AJD

On 4/4/2024 at 11:03 PM, BFA1971 said:

What does everyone think of the relatively high number of very high value comics being flipped in the recent past with big losses? Need for cash, not reading the market correctly or something more ominous?

In part we're seeing a correction of an over-inflated market during covid, though golden age is less affected than silver or later. And a lot of those losses are the hyped Promise collection, which generated sales at prices that seemed high at the time and now we know they were. I'd say gold is doing fine.

On 3/17/2024 at 2:39 AM, Robot Man said:

There are also a few British, Australian and Mexican ECs if you truly want to be a completist…

While on the subject of Australian ECs, a Heritage auction I didn't win a few years had a photo of a few, and a list of other books in the lot, which included Piracy #4. I have #1 and #3 but haven't ever seen a #4, and none of the comic database sites list it. Has anyone ever seen one? I emailed Heritage to see if I could get a photo but didn't hear back.

I'm in.

On 3/13/2024 at 2:00 AM, Badger said:

I never got to meet the man; only corresponded through PM. Seemed like a really nice person, and after reading all of the fond memories in this thread, one I wished I could have shook hands with. I now understand why he was so interested in my Uncle Scrooge #6 (bought as a 7.0 raw/graded out as a 6.5).

 

R.I.P. Rich.

Rich and I were both looking for nice copies of Scrooge #6 at one stage and talked a bit about it. I ended up with a 6.5 as well, and there aren't too many higher copies on the census, last time I looked.

never mind - I replied to something that had already been answered

On 3/25/2024 at 7:26 AM, adamstrange said:

Jack Marshall, attorney general for New Zealand, 1957.

#notafan

I think most if not all of those books were printed in Australia for the NZ market, often with different cover prices and sometimes different page counts. It's a bit of a minefield for collectors - and then there are the UK versions...

One more, this time with the photo cover.

FP14, reprints Four Color #712

I just bought a small collection of Australian Disneys, which included a few 'Australian Four Colors'. Here's some from the Film Preview series, with the original photo covers replaced - presumably by locally sourced art or adaprted from interior panels.

FP28, reprints Four Color #1101

FP34, reprints Four Color #1179

FP35, reprints Four Color #1156

I'm pretty sure I'd be happy to own any printing. For me a less than 30 day difference when it's 31,000 days since the book came out is pretty insignificant. It's not like the later printing was from a new set of plates three years later.

I think there are quite a few. I'd add:

Don Rosa

Don and Maggie Thompson

On 3/24/2024 at 8:09 AM, RockMyAmadeus said:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/186356349526

 

10/10 for the clarity of that image though! It makes it really easy to see that it's nowhere near the stated grade.

I just noticed this stinker on eBay.

I kinda like that Fly cover, and I agree that the GL covers are bland/boring rather than horrible. This thread certainly has many worse ones!

The trailer I saw makes me think that it will not be a particularly close telling of the story in the books. For anyone who hasn't read them, they are an epic sci-fi read. Lots of big ideas, especially in the dark forest volume. That said, I don't mind if the TV series diverges, as long as it's good story telling.

On 3/17/2024 at 1:23 PM, B2D327 said:

Australians may beg to differ

We do not speak of it to outsiders.

On 3/16/2024 at 11:41 PM, CGC Mike said:

While I was searching for a way to enable the hide post option, I found a way to change the image limit,  I just changed the settings from 500 images to unlimited.  @AJD @Get Marwood & I

Thanks for remembering this Mike! I'll consolidate some of my various albums now.

Oh, and if you could find a way to move images and descriptions between albums that would be really useful - breaking up the original albums into sub 500 sets was time consuming. (Yes, I have way too many comics... )

On 3/16/2024 at 7:10 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

@AJD 

"In the event of a tie the order shall be decided by the inverse of the distance of the domicile of the contestant from the South Pole."

I don't make the rules mate.

On 3/14/2024 at 1:35 PM, Point Five said:

Round 4, the final round! If I had an inspirational speech it would go here!

Here's a nice understated one you could use.

On 3/14/2024 at 9:14 AM, Point Five said:

*sigh*  You guys are going to make me bust out the @ s, aren't you.  

 

As long as they aren't of the whoop @@s variety that's OK.