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19/03/2007: "American update - early Silver Age DC & Dell plus 60's-80's horror"

A good mix of rarities this update, focusing on the years 1959-1962, plus some later horror as follows:

*DC: A nice Silver-Age sweep-through this week, with new listings for Action, Adventure, Batman, Blackhawk, Brave & Bold, Challengers of the Unknown, Detective, Mystery In Space, Sgt. Bilko, Sgt. Bilko’s Private Doberman (that’s a subordinate, not a pet, we hasten to clarify), Superboy, Superman and Worlds’ Finest. Most of this new stock comes from the early days of UK distribution, ranging from 1959-1962, and averages FN grade, for a very attractive update.

*Dell: A myriad of titles from this most eclectic of publishers. From the same small range of dates (early UK distribution, averaging FN grade) as our DC selection this week, this well-preserved collection includes TV hits (I Love Lucy, Flintstones, 77 Sunset Strip, 87th Precinct, Huckleberry Hound), film adaptations (Atlantis the Lost Continent, Dinosaurus, Phantom Planet, Hatari! - Look, nobody said they were adaptations of good movies, all right? ) and some oddball originals (the very first Kona; Mike Shayne, Private Eye.) in Dell’s usual bewildering variety of genres. A rare treat to get so many Dells (over 70 items) in such a high state of preservation, in one fell swoop.

*Horror/Mystery 1960-1980's: More assorted spookiness with Charlton’s Many Ghosts of Dr. Graves, Gold Key’s Twilight Zone (including #1), Marvel (Supernatural Thrillers including # 1 with Steranko cover and Where Monsters Dwell), and the Heap, from Skywald’s short-lived attempt to spin-off a colour comic line from their successful b&w horror mags.

Posted by Rob | 01:55 p.m. GMT

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