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50YrsCollctngCmcs
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This is a fun listen; I believe I got the link on a FB group. The stories of the early days of this con should be fun for you early attenders. I thought it interesting in that I could sense parallels between Phil Seuling's New York cons that I attended and the SDCC. SDCC turned into the big Kahuna and Phil's show didn't take off that way.
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The last time I went (don't remember the year but in the latter 2010's) it was for a day probably travelling on the train or driving to and parking at the big stadium and taking a trolley ride in to town. I decided to approach the show like it wasn't a comic show anymore and to just walk around and look at everything else and check out the comics as an after thought later.
I have to say I really enjoyed this approach and it allowed me to find and appreciate things I probably never would have spent time looking at in past years. I doubt I even bought any comics but I remember having a good time all the same.
I plan on going back one day; probably just for a day to see if I notice any further changes. I won't be looking for comics but might look for comics panels. Sometimes obscure dealers have interesting things if you look in the back of their booths. Guys selling expensive toys usually have a comics box that might be overlooked.
Fun is where you find it and SDCC can still offer it up if you give it a shot and figure out some strategies to avoid exorbitantly priced parking, food and hotels. In fact someone should write a book called, "The Cheapskates guide to SDCC, or how I shared a hotel room with fifteen people!"
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On 7/10/2023 at 12:42 AM, Robot Man said:Barks ducks are among my most favorite comics. Probably, at one time or another, I have owned and read most of them. But collecting the run of WDCS is just out of the question to me. Just too many and too many to store. I much prefer shorter much more manageable runs. I have put together all my favorite ones and occasionally pick up one here it there when they pop up.
I've been at it for literally fifty years and I probably only have half of them. The majority bought off the stands or at flea markets as a kid. Now I am working on the sub 100 part of the run; picking up an issue here and there. I doubt I'll ever get all of them but the thrill of the hunt is the fun for me. I think what I have takes up 2-3 short boxes in the comic closet. When I retire someday I should try to do a group shot but that would be an all day affair!!
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On 7/10/2023 at 1:58 AM, Marty Mann said:
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That's a great cover on that one Marty!
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On 7/7/2023 at 2:15 PM, OtherEric said:
As near as I can tell, there are very few Uncle Scrooge headlining stories in WDC&S. Instead, it's Uncle Scrooge taking a lead role in what's technically still a Donald Duck ten pager. Although I've had a couple one pagers headlining Scrooge pointed out to me.
Overall, my WDC&S collection can be described as very spotty, other than a solid run of 204-254 with the Scamp feature. Which of course also included a lot of classic Barks 10-pagers.
One fun thing about collecting WDC&S is the sheer number of issues (even just Barks' original run and not reprints) makes for a great long collecting journey. Add in the early pre Barks issues and post Barks issues and the fun never stops!!
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On 7/4/2023 at 11:25 PM, Robot Man said:
Posted in honor of Rich. He once told me the 4th of July was his favorite holiday.
Excellent! Thanks for posting and those pins were always fun to receive.
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On 7/7/2023 at 7:32 AM, OtherEric said:
Awesome Eric! Some of the other giants like Christmas Parade have some great Barks' Scrooge appearances as well. But what a great run! Thanks for posting.
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On 7/5/2023 at 12:53 AM, Point Five said:
Sheesh! Another QC success story.
Worked for me!!
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On 7/3/2023 at 4:11 PM, OtherEric said:I do not; one of these days I need to really dive in and get the rest of the Sugar & Spike issues. I do have a complete run of the Scribbly solo series, though.
Scribbly is a great series; I lucked out on a CGC mislabeled issue #1 that no one seemed to notice on Comic Link. Picked it up for a great price. Buy the book not the label!
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On 7/3/2023 at 12:23 PM, OtherEric said:
We shall see. I just ordered the last issue, so maybe in a week or so.
Wow! BTW do you have a complete collection of Sugar and Spike? That may be harder to finish!
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On 6/26/2023 at 11:42 AM, Bigphatpaulie said:Yep! That's the one. Gorgeous Copy. Definitely worth the storage sacrifice. Love to own that one but its a rare find.
If we're talking an Eye Catching Covers for Carl Barks, Four Color 199 gets my vote If we're talking covers Kelly and Von Buettner's Work definitely have more of my favorites. Kelly's Art always catches my attention first for his brighter colors and Buettner's Covers have more going on which tell a story.
For sure one of Barks' better cover outings. I was pretty enamored with that cover and went so far as to do a recreation for a fanzine I put out as a kid with an article on Duck comics!! Apologies to the great Carl Barks!!
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On 6/23/2023 at 8:20 AM, Bigphatpaulie said:
I'd love to own this book. I was expecting it to sell for more:
Is this the first appearance of Donald in an American Standard Comic Book? I know he appeared in another comic (Donald Duck #nn) before this but I think that one was more of an oversized book.
That's a pretty book and a high price for a book that I think is all strip reprints. For my duck money I'm going to be picking up Barks books; that may hold back the value of Four Color 4 a bit. But it is a great duck cover and for CGC cover collectors I can see the appeal. In fact some of Barks' covers really don't grab you like some of the cleaner work of Kelly and Von Buettner; think of Frozen Gold vs. Old Castle's Secret. The magic is inside on the Barks' books.
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Fun book. I picked up a copy because I love old forties black sedans, the Green Hornet and it is a big fat Golden Age book!! My copy is a reader but it also popped out of a box at me and screamed, "Buy Me!"
There was a guy up the street from me who collected mid sixties Chrysler Imperials; they were mostly under car covers but occasionally he would have them uncovered. He had about three of them in his driveway and one in his garage. One day I walked by and the one in the garage was uncovered and it was the Green Hornet television show car; not sure if real or a replica but it was pretty cool to see just walking by his house. It's gone these days but someday if I see him outside I will ask him if it was a real model from the show.
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Anyone following the prices on the Dell Four Colors in the current Heritage Auction. Some surprisingly eye popping prices on some early books; others not so much yet. It's hard to figure out the Four Color market in the auctions these days; some go for nose bleed prices on characters well out of the public's knowledge. Doesn't seem to necessarily correlate with condition either.
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On 6/12/2023 at 11:14 AM, samfromcalifornia said:My most vivid memory from SD was in about 1985, when I had a dealers table. The second night, I was counting my meager income and totaling my excessive purchases, when my brother entered our room at the El Cortez with a couple "ladies of the evening", along with their "manager". It took a while to convince them to leave(all the time wondering if my demise would warrant a mention in the convention daily notes).
Another fun incident was at the original BayCon(1975 edition). There was a guy in a weird costume standing on a table selling development property on the moon. Also, at one point, I got talking to one the hotel managers and he explained that it was a temporary job, because he was going to go to law school, financed by Mafia boss Joe Bonanno, so that he could become a lawyer for the mob. If true, I suspect he didn't last long, as I understand the organization guidelines have a very strong anti-loose lips policy.
Eighteen hours a day conning, dealing, gabbing. Six hours of sleep, then start again. There's no substitute for youth.
A final word on SD ComicCon: When dealing in the mid-80's there, there were no one more kind and helpful then Tom and Virginia French. I've casually looked at some articles online about the history of the con and haven't seen a word about them, which seems odd to me. Perhaps I got an incorrect impression about their role, but it's a shame that their efforts seem to be forgotten.
Sure you California guys had the down at the heels El Cortez but back east nothing said it was summer to a young teen than talking Mom and Dad into letting you ride the bus or train up to Phil Seuling's July 4th comic extravaganza. We not only got to experience the down at the heels Commodore Hotel but if you took the bus you had to make your way through the Port Authority. No finer hive of villainy and ne'er do wells must have existed on the planet (maybe Port Moresby). Once you ran the gauntlet of the bus station you had to navigate the filth of a summer NYC streetscape; the smells the humanity!! But heaven awaited inside that old down trodden hotel!! I still remember walking into the hall of my first show! Nothing like it before or since.
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On 6/9/2023 at 1:11 PM, OtherEric said:
In today, thanks to @Robot Man This gives me all the Dell issues of Uncle Scrooge.
Awesome! I am not even sure if I have every Dell Scrooge but I am sure I have read every story!! The first fifteen issues always felt like Barks' Magnum Opus to me. Though some of the duck Four Colors might certainly qualify as well. The early Gold Key run has its own charms though particularly when Magica DeSpell comes into the picture. Those books have a playfullness removed from Barks work five to ten years earlier. I still remember laughing out loud at the Many Faces of Magica DeSpell!!
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On 6/5/2023 at 3:42 PM, IngelsFan said:
New Comics 2 is one of my favorite early DC covers. First DC Christmas cover, First Federal Men, and pretty tough to find. It’s one that catches my eye anytime it’s up for sale. I know of only 2 copies that aren’t slabbed. One was from Bridwell’s collection, I bought it in 1987 and sold it in 1991. It had about 75% of the cover and was fairly brittle. The other one sold last October on eBay and had a completely split spine.
I assume you mean E. Nelson Bridwell. Do you know if he had an extensive collection of pre-hero DC's?
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On 5/30/2023 at 12:51 PM, tth2 said:
The top circular mark is the kanji character for “Yamamoto” and the katakana characters on the outside of the top part of the circle say “Nagoya” which presumably refers to the city where the company’s from.
The bottom circular mark seems to be “Sou”, and again the katakana characters outside the top part of the circle say “Nagoya”.
i can’t find any dates anywhere.
Thanks good clues!!
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On 5/30/2023 at 9:19 AM, Robot Man said:
The one I posted is defiantly pre-war. Probably early to mid ‘30’s. The “T” in the symbol with trade mark around it is the company name. Hard to say which one. The post war/‘50’s tin toys had similar mysterious letters with no name.
Hard to tell on your piece. Made obviously for the Japanese market. I would take a guess maybe late ‘40’s/early ‘50’s?
With the chaos that occurred in the post war era I am sure little was written down or preserved as people tried to survive. I have become very interested in that time period and have been doing a lot of reading on it. There is a series of three books by David Peace that interweave three famous crimes committed in post war Tokyo with fictional stories that are a fantastic read.
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On 5/30/2023 at 12:22 AM, Robot Man said:
Reminds me of this piece. Made in Japan probably for the Japanese market.
I'm curious if these pieces are pre or post war. I bet the piece above is pre-war but I'm not sure on the piece I have. The Imperial war powers would have frowned on the use of American imagery at some point in the 1930's as they became more repressive. After the war there was a boom in American looking products as the Japanese struggled to rebuild the economy under occupation forces. I've been on the hunt for iconic imagery from that time but it seems hard to come by or I don't know where to look. I've found one bookstore with a healthy supply of old movie magazines from the sixties. Bright red was a staple color cover!!
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On 5/30/2023 at 2:02 AM, BitterOldMan said:
You can use your phone, highlight the text and translate to English or other languages. This feature has been around a really long time.
Yes that is easy enough to do but I couldn't find clues to the company name with Google translate. I suspect it may be the circular mark in the lower right. I wonder if I can cut out that portion of the image and do a search on that somehow?
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That red still pops so many decades later!