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About The Comic Books We Have => Comics Not Allowed => Topic started by: Maximilian on August 25, 2010, 08:29:46 PM
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In the general Charlton section , where all the comics are listed, it says this in the Blue Beetle (1950s) listing
(1955 Series)
February 1955 - August 1955
Issues published:
18-21
COMPLETE SERIES (sort of...)
Tracking:
Formerly The Thing! (#1-17); becomes Mr. Muscles with issue #22.
NOTE - Charltan would later do a Silver Age version starting in 1964 that we cannot host.
No it's not the misspelling of Charlton that I noticed. I'm just wondering why the two runs of early 60s BB would be off limits.
They do have "International rights secured. All rights reserved." in the indicia.
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Mainly because of not wanting to upset DC. It may be something we can consider if Janus approves.
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If it's pre-1964 and wasn't renewed (or post 1964 and without a shadow of a dobut the copyright wasn't registered or increctly formed notice.) - it's public domain. Just because DC has a "trademark" on a VERSION of The Blue Beetle, it shouldn't preclude it's presence here.
There's careful, and then there is TOO Careful.
AC's reprinted public-domain "Blackhawk" and "Kid Eternety" Stories for goodness sakes - and DC holds trademarks on those characters (well, Blackhawk atleast!)
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My guess is Janus will OK it. Previous admin did not get into SA at all so I think we should be OK. As soon as Janus says OK we can get some up.
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If Janus approves, great. GAC member Izbot found scans of all of them and shared them with me. The first #1 from 1964 is missing the ifc and thus has no indicia, but I think all the others do.
If you have your own scans, even better as Izbot's were nameless.
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I have all but a few of the very early Captain Atom but I have the reprints of them. I think I have all the scans also picked up elsewhere.