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Post by majestic on May 20, 2022 11:45:34 GMT -5
Coming in August a reprint of Daredevil vs Hitler:
GREATEST NAME IN COMICS DAREDEVIL BATTLES HITLER ONE-SHOT (W) Harry Anderson, Charles Biro (A) Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Harry Anderson (CA) WOODRO The classic story is presented here by Lev Gleason with full approval from and royalties to the Charles Biro Family Estate for the first time since its initial printing! This issue is a modern reprinting of the complete “Daredevil Battles Hitler” by Charles Biro and “The Man of Hate” by Harry Anderson. The art, presented as close to its initial newsstand appearance as possible, has undertaken a restoration effort, no digital color remastering. The issue is printed on uncoated paper to mimic the original issue stock with a 12pt gloss card stock cover. In Shops: Aug 31, 2022 SRP: $14.99
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Post by codystarbuck on May 20, 2022 12:11:51 GMT -5
Coming in August a reprint of Daredevil vs Hitler:
GREATEST NAME IN COMICS DAREDEVIL BATTLES HITLER ONE-SHOT (W) Harry Anderson, Charles Biro (A) Charles Biro, Jack Cole, Harry Anderson (CA) WOODRO The classic story is presented here by Lev Gleason with full approval from and royalties to the Charles Biro Family Estate for the first time since its initial printing! This issue is a modern reprinting of the complete “Daredevil Battles Hitler” by Charles Biro and “The Man of Hate” by Harry Anderson. The art, presented as close to its initial newsstand appearance as possible, has undertaken a restoration effort, no digital color remastering. The issue is printed on uncoated paper to mimic the original issue stock with a 12pt gloss card stock cover. In Shops: Aug 31, 2022 SRP: $14.99
All in Color, For a Dime! (plus $14.89 handling fee)
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Post by tonebone on May 20, 2022 12:41:43 GMT -5
I remember getting my first copy of the Overstreet Price Guide, and being blown away by how many golden age characters I had never heard of. Daredevil was one of those, and I was immediately fascinated by his costume and those awesome covers! It was, as Obi Wan would say, "My first step into a larger world."
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Post by majestic on May 20, 2022 13:24:17 GMT -5
Lev Gleason Daredevil and the Black Terror are 2 golden age characters I look for that are not part of DC, Marvel, Fawcett, Quality and MLJ/Archie.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 20, 2022 14:03:31 GMT -5
15 bucks?
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Post by codystarbuck on May 20, 2022 15:31:30 GMT -5
I remember getting my first copy of the Overstreet Price Guide, and being blown away by how many golden age characters I had never heard of. Daredevil was one of those, and I was immediately fascinated by his costume and those awesome covers! It was, as Obi Wan would say, "My first step into a larger world." For me, it was The World Encyclopedia of Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. It was just what the title said, an encyclopedia of comic strip and comic book features and creators, from around the globe. That wet my appetite for Golden Age characters, like the MLJ heroes, as well as various international comics. That is where I first heard about Druillet and Jean Giraud, Asterix & Diabolik, Astro-Boy & Lone Wolf & Cub, Ashita No Joe and Joe Palooka (both boxing strips) and saw comics with naked people. It had panel illustrations and whole strips, including samples from people like Corben, Neal Adams, Barry Windsor Smith, Gene Colan, Kirby, Winsor McKay, Osamu Tezuka, Herge, Jesus Blasco, Hugo Pratt and Guido Crepax. After reading about the various MLJ heroes, I got a chance to see them, when I read my cousin's copy of the Archie Super Hero Special digest, which reprinted the 60s Mighty Heroes stories, plus the Simon & Kirby Shield (Pvt Strong) and The Fly, as well as the Archie super teen versions of the main characters (Pureheart, Captain Hero, Super Teen and Evilheart). That had me ready to pick up the Red Circle revival of the Mighty Crusaders, when it was launched, in the early 80s. Problem was the execution wasn't as interesting as the covers (a common problem with anything that involved Rich Buckler as the editor of the line). The Airboy entry had me primed for the Eclipse comic, as well as their Airfighters reprints. Daredevil had me looking about, though it admitted that the Little Wise Guys pushed him into second class status pretty early on. Never did see reprints until AC and when I got digital copies. Same for Cat-Man, Black Cat, The Black Terror, Fighting Yank, the non-Marvel Family Fawcett heroes, the whole Quality Comics band and the Blue Beetle. There also used to be an ad for a Golden Age fanzine, that had a guy with a blue mask/helmet, with a fin, that I spent quite a while trying to identify, before learning it was The Hangman, from MLJ/Archie. The book and the Archie Digest (and the second one they did) are why I was pretty forgiving with the Red Circle revival and the later Impact line (though those books were decent comic stories; just not much beyond that), as well as the second DC go-round, with the heroes. I keep waiting for someone to make it as good as it sounded, in the book. The aborted Spectrum line really had me both salivating and crying, as I first learned about it in a Comics Journal article, which talked about Archie canceling the project. The article teased you with the creators working on it and what they were looking to do and then slapped you with the news that the bosses at Archie felt it was too far away from their tradition. Hell, if you read those 40s MLJ comics, they get pretty gruesome!
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Post by majestic on May 20, 2022 15:36:56 GMT -5
Not a bad price. Past editions run $18-50.
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Post by shaxper on May 22, 2022 8:26:22 GMT -5
Sounds like the restoration process is going to make that price tag worthwhile. I might even pick this one up, as I'm genuinely intrigued by Golden Age material but find most reprints to be utterly offensive to my eyes.
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Post by Icctrombone on May 22, 2022 10:30:51 GMT -5
I’m offended by the 15 bucks.
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Post by tonebone on May 23, 2022 8:33:58 GMT -5
I remember getting my first copy of the Overstreet Price Guide, and being blown away by how many golden age characters I had never heard of. Daredevil was one of those, and I was immediately fascinated by his costume and those awesome covers! It was, as Obi Wan would say, "My first step into a larger world." For me, it was The World Encyclopedia of Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. It was just what the title said, an encyclopedia of comic strip and comic book features and creators, from around the globe. That wet my appetite for Golden Age characters, like the MLJ heroes, as well as various international comics. That is where I first heard about Druillet and Jean Giraud, Asterix & Diabolik, Astro-Boy & Lone Wolf & Cub, Ashita No Joe and Joe Palooka (both boxing strips) and saw comics with naked people. It had panel illustrations and whole strips, including samples from people like Corben, Neal Adams, Barry Windsor Smith, Gene Colan, Kirby, Winsor McKay, Osamu Tezuka, Herge, Jesus Blasco, Hugo Pratt and Guido Crepax. After reading about the various MLJ heroes, I got a chance to see them, when I read my cousin's copy of the Archie Super Hero Special digest, which reprinted the 60s Mighty Heroes stories, plus the Simon & Kirby Shield (Pvt Strong) and The Fly, as well as the Archie super teen versions of the main characters (Pureheart, Captain Hero, Super Teen and Evilheart). That had me ready to pick up the Red Circle revival of the Mighty Crusaders, when it was launched, in the early 80s. Problem was the execution wasn't as interesting as the covers (a common problem with anything that involved Rich Buckler as the editor of the line). The Airboy entry had me primed for the Eclipse comic, as well as their Airfighters reprints. Daredevil had me looking about, though it admitted that the Little Wise Guys pushed him into second class status pretty early on. Never did see reprints until AC and when I got digital copies. Same for Cat-Man, Black Cat, The Black Terror, Fighting Yank, the non-Marvel Family Fawcett heroes, the whole Quality Comics band and the Blue Beetle. There also used to be an ad for a Golden Age fanzine, that had a guy with a blue mask/helmet, with a fin, that I spent quite a while trying to identify, before learning it was The Hangman, from MLJ/Archie. The book and the Archie Digest (and the second one they did) are why I was pretty forgiving with the Red Circle revival and the later Impact line (though those books were decent comic stories; just not much beyond that), as well as the second DC go-round, with the heroes. I keep waiting for someone to make it as good as it sounded, in the book. The aborted Spectrum line really had me both salivating and crying, as I first learned about it in a Comics Journal article, which talked about Archie canceling the project. The article teased you with the creators working on it and what they were looking to do and then slapped you with the news that the bosses at Archie felt it was too far away from their tradition. Hell, if you read those 40s MLJ comics, they get pretty gruesome! I had the second Archie Digest... which made me fall in love with the MLJ characters. It was like discovering a "missing link" in comics. I, too, was ready and waiting for the Red Circle revival in the 80's, and bought all of them I could find from mail order (I didn't live near a comics store). At this point, they were already heavily discounted (red flag!). I also found them ultimately disappointing. I don't fault Buckler for all of it. I found the stories to be pretty weak, and not up to snuff compared to "modern" 80's comics. But I was always a sucker for the lesser-known heroes.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 23, 2022 10:48:24 GMT -5
For me, it was The World Encyclopedia of Comics, edited by Maurice Horn. It was just what the title said, an encyclopedia of comic strip and comic book features and creators, from around the globe. That wet my appetite for Golden Age characters, like the MLJ heroes, as well as various international comics. That is where I first heard about Druillet and Jean Giraud, Asterix & Diabolik, Astro-Boy & Lone Wolf & Cub, Ashita No Joe and Joe Palooka (both boxing strips) and saw comics with naked people. It had panel illustrations and whole strips, including samples from people like Corben, Neal Adams, Barry Windsor Smith, Gene Colan, Kirby, Winsor McKay, Osamu Tezuka, Herge, Jesus Blasco, Hugo Pratt and Guido Crepax. After reading about the various MLJ heroes, I got a chance to see them, when I read my cousin's copy of the Archie Super Hero Special digest, which reprinted the 60s Mighty Heroes stories, plus the Simon & Kirby Shield (Pvt Strong) and The Fly, as well as the Archie super teen versions of the main characters (Pureheart, Captain Hero, Super Teen and Evilheart). That had me ready to pick up the Red Circle revival of the Mighty Crusaders, when it was launched, in the early 80s. Problem was the execution wasn't as interesting as the covers (a common problem with anything that involved Rich Buckler as the editor of the line). The Airboy entry had me primed for the Eclipse comic, as well as their Airfighters reprints. Daredevil had me looking about, though it admitted that the Little Wise Guys pushed him into second class status pretty early on. Never did see reprints until AC and when I got digital copies. Same for Cat-Man, Black Cat, The Black Terror, Fighting Yank, the non-Marvel Family Fawcett heroes, the whole Quality Comics band and the Blue Beetle. There also used to be an ad for a Golden Age fanzine, that had a guy with a blue mask/helmet, with a fin, that I spent quite a while trying to identify, before learning it was The Hangman, from MLJ/Archie. The book and the Archie Digest (and the second one they did) are why I was pretty forgiving with the Red Circle revival and the later Impact line (though those books were decent comic stories; just not much beyond that), as well as the second DC go-round, with the heroes. I keep waiting for someone to make it as good as it sounded, in the book. The aborted Spectrum line really had me both salivating and crying, as I first learned about it in a Comics Journal article, which talked about Archie canceling the project. The article teased you with the creators working on it and what they were looking to do and then slapped you with the news that the bosses at Archie felt it was too far away from their tradition. Hell, if you read those 40s MLJ comics, they get pretty gruesome! I had the second Archie Digest... which made me fall in love with the MLJ characters. It was like discovering a "missing link" in comics. I, too, was ready and waiting for the Red Circle revival in the 80's, and bought all of them I could find from mail order (I didn't live near a comics store). At this point, they were already heavily discounted (red flag!). I also found them ultimately disappointing. I don't fault Buckler for all of it. I found the stories to be pretty weak, and not up to snuff compared to "modern" 80's comics. But I was always a sucker for the lesser-known heroes. Buckler was only editor at the beginning; he was pushed out not too far down the road. What I am referring to is a problem he had both with Red Circle and Solson, where he drew these great covers, to grab your attention; but, the interiors were far less. With Red Circle, it wasn't as egregious, as there were actual pros working on the material. With Solson, it was a bunch of amateurs and the books were pretty bad. The Red Circle line was at least average to decent. Their biggest problem was that MLJ had few recurring villains, so they didn't have much in the way of antagonists. Same problem in the Mighty Comics revival, to the point they turned a few of the heroes into villains.
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Post by Hoosier X on May 23, 2022 19:53:01 GMT -5
15 bucks is very reasonable.
Consider. It’s a 64-page comic. There’s probably only three or four pages of ads. It’s got three times as many story pages as a regular modern comic book. Plus ... you get a whole story! You don’t have to buy four or more issues to get the whole story!
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Post by mikelmidnight on May 25, 2022 12:20:05 GMT -5
This isn't my favorite from the line … after the wildest of the Jack Cole era, but before Biro made the strip his own with social realist tales. However, that's one of my all-time favorite comic covers! Something about the superhero teamup + photo collage combination is very appealing.
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Post by codystarbuck on May 25, 2022 14:51:56 GMT -5
It always bugged me that Silver Streak is wearing a yellow and red costume. There is an instance where recoloring is warranted!
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Post by Cei-U! on May 26, 2022 12:30:11 GMT -5
15 bucks is very reasonable. Consider. It’s a 64-page comic. There’s probably only three or four pages of ads. It’s got three times as many story pages as a regular modern comic book. Plus ... you get a whole story! You don’t have to buy four or more issues to get the whole story! There are exactly three ad pages not counting the inside and back covers, and all of them (including the cover ads) are for other Gleason comics.
Cei-U! I summon my high-res scans of the original!
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