'PLANET COMICS' (is deserving of its own thread) 29 29

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

2 minutes ago, jhutton2 said:

Holy smoke!  I was just checking out the Planet #1 on the Comic Connect auction, up to 57K already!!!

Punishment/thrill bidding?  There's bound to be some of that maybe?

[jhutton2]

5 minutes ago, Grantley Goddard said:

Punishment/thrill bidding?  There's bound to be some of that maybe?

That's expensive punishment

 

[sagii]

3 minutes ago, jhutton2 said:

That's expensive punishment

 

You pay for it one way or the other...

[Sqeggs]

On 10/28/2018 at 12:51 PM, Dr. Love said:

"His heirs, for reasons I was never able to clearly understand, had an extreme antipathy toward anything paper that Mr. Church had accumulated during his lifetime. One theory I have about their dislike of his files is that the cost of all the comics and magazines that Mr. Church purchased during the 1920-1955 period put a severe drain on the family finances. Mr. Church collected every super-hero and adventure/horror comic printed, quite a few non-super-hero comics, vast numbers of pulp magazines, and even a large quantity of magazines with line-art covers. The cost of all those purchases, plus the fact that his files ended up filling darn near the entire basement, must have been quite an annoyance to the rest of his family."

"During the period from about 1925-1953 he was on the staff of Mountain Bell, the phone company for the Rocky Mountain region. He worked in the advertising department, designing and drawing ads for the first commercial directories (later to be know as Yellow Pages)."

Anyone care to tally up his purchases as a percentage of his potential disposable family income?  Edgar could probably be the poster boy for anyone who has had a problem with a wife who disapproved of their collecting "hobby".  Who do you think that padlock was meant to keep out - thieves?  his kids, so they wouldn't get their disgusting dirty little hands on his preciouses?  or his wife, so she wouldbn't destroy them in a hate filled rage?  nice guy eh?

My guess is that he justified to himself that he was buying all these books because someday he might use them as models for his commercial artwork. My attempt at 5-cent psychiatry.  It really was an odd thing to do:  Buy every comic each month and pile them up in the basement unread. Certainly seems like obsessive behavior.  But thank goodness he did it!

Iirc, Chuck mentions that he did find piles of cutup magazines (but not comics) that Edgar was apparently using as swipe files for his commercial work.

Probably most people know this, but Heritage has been selling (and reselling) the OA for his commercial work over the past few years.  They usually don't go for too much if anyone is looking to pick up one.  They show up now and then in the Sunday night auctions. I've probably got five or six that I've bought from them and a couple of larger pieces that I bought elsewhere.   

[comicjack]

23 hours ago, sagii said:

You pay for it one way or the other...

Sort of like marriage 

[sagii]

1 minute ago, comicjack said:

Sort of like marriage 

...I was wondering if anyone would catch what i did there 

[Spyder!]

On 10/31/2018 at 4:31 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Well done Zolne! In time honored tradition, a great achievement. You are now kindly requested to start a thread to proudly display your set.

 

On 10/31/2018 at 7:23 PM, Zolnerowich said:

 

Yes. This will come soon!!

[comicjack]

All the Mile High Planets are humming along to new heights 

[Artboy99]

26 minutes ago, comicjack said:

All the Mile High Planets are humming along to new heights 

I expected it to be honest. Grats to all the new owners as I already know I am bowing out of this chase. I can't afford a second mortgage. :P

[Bird]

Today I ran into a seller who recently bought a collection. He casually mentioned there was a bit of everything in there, some GA, some weird Bronze, magazines, etc. GA? I asked. Any Planet Comics or Jumbo comics?  Oh yeah, let me get the list out...#1 is on the list but I don't think I saw that in there as I would have remembered it.    I doubt he will bulk them to me but he is going to call me first (supposedly, hopefully). He had about 30 Jumbo on the list as well. (I like Jumbo.) He said some Archies in there etc and I know he has more trouble selling those than superhero stuff. I also asked about Whiz, Wings, and Speed. Did I find a new honey-hole? I sure hope so. 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

16 minutes ago, Bird said:

Today I ran into a seller who recently bought a collection. He casually mentioned there was a bit of everything in there, some GA, some weird Bronze, magazines, etc. GA? I asked. Any Planet Comics or Jumbo comics?  Oh yeah, let me get the list out...#1 is on the list but I don't think I saw that in there as I would have remembered it.    I doubt he will bulk them to me but he is going to call me first (supposedly, hopefully). He had about 30 Jumbo on the list as well. (I like Jumbo.) He said some Archies in there etc and I know he has more trouble selling those than superhero stuff. I also asked about Whiz, Wings, and Speed. Did I find a new honey-hole? I sure hope so. 

 

[Artboy99]

1 hour ago, Bird said:

Today I ran into a seller who recently bought a collection. He casually mentioned there was a bit of everything in there, some GA, some weird Bronze, magazines, etc. GA? I asked. Any Planet Comics or Jumbo comics?  Oh yeah, let me get the list out...#1 is on the list but I don't think I saw that in there as I would have remembered it.    I doubt he will bulk them to me but he is going to call me first (supposedly, hopefully). He had about 30 Jumbo on the list as well. (I like Jumbo.) He said some Archies in there etc and I know he has more trouble selling those than superhero stuff. I also asked about Whiz, Wings, and Speed. Did I find a new honey-hole? I sure hope so. 

currently you are living the "dream".

[Bird]

6 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

currently you are living the "dream".

yeah, I imagine I will wake up crying as this seller is a savvy guy. My only hope is our relationship and that he wants a quick flip.

Edited November 20, 2018 by Bird

[Spyder!]

This book’s got 99 problems but the color ain’t one 

[Zolnerowich]

On 10/31/2018 at 5:31 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Well done Zolne! In time honored tradition, a great achievement. You are now kindly requested to start a thread to proudly display your set.

 

On 10/31/2018 at 8:23 PM, Zolnerowich said:

 

Yes. This will come soon!!

 

On 11/19/2018 at 9:08 PM, Spyder! said:

 

VERY soon. 

[Artboy99]

11 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

 

 

VERY soon. 

I have been sitting here waiting on pins and needles for your thread, BUT my large behind has changed those pins to thumb tacks and those needles to rivets the wait has been so long. Rivets...lets see them.

[Bird]

On 11/20/2018 at 4:15 PM, Bird said:

Today I ran into a seller who recently bought a collection. He casually mentioned there was a bit of everything in there, some GA, some weird Bronze, magazines, etc. GA? I asked. Any Planet Comics or Jumbo comics?  Oh yeah, let me get the list out...#1 is on the list but I don't think I saw that in there as I would have remembered it.    I doubt he will bulk them to me but he is going to call me first (supposedly, hopefully). He had about 30 Jumbo on the list as well. (I like Jumbo.) He said some Archies in there etc and I know he has more trouble selling those than superhero stuff. I also asked about Whiz, Wings, and Speed. Did I find a new honey-hole? I sure hope so. 

I just emailed this guy again and I am supposedly getting first look at the books. Pricing is always an issue but yeah baby! Groovy! My hope is to buy something and ask him to hold so I can buy more every week or every other week but I can't tell him that now as he might see dolla dolla bills and string me out.

 

And yeah, I am also dying to see the full run thread! Pwease?

Edited November 23, 2018 by Bird

[Zolnerowich]

My Planet run is done!

Here is the teaser trailer. Tomorrow I'll start filling in all the sordid details about how this run came together, over at this new thread:

 

[Spyder!]

I am also a fan of the purple backgrounds and I like how you used both 6 and 14 for the banners in your group shot. 2 of my faves!

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

9 hours ago, Bird said:

I just emailed this guy again and I am supposedly getting first look at the books. Pricing is always an issue but yeah baby! Groovy! My hope is to buy something and ask him to hold so I can buy more every week or every other week but I can't tell him that now as he might see dolla dolla bills and string me out.

 

Don't blow it.