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3 hours ago, jimjum12 said:

Sergeant Barney Barker, a 3 issue Atlas run, has characters supposedly based on the Atlas Bullpen..... the Sergeant is Stan. At a show a few years ago, Ayers pointed out who some of them were based on, from his admittedly sketchy memory. GOD BLESS...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Judge for yourselves:

2 hours ago, Robot Man said:

This has been noted as possibly Stan but I'm not 100% convinced.

I can sort of see it. I mean, it's one of those things if you look hard enough...

12 hours ago, Robot Man said:

 

I love me some Reddy. That wood-jointed Mr. Peanut is a treasure as well. Staring at that GE figure, it takes all my imagination to see the Parrish influence, but after a while... yeah, maybe. Nothing obvious a la Knave of Hearts or Edison Mazda-esque, but maybe a little sumptin-sumptin.

I was pleasantly surprised to find these mixed in with some 1950's Popular Science:

June 1944

March 1943

November 1943

And just to prove I'm a sucker for good graphics no matter WHERE I find them:

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RM, those psychedelic rock posters made me think of these greeting cards from the 60's:

(when and where is the question!)

(I like you the best!)

19 hours ago, Ltpink2002 said:

I enjoy collecting vintage posters:

Amazing stuff, everyone. There are some discerning collectors out there. No wonder we all gravitate to golden age comics as well...

The above are Muchas, yes? I have never seen these particular images.

One of my occasional diversions is to sit down with an old Postermania catalog and pick out my favorite poster from each page.

6 hours ago, Robot Man said:

I like posters too. Especially Rock 'N Roll ones

I'm sure you bought some of these back in the day -ergo, you've done very well. Some truly classic posters and all the right acts one would want if you were going to start your own museum. Real treasures, RM.

21 hours ago, Ameri said:

This thread is on fire. Such neat stuff.  I like autographs

I've heard of one or two of those people...  I like that Geisel signs as "Ted" on the Seuss letterhead.

Do you specialize in entertainment mostly? Or do you branch out into historical, sports, etc.?

23 hours ago, Inaflash said:

Bad photos but I collect vintage telephones and cameras.

Ken

Cool! Do you work in the field? What got you started?

I fixed a pinball once for a guy who had a nice collection of that same model as you (Western Electric?). He told me what colors were the toughest, but I forgot. We had a yellow one, my friend had an avocado one.

On ‎8‎/‎3‎/‎2017 at 10:33 AM, Robot Man said:

 

 

 

Wow, RM, talk about the gamut of character matchbooks! I have long craved the Mighty and the Shadow, but I had never seen the Terry. The Archie is a winner as well.

The Tom Mix arcade game double has got to be uber scarce. Great coin-op crossover item.

1 minute ago, BitterOldMan said:

I only go back to the fifties.   Anything with tiny flippers or no flippers did not really attract my attention.  So guys could really nudge or shake the non-flipper or no flipper machines, but I was terrible on those.

I remember going to a bar during lunch hour with my late friend during the eighties.  He started playing one of those bingo machines and racked up a number of free games.  A large sign above the machine stated "No Gambling Allowed."    My friend walked over to the bartender, who promptly paid him off.  What a hoot!

Yeah, I know what you mean. I have a few pre-flipper pins that I can't let go of because they're so durn pretty, but they are boring to play. The small flipper ones I can deal with.

It's been a loooonnnggg time since I've seen a bingo on location. I have a couple like Coney Island and Big Show but they are horrible to work on. They have these stacks of wiper discs and scanning units to mechanically analyze all those number combinations and the cloth-insulated wires are always faded so it's often useless even if you have a schematic. They look really, really cool though!

7 minutes ago, Pat Calhoun said:

I like old lavishly illustrated editions of selected classics. Here are plates from 3 prime examples:

Mario Laboccetta from ‘Tales of Hoffman’ 1932, Paul Woodroffe from ‘The Tempest’ 1908, & Robert Diaz de Soria from Flaubert’s ‘Three Tales’ 1923.

Those are quite striking, with the middle example being my favorite.

I have a lot of popular American editions with plates by Wyeth, Rhead, Schoonover, etc. Most of them are aimed at younger readers.

Just now, Robot Man said:

I wouldn't either. I don't collect them. I would pay a couple hundred for 2,000 of them though. I'm sure the guy that bought it wouldn't pay squat for an old funny book. Many of them sold in the $20. to $65. each. As I said, I was surprised. I learned a lot about them.

Yikers. It's not something I keep up with over on the 'Bay. I will tell my wife not to throw them out when I'm put out to pasture.

I like getting a run of covers from a certain geographic area that reflects a family vacation or relative collecting locally. Night clubs are especially cool - Stork Club, Pago Pago, Café Society...

1 minute ago, Robot Man said:

That one was actually too late for this bunch. I do have several different of that character including the pop out jail one. I can't post them from here but will when I get the chance if you want.

J-E-A-L-O-U-S!!

But as I wrote above, I'm sort of a cheap-@ss, so I'll probably never own an example if I stubbornly insist in finding it in a box...

3 minutes ago, Robot Man said:

The Apache beer one sold for the most at $175. I was a little surprised. 

And kudos to the sellers who score like that as well as the buyers who are happy to find an elusive item, but I recall you writing once about you swimming in the middle of the pool (I think you're being modest!): well, I swim in the shallow end. I can't imagine shelling out that sort of dough for something like that. I can buy several shoe boxes of covers in the wild for that and have plenty more fun going thru them. Different strokes, I guess.

Just now, Robot Man said:

There were two of each one. I kept one of each one I wanted and sold the rest. I put a lot on the bay. The Apache beer one sold for the most at $175. I was a little surprised. 

Killer cover, but yes, that IS a little surprising! Big-time crossover interest in breweriana, though. One cover I have never found (unfortunately) is the Blue Coal featuring a certain pulp hero...

5 minutes ago, GoldCap said:

Thanks!  Here's a view of the back.

Very cool. Entrenched pols from both sides of the aisle would do well to heed the motto on the Lincoln reverse... that whole BY the people, FOR the people nuisance n all.

14 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Yes they were. An AMAZING original owner collection from a 6"x9" spiral bound book.  

I couldn't find it. Any keywords that you recall to narrow the search?

By the way, I like how the 'Bay corrects you when you write "Segar" and it searches for "sugar." Defiant little cyber-demons!  

1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I REALLY tried hard for a Herriman and Segar on eBay last week but the Herriman went for huge bucks (as always) and the Segar I should have gone higher on.  

Did you see that amazing sketch collection? Had almost everyone you mentioned above and more.  

Bummer... but it seems you're on the lookout, so good luck!

Were those sketches listed recently? On the 'Bay? If so, I'd like to find them.

27 minutes ago, GoldCap said:

I have a tiny collection of medals/ So-Called Dollars.  The Battle of Lexington is my favorite as is was sold at the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Lexington for $1.  200 were struck.  100 silver medals were struck as well as 4 gold.  President Grant and VP Wilson attended as well as some members of cabinet and roughly 100,000 visitors!  I've lived only a few miles from the battle green since I was 10 so it's interesting to imagine who originally bought it 142 years ago and where it's been since.  When I bought it years ago the seller was out of Texas.

These totally ooze history. Wonderful artifacts. The Lincoln visage is really compelling, and what looms larger than Lexington in the early annuls? Great share!

3 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

 

 

Boy, you sure don't mess around. A Seuss, Addams, and Schulz to lead off with. Who's on your wish list next?

I can't hang in those circles, but man o' man would I love a piece from each of the heavy hitters - an Outcault, McCay, Opper, Foster, Raymond, Hogarth, Caniff... Lucky are those among us who get to be custodians of stuff like that.  

On ‎8‎/‎1‎/‎2017 at 5:29 PM, BitterOldMan said:

I also have a large collection of manufacturer's pinball literature.  I have a restored 1975 Gottlieb El Dorado in my living room.  Yeah, I know, purple label, not blue label.

How far back do you like to venture as far as brochures go? I am by no means a completist, and I've collected (mostly traded for) examples from every decade:

19 minutes ago, KirbyJack said:

There are two ECs, good ones, and they caught my eye first. So I guess dibs!

My game with the 4 comic pages was keep 1, sell 1, and give 2. (I had a list of 14 comic savvy friends/acquaintances)

 

I think Air Burst is in one of those issues, if I recall correctly.

Regarding giving two of four away, you are way more altruistic than me!