frozentundraguy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 I have, or my spreadsheet "says" I have # 8, but I cannot seem to locate it. I hate it when my spreadsheeet seems to lie but it's typically my short boxes who ate the comics. Sweet Scrooges Hepcat. I agree the yellow on that # 9 really pops. Oddly enough my #8 was stashed in a short box, and not lurking in the long box where it's normally found. It's in way worse condition than I remembered, however. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozentundraguy Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) WDCS # 176 May 1955 The boys are prepared for Donald's reaction to their subpar grades. Child beating just ain't what it used to be. Jack Maybe the boys picked up that idea from the Jr. Woodchuck manual. It seem like "that certain" season is nearly here again. #128 May 1951 Edited November 23, 2011 by frozentundraguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted November 23, 2011 Share Posted November 23, 2011 (edited) Looks like you've been pawing through my collection. Jack (the prime stuff) I just added that photo cause my wireless keyboard went dead and I didn't have any fresh batteries. I have purchased three copies of the WDCS with the Mad Chemist story but only one has a cover.Those early DD stories are fun to read in any condition. Edited November 23, 2011 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Just got this really solid copy in today. It's the 40th of my attempted 1-100 run. (Might be time for a group shot... ) For now I'm concentrating on 50-100, because I think the trend in duck prices is generally downwards still and those expensive early ones can wait. Anyone disagree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 A very nice copy, AJD, 7.5-8.0 (with a single staple)? Right in my wheelhouse. Now, not to be a Debbie Downer, but I think EVERYTHING is trending to lower levels. It is a great time to be a collector Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I agree with you. No need to rush on the earlier numbers, esp. if you can build the later part of the run with beauties like this one with a rare late Goofy appearance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 I concur with what Scrooge says *gasp*. I do keep an eye out for good deals on lower numbered issues but I am also only focusing on #50-up first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 Thought the duck board might enjoy this picture of me getting to meet Don Rosa a few years back in San Diego. Don Rosa at the time was no longer working on the Disney books and we had a long talk about how he preferred to spend his time cutting his grass down in Kentucky. That's was a shame from my point of view. For any of you interested Don used to do a great series for the old RBCC called the Pertwillaby Papers. The infulence of Barks is pretty clear in the stories and they are a lot of fun. Not sure if they ever got reprinted but they are worth picking up. Before that Don used to write the infrormation column for RBCC and those are fun to read as well. As I recall at this show Don was selling off his collection, a great set of books from the sixties throught the eighties or nineties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 There is a Pertwillaby Papers collection out there. Came out of Norway in 2001 - http://www.amazon.com/Pertwillaby-Papers-Don-Rosa/dp/8291149070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322265026&sr=8-1 I thought though there had been some other reprints of it earlier but can't find it online (not looking hard either ...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 25, 2011 Share Posted November 25, 2011 There is a Pertwillaby Papers collection out there. Came out of Norway in 2001 - http://www.amazon.com/Pertwillaby-Papers-Don-Rosa/dp/8291149070/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1322265026&sr=8-1 I thought though there had been some other reprints of it earlier but can't find it online (not looking hard either ...) Thanks Scrooge, I was going to add that to my wish list until I looked at the price! WOW! Wish I had saved those old RBCC's I thinnk I sold them some years ago. I used to subscribe and it was one of the great pleasures of receiving a new issue was to read the latest PP installment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustedFlush Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Which one's 40yrs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 The one who doesn't look like Don Rosa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BustedFlush Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Found it. Bought at Richard Kyle's Wonderworld Books store in Long Beach about 30 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Cool Busted Flush; and that cover is actually an indication of why Don Rosa stopped doing duck books. Every bit of detail he drew was accomplished with T-square and French Curves; a result of his undergrad training in Civil Engineering. Most other artists freehand such things but Don was self taught and adapted drafting techniqes to his draughtmanship. Anyone familiar with these techniques will realize the incredible amount of time it took him to complete a story. That time committment is what he spoke of that day and his inability to make it all pay off for the amount of time required. Too bad as Don was certainly the heir apparent to Mr. Barks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 There's these Fantagraphics reprints from the 80s as well. I bought mine from Mile High years ago and I notice they still have #1 in stock. (Best walrus stampede in comic history!) #2 has the original omnisolve story. It is very similar to the later duck one, almost down to the last 'glorp'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 And there are three volumes of Don's 'Captain Kentucky' strip collected by a fan group. I'm lucky enough to have all of them signed by the man himself. Here's #1: One of the characters in here appears in the duck version of the Kalevala. I wonder if I was the only one who thought 'hey, it's J. Fred Frog' when the big splash panel with Iku Turso appears near the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 There's these Fantagraphics reprints from the 80s as well. Thanks! Those are the ones I was thinking about. Should be much cheaper to come by than the new (2001) edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Don Rosa is the spitting image of Christopher Lloyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted November 26, 2011 Author Share Posted November 26, 2011 Cool Busted Flush; and that cover is actually an indication of why Don Rosa stopped doing duck books. Every bit of detail he drew was accomplished with T-square and French Curves; a result of his undergrad training in Civil Engineering. Most other artists freehand such things but Don was self taught and adapted drafting techniqes to his draughtmanship. Anyone familiar with these techniques will realize the incredible amount of time it took him to complete a story. That time committment is what he spoke of that day and his inability to make it all pay off for the amount of time required. Too bad as Don was certainly the heir apparent to Mr. Barks. Interesting, I never knew that was how he drew. What a shame, as he was certainly the best Duck artist since Barks. I wonder why he wouldn`t consider just writing, and letting someone else do the art, since he was also the best writer since Barks too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted November 26, 2011 Share Posted November 26, 2011 Cool Busted Flush; and that cover is actually an indication of why Don Rosa stopped doing duck books. Every bit of detail he drew was accomplished with T-square and French Curves; a result of his undergrad training in Civil Engineering. Most other artists freehand such things but Don was self taught and adapted drafting techniqes to his draughtmanship. Anyone familiar with these techniques will realize the incredible amount of time it took him to complete a story. That time committment is what he spoke of that day and his inability to make it all pay off for the amount of time required. Too bad as Don was certainly the heir apparent to Mr. Barks. Interesting, I never knew that was how he drew. What a shame, as he was certainly the best Duck artist since Barks. I wonder why he wouldn`t consider just writing, and letting someone else do the art, since he was also the best writer since Barks too. Very interesting. Shame he retired, his love of the characters and his talent are undeniable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
