Duffman_Comics Posted April 6, 2010 Share Posted April 6, 2010 I was doing a little re-bagging and boarding last night and came across this. As is usual (for me anyway) I'd completely forgotten I had it. For those who came in late, Disney/Dell's were reprinted here from 1946-1974. They were (obviously) printed in low numbers but, surprisingly, the page quality was better than the originals - although the cover stock was simply an extension of the internals. This one was actually the second reprint of FC #386 here - the first was in 1952, this one is from 1958. Here's a link to a useful database of these things. Nice one Peter. I've always been confused as to why this is the 'Giant' series when they are the same size as all the other Aussie reprints - i.e. 32 pages including the front cover. (Which meant that the 32 page stories like 'Only a Poor Old Man' had to have a page cut - I don't have that one; what was cut from the Dell issue?) But it turns out that the even earlier ones had 24 pages (I have a few of those now). In terms of quantity the early Aussie reprints left a lot to be desired! Cheers, Andrew Good question, and I had to check. Interestingly, it is not a whole page that was cut - just panels, to wit: From the original, Page 2, panels 7 & 8 were excised (a rat is caught by Scrooge) Page 3, panels 1 through 4 (Scrooge explains the comfort that money gives him and deals with a spider). Page 3 panels 6 & 7 (Scrooge uses a blunderbuss to deal with a moth). So, page 2 loses the rat trap gag and the only panels that survive from page 3 are 5 and 8. This gives a total of 8 panels or one page "edited". What's lost is a bit of exposition, but it does detract a little from setting up the nature of Scrooge's obsessive compulsive disorder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Anyone been following this dealer on E-Bay: jj4802002 He has a lot of Duck four colors for sale as well as lots of early WDC & S. Has anyone dealt with him before. If you need a Pirate's Gold there are something like 4 available right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 That's 'Josh's Comics & Coins'. The consensus awhile back was that he was buying books and boosting their grades when selling, or cracking slabbed books and not disclosing slight resto. I would try to avoid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustedFlush Posted April 10, 2010 Share Posted April 10, 2010 Did I mention I have a 7.0 Frozen Gold SA bought from a boardie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 That's 'Josh's Comics & Coins'. The consensus awhile back was that he was buying books and boosting their grades when selling, or cracking slabbed books and not disclosing slight resto. I would try to avoid. Thanks, always good to know these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 11, 2010 Share Posted April 11, 2010 That's 'Josh's Comics & Coins'. The consensus awhile back was that he was buying books and boosting their grades when selling, or cracking slabbed books and not disclosing slight resto. I would try to avoid. He also had/has a WDC&S #20 that he grades at good which is brittle to the point of most of the internal pages being loose. To be fair, the cover presents well and he discloses the damage in the ad. But I think it's clearly overpriced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I picked up a couple of copies of this book. It was not as difficult to find as the Lemonade King but the dust cover was damaged around the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 I picked up a couple of copies of this book. It was not as difficult to find as the Lemonade King but the dust cover was damaged around the title. This one was hard to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted May 18, 2010 Share Posted May 18, 2010 These were easier to find but finding one with the dust cover was lucky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 My favorite duck isn't a comic book, but a picture. The wife gave this to me for Christmas a few years ago: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 My favorite duck isn't a comic book, but a picture. The wife gave this to me for Christmas a few years ago: Cool - I've got some ducks on my wall as well. (Not that one though.) The Barks library cover prints make great posters. Mine alternate with EC (sci-fi) cover prints - also great decorations. (Note to self: get Wings #79 ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 My favorite duck isn't a comic book, but a picture. The wife gave this to me for Christmas a few years ago: That room looks great. Spinner rack, plus the Corgi Batmobile, the Duck picture, the Supersnipe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 And the Bradshaw rookie. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 And the Bradshaw rookie. Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 What's with the lack of posts / updates from the Ducks collectors on the boards? Picked this # 7 (earliest one I was missing) last month in MN - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I only have a handful of beater ducks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Do mice count? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Love these books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Love these books ...Me too! Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelholt Posted May 29, 2010 Share Posted May 29, 2010 Love these books Great group of books. I see several of my favorite WDCS covers in there. #26 is my all time favorite I also have to say I love the deep red color on the Jack in the box cover/issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
