Comics That Seen Better Days #3

With the exceptions of the ripped corner and the sticker tears above the logo, this copy of Tarzan Of The Apes No. 167 from May, 1967, isn't really that bad off. Of course it's a write-off, but it still has some nice gloss on the cover and the staples are still pretty strong. Such a shame to see those rips though, but it did manage to escape the wrath of ink from some kid for all these years. 

Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan Of The Apes No. 167, May, 1967.
Incredible Pal-Ul-Don
Interior Art By Russ Manning.
There is a text story (Kinji's Offer) and a back up story featuring Leopard Girl (The Death Fruit).
Painted cover.
Number on cover 10012-705 May

Comics That Seen Better Days #2

This copy of Marvel Tales #45 is a complete mess, the cover is ripped off completely and split in two and it has a "Aug. 17 1974" stamp on the cover and a "Property Of Joe MacEachern" stamp on the first page. There's also five additional staples put there by someone (My money's on Joe) to hold the cover together. Dear Joe, they did not hold. Five Staples...wow. Of course I will keep this baby because I don't like throwing out comics and it has great ads, and maybe someday I will meet Joe MacEachern and help him recapture his childhood by giving him back one of his comics.

Marvel Tales No. 45, September 1973.
Cover By John Romita, Sr.
Interior Art By John Romita, Sr., Don Heck & Mike Esposito.
This is a reprint of Amazing Spider-Man No. 62, July 1968.
The original cover from Amazing Spider-Man features a plain white background.
An additional background with bystanders was added for this reprint cover.

I have another question, Joe MacEachern, what does the 62 mean?

How can I possibly throw out a comic that has an ad with a caption like that?

Comics That Seen Better Days #1

I've got hundreds of poor comics that I kept stacked in my room, and for some reason, I just don't want to throw them out. They aren't part of my main collection, but I feel like I'm rescuing them from the trash heap and I keep them for reference, house ads, and scanning but some of them are beat to hell. I figured I'd get some use out of them on here.
Here's a wonderful Neal Adams cover for Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane No. 79, November, 1967 that has seen better days. I guess if you're gonna rip a cover, do it right, I guess. There's way too many great DC house ads in this baby to turf it just yet, and the Letters To Lois And Lana page is a keeper for sure. The bottom line is...This is how you distress a comic.

Superman's Girlfriend, Lois Lane, No. 79, November 1967.
Cover By Neal Adams.
Interior art by Kurt Schaffenberger.
Wow, How many times has Lois been "married" in this title? and Superman really is a jealous asshole.