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I have that wings comic with the Lubbers cover. It’s great. I have some original Lubbers art from robin Malone,x9,and the saint and I think it’s definitely some of the best good girl art I’ve seen. He did a strip called long Sam as well.

Three beautiful purchases! What a great way to start the year!

thanks, great review. I think it worth mentioning more on Leonard Starr, who went on to the "Big Leagues" of newspaper strips On Stage and reviving Little Orphan Annie.

Thanks for this awesome video, greetings from Chile!!!

Kaanga and Anne Mason are based on Ki-Gor and Helene Vaughn who were the stars of the Jungle Stories pulp.. In this case the pulp was better as Ki-Gor and Helene were better written. In the stories, Helene got naked on a regular basis or was forced to shed her leopard skin bikini by bad guys and bad gals. The best of the Ki-Gor stories are great wheras even the best Kaanga story is kind of flat.

Futura was the first female space adventurer. She began as a distaff version of Flash Gordon. You can see the increasing influence of censorship in comics through Futura's costume. In hae first appearances she was clad in next to noting and nudity of ancilary characters was implied. By the time Futura's run in Planet Comics ended, she was clad in a longe demure blue dress, only allowed a bit of leg show. I cannot stress enough how scantily clad Futura was at the beginning, in some panels her clothing appears as little more than a suggestion.

Oh wow, that wood piece is wonderful.

Wonderful good girl artists in amazingly fun and ridiculous stories. Love them even though i can't afford to get them. Just an occasional reprint.

Excellent Video Leo . It's always great to see these Gems . BTW , Who IS the Football Player in that ad ?

🤓👍🏼 Now that's HOUSE you satisfy our FICTIONation with GG Art , Leo! Especially that GAL- lure-😘ree of Gingerlicious cards! Let's not overlook the fact that not only did FH present not -the- weaker -sex female protagonist characters but also employed female talent : artists Lily Renee , Fran Hopper , Ruth Atkinson , Marcia Snyder and writer Ruth Roche ( who teamed up with Matt Baker to create the comic strip heroine Flamingo ). If Fiction House heroines were to be faithfully adapted to film these days comparisons to the MSheU would be made by those who probably never read a Fiction House publication. To their surprise they would discover a comic book trend setter where female protagonists dominated. Looking forward to those future travels with more Fiction House GGs!

Greetings Leo! What a great overview of Fiction House and all that wonderful GGA ! So many fantastic artists that never really got their due back in their day and some not even now..Tuska, Elias, Baker, Evans, Doolin.. Those gentleman could show a lot of today's creators how its done. Thanks so much for sharing this amazing part of your collection. Happy New Year !

Fantastic art! Really beautiful. Old comics are the BEST comics.

Something tells me that this video will get a lot of hits from outside your usual base of subscribers! Which is great! Impressive collection of Fiction House comics Leo! These are usually above my budget, among the most expensive Golden Age books not produced by either DC or Marvel. * * * Will Eisner wrote and drew an amazing autobiographical graphic novel you might already know about, called the Dreamer, where he talks a lot about his Iger & Eisner studios days. It was basically a sweatshop, with rows of artists working like in an assembly line, producing pages after pages for some of the lowest pay in comics. Meanwhile, Eisner and Iger made a LOT of money packaging material for not only Fiction House, but also Fox and Quality Comics. In The Dreamer, Eisner talks about Jack Kirby, George Tuska , Bob Powell, and Lou Fine, but none of the other names you mention like Lee Elias, George Evans (great airplane artist), Matt Baker, or Joe Doolin. You would think that at least Matt Baker, a great artists, and one of the rare black man in comics at the time, would warrant a mention. I suspect that maybe these guys joined Iger's Studios after Eisner quit to start his Spirit comics strip? * * * I am jealous of your Nuka Cola tin sign as Fallout is my favorite video game franchise of all time.

Fiction House probably had the most GGA of any publisher. Thurmond would often send artwork back to the artist for revisions sighting that the artwork needed to be more sexualized. More headlights and cleavage. Great Planet Comics and study into their interiors.

Great walk-thru and fantastic looking show Leo! And you picked up some absolute GEMS 🤩 I thought I recognized that dealer and when you said Comic Interlude that’s when I knew! I’ve been going to his store for a few decades now . I was filing some GK comics the other night and came across the Black Hole series . Wasn’t aware of issue#4 ! 😮 Going on my list now ! Love all the golden/silver/ Bronze Age goodness and a big fan of the DC 80 page $1 editions.. and of course, you have to have Archie! Thank you for sharing my friend 😊

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to both of you gentlemen! 🎄🎉🎈 Another wonderful entry to the Lunch and Comics collection! Love seeing the BLB’s and all the different comic companies represented.. A treat to see all the Archie and Harvey books, and All-Star #58 was and remains a childhood favorite of mine . Thank you so much for the end of video shout out, and very sorry to hear that Mrs Strangelife is in the hospital. Sending prayers and positive vibes her way for healing and quick recovery 🙏🙏🙏❤️‍🩹 Thank you Leo and Hans for doing these videos. Take care 😊

Great Stuff! Merry X-Mas !! :)

I need to stop back by to see this, but wanted to wish a Merry Christmas & a safe and Happy New Year to you and yours! ~Eric

Hello Leo, I hope you might provide some inside looks at these UFO books. The covers are definitely fantastic and a joy to see…perhaps in early 2025 there will be time to show some inside art.

It's 16 degrees here in NYC on a Sunday night and i'm watching this video i'm there in spirit !

🎄⛄Leo & well wishes for The Captain 🎅 & his 🤶Wife . This Lunching & Comics thumbnail certainly caught my A10tion ! What a HAULiday stocking filler The Captain shared! 🤗Big Little Books and two of my favorite 60s shows - The Invaders and Tarzan! What a WINGderful Ginger GG cover from Fiction House. Stay safe and DRONEt forget to look up whenever you go anywhere!

Merry Christmas Leo and Hans! I hope you and yours have a great Christmas! I also hope your bride gets well soon Captain. I think we’re all looking forward to a wonderful comic year in 2025!

Blondie's looks so cool. I love these lunchtime comics videos.

A good meal, good books, and great company! That's Chistmas magic right there! Merry Christmas guys and happy holidays!

These are cool. I actually have the first and third one but have never looked inside of them! Thanks for sharing the interiors!

The way you describe the pages of each comic is just wonderful. I'm really enjoying your series. This happened to pop up & I'm so glad I clicked on it. I could watch you describe old comics all night. My favorite comic in the 80s was West Coast Avengers. I also really liked sinister syndicate & Beyonder. God bless.

Cool pic ups. Good prices Love the house of mystery woman sleeping cover. Ps new subscriber

I'm a huge Rocketeer fan, as well as Mike Grell and Starslayer!

I really appreciate your channel. Very fun stuff!

That is some great sci fi comic book covers

That $7 price for the Mystery in Space TPB?! Awesome! And small cons ARE the best!

Happy Comics are Fun comics! Marvel Feature was another fun series from the bronze. Star Comics getting more popular. Gold Keys, Dell, DC and Marvel: A wonderful variety haul Leo!

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Great vid Leo! Like you, I really enjoy these smaller cons and it’s good to see these independent creators and all the cool books and art they have. Fantastic pickups from there and your local shop! Love all the GK stuff and those gorgeous painted covers by George Wilson. Am a big fan of the Pacific Comics line and always get them when I can. Have never seen that Mystery in Space trade but it’s definitely on my list now. Silver age Action Comics for $3 ? Yes please! 😊 Thanks for sharing my friend!

Another great con haul TTC! Nice selection from all the ages, Golden, Silver, Bronze, Copper, Modern! I've never seen or even heard of Happy Comics! Must be scarce! * * * I'm not a fan of Red Sonja per se, but like you, I love Frank Thorne's art on his run of the fiery warrior. I think I'm missing only one last issue by Thorne to complete. * * * Thunder Cats came out a little too late for me to get hooked, but regarding the scarcity of the issues, I think it is the whole Marvel/ Star Comics line that are scarce to find. Especially the later issues in any series, and even more so for popular licensed characters. * * * From Tom Corbett Space Cadet to Starslayer, with Twilight Zone, Star Trek, and Star Wars in between, your well known love of classic science fiction was well represented in this haul. Good of you to share this love of sci-fi by supporting local artist like the creators of Evolution. * * * I bought that Mystery in Space TPB collection when it first came out and I love it so much! It has a very nice selection of good old vintage DC sci-fi with all the classic features represented (Adam Strange, Space Cabbie, etc.) and even some more obscure ones. All the great artists are represented too: Frazetta, Kirby, Kane, Infantino, Anderson, etc. It is just too bad that the DC Pulp Fiction Library only published that single volume. I was really hoping to see more. Maybe a romance volume, a western one, more sci-fi, etc.

I’ll have to watch later this week. Just not feeling to good right now buddy.

I'm trying for the whole run. It gets a little confusing since they reprinted issues from the 1960's later in the '70's. My favorite UFO series is the Gold Key you're featuring! Nice short.

Oh great short Leo! Love space/UFO

Love those books. I have so few of what you showed. Great title and a great subject.

Hey Leo.. What a fun looking con! As I’ve said before, these smaller shows are always the best with the best people.. And what a great variety! Love everything you showed.. Great scifi and UFO books.. I have a special fondness for the DC 100 pagers. Charltons are a favorite along Tippy Teen and the romance books. Thanks for bringing us along and sharing my friend 😊

Greetings Leo! From the footage and the wonderful books you showed it looks like a great time was had at the Pulp and Paper Con! You’re really getting me interested in the old sci-fi pulps.. The covers and stories look outstanding . Very nice pick up on the Planet Stories with the G. Fox tale inside! Huge fan of the Archie and any old sci-fi comics. Well done my friend! Hope you and your family are well. Take care😊

I love seeing these. You sent me down another rabbit hole as now I'm actively looking for golden age soda shoppe covers!

fantastic show. don't know about those glasses though.... Heman, Turtles, Thundercats.

Peter is Hackerman from Kung Fury, hacking through time. But those handy-dandy watches are much more reliable for control than the Nintendo Powerglove.

Love that series! You were so right in devoting a whole episode on that single year of 1986. This was a BIG year, if only for Watchmen and Dark Knight that sadly heralded the whole grim and gritty style that would dominate comics in the 90's. * * * Beside Dark Horse, 1986 also saw the birth of many other smaller independant publishers such as Gladstone Comics (my favorite source for Disney comics), Slave Labor Graphics (maybe my favorite b&w indie publisher), Eternity Comics, Malibu Comics (important for it's link with Image Comics birth), and many other. * * * Before the Man of Steel, the Legends mini-series would begin to set up the post-Crisis DC and introduce John Byrne into the DC universe. * * * As you demonstrated, 1986 was a busy year for Frank Miller as he not only did the Dark Knight and Elektra: Assassin mini-series, but also returned to Daredevil for the celebrated run of the ''Born Again'' storyline in DD # 227 to 233 with David Mazzucchelli on art. * * * The first volume of Art Spiegelman's Maus (that would later win a Pulitzer) also came out in 1986. * * * The year was also terrible with a devastating famine in Africa. This would lead Jim Starlin and Berni Wrightson to spearhead the Heroes Against Hunger benefit one-shot published by DC. Almost every one in mainstream comics contributed including Jack Kirby, Carmine Infantino, Joe Kubert, Barry Windsor Smith, Marshall Rogers, Walt Simonson, Curt Swan, and many, many others.

You forgot to mention the Nam with that iconic Michael Golden artwork. I was in 7th grade in 86 and that issue #1 was hot shit!.also the punisher limited series was too! Other than that great video!!!!🤘

Gumby and pokey yes!! One redeeming quality but I think someone or something sabotaged your Time Machine!🤣

Oh good lord!! I’m never going back to 1986! You destroyed my beautiful memories of that year forever I say! 😂🤣

First one here 1986 what a great year to travel back to how you doing brother this was when the crisis was ending and DC comics was going to the one universe which set the stage for some of the best stories ever and their presently doing that right now they just got rid of the multiverse which is a joke I hate the multiverse but that's a side story but yeah 86 is an awesome year for us to travel back to

Shogun by far.