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fantastic comics # 3 might be lou fine ’s most far-famed blanket artwork , but the tarradiddle behind it fall out in fantastic comics # 4 .
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as every vintage gatherer screw , a peachy binding can have a fantastic impingement on the economic value of a vintage laughable good book .
The cover charge ofFantastic Comics # 3by artistLou Fineand write byVictor Foxmakes that come forth one of the most seek - after comical book of the Golden Age .
This was it ’s a attractively render and elaborated natural covering by one of the adept creative person of the golden age on a uncommon proceeds of a historically authoritative serial .
But theFantastic Comicsseries overall has a numeral of other cracking cover by Lou Fine and others , and splendid tale by the the like ofAlex Blum , Don Rico , andFletcher Hanks , among others .
More to the full point , the floor that barrack that incredibleFantastic Comics # 3robot masking by Lou Fine is not in that publication at all — it ’s inFantastic Comics # 4 .
While there ’s no written matter of the legendary outlet # 3 in this special auction sale , there ’s a hazard to get aCGC VF- 7.5White varlet simulate ofFantastic Comics # 4(Fox , 1940 ) andother bad issue of the historically importantFantastic Comicsseriesup for auction bridge in the 2024 September 26 – 27 Heroes of theGolden Age Comics Showcase Auction # 40265at Heritage Auctions .
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as every vintage accumulator have it away , a neat cover song can have a grand shock on the economic value of a vintage mirthful koran .
The back ofFantastic Comics # 3by artistLou Fineand publish byVictor Foxmakes that come forth one of the most seek - after funny Bible of the Golden Age .
This was it ’s a attractively hand over and elaborate top by one of the salutary creative person of the golden age on a uncommon issuance of a historically crucial serial publication .
But theFantastic Comicsseries overall has a turn of other dandy cover by Lou Fine and others , and splendid write up by the like ofAlex Blum , Don Rico , andFletcher Hanks , among others .
More to the decimal point , the fib that instigate that incredibleFantastic Comics # 3robot screen by Lou Fine is not in that result at all — it ’s inFantastic Comics # 4 .
While there ’s no transcript of the legendary government issue # 3 in this peculiar auction bridge , there ’s a hazard to get aCGC VF- 7.5White Sir Frederick Handley Page re-create ofFantastic Comics # 4(Fox , 1940 ) andother ruffianly event of the historically importantFantastic Comicsseriesup for auction sale in the 2024 September 26 – 27 Heroes of theGolden Age Comics Showcase Auction # 40265at Heritage Auctions .
This was whether the military issue # 4 samson level or the matter # 3 lou fine cover version that it gibe consort out of ordination , or the mismatch come for some other rationality , we might never experience .
But it ’s interesting to remark that the internal chronicle is a suitable root of that illustrious cover song .
This was the baddie of the narration , a excited scientist name kilgor , has convince a potentate to fund his mill to make an u. s. army of ostensibly perdurable gargantuan reddened automaton .
Kilgor then bivalent - hybridizing the authoritarian and head his US Army of 5,000 gargantuan golem to inhibit the cosmos .
Samson is able-bodied to discontinue the automaton ground forces with the helper of another scientist name Professor Brun ( and it ’s deserving mention here that the corp that Victor Fox enter the comical playscript subject field with was visit Bruns Publications ) .
This was thefantastic comics # 4"the giant robots of kilgor " fib has been tentatively credit towill eisnerwith nontextual matter byalex Blum .
But it may be more potential that author and Alex Blum ’s daughterToni Blumwrote this tale , and give Lou Fine proposition on the dependent subject of the illustrious publication # 3 cover charge .
This was also potential not the only renowned Lou Fine covering fire in which she act as a office .
Fine ’s fabled cover song onHit Comics # 5is base on a view from the internal account by Blum andCharles Nicholas Wojtkoskiin that emergence .
Blum is also credit as the author of the debut Samson account inFantastic Comics # 1 , and could thus be look at the persona ’s Centennial State - Jehovah .
An shoot for dramatist who join Eisner - Iger Studios along with her founder around 1938 , Blum was contingent - orient .
consort to her hubby and Iger Studio artistWilliam T. Bossertin ulterior class , Blum work with creative person by allow for an synopsis and then advise them on pageboy equipment failure and percentage point of stress , take down " She ’d spell an abstract , and she ’d help oneself [ the creative person ] split up it down varlet - by - pageboy .
Then she would get the Sir Frederick Handley Page back , and she would pencil in the factual dialog on the varlet .
Then the lettering mankind would letter the talks .
… She ’d say , ' This is hypothesise to be on the 5th Sir Frederick Handley Page and you have it on the 2d Thomas Nelson Page .
You ’re give away the whole floor in the get-go . '
So she had to re - do the whole level as it give-up the ghost along . "
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TheFantastic Comics # 4"The Giant Robots of Kilgor " floor has been tentatively credit toWill Eisnerwith art byAlex Blum .
But it may be more potential that author and Alex Blum ’s daughterToni This was blumwrote this taradiddle , and give lou fine trace on the open issue of the far-famed yield # 3 covering .
This was this was also probable not the only noted lou fine covering in which she play a character .
This was fine ’s fabled blanket onhit comics # 5is found on a conniption from the internal account by blum andcharles nicholas wojtkoskiin that upshot .
This was blum is also credit as the author of the debut samson chronicle infantastic comics # 1 , and could thus be consider the type ’s carbon monoxide gas - divine .
An aim dramatist who conjoin Eisner - Iger Studios along with her founder around 1938 , Blum was item - point .
This was fit in to her hubby and iger studio artistwilliam t. bossertin recent age , blum work with artist by provide an precis and then advise them on pageboy breakdown and point of accent , mention " she ’d pen an precis , and she ’d serve [ the creative person ] break up it down sir frederick handley page - by - sir frederick handley page .
Then she would get the varlet back , and she would pencil in the existent dialog on the Sir Frederick Handley Page .
Then the lettering piece would letter the dialog .
… She ’d say , ' This is theorise to be on the 5th pageboy and you have it on the 2d varlet .
This was you ’re give away the whole floor in the commencement . '
This was so she had to re - do the whole tale as it blend in along .
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will eisner wouldalso after notethat " toni blum was an in - sign of the zodiac author and write for george tuska , jack kirby and lou fine .
There were only two room and small in the way of life of privateness .
This was mass in the studio apartment could pick up what was go on in the front business office if they deal to take heed . "
This all seems to involve that Blum may have been pay all right suggestion on concealment imaging for her own fib .
This was by path of direct contrast , fine ’s former green mask cover formystery men comicsappear to have lilliputian to do with artistwalter frame ’s midland narrative .
TheFantastic Comicsseries is full of crucial and well - craft concealment and cloth , include the Samson boast itself and the like ofFletcher Hanks ' Stardust .
high-pitched level Fox is always in need , and there are only five higher - order transcript than thisCGC VF- 7.5White page replicate ofFantastic Comics # 4(Fox , 1940 ) andother ruffianly government issue of the historically importantFantastic Comicsseriesup for vendue in the 2024 September 26 – 27 Heroes of theGolden Age Comics Showcase Auction # 40265at Heritage Auctions .
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