Archon_Turtle Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Today I bring you another installment in "Things so obscure that Archon is probably the only one that cares!" But, I think it's interesting, so I'm making you read about it. So this last week, my amazing wife heather and I finally took our honeymoon. We spent the week in Orlando Florida, and did all the Touristy stuff (Disney World, Universal, etc). The last night we were there, Heather and I had the opportunity to have dinner with our very own TMNT and his beautiful wife (Dinner was fantastic by the way). But we aren't here to talk about my social experiences! After dinner, before parting ways, Danny presented me with a gift. A 1984 Bud Plant Catalog! "A What?!" You say? Well...honestly, as of now, I can't really tell you a whole lot about it; other than it appears to be a comic and pop culture mail-order catalog from California. Danny couldn't tell me much more about it either. As I said, the catalog is dated 1984, so it was printed around the time of the publication of TMNT #1. The paper has some pretty cool stuff in it. Doctor Who books, Various Marvel Properties, and even Indiana Jones! But why would Danny have given this to me? Weeeeelllll.... In the middle of the catalog, there is a little advert for TMNT #1! As the catalog is dated 1984, this has to be one of the earliest advertisements for the book. The interesting thing is that it is a California publication, and much of the initial advertising for the original book didn't circulate very far from New Hampshire. So if you're like me, and enjoy little obscure things like this, I am glad to be able to share this with you. If not...then...you should probably stop reading my posts :-P Thanks again to Danny for this awesome gift! Happy to have it in my collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Bud Plant is an old school comic distributor, back before Diamond had a monopoly. Those catalogs are like Diamond Previews I guess. Very cool copy you have there (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNT Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Great food, great company! We had a swell time as well. Gotta do it again, Cali style next time. Enjoy the gift! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 (edited) I love seeng old advertisements like that. Who would have thought at the time the impact this book would make especailly since it was a "coincidental parody". Edited January 18, 2011 by rabidwolf sorrenmj 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 So I've got a question. Tales of the TMNT Volume 2 #64 has an advertisement for my TMNT blog (GoGreenMachine.Org) on the inside cover. It's special to me because not only is it my website, but it's the first and only time Mirage ever advertised in one of their books for something they didn't own or were directly affiliated with. I'd like to get a copy graded, but would like them to denote the advertisement on the label. Could I get them to do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabidwolf Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I know that if you provide something significant about an issue to CGC they tend to denote it. Maybe "first non-Mirage advertisement" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted January 22, 2011 Author Share Posted January 22, 2011 ? I wonder if you'd be able to SS it by signing it? Joking aside, that's really cool to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I got something special in the mail today... Who wants to guess what it is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutie Fan Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 A nice mid grade TMNT #1 that you want to sell to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 close... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 But actually this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (thumbs u B E A U tiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebends1996-migration Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 But actually this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toitle Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 But actually this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryan91 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Congratulations!!! That looks great! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whetteon Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 But actually this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogglekng Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 How much did you cough up for that one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 How much did you cough up for that one? Not at much as you would think. I got super, super, amazingly lucky buying it raw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 Today I bring you another installment in "Things so obscure that Archon is probably the only one that cares!" But, I think it's interesting, so I'm making you read about it. So this last week, my amazing wife heather and I finally took our honeymoon. We spent the week in Orlando Florida, and did all the Touristy stuff (Disney World, Universal, etc). The last night we were there, Heather and I had the opportunity to have dinner with our very own TMNT and his beautiful wife (Dinner was fantastic by the way). But we aren't here to talk about my social experiences! After dinner, before parting ways, Danny presented me with a gift. A 1984 Bud Plant Catalog! "A What?!" You say? Well...honestly, as of now, I can't really tell you a whole lot about it; other than it appears to be a comic and pop culture mail-order catalog from California. Danny couldn't tell me much more about it either. As I said, the catalog is dated 1984, so it was printed around the time of the publication of TMNT #1. The paper has some pretty cool stuff in it. Doctor Who books, Various Marvel Properties, and even Indiana Jones! But why would Danny have given this to me? Weeeeelllll.... In the middle of the catalog, there is a little advert for TMNT #1! As the catalog is dated 1984, this has to be one of the earliest advertisements for the book. The interesting thing is that it is a California publication, and much of the initial advertising for the original book didn't circulate very far from New Hampshire. So if you're like me, and enjoy little obscure things like this, I am glad to be able to share this with you. If not...then...you should probably stop reading my posts :-P Thanks again to Danny for this awesome gift! Happy to have it in my collection! Very nifty. Bud Plant was a groundbreaking distributor, indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 How much did you cough up for that one? Not at much as you would think. I got super, super, amazingly lucky buying it raw I don't wanna even know do I?.......I bought mine at the peak and it was slabbed. You are a patient and therefore smarter man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
