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Article from 1951

I hope this is the one I have now. Sounds like it !

Agreed. He was never about flash and fame but it's quite an honor to know that his name will live on. The first time I discovered that there was a pedigree with his name on it, I had tears in my eyes. It's like seeing his name engraved on a plaque or etched in stone.

Btw, this is why I joined this site. Love this post !

Not really. A few odds and ends but nothing serious. Wife and I wanted something with my Dad's name that could be passed down to my son. Hoping to find some more of his at a good price in the future. The only other comic I own that has any value has Mark Hamill's signature on it. We paid to have him autograph the Star Wars comic we received in a goody bag from Fax Expo Dallas two years ago. He was there this year so it was only fitting to have him sign it! I hope to get it slabbed sometime in the future.

pics of the back

He sold them, not me. I can only speculate that he kept his name out of it because he was worried about having a sale (income) right before he retired. He sold the collection for next to nothing based on what I've seen some of his books go for. I asked him about that multiple times and he always said "i only paid 5-10 cents for them, I got my money back and then some".

I did not. I saw a few with his name on them in a Comic Book shop in Abilene one day. I asked the guy "why do you have my dad's comics ?" like they were still his LoL. That started the ball rolling on him realizing he could sell them. He started digging through them because he thought he had an Action #1. My Dad actually sold his collection shortly before he retired in the early 90's.

Yes, I'm still blown away at what some of his books are worth. It took my wife a few months of searching to find one up for sale/auction.

Planet Comics #53 Recil Macon Pedigree Thanks to a wonderful wife, we were finally able to get our hands on one of my Dad's comics. I smile every time I look at it.