Bumble Kitty Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks for the report Bob, it was a lot of fun. I heard several people refer to WonderCon as a "mini-San Diego". They either got boxed out for SDCC tickets or just don't want the hassle anymore. Boardies were indeed everywhere - I enjoy the chats, meals, and deals so much. Traffic and parking were better and easier than I expected. Hot vintage books? Had to be Matt Baker covers (St. John) along with Bill Everett covers (Atlas). Wonder Woman SA books were flying out of the boxes. Bedrock had an entire wall of Gaines copies, otherwise nice EC's were in short supply. Several dealers got stuck with poor locations that were too far off the beaten path, including Sal Zimmerman and Greg Reece - hopefully they can get better locations next year. Overall, a very enjoyable show! Here's my meager haul: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 I don't think the atmosphere has changed at all. You will always hear the whining that it sucks on Easter weekend or that it was better in San Francisco or Anahiem. I used to love it in SF but it's gone and ain't coming back. Next year it's back in Anahiem and not on Easter. I am equal distance from LA or Anahiem so it doesn't matter to me. It did seem a little 'edgier" in LA which is cool. It was a good, tight show that you could almost do in one day if you were real focused. I would have liked a few more comic dealers but I managed to spend more than I should have with the ones that were there. I heard a lot of people say that they are done with San Diego and this was it for them. Was a great alternative for me to and I would go to any of the 3 locations. I "heard" that one dealer won't do a show in LA. Hopefully he will be back for the Anaheim show. I also "heard" that one or two will be back next year now that the Con is the weekend after Easter. Me, I enjoy Anaheim a little bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weird Paper Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 (edited) That looks like my stack. Are you sure you didn't get mixed up. Here's my meager haul: Were you there Adam? I would have like to meet the elusive Mr. Strange... First, his people have to call your people, then background checks completed, non-disclosure forms signed, etc. Then, you will receive an untraceable phone call late at night with further instructions... Edited March 30, 2016 by Weird Paper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Yeah,but then he may take you to Mr jbcomicboxs' pad....it is a dream... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thanks for a great report, Bob, it was almost like being there! I only remember one Disney from your pictures, which is sad, but a sign of the times. At SVCC, Terry O'Neill was very happy to have just picked up something like WDCS 1-50 and a full run of Mickey Mouse Magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat report RM!!!!!!! Thanks pal looks like you had a fun show!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Sure did Gino. Any chance I get to buy some books and share the joy of it with fellow collectors is truly a blessing at my age. I was a little disappointed to see no MLJ, Ace, Fox, Prize or Speed Comics though. The kind of stuff in your sig line that we both like just doesn't seem to show up at shows any more. Nobody seems to have any for sale. So, I set my sights a little lower and managed to still find a pretty good stack of the off the radar cool stuff I like anyway. Between WonderCon, Sharon and Catrick on the boards and a nice little run of late number Jumbos, I'm in the poorhouse for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I was a little disappointed to see no MLJ, Ace, Fox, Prize or Speed Comics though. The kind of stuff in your sig line that we both like just doesn't seem to show up at shows any more. Nobody seems to have any for sale. I'll second this - these types of books were non-existent at the Con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 They seem to have been "discovered" by a lot of people now. The prices are very volital right now.Very hard to put a sale number on many of them because of this. When they turn up on Ebay they seem to go crazy. I I were to sell mine (and I'm not), I would have to put them up for auction and let the market decide. Grade has very little or no factor on these either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Annother little departure from the usual funny book fare today. I re-discovered these recently in the junk pile. This is a very cool set of pinbacks put out by Kitchen Sink in the early 1970's. It is a very large set I believe. Here are some of mine. I'm sure some of you "old timers" might remember these. One of my favorites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 How many of you know Hugh Hefner was a cartoonist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 The master of the weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 The man of motorcycles and dark streets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 A couple of classic EC artists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Who doesn't love Betty Boop? I was lucky enough to go to Grim Natwick's estate sale years ago and score all his Golden Age Comic Books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 One of the Masters! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Annother of the greats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Can't not show this one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 (edited) Nice One! Got any more? They seem to run alphabeticaly with the end of the alphabet the high numbers. I wonder who would be first and who would be last. Anybody else got some to show? Anybody got a full set? Edited April 2, 2016 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Sadly no. I have this one and I also have the Wolverton, # 52, you've already shown. I picked the back stock of a shop some years ago and the owner threw them on my pile as freebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
