BB-Gun Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Picked up a couple of copies of FC 147 just before Christmas. It goes with my proofs collection of the story. what is the story behind the proof? Found the proofs at at an antique show. The previous owner had several sets from Dell WDCS and FC comics. Said he found them a while back but I don't remember where. Perhaps a colorist or an editor had owned them. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Share Posted January 8, 2011 Just received this in the mail. It's the first Barks cover on this title. Nice! Great colors! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Picked up a couple of copies of FC 147 just before Christmas. It goes with my proofs collection of the story. what is the story behind the proof? Found the proofs at at an antique show. The previous owner had several sets from Dell WDCS and FC comics. Said he found them a while back but I don't remember where. Perhaps a colorist or an editor had owned them. bb Boy, just goes to show you never know what you might find at a store or flea market. As a kid I remember running across old Ub Iwerks animation cells at a flea market and not being able to afford the $5. ticket. I knew who he was and what they were but didn't have the scratch. Could kick myself now for not figuring out a way to beg the money from Mom and Dad. Nice piece of history there. Did you pick up the others too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 Picked up a couple of copies of FC 147 just before Christmas. It goes with my proofs collection of the story. what is the story behind the proof? Found the proofs at at an antique show. The previous owner had several sets from Dell WDCS and FC comics. Said he found them a while back but I don't remember where. Perhaps a colorist or an editor had owned them. bb Boy, just goes to show you never know what you might find at a store or flea market. As a kid I remember running across old Ub Iwerks animation cells at a flea market and not being able to afford the $5. ticket. I knew who he was and what they were but didn't have the scratch. Could kick myself now for not figuring out a way to beg the money from Mom and Dad. Nice piece of history there. Did you pick up the others too? No, I didn't pick up the others. Wish I had picked up the Bucky Bug proofs. Two copies of each proof were available. Don't know what happened to the dealer. He wasn't a comic book guy. I usually only find Sunday pages at antique shows. Have some nice Flash Gordon pages but they are only the regular newspaper print which hold up pretty good if stored away but break down pretty fast if put on display. Brian Block usually helps with the antique show arrangements and I think he usually gets first pick of any golden age. Nice guy though and he is always helpful if you have a question about comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 What a great book to kick off the quest, Andrew - Barks' only cover/story "credit". Only 99 more to go? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 What a great book to kick off the quest, Andrew - Barks' only cover/story "credit". Only 99 more to go? Not quite - turn sigs on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Well on the way!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sakaridis Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... In this case, I think that "looks good for its age" must be considered for understatement of the year! And from an eBay seller, too! Looks great for its age, would be infinitely more appropriate. Excellent grab, Andrew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 no kidding! you expect gvg when you hear 'good for its age'! that's a lovely copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARK Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 (edited) A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... Andrew,Great pick-up from Ebay. Love the book! Edited February 2, 2011 by ARK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 That's a great WDCS 78, Andrew. I should stop checking this thread -- every time you post one I want to go back to buying them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... Great looking copy of a great issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted February 3, 2011 Share Posted February 3, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... Great copy! And I bet those chicken dinners are of the utmost quality! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 (edited) A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... In this case, I think that "looks good for its age" must be considered for understatement of the year! And from an eBay seller, too! Looks great for its age, would be infinitely more appropriate. Excellent grab, Andrew! Looks like a Barks' name on the box. Was that a Kelly or Carl Buettner joke or did Barks do the cover? Edited February 4, 2011 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... In this case, I think that "looks good for its age" must be considered for understatement of the year! And from an eBay seller, too! Looks great for its age, would be infinitely more appropriate. Excellent grab, Andrew! Looks like a Barks' name on the box. Was that a Kelly or Carl Buettner joke or did Barks do the cover? I don't think it is a Barks cover - GCD doesn't note it as such - and his only "credit" seems to be something like a tribute from Buettner or Kelly (I'd favour the latter). Legend has it his editor(s) were none too happy with the display, but let it slide on the understanding "never again". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 A slow start to my aim to get stuck into WDC&S 1-100 in 2011, but at least it's a nice one. This was on eBay - 'looks good for its age' and had a cropped photo. Sometimes it's worth taking a punt... In this case, I think that "looks good for its age" must be considered for understatement of the year! And from an eBay seller, too! Looks great for its age, would be infinitely more appropriate. Excellent grab, Andrew! Looks like a Barks' name on the box. Was that a Kelly or Carl Buettner joke or did Barks do the cover? I don't think it is a Barks cover - GCD doesn't note it as such - and his only "credit" seems to be something like a tribute from Buettner or Kelly (I'd favour the latter). Legend has it his editor(s) were none too happy with the display, but let it slide on the understanding "never again". It's Walt Kelly - he did some wonderful covers on WDC&S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldsbestcomics Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 A couple new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 (thumbs u I introduced two of my nephews to Duck books this past Christmas and made converts of both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted February 15, 2011 Author Share Posted February 15, 2011 (thumbs u I introduced two of my nephews to Duck books this past Christmas and made converts of both of them. When do they get to look at Uncle Adam`s high grade copies? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
