Straw-Man Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 well done, sir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This book has come full circle. I sold it about 12 years ago. Glad to see it come back! Good for you, West! The SF/TR copies in your collection have grown impressively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Good for you, West! The SF/TR copies in your collection have grown impressively. West has cornered the market on this pedigree. It takes all my will power to repel his efforts to get the paltry few I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted July 28, 2015 Author Share Posted July 28, 2015 Good for you, West! The SF/TR copies in your collection have grown impressively. West has cornered the market on this pedigree. It takes all my will power to repel his efforts to get the paltry few I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 my 2 little piddling 'frisco books aren't high-grade enuff for him; he leaves me alone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) I just re-read Bob's letter to the editor in CBM 42 (I occasionally look at old stuff I've saved ). He says the Reilly stamp on the books was made by the newstand owner to separate out Reilly's books for his parents to pick up. Evidently it was not Tom's stamp...did anybody know that? I haven't seen it mentioned in this thread before. Edited July 29, 2015 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just re-read Bob's letter to the editor in CBM 42 (I occasionally look at old stuff I've saved ). He says the Reilly stamp on the books was made by the newstand owner to separate out Reilly's books for his parents to pick up. Evidently it was not Tom's stamp...did anybody know that? I haven't seen it mentioned in this thread before. I didn't know it -- or knew it once and then forgot it! Wonder why some books have the stamp and others don't? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Probably because Tom was in the war when the stamp was made...so the pre-enlistment issues wouldn't have it, and maybe a few issues never got stamped...He enlisted (according to Bob) in 1942 shortly after Pearl Harbor... Edited July 29, 2015 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Probably because Tom was in the war when the stamp was made... Well, I could be wrong, but I don't think that the absence or presence of the stamp matches up with the dates he was supposedly in the war. I say "supposedly" because so far no Tom Reilly who fits the story has been identified. At this point, I don't see how this story will ever be straightened out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Good for you, West! The SF/TR copies in your collection have grown impressively. West has cornered the market on this pedigree. It takes all my will power to repel his efforts to get the paltry few I have. ________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I just re-read Bob's letter to the editor in CBM 42 (I occasionally look at old stuff I've saved ). He says the Reilly stamp on the books was made by the newstand owner to separate out Reilly's books for his parents to pick up. Evidently it was not Tom's stamp...did anybody know that? I haven't seen it mentioned in this thread before. I wouldn't trust a single thing that he had to say about the collection. It's a damn shame as he should have some fair points, but teasing out the few truths from his abundant lies and mis-recollections is impossible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Well, be that as it may, he wrote a four page letter telling the whole story of how they got the comics. That was in 1996. Maybe his recollections have gotten distorted since then. Do you want me to scan the letter and post it? Edited July 29, 2015 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well, be that as it may, he wrote a four page letter telling the whole story of how they got the comics. That was in 1996. Maybe his recollections have gotten distorted since then. Do you want me to scan the letter and post it? Sure, but I first met him in 1996 and he was a liar then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) There are a lot of collectors and dealers who are liars...but I thought we were trying to figure out this story. Let's just forget the whole thing. Everyone involved has got to be a liar, from Bob to Bud Plant to Bella Abzug (Not sure if she was involved, but she must have lied about something, after all she was a politician). I would think more info is better than less info...maybe I'm wrong. So, tell me why I should take the time to copy the story and post it...if he's just a liar...because i got better things to do. Like show off my books... Edited July 29, 2015 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 There are a lot of collectors and dealers who are liars...but I thought we were trying to figure out this story. Let's just forget the whole thing. Everyone involved has got to be a liar, from Bob to Bud Plant to Bella Abzug (Not sure if she was involved, but she must have lied about something, after all she was a politician). I would think more info is better than less info...maybe I'm wrong. So, tell me why I should take the time to copy the story and post it...if he's just a liar...because i got better things to do. Like show off my books... Well, I'd like to see it .... (And I first met Bob around 1972.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Was he a liar then too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Good for you, West! The SF/TR copies in your collection have grown impressively. West has cornered the market on this pedigree. It takes all my will power to repel his efforts to get the paltry few I have. ________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I bet Sacentaur just shot his coffee threw his nose when he saw this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Well, maybe someone should relate some facts pertaining to Bob's lying...so the rest of us will remember to not believe anything he says about anything... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Was he a liar then too? I've never had any significant problems with him, but there are others who have had some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 I bet Sacentaur just shot his coffee threw his nose when he saw this. It actually was a McDonald's frappe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
