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Theagenes Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 New John Carter pulp. This story is thought to have been ghost written by John Coleman Burroughs and is an expanded version of the story first published in the Whitman John Carter Big Big Book. BZ do you have one of those (or the JC Fast Action BLB)? Congrats on the new additions to your collection (comics and pulp). I have the John Carter of Mars Better Little Book. I don't think I've ever heard of a John Carter Big Big Book. Do you have any photos of one? Oops, that's the one I meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 BZ You and I have such similar tastes in comics.... Wonderful collection, Bill. I better not let my Tracy Comics see your photos, they might start demanding their own cedar chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 That's the first time I've seen the Motorola and Tastee-Freeze comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 That's the first time I've seen the Motorola and Tastee-Freeze comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 BZ, I thought I had a lot of Tracy but you seem to have gotten the bug. My collection is from Wally who also purchased Popular comics. I added the Big Big and Fast Action books. I still have most of the Tracy books but not all of the first 20 issues. Did you show all of the Four Color Tracy books too. I have a few of those. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Here's a couple, BB. Four Color (Series 1) #6 (1940) #8 (1940) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 ...the Big Big and Fast Action books. bb I'd especially love to see the Big Big and Fast Action books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I found this interesting page in Mystery Men 14 And if you find you have too much free time, then you can assemble one of these models from the same issue. bb I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Will Be Destroyed". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Will Be Destroyed". BB, you've outdone yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 Mystery Men 14 I own that comic and I never noticed that page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Will Be Destroyed". BB, you've outdone yourself. I tried to convince my wife that I was collecting comics because of the investment potential. I don't think she bought it. I will probably see that model as exhibit A in divorce court. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 2, 2008 Author Share Posted June 2, 2008 A comedy routine based on comic book collectors and their foibles. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 My Fast Action collection is only good at best but the Big Big books scan well. Tracy (and others) scans are below. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Will Be Destroyed". BB, you've outdone yourself. I'm still looking at that and shaking my head. BB that is awesome! (thumbs u You are now, officially KING OF THE GEEKS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 Mystery Men 14 I own that comic and I never noticed that page. BZ, Can you confirm that the Briefer story in Rex Dexter is the same as the Mystery Men #4 story? I just noticed that someone (RyanH) posted a photo of the RD comic which had a familiar story. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 And if you find you have too much free time, then you can assemble one of these models from the same issue. bb I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Will Be Destroyed". I love it! Science Comics #3 also has a tank and an "Artic Schooner" you can assemble some rainy day. But this one is more fun. Were there other sci-fi machines or spaceships to assemble in other issues? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 (edited) The GCD and Overstreet say nothing about the contents of Rex Dexter, other than listing the characters. The Keltner index lists four Rex Dexter stories in RD and three of them are reprints (6 pages each). I am assuming that issues 2-4 of Mystery Men were the source. But it could have been any of the first 6 issues. Do you know what the story line was for each of the short stories? Keltner must have had all of these issues at one time. He didn't just collect MLJ. bb Edited June 2, 2008 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted June 2, 2008 Share Posted June 2, 2008 And if you find you have too much free time, then you can assemble one of these models from the same issue. bb I still need to seal up some cracks and attach the Tesla receiving antenna but then "All Civilized Planets Shall Be Destroyed". I love it! Science Comics #3 also has a tank and an "Artic Schooner" you can assemble some rainy day. But this one is more fun. Were there other sci-fi machines or spaceships to assemble in other issues? If you can make a high resolution scan of the comic pages, we can make a copy for assembly. I haven't seen any other sci-fi toys but I don't have a lot of early Fox issues. I have seen a few other toys from time to time. Fawcett was very serious about marketing the Cap Marvel toys. I met a guy who had so many kits that he had assembled working models of all of the Fawcett toys. Dell had featured toys on the covers of their Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck books. Unfortunately the result was quite a few coverless copies of Four Colors 291, 296 and 300 and etc. Fun to make though. I think I would like a Carl Barks' Magic Hourglass toy for my collection of junk. Maybe I can sell them on ebay. For $12.95 you can get 6 pages of cardboard toys and a small tube of glue. You only need a pair of surgical scissors and a lot of patience. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
