John R

You're welcome...I enjoyed reading it as well.  

On 2017-02-10 at 10:47 AM, VintageComics said:

I tried to find the old thread I started a few months ago on this same topic and I could not find it.

 

Is this the thread you were looking for?

6 hours ago, Yorick said:

I had heard something along those lines, but my information was all second-hand.  I also heard that Mr. Flessel claimed credit for those More Fun issues.

Is "FFB" his/her profile name?  I'd like to find that old posting.

Here's the thread.

2 hours ago, Pitboss said:

Upper left corner.Click on Home.All will be revealed.

When I click on Home in upper left corner it takes me back to the old site???

1 hour ago, Jaydogrules said:

Well we now have an idea of what the artwork will be for this...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/142282050149?redirect=mobile

-J.

3 hours ago, the blob said:

How many titles did he write?

In the late 90s, even if they were selling 200,000 copies at $2 a pop...Marvel getting less than $1 of that... not sure how they could pay him that much for one title. Maybe 4 or 5 titles?

From what I've gathered, he had long runs on Uncanny X-Men, X-Men, Excalibur and Generation X, while also writing The Fantastic Four and Iron Man (Heroes Return) and so at some point he would've been writing at 6 titles a month.

I remember reading this in the book "Marvel Comics: The Untold Story" by Sean Howe and being surprised at the amount Lobdell was making at the time.  I found the quote in this article.

"You mentioned writer Scott Lobdell making $85,000 a month?

Yes, in the late 90s, writing the X-Men titles. But the thing is, that’s not unusual for someone who would be a top TV writer. It’s only unusual in the world of comic books. And that was only at the height of comics’ success, on a title like X-Men."

test

How come some of us lost our post count but others didn't? I'm a newbie again

Everytime I click on Browse, it takes me to the old read only threads? What am i doing wrong?

I'm in, thanks!

I think he's "existed"...just had a different name and avatar in the past.

 

Nope, you and the other one who suggested it are both wrong. For the record, I'm based in England and this is the only board i.d. I've ever had. I have no idea why you would think otherwise, or who Lavaman is/was.

 

I see pretty much every online response has been derisive so far, so my instincts were right.

 

A Mark Jewellers insert to the first person who says "so much for last post".

 

Enjoy the Silence, unless you're a Doctor Who fan that is.

He sent me some pics-he just has like some book with a guy lifting a green car and stuff.

Smooth transaction. Great communication and quick payment. Thanks!

I set aside a shortbox of Canadians when I was was going through a shops storage overstock a couple months back.

 

Going through them just now, and came across this book.

 

 

Did all copies have this 6-page glossy insert?

 

I believe so. I just checked my direct edition copy and it has it.

Grades sent it

I found my first double cover today while going through some of my books.

Here's one you don't see every day . . .

 

Oktoberfest Comics 1

Great book!

 

I've seen images of this before, but what the heck is it about? It looks like something designed to appeal to fans of The Timbertoes in Highlights magazine.

 

I'm trying to figure out who would have purchased it, like most B/W indy comics from the 70s it was more expensive than full color stuff available on the newsstand, and wouldn't have had much of a distribution network. In 1976 you had the first wave of underground comix falling in sales, and the other B/W books available were mostly sci-fi/fantasy oriented, like Star-Reach and First Kingdom.

 

 

Sim lives in Kitchener, Ontario, which is home to the (reputedly) largest Oktoberfest celebration outside of Europe. I've always been under the impression that it was a locally-produced anthology title that "borrowed" the Oktoberfest name for marketing purposes...

 

I have a couple of copies, but I'm not sure exactly where they are... Maybe someone who's got one handy could see if there's any editorial content to confirm this?

 

I have a copy. I'll pull it out in the morning.

 

I just pulled my copy and there are no editorials. The only text other than the comic story lines themselves is the indicia which credits Harry Kremer as the publisher, The Beavers characters credited to Dave Sim and Cap'n Riverrat credited to Gene Day. It was printed by Moir Hayes Graphics and Fairway Press.

 

The main story line is about how the character Natter P. Bombast finds a document and claims he is the sole "owner" of Oktoberfest and forbids all of Canada to celebrate. Uncle Hans then stows away on Bombast's plane when Bombast goes on a hunt for a co-owner by the name of Running Lake. They eventually locate a descendant of his, Richard Running Lake, unexpectedly and to Natter P. Bombast's chagrin, Oktoberfest can be celebrated once more.

 

Harry Kremer owned a comic shop in Kitchener, and "The Beavers" ran as a daily strip in the Kitchener newspaper, so I think that makes it likely that this was a local one-off...

And Sims used to work at that comic book store "Now and Then".

New Mutants #18 (first appearance of Warlock) seems to be heating up. People are starting to appreciate The Demon Bear Saga again, hurrah!

 

But the art was horrendous. This is from memory I haven't read it in a long time.

 

I love Bill S. artwork.

Love.

 

I can see where not everyone does, though. That's comics for ya!

 

For instance, I HATE JRJR artwork. Can't stand it....

 

Totally agree!

 

Bill S = two thumbs up!

JRJR = gives me a constipated face

 

I'm always left wondering why, when someone tells me they dig JRjr.

+1

Ok. Thanks again.

Hi Robot Man - Would you know anything about this toy? My friend bought it at a garage sale but knows nothing about it. Any help on it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

 

 

 

 

Hi John

I believe is was made in the late '50s or early '60's by possibly Masouda Toys in Japan. They did a lot of old style cars during this time. Not too popular these days because most collectors want more modern classic cars or muscle cars. Ford and Chevy are king. Japan made a lot of tin friction US classic and muscle cars during the same period. Still, a cool garage sale find!

Thanks for the info Robot Man! What do you think this car is worth?

Hi Robot Man - Would you know anything about this toy? My friend bought it at a garage sale but knows nothing about it. Any help on it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

I still have over 100 copies of Darth Vader 3 on my shelf...but I did just put a limit of 1 per local customer... I sold completely out of 1 and 2 and will sell out of this too, but strange that folks are speculating on it

 

fyi...I am not offering this comic for sale, so please don't pm me...I have enough stock for my locals only...just reporting

Pm sent

And...no silly arguments about where he first appeared in comics!

 

That's right. Everyone knows this is his first appearance.