cyberjad Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 In! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 20, 2010 Author Share Posted December 20, 2010 Archon_Turtle, I am thinking it would be a good idea to put a FAQ in the first post. Can include print run, average sale prices, why its collectable, etc. Thoughts? Sure, I'll work on something :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Great thread so far, I understand the print run is real low on this book. When a copy comes up for sale what do they usually fetch? Hard to say as these have publicly been sold only a few times. Of the instances I know of: 1. $6000 asking "As someone else mentioned, there was a set at the VA Comicon last month. Bechara Malouf (an original art dealer) owns that set. For those that are interested, he was asking $6k for that set at the show. I thought this was an "extra" set came that one of the board members, but I could be wrong. Regardless, they only recently surfaced. " 2. The set that was for sale at SDCC was being offered at $5000...if I remember correctly. 3. Awhile back a single #1 was sold publicly for $1800 4. A single #1 sold on this board VERY quickly for $1200 now to long ago. That was a steal. I regret now picking it up. Anyone else know of public sales? I am guessing few of us want to discuss our private sales there's also a set in the upcoming heritage auction so that will be a good barometer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Archon_Turtle, I am thinking it would be a good idea to put a FAQ in the first post. Can include print run, average sale prices, why its collectable, etc. Thoughts? Sure, I'll work on something :-) TY! Let me know if there is anything I can do to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comiconxion Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 there's also a set in the upcoming heritage auction so that will be a good barometer Yes, the upcoming auction will be a good barometer. Almost all the past sales were privately arranged and the ones that were public, weren't very well advertised. Many interested buyers could have missed them. A VF or better set should go for $3-6k. But, in the case of the Gobbledygook books, provenance is just as or more important than condition. I'd much rather have a Fine set with letters from Kevin and other original owner explaining their origin than a NM set without any provenance. Because of the provenance of this set, I expect this set to go towards the higher end of the range, but we will see! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted December 20, 2010 Share Posted December 20, 2010 Crazy. Absolutely crazy. I'm just glad Fugitoid wasn't my absolute favorite character as a kid; otherwise, I'd have an awful time of making this set a part of my collection! But man... I did love that little golden robot... Just out of curiosity... I'm guessing the 2nd printings of this set aren't terribly rare or expensive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 2nd printings? I don't have a 1986 'gook but I don't think its even the same material. (?) most of the 1984 'gooks are actually reprinted in the fugitoid oneshot. The first four or so chapters of that one shot are the 84 gooks. The last couple (?) chapters are new. As the 'toid one-shot was after TMNT 4, this would probably date those chapters to 1985 or so. beyond the 'toid pages, the 'gooks also have a bunch of eastman/laird non-story illustrations not reprinted in the 'toid one-shot. why do I feel like calling somebody a 'taard? (non double e spelling is *spooned*? Really?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Your liberal use of the word "gooks" offends me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac Man Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 2nd printings? I don't have a 1986 'gook but I don't think its even the same material. (?) most of the 1984 'gooks are actually reprinted in the fugitoid oneshot. The first four or so chapters of that one shot are the 84 gooks. The last couple (?) chapters are new. As the 'toid one-shot was after TMNT 4, this would probably date those chapters to 1985 or so. beyond the 'toid pages, the 'gooks also have a bunch of eastman/laird non-story illustrations not reprinted in the 'toid one-shot. why do I feel like calling somebody a 'taard? (non double e spelling is *spooned*? Really?) Cause words weren't spelled out fully leading to difficulty for readers?-) Kidding aside, thanks for the clarification. I've really only focused on Turtle books themselves so the others I'm really still working out the details on. And I noticed Adam posted a 1986 copy of Gobbledygook so I assumed it was a second printing. So, I should be able to account for the storyline through simply getting my hands on a copy of the 1985 Fugitoid One-shot... any idea if those Eastman & Laird illustrations were reprinted elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Your liberal use of the word "gooks" offends me.... that's what I was going for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 any idea if those Eastman & Laird illustrations were reprinted elsewhere? not that I know of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 (edited) any idea if those Eastman & Laird illustrations were reprinted elsewhere? I know of atleast 1 part of Gobbledygook #1 that saw previous print. The "Champ" story (the final story in Gobbledygook #1 by Kevin and his Uncle) was printed in Comix Wave 13 (Published a year before Gobbledygook #1). Comix Wave was Kevin's first publisher, and was an underground magazine. Here are comparison shots of my copies of both books. Comix Wave 13 is always on the left: Also, a few of the images in Gobbledygook #1 were reprinted in "Gallery" sections of it's 1986 counterpart: A few pages of Gobbledygook #2 also found their way into the 1986 Gobbledygook (for these comparison shots, I am using my counterfeit copy of GG2. My original is current framed with the cover art): Incidently, one of the gallery pictures in the 1986 Gobbledygook was not printed in the first "Gooks" but DID see previous print....WAAAAY previous print: This is a copy of the May 1979 issue of Scat Magazine. An underground zine that only circulated locally in Northampton. Legend has it Kevin's discovery of Scat on a bus is actually what prompted Kevin to meet Peter. Edited December 21, 2010 by Archon_Turtle aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 cool! I forgot about that champ story! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyDeLicious Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 Impressive work, Archon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted December 21, 2010 Share Posted December 21, 2010 I see you posted more pics - thanks Archon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 Happy to help gang :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archon_Turtle Posted December 21, 2010 Author Share Posted December 21, 2010 By the way, for those of you who are interested in other Pre-Mirage work of Kevin and Peter's, you can check out pics and info of my Pre-Mirage Collection by visiting the following links: http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=3653 http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=2700 http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=2754 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 By the way, for those of you who are interested in other Pre-Mirage work of Kevin and Peter's, you can check out pics and info of my Pre-Mirage Collection by visiting the following links: http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=3653 http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=2700 http://gogreenmachine.org/?p=2754 Amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Happy to help gang :-) Like someone noted earlier. I'm truly speechless!! Between your collection, relationships and your vast knowledge.....you leave my jaw open and drool pouring out profusely!!! Thank-you for posting and sharing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyberjad Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 The Heritage auction is live and the Gobbledygook books are already well over $3000 w/ BP with weeks left! http://comics.ha.com/common/search_results.php?Ntk=SI_Titles&Ntt=goobeldygook&Nty=1&N=52+793+794+791+1893+792+2088+&chkNotSold=0&Ns= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
