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SUPERWORLD COMICS # 1 - April 1940, with a cover and interior art by science fiction great, Frank R. Paul.
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SHE (Stories by Famous Authors Illustrated # 3) - an adaptation of the H. Rider Haggard novel, with art by Weird Tales artist, Vincent Napoli.
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KING SOLOMON'S MINES - Avon comic from 1951, another H. Riger Haggard adaptation.
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ROCKET TO THE MOON - another Avon comic, from 1951. A comic book adaptation of Maza of the Moon, a 1929 SF novel by Otis Adelbert Kline. Art by the legendary Wally Wood.
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TOR # 4 - July 1954. Prehistoric action by Joe Kubert. A great dinosaur cover!
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MYSTERIOUS ISLAND - Classics Illustrated # 34, February 1947. Like most kids in the 1950's, Bob grew up reading Classics Illustrated. This adaptation of the famous Jules Verne novel was one of his favorites.
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HOUSE OF MYSTERY # 53 - August 1956. An average copy of this comic (if you have a copy in fine condition, particularly the cover, Bob is interested in buying it!). Perhaps Bob's favorite comic book cover and story when he was growing up. It took him years and years as an adult to find a copy.
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BLACKHAWK # 49 - February 1952 - Blackhawk was Bob's favorite action comic book when he was growing up. Great covers and great interior art. Great inventions too!
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BLACKHAWK # 50 - March 1952 - Another great Blackhawk cover. Introducing Blackhawk's greatest enemy, Killer Shark.
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BLACKHAWK # 56 - September 1952 - One of the best comic book covers ever! Can It Be Stopped? The Monstrous WAR WHEEL.
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MYSTERY IN SPACE # 31 - the day the Earth split in two.
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One of Bob's favorite SF issues. Can you guess the incredible secret of the
Moon Sphinx?
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Monkeys on Mars! It still might happen!
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July 1957, can you discover the startling secret of the Canals of Earth?
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Another great BLACKHAWK cover. Issue # 91, August 1955.
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The Blackhawks battle Vulcanar, in March 1951.
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The Golden Mummy tries to start a jehad in March 1952, but luckily Blackhawk
and his men are there to stop him.
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May 1953 saw the Blackhawks fight the flying submarines and also discover
the truth about the ghost of Blackhawk island.
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In WEAPON FOR CONQUEST, the Blackhawks must defeat the War Tractor before it
destroys the Turkish fleet and exposes the Mediterreanean to conquest by the
communists! (Who says comics didn't teach geography back in the 1950's!)
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STRANGE ADVENTURES for April 1957. The Earth is invaded by alien snowmen!
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Captain Comet battles Gaia in "Doomsday on Earth," as described in The
Science of Superheroes!
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Mankind battles the gigantic World Wrecker robot!
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March 1951, the Earth is attacked by a gigantic vampire world!
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July 1951, Captain Comet, a human born 50,000 years ahead of his time,
fights for the modern day Earth, as he battles the Air Bandits from Space."
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Blackhawk, October 1953
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Blackhawk, May 1955
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Blackhawk, January 1957
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Blackhawk, June 1954
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Blackhawk, July 1951
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Strange Adventures June 1962
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Strange Adventures, March 1963
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Strange Adventures, April 1963
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Strange Adventures, February 1955
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Strange Adventures, October 1952
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Strange Adventures, December 1963
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Strange Adventures, February 1964
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Strange Adventures, May 1960
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Strange Adventures, September 1957
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Strange Adventures, August 1962
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Strange Adventures, May 1961
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Mystery in Space, March 1959
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Mystery in Space, September 1957
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Mystery in Space, September 1956
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Mystery in Space, October 1958
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Mystery in Space, February 1954
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Strange Adventures, November 1958
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Strange Adventures, November 1953
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Strange Adventures, October 1960
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Strange Adventures, February 1960
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Strange Adventures, September 1958
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Blackhawk, August 1954. One of Bob's favorite comics when he'd just started
reading comics. With "The Monstrous Destroyer Drill," "The Wolf Pack" (with
the return of Herman Goering!), and the title story, "The Human Bomb."
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Blackhawk, April 1954 -- The Flying Cannon!
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The Incredible Invasion, 1952
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The Battle of the Sky Tanks, June 1951
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Terror from the Catacombs, August 1951
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Blackhawk, February 1955
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Blackhawk, September 1954
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Blackhawk, May 1951
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Blackhawk, July 1961
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Blackhawk, August 1957
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Here are some more of Bob's favorite Blackhawk covers...
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Blackhawk #47
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Blackhawk #48
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Blackhawk #54
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Blackhawk #59
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Blackhawk #60
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Blackhawk #61
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Blackhawk #69
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Blackhawk #74
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Blackhawk #76
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Blackhawk #82
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Blackhawk #84
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Blackhawk #97
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