So this was one of those John Severin unused Marvel inventory Two-Gun Kid issues that Curt Swan redrew and cut apart into a DC Superman issue. In an alternate dimension that is.

PS - Tobias Manning was the worst footballer in the family until Arch played Ohio State. We'll have to wait and see if he rebounds.

Yep, these were fun to read and to research. And the price was right when splitting the cost out to just $28 each!

I have just reached the point of shearing my own. I just look myself in the mirror and say "#2 clipper guard please..." and off it goes!

"Now, to take the ferry cost a nickel, and in those days, nickels had pictures of bumblebees on 'em. "Gimme five bees for a quarter," you'd say. Now where were we? Oh, yeah. The important thing was that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. They didn't have any white onions, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big yellow ones... " -- Grampa Simpson [I'm sure he'd have gotten around to the suckers eventually!]

One of the checkboxes for narrowing down my strip art purchases, and maybe some future panel page squirrels. Not as many doggish aliens in Star Wars though. That role usually goes to droids.

But if he's skipping grandma's cookies to go to Mrs. Kelk's, what's Mrs. Kelk passing out? Might be worth investigating kid...

Yeah, having a few day/date combos is a huge lead to start with. For those who are looking for aids, Seattle Pacific University was a help for my initial narrowing down of 1958 and 1964 as possibilities with their chart for 1950-2060 (https://spu.edu/ddowning/percal.htm). Folks can also query www.timeanddate.com in their options for similar searches to narrow down a year with a certain day/date combo.

There I was... there I was.... there I was... in the CONGO!

And reaching for the go go gadget hat!

Agreed!

It was certainly a key in ressurecting the franchise in the 1990s, and set Dark Horse in a strong position to hold that license for the next 20 years.

I was aware that there were regional and local strips in addition to all of the nationally syndicate ones. However, I have been pleasantly surprised by how many survived in OA form, and the variety found within.

Or in this case, thin shaming!

Well, it made the CAF daily newsletter. You are making progress! Lovely piece.

Their studio set a style and standard early, and have maintained consistency at an admirable level all these years.

A great half-splash of Matty in action!

Extremely well executed, and a different take than the norm for this commission request. Very nice!

I have no idea what is going on here, but I love the hue of the published page in all of its monochromatic glory. Is that one of Bill's chickens in the last panel? I must learn more about Cochlea & Eustachia.

I appreciate you applying the remedy to this conundrum. Justice after 15 years!

Jan is still at the top of her game, a great Quinlan!

Val’s sketch cards bring all the CAFers to the yard
And she's like, it's better than yours
Damn right, R2’s better than yours
Val can Plif you, but she has to charge

In my defense, re-gift, not return.

The use of shadows throughout this page is striking. A lovely page, Tom. Congrats!

Artist birth post-it!

For the official provenance, this came to me via Marcus, and now to you. So if you gift it, you must pick a recipient that will continue its eastward trek around the globe!

Thanks for revealing this live, Andrew, and great to see it posted here in your gallery!

Where do you level up from here? Screen worn Adam West Bat-briefs signed by him with a Bob Kane remarque?

Note - Lone Wolf comes with Cub. No one gets a Lone Wolf only.

I really enjoyed getting to look at this one at SDCC. A marvelous illustration.

Definitely a creature that tried to eat Jar Jar!

It could bery well be the Ganggreen Gang group of villains from The Powerpuff Girls!

RIP Ozzy. And he certainly could have been a character if this was ever converted to a live action streaming series.

"And rubbin, son, is racin'."

He's in four, count 'em four, DC comic books! This and three issues of The Karate Kid. Hardly a flash in the pan with that quadruple stack of magazines filling out the character's history fighting his nemesis and that bat guy this one time (maybe at band camp?). I see how it is. You'll ask me to pick up some Punisher pages for you, but meanwhile you've got this beauty tucked away safe and snug in your portfolio at home already. Hoarding the true treasures!

A fab splash of Avar in a key moment from phase 1, congrats!

A nice Casablanca homage to boot! 

Vader stalking Luke in the trench run, and Sheriff Buford T. Justice stalking the Bandit during the Coors smuggling run from Texarkana to Atlanta (accomplished in less than 28 parsecs), were major influences on young me in 1977. Nice one, Alfredo!

Jokerfish has the lips that kill, and he's a cheap date. Only drinks water so the bar tab stays low!

Congrats on your collection milestone! Always a thrill to meet our favorite creators.

One of the least seen Leia commission costume options, executed to perfection! Lovely!

That is such a tragic tale of one that got away, in the worst fashion. Hopefully, as you said, this will help the healing finally begin. It turned out smashingly.

I'm all in for dinosaurian villains, this page is a 9.9 out of 10! (0.1 deduction for not being Star Wars. Ha!)

This page from the "Planet of the Dead" tale is another solid example from this artist duo. Some great additions to you gallery today!

Take that Anakin, Yoda ain't playin' today on this mostly splashy page!

Whoot! Congrats on this great action page. Truman did some great turns as writer on Star Wars during this era.