Scrooge Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Interesting item, Scrooge. I especially liked the biographical info you learned online. I enjoy doing research like that too. Thanks. At less than $5 I simply couldn't pass it up. I checked eBay this afternoon to see how common they were and eBay only has 1 or 2 up for auction at the moment. It seems that many different organizations provided the facilities for such recording. I can imagine that it was nice for families to be able to listen to these several times and be able to hear their loved ones' voice (instead of being on the phone briefly). The item is part of a long tradition. My wife still has the tapes her dad made for her when he was stationed in the Philippines during the Vietnam war.Surely I thought since you collect LPs and records that you would have come across some of these? Or BB since he seems interested in that time period? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Surely I thought since you collect LPs and records that you would have come across some of these? I've seen many examples of recordings like that, but the only ones I ever collected were those from Hubert's Museum and Flea Circus (mid 1920's-1965) that was located in Times Square, New York City . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 So the one pictured and all others you have are the same kind of Voice Letter, if I read your post correctly? Any wild letters you heard in your days of collecting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 In the June 1938 Thrilling Wonder Stories, I found a listing from a reader who has comic books for trade. I wonder if any are still available? Note that TWS states that no swaps of magazines are allowed because "back numbers of magazines are known disease carriers." I learned from a quick Google search that Norman Goring is listed in the 1938 Fredericksburg City Directory. His parents (?) are listed as shoe workers. Now we know where Weisinger came up with that odd factoid. Did he have any original ideas? Who edited this pulp? From Superman 135 (2/60) -- note the last letter. Jack (Actually, I think they carry some kind of OCD infection, especially the Golden Age ones) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 So that might explain what's wrong with those of us who don't collect slabbed books. Raw collectors get more diseases from their comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 Now we know where Weisinger came up with that odd factoid. Did he have any original ideas? Who edited this pulp Mort was the editor. He also edited Startling Stories and Captain Future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Captain Future was one of my favorite reads as a kid. Edmond Hamilton wrote some fun stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Now we know where Weisinger came up with that odd factoid. Did he have any original ideas? Who edited this pulp Mort was the editor. He also edited Startling Stories and Captain Future. I didn't realize that he was editing that early! He was just repeating himself in 1960. How 'bout that. I wonder where the idea started and if it has any foundation in fact. Jack (I got it bad) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 16, 2008 Author Share Posted August 16, 2008 I didn't realize that he was editing that early He got the job with Thrilling Wonder Stories in 1936. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Here are a few more posts from planet. Another What's It on the cover. Giant robots with the beautiful damsel in distress (a favorite). Baker... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted August 17, 2008 Share Posted August 17, 2008 Isn't this the first circus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 I love the stories in the early Planet Comics. Here's a couple of pages I found online that are from The Red Comet's origin story. They're typical of what was in those issues. "The Underground City of the Spidermen" Planet Comics #1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 18, 2008 Author Share Posted August 18, 2008 Flint Baker by Di ck Briefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted August 18, 2008 Share Posted August 18, 2008 Flint Baker is cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Spurt Hammond by Henry Kiefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 Did Spurt's girlfriend give him that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share Posted August 19, 2008 Isn't this the first circus? Possibly. The first one in America, however, was Rickett's Circus. This is a newspaper advertisement for its very first performance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 That whole page is fascinating! I like the ship section and I'll take 1 puncheon of Jamaica spirits good Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Did Spurt's girlfriend give him that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 Cleveland Radio station WCPN visited the current owners of Jerry Siegel's boyhood home. You can listen to the audio file at their website. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
