BB-Gun Posted October 11, 2009 Share Posted October 11, 2009 (edited) Wonderful art though as you said, Powell is easily one of the all time greats! Last month I bought quite a few issues of Alter Ego that were on sale from the publisher for half price. I wish now that I'd also purchased the issue that profiled Powell. I might have an extra copy since Roy sent me one. I sent in several scans that I made and one that I found on line which was made by Ben Samuels I think. I like his horror stories for Harvey. They took great advantage of his art and did some coloring which made it look even better. Fun stuff to read and see. bb Edited October 11, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 I might have an extra copy... Thanks, BB. A friend who lives nearby told me he has several back issues of AE (including, he thinks, #66) that are free for the taking. If it doesn't pan out, I'll contact you about your copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Here are a few more Dell mapbacks. The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett (1946) Gerald Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1946) Gerald Gregg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 Cobweb House by Elizabeth Hughes Holloway (1946) Otto Storch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cobweb House by Elizabeth Hughes Holloway (1946) Otto Storch Cool book covers...this one's my favorite! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 Cobweb House by Elizabeth Hughes Holloway (1946) Otto Storch Cool book covers...this one's my favorite! I just read this one a couple weeks ago, it was a fun read, very atmospheric, and it took place in my neck of the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 (edited) Here are a few more Dell mapbacks. The Continental Op by Dashiell Hammett (1946) Gerald Gregg Nice! That is one I never see go cheaply, so I still don't have it Edited October 14, 2009 by shiverbones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 The Red Lamp by Mary Roberts Rinehart (1946) Gerald Gregg I have one on the way to me, I couldn't resist the cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 14, 2009 Author Share Posted October 14, 2009 Here is another Spider cover...but this one is in human form. It seems especially appropriate this time of the year. May 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 This is really a silver age question but since I have been on a mad scientist kick, I wondered whether this guy on the cover resembled Stan Lee and was it a comment by Burgos, who probably was frustrated that his character was controlled by Stan? How many different ways could they be sued on this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Here is another Spider cover...but this one is in human form. It seems especially appropriate this time of the year. May 1939 What a great cover! Love how the machine just keeps the flesh on the right hand (for identification?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 A great cover, and I didn't notice the right hand bit. Even better now for it's sheer weirdness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I am constantly amazed at how reasonably priced some strip art is. I just received these Straight Arrow dailies from 1951 and am very happy. I know Straight Arrow isn't quite a franchise but it was a popular character at the time. I was fortunate to have several dailies from the same sequence with a nice action scene - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 I am constantly amazed at how reasonably priced some strip art is. I just received these Straight Arrow dailies from 1951 and am very happy. I know Straight Arrow isn't quite a franchise but it was a popular character at the time. I was fortunate to have several dailies from the same sequence with a nice action scene - Straight Arrow is one of my favorite characters. It is one of the few series in the GCD that I have contributed data to. Did Gardner F. Fox write the strip? He wrote a lot of the stories in the comics. I have a lot of those comics and cards but I don't remember if I have ever heard the radio show. The Lone Ranger was still on the radio when I was young and occasionally they brought back the Shadow too. I think they were all recordings tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 Did Gardner F. Fox write the strip? He wrote a lot of the stories in the comics. According to Yesterday's Papers - Straight Arrow , yes, Fox wrote the strip while Certa and Belfi took care of the art. The strip didn't last much more than a year: from July 3 1950 to August 4, 1951. I also have a Meagher Straight Arrow page from issue # 52, late in the run - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I like Meagher art. I don't have that issue but I have a 51 that I picked up recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I like Meagher art. Me too. He has a distinguishable and distinct style quite his own. Here's # 23, the issue for March 1952 - Wish I had a better copy (wouldn't have gotten this one ... but Metro doesn't scan . In fact, that's the last time I ordered from Metro right there) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 I just received these Straight Arrow dailies from 1951 and am very happy. I know Straight Arrow isn't quite a franchise but it was a popular character at the time. I was fortunate to have several dailies from the same sequence with a nice action scene - Congrats on scoring such nice examples of the strip. I don't think I've ever read a Straight Arrow comic. Are the stories as good as the artwork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 I always thought Straight Arrow 3 was one of Frazetta's more underrated covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
