don't look now but Ian wasn't the first to have a complete collection of DC's

[WEBHEAD]

I bought a wonderful encyclopida called " The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heros" volume 1 Batman by Michael Fleisher. This was written in 1976. What an awesome book of data on the Batman spanning 1927 to around 1965. He completed only one more volume on Wonder Woman before he gave up his quest of a eight volume series.

This would have included

 

Vol 3 Captain Marvel, Plastic Man and the Spirit

Vol 4 Green Lantern

Vol 5 the Flash

Vol 6 Superman

Vol 7 Captain America Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch

Vol 8 Doctor Fate ,Hawkman, Starman, and the Spectre

 

 

I wished he had finished his deram but alas it was not to be. I was reading it again and I was so surprised to read the following in the preface. To do his research he went to the source National Periodicals Publications and gained access to the treasure chest. The official library of DC comics. Here in 1969 was two of every comic book DC ever published. Truly the first of it's kind.

 

Long before other tried it wqas already done including the elusive Buzzy #70

 

here is a scan of part of the preface

 

 

Thanks to Greda Gettel who was the offical DC librarian.

 

 

Anyone who has any information on Michael Fleisher's efforts please let me know.

 

 

 

 

WEBHEAD

[drice6900]

They were all bound? Ouch...

[Rob]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

[PovertyRow]

I have to say there is a heck of a difference between DC's Library "acquiring" such a collection and an individual like Ian acquiring such a collection. I'd also wonder how the fact that two of every single comic DC produced was included waas verified. I know Ian has such records and can probably support his claim to having - is it still "all but one"?

[DiceX]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

 

Did he complete it?

I thought he was still missing one book.

[DKB]

The day the first DC comic was published and sold...a lot of people had an entire collection of DC comics. Then they probably took their entire collection and tossed it in the trash. Can you imagine? Someone throwing away an entire collection of DC comics?!?!

[WEBHEAD]

 

 

fore sure

 

WEBHEAD

[DiceX]

The day the first DC comic was published and sold...a lot of people had an entire collection of DC comics. Then they probably took their entire collection and tossed it in the trash. Can you imagine? Someone throwing away and entire collection of DC comics?!?!

 

That's deep, man.

[Aces]

Ian never said he was the first.

He also still needs one book last time I heard.

[blowout]

Ian hasn't got a complete collection yet.

[Fan4Fan]

I bought a wonderful encyclopida called " The Encyclopedia of Comic Book Heros" volume 1 Batman by Michael Fleisher. This was written in 1976. What an awesome book of data on the Batman spanning 1927 to around 1965. He completed only one more volume on Wonder Woman before he gave up his quest of a eight volume series.

This would have included

 

Vol 3 Captain Marvel, Plastic Man and the Spirit

Vol 4 Green Lantern

Vol 5 the Flash

Vol 6 Superman

Vol 7 Captain America Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch

Vol 8 Doctor Fate ,Hawkman, Starman, and the Spectre

 

He actually did complete Vol. 6, as I read that as a wee lad (from the local library). It really is too bad that he didn't complete the proposed series... I remember looking for them every so often for several years and vaguely recall even writing the publisher to enquire after them.

 

Here is one for sale.

 

Thanks,

Fan4Fan

[Mephisto]

I also read that book. I found it in the Community College Library over the sumer. They also had the Wonder Woman one there too.

[Arty]

I bet there were missing issues in that library.

 

Probably some obscure titles like Fat and Slat

[Rob]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

 

Did he complete it?

I thought he was still missing one book.

 

You're right, I stated it wrong.

 

Did he ever complete the complete collection of every Motown record released in the UK?

[DiceX]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

 

Did he complete it?

I thought he was still missing one book.

 

You're right, I stated it wrong.

 

Did he ever complete the complete collection of every Motown record released in the UK?

 

I think he's still missing Buzzy #70.

[Ian_Levine]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

 

Sorry to disillusion everybody, but DC's own collection has never been nearly complete.

 

In the 1970s, they even issued a pamphlet to fans begging for many of their missing issues to be found.

 

The facts here are all skewered and wrong.

[Ian_Levine]

I bet there were missing issues in that library.

 

 

Several hundred

[Ian_Levine]

Ian hasn't got a complete collection yet.

 

Correct.

Neither has anyone else.

[PovertyRow]

OK, so Ian has the first complete UNBOUND collection of DCs....

 

Sorry to disillusion everybody, but DC's own collection has never been nearly complete.

 

In the 1970s, they even issued a pamphlet to fans begging for many of their missing issues to be found.

 

The facts here are all skewered and wrong.

 

Now I posted this and of course because Pov posted it nobody reads it. Nobody cares. The love ain't here. All they care about is my little - errr - dog.

 

Pov's wise words said first! "I have to say there is a heck of a difference between DC's Library "acquiring" such a collection and an individual like Ian acquiring such a collection. I'd also wonder how the fact that two of every single comic DC produced was included waas verified. I know Ian has such records and can probably support his claim to having - is it still "all but one"?"

[Ian_Levine]

I think he's still missing Buzzy #70.

 

No I'm not.

 

I'm only missing New Adventure 26.