[The Australian Panther]

If you go over to the right where the red bar says 'latest comics' and you click on the red bar you get another seven choices.
We have;- Top downloads, last views, top-rated, most rated, most comments, most views and perhaps the most useful of all, the Random 12.
I'm going to choose my posts from these lists this fortnight.
But I also have the question, are these lists, in fact, regularly updated?
Because they give a view of CB+ which is quite different of that which we regular poster have.
So,  Treasure Chest v15 01 
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=8168
is listed as the Top Download.
My first choice this time around.
But second on this list is a
Romanian Language Book, which co-incidentally is a Christmas number!
Not going to ask you to read that one - if you can, please do so.
# 5 on the list is also Romanian
#6 is Italian
Further down the list is my next choice
Pioneer West Romances 5 [Firehair]
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=16185
The first #5 Top-ratred books are volumes of Little Nemo!
The 'most-rated' list is quite interesting. 
The 'most views' list includes
2 Hindi Language books and two books from the Phillipines.
My third reading choice is from that list.
Slave Girl Comics 1
https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=17265

One of the things I love about CB+ is there are so many nooks and channys where you can find new elements!

Happy reading!   

[Quirky Quokka]

Thanks for pointing out those extra categories, Panther. I'll have to make use of them. Interesting mixed bag of selections. I've saved them into a separate folder, so I'll be sure to read the right ones this time, unlike the wrong Mary Marvel one I read last fortnight  But is there really such a thing as a wrong Mary Marvel?

Cheers

Quirky Quokka

[SuperScrounge]

Treasure Chest v15 #1

The Champ's Treasure Hunt!
Okay set-up to a continued story.

Acts of the Apostles
Okay. Although I was wondering if maybe they shouldn't have taken a page from superhero comics and had names and headshots of the different Apostles. 

These Birds Are Unique because of Their Beak...
Okay educational filler.

Chuck White
Ah, geeze, they put off Tony's drowning off until the next issue.  Okay set-up for a longer story.

Fun Page
Cute one-panel cartoons.

Patsy Manners
Wow. Was Ozella Welch a beginner artist still learning to draw people, or an old artist who had lost their touch? The piglike noses are really distracting. The story isn't bad.

Hannibal Bear
Cute.

[Quirky Quokka]

Treasure Chest

I'd never heard of these before, but there are dozens on this site from 1946 to 1963. It obviously has some religious association, so I googled it and found that it ran until 1972, with over 500 issues (including summer issues). It was a Catholic publication that was sold by subscription into Catholic schools, rather than on the newsstands.

I went to a state primary school, rather than a church school, and we used to get school magazines four times a year that included stories and poems, but I don't recall any comics. I probably would have liked a comic like this more than our school magazine. It also would have made a good Sunday School paper back in the day.

Puzzles

I was a nerd and would have done the puzzles page.

The Champ's Treasure Hunt

It's a bit hard to gauge as this is just Part 1 of this story, though I gather Frumson is a character that reappears a fair bit. Nothing like a bit of fat-shaming and stereotyping to get the ball rolling. Promises some adventure, but not a lot to go on in this installment. Maybe he saves the day and they realise they've misjudged him.

Acts of the Apostles

Would have been good for Sunday School or Religious Education. I would have found it more appealing than just reading a written account. Incidentally, one of the graphic novels I bought last year was The Action Bible, which is a comic book version of the whole Bible (or at least the key sections). More than 700 pages of illustrations by Brazilian artist Sergio Cariello, who has worked for both DC and Marvel. I picked up a virtually new copy at my local book exchange for just $8. Maybe it was somebody's unwanted Christmas present. I was more than happy to take it off their hands.

https://theactionbible.com/

Unique Birds

A pretty good educational feature if you live somewhere where you can spot these kinds of birds.

JGS's Scratch Pad

Well this is kind of like the editor's column, but he's no Stan Lee.  Sounds like he's laying a guilt trip on kids for not writing in and saying what they like and don't like. As in this quote: '... some of the things you'll be seeing in TREASURE CHEST during the year ... were suggested by people who did write, so you can see that in this case the minority rules, which isn't at all democratic. But then, it's your fault if it isn't.' Mmmm, I wonder how many wrote in next time?

Science Lab

Okay. I'll take their word for it that these work.

Chuck White

Apparently he was one of the recurring characters, and one thing that made him a little different is that he was the product of a mixed marriage, Catholic and Protestant (shock, horror). Though I imagine that was a pretty edgy topic back in the 40s when this comic started. Apparently, his storylines also featured interracial friendships at a time when that wasn't common. However, in this story, we start out with him as one of the counsellors at a summer camp. One of the kids doesn't want to be there. As this is Part 1, we don't get very far into it, but we can guess that he'll help turn the kid around.

Fun Pace

Corny gags but okay,

Talking It Over with Father John

An article on the benefits of prayer, by using the examples of some famous people, including Abraham Lincoln, Benjamin Franklin, J. Edgar Hoover (which surprised me), and boxer Gene Tunney. Might seem unusual for a comic book, but in the context of a magazine for Catholic school students, it fits quite well. There was mention of a call for a day of prayer and fasting for all the colonies in about 1774. I think a lot of countries still have a National Day of prayer, including Australia, the US and the UK.  I didn't realise it went back that far.

Patsy Manners

Obviously a feature to help instill good manners in children, this time by learning to be good and polite passengers when travelling in cars. Maybe if more people were taught this at school, there'd be less road rage today. Though not the most riveting of comic book stories. 

How to Make a Play Desk

Craft idea showing you how to make a little desk out of matchboxes for your bibs and bobs. This is something I probably would have liked to try, but alas, neither of my parents smoked so I never would have saved up enough match boxes.

Hannibal Bear

Good sight gag.

Overall

An interesting little comic. Some of it certainly seems dated today, but it would have served its purpose back in the day (1959). I probably would have liked it when I was a kid going off to Sunday School, though I'm Protestant not Catholic.  Interesting selection, Panther.

Cheers

QQ

[The Australian Panther]

QQ, since it is the top download, it selected itself.
I knew what it was, since I have thoroughly explored the site, - [I think! I still get surprises.]
But I haven't yet read this particular issue. 
I like Frank Borth's work for this title.
Frank Borth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Borth
He had quite the career, before Treasure Chest he,

Frank Borth rose to prominence during the so-called "Golden Age of Comic Books", where he first (in 1941) worked on the feature "Pat Patriot, America's Joan of Arc," for Lev Gleason Publications' Daredevil Comics.[1] After freelance jobs with Timely Comics, Harvey Comics, and Picture Scoop, Borth found a home at Quality Comics, where he was responsible for characters such as Spider Widow and (for a time) Phantom Lady.

[Quirky Quokka]

QQ, since it is the top download, it selected itself.
I knew what it was, since I have thoroughly explored the site, - [I think! I still get surprises.]
But I haven't yet read this particular issue. 
I like Frank Borth's work for this title.
Frank Borth
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Borth
He had quite the career, before Treasure Chest he,

Frank Borth rose to prominence during the so-called "Golden Age of Comic Books", where he first (in 1941) worked on the feature "Pat Patriot, America's Joan of Arc," for Lev Gleason Publications' Daredevil Comics.[1] After freelance jobs with Timely Comics, Harvey Comics, and Picture Scoop, Borth found a home at Quality Comics, where he was responsible for characters such as Spider Widow and (for a time) Phantom Lady.

Thanks for the info about Frank Borth. I did think the art was good. Interesting to see that he had a feature about learning to draw with Frank Borth. I had a quick look at some of the 1963 issues (the latest ones on the site), and found one (pp. 20-24):

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=35918

And here's another (pp. 9-13). Maybe I should learn from these 

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=35928

Cheers

QQ

[The Australian Panther]

Maybe I should learn from these 

It's never too late!

[SuperScrounge]

It was a Catholic publication that was sold by subscription into Catholic schools, rather than on the newsstands.

Which is interesting, so I double-checked with Wikipedia and they had...

Treasure Chest was distributed in parochial schools and published biweekly throughout the school year until the 1960s, when it became monthly and doubled the number of pages. It was available solely by student subscription, and delivered in bulk to classrooms.

So why on Earth does it have a Comics Code seal on it?

The purpose of Code of Approval was for newsstand distributers, but this magazine didn't do newsstands, so it was pointless to get code approval.

Dell got away without code approval because their books were known to be family friendly and sold well (no seller was going to turn down the Disney comics because it didn't have a seal). So you'd think because of the Treasure Chest connection to the Catholic Church and the fact that they weren't sold on newsstands would have meant they didn't need a seal. Weird.

[Robb_K]

It was a Catholic publication that was sold by subscription into Catholic schools, rather than on the newsstands.

Which is interesting, so I double-checked with Wikipedia and they had...

Treasure Chest was distributed in parochial schools and published biweekly throughout the school year until the 1960s, when it became monthly and doubled the number of pages. It was available solely by student subscription, and delivered in bulk to classrooms.

So why on Earth does it have a Comics Code seal on it?

The purpose of Code of Approval was for newsstand distributers, but this magazine didn't do newsstands, so it was pointless to get code approval.

Dell got away without code approval because their books were known to be family friendly and sold well (no seller was going to turn down the Disney comics because it didn't have a seal). So you'd think because of the Treasure Chest connection to the Catholic Church and the fact that they weren't sold on newsstands would have meant they didn't need a seal. Weird.

I think the seal was added strictly to ease the minds of parents, new to their book, who may not have known that "Treasure Chest" was published by an association of Catholic Churches.

Dell used their squeaky clean reputation, but they also made their own "Pledge to Parents" that stated that they would include nothing in their books that could even be remotely considered the slightest bit off-colour.

[SuperScrounge]

I think the seal was added strictly to ease the minds of parents, new to their book, who may not have known that "Treasure Chest" was published by an association of Catholic Churches.

Could be. Just seems odd. I think the Catholic Church was known for having ratings (or something) for movies, so you'd think they might have something for comics. *shrug*

Pioneer West Romances #5

First Firehair story
Okay, but nothing special. Kind of funny that Fiction House is known for good girl art, but when the story has a catfight it's over in two panels with no torn clothes. I expected a bit more fan service from you Fiction House. 

Second Firehair story
Another okay story.

Third Firehair story
The best of the issue.

Nothing wrong with the stories in general, but I'm just not a big western fan and the whole odd sub-genre of white person raised as an Indian... eh. The real baggage of the Indians and white men just kind of make it hard to completely get into these types of tales.

Six-in-One tool ad
They count the hammer head and claw-end as 2 separate tools? I don't think many people think of claw hammers as 2 separate tools since they are one cast piece. 

[K1ngcat]

Treasure Chest

Catechetical Guild, eh? Funnily enough when I was fairly young I won a Bible for the excellence of my studies at Sunday School. Things changed in my teens when I discovered my Alma Mater was founded by some rich noble who felt uneasy after a kid was executed as a heretic for refusing to accept the miracle of transubstantiation. We even had a school song that began "They hung a lad by the old grey tree." Or maybe they burned him, or possibly both, it was a long time ago. Anyway my interest in Bible stories has waned a bit since then.

Frank Borth's artwork is fairly neat, the Champ's Treasure Hunt is amusing enough, I'll overlook the fat shaming for now.  I see Frank Moss wrote as Captain Frank Moss, does that mean he wasn't a real Captain? Well that's me disappointed already.

The First Pentecost is not so attractive. The tongues of flame are particularly weak, and hangings and crucifixions don't excite me, but according to JGS (the editor?) this is one of the most interesting things we're going to see all year, so I'm cancelling my subscription now.

Birds & Beaks. Good for the twitchers, though I don't expect to be seeing a Flamingo in my back yard anytime soon. (Wouldn't complain if I did, though!)

Science Lab. Fascinating Captain. Let's move on.

Chuck White & his Friends. I know Tony Laport comes off as a nasty, negative, smart ass kid, but trust me I'd've been right with him there wishing I hadn't been sent to some lousy camp where I felt uncomfortable and out of place. But while he was risking drowning, I'd've been hiding in the dorm reading sci fi comics (and maybe an issue of Slave Girl, hubba hubba!)

Talking it over with Father John. Tricky. I fall somewhere between atheist and agnostic, don't try to ask exactly where. Some people equate talking to god as having an imaginary friend. I tried it once but he didn't listen. I see J Edgar Hoover recommended that the nation return to god and the daily practice of family prayer. I bet Trump and the Christian Nationalists wish he was around now. Indoctrination of youth in a good cause? Lost on me.

Patsy Manners. Really annoying art. Everyone looks like they have turtle DNA.

It's fun to be caught in the Treasure Chest's Web. Get 'em young and you've got them for life.

Anyhow, an interesting and thought provoking choice, Panther, much appreciated, more opinionated opinions to come...
K1ngcat

[crashryan]

I think the Catholic Church was known for having ratings (or something) for movies,

In high school (1960s) one of the clubs raised money by showing a feature film after school. The movies were 16mm prints rented out by a company that specialized in films for clubs, social groups, and the like. Each movie in their catalogue included, along with info like length, color, etc., the Catholic Legion of Decency rating. As I recall films were graded A, B, or C. A was suitable for all, B had "mature themes" but were acceptable for adults, and C meant "condemned." These were the days before MPAA ratings and industry censorship was taking its last breaths. I remember noting some mainstream movies getting a C and wondering why. It's not like the rental company was offering softcore porn. I do remember that movies dealing with divorce or infidelity didn't fare so well.

[SuperScrounge]

Slave Girl Comics #1

I wonder how many people downloading this were expecting a 'spicier' set of stories?

Malu the Slave Girl
We previously read a reprint of this story in Reading Group 268. As for the story, eh. okay. I do wonder why they felt the need to have the modern day framing sequence. It implies a supernatural element that I don't think is ever really used in the actual stories. Would a slave girl really be allowed to own a ring?

The Banquet of Thuz
A leader the people don't like or trust... talk about science fiction.    Some of the elements of this story felt rushed, like the writer had to make sure the reader would understand because he didn't have enough room to be more subtle, but otherwise okay. Artistically I think the artist could have laid things out better in the final fight as it didn't feel like Malu was near Thuz just before he grabbed her, but that was my only artistic complaint.

The Curse of Ahmen Ra
I think I've read stories like this a few times through the years. Okay, but unremarkable.

Bandits of Tal Azmut
Okay.

The Slave Market of Manoch
And next issue a new camera angle shows them jumping out of the car before it went off the cliff. Yeahhhhhh... that cliffhanger ending was such a blatant "Buy the next issue!" moment like the cliffhangers at the end of movie serials (or Doctor Who). However it also undercut the final story itself by making the story incomplete instead of giving it closure.

[K1ngcat]

Pioneer West Romances

Although Firehair was still the main attraction in Rangers Comics at this time, I'm going to hazard a guess that these are reprints from earlier in the Rangers catalogue rather than new Firehair stories dreamed up for Pioneer.

It seems like the art credits are guesses too, I checked out Webb & Heames on CB+ and was directed to a lot of Fiction House comics where the GCD art credits go to the same team, mostly with a question mark, and quite a few of them looking very different from the style here. Unfortunately we don't have any Classics Illustrated for me to make further comparisons. Anyway whoever was responsible, the art's acceptable.

First story. As usual, whether it's in the Old West or the Jungle, the heroine's a white girl. The same's probably true in outer space too. As SS observed, there's less of the "good girl" approach here than in other Fiction House mags, perhaps in the Old West more than a glimpse of a well turned ankle was far too shocking for young readers. The moral here is that people are nasty wherever you go, and white ones are probably worse.

Second story. Page 16 panel 3, even Firehair suggests to good-natured Chief Tehama that it's the red man's fault if relations with the white man aren't entirely peaceful. Tell that to indigenous people the world over who've been  slaughtered or enslaved by my/our ancestors. At the end, Firehair has to intervene to stop Wild Colt from facing the white army's summary justice.

Third story. Just more of the same, really. Okay, I was never a big fan of Westerns, so sue me. Or six-in-one tools and four-piece brushes for that matter. Fiction House have done better than this.

Still more to come...
K1ngcat   

[K1ngcat]

Slave Girl Comics.
I first came across this one about sixty years ago in an IW reprint called Malu in the Land of Adventure -voila!

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=60571

A lot of people say bad things about Israel Waldman and I don't doubt that IW Comics were a pretty scuzzy operation, but I'll be forever grateful to them for showing me a world outside of DC and Charlton. It was through IW that I was introduced to Plastic Man, Phantom Lady, The Spirit, Doll Man, Rulah, and a host of other unforgettable characters that showed me what existed beyond the protecting arms of the Comics Code. I had no idea then that I was reading comics created before I was born, but everything about them - particularly the art of previously unknown greats like Jack Cole, Will Eisner, & Matt Baker - spoke to me in a different language. It took me years to track down further adventures of these famous heroes, sometimes in UK Annuals, sometimes in US reprints, until I finally found the treasures I was after here on CB+, for which I thank our Glorious Founder.

Slave Girl Comics is a nice concept for framing a connected series of sword and sorcery tales around two central characters, the Princess/Slave Girl and her protector Garth. Unfortunately it didn't do well and only lasted two issues, though a story intended for a third issue turned up in Avon's Strange World's #3, here:

https://comicbookplus.com/?dlid=72272

The cover and first story are graced by some fine artwork by Howard Larsen, who uses Malu's attractive features to frame pages and overspill from one panel into another to great effect. Unfortunately the standard of art declines a little thereafter, and it's hard to say how much Larsen was involved. But I still have a fondness for the concept, it's a pity it didn't work out. At least it give me a big dose of nostalgia to see it again!

Thanks, Panther, for an enjoyable and interesting selection.
All the best
K1ngcat

[Quirky Quokka]

Pioneer West Romances

It's interesting that these Firehair comics come under the banner of a romance comic, as there's not much romance in here, except for a little in the second story, and none with Firehair. Though from what others have said, I gather that she was a character in another comic, so maybe the romance stayed behind in that comic. Maybe she was too firey to have a relationship. Actually, she's got a bit of an abrasive personality. She doesn't seem to like the other Indian women much, and I wondered why Tehama put so much stock in what she says. But I guess he's the one who adopted her. I was having a bit of trouble with the premise from the get-go. Also the cover art doesn't seem to relate to any of the actual stories. The art overall was pretty good, and there was a fair bit to read, so the stories were fleshed out a bit more than some.

Story 1 - Would an Indian have said 'send them packing'? Also I agree with SuperScrounge about the cat fight. Best cat fight ever was the gypsy girls in James Bond's To Russia with Love. Here's a clip, though it stops before the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amXfhCAsHAU

I guess the story shows there is good and bad on both sides, and it's not just the Indians, so that's something.

Story 2 - Did the Indians adapt the moccasin game from the shell game, or was it the other way round? The squaws look like they're go-go dancing. Why doesn't Firehair join in?

Story 3 - Would Indians have called each other 'redskin brothers'? And would those different tribes really join together? I don't know enough about the history to know if that was likely. Maybe it was.

It was interesting to read this, but like others, I'm not a big fan of 'white girl saves the day for indigenous people', especially when the white girl is pretty abrasive. She didn't seem to have any interaction with the other women. Though some of the stories did bring out that there are good and bad people in all groups, which is a step up from some westerns in which the Indians are always the bad guys.

Cheers

QQ

[Morgus]

I was about to ask YOUR question about ‘sent them packing’ Q.Q., somehow, I don’t think it was a thing. If I had found Firehair when I was a kid, it would have been a treasured possession. So, who was this John Mitchell, anyway? I’ve seen his art on sale at auction sites, and I know he did jungle and western stuff, but beyond that, I’ve got nothing.

Now Howard Larsen I have always had time for. HIS art, more than Mitchell’s reminded me of CLASSIC ILLUSTRATED. I always placed him with artists who were considered ‘second tier’ on the EC roster, no matter how wrongly. But that I  mean anywhere else they’d be seen as superstars, but Larsen had the fate of being in the same comic books with the likes of Wally Wood.  Tough acts to follow.
Like everyone else, I enjoyed SLAVE GIRL, Ah, the simple pleasures in life...
TREASURE CHEST I had never heard of, so when it went religious on me it was like a brick through a window. I’m with KingCat here, the fat shaming was below the belt and I thought THAT would be my defining memory of this thing. Surprise! We’re suddenly doing Bible stories! The art was a notch below the FAST FICTION comics you have on site, sometimes reminding me of SHE. When I realized this was really a glorified Sunday school paper, the whole thing made more sense. DAVEY AND GOLIATH did it better for my money.

Panther, I had fun with the optional extras you mentioned. I tried to ‘read’ one of the Hindu comics and the Romanian comic you mentioned. See if I could get the story without any words. Fun times.

Fun selections.

[Quirky Quokka]

Slave Girl

Well, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. When I saw the title and cover, I thought it was an obvious attempt to rope in teenage boys with Slave Girl's charms. Well, that was probably also the case, but the book as a whole was quite good. I liked the way that each story was really a different chapter in a larger story. There was way too much use of "all is lost", but I liked the story and art overall.

Malu the Slave Girl

Interesting origin story, with the present linked to the past.

The Banquet of Thuz

I feel like there should be another panel on the last page of this story. Garth says he's going to kill the baddie and the next panel begins with 'When they realise their leader is dead ...'. Huh? I had to go back and check that he was killed but we don't actually see that panel. Were they protecting the impressionable young minds who were reading it?

Short Story - The Curse of Ahmen Ra

A feel-good (?) story where those who run off with another culture's treasures get their just desserts. Better watch out, British Museum! And Australian museums, American museums, and all the others. Actually, it's a serious issue. Should archaeologists have taken artefacts they discovered in other countries, or among other cultures? But maybe I should leave the issue of cultural plundering versus the educational value for another day.

The Bandits of Tal Azmat

Ah ha! I knew it! Love is blossoming. But Garth is either completely clueless or a man of honour. I'll go with the latter. What a guy!

The Slave Market of Manoch

Interesting story, but we're left hanging when they suddenly come back to the present. I know this was to be continued in another comic, but what if I never read it? What if I never know whether Malu and Garth get together? And do their modern counterparts also fall for each other?

Good choice, Panther.

Cheers

QQ

[K1ngcat]

Slave Girl

Well, I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. When I saw the title and cover, I thought it was an obvious attempt to rope in teenage boys with Slave Girl's charms. Well, that was probably also the case, but the book as a whole was quite good. I liked the way that each story was really a different chapter in a larger story. There was way too much use of "all is lost", but I liked the story and art overall.

Malu the Slave Girl

Interesting origin story, with the present linked to the past.

The Banquet of Thuz

I feel like there should be another panel on the last page of this story. Garth says he's going to kill the baddie and the next panel begins with 'When they realise their leader is dead ...'. Huh? I had to go back and check that he was killed but we don't actually see that panel. Were they protecting the impressionable young minds who were reading it?

Short Story - The Curse of Ahmen Ra

A feel-good (?) story where those who run off with another culture's treasures get their just desserts. Better watch out, British Museum! And Australian museums, American museums, and all the others. Actually, it's a serious issue. Should archaeologists have taken artefacts they discovered in other countries, or among other cultures? But maybe I should leave the issue of cultural plundering versus the educational value for another day.

The Bandits of Tal Azmat

Ah ha! I knew it! Love is blossoming. But Garth is either completely clueless or a man of honour. I'll go with the latter. What a guy!

The Slave Market of Manoch

Interesting story, but we're left hanging when they suddenly come back to the present. I know this was to be continued in another comic, but what if I never read it? What if I never know whether Malu and Garth get together? And do their modern counterparts also fall for each other?

Good choice, Panther.

Cheers

QQ

Hi QQ, glad you enjoyed the comic, I still have a great fondness for it. First of all, I have to point out,  all men of honour are also clueless. Think back to Jet Powers and the look on his face when Su Shan kisses him. Or Captain Marvel almost any time a lady shows the slightest romantic interest in him and he blushes and flusters and tries to change the subject. Or me, when my late wife used to embarrass me by telling me about the other women who plainly "fancied" me of whom I was totally unaware. We're not all one-dimensional you know! 

The question of whether they, or their modern counterparts "got together" was surely one of the hooks that was intended to keep you reading, they same way that "will they won't they" factor has been used to keep viewers stuck to the screen in Moonlighting, Friends, The Big Bang Theory and many other romantic/comedy TV series. I guess Slave Girl comics just didn't find it's intended audience in time to save it from oblivion. From your viewpoint I see that the concept didn't appeal to an entirely male market, and I'm glad you shared your feelings on the subject, it helps me look at it in a new light.

All the best
K1ngcat

[crashryan]

Think back to Jet Powers and the look on his face when Su Shan kisses him.

Hey! I'd have a funny look on my face, too, if I were given a big smooch by the woman who'd faked amnesia, tried to shoot me in the back, and then ran off so I had to fight a gaggle of apes to save her hide. That sort of thing leaves one with certain trust issues. (Though, honestly, Su Shan can give me a big smooch anytime she likes. I'll overlook her checkered past.)

[K1ngcat]

Think back to Jet Powers and the look on his face when Su Shan kisses him.

Hey! I'd have a funny look on my face, too, if I were given a big smooch by the woman who'd faked amnesia, tried to shoot me in the back, and then ran off so I had to fight a gaggle of apes to save her hide. That sort of thing leaves one with certain trust issues. (Though, honestly, Su Shan can give me a big smooch anytime she likes. I'll overlook her checkered past.)

[Quirky Quokka]

Think back to Jet Powers and the look on his face when Su Shan kisses him.

Hey! I'd have a funny look on my face, too, if I were given a big smooch by the woman who'd faked amnesia, tried to shoot me in the back, and then ran off so I had to fight a gaggle of apes to save her hide. That sort of thing leaves one with certain trust issues. (Though, honestly, Su Shan can give me a big smooch anytime she likes. I'll overlook her checkered past.)

LOL - Sounds like I'll have to look up Jet Powers. You must have discussed that one before I joined the group.

Cheers

QQ

[SuperScrounge]

Jet Powers was Week 275, Quirky. Just scroll down a little to find it on the list.

[The Australian Panther]

Well,
this has been interesting.
So far this fortnight, we have had more activity on the previous post than on this one.
I know the primary purpose of this thread is reading the choices and commenting on them.
I also know that sometimes the best result is the discussions that come out of the tangents we go off on.
But, this time, I haven't gotten the response I was hoping for.
I stated,
I'm going to choose my posts from these lists this fortnight.
But I also have the question, are these lists, in fact, regularly updated?
Because they give a view of CB+ which is quite different of that which we regular poster have.
I am not convinced that these lists are currently regularly updated.
Happy to be proved wrong.
Consider;-
The 'Top Downloads' seems accurate if the numbers are accurate.
So, Treasure Chest v15 01 has been downloaded 13014 times.
So, probably accurrate. Except to me it seems unlikely.
What was so special about this issue particularly?
Also, I'm pretty sure it was at the top of the list a year ago, if not for much longer.
Has nothing uploaded since 2009 beaten its record?
The 'Top Rated' list is even more peculiar.
4 little Nemo books are at the top of the list.
one has been rated once, two have been rated twice and one has been rated 3 times.
Now, I'm pretty sure from memory there must be some out there that have been rated 4 times or more.
[See below]
Clearly I'm missing something here, and I'm happy to have my ignorance pointed out to me.
It seems that list is created by an individual or an off-site panel, since it seems to be a list of what somebody thinks are the best/most important/ most expensive comics? How do you contribute to this list?
Maybe a new Poll is in order?
Because, the Most Rated list has Buster Brown topping the list with 87 votes.
That makes sense.
Most comments.
Amazing Adventures 1  tops the list with 18 comments.
Fair enough!
Most views is claimed by Fantastic Worlds 7 with a whopping 54402 views!   
Why did 54,000 people download this particular book?
Was it referred to in Overstreet?
Random comics.
I would have thought this would update every time you chose it, which would make it a very useful function.
But it doesn't appear to do so.
Anyway, my comments on the chosen books on the weekend, and Robb is still too busy, so Quirky will be along Monday!             

[Quirky Quokka]

Well,
this has been interesting.
So far this fortnight, we have had more activity on the previous post than on this one.
I know the primary purpose of this thread is reading the choices and commenting on them.
I also know that sometimes the best result is the discussions that come out of the tangents we go off on.
But, this time, I haven't gotten the response I was hoping for.
I stated,
I'm going to choose my posts from these lists this fortnight.
But I also have the question, are these lists, in fact, regularly updated?
Because they give a view of CB+ which is quite different of that which we regular poster have.
I am not convinced that these lists are currently regularly updated.
Happy to be proved wrong.
Consider;-
The 'Top Downloads' seems accurate if the numbers are accurate.
So, Treasure Chest v15 01 has been downloaded 13014 times.
So, probably accurrate. Except to me it seems unlikely.
What was so special about this issue particularly?
Also, I'm pretty sure it was at the top of the list a year ago, if not for much longer.
Has nothing uploaded since 2009 beaten its record?
The 'Top Rated' list is even more peculiar.
4 little Nemo books are at the top of the list.
one has been rated once, two have been rated twice and one has been rated 3 times.
Now, I'm pretty sure from memory there must be some out there that have been rated 4 times or more.
[See below]
Clearly I'm missing something here, and I'm happy to have my ignorance pointed out to me.
It seems that list is created by an individual or an off-site panel, since it seems to be a list of what somebody thinks are the best/most important/ most expensive comics? How do you contribute to this list?
Maybe a new Poll is in order?
Because, the Most Rated list has Buster Brown topping the list with 87 votes.
That makes sense.
Most comments.
Amazing Adventures 1  tops the list with 18 comments.
Fair enough!
Most views is claimed by Fantastic Worlds 7 with a whopping 54402 views!   
Why did 54,000 people download this particular book?
Was it referred to in Overstreet?
Random comics.
I would have thought this would update every time you chose it, which would make it a very useful function.
But it doesn't appear to do so.
Anyway, my comments on the chosen books on the weekend, and Robb is still too busy, so Quirky will be along Monday!             

Hi Panther - I felt I didn't know enough about the history of the group or the site to know if those lists were regularly updated. Given our reviews of the 3 selections, it intuitively seems unlikely that these could be the most popular posts on the site. Was Treasure Chest downloaded by Sunday School teachers so they could use it in class? Though why that issue was most popular would still be unclear.

I guess on any forum there will always be a silent majority too. Many people may have downloaded a comic and enjoyed it, but never put a comment, either because they don't have time, they don't want to comment publicly, or they're just not the sort of person who feels the need to put a comment. Also, when there are a lot of comments on a particular topic, is it because people like it, or does it arouse a lot of questions, or is it something controversial that people disagree about?

And while I'm at it, surely I can't be the only female of a certain age who likes retro comics. LOL Like on social media sites, I assume there are a lot of 'lurkers' out there who are happy to read everyone's comments, but for whatever reason don't say anything, and that's fine.

Maybe some of the admins can shed light on how the stats work.

Cheers

Nola