bergdoll Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 (edited) I've decided that I have absolutely no ability to grade comics! That FC 386 a few posts back at 5.5 just doesn't look like a 5.5 to me. Is the back cover cut or something? That's a bad scan of the book. To be fair, I haven't called for notes so I'm not sure what they hammered it for. I'll say this. My limited experience is that early Duck book have a tough going in the CGC grading. Here are some links to huge scans before slabbing, if you're still interested. Front. Back. Okay - I can see *some* of their reasoning a little more clearly, but I still probably would have over-graded this book personally. It's a very nice copy - and except for the one obvious flaw on the spine - I would probably have gone 6.0-6.5 Good thing I'm not a seller! Edited July 6, 2008 by bergdoll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergdoll Posted July 6, 2008 Share Posted July 6, 2008 Stunning! That is a real gem of a copy. The issues from 1-25 are, from what I have been told, incredibly difficult to find (my #3 is tattered and restored). The real "kids" comics from this period are sure hard to find as nice as this copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 T-plant: > I don't know the story behind the cover. Please explain. I just don't think that the quality of the cover art does justice to the interior story. Barks drew some truely outstanding Four Color covers around this time, including "The Crocodille Collector" (FC 348) and "Rags to Riches" (FC 356). I recently learned that the original art to the latter cover still exists. It was bought by an art museum in Germany after the big Barks exhibition in the mid-1990s. Great that it found a good home though the possessive side of me is a little disappointed that it may be off the market for good. FC 356 is such a fantastic, quintessential Duck cover and I think it is way underrated. I got to see the CGC 9.4 copy at one point and it was incredible. Given how certification is shifting the high grade emphasis from interior stories towards cover art, I'd be surprised if books like FC 348 and 356 did not increase substantially in value over the next 10 years while FC 318 and 328 more likely will be stagnating. TB: I haven't been at the Duck collecting for a long time. Several points. 1) I'm already regretting a little selling the 348. It was that nice and such a great cover. 2) I have to disagree about 356. It lacks oomph for me. The actual art portion of the cover is well done but I am deterred by the solid red background. I don't know. It has more of a "modern" feel to it that does not engender great affection from me. But, as I don't own a copy, I might make it my next purchase to see if I see what you see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Hi robyx, please send me a pm if you still are reading the boards - something I'd like to discuss with you offline. --- The number of "unknown" Barks originals that have surfaced in the last 15 years can be counted on one hand; here is a glimpse of one of them. A miracle that this survived at all but that's a long story. Had to pay in euros and fly to Austria to pick it up, but what can you do... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 WOW!!! It's great to hear that there are more Barks originals in existence. For those of us who've run out of film for their photographic memory, what story/issue is that from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted July 29, 2008 Author Share Posted July 29, 2008 Congrats! I had a sneaking suspicion your pick-up would involve Barks OA. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Great find tb!! :applause: What are the dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thanks, everyone. The story is "Case of the Sticky Money" from US 42, 1962. To my knowledge, it happens to be the only piece of published art from any "Uncle Scrooge" story prior to 1965 in existence. Steve Geppi's 24 pages from US 59, which recently were on exhibit at GEM, come in second. What's special about this page, however, is that every panel has a great drawing of the ducks. I got another Barks page in the last Heritage auction but not a single panel in that comes close. It is the quality of the art that made this a "must have" for me. Dimensions: I don't have a measuring tape at hand but Scrooge is drawn exactly the size of a credit card in this panel. It's a real treat to see the large drawings in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Awesome!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 It's a real treat to see the large drawings in person. I'll bet. Thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Complete run of Mickey Mouse Magazine 1935-40. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 That's awesome tb!! I suspect that you are the only person on the planet who can post that group shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Wowsa Wowsa, what a beautiful grouping, looks like some nice grades also. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 This isn't as nice as the other stuff, but the price was right - bought for a dollar at a yard sale yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Complete run of Mickey Mouse Magazine 1935-40. WOWOWOWOW! Great group shot. If you're willing to scan V2 #s 2, 3, 4, they would complete the gallery at GCD. V4 # 2, 4, 9, 10, 11, probably some others could use replacements too. I'd be glad to upload them if you post them here. The series is almost unindexed at GCD. Is there any Walt Kelly artwork? (I swear there's a full Kelly bibliography on the web, but I can't find it.) Congrats. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 This isn't as nice as the other stuff, but the price was right - bought for a dollar at a yard sale yesterday. QUACK! Great catch -- one of the tougher Four Colors. Is it a duplicate? Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Donut: Congrats on the $1 FC 367 . Selegue: I'll see if I can dig up scans of those issues. Meanwhile, here are a few more close-ups. Btw., I had a small ulterior motive with the ordering of the group shot: The books are grouped roughly based on grades with the highest grades near the camera and the lowest furthest away. The first 6 rows only have a couple of books that I'd grade below VF while the 7-8th rows only have a couple above VF. I'd grade 35-40 of the books at or above VF/NM and none below FN. I did the sorting very quickly: the V2#9 in the 6th row is a beauty that rarehighgrade was kind enough to let me have, for example, and the V2#13 in row 7 is a VF/NM file copy. Aside from that, I'd be extremely interested in any books from rows 7-8 in VF+ or better condition. The only reason I've been able to get this far is that, by a complete fluke, I was able to buy half a dozen or so high grade collections over only 5 years. I hope that the owners will see these pictures and feel good about helping me. A particular thanks to moondog and rarehighgrade from the boards for helping me fill some of the most difficult gaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 Thanks for the close-ups. Some gorgeous, straightforward cartooning on those covers. I could imagine Kelly having a hand on some of them, esp. Snow White (V3 #5, 7, 9 -- I really like simple #9) and the animal covers like V4 #7, V3 #8, maybe even V5 #7 and V 3 #12. Isn't that about the time Kelly worked for Disney? Jack Donut: Congrats on the $1 FC 367 . Selegue: I'll see if I can dig up scans of those issues. Meanwhile, here are a few more close-ups. .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HouseofComics.Com Posted August 3, 2008 Share Posted August 3, 2008 I love seeing those Mickey Mouse magazines. Thanks for posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
