Foxtrot70 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 8:18 AM, Yellow Kid said: My recollection is that my copies have staples. Did you check for staple holes in your copy? Possibly it was a publishing error. One Christmas while visiting my old friend, Leonard Brown, at Collectors Bookstore, he had just bought ten NM/M copies of #20 and #41 from a guy who had 20 copies of each, and he didn't comment about #41 not having staples. Attached is a picture of the next Donald Duck in the March of Comics series and it clearly had staples so I am guessing that if your copy of #41 doesn't have staples, it was an error. Ask clilnk if they have the grader's notes. I looked at several scans on early issues can’t find any evidence for staples. Not obvious anyway. Keep folks posted what I find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxtrot70 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 1:00 PM, Foxtrot70 said: I looked at several scans on early issues can’t find any evidence for staples. Not obvious anyway. Keep folks posted what I find. Per overstreet no staples if non glossy right under my nose been so long since used my Overstreet books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Anybody pick up anything from the Cloud 9 collection? I’m debating a couple books but the shipping to Canada is astronomical 😭 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 2:25 PM, Foxtrot70 said: Per overstreet no staples if non glossy right under my nose been so long since used my Overstreet books. That’s good info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJD Posted October 10, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2021 I didn't get tempted by much at Cloud 9 (and couldn't get the shopping cart function to quote shipping to Australia, and ended up giving up). But I did get my duck fix this week when this rolled up at the letter box. An eBay cheapie - I was hoping it was fineish based on the poor photo. It is indeed fineish, so I'm happy. 50YrsCollctngCmcs, Robot Man, Badger and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 10:18 PM, AJD said: I didn't get tempted by much at Cloud 9 (and couldn't get the shopping cart function to quote shipping to Australia, and ended up giving up). But I did get my duck fix this week when this rolled up at the letter box. An eBay cheapie - I was hoping it was fineish based on the poor photo. It is indeed fineish, so I'm happy. I've got an EBay WD Comics Digest coming this week that looked unread; fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Did anyone watch the Dell Giants go off on Heritage last night. I was trying for the Lady and Tramp Giant but didn't feel like bidding too much. But some of those giants went for crazy prices; like Mickey Mouse in Fantasyland for $1800 and Mickey Mouse in Frontierland for $900 including commission. Anyway, nutty prices all around for what used to a back water collecting spot with little interest. Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 11:49 AM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Did anyone watch the Dell Giants go off on Heritage last night. I was trying for the Lady and Tramp Giant but didn't feel like bidding too much. But some of those giants went for crazy prices; like Mickey Mouse in Fantasyland for $1800 and Mickey Mouse in Frontierland for $900 including commission. Anyway, nutty prices all around for what used to a back water collecting spot with little interest. I watched tried but was shut out. Crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 2:05 PM, Badger said: I watched tried but was shut out. Crazy. Yeah any theories on the run up? Or just more Covid high bid madness? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 Well if you’re looking for relative “bargains” in the comic world, nothing beats the quality/price ratio and historic value of GA/SA Duck books especially when compared to prices of super hero books today… these books have been stagnant for ages and it’s about time they see gains. Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted October 11, 2021 Share Posted October 11, 2021 And along with ECs, some of the most consistently best material ever in comics! Badger, OtherEric and AJD 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooroldman Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 9:49 AM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Did anyone watch the Dell Giants go off on Heritage last night. I was trying for the Lady and Tramp Giant but didn't feel like bidding too much. But some of those giants went for crazy prices; like Mickey Mouse in Fantasyland for $1800 and Mickey Mouse in Frontierland for $900 including commission. Anyway, nutty prices all around for what used to a back water collecting spot with little interest. The Lady and the Tramp Giant has found a good home. Be disappointed it didn’t end up in your collection but happy knowing it won’t be flipped, pressed, or slabbed. I wondered about the MM in Fantasyland, too— it went for something like 7x Guide raw. No Barks’ art, six census copies in 9.4 plus a 9.6. GPA shows a 9.2 selling for $225 last year. Other than the usual auction craziness I thought of two possibilities: —The scans showed a really sweet copy. Somebody (actually two or more somebodies) with far better knowledge of CGC grading than me might have thought it would grade as a 9.6; —It’s an “art” back cover instead of an “ad” back cover. I’ve no idea, but is it possible that only a few “art” issues exist in high grade? OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Anybody know what the contents of this issue are? It's a book I've wondered about and my inner completist wouldn't mind getting it one day. This one sold on Heritage today (not to me). Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dikran Posted October 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2021 Finally added one of these to the collection myself, not the cleanest copy but it will be well loved 🥰 Bronty, DavideD, Badger and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Congratulations! This has a great early Scrooge story and is somewhat difficult to find. dikran 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 9:37 PM, AJD said: Anybody know what the contents of this issue are? It's a book I've wondered about and my inner completist wouldn't mind getting it one day. This one sold on Heritage today (not to me). Here is the first story and the first page of the Mickey Mouse story which follows. According to the Grand Comics Database it contains: Santa Claus's Visit by Jack Hannah The Christmas Hero Thumper's Christmas Tree Goofy's Seal Surprise Present Mickey's Party Mickey's Movies tth2 and AJD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Badger Posted October 12, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2021 (edited) Got this last night. I have a thing for pedigree Duck books. It seems like most Pedigrees did not collect ducks so selection is rather scarce. Edited October 12, 2021 by Badger AJD, waaaghboss, Stingrayiii and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 5:35 PM, pooroldman said: The Lady and the Tramp Giant has found a good home. Be disappointed it didn’t end up in your collection but happy knowing it won’t be flipped, pressed, or slabbed. I wondered about the MM in Fantasyland, too— it went for something like 7x Guide raw. No Barks’ art, six census copies in 9.4 plus a 9.6. GPA shows a 9.2 selling for $225 last year. Other than the usual auction craziness I thought of two possibilities: —The scans showed a really sweet copy. Somebody (actually two or more somebodies) with far better knowledge of CGC grading than me might have thought it would grade as a 9.6; —It’s an “art” back cover instead of an “ad” back cover. I’ve no idea, but is it possible that only a few “art” issues exist in high grade? Congratulations. Yes these giants are by no means rare except in Uber High Grade. That MM in FL though is just ridiculous; that must have been a couple of collectors really wanting that copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/12/2021 at 7:00 AM, Badger said: Here is the first story and the first page of the Mickey Mouse story which follows. According to the Grand Comics Database it contains: Santa Claus's Visit by Jack Hannah The Christmas Hero Thumper's Christmas Tree Goofy's Seal Surprise Present Mickey's Party Mickey's Movies I can see where Barks got some of his drawing style for Donald from Jack Hannah! Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted October 12, 2021 Share Posted October 12, 2021 Boy all the Dell Giants up for bid really makes me remember how much I loved finding those as a kid. Of course my books are all pretty beat up as they mostly came out of garage sales and flea markets. They are well loved! But those books always contained some fun surprises and it was always great when you found a Barks story in them. I never found Vacation Parade #1 or Christmas Parade #1 or #2 in the wild but bought them via the mail or at shows and they really contain some of Barks best stories. I also first read the original Phantom Blot story in one on the Mickey Mouse giants! Honestly some of the more eclectic titles were always some of my favorites; Scrooge and Daisy Showboat and Donald and his Nephews Dude Ranch come to mind. And of course the very elusive Peter Pan Treasure Chest represented the nadir of giants with 256 pages of fun for your 50 cents!! Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
