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[builderboy]

Up now, JVJ's copy of Prize's  Treasure Comics #2.  Again, I am doing limited edits at this point, and getting the books up on the boards for consumption in raw format.

I know that I had given some indication of sequence on which might be next from JVJ's box o' goodies, but the cover for this one pulled me in.

Jon did such a nice job of editing his half of this series, that this book may look dull in contrast. Fear not. I will return to edit this issue in due course.

[Geo (RIP)]

Thanks for the up BB.

Geo

[jfglade]

 That's the first issue of "Treasure Comics" I've ever read and it has some interesting features. I wasn't aware that Prize also used the public domain Paul Bunyan character, and the Dr. Styx story shows that the writer was well versed in the works of H.P. Lovecraft. Loved the artwork on the Gor story, and most of the artwork in general. One or two stories would benefit from having the scans lightened a bit, so I'm glad you will edit it some more later. That is a nice cover. Thanks for turning me on to the title; if I had seen any issues before I probably dismissed them as issues of the Catholic giveaway, Treasure Chest.

[larrytalbot]

By the way: Treasure Chest  was not a giveaway comic. Kids in my Catholic grammar school had to buy them by subscription through the classroom teacher.  I had to forego that pleasure because my parents couldn't afford it.

[jfglade]

By the way: Treasure Chest  was not a giveaway comic. Kids in my Catholic grammar school had to buy them by subscription through the classroom teacher.  I had to forego that pleasure because my parents couldn't afford it.

 That I did not know. I'm not Catholic and came from a community that didn't have a Parochial school until I was in high school. Both of my nephews went to grade school there and they were under the impression that Treasure Chest was a giveaway book, but that you had to be in Parochial school to receive copies. I assumed they knew what they were talking about, especially since both Lutheran and Baptists did hand out cartoonish pamphlets to their Sunday School classes which appeared to be free, but were undoubtedly paid for by the respective churches. Reality punctures another myth.

[builderboy]

One to cap the long weekend (who here didn't observe the Columbus Day holiday?): Prize's Justice Traps the Guilty #32.

Some fine early Jack Kirby and others that I cannot ID at this point, although some of it seems familiar (Deadliest Game looks a little like Ed Winiarsky)

Interiors are currently raw for expediency, but will get edited eventually. I did a teaser thumbnail of the Kirby splashpage.

Enjoy!

[Yoc]

Thanks BB!

[JVJ (RIP)]

My take on this is that they are all primarily S&K Shop jobs:
Cover is probably Meskin/Marvin Stein
Shoplifting Syndicate is probably Marvin Stein and shop.
Deadliest Game is probably Charles Nicholas and shop.
Underworld Banker in Rudy Palais and shop
A Very Careful Guy is pure Mort Meskin

FWIW.

Peace, Jim (|:{>

[Yoc]

Thanks for the index Jim!

[builderboy]

sweet info, Jim!  I will have to go back and look again tomorrow. For tonight, uploading Prize Comics #22, with Briefer, Binder, Paul Norris, Ben Thompson & more.

Enjoy!

[Yoc]

Very cool, thanks BB!

[srca1941]

Yes thanks! And I have to say, I'm impressed with the results of a 300dpi scan saved at "low" quality. I may have to try that on my next book. I think it's better than 150dpi at "medium" quality....

-Eric

[krankyboy]

You've made my week with the addition of Prize Comics 22, BB!

And perfectly appropriate for Halloween with Frankenstein! 

[rangerhouse]

Thanks for Prize 22 great stuff..

[builderboy]

My pleasure, guys!  And an evil Franky at that!

Eric, the other thing that I picked up from discussions between JVJ and others was trying to avoid using the software to correct rotation, which tends to diminish image sharpness.  So, I have been doing my darndest to get the book square on the scanner...something not always easy.  I work in .psd format, and my page files end up around 45 Mb after image enhancements.  JVJ showed me how to use the automated scripts on Photoshop to batch process all the .psd's to .jpg.  I use a compression setting of 3.  This tends to give you a finished file size of just less than 1 Mb (for edited images, 500 Kb for unedited).