Bonds25 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 AAARGH ...those boys at CGC really missed on this one... it's not a Rosa cover it's a GA Carl Barks cover. Story in this book was made by Rosa and inspiration came from this old cover. Markings on the handbag there added. I know this cover is an old Barks cover, but are you sure it's not a new drawing by Rosa inspired by the Barks cover? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arty Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Yes, I am sure. Same cover as FC 348. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted March 28, 2005 Share Posted March 28, 2005 Yes, I am sure. Same cover as FC 348. Maybe Don Rosa re-sketched it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Every serious duck fan knows what this book looks like. It's the label that's interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 This is kind of cheating, but this just arrived in the mail today and using MH's scan saves me the trouble of scanning myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 I have a stunning copy of that VP 1 too.... stunning other than the 1 1/2" spine split on the front cover. Very distressing. Then again, it would have cost me 300% as much without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Here's the FC 348 that inspired Rosa's (although it must have been posted here already): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3972&item=6518863376 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 This is kind of cheating, but this just arrived in the mail today and using MH's scan saves me the trouble of scanning myself. You sound surprised. If this was mistakenly sent to you, forward it to me. I'll pay the postage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 You sound surprised. If this was mistakenly sent to you, forward it to me. I'll pay the postage! You don't get unsolicited books mailed to you by dealers all the time too? Not surprised, just guilty because I didn't make my own scan. I WAS pleasantly surprised by how sharp this book was, absolutely immaculate except the book must have taken a minor hit at the top of the spine at some point in its life, otherwise without a doubt a solid 9.6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 looking at the FC 348 and the newer comic, they sure do look like the same lines exactly. the colors are different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 (edited) Yesterday's Just Kids Nostalgia auction raised the bar further for top notch duck books. Some results: WDC&S 22 CGC 9.2: $4,591 WDC&S 23 CGC 8.5: $1,265 WDC&S 43 CGC 9.0: $2,778 WDC&S 48 CGC 9.2: $3,019 FC 29 CGC 7.0: $3,870 FC 62 CGC 9.0: $6,401 FC 199 CGC 9.2: $5,439 FC 263 CGC 9.0: $2,745 If prices like these might inspire anyone to sell their early high grade WDC&S or Barks Four Colors, please send me a note. --- Below is another file copy I bought last month. Edited March 31, 2005 by hkp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted March 31, 2005 Author Share Posted March 31, 2005 FC 199 CGC 9.2: $5,439 FC 263 CGC 9.0: $2,745 It's official, I've been priced out of the market! Time to send some letters to the Fed urging Mr. Greenspan to jack up interest rates to strengthen the dollar and crush the Euro, so all our high grade ducks will stop being exported to Europe and, uh, be exported to Hong Kong where they rightfully belong! If prices like these might inspire anyone to sell their early high grade WDC&S or Barks Four Colors, please send me a note. Well, there's rumors of a nice 9.6 WDC&S 85 being available, but I guess that's not early enough... Nice pick-up, by the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 I'd love to buy the #85 except that a CGC 9.X Barks run of WDC&S 40-100 probably would cost at least $75K in today's market. I'd rather spend that kind of money in an area with less competition. You're not going to have any problems finding a buyer for this book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the blob Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Whilst expensive in slabbed high grade, these books are still affordable as reader copies. I just sold 199 and 223 for $20 and $26 yes, they were low grade copies, but the covers were mainly intact pretty big spread between "fair" (or maybe better than fair... i figured somewhere between fair and good but these readers can be tricky) and 9.2! $20ish vs. $1500! but hey, i made a profit on them, so i'm cool. i'm almost certain i paid under $10 each for them and may have been under $5. anyway, they were beat up enough that i wasn't particularly partial to them. i'm probably going to keep my FC 108 ("terror on the river") which is probably somewhere between a fine and a VF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 A 1952 Donald from Mexico. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted April 1, 2005 Author Share Posted April 1, 2005 Clearly a popular cover. We should see how many different editions of this cover we can post. We're currently at 3: original, Gladstone reprint, Mexican edition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted April 1, 2005 Share Posted April 1, 2005 A 1952 Donald from Mexico. Is that a Rosa cover?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 I wasn't going to go there... although that question crossed my mind when I posted it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 A couple of my favorite books, both with great cover art and both exceptionally tough to find this nice. I'd be surprised if the MM V1#6 is not the nicest copy in existence - the print run was less than 100,000. Sniped the WDC&S 10 from mamanook a couple of years ago. $2,500 seemed expensive then but suddenly looks like a bargain after the Just Kids Nostalgia auction. Wouldn't sell this book for $10,000 since I'd never be able to replace it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 A couple of my favorite books, both with great cover art and both exceptionally tough to find this nice. I'd be surprised if the MM V1#6 is not the nicest copy in existence - the print run was less than 100,000. Sniped the WDC&S 10 from mamanook a couple of years ago. $2,500 seemed expensive then but suddenly looks like a bargain after the Just Kids Nostalgia auction. Wouldn't sell this book for $10,000 since I'd never be able to replace it. Those are haliciously nice books, hkp! What was the Jusk Kids Nostalgia auction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
