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excelsior1986

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  1. His signature is on the lower right corner below the shadow. .

    Well, shows you what I know. Four Favorites #13 it is then! :D

     

    I can't get past how different it looks from his other stuff though, regardless of what Gerber says. The faces look nothing like Cole's, and the composition is awkward. Even the signature looks wonky. Maybe a different artist penciled it and Cole inked it? (shrug)

     

     

     

    Thats what i was thinking too. Ferstadt is listed as cover artst for issues 11-17 except 13. It looks exactly like Ferstadt's work though. Here's issue 14, the faces look exactly the same along with everything else.

     

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  2. Heres the CI and TWAU (according to gerber, so there could be more because they did fail to mention mask comics 1 and 2 in the lb cole index)

     

    Classics Illustrated

    152- Wild animals i have known

     

    Classics Illustrated (painted cover reprints)

    30- The Moonstone

    60- Black Beauty

     

    Classics Illustrated Junior

    558- The Magic Dish

    559- The Japanese Lantern

    560- The Doll Princess

    561- Hans Humdrum

    562- The Enchanted Pony

    563- The Wishing Well

    564- Salt Mountain

    565- The Silly Princess

    566- Clumsy Hans

    567- The Bear Skin Soldier

    568- The Happy Hedgehog

     

    The World Around Us

    3- Horses

    13- Airforce

    28- Whaling

     

    Hope this helps with your list.

  3. I was reading my copy of Boy Commandos # 5 last night and just had to share a couple of the splash panels. Great example of classic GA kirby and simon.

     

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    I really like the mood in this one. And notice the time on the clock. Maybe a reference to the doomsday clock? (Was that around during WWII?)

     

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  4. Went yard saling with the girlfriend this morning and most were duds. But the last one we stopped at i scored pretty big. Here's what i found...

     

    Only one comic related item, too bad about the condition though.

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    A fawcett detective mag from 1948

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    And about 25 books from 1897to 1950. Here's the best out of the bunch. I was pretty excited to see the wreck of the circus because to my understanding, it's a tough one to find.

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    And this is the thing that gave me that rush of finding something cool at a yard sale. And 50 cents, there was no way this wasn't coming home with me.

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    It has the original label inside of it too, here's a couple close up pics...

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    The label says...

    W. A. Gaines & Co. Distillers Frankfort, Kentucky

    On and after September 1st, 1892, all Old Crow Whiskey bottled by us will be sold under this label. We guarantee the whisky contained in this bottle to be genuine old Crow when sold under our unbroken seal.

    F.W. Hunt &Co. Boston, Mass

     

    And on the bottom of the bottle it has imprints stating the last sentence above.

    Any bottle junkies here? Would you happen to know anything about this bottle? Age, Worth? I havn't dwelled to much into bottle but my g/f's grandpa is a bottle collector so i bought it for his birthday.

  5. Just recieved my first two packages from val and i couldn't be happier with EVERYTHING. Transaction was smooth and fast, books accurately graded and Val's gotta be at the post office before the takeit symbol comes through.

    (thumbs u (thumbs u

  6. Sweet, thank you very much. I'll look into all of these. I already have a HA membership so i think i'll look there. I have never looked into OA so had no idea where to begin but this helps alot. Thanks!

     

    You are welcome; glad to help. Be sure to let us know how the hunt goes and get a CAF gallery and post when you buy.

     

    I should also mention that the CAF can be searched for Kelley's art. If you see a piece you like, you can politely approach the owner (through the CAF) about selling once you know what the "street price" is.

     

     

    Will do. Hopefully i'll have a piece to share with you guys sometime soon.

     

    Thanks again! (thumbs u

  7. You can get excellent pricing data from Heritage Auction's auction archive. You do need to sign up for a free account to see the sold price, but that's easy and they won't spam you.

     

    I searched on Kelley Jones and they've sold 15 pieces of his art. In June, they sold one you might have liked.

     

    I've never done it, but you can send a note to the owner and make an offer.

     

    Next up, Market Data on the CAF. It searches Heritage plus eBay and a couple of others. You need an account (free, no spam) and you will need to subscribe to go back very far, but it's not terribly expensive.

     

     

    Google tells me that the Art of Comics has pages from Red Rain.

     

    Dragonberry maintains a list of art sources. This OA board has a marketplace section that has a dealer list. You can also post a WTB for such art.

     

    That ought to get you started.

     

    Sweet, thank you very much. I'll look into all of these. I already have a HA membership so i think i'll look there. I have never looked into OA so had no idea where to begin but this helps alot. Thanks!

     

    When i was a kid, i was a huge Kelley Jones fan

     

    Does this line make anyone else feel incredibly old?

     

     

    lol

    I knew someone would say something along those lines. I was born in '86 so i'm on the younger side of the boards here.

  8. Im not really a OA collector but i've been thinking of buying some in the near future. When i was a kid, i was a huge Kelley Jones fan, especially his Batman stuff and The Hammer. I think if i ever did buy an OA, it would have to be a K.J. page, since he was a huge inspiration to me to start drawing. It would either have to be a page from The Hammer or Batman: Red Rain, Bloodstorm

     

    I just have a couple questions, does anyone know how much his pages go for? I'd imagine his bloody and gory pages go for more.

     

    Is there a big market for Kelley Jones stuff to where i could obtain a page easily from any of the above mentioned books? And if so, where? (Ebay, cons?)

     

    Thanks anyone that can help/ has any info.