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Now with ifc and ibc from John Wayne Adventure Comics #16. Indicia reconstructed.
September, 1952 - 400 dpi scan.
Coverless copy, front and back covers from Heritage. Featuring 3 Spike and Bat stories, Lover O'Leary and His Liberty Belles, and more! |
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srca1941 |
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Four pages of original art from the book can be found on Heritage. (Pages 7, 26, 27, and 28)
-Eric |
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lrek |
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As far as I'm concerned, filling missing pages from other issues is completely legit -- as long as there is no doubt they are correct (even down to the mailing box addresses on coupons, which was often changed to track the success of ads). However, I'm not a big fan of reconstructing indicias because one can never be 100 percent certain that something wasn't different just for that issue. It's the same reason I don't like slapping new covers on IW reprints. Art or text could have been retouched, coloring could have changed, and so on. That said, this looks fine, but I still await a genuine indicia for what appears to be a HTF issue. |
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Snard |
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lrek, I agree completely on reconstructed pages. Some people will reconstruct a page but not indicated that this was done, which is the worst part. Sometimes I have done reconstructions where I had a fiche or low-quality eBay image to go from, and I can be fairly certain that I have the correct graphics or text. |
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srca1941 |
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"However, I'm not a big fan of reconstructing indicias because one can never be 100 percent certain that something wasn't different just for that issue." That's why it was made very clear that it was a reconstruction, including making it stand out (gray as opposed to black and not blurring it slightly to fully match the rest of the ifc). I don't typically do indicia reconstructions, nor had I planned to do this one, but it was VERY carefully researched and compared with other Toby indicias at the time. For instance, there was an issue of second class mail status changing from pending in #3 (where this indicia was taken from) to approved in #5. This is one area where some educated guesswork was employed. A contemporary Toby series, Flying Leathernecks, had the same issue and it remained pending in #4. Therefore it is a calculated guess that it was the same with Tell it to the Marines. While it can't be certain that this is exactly what the indicia in #4 said, I'd say it's probable. It was created just to make the scan a little more complete and as a placeholder, not a replacement.
-Eric |
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Yoc |
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Thanks very much for your work on this book SRCA.
And for sharing your thoughts behind your work. An interesting exchange of thoughts here. |
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Issue: #4
Published: September 1952, Price: 0.10 USD, Pages: 36, Editing: Benton J. Resnik (General Manager); Mel Lazarus (Art Director)
Color: Color Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US; Then Standard Silver Age US Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior Binding: Saddle-stitched Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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| Cover (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Jack Sparling | Inks: Jack Sparling | Letters: ? (partially typeset) |
| Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
| Characters: |
Spike Bat Harem Girl |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Televiewer Offer |
| Synopsis: |
Full-page, inside front cover offer for a Rocketman Televiewer ($.98) from Rocketman Televiewer of New York, New York. |
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Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: ? (partially typeset) |
| Comic Story (10 pages) |
Double Doublecross |
| Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Jack Sparling |
| Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
| Characters: |
Spike Bat |
| Comic Story (6 pages) |
Hawaiian Maneuvers |
| Featuring: |
Spike and Bat |
| Synopsis: |
The Shore Patrol is called in when Spike and Bat battle for the attentions of Lani. Transvestite scene. |
| Credits: |
Pencils: Jack Sparling |
| Genre: |
Adventure Humor War |
| Characters: |
Spike Bat Lani Drunken Sailor Shore Patrol |
| Text Story (2 pages) |
Mighty Mabel |
| Credits: |
Script: Charles P. X. Houts | Letters: typeset |
| Genre: |
Adventure War |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
Ever-Lovin' Wuff |
| Featuring: |
Wuff |
| Synopsis: |
Wuff thinks he's found a way to get into a burlesque star's dressing room. |
| Genre: |
Humor Anthropomorphic-funny Animals |
| Characters: |
Wuff |
| Comic Story (1 page) |
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| Featuring: |
Prospector Pete |
| Synopsis: |
Pete buys a firecracker for the Fourth of July. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Characters: |
Prospector Pete Shopkeeper |
| Cartoon (1 page) |
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| Synopsis: |
Five single-panel cartoons. |
| Genre: |
Humor |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Electronic Walkie-Talkie Offer |
| Synopsis: |
Half-page offer for a walkie-talkie set from Empire Merchandising Co. of Ossining, New York |
| Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Colours: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Binoculars Offer |
| Synopsis: |
Full-page offer for binoculars ($3.00) from Consumers Mart of New York, New York. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Colours: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Supporter Belt Offer |
| Synopsis: |
Full-page offer for a men's supporter belt ($3.98) from Ronnie Sales, Inc. of New York, New York. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
| Advertisement (1 page) |
Physique Development Offer |
| Synopsis: |
Full-page physique development offer from Charles Atlas of New York, New York. |
| Credits: |
Script: ? (ad copy) | Pencils: ? (spot illustrations) | Inks: ? (spot illustrations) | Letters: typeset |
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