Yellow Kid Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 tb has been so gracious to share all of his beautiful Mickey Mouse Magazines with us that I wanted to thank him in a special way. He took on a difficult task, trying to find high grade copies of those beautiful MMMs from the 1930's, a period from which relatively few high grade books still exist. But he loved the Disney art, and he had the patience (which I usually lack) and focus to do it right and after several years has put together what I feel is the finest collection of MMMs ever assembled. I think it is nothing short of amazing that the majority of his books grade 9.0 or above. Although the images of each book by necessity will be small, I am happy to present his entire collection in a group image for the first time. Thanks tb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GEMWORKS Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Nothing short of miraculous. Unbelievable collecton. Not to mention the money needed to buy this kind f stuff. Frankly, this would be substantial even if everybok were VG or less. tb has been so gracious to share all of his beautiful Mickey Mouse Magazines with us that I wanted to thank him in a special way. He took on a difficult task, trying to find high grade copies of those beautiful MMMs from the 1930's, a period from which relatively few high grade books still exist. But he loved the Disney art, and he had the patience (which I usually lack) and focus to do it right and after several years has put together what I feel is the finest collection of MMMs ever assembled. I think it is nothing short of amazing that the majority of his books grade 9.0 or above. Although the images of each book by necessity will be small, I am happy to present his entire collection in a group image for the first time. Thanks tb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Words really can't describe how cool that is (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 It's so nice looking! Thanks for putting that together. I want to print that out and post it on my wall at the office! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I'm glad everyone likes it! I made it to fit 11"x17" paper as that is the biggest that my printer will take. Wally World has modern frames of that size for $3.95 and it looks great in them. I haven't checked to see how large it can be printed before you lose too much resolution, but I think I did each magazine at 300 dpi. Wouldn't it be fantastic as a poster! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I really appreciate the nice surprise, YK. It's the first time I see the books presented so beautifully myself. When I started out, I never dreamed that it would be possible to put together a run like this. And as for the cost, there are less than 10 issues that I paid over $1,000 for each; I was lucky to get most in the early days of eBay, long before CGC grading became available. No one ever recommended the title to me and there were never any bragging rights to claim; I just started assembling the books because I somehow really liked them myself and went by my own instincts. All the nice feedback I've received over the years has been a pleasant surprise which made the project even more rewarding as I unexpectedly saw many of you appreciate the beauty and history of an extreme niche title like this the same way I did. Another very positive surprise has been all the help I've received from strangers who unselfishly sold me books that they valued because they wanted my project to succeed. In many ways, the end result is evidence of how nice and enjoyable collecting comics can be. If my upcoming projects turn out anywhere near as rewarding, I will be very happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Wow! Great job Rich, that is one impressive line up TB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great display! Kudos! It's kind of remarkable that (by my count anyway) Mickey appears on the cover 24 times out of 60 issues - less than half of the covers of his own magazine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Great display! Kudos! It's kind of remarkable that (by my count anyway) Mickey appears on the cover 24 times out of 60 issues - less than half of the covers of his own magazine I love those non-Mickey covers in particular. (I'm trying really, really hard not to start collecting this title!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 tb has been so gracious to share all of his beautiful Mickey Mouse Magazines with us that I wanted to thank him in a special way. He took on a difficult task, trying to find high grade copies of those beautiful MMMs from the 1930's, a period from which relatively few high grade books still exist. But he loved the Disney art, and he had the patience (which I usually lack) and focus to do it right and after several years has put together what I feel is the finest collection of MMMs ever assembled. I think it is nothing short of amazing that the majority of his books grade 9.0 or above. Although the images of each book by necessity will be small, I am happy to present his entire collection in a group image for the first time. Thanks tb! That's so pretty I felt the need to quote it. What an achievement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 A stunning group shot but an even more amazing achievement!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted April 10, 2012 Share Posted April 10, 2012 Amazing, just amazing - one of the most impressive posts I've ever seen on this Board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldsbestcomics Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 It is posts like this that make this my favorite thread on the boards. Thank you tb for sharing these and yk for displaying them this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inaflash Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 A tremendous collection of books and seeing them all this way really showcases the accomplishment of putting this high grade run together. Fantastic! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm sure this has been answered roughly one million times but what is considered the first American comic appearance of Donald Duck? Is it Four Color 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'm sure this has been answered roughly one million times but what is considered the first American comic appearance of Donald Duck? Is it Four Color 4? Here is some good reading reguarding this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Duck_in_comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondog Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 Simply superb! Thanks, YK and tb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
