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The Anti-Life Equation Member |
posted February 19, 2003 12:15 AM
 
I've got both volumes and I love them. What I was wondering was were these the only two in the series? I'd almost swear that I heard something to the effect of there being either a Wonder Woman and/or a Shazam Volume as well. Does anyone know? ------------------ IP: Logged |
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NecessaryImpurity Member |
posted February 19, 2003 12:41 AM
There's a "Shaxam: From the '40s to the '70s" book, published by Harmony. ISBN 0-517-531275 A Wonder Woman book was published about the same tiem as the Batman and Superman books, but it contains only HG Peters stuff from the '40s. It is simply titled "Wonder Woman". THe ISBN is 0-517-18687X IP: Logged |
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James Friel Member |
posted February 19, 2003 03:34 AM
Is that the one with the introduction by Gloria Steinem? IP: Logged |
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Scott Nichols Member |
posted February 19, 2003 04:21 AM
Yep. Some other excellent introductory material about WW also. -Scott IP: Logged |
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Surfer Jeff New Member |
posted February 19, 2003 11:08 AM
There was also a "Superman from the 30s to the 80s" that was published, too. I think it was pretty much the same design, but I have both and they're different publishers. The "80s" volume not only has a couple stories from that decade, but also has some different stories from the earlier decades, too, making it about 1/3 a whole different book. Not to gloat, but I got both hardcovers a few years back at a used book store a few months apart, but both for less than $10! Treasures, indeed. Surfer Jeff IP: Logged |
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Aparofan New Member |
posted February 19, 2003 11:04 PM
The Superman From The 30's To The 70's book was one of my all time favorite books when I was a kid. I used to check it and the Batman From The 30's To The 70's book out from the library all the time. It couldn't get enough of them. I was fortunate to find a copy of the Superman book a few years ago. It brought back great memories! IP: Logged |
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Old Dude Member |
posted February 19, 2003 11:33 PM
quote: Don't know about Virginia, Jeff, but in Ohio that's called gloating, you lucky son-of-gun. IP: Logged |
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TethAdam Member |
posted February 21, 2003 09:20 AM
I obtained Shazam from the 40's to the 70's for $3.50 at half price books! This greatly makes up for the $100 I paid for my Secret Origins of DC Super Heroes HC.... both of which as a kid in the 70's I cut up to make 'comics'. UGH! The things we do as childern. ------------------ Black Adam, Marvel Family No.1 IP: Logged |
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Dave the Wonder Boy Member |
posted March 20, 2003 11:19 PM
Another outstanding collection from that era (early 70's) is THE GREAT COMIC BOOK HEROES by Jules Feiffer (originally published in 1965 and reprinted severall times). It collects the origins and/or first Golden Age appearances of: Superman Plus the very funny and warmly nostalgic reminiscences of the era by Jules Feiffer. I didn't know until I met Jules Feiffer at a promotional book-signing appearance that he was an assistant for several years in the late 1940's to Will Eisner. So he experienced being both fan and pro in the 1940's. I recommend picking it up. I also started with the BATMAN and SUPERMAN 30's to 70's books. Great collections, that first introduced me to the idea that there were many different eras and creative teams on a single character. IP: Logged |
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HammerofHell New Member |
posted March 21, 2003 10:04 PM
I'm REALLY not gloating. (Well maybe just a little bit.) But I got the Batman one as a gift back in '89. It's a beautiful Pre-Publication copy with a mint dust-jacket. Better than the one I read in the library when it was new! I picked up Superman and Shazam! from a comic shop for $5 apiece a few years ago. And to add insult to injury, I got "Great Comic Book Heroes" on ebay for less than $10 not too long ago. They are all great books and worth much more than I paid! BTW- The Feiffer book that was just re-released is the same book, but just barely. A friend ordered it and was severely disappointed. The text is the same, but there are none of the old comic reprints in it! Also it is just a little larger than digest size. -Hammer of Hell IP: Logged |
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BruceWayneMan Member |
posted March 22, 2003 12:26 PM
Can anyone tell me how much Superman from the 30s to the 70s differs from the 80s edition. I recently read in an Amazing Heroes magazine from 1983 that the earlier volume was put together almost with stories being chosen at random. The Superman meets Al Capone story from 1960 or so was cited as an example of this as was the Bizzaro meets Frankenstein tale. IP: Logged |
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