What's new in your Atom Age collection?

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

Post your new Atom Age pickups here...

Mike Greenwood · **Posted:** Feb 27, 2010 12:22 PM

Here's my latest!

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

Picked up a few westerns in the last CGC VCC. Kind of hard to resist when the price of some of these 50 year old comics is about a $1 more than a modern.

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

I wonder what's up with the "Dan'l" as opposed to "Daniel." I wonder if this was a way to skirt some copyright issues. :???

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

artcomicz · **Joined:** Feb 27, 2010 12:06 PM **Posts:** 46

Just picked this up the other day and am stoked!! :yipeeeee:

artcomicz · **Joined:** Feb 27, 2010 12:06 PM **Posts:** 46

Sorry posted the wrong image :doh:

, although lovin my ASM, this is the Atom Comic!!

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

Keep em coming!

artcomicz · **Joined:** Feb 27, 2010 12:06 PM **Posts:** 46

Well this is actually in the Silver age since it's a 1958 book, It just has that Atomic Age feel! Just picked it up for a 10'er and postage! :biggrin:

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

It does have an atom age feel with the winged rocket ship. In 1958, the U.S. was experimenting with the X-15 rocket plane, which held speed and altitude records that I believe stand to this day. The X-15 piloted by William "Pete" Knight holds the record for the fastest winged, manned flight... he broke Mach 7. Prior to the shuttle, the X-15 was the only winged vehicle to carry humans into space. X-15 pilots went high enough to experience weightlessness and no atmosphere.

AtlasFan · **Joined:** Mar 05, 2010 2:03 PM **Posts:** 8

Rockets, Flying disc and jets are the epitome of Atom Age comics.

Here is a super swell combo cover...on the interior story, Dick Giordano does one of his best Wally Wood impersonations!

macathro · **Posted:** May 30, 2010 6:53 PM

This is the very first EC comic I have ever owned. I picked it up from my local comic shop. Where I live, you just don't see comics from EC at all. Even though this is quite a beat up copy, I love it! :yipeeeee:

Also, the small piece that is missing on the cover is actually inside the book. It came off but I still have it.

The water stain is pretty bad and the pages are really tan but not brittle.

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

This, strictly speaking isn't Atom Age, but it is a 1958 UK reprint of an Atom Age book, and it features a new cover (actually just an enlarged panel from the original book), but pretty cool, nonetheless...

One of those "sleazy" Matt Baker romance covers

... and, finally, a rejected Golden Age Sandman cover turning up on a 50's crime book?

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Cimm wrote:

... and, finally, a rejected Golden Age Sandman cover turning up on a 50's crime book?

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Didn't find any vintage books at HeroesCon in my price range that I wanted, but got these two low grade beauties in Monday's mail :righton:

Nightmare 13 (1954-08)

Spook, Tales of Suspense and Mystery 28 (1954-04)

Fenris · **Joined:** Feb 26, 2009 1:05 PM **Posts:** 37

That Nightmare#13 is such a cool cover. :righton:

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Weird Science-Fantasy 29 (1955-06)

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Cowgirl Romances 12 (1953-12)

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Just free'd this one from its slab...

Strange Terrors 06 (1953-01)

It's a keeper!

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Another early parole for good looks (that's deslabbing, for you folks on the outside)... the Crowley copy of Dynamic Comics #16 (thanks, filter81!!!)

Mr. Zipper · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 6033

Cimm wrote:

Another early parole for good looks (that's deslabbing, for you folks on the outside)... the Crowley copy of Dynamic Comics #16 (thanks, filter81!!!)

Nice book!

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Modern Love 06 (1950-05)

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Shock Detective Cases 20 (1952-09)

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

Shocking Mystery Cases 52 (1953-01)

Cimm · **Joined:** Mar 30, 2009 11:41 AM **Posts:** 1991

When I got that Modern Love in, it was covered with some kind of scum, which the seller couldn't identify, and which I am thinking is either some kind of makeup, or some really clay-like mud... Anyway, it scraped off (mostly)

Here's the before and after shots, neither one photoshopped at all...

RichardB · **Posted:** Aug 31, 2010 8:13 AM

Certification # 0983129004
Grade Date 10/08/2009
Title Captain Gallant
Issue 1
Issue Date 1955
Publisher U.S. Pictorial
Country
Variant Heinz Food Premium
Pedigree
Category Universal
Grade 9.4
Page Quality OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
Grade Text
Art Comments Don Heck cover and art
Jack Sparling art
Key Comments Buster Crabbe photo frontispiece.
Based on the NBC television series
""Captain Gallant of the Foriegn Legion.""
Issue Year 1955

macathro · **Posted:** Aug 31, 2010 8:38 AM

Nice book Richard! :righton:

Monkeyman · **Joined:** Apr 25, 2007 2:21 AM **Posts:** 3530

Nice VG copy of this impossible to find in grade book. VG due to piece missing from back cover as can be seen in the grading forum.

macathro · **Posted:** Sep 15, 2010 7:23 AM

I like it! :righton:

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