*Miscellaneous 1940-1959: I’ll let you into a secret… I started collecting Golden Age comics in the early 90s. Apart from the obvious famous Super-heroes, I knew little about the period, but I immersed myself in the wonderful Gerber Photo Journal Guides, which reproduce all the best Golden Age covers. My eyes were drawn to the work of Matt Baker, L B Cole and Maurice Whitman. It was the latter I turned to to dip my toes into the water of Golden Age collecting. The colours and luminosity of Whitman’s covers were gorgeous, and nowhere more so than on Fiction House’s Jungle Comics #137, my first purchase in the genre and the period. I’ve been happy to see that this cover has grown in stature and fame in recent years due to the depiction of the humbly-named Ann, mate of K’a’anga, jungle lord. Finally, after all this time, I’ve upgraded that copy I bought almost 30 years ago, so the copy for sale here is that very same copy (no, don’t worry, I’m not signing it…). A low grade with a crease across the top right corner, a faint book shop stamp over the logo and several pieces of tape along the spine and top edge, none of which detract from the superb cover image. Speaking from personal experience, this is a great issue to have in your collection!
PICTURED: JUNGLE COMICS #137 GD- £42 SOLD