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The end of an era . . . estate sales!
BitterOldMan replied to tabcom's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
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The end of an era . . . estate sales!
BitterOldMan replied to tabcom's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
Got a copy of Superman 22 (right side third down) from the late Gary Arlington of the San Francisco Comic Book Company for $5 in 1971. Was in high school then, now a retired old coot. -
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With a $1,000 limit, the vast majority of my comics are cheap. Paid $990. Bought my first low grade FC 386 for $25 at the first Berkeley Comic Con in 1973. $25 in 1973 would be $158.30 today.
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When I saw cheap, I thought of Mad magazine who always put cheap next to their price. Some very interesting stuff posted in this informative thread.
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Fan Expo San Francisco - November 25-27, 2022
BitterOldMan replied to Kevin Boyd's topic in Comic Events
Must be using one of the smaller parts of Moscone Center. The San Francisco International Auto Show will coincide with the SF Fan Expo. -
Battle of the Golden Age Sci-fi Series
BitterOldMan replied to LDarkseid1's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
EC all day, every day! I loved the artwork. The stories were kind of cheesy with the punchline at the end. Two pages from my small collection. -
Comics, Pulps, and Paperbacks: Why such a discrepancy in values?
BitterOldMan replied to Reno McCoy's topic in Pulp Magazines
Stan Lee… "In the beginning, comics were the lowest rung on the cultural totem pole. I'd go to a party and people would say 'What do you do?' 'Um, uh, I'm a writer' and I'd try to walk away. And the guy would follow. 'What do you write?' 'Oh, er, stories for kids'. Well finally he'd pin me down and I'd say, 'Okay, I write comic books' - and boy, he couldn't get away fast enough," he said. -
Spirit Weekly Newspaper Inserts
BitterOldMan replied to Artful Investments's topic in Golden Age Comic Books
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The US title was Jim Thorpe, All-American. The UK title was Man of Bronze. I need the erase the Doc Savage movie from my memory ….. “Have no fear, the Man of Bronze is here.” 🤢
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Jim Thorpe movie is better than the George Pal Doc Savage movie.☹️ Doc Savage movie was painful to watch, since I had high, but unrealistic, expectations as a young Doc Savage fan.
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Here is my Mars Attacks set that I completed in the seventies. I bought some cards in 1962, but lost them running around in the playground. Mars Attacks is my favorite card set, including sports cards. In 1971, I saw an ad in Baseball Digest advertising older nonsports cards for sale and bought 44 out of 55. I found nine through The Trader Speaks, a sports card monthly. I bought the last card from long time dealer, Dennis King, at his first store in Berkeley. Notice the Outer Limits card, which is part of a complete set. Here is my Mars Attacks wrapper. Never found an original box that was affordable.
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The Elusive, Weird World of Pulp Premiums
BitterOldMan replied to Robot Man's topic in Pulp Magazines
The weed of crime bears bitter fruit. The Shadow Secret Society kit from seventies purchased directly from Jim Steranko. I used to keep the card in my wallet, just in case the Shadow needed to contact me. -
Here are two busts of Doc Savage sculpted by Randy Bowen for Graphitti Designs owned by Bob Chapman. Bob runs the licensed tshirts for SDCC. Left bust is resin, the right bust is bronze. The Man of Bronze in bronze. The bronze bust came in a wooden crate . Wish the crate was labeled Hildalgo Trading Company.
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Here is my membership kit to the Brotherhood of Bronze issued by the great Jim Steranko in the seventies through his informative magazine Mediascene. I really liked the Clark Savage Jr. signature on the membership card.
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From Jim Steranko’s club that he formed in the seventies. I carried my card in my wallet for years, until the bronze coloring came off.
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Here is my OA from the modern Doc Savage comics with a cover painted by Alex Ross as a homage to the fantastic James Bama covers. The Bama covers drew my attention, though the stories were not as great as the covers. I read all 181 Doc Savage original stories.
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Poor man’s Man of Bronze published in 1933. Generally found in poor condition. Reminds me of Big Little books.
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CATRICK'S CORNUCOPIA is CLOSED
BitterOldMan replied to catrick339's topic in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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CATRICK'S CORNUCOPIA is CLOSED
BitterOldMan replied to catrick339's topic in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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CATRICK'S CORNUCOPIA is CLOSED
BitterOldMan replied to catrick339's topic in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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