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ashrael

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    CELEBRATE THE DOUBLE COVERS

    in Comics General

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    Sweet!

     

    My copy won't hit 9.4, but it is still pretty nice :)

     

    You also have a double cover of this?

     

    I was surprised to learn that no copies of this book higher than a 9.4 had been submitted.

     

    Yep, I bought it off zilla4 as a FN, but of course it is much higher (9.0 or so).

    Golden Age Collection

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items.

     

    Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold.

     

    Is he still collecting?

     

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    The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet.

    An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old.

     

    He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection.

    At the time of that article Action 1 was twenty eight years old. Didn't Alpha Flight 1 come out about twenty eight years ago. I doubt it would be at the top of anyone's piles!

     

    Yeah, but if Alpha Flight #1 was my most valuable comic (and one of the oldest in my oh-so-crappy collection) I would center it.