bronzejunkie Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Gawd, I love this thread-- Please, i beg you guys-- Never stop posting. It is so much fun to learn from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 This is a few days late but I picked up another ERB Argosy with a cover I really like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 This is a few days late but I picked up another ERB Argosy with a cover I really like. Fab cover BB! Who did the cover art? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 (edited) Thanks for all the scans, Scrooge. I didn't know Jon Small had worked for Dell in the early 40's. I'm more familiar with the work he was doing about a decade later. ..and another excellent example of an artist who knows how to use spot blacks in place of line! It is interesting to me as an artist myself that first of all the illustrator must plan where the blacks will go, then create the right shape in the context of the whole design. Lines then almost become a secondary medium. The viewer then must decipher the shapes - and the whole design hangs on that knife edge. Colours actually get in the way of this - they belong in a separate, more literal visual universe, unless they are used in a non-naturalistic way, for example, as in Fawcett horror comics, where they become a compositional element in expressing mood. This may seem like a huge leap, but if we look at Degas' monotypes which begin as a sheet of glass covered in black ink which is then gradually removed by cloth, fingers, etc; it's easy to see that lines can be done away with altogether, or can become shapes themselves - or by digging in to the black can be brought back mysteriously as white lines, which carry the image to the edge of abstraction.This lures the viewer ever more deeply into deciphering the rules of depiction set forth in the image. The image becomes a maze which entraps the eye - and mind - of the beholder. Uuuhhh - there I go again! Should have just said, "Nice images BZ!" Edited September 3, 2011 by alanna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, no, what you posted IS better. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Speaking of colors, the GA period is obviously very hit and miss, with way more misses than hits, so that it's refreshing when you stumble upon a story that uses colors effectively. Not only is Jesse Marsh very literal in his pencils, conveying in my opinion, his conceptualization of the action clearly and directly but he benefits at times greatly by some good coloring jobs. I was reading an early issue of Tarzan the other day where Tarzan and a search party are in pursuit through the day of kidnappers and the skylines are progressively getting darker and it adds to the drama of the story. Just that gradual dusking of the light in the story, an easy enough touch to put in place, made the story stand out versus other stories of the same period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 BZ, I apologize in advance is this is a repeat question (I haven't been on the Board much lately), but were you familiar with this thread? I'm curious on your opinion of The Fantasy Fan... http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=4990196#Post4990196 Thanks for directing my attention to the thread. I haven't been around for a few weeks so I missed it. I've read a few issues of The Fantasy Fan and loved them. Congrats to Jeff for having added such great items to his collection. Thanks BZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. That's a beautiful copy. A TotA 1st is still something I need to add to the collection one ofthese days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Happy Birthday ERB. I loved Tarzan when I was a kid. I read all the Ballantine paperbacks, watched the old movies on TV, and I most certainly enjoyed Dell Comic's Tazan series. I've been out of pocket foe I couple of days so I missed this. Happy belated ERB!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senormac Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 That middle row, left panel is hilarious !! ..... "now grown over with grass " .... as he takes a hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "now grown over with grass " .... as he takes a hit I don't understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "now grown over with grass " .... as he takes a hit I don't understand. That's probably because you are stoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "now grown over with grass " .... as he takes a hit I don't understand. That's probably because you are stoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 "now grown over with grass " .... as he takes a hit I don't understand. That's probably because you are stoned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. Wonderful looking copy BZ! Here's mine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted September 3, 2011 Share Posted September 3, 2011 Was pleased to find this amongst the magazines in a recent collection I found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. Wonderful looking copy BZ! Here's mine... I noticed that both of these beautiful copies have no dust jacket. Did the book come with one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. BangZoom, I was marvelling at the quality of your book, and recalled I had one. I checked and found out, well uh not really, as I have the Grosset and Dunlap edition. I then went way way back and read pages 1 to 77 of this thread and found out about the collection of a thousand or so rare high grade COMIC books you purchased back in 1973. Now I just have to read about 1400 more pages to completely catch up. Thanks for sharing. (thumbs u Edited September 4, 2011 by frozentundraguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. BangZoom, I was marvelling at the quality of your book, and recalled I had one. I checked and found out, well uh not really, as I have the Grosset and Dunlap edition. I then went way way back and read pages 1 to 77 of this thread and found out about the collection of a thousand or so rare high grade COMIC books you purchased back in 1973. Now I just have to read about 1400 more pages to completely catch up. Thanks for sharing. (thumbs u Tarzan was reprinted many times. I only have the Burt editions (first USA). and I don't have the original dust cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted September 4, 2011 Share Posted September 4, 2011 (edited) A.C. McClurg printed a total of 10,000 first edition copies of "Tarzan of the Apes", with approximately 5000 of the 1st state, 2500 of the 2nd state, and 2500 of the 3rd state. The book shown below is the 1st state, first edition. Wonderful looking copy BZ! Here's mine... I noticed that both of these beautiful copies have no dust jacket. Did the book come with one? Copies in jacket are extrememly rare. I've heard estimates that less than 50 djs survive. Here is the one from the HA archives: http://historical.ha.com/c/item.zx?saleNo=6025&lotNo=37120 THat's a great copy as well, David. I really need to get one of these. It's too bad the Jerry Weist one is a 2nd state. Edited September 4, 2011 by Theagenes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
