Cat-Man_America Posted February 22, 2015 Share Posted February 22, 2015 (I found the Guy Holcombes back around 30 years ago. Nice books.) Absolutely. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Wow Cat, that is one awsome funny book! It's really a shame that slight cleaning gets it a 9.2 plod. I would kill to have a copy even close to that shape no matter what color the tomb says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Flea markets sucked today. That's how it goes. I had such a good day last week. They don't happen like that often. This the 4th Sunday and there are two very small antique flea markets. I often score at one that I go to where I have no competition but came up empty this time. There was rain in the forecast so it probably kept some sellers away. Anyway, here is a nice group of horror books to tickle your optic nerve. Since the weather was a little dicey, I took some photos and should have come cool stuff for you in the next few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share Posted February 22, 2015 Calling Moondog! Can you give us the lowdown on the Guy Holcombe collection? Would love to hear the details and what what was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Wish I had the time right now, but I will elaborate shortly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 No hurry Gary. Just when you get the time! Seems like you've been the lucky finder of more than one nice collection... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 OK, it's that time of year when our minds start thinking of spring. The days get longer, the flowers blooming, girls wearing less clothing and America's pastime. So, in honor of Spring Training, I thought I'd post some baseball stuff. Batter up! I got the first 5 issues of this book from the "Paul" collection. All were marked except for this one which is my favorite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Classic Eisner book I picked up cheap at Wonder Con last year on a whim. It doesn't disapoint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Nice Satchel Page black cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love this one "Murder at the World Series" with a skeleton cover. Great story and nice art here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Here's a classic. A note, upper right corner "Rex" wrote his name. This book came from the best estate sale I ever went to. The whole attic was filled with his toys, comics, books ect. He had polio and in the late '40's and early '50's he was a poster child for this disease. He was given two of everything. He usually played with only one of the toys and the other usually stayed un-used in the original box. There was everything. Vehicle toys, Cap Guns, Playsets, Western stuff, Character toys and over 1,000 comic books of all genres. I bought them all sight unseen. Had a wonderful few weeks going through them. He wrote his name on them all but kept them in very good shape. The usual western, funny animal stuff but also tons of superhero, horror, crime, jungle ect. It was fun to pick up a pile and flip through them not knowing what the next book would be. I sold most of them pretty quickly but kept about 75-100 for myself. The lady threw in a Donald Duck tells about kites for free because she thought it was just pages from another comic. Oh, and being one of the first people in my wife and I got a ton of toys as well. Made 5 trips to the car. A friend of mine who didn't know any better got the baseball cards. A big box including a lot of 1952 Topps. Yes, there was the Mantle rookie. When I pointed it out, he about wet his pants. I even got the Forbidden Planet Robby the Robot battery toy. So, if you ever see the name "Rex" or "Rexford Parker" on a comic, think of me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 And because, at least I love toys, here is a 1920's tin baseball game. I love how the players have a "bench" right on the field. There is also a football one that matches as well that I also have, but who cares football is over until next year. Time to celebrate the small ball! Sorry the photo is a little "blown out" but I took the photo in the sun. The colors are much more rich inside... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love this one "Murder at the World Series" with a skeleton cover. Great story and nice art here. I've been looking for one of those for a long time...it seems to be fairly difficult to find... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 I don't know. I've had it a long time. Would love to upgrade it but this will have do untill I can find a better one. As you see, I've got more than a few lower grade books. I'm of the school that any copy is better than no copy. Sometimes, you just have to take what you can get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmyst Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Here's a classic. A note, upper right corner "Rex" wrote his name. This book came from the best estate sale I ever went to. The whole attic was filled with his toys, comics, books ect. He had polio and in the late '40's and early '50's he was a poster child for this disease. He was given two of everything. He usually played with only one of the toys and the other usually stayed un-used in the original box. There was everything. Vehicle toys, Cap Guns, Playsets, Western stuff, Character toys and over 1,000 comic books of all genres. I bought them all sight unseen. Had a wonderful few weeks going through them. He wrote his name on them all but kept them in very good shape. The usual western, funny animal stuff but also tons of superhero, horror, crime, jungle ect. It was fun to pick up a pile and flip through them not knowing what the next book would be. I sold most of them pretty quickly but kept about 75-100 for myself. The lady threw in a Donald Duck tells about kites for free because she thought it was just pages from another comic. Oh, and being one of the first people in my wife and I got a ton of toys as well. Made 5 trips to the car. A friend of mine who didn't know any better got the baseball cards. A big box including a lot of 1952 Topps. Yes, there was the Mantle rookie. When I pointed it out, he about wet his pants. I even got the Forbidden Planet Robby the Robot battery toy. So, if you ever see the name "Rex" or "Rexford Parker" on a comic, think of me. I just bought one of these on Ebay to surprise my dad. He's not a comic book guy, but he was 10 when this came out, and he's a huge Yankees fan. I'm dying to find out if he saw it as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpepx78 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Love this one "Murder at the World Series" with a skeleton cover. Great story and nice art here. I've been looking for one of those for a long time...it seems to be fairly difficult to find... That's an interesting name on the book. In the WW2 internment records, a Tomoyuki Tanaka born in 1932 and from Santa Barbara was interned at the Gila River (Pima, Sacaton) Arizona camp in 1942. The Gila River internment camp was closed in November 16, 1945. Tanaka would have been 14 years old when he owned that comic and out of the camps. Interestingly, Tomoyuki Tanaka (1910-1997) is also the name of the film producer who created the Godzilla series in 1954. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 (edited) Well, wonders never cease...I just looked at ebay and bought a True Sport Picture Stories V3#10 for $20...I'm stoked...yeah... http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRUE-SPORT-PICTURE-STORIES-Vol-3-10-1946-/201285689945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edd8fe259#shpCntId Scroll down... See what you do here, Bob? Edited February 23, 2015 by tricolorbrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 Oh, and being one of the first people in my wife Why is her chastity an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Robot Man Posted February 24, 2015 Author Share Posted February 24, 2015 Well, wonders never cease...I just looked at ebay and bought a True Sport Picture Stories V3#10 for $20...I'm stoked...yeah... http://www.ebay.com/itm/TRUE-SPORT-PICTURE-STORIES-Vol-3-10-1946-/201285689945?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2edd8fe259#shpCntId Scroll down... See what you do here, Bob? Nice score Brian! But...seems like I might have a rare "interment camp" copy... And hey, kick a guy because he types too fast and forgot a coma??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
