Newsstand photo circa Dec '42

[Flee-Marquette]

Here is a picture of a "cooperative canteen" in DEC '42. You can see some pulps against the wall and on the shelf to the right appears some comics. I identified the two Fiction house titles Fight #23 and Rangers #9. The one to the left of the Fight #23 appears to have somebody in a glass jar? Anyway a big no-prize if anyone can identify it.

 

[Ivanko]

Wow!

 

Nice job finding those out Detective FM!

[Flee-Marquette]

Here is another picture from Nov/Dec 1946 (?). This is a street corner newsstand in San Francisco with a mini comics spinner rack.

[Scrooge]

 

Bugs -

[Detroit MIke]

nice pix. i can never get enough comic related photos.

[nearmint]

This is a street corner newsstand in San Francisco with a mini comics spinner rack.

 

I love this. The spinner rack is just the right size to attract the attention of little kids!

[Flee-Marquette]

This is a street corner newsstand in San Francisco with a mini comics spinner rack.

 

I love this. The spinner rack is just the right size to attract the attention of little kids!

Yeah, I noticed that too, they also stocked it with the right comics for the ones who would be at that eye level.

[spoonerism]

Whenever I see these types of pictures, I wonder where these comics are now. Do they still exist? Were they recycled? In a landfill?

 

Love the pics.

[mr.schomburg]

Wonderfull pic, love this stuff.

[Silver Surfer]

Whenever I see these types of pictures, I wonder where these comics are now. Do they still exist? Were they recycled? In a landfill?

 

Love the pics.

 

Probably a lot of them from '41-'45 were recylced for the war paper drives. Does anyone know exactly when this initiative started, towards the end of the war? Just another item that adds to the mystique of GA books.

[FlyingDonut]

Here's the Frisky Fables -

[FlyingDonut]

Here is another picture from Nov/Dec 1946 (?). This is a street corner newsstand in San Francisco with a mini comics spinner rack.

 

BTW, this photo dates to November 6, 1946. Election Day was November 5.

[MrBedrock]

Whenever I see these types of pictures, I wonder where these comics are now. Do they still exist? Were they recycled? In a landfill?

 

Love the pics.

 

Probably a lot of them from '41-'45 were recylced for the war paper drives. Does anyone know exactly when this initiative started, towards the end of the war? Just another item that adds to the mystique of GA books.

 

Looks like a fair chunk of them were destroyed right there in the wire spinner rack!

Those pockets appear too small for the books. Were they already anticipating the arrival of the silver age? Or did the publishers later cut down on the size of the books so that they would more easily fit in the racks? This photo appears to be proof that it wasn't JUST a cost issue! One more question that must be answered....

[Silver Surfer]

Interesting question and your right, some of those books are jammed in there.