Marty Mann Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 The humble Watcher lurking, PopKulture, Quake1028 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/15/2023 at 11:20 AM, Marty Mann said: I think I've told you this before, Marty, but seeing your original owner collection books is always a special treat! Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 On 7/14/2023 at 3:48 AM, Marty Mann said: That red still pops so many decades later! Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 OtherEric, Bigphatpaulie, Quake1028 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 I love that cover. Here's my Australuan edition. damonwad, OtherEric and Quake1028 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Quake1028 Posted July 20, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2023 I hope this is allowed since it's not in hand yet. But this is my first GA Slab and my favorite cartoon character of all-time AJD, Wazdakka, Bigphatpaulie and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted July 21, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2023 Badger, The humble Watcher lurking, Quake1028 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 21, 2023 Share Posted July 21, 2023 Found at a local store today. I figured it was worth grabbing at cover price these days: Quake1028, AJD, Badger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 22, 2023 Share Posted July 22, 2023 So, I looked at what the later books in the Don Rosa Library were actually selling for on eBay... selling, not asking. And dropped by the local store again today. To be fair, this has long been on my list of "I should get these some day", and they're not going anywhere anytime soon. The humble Watcher lurking and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul © ® ⚽️💙™ Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I only really collect PCH these days but I have always loved DD. I haven't bought a Ducky book for 20 years but I still love some of the covers. I figure if I can pick the odd one up cheap here and there it's a fun thing to do. Just got this one in the mail today. Badger, Quake1028 and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted July 24, 2023 Share Posted July 24, 2023 I have almost always collected ECs and PCH. But also loved the Barks Ducks as well as pretty much every other genre depending on my mood. PCH and Ducks are always a consistently good read. EC and Ducks are the best and most consistency great reads. I have a number of graded copies but I treasure the raw ones the most. 50YrsCollctngCmcs and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 11:48 PM, Paul (GG) © ® ™⚽️💙 said: I only really collect PCH these days but I have always loved DD. I haven't bought a Ducky book for 20 years but I still love some of the covers. I figure if I can pick the odd one up cheap here and there it's a fun thing to do. Just got this one in the mail today. I picked up this same issue at a LCS about 5-6 years ago for $10. Not slabbed so I got to read and enjoy it. I have a hard time believing the cover is by Walt Kelly though; it doesn't have the charm he usually brings to his work. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/24/2023 at 8:38 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: I have a hard time believing the cover is by Walt Kelly though; it doesn't have the charm he usually brings to his work. One of Kelly's strengths is that he tends to follow the official model sheets very closely. A side effect of this is that, when he works on licensed characters, his style can get a bit lost when he's doing a single image, such as a cover, like this. It generally pops back when he does a full story, even a single pager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 1:38 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: I have a hard time believing the cover is by Walt Kelly though; it doesn't have the charm he usually brings to his work. The ducklings in the washer are very much in Kelly's style, so I think the attribution is right. But I agree that DD looks a little 'off'. On the other hand, this Kelly cover (on an Australian copy I got in today) is very nice. OtherEric and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted July 25, 2023 Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/25/2023 at 3:28 PM, AJD said: The ducklings in the washer are very much in Kelly's style, so I think the attribution is right. But I agree that DD looks a little 'off'. On the other hand, this Kelly cover (on an Australian copy I got in today) is very nice. Kelly always drew Huey Dewey and Louie a little funny when compared to Barks; something about the beaks. On the other hand his Donald always looked great; compare the washing machine cover to some of the books posted by Marty above. On the other hand maybe Kelly was rushed or having a bad day!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom789 Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 What's the old saying - a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step? Well, here are the first three steps in my low-grade, raw, Carl Barks duck collection. Long way to go! 50YrsCollctngCmcs, adamstrange, AJD and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/27/2023 at 4:02 PM, Tom789 said: What's the old saying - a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step? Well, here are the first three steps in my low-grade, raw, Carl Barks duck collection. Long way to go! 3 great books. I remember reading a reprint of Ghost in the Grotto when I was fairly young and loving it. In Old California is one of the earliest Barks I purchased and it's another classic great Bark story. Tom789, PopKulture and OtherEric 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 On 7/28/2023 at 7:02 AM, Tom789 said: What's the old saying - a journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step? Well, here are the first three steps in my low-grade, raw, Carl Barks duck collection. Long way to go! Nothing wrong with that! All my early purchases were low grade and I have slowly been upgrading for decades. I still have my pile of beater classics that I can pull when I want to reread one of the great stories! Tom789 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Kromak Posted July 27, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 27, 2023 Some acquisitions from the last months: Chilean. Excellent print quality Argentinean/Chilean edition, printed on Argentina Australian/Singapore/Malaysia/Brunei editions. Printed in Australia. VERY similar to Netherlands editions of the same period. Except for one thing: It has no staples. First staple less, non square spine comics that I hold in my hands, also my first comic books printed in Australia Inner 354 page: Argentinean books, apparently distributed on Uruguay: Upgrade: Cover for Bark's Flying Dutchman: Badger, Quake1028, tth2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted July 28, 2023 Share Posted July 28, 2023 A really cool duck hit e bay today. W/Make offer. https://www.ebay.com/itm/256158755875?hash=item3ba4406c23:g:cBUAAOSwEndkwohQ&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwETo%2FIlI6Us49Q62dsfvvvfxyQDKvYBkInGasG3ogekQL6Iq9XRlOEI2EjGA2J4NN3XF9AZhuC6KPD7sWK5O0%2FWrNl%2B%2B1YFFam4xAUofZIqVlhRN8lBIjc1ukUoyiPdG9ngYi%2Fwn0D%2F5cqUQur1PF%2FddWQSNRBpom1%2FiNoXhl8NeO4c0COsDf7QGfrxJZfJwxARCRbHOBczvyXwFJl%2BiSZF%2FsBwv%2Biugl%2FcTPeeYJfSvE75r%2F8gOBXU6pxTmigWKpA%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR4Kzz56zYg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
