Great overview and books from the 60s. I really wish I picked up more of these books when I first started collecting in the 80s.

Loving the content 👊 very and only comic book centric! That’s great 👍

That cover of Groovy #3 is, well, really groovy. I've never seen that issue before. I'll have to see if I can track one down. Thanks again for another fun video!

I have that Mad About Millie # 1 and Captain Savage # 1. Both are about a 5 grade.

Patsy Walker eventually became Hellcat, most notably of the Defenders.

thanx Raph~~

I've always loved the "non-superhero" Silver Age comics by DC & Marvel. The war, horror, western, humor, romance & oddball titles are a cool window into a vastly overlooked world of comics. I have numerous high-grade copies of titles like Jerry Lewis, Bob Hope, Dobie Gillis, and Binky (many featuring the great Bob Oksner). Comics like these and many that you mentioned are so much harder to find than superhero titles.The graded copy of Chili #1 you have is awesome... along with the Millie, Kathy, Rawhide Kid and Groovy issues! In another video you showed Laurel & Hardy #1 by DC from 1972. I also have a great copy of that, a truly obscure one-off title! I enjoy your videos!

Great video thank you so much for your work!

I'm glad you mentioned Fantasy Masterpieces. Back in the 1970's I was buying those for a whopping $1-$2 each in good condition. So many great stories I otherwise would never have been able to find at my local comic store. Topic Idea: How about doing one about the DC 100 Page Spectaculars. Some of these had golden age stories which were never published before! I couldn't comprehend why they would have had the artwork just sitting around and not do anything with it for decades.

Showcase #6 by Kirby the inspiration for Fantastic Four? January 6, 1957.

While I collect a dozen or so runs (usually 70’s DC bronze horror or Sub-Mariner) outside of that I usually just get the bangers. The problem with the dollar bin big grabs is storage. Plus when you pass your children will end up with a ton of books that they can’t move. For the majority of what you pick up I would read then try to trade.

I love these old comics so much! When I saw your copy of Patsy Walker, I recalled that I recently found out a fun fact about one of her issues, when I was shopping for an Old Marvel Monster comic. There is a YT channel called; "MONComics". He loves Man-Thing and old Atlas/Marvel monsters. I decided to buy and send him an issue and wanted to find him one he didn't have, and also one that had a "cool factor" to it (Like the first Hulk Monster, or maybe an issue right before Thor/Iron Man/or Ant Man appeared). What I wound up buying him was *Journey into Mystery issue #69.* This comic (Along with Patsy Walker) of June 1961, were the *Very First two books that were "Branded Marvel Comics"* (the little MC in the rectangle on the cover made it's 1st appearance on these two issues). I thought it was pretty cool! 😁 Another great video brother. Keep on keepin' one!

Interesting info! Thx

Hey Raph! Yeah, I always viewed the Fantastic Four as kinda my guides to the Marvel Universe when I was an early teen reader. I didn't discover that comic shops existed until I was 14, and that was my first exposure to the Lee/Kirby FF issues. Prior to comic shops, all my comics came from Walgreens and department store spinner racks. This was a fun retrospective.

Ralph's ADULT retro ... the YT channel that respects your intelligence! I'm with you on some of those prototype labels being very flimsy other than name. I do love a Swamp Thing proto though ... Supernatural Thrillers 1, Phantom Stranger 14 and HOM 195. I have a copy of that Amazing Fantasy Ditko cover reprint i bought off Paul Gambaccini... Somebody should do a lengthy interview with him, he had letters published in those Silver Age Marvel's, has been a lifelong fan of Comics... I don't think there's anything on him talking comics other than a couple of bit's on that Jonathan Ross Ditko doc Anyhoo... Another fun and thoughtful instalment. 🧛

Any excuse to show off your Millies! ...and no, you're not the only Millie collector 😊

Great video as always, keep it up!

I cannot decide if you are full of knowledge of comic book history or you have to do a ton of research before each video. Either way, I always enjoy and learn something new from each video.

Well done!

Another great video! I love the 1960’s era of Marvel and recently added two books to my collection…Strange Tales 141 and Tales of Suspense 82.

Great video Raph! Appreciate all the information given. As someone starting to collect some of those western titles from this era, this video helps a lot. 👏👏👏

“Judgement Day” is one of my favorite EC stories as you can see by the image I use on KZbin.

As a young teen reading “Foul Play” I thought it was the best thing ever! But, I’ve been a horror fan since I was a young child.

In 1977, when I was 16, my family took a trip to Washington DC. On one of the days, I went to the Library of Congress to read the transcript of the Senate hearing on juvenile delinquency that specifically dealt with comic books and had Gaines’ testimony. The librarian wanted to know why a kid wanted to read transcripts of hearings from 1954. When I started to explain about the controversy over comic books at the time she became very disinterested and gave me the reading material.

I’ve been a fan of EC since I discovered “The Big Book” as a kid and then picked up my first EC reprint at my first comic con in 1973(?). Now, I pick up the EC Artist Slipcases that Fantagraphics produces and any other special EC-related books.

That Robin Hood has early artwork by Ross Andru, Gil Kane, and Joe Kubert. The Hopalong Cassidy also has Gil Kane art as well as Gene Colan’s. Nice pickups for $1!

Mister X was a great series!

I loved that Animal Man series and I have a full run. Wish they’d bring the character back.

Another great show, Ralph!

Stan, particularly in that period, frequently put his name on the art boards, even when the artist did not. There weren't credits in those comics so I don't particularly have a problem when S. Lee & Stan G. would appear on the first page of the story. Be Lee was such a credit hog that he would always sign the pages with the cut-out dress up dolls in Millie and the other comics as well, even though there was no "writing" on those pages. But ultimately, no, Stan Lee did not draw Millie covers or interiors.

I've got a load of old Blackhawk silver and bronze issues - but my complete 80's Evanier and Spiegel run, which are completely worthless are one of my most treasured collections. Love them.

The covers of #2 and 3 of Ghost Castle are a little better, but not much; and the title was cancelled after those three issues anyway (dare we blame the covers for that?). Sanho Kim is a legend in his native South Korea, which the government there recognised in 2008 by awarding him the Order Of Cultural Merit. He's 85 years old and still writing and drawing, not superhero or supernatural stuff but graphic novels on Korean history. His work on Charlton's House Of Yang is very nice and more suited to his artistic skills. Regarding the Journey Into Unknown Worlds cover, my wife has threatened to throttle me with some of my clothing choices over the years. Some covers, like Midnight Tales #1, still work for me as stand-alone images even if they don't connect to any story in the issue (the Twilight Zone cover does not fall into this category). This is a great subject for a video Raph and I'd be happy to see a Part 2.

I love painted covers! Looking forward to a video on that. I have a suggestion for a video too: worst bait-and-switch covers that misrepresent the contents of the book. I'm fine with a bit of artistic license, but covers that completely misrepresent the story drive me crazy!

True Story ... I only have one slabbed book in a collection of 3,000 books, it's a copy of that reprint Amazing Fantasy Ditko cover you were gifted ... I can read it in a collection I have, so never felt a need to crack it open, it was really cheap and Ditko is the Man. The bit I like though is I bought it off Paul Gambaccini! 🎃

Gah! Two Jack Kirby covers in your top 10 horrible covers! We'll blame it on the editors, not the King! To be fair though, there weren't really any horror comic titles that showed any type of menace or terror from 1954 to 1971 because those types of comics weren't allowed under the Comics Code until the 1971 revision. Loved the episode!

Hi, Raph! Funny topic! I've never heard of GHOST CASTLE; adding that to my ComicSearch list now! I enjoy the BLACK MAGIC comics largely for the Simon/Kirby stories and art. I've never seen or read that issue of WORLDS UNKNOWN, but back in the late 80s, I did write a short story about a ghost that took the form of a man's leather jacket and beat the crap out of him. (Yeah, I'm a writer.) Story never got published. I actually have that issue of FEAR #5. I like the vintage Kirby art, of course. WOW, you got some primo horror classics in that box! That has got to be the AOK unboxing to beat all AOK boxings. I would agree that TOD was definitely a top quality Bronze Age horror series that got better and better as the run went on. The last 15-20 issues of that run are sleek with brilliant storytelling, especially Dracula's conflict with Satan. And yes, receiving comics in the mail is ALWAYS like Christmas! Thanks for the excellent content!

I guess they all can't be winners. lol Great AOK. Well done, Frank!

Great list of DC Horror comics. I did the same as you did, I would see the comics advertised, there was a lot I wanted so when I got older and got to go to flea markets and comic shops to hunt down the issues that interested me. I was never disappointed with any that I found

Good Evening Raph Great show as always. I agree that Ripleys cover is a clanger, but Gold Key never had their best cover artist George Wilson on the Ripleys many were dreadful. Although even George could have is off days. The Charlton Ghost Manor features a cover by the wonderful Sanho Kim, perhaps an aquired tastem but he did a lot of internl art. Similar in style perhaps to Joe Kubert. Tom Sutton certainly had a style like no other. The covers are perhaps not Hallowean worthy, but they have a certain charm. Imagine you are an artist and you are given the brief of rendering a violent Mushroom. Keep up the great work. I look forward to next week Cheers Al Thegoldkeyfourcolorkidownunda

Black Magic was numbered the same way pulps used to be numbered. Vol # and Issue #.

Did you say that Twilight Zone cover was a catastrophe? Catastrophe? LOL!

I love the painted covers, especially Magnus, Turok, and the magazine format of Savage Sword of Conan, Planet of the Apes, Mad Cracked and Crazy. I actually like most of those not so scary covers. Tomb of Dracula, Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja are my favorites of the Bronze Age btw Another fun video!

I think the best covers of the DC horror era were the Phantom Stranger run. Neal Adams and Jim Aparo were magic. Bought all mine off the rack except when they wound down the series so had to get my folded copies in the mail! Still have them and completed the 1953 run and the Star-Spangled run with his arch enemy, Dr. 13. Thanks for the memories!!!!

Looking forward to video about painted covers. I've been looking for info about the process with not much luck. Thanks.

I have a few of the early 50's horror comics and since the comic code was enforced a lot of the early 60's horror comics were not exactly scary.

Another fantastic video! But I don't think I can ever reach into my closet again. Shudder.

Another great show! Great content and great knowledge. Thanks!

I love "Midnight Tales" and "The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves" Any Bronze horror really no matter how bad they are! 😂 Great video! Thanks!

YT is not doing any of the creators any favors with these minute and a half long commercials. On a positive note another great episode by the way.

I appreciate your FF insights!! Since you mentioned Crystal you must mention Lockjaw one of Jack’s finest creations..keep up you fine works