BangZoom Posted April 19, 2009 Author Share Posted April 19, 2009 I know that people who check this thread like kooky pre-WWII space comic stories. Here's one I don't think we've posted from Speed Comics # 7, introducing Mars Mason of the Inter Planet Mail Service - Scrooge, thanks for the Mars Mason story. I love its simplistic plot and dialogue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 You're welcome. It's the colors that grabbed me. I have another one available ... which I'll post eventually. The story moves from Jupiter to Uranus and the aliens look the same Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbcomicbox Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 In late 1999, a 'wormhole' (as I dub it) opened to sale of some pieces from the Chesler collection. Some work was put on ebay to get a gauge of the market, followed by some direct sales by JG. "C" pieces were available for a bit, before seeing if B and A pieces (such as dynamic 8) would be available. This material was from the post 1938 Star Comics/Star Ranger and was from the pre-war and war period of Chesler (See my article below). Another OA dealer "strongly reminded" persons at the School, that Chelser bequest was not to include sale. The 'wormhole' closed. What happened after this to the OA and his papers is not known to me. I have always toyed with the idea of doing a book on Chelser with this reference material. Jon Thank you for the history run-down on the OA reaching the marketplace. Do you know if Chesler donated any personal papers into the collection or if, as the article seems to mention, the collection aside from the OA is composed of secondary sources on comic books and the history of the medium? It's not quite clear what's included. My understanding is that it contains some of his personal papers. Only if I had the time..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 (edited) You're welcome. It's the colors that grabbed me. I have another one available ... which I'll post eventually. The story moves from Jupiter to Uranus and the aliens look the same Shock Gibson had some neat art work but I think this idea was also used in Clue comics. You could also get a nifty Live Wire badge. Good thing they put the swastika on the dragon, otherwise we wouldn't have known it was the bad guy. bb scans from GA.UK Edited April 22, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 This has probably been done elsewhere. I am guessing that Dial B for Blog might have run such a feature but here is the series of in-house ads for All-Star Comics that ran in All-American. Generally 2 versions of the ad ran on alternate months (All-American came out more frequently than All-Star). I am only showing the full-page version, not the half page version (the other half-page advertised other National titles) - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 21, 2009 Share Posted April 21, 2009 ... and the next few issues - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 This was probably the last full page ad for All Star. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 And this is a fake All Star ad that I created for Roy. It was a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) and a similar ad for a book I almost purchased but thought it was too beat up. I am not as picky these days. Edited April 22, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 This has probably been done elsewhere. I am guessing that Dial B for Blog might have run such a feature but here is the series of in-house ads for All-Star Comics that ran in All-American. Generally 2 versions of the ad ran on alternate months (All-American came out more frequently than All-Star). I am only showing the full-page version, not the half page version (the other half-page advertised other National titles) - I hadn't seen those before. Thanks for posting. Here is another website that is worth checking out. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 I never heard of that character. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I never heard of that character. Apparently he was one of those poor university scientists who turned to crime to increase his income. Here are a few extra pages of All Star 50 that I found on the internet. Unfortunately my decoder only works on the messages with Greek letters. And they added a little Frazetta at the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 ... ... I never heard of that character. Apparently he was one of those poor university scientists who turned to crime to increase his income.... Lord, how I've tried. Thanks for the liquid He (from a test tube) panel. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 ... ... I never heard of that character. Apparently he was one of those poor university scientists who turned to crime to increase his income.... Lord, how I've tried. Thanks for the liquid He (from a test tube) panel. Jack I am sure that was a cylindrical Dewar flask (but I doubt that it would have held liquid helium for long) and he was wearing safety gloves and googles under his mask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenSmith Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 I never heard of that character. Apparently he was one of those poor university scientists who turned to crime to increase his income. Here are a few extra pages of All Star 50 that I found on the internet. Unfortunately my decoder only works on the messages with Greek letters. Atom's code is a Caesar Cipher. Cracking by hand I get: The Earth is invaded by underground people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 (edited) Atom's code is a Caesar Cipher. Cracking by hand I get: The Earth is invaded by underground people Good job Darren! The original decoder was filled with Greek letters but I guess it isn't anymore complicated. Below is an advertisement for the JJSA, a decoder set for "Wonder Woman" and a message from Wonder Woman 9. Decoder is from the DC Vault, WW scan picked up on line. Decoder was apparently owned by Billy Zeel from Beaverton, MI. Edited April 22, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarrenSmith Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 Atom's code is a Caesar Cipher. Cracking by hand I get: The Earth is invaded by underground people Good job Darren! The original decoder was filled with Greek letters but I guess it isn't anymore complicated. Below is an advertisement for the JJSA, a decoder set for "Wonder Woman" and a message from Wonder Woman 9. Decoder is from the DC Vault, WW scan picked up on line. Decoder was apparently owned by Billy Zeel from Beaverton, MI. The decoder seems to be built to be turned, but if that is so the wheel is set correctly to decode that message. It would be interesting to see another coded message, coded by someone other than Wonder Woman to see if the wheel works or needs to be set differently (by rotation) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted April 22, 2009 Share Posted April 22, 2009 The JJSA decoder works by rotating the wheel for each member. Secrets are on the back. It works like the ROA and Capt. Midnight decoders that I have but isn't made of metal. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted April 22, 2009 Author Share Posted April 22, 2009 Can you decode this message? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 23, 2009 Share Posted April 23, 2009 Can you decode this message? Have you joined the Junior Justice Society of America? Do I win something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
