sacentaur Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Great job, Ryan - you're on a roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Btw, the image / slice above, where does come from in the cover. I can't locate it!! It's the bottom edge of the logo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Great job, Ryan - you're on a roll! Thanks! I'm also spending too much time on the computer, or in the Gerber's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 17, 2008 Author Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ad for Superman #1 from Action Comics #13. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Ad for Superman #1 from Action Comics #13. Wow! Very nice! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comicdey Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 what a centerfold.....I bet that framed alone would bring a pretty penny. Very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEyeSees Posted April 17, 2008 Share Posted April 17, 2008 Very cool shot, BZ. Thanks for posting. Looks like DC knew how important this particular book would be! I have never seen a double page ad like that for a comic before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Prior to getting started in the comics business, Harry Donenfeld (National Periodicals) was the publisher of pulp magazines. The most famous of his titles are Spicy Adventure, Spicy Detective, and Spicy Mystery Stories. The following scans are the first newsstand issue of each. November 1934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 April 1934 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 June 1935 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted April 19, 2008 Share Posted April 19, 2008 Does anyone know what this is from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 Rangers #26? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Those Spicy pulps are great BZ. Please post some more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Rangers #26? You've examined that part of the cover quite closely, I assume? You win!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Those Spicy pulps are great BZ. Please post some more. I probably will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 20, 2008 Author Share Posted April 20, 2008 Incidentally, HJ Ward, the artist who painted the Superman portrait that hung in DC's offices for many years is the guy who painted these two covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I'm not a pulpy guy per se, but that's one of my favorite covers since I saw it in 'Men of Tomorrow'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 She's lucky that the last remaining threads of her shirt just happen to cover the right spots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I'm not a pulpy guy per se, but that's one of my favorite covers since I saw it in 'Men of Tomorrow'. I used to have a handful of Spicy's - this cover so makes me want to start buying them again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 I'm not a pulpy guy per se, but that's one of my favorite covers since I saw it in 'Men of Tomorrow'. I used to have a handful of Spicy's - this cover so makes me want to start buying them again. I afraid to say what this cover makes me want to do........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
