier and I hoped someone could help me fix one of them. Lulu almost always wore a red dress but don't you think that she could have switched to green for this Christmas cover. Can someone fix that (Flee?) color arangement? Red background and Green dress perhaps?? I found a nice greeting card on the back of Bugs Bunny Christmas Parade 3. And a neat interior scan (usually requested by Jack). Merry Christmas again. Bruce And Santa makes the names rhyme. What a guy! For that gweat interior scan, I'll take a stab at the color change. Thanks, Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 BB, Thanks for posting all the terrific Holiday covers. I just returned home exhausted from Christmas shopping and they're just the thing to put a smile back on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 WOW I love that Comet splash. I need to dig out my Pep Comics and take a closer look at that character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 I love seeing scans of Jingle Jangle. It's a shame I don't own any copies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 23, 2007 Author Share Posted December 23, 2007 How about another GA Christmas story? This one is from Captain Marvel Adventures 42. Scans from goldenagecomics.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 Jack, Thanks for changing the color scheme on the Lulu cover. It makes more sense with a green dress. I checked Gerber to see how many times she changed colors and found only one alternate yellow dress (and three or four bathing suits). It would be interesting to see her closet. Probably 14 red dresses, 1 yellow dress and 200 pairs of shoes (she is a girl after all). I think someone posted this scan last year. But they were great little comics and deserve another show. bb BZ, I loved the early Comet work by Cole. I think the character could have stayed around a long time (worked in X-men). But I am happy that he worked on the Claw stories in Silver Streak and Plastic Man. Does anyone have a good quality scan of the SS7 story by Cole? Cole always had a sarcastic comment to make about any season. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicparadox Posted December 23, 2007 Share Posted December 23, 2007 A gas fifty times lighter than hydrogen -- HAWW! There goes my test-tube rack! Good stuff. Thanks, Jack Not only that, but "injecting small doses of the gas into his bloodstream"...the poor guy is going to have a stroke! Maybe he just hallucinates from oxygen deprivation and thinks that he's flying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 25, 2007 Author Share Posted December 25, 2007 Here's a rather unusual Christmas tale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Here's a rather unusual Christmas tale. WOW! That's from FC 172? Bizarre! Thanks and Merry Christmas, BZ! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 WOW! That's from FC 172? Bizarre! Thanks and Merry Christmas, BZ! Thanks Jack. Contrary Mary was indeed from FC 172. (thumbs u to you and yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 27, 2007 Author Share Posted December 27, 2007 This Walt Kelly story is from FC 253. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Awesome. Thanks for posting this one BZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 This Walt Kelly story is from FC 253. Thanks for posting more Holiday Kelly! I'd say that from Nov 1947 to Nov 1949, Kelly's artwork visibly improved (not that there was anything wrong with the 1947 story). Also interesting that he used Mary Contrary as a continuing character. (I know that she's from a nursery rhyme.) Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 BZ, Since you are into Walt Kelly... I guess this was a Pogo Christmas. It doesn't snow very much in the swamp. It didn't snow in Philadelphia either. But Archie had snow in Riverdale (thanks Shawn for the Archie scan). It is the thought that counts and I hope you had a nice Christmas. I forgot to post my oldest Christmas comic (from 1908) bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 BZ, I noticed my copy of Pogo was from Washington, D.C. and had a big stamp on the back. Maybe the distributor was in the habit of stamping different locations. Maybe there is no connection since there were so many years between the Pogo and your early MLJ, DC and other stuff. Just a thought. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 BZ, I noticed my copy of Pogo was from Washington, D.C. and had a big stamp on the back. Maybe the distributor was in the habit of stamping different locations. Maybe there is no connection since there were so many years between the Pogo and your early MLJ, DC and other stuff. Just a thought. bb That's interesting. In addition to comic books I've posted with the Campbell Bros Cigar & Stationery Store ID stamped on the back cover, I also have a group of comics from Northern Virginia with a drug store's address stamped on the front cover. Is this sort of activity typical for every region of the US? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 My curiosity about the scarcity of certain issues of Amazing Mystery Funnies was piqued after reading recent comments about the title. I was surprised to discover how few have been submitted to CGC for grading Here are the total numbers for each issue as listed in the census. I thought some of you might find the low numbers interesting. ISSUE - CENSUS COUNT #1 - (3) #2 - (1) #3 - (1) #4 - (0) v2#1 (1) v2#2 (0) v2#3 (2) v2#4 (0) v2#5 (3) v2#6 (1) v2#7 (11) v2#8 (1) v2#9 (5) v2#10 (4) v2#11 (3) v2#12 (10) v3#1 (2) #18 (1) #19 (2) #20 (4) #21 (1) #22 (1) #23 (0) #24 (2) The series has long been one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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