Lots of Comics but no time

[JVJ]

I'm Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr, and I just joined.

I figured that it would be better to have a separate topic where people can address me without wading through nine pages of "How did you find us?" entries. Someone (or two) have already asked me about some Fox inside front covers. I'll confess that Fox is not the deepest company in my collection and I'm unlikely to have the issues requested. Sorry.

What I AM open to is the possibility of finding some trustworthy soul in the US who would be willing to scan comics in my collection. I'm NOT a condition freak and most of my comics are not even in plastic bags. I USE them regularly and the thought of not being able to just open up a box and rifle through the books is pretty foreign to me.

Plus, I am NOT afraid to send them through the mail. I'm currently in the midst of a project reviewing the output of the Lloyd Jacquet Studios from around 1943-1948. I'm not looking at the big companies like Fawcett and Timely, but rather Continental, Croydon, Rewl, and the like. Once I've reviewed all of the material in the books and updated my IDs on note cards, I will mail all of them to Arkansas for Hames Ware to review and add to or correct the IDs.

If there is some list member in the San Francisco Bay Area that would be willing to put in the scanning time, I'd be more than willing to provide the raw material - pending my availability, that is. I spend about 1/4 of each year out of the country and we'd have to arrange connections. Otherwise, I'd consider mailing them to a trustworthy destination. If someone would be willing to split the postage costs, that would be very helpful, too.

BUT the offer is there. If anyone is interested, please let me know and also let me know what comic runs are most needed.

[Yoc]

Wow!
This is a very generous offer Jim!
 

Sadly I'm up in CANADA - otherwise I'd have been more than willing to help out scanning some of these wonderfully obscure publishers it sounds like you are most interested in. 

Soooo, any scanners out there in the Bay area willing to take up Jim on his offer???
Come on people, these kind of offers are as rare as hens teeth!

Fingers crossed someone can step up to the plate Jim.  Take care,
-Yoc

[darkmark]

I MIGHT be able to give it a try.  Let me know what you have and I'll see what I can do.

[JVJ]

My have list goes on for about 8 pages. Here's the contents of page 1:
[NOTE - Books still needed on GAC or that are in fiche will be marked in yellow by me.  -Yoc]

FOR THE RECORD, any issue number followed by a "ç" is coverless.

HARVEY COMICS (have)

ALL NEW   3-5,7,13,14  (GAC needs #4,5,7,13(incom),14)
BLACK CAT (MYST)   [8]-10,14,16,30-53,57-62  (GAC needs #32-34,36,40,42,43,45,48,49,57-62)
CAPTAIN 3-D   1
CHAMBER/CHILLS   21-24,5-26  (GAC needs #23,24,5,8,14,16-18,23(incom),24)
CHAMP(ION)   3,4,5,6,7,11,12,14,15,21,19,22,24,25
COMIC HITS   59
FIGHTING FRONTS   1-5
FIRST LOVE   1-12,14-36,38-60,62-64,66-90 [70.72-75,79,84]  (GAC only has #45)
FIRST ROMANCE   1-15,17-52  (GAC only has #10,31)
FLIP   1,2
FRONT PAGE   1 (Kubert,Powell art)
HELLO PAL   2,3ç
HI-SCHOOL ROMAN.   1-75, db1 [41,59,61,63,64,67-70]  (GAC needs many check here for what we have.)
HUMPHREY     5,6,10,11,15
JOE PALOOKA   5,7-25,31-33,37,42,44,53,68-70,73-75,116  (GAC needs #16-21,44,68,69,73,75,116)
KERRY DRAKE   7
LITTLE MAX   3,8,10
LOVE LESSONS   1-3,5  (GAC only has #4)
LOVE PROBLEMS   1-44  (GAC only has #2,24)
MAN IN BLACK   2,3
NUTTY   6
PENROD BOYS ALM.   '52
SPEED    1,2-4,9,11,23,24,30,32,33,36-44
SWEET LOVE   1-5
TEEN-AGE BRIDES    1-3ç-7
TERRY/PIRATES     4,9,11,12
THRILLS/TOMORROW   19,20
TOMB OF TERROR      1-14,16  (GAC needs #3&5(cf only),8-13)
TRUE BRIDES EXP.    8-14,16
TRUE BRIDES-TO-BE     17-30
TRUE WAR EXPER.   1-4  (GAC needs #1,4)
WAR BATTLES   1-9  (GAC only has #1,6)
WARFRONT   1-25,28-39  (GAC needs many check here for what we have.)
WAR VICTORY   4
WESTERN TALES   30-33
WITCHES TALES   1-28  (GAC needs #5,8,9,14-18,20,23,26)

FAWCETT COMICS (have)
ANIMAL FAIR   4,6,8,9,11
BATTLE STORIES     2-11
BEWARE: TERROR     5,8
BILL BATTLE   1,2
BILLY KID/OSCAR     3
BOB COLT   1-3,5,7-9  (GAC only has #7)
CAPT. MARVEL JR.   6,[8],10,19,21,50,59,75,111ç112
COMIC COMICS   6
COWBOY LOVE   1-11  (GAC needs #1-10)
DOWN WITH CRIME   1,3-5,7
EXCITING ROMANCES   1-6,8-12
F. FUNNY ANIMALS   3,5,6,8,9,11,13,18,34
GABBY HAYES   9,23
GIRLS IN LOVE   1,2
GOLDEN ARROW   2,4,6
HOPALONG CASS.   24,37,40,46,50ç80
HOT ROD   4,7
IBIS   5
I LOVE YOU     1
LANCE O'CASEY   1-4
LIFE STORY    1-13,15-29,31,33-39,41-46
LOVE MEMORIES   1,3
LOVE MYSTERY   1-3
MASTER   [42],53,65,66,68,69,74,,87,88ç
MIKE BARNETT   1-4,6
MONTE HALE   [9],30,40
OZZIE & BABS   1-3,5-9,11,12  (GAC only has #8)
PUPPETOONS   4,5,8,13,17
ROMAN. SECRETS     1-27,30-35,38,39
ROMANTIC STORY   1-22  (GAC only has #1,13)
ROMANTIC WEST.   1-[3]
SOLDIER   1,3,4,7-9,11
SPY SMASHER   10i
STRANGE S./ANOTHER WORLD  2,4
STR. SUSPENSE ST.   4
SUSPENSE DETEC.   2,4
SWEETHEARTS   68-87,89-96,97,99,105-111,113,115-118,120
SWEETHRT DIARY   1-7,9-12
TEX RITTER        18
THIS MAG/HAUNT    1,2
TRUE CONFIDENCE   1-3
TRUE STORY/ROM   1-3
TRUE TALES/ROM           4
TRUE SWEETHRT SEC.   1-10
UNDERWORLD CRIME   1-7
WESTERN HERO    93,94,112ç
WORLD OF FEAR     5,6
WOW           24,56ç61,66,69
YOUNG MARRIAGE      1
XMAS COMICS   ç

HILLMAN COMICS (have)
AIRBOY   V2:11,12   V3:1ç2,4-12  TO  V10:1,2,4   [V7:5,7,10]
     (GAC needs many check here for what we have.)
AIRFIGHTERS   V1:5,7,8,10,12
   V2:1,3-7,9,10
ALL SPORTS   2,3
ALL-TIME SPORTS   4-7
CRIME DETECTIVE   V1:1  TO V3:8    (GAC only has v1#11, v3 #1, v12#12)
CRIME MUST STOP   1
DEAD-EYE WEST.   V1:1 TO V3:1    (GAC only has v2#5)
FROGMAN   1-11    (GAC only has #2,#10)
HOT ROD & SPEED.   1-5    (GAC only has #2)
MR. ANTHONY'S LC   1-5
MY DATE   1-4
PIRATES   1-4
PUNCH & JUDY   V1:1-8,10-12   V2:1-9,11,12    V3:1-9
REAL CLUE CRIME   V1:2,3,5-12  TO  V8:1-3
(GAC needs many check here for what we have.)
REAL SPORTS   1
ROCKET   2
ROMANTIC CONF.    V1:1 TO V3:1
TOP SECRET   1
WEST. FIGHTERS   V1:1 TO V4:7
(GAC needs many check here for what we have.)

ST. JOHN COMICS (have)
ABBOT&COSTELLO  2,5,7,8,11,13,20,21
ADVENT. IN ROMAN   1
ANCHORS ANDREW   2-4
APPROVED COM.   1-9,12
AUTHENTIC POLICE CASES   1-38
 (GAC needs many check here for what we have.)
BASIL           1
BINGO   1
BLUE RIBBON   2-6
CINDERELLA LOVE    12-14,26,27,29    (GAC only has #13,27)
DARING ADVENTS.   3-D1,6+
DIARY SECRETS     nn,4,5,nn,6,8,10-12,14-22,24,25,27,29,30    (GAC only has #22)
FIGHTIN' MARINES   14
FLYING CADET   V1:1,5,6,8,9   V2:1-7,9
FUGITIVE/JUSTICE   1-4
FLYBOY   5+
GOING STEADY   10,12-14
THE HAWK   1+,4,5+,6,7-10,12,3Dç    (GAC only has #4,8,9)
HOLLYWOOD CONF.   1,2
IT RHYMES WITH LUST
IT'S LOVE LOVE   2
KID COWBOY   4+,13
KITTY   1
LITTLE BIT   2
LUCY   1
MOPSY   18
NW MOUNTIES   4,12+
PERFECT LOVE   9,10
PICT. CONFESS.   1-3
PICT. LOVE ST.   1
PICT. ROMANCES   5-24    (GAC only has #5,9,10,24)
PINOCCIO-WGS   2
ROMAN. MARRIAGE   18-24
SECRET MISSIONS   1
SON OF SINBAD   nn
TEEN-AGE ROM.   1-38,nn(12/54),41-43    (GAC only has #7,15,17,28)
TEEN-AGE TEMPT.   2-7,9    (GAC only has #4)
THREE STOOGES   1,5,3D1ç
TOR   3-D2,3-5    (GAC only has #4)
TRUE LOVE PICT.   1-11    (GAC only has #4)
WARTIME ROMAN.   1,3-7,9-15,18
WEST BANDIT TR.   1-3,9+
WHACK   3D1ç2-3    (GAC only has #2)


AVON COMICS (have)
ALL-TRUE DETECT.   3,4
BAD MEN/TOMBST.   '50
BETTY & STEADY   2
BLACKHAWK INDIAN WAR
BOY DETECTIVE   1,3,4
BUDDIES/US ARMY   1,2
BUTCH CASSIDY   '51
CAMPUS ROMANCE   1953,1-3
CAPT. STEVE SAVAGE     '50,2-8,13
CHIEF CRAZY HOR.   '50
CHIEF VICTORIO   '51
COWPUNCHER   1,2-7,1(R)
CRIME/WATERFNT   4
CUSTER'S LAST F.   '50
DALTON BOYS   '51
DAVY CROCKETT   '51
EERIE [1947]   1
     “   2-3-6inc-8 IWr Inc-11-12inc,14,16,17
FAM. GANGSTERS   1,2
FIGHT. DAN BOONE   '53
 “  DAVY CROCKETT   9
 “ IND/WILD WEST   1,2
” UNDERSEA COMM.   1-5
FOR A NIGHT OF LOVE[/glow]
FRONTIER ROM.   2
FUNNY TUNES   2,3
GANGSTERS/GUNM.   2-3-4
GERONIMO   1-2-4
INTIMATE CONFESS   1,2,4,6-8
JESSE JAMES   1-5-6-7-8-9,15-16-17-18-21-22-23-27,29
KING SOLOMON'S MINE '51
KING/BADMEN/DW  '50
KIT CARSON      '50,2,3,5-8
LAST OF COMAN.   '53
LITTLE JACK FROST   1
MASK/FU MANCHU   '51
MERTIE MOUSE   4
MERRY MOUSE   2
MURD. GANGSTER   1,3
PANCHO VILLA   '50
PAROLE BREAKERS   1
PETER RABBIT   4.8
POLICE LINEUP   1,2-4
PRISON BREAK   2-3-4-5
QUANTRELLE'S RAIDERS
REALISTIC ROMANCES   1-8 [2]
ROMANTIC LOVE1-2,4-7,9,11-13,20,21,23,1/53,3
SAINT   2,4-9,12,10
SEA HOUND   1-4
SENS. POLICE CASES    n
SBD CHUCK WAGON   1
SPACE DETECTIVE   1,3,4inc
SPARKLING LOVE   1
SUPER PUP   4
TEDDY ROOSEVELT   1
US MAR./ACTION   1-3
US PARATROOP.   1-4-5 IWr Inc-6
US TANK COMM.   1-4
WARDOGS/USARMY   1
WESTERN BANDITS   1
WHITE CHIEF/PAWN.   '51
WHITE PRINCESS   2,3
W.B. HICKOCK   1-8,10,13-28
WITCHCRAFT   2,4,6


STANDARD COMICS (have)
ADV. INTO DARK.  5,7,8
AMERICA'S BEST  10,11,16,19,20,22,23,27,28,31
AMER.'S FUNNIEST   1,2
BARNYARD   1-3,5-29    (GAC only has #14)
BATTLEFRONT   5
BEST    2
BEST ROMANCE   5-7
BILLY WEST   1-10    (GAC only has #9)
BLACK TERROR     6,15,20-23,25,26
BOOTS   9
BRONCHO BILL       5-9,12,15
BUSTER BUNNY   2
CHUCKLE   1945
COO COO   1-7,9-12,14-24,26-37,38-46,48-50    (GAC only has #23,27,34,41)
CRIME FILES   5,6
DATE W/DANGER   5,6
DEAR B. FAIRFAX   5,7-9
EXCITING   2,19,29,33,47,50ç,57,59,61,63,64,66
EXCITING WAR   5-9
FIGHTING YANK   3,20,22(just need ads),24,26,29
FUNNY FUNNIES   1
GANG WORLD   5,6
GOOFY   1-5,7,8,10-39,41,42    (GAC only has #18,23,38,41)
HAPPY   1-4,8-42    (GAC only has #18,32,33)
IT REALLY HAPPEN   1-11    (GAC only has #11)
JET FIGHTERS   5-7
JOE YANK   5-16    (GAC only has #14)
KATHY   1,4,5,7-10,13,15,16
KNIGHTS OF R-T   10=
LOST WORLDS   5,6
MEL ALLEN SPORTS   5
NEW ROMANCES   5-21
OUT OF SHADOWS   6,8,11-13
POPULAR ROMAN.   5-29    (GAC only has #17)
REAL FUNNIES   1,2
REAL LIFE         1,2,4,6-59
RICKY   55
SANTA'S CHRISTMAS   1952
SNIFFY   5,7
SPUNKY   1-3
STARLET O'HARA   1-4
STARTLING       5,6,14,25,30,33,36,38,39(ads only),40,42,48-50,53
SUPERMOUSE   1,3-6,9,15
THIS IS WAR   5-9
THRILLING   6ç,12,15,18,19,21(ads only) ,27,36,41-43,46-48,51-53,58,61,62,64,67,69,70,72-76,78-80
THRILLING ROMAN.   5-26
TODAY'S ROMANCE   5-8
THE UNSEEN   5-15    (GAC only has #7,11-14)
WESTERN HEARTS   1-10
WHO IS NEXT?   5
WONDER   6,9,10,12,14,16,17,20

ACE COMICS (have)

ALL LOVE   27-32
ALL LOVE ROMAN.   26
ALL ROMANCES   1,3,4,6
ANDY   21
BAFFLING MYSTER   4-6,8-10,12,16,18,22-25
THE BEYOND   1,4,5,9,11,13-15,18,20,25-27,2,3,6-8,10,12,16,17,19,21-24,28-30.
CHAL. OF UNKNWN   6
COMPLETE LOVE     V26:2-6
 V27:2-6   V28:1,2
 V29:3-6   V30:1-6 (173-181)
 V31:1-6 (182-187)   V32:1,3,4 (191),v27#1(163).
CRIME/PENALTY   33,2,4-9,11-17,19-25,27-39,42-44,47-48,3,10,18,26,40,41,45,46.
DOTTY   35,37-39.
ERNIE          9,11/48,24-25.
FOURTEENERS   34
FOUR FAVORITES    2,6-7,11-22,26-29,31-32,8,9,23no ads,20 no cf,30
FUNTIME   SP,SM/53,3,4
GLAM. ROMANCES   42-44,47,49-54,56,
59-70,73-85,87,89,90,41,48,57,71,72.
HAND OF FATE   8-25
HAP HAZARD   1-3,5-10,12,13,16-19,21-24
HEROES/FRONTIER   27,2
INDIAN BRAVES   1-2,3.
LIGHTNING   V2:4, V3:1
LOVE/FIRST SIGHT   1-6,8-27,29-34,36,37,
  39,40,42,43,35.
LOVE EXPER.   1-17,19-22,24-36,38a/b,18.
MEN VS CRIME   3,7
MISTER RISK   7,2
MONKEYSHINES   1-6,8-10,12-15,
  17,19-22,24,25,27 [22]
REAL LIFE SEC.    1
REAL LOVE   25-31,33-51,53-70,72,73,75,76 [61],71.
REAL SECRETS   2-5
REVEALING ROMAN.1-4,6
SCIENCE   1-5
SCREAM   1-7,9,10,12,13,
  15-19
SPACE ACTION   1-3
SUPER MYSTERY   V1:2,4,
 V2:1,3-6   V3:1 - V5:6
 V6:2 - V8:6   [V6:2](GAC has v1#6,v2#4,v3#2,v4#4,v5#3,v7#4,v8#5
SURE-FIRE   1(GAC has fiche
TEN STORY LOVE   V29:3-6
 V30:1-6   V31:1
 V32:2-6   V33:1-3 (195)
 V34:4-6 (198)   V35:1-6 (204)
 V36:1-4 (208)
TRAPPED   2-4
VICKI   10,12/48,4,5
WAR HEROES   1,3-8,2.
WEB OF MYSTERY   2,4,10,21-22,26,291,3,5-9,11-20,23-25,27-28.
WESTERN ADVENTURES   1,2,4-6,3.
WESTERN LOVE TRAILS   7-9

Most comics have note cards with an attempt to identify the artists therein.
Peace, Jim (|:{>

[Yoc]

This project could keep someone busy for YEARS!

Just curious,
-Yoc

[OtherEric]

Wow.

I'm in the ***** area, so I'm not a real candidate as a scanner.  And, to be honest, I would be worried about scanning somebody else's books; even though I'm careful I've damaged several of my books as I scanned them.  (Most common problem:  popping the centerfold loose.)  I'm perfectly happy to risk and even do slight damage to my own books; I view it as a worthwhile 'cost' of getting the scans out there.  But the thought of damaging somebody else's book scares the heck out of me; even if the owner says it's an acceptable risk I don't know that it would be acceptable to me.

With all that said, let me know if you need contributions to the postage fund; I can definitely help with that.

[rez]

Greetings Jim,
The sheer volume of the books you present would seem to necessitate a number of people working together to capture those wonderful books to record here and provide access to the future generations of readers.

I try to provide the best scans I can with the meager tools I work with which ends up taking a bit of time per book but feel it worth the investment as the scans circle the globe and may last a long time if not infinitely.

I say this as I offer my service to help scan some of your books, if needed. for placement here on GAC.

I'm located in northeastern Ohio so this would involve trust as well as postage costs. I would be willing to pay postage costs to and from for the books seeing you have opened your collection to the public and that is an admirable thing.

Seeing the large number of books you have available and conversations during earlier threads from a month or so back suggesting a group fund to purchase certain books for scanning and placement here on site

perhaps a fund could be developed among the many members to provide the monies needed for postage costs and insurances in respect to the transfer of the books to and fro if you are inclined to use the mails in the event a west coast scanner cannot be found. These are just thoughts to get the ball rolling.


I'm still rather new to the site and scanning having come on board the April of this year I believe it was, but have managed to scan something like 20 or so books and think I have the basics down for doing a presentable scan tho' not of the higher caliber of some scanners that post here.

To sample some of the books I have scanned you could look up KO KOMICS or run thru a thread titled 'Coming Soon'
in the Comics Loaded folder

which is where I place the notice for the bulk of the books I scan to FTP in order to contact Yoc or Aussies so they can place them on site.

The condition of the books is not important to the scan in that many can be doctored up fairly well from the spine wear, tears, ink smears, creases, writing, rat chews and what have you commonly found on reader copies.

What I would NOT be interested in scanning are very fine shaped books that might carry a higher dollar value on ebay or Heritage auction sites in that I would not want to be responsible for opening a higher grade book for scanning and inadvertenly cause a staple crease that might devalue the book.

I have a personal appreciation to the sci-fi and the superhero genre and would enjoy working with those type books over any others but it would seem to better serve the site if Aussie, Yoc, and the other mods were to join heads over what PD books might best be scanned first.

Anyhow, regardless of what transpires, I can say the offer of your collection to scan is appreciated and I'm sure many fellow readers would echo the same.

Cheers
-rez

I'm Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr, and I just joined.

I figured that it would be better to have a separate topic where people can address me without wading through nine pages of "How did you find us?" entries. Someone (or two) have already asked me about some Fox inside front covers. I'll confess that Fox is not the deepest company in my collection and I'm unlikely to have the issues requested. Sorry.

What I AM open to is the possibility of finding some trustworthy soul in the US who would be willing to scan comics in my collection. I'm NOT a condition freak and most of my comics are not even in plastic bags. I USE them regularly and the thought of not being able to just open up a box and rifle through the books is pretty foreign to me.

Plus, I am NOT afraid to send them through the mail. I'm currently in the midst of a project reviewing the output of the Lloyd Jacquet Studios from around 1943-1948. I'm not looking at the big companies like Fawcett and Timely, but rather Continental, Croydon, Rewl, and the like. Once I've reviewed all of the material in the books and updated my IDs on note cards, I will mail all of them to Arkansas for Hames Ware to review and add to or correct the IDs.

If there is some list member in the San Francisco Bay Area that would be willing to put in the scanning time, I'd be more than willing to provide the raw material - pending my availability, that is. I spend about 1/4 of each year out of the country and we'd have to arrange connections. Otherwise, I'd consider mailing them to a trustworthy destination. If someone would be willing to split the postage costs, that would be very helpful, too.

BUT the offer is there. If anyone is interested, please let me know and also let me know what comic runs are most needed.

[JVJ]

The sheer volume really only necessitates that the project will take some time. Heck, they've waited 60+ years, they can wait a few more months. And you needn't be overly concerned with condition. While I would certainly expect eveyone to handle the books with care, I have never paid more than $40 for a comic book in my life - so these aren't the world's greatest copies. In some cases the books have been disbound and each cover and page inserted into a plastic sleeve so they can be reviewed and touched and scanned without further breaking or chipping.

Who cares how long it takes when you're working for posterity? And I tried to find your KO Komics scans with no success, but that simply might be my inexperience at working such a site. I do find it all a bit confusing, since I don't play around in these kind of sandboxes very often. Email me a sample of one of your scans so I can see what we're getting into.

Thanks for the offer.

Peace, Jim (|:{> jim@jvjpubs.com

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Here is Jim's Timely and DC Lists - Note THEY ARE NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN AN CAN'T BE HOSTED ON GAC.  -Yoc

Atlas/Timely
   Love Tales 52
   Comedy 15, 27, 31, 33
   Gay 18
   Joker 15
   The Kellys 25
   Love Tales 52
   Marvel Mystery 24ç
   Silly Tunes 7

TIMELY (have)
ALL SURPRISE   1-4,ç,6-12
AN. MOVIE TUNES   1,2
AWFUL OSCAR   11
BLACKSTONE M.D.   3,4
BLONDE PHANTOM   17
CINDY   28-35,37-40
COMEDY   10-20,22,23,26-33,[35]
COMEDY COMICS   1-6,8-10
COMIC CAPERS   1-6
COMICS FOR KIDS   1,2
DARING   12
DARING   9,11,12
DOLLY DILL   1
DOPEY DUCK   1,2
FILM FUNNIES   1,2
FRANKIE   4-11
FRANKIE & LANA   12-15
FRANKIE FUDDLE   16,17
FUNNY FROLICS   1-5
FUNNY TUNES   16-23
GAY   18-20,23-26,28-40
GEORGIE   1-23,25-30,32-37,39
GEORGIE & JUDY   39
HEDY DE VINE   22-35 [25]
HEDY/HOLLYWOOD   36-49
IDEAL   1-4
IDEAL (ACC)   1-4
JEANIE   13-27
JOKER     5-8,10-14,16-20,22-24,26-41
JUNIOR MISS   1,24-39
KELLY'S, THE   23-25
KID MOVIE KOMICS   11
KOMIC KARTOONS   1
KRAZY KOMICS   1-14,16-26 [2]
KRAZY KROW   1-3
LANA   1-5,7
LITTLE ASPIRIN   1,2
LITTLE LANA   9
LITTLE LENNY   1
LITTLE LIZZIE   1-5,@1
LITTLE WILLIE   20,21
MARGIE   35-49
MARVEL MYSTERY   19ç,24ç,70ç
MILLIE THE MODEL   1-26,28,[30],31,33,39,40,77
MISS AMERICA   V1:2-6; V2:1,[2],4,5  TO  V7:1-39
MISS FURY   4
MITZI   1
MITZI'S BOYFRIEND   2-7
MITZI'S ROMANCE   8,9
MOVIE TUNES   3
NAMORA   2i
NELLIE THE NURSE   1-20,22-27,30,34
OSCAR   24,25,3-10,13
PATSY WALKER   2-35
POWRHOUSE PEPPER   2-5
RUSTY   12-22
SILLY TUNES   1-6
SUPER RABBIT   4-10,12,13
TEEN COMICS   20-35
TERRY TOONS   1-6,8-15,17-23,25,27,29-37,39-49,51,52,54-56,58,59 [12,53]
TESSIE/TYPIST   3-22 [6]
TINY TESSIE   24
WACKY DUCK   1-4,6
WILLIE   5-19,22,23
WONDER DUCK   1,3
YOUNG ALLIES   7,12
ZIGGY PIG/SILLY SEAL 1-6 [5]


DC COMICS (have)

ALL AMERICAN   96,101
ALL STAR WEST.   58-71,73-75,79,81,85,89, 90,96,97,99,100,102-111,113,114,116,117ç118,119
ALL STAR COMIC   50,?ç
ANIMAL ANTICS   14
BATMAN   219,232,234,237,240-242, 245,248,251,253,255
BOY COMMANDO   5,15ç21,32ç,33
BRAVE & BOLD   2ç5,6,15ç33-35,40,42-44, 53,67,70,79-86,93,102,104,107,108,120,122
DETECTIVE   155ç327-339,341-344,346,347,349, 351-357,359,362,363,395,397,400-402,
404,407,408,410,413-417,419,422- 427,431,434,437-443
4-STAR BATTLE   1,4,5
FRONTIER FIGHTERS   2-4,6
Gangbusters 4
GREEN LANTERN   69
HAWKMAN   2,3
LEADING COMICS   25
MORE FUN   43,122
MY GREATEST ADV.   15,16,18,20,21,23,24,32, 42,58,60,61,72,74,75,81,85
PICT.STORIES/BIBLE   OT 1,4 ,  NT 1,2
REAL FACT   1-4,6,7,10-12,14,18,20
REX/WONDER DOG   1-6,8,10,12,16,18,23-25,29-31,33-35,40-42,45,46
ROMANCE TRAIL   1-6
SHOWCASE   3,7,11,25,27-29,47,50,51,55,57,58,60,61,63-65,72,73,75,82-85
STAR SPANGLED   26ç13
STRANGE ADVENTS.   2ç4,7,12ç13,15,24,25,32,44,52,55,58ç61,64,83,96,97,105,08,10,18,19,21,
 123ç25,27-33ç,34,36,42,46,47,49,50,57,59-62,80,88,205-18,26,38,240
WESTERN COMICS   1,2,4-6,12-16,19,21,23,25, 35,41,42,44-46,48,50,53,60,62,63,65-67,71,73,79,81,85
WORLD'S FINEST   96-99,175,176,205

[boox909]

The sheer volume really only necessitates that the project will take some time. Heck, they've waited 60+ years, they can wait a few more months. And you needn't be overly concerned with condition. While I would certainly expect eveyone to handle the books with care, I have never paid more than $40 for a comic book in my life - so these aren't the world's greatest copies. In some cases the books have been disbound and each cover and page inserted into a plastic sleeve so they can be reviewed and touched and scanned without further breaking or chipping.

Who cares how long it takes when you're working for posterity? And I tried to find your KO Komics scans with no success, but that simply might be my inexperience at working such a site. I do find it all a bit confusing, since I don't play around in these kind of sandboxes very often. Email me a sample of one of your scans so I can see what we're getting into.

Thanks for the offer.

Peace, Jim (|:{> jim@jvjpubs.com

Welcome to the site.

Rez's KO Comics scan: http://goldenagecomics.co.uk//index.php?dlid=5697

B.

[JVJ]

Thanks for pointing the KO Komics scans out to me. Now if I only could figure out why I couldn't find them myself... I'm not very conversant with messageboards, blogs and things. Sorry. I spend most of my time researching from prime source material and recording the information, eventually, on the web, but this is the very first time I've considered looking for prime material on-line. I guess I have a lot to learn about techniques and etiquette. Apologies in advance for any toes I inadvertently step on.

Regarding the quality of the scans, your KO's look just fine to me - eminently presentable and legible. If you want to try to scan a trial box of my books, take a look at what I listed above and pick out a dozen or more issues and send me your snail mail address. There's lots more detail than I recorded, so if there's something you really want to see, just ask. It's hard to predict what I MIGHT have.

Also, if you want to record artists information, I may have indexed the issues on index cards and can provide some solid information and rough guesses in that area as well.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

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GIVEAWAYS
ADV. IN ELECTRICITY 3-6
ADV. IN ELECTRONICS    APG 17-8A,B
ADV. IN JET POWER   APG-17-2A,B
 ADVENTURE INTO THE PAST
CAPT. GALLANT   Heinz
CAPT. ZILOG   1
CASE OF THE WASTED WATER
CHAMP GIVEAWAY   nn
CLIFF MERRITT & VERY CANDID CANDIDATE
CLIFF MERRITT SETS RECORD
 STRAIGHT (BRT & UTU)
ELEC. AROUND US   APG-17-A
ELSIE   nn
EVERYDAY BIRTHDAY FUN
INSIDE THE ATOM
JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
LITTLE MISS SUNBEAM   2-4
MAN MADE MAGIC   MARCH TO MARKET
ON THE AIR   nn
OPERATION SURVIVAL
POPPO   5,7
PRESTO MAGIC TRICKS
ROBIN HOOD   2,6
ROCKETS & RANGE RIDERS
SHERIFF OF COCHISE
STORY OF CHECKS   STORY OF MONEY
STORY OF SALT
TEN MEN & TELEPHONE
TOMMY GETS KEYS   nn
TOMMY LOOKS AT FARMING
WATCH OUT FOR BIG TALK nn
WONDERBOOK OF RUBBER
WOOLWORTH’S NEW XMAS BOOK

[JonTheScanner]

Jim,

That is an incredibly generous offer and I'd love to see lots of those scanned.  I'm about as far away as can be though -- in CT.  There are several though, I'd certainly be willing to pay postage both ways on to complete (or really help) various scanning projects.

Anchors Andrews (St John) 2-4
Fightin' Marines 6-7
Fightin' Texan 16-17
Strange Terror (St john) 5-6
The Texan (St John) 2-6 8-11 13 14
Weir Horrors (St John) 3 4 6
Wild Boy (St Johyn) 11-15
Nyoka (Fawcett) #2 as the scan here is missing 4 pages.

not explicitly stated, but of even more interest if you have them
are
Buster Brown #1  (all others are scanned though not positive uploaded here)
     ACG
Advs into the Unknown 59 76 82 91
Blazing West 18
Commander Battle 1 2 6
Forbidden Worlds 29 30
Operation Peril 1 6 15 16
Soldiers of Fortune 6 13
Spy Hunters 16 18 24

     Dell Four Colors
5 Raggedy Ann
6 Smitty
7 Smokey Stover
23 Raggedy Ann
27 Mickey mouse
38 Roy Rogers
63 Roy Rogers
94 Winnie WInkkle
98 Lone Ranger

and I could certainly put you in touch with scanners like Gambit and others who'd love to scan your Atlas comics particularly the westerns

[Yoc]

Jim,
There is a SEARCH feature on the GAC site.  It's above the logo banner and to the right.
Hope that helps.
------
The Portland question I asked seems to miss your attention.
I do know an excellent scanner and perfect gentleman who is used to handling very old books with great care that might be willing to help out if the two of you could arrange to meet.
But I don't want to ask him until I know it would be possible on your end.  He's in Beaverton.

And I myself might take a closer look at your list and make some requests if someone doesn't grab them first.  But I'll wait until I see if anyone else closer or with more expertise than myself asks for them first.

-Yoc

[JVJ]

Yoc, I'll try to cover all your questions this time.
I was just in Portland a couple of months ago, but have no plans to return in the near future. Still, that doesn't preclude meeting your mystery scanner via email or phone. I'm really very open to this idea. The mail doesn't frighten me. I've sold books through the mail for nearly 20 years and have been sending every comic book I've purchased over the last thirty years back and forth to Little Rock to share them with Hames. So put me in touch with your friend and make a list of things you'd volunteer to scan. I might have some of them.

Jon, These St. John's are certainly available:
 Anchors Andrews (St John) 2-4
 Fightin' Marines 6-7
 Fightin' Texan 16-17
 Strange Terror (St john) 5-6
 The Texan (St John) 2-6 8-11 13 14
 Weird Horrors (St John) 3 4 6
 Wild Boy (St John) 11-15

and Nyoka (Fawcett) #2

Of the others you list, I have:

  Buster Brown #1

ACG
  Advs into the Unknown  91
  Blazing West 18
  Operation Peril 1 15
  Spy Hunters 16 18 24

Dell Four Colors
  23 Raggedy Ann

OtherEric -
Condition is not a real concern here. My comics are MEANT to be used and read and scanned and PLAYED WITH.

If the three of you could tell me a little bit more about yourselves it would be a first step in my getting comfortable with the idea of sending bunches of comics off to "strangers." But I believe that this CAN work and it's a great use for my comics that right now are accessible only to visitors here and to the few friends who have taken advantage of my sharing offers.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

[Geo]

Yes, I believe with your list it would have to be a joint effort to get them all done. Also as Jon pointed out some on your list have already been scanned and are now up on the site.
I too would be willing to give it a shot with some of them. I live about 30 miles south of OtherEric in Washington state.

These would do for a start:

ALARMING TALES   3 (that would finish the series now up on the site)
CAPT. MIDNIGHT   36,46
CAPT. VIDEO   2,3,5,6
DON WINSLOW   31,67,68
ATOM AGE COMBAT   2
ATOMIC SPY CASES   1
CAPT. STEVE SAVAGE   2-8,13
EARTHMAN/VENUS (one-shot)
FLYING SAUCERS  1
ROCKET TO MOON (one-shot)
SPACE DETECTIVE   1,3,4
STRANGE WORLDS   1,2,4-9,22
LOST WORLDS   5,6
SPACE ACTION   3

You can PM me to set things up would be best on how you would like to handle this. Maybe we could even work something out so OtherEric and I could work on this together since we live so close together to save some on the shipping.

Geo

[JVJ]

Geo,
Or course I understand that a lot of the books I own have already been scanned and posted to the site. I was just cutting and pasting from my list to easily make it known what is in my collection.

I really hate to show my age, but IM is not something I do. I'm quite adept at telephone calls and emails and have even been known to write a snail mail now and again. I think, to start the process,
I'd really like to know your name and address and some history of you and comics. Try to calm my misgivings of sending hundreds of dollars worth of comics off to a stranger. If anything, I'm probably TOO trusting, and need curb those tendencies.

We do have some time, though, as I will be leaving for Paris in ten days, which pretty much precludes sending anything before I leave as I won't be back for six weeks. I don't want to leave the comics disconnected from me for that long.

I would just like to know exactly who I am dealing with. Thanks for understanding.

Peace, Jim (|:{>