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Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Human Torch #8. Great battle issue...

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 05, 2011 10:43 AM

This is a great cover! The little "s" on Subby's belt is just the right touch and I love how the anti-flame liquid looks like it uses a bullet to shoot it out. This is a heck of a lot of flame for a little puff of liquid.

DeadOne · **Joined:** Sep 24, 2009 12:36 PM **Posts:** 511

Mystic Comics 4 has an awesome cover. :applause:

I really wish modern books had such detailed, action oriented covers.

Fantastic collection, Point Five. :righton:

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Thanks guys! :righton:

Here's an All-Winners #5 (missing its back cover... how could you, Harry?). Cool WWII Cap cover.

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Marvel Mystery #39, 1943. One of those great "widescreen movie" battle scene covers that Schomburg excelled at. Amazing layout and detail. (Hey, anyone got a #40 or #44 for sale?)

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Marvel Mystery #50. Insane Japanese war cover by Schomburg. This was slabbed as a CGC 3.0 restored, with label noting that it's from Nicolas Cage's collection... my brush with greatness.

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 07, 2011 4:01 PM

Let's light Toro on fire! That'll show him! Great cover. :righton:

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

macathro wrote:

Let's light Toro on fire! That'll show him!

That is pretty ironic, never thought of that. (And I guess Alex S didn't either!)

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Here's the last of my Timelys... Young Allies #8, a fantastic war cover by Schomburg. The condition of this one is intriguing... it has some odd trimming of the cover overhang edges for no apparent reason, and an interior coupon cut from an ad page. It's now raw but I bought it slabbed, and somewhere I have a CGC label telling me it's a worthless restored 1.0... which is ironic, as it's probably the nicest GA book I own. It looks and feels like a VF in hand, and the pages are white!

highradart · **Joined:** Mar 02, 2010 9:54 PM **Posts:** 851

Point Five wrote:

Here's the last of my Timelys... Young Allies #8, a fantastic war cover by Schomburg. The condition of this one is intriguing... it has some odd trimming of the cover overhang edges for no apparent reason, and an interior coupon cut from an ad page. It's now raw but I bought it slabbed, and somewhere I have a CGC label telling me it's a worthless restored 1.0... which is ironic, as it's probably the nicest GA book I own. It looks and feels like a VF in hand, and the pages are white!

I can see why you de-slabbed it. Great looking book (really nice colors) and it looks much nicer than a 1.0.

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 09, 2011 1:38 PM

Well, I'm sorry to see the Timelys end but I can't wait for the next grouping to begin!

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Thanks a lot guys.

Next up, I'll post some Schomburg Nedors from the late 40s. There are some fab covers there as well.

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

Point Five wrote:

Here's the last of my Timelys... Young Allies #8, a fantastic war cover by Schomburg. The condition of this one is intriguing... it has some odd trimming of the cover overhang edges for no apparent reason, and an interior coupon cut from an ad page. It's now raw but I bought it slabbed, and somewhere I have a CGC label telling me it's a worthless restored 1.0... which is ironic, as it's probably the nicest GA book I own. It looks and feels like a VF in hand, and the pages are white!

Really nice looking book. I'd take 1.0s like this all day long.

:righton:

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

OK, here come the Nedors!

Here's a beautiful and uncommon Schomburg GGA cover with the alluring Miss Masque. Love the colors on this one.

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Here's Wonder Comics #16. One of the cool things about Schomburg is that he could work in such distinctly different styles. For most of his Nedor covers, he used an airbrush to achieve these lovely soft tones and pastel colors... very different from his Timely work, and perfect for GGA covers.

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 13, 2011 10:38 AM

These are two really nice books! Keep them coming!

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

It really leads me to wonder what is it exactly that she asked the fortune teller!

:ooops:

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6017

So simple... yet so elegant and pleasing.

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Here's Wonder #20, last issue of the run. (Just what are those balls, anyway?)

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Thrilling #62. Nice jungle themes on this run of covers...

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Thrilling #63. One of my faves... beautiful layout, and the animals just look so cuddly.

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 14, 2011 2:42 PM

So, that top was MADE to only have one shoulder strap!? :shock:

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

macathro wrote:

So, that top was MADE to only have one shoulder strap!? :shock:

Problem?

Mike Greenwood · **Posted:** Dec 14, 2011 5:32 PM

All great books, Jon! :applause:

I am enjoying the show.

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Now into the Startlings. A gorgeous set of sci-fi covers. Here's #47...

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

#48...

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

This post is where #49 (classic robot cover) would go. :angry:

Maybe someday...

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

And finally, here's #50.

(#51-53 also have sweet airbrush covers... would like to get them eventually.)

Point Five · **Joined:** Sep 21, 2009 10:03 AM **Posts:** 918

Last Schomburg airbrush cover -- Exciting #60. A fab cover and one of my favorite books in my collection.

macathro · **Posted:** Dec 19, 2011 11:54 AM

That is a great cover, although I don't think I've seen a shark with gills on the belly before. Seeing all these old covers make me want to put together what I call a "comic rack" collection. That would be one where you buy all the comics that would have been on a comic rack for a particular month. It would give you an idea of the choices a kid back then had to make on where to spend his dime.

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