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These are the books that I have recovered by purchase from what I used to have for free by just picking through my dad’s collection at grandma’s house. My ‘ole man accumulated about a 1,000 books in about a 7 year period from late 40’s to early 50’s (’47-’53) = ~3 comics a week. Spilling out of a pile from a closet in his bedroom my grandma left untouched, some with covers some not, lot’s of funny books and westerns, Tarzan…. If only I had a time machine.
It was a cold, mid-western night in November 1954 and Jimmy was snuggled up in his bed, his blankets pulled to his chin to keep out the chill….
Supermouse “The Big Cheese” was a popular humor superhero for publisher Standard/Pines/Nedor. The character first appeared in Coo Coo Comics #1 on October 1942 and continued for another…
A short time after my father (Jim) passed away, I ran across a collection of books being sold on eBay – many of which were signed “Jimmy Peterson”…
Rest in peace, dad. Thanks for those weekends at grandma’s house and so many other great adventures. As strongly as we celebrate the birth, we equally mourn the…
Bugs Bunny‘s Vacation Funnies #2 (1952) is one “like new book” – perhaps the glossiest cover I’ve owned to date (almost need shades to block the reflection). My old Man…
Four Color #386 features Uncle Scrooge‘s first ever appearance and is from April 1952. Script, pencils, ink and cover – it’s 100% through and through by one of…
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories (WDC) was published by Dell and ran an amazing 264 issues from 1940 to 1962. The series was the continuation of Mickey Mouse…
Four Color #322 is Porky Pig (with Bugs Bunny). I was attracted to the Science Fiction cover and that I remember this book from the original ‘ole man’s collection. It was published on March 1951…
The original ‘ole man’s collection had Straight Arrow #1 and #3 from January 1950 and June 1950 respectively (Magazine Enterprises). He would have been nine years old when he bought them fresh…
Plastic Man or “Plas” was a Golden Age classic. Shown on left is my Plastic Man #16 from March 1949. I appreciate it for it’s “Mo’ Money, Mo’…