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I just watched the video.. So clearly there are some problems here. for one.. she should be paid secondly, if I was Roger Reed, I'd can the guy who said "this is all the money we have in the personal account right now". As a businessman, such things should never be said. It's sad to see this happen.. What I wonder is why the consignor didn't go the route of legal action, which would be the fastest way for her to be paid what she is owed. On another level.. item sells for 24k and Illustration House only takes less than 10% is an incredible bargain..

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It's sad to hear such a thing happening at what is without question the gallery most responsible for bringing the field of illustrative art to the masses. They've functioned for some 50 years as the best place to find the widest range of illustration art and the best shows of illustration ever to be seen. I've known Walt Reed and in particular Roger Reed for many many years. My dealings with them were always exemplary both as a buyer and as a consignor and I'm quite surprised to hear such a story.. However..... so far, we really only have "second hand" information. The principals on either side of the Peanuts tale have not commented here, not even the person who has been derailed in the consignment of their Peanuts art. So before I would make any judgements, I'll wait to see if either Roger Reed or the consignor of the Peanuts art comments personally before passing the death sentence. On another level,, if Z.L., who I haven't spoken with in quite some time, actually wears a t-shirt and baseball cap while working in teh gallery during open hours should definitely clean up that act, without question.. Rich

I'm surprised anyone will something from a guy whose handle abbreviates to "Will F. U. " kinda warns ya beforehand.....

How Ruben Moreira got the Tarzan job is very funny. The art director at King Features was looking for a new artist seeing as Hogarth was leaving the strip. He was shown a Jungle Comics issue with art by Reed Crandall and decided to stop by Fiction House to see if he was interested in teh job. So he brought this comic book with him and asked about the artist and if he could talk to him. I think it was Ralph Mayo (art director at FH at the time) who said "Suer. He's over there" and he pointed toward Reed who was at a drawing table doing pages. Well, Ruben was at another drawing table in between the guy and Reed and he thought that was who Ralph was pointing at, offered him teh job and only after he had signed a contract & started putting in the work did the guy at KFS realize something was amiss. Too late.. Of course, this probably has soemthing to do witgh why "Rubimor" was not the Tarzan artist for longer than a year or so at whioch point Hogarth's "Drago" strip fail, putting him in line to take the Tarzan strip back..

to be even more specific, I think there are only 2 paintings that are real there. The Frank R Paul second from left at top and the center piece with the small plaque on it. The Magic Carpet is definitely a copy as is the Amazing cover at top left, the H.H. Wesso Astounding cover and the St John at right. The small piece at top center is real and the sf piece to the left of teh St John is also. the 2 pieces that are being vlocked by the actor whose name escapes me & Forry are also likely real pieces and the Planet pulp cover is also a fake

that photo is soooo misleading you have no idea. I remember seeing that wall the times when I was at Forry's house and I can tell youthat they aren't all (most actually) real!! Forry may or may not have owned the particular paintings shown. In some cases, he did indeed own the painting, and over the years as they would be sold, he had a friend recreate the painting so he wouldn't have an empty space. In other cases, if he liked the painting and did not own it, he had that one recreated too. there was also a "half wall" in teh basement that was covered with b&w Virgil Finlay illustrations. Darn things were pasted to the wall.. I remember having to remove one that was sold to a pal at the time and almost destroyed the piece taking it off the wall..

In 1964 Ken Mitchell (a name most of you won't know I'll bet) had an editorial in his sales list that asked "Will there ever be a $200 comic book?" Do you happen to have a scan of that list with the editorial? I'd love to see that. no, that's one list I dont have.. But I think it was posted somewhere years ago.. Of course, I remember it from exeperience.. though the experience was a little after 1964 in my case from a old copy of the list I read maybe about 1969/70.

Yes. thank you, a most wonderful and nostalgic look into the past (thumbs u keep in mind folks, that at that time, we didn't give a lot of premium to Hi-grade copies. so while a nm copy of Action 1 might be $1000, a VG copy would have been half or a little more and what we called VF back then might only be F- today. In 1964 Ken Mitchell (a name most of you won't know I'll bet) had an editorial in his sales list that asked "Will there ever be a $200 comic book?" the following month, Howard Rogofsky had Superman #1 on his list for $200 something that surprised me is that the Action #1 on ComicConnect right now was described as being bought for $35 in the 1950s.. I'm shocked that anyone would have thought at the time that he was spending his money wisely

it depends on what you mean by "costumed hero" and "superhero" costumed hero: someone who wears a costume and does not have super powers superhero: someone who does have superpowers, but does not need a costumed costumed superhero: well it's obvious ain't it? Flash Gordon began on January 7th 1934 and soon after was wearing a costume. Also, on the planet Mongo he was stronger than he was on Earth. So he could be the first costumed superhero Mandrake does wear a costume. Any attire that is a stage outfit is a costume. Mandrake does wear a stage outfit. ergo, he is a costumed hero and he can perform magic by speaking backwards and so he is indeed a costumed superhero The Phantom is a costumed hero with no super powers

thanks Michael.. now tell me.. where can I find the info on how this site uses html code so I can put pictues in my posts?? Rich=============

Thanks Steve.. I can't believe I only just found this place.. and only by accident searching for something entirely unrelated to comics I just wish I could figure out how to show pics.. can't seem to get that right.. and my signature isn't showing.. is this run by CGC ?? best Rich=================

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