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    RIP Howard Greber (Eggs Ackley)

    in Comics General

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    RIP Howard. Great guy. Always helpful and a great resource for undergrounds. I have a many books in my collection that were sent as extras when I bought from him. He was always turning people on to new artists and books you would have passed on if not for him. He will be missed.

    Famous/weird/bizarre buyers?

    in Comics General

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    Not comics but , back in the 90's I did the east coast national sportcard show and Reggie Jackson was there buying his rookie cards. I had 2 or 3 in my showcase. Sure enough he stopped by my table asked to look at the cards, looked at them and gave them back, said thanks and walked away. His lackey then walks up and proceeds to tell me to sell them to Reggie for basically peanuts because he was Reggie. Put a bad taste in my mouth to this day the way he did it. Needless to say he did not buy any of mine. I heard he did buy a bunch though.

    Jack Cole (Plasticman) & Eisner (Spirit)- Kings of Godlen Age Artists!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Just read a nice little book on Cole's life. Outstanding artist , tragic life. One of the best

    I am pretty sure they would have a Cole Awards if he had lived into the year 2000.He died in the 1950s.

    I Imagine he would have got a chance at Plastic Man again at DC over the years if he had lived.

    btw Plastic Man is one of the few golden age characters that would translate very well in a modern mainstream movie. :cloud9:

     

    Definitely. I can see a Plasticman Pixar movie doing quite well. Funny enough for kids with enough underlying subtext for adults to enjoy also.

    Tales from the Island of Serendip

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    The Concert

     

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    In the early hours of 18 March 1990 thieves entered the Dutch Room of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. They tied up the guards, and made off with an estimated $500,000,000 in paintings, including Rembrandt's only known seascape, Storm On The Sea of Galilee and Vermeer's The Concert. They disappeared, along with two other works by Rembrandt, five sketches by Degas, a Manet painting, a landscape by Flink and a bronze finial from a Napoleonic battle flag.

     

    20 years on, the Gardner robbery remains the largest single property theft of all time. The whereabouts of the paintings remains unknown, though it is speculated that the theft was either planned or the loot subsequently usurped by Mob boss James "Whitey" Bulger. There is a $5,000,000 reward offered for their safe return, as yet unclaimed.

     

    The Concert remains the world's most valuable single stolen artwork - estimates value it at around £200m

     

    There was a great documentary on this art heist a couple years ago. It focused on one gentleman who spent many years tracking down leads, informers etc. It was a fascinating look into the high stakes underground art world. Amazing that such high profile paintings or any valid information about them had surfaced after all these years.

     

    Great Saturday morning art refresher.

    SNiPER's Feedback Thread:)

    in Kudos Forum

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    Not only does Sniper pack your books super safe and ship them pronto pronto, the box also comes beautifully decorated and smells wonderful. The added pictures of 1920's adult sleaze also made opening a great experience. Fantastic.