Bonds25 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Nice books Bergdoll! You're a man after my own heart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 The 60's were all about the space race (and other stuff). I like to think of this as the book closest to having psychedelic coloring for Uncle Scrooge (it's a stretch, but hey! One of my favorite of Bark's "modern" Duck stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Freak Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 The 60's were all about the space race (and other stuff). I like to think of this as the book closest to having psychedelic coloring for Uncle Scrooge (it's a stretch, but hey! One of my favorite of Bark's "modern" Duck stories. Great Cover on that one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Vacation parade #4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Does anyone happen to have a raw Uncle Scrooge 45? There is supposedly a Dell ad on the inside front cover that I am very interested in seeing (can't explain now but will do so later). I'd greatly appreciate if someone could help... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I do but it will be this evening before I can get it scanned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I though this was the iconic Barks sailboat cover. Made into a poster during the Gladstone era. While issue 95 was Barks first cover on WDCS I'd argue this is his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Great cover (and condition)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Does anyone happen to have a raw Uncle Scrooge 45? There is supposedly a Dell ad on the inside front cover that I am very interested in seeing (can't explain now but will do so later). I'd greatly appreciate if someone could help... Sorry for the delay. Had to work late last night. Front then back inside covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Thanks a lot, transplant, that's the one I was looking for. And it is hard to argue with ft88 regarding the WDCS 108 cover. Barks submitted this in February 1949, just a couple of months after the "Race to the South Seas" story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worldsbestcomics Posted December 21, 2007 Share Posted December 21, 2007 Great books bergdoll Post more! I love this cover. I hope to get a copy this year as a birthday present for my son who was born just before Halloween last year. I just recently bought a Barks signed copy of this book. I was thinking of it as a Christmas present for my boy but I may just keep it as a Christmas present for myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 Was very happy to add this beauty to my collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Bah, we are only impressed by MM's from the 1930s! Sweet book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Well...my first and foremost love are the duck books. I could never afford them even when they were less expensive, but lately I've had the good fortune to get a few "dream" books that I always wanted - not the least of which was my US#1 - man....I'd stay awake at night dreaming of owning one when I was 11. I used to read the Overstreet Guide at bed and memorize all the books and prices ..... sheesh... what a geek I *was* Here are my "older" favourites. /comicsposts/98.jpg[/img] There are probably a number of us who had the same childhood fantasies about finding rare comics. For me it was both Archie and Duck books. I finally got the Archie books and some of the duck books. Frozen Gold was the one I really wanted as a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 My copy of Donald Duck from 1936 looks pretty good but it is too large for the scanner. The dust cover has protected it all of these years. Unfortunately a near mint dust cover may be worth more than the book. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 Sweet book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Oops, fixed the broken link (scans in tth2's quote above). My favorite purchase of 2007: I had never seen a FN copy of this issue before. This one is an easy 9.2 or 9.4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 Mere words cannot describe the unbelievable condition of that book tb. Especially since it's oversized, which is always a recipe for wear and tear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 (edited) Oops, fixed the broken link (scans in tth2's quote above). My favorite purchase of 2007: I had never seen a FN copy of this issue before. This one is an easy 9.2 or 9.4. Based on the front cover scan, and with all the usual caveats about not really being able to grade accurately from a scan, etc., I`d be shocked if it got anything less than a 9.4. It is really stunning! Edited December 30, 2007 by tth2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 In GPAnalysis' list of top selling Platinum/GA titles for 2007, I was surprised to find both Four Color and Walt Disney's Comics and Stories in the top 10. Four Color is in 6th place, right after Action Comics, and WDC&S is in 10th, right after Captain America. Marvel Mystery (#2 up) is in 13th place. Although I don't think this ranking reflects the overall market, I still think the numbers are quite remarkable given how little attention these titles receive on the boards. Even the top rated titles, Superman and Batman, each sold less than 2x the total for Four Color. PS: Please don't post the full list: anyone interested can access it through GPAnalysis' service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
