Berk Collection Auction Wins 5 5

[Flex Mentallo]

7 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

in light of what i expect the wonderworlds to do after the mystery men explosion, figured i better use some of this warchest.  this is one of my favorite covers of the g.a.

Vootie

[Flex Mentallo]

7 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

$5 goes a long way in some of those  _____istan countries.

Yes! There's Collectistan for instance. I've been there. Nice country! Then there is Caveatemptoristan, but they make it really hard to leave the country once you are in it, and Buyersremorsistan, again very stringent border control... but somehow I dont think our Billy will be vacationing there for  the foreseeable future.

 

Of course, that's because he's holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy, surrounded by hordes of frustrated underbidders. Now as for Underbidderistan...

[CrocHntr]

8 hours ago, lpsunburst said:

Its funny, I had a really Weird night. Run complete.

That's just...um...INCREDIBLE (and Weird)!  Congrats!

[CrocHntr]

6 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Final checkout 

 

What an amazing haul.  Congrats!

[CrocHntr]

6 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

Here is my final line-up, in chronological bidding order. No Church or Centaurs, but some nice connections to some of Berk's favorite things (Larson, Lou Fine, Planet OA). Plus a Platinum newspaper sheet from January 1906.

Love em all, but that OA piece is just to die for.  Amazing.

[Ricksneatstuff]

4 minutes ago, CrocHntr said:

What an amazing haul.  Congrats!

Thanks @CrocHntr

I am already out of likes for the day and I just got out of bed 

[Mr. Lady Luck]

7 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Final checkout 

 

That's quite a haul, Rick! Congrats!

[jimjum12]

3 minutes ago, Mr. Lady Luck said:

7 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

That's quite a haul, Rick! Congrats!

  That ought to keep Rick busy for a little while..... that Wonderworld, especially, is a real centerpiece.

GOD BLESS....

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[Flex Mentallo]

31 minutes ago, jimjum12 said:

That ought to keep Rick busy for a little while

About two hours, I reckon.

[piper]

@Ricksneatstuff love the nn # Avons. Great pickup of An Earthman on Venus! Let me know when you're ready to release it to the wild. 

[Ricksneatstuff]

1 hour ago, Flex Mentallo said:

About two hours, I reckon.

All my likes are gone or I would have liked it. 

Honestly, two hours is pushing it. 

[bounty_coder]

All is fair in love and war?  This was Love and War.  It sounds like there was carnage amongst boardies, but at the end of the day the love was spread generously over this war painting us heavily with its warmth.

I have never been a part of such an amazing comic event.  I have never bought books from any of the major auction houses (Heritage, ComicLink, ComicConnect, etc.).  So this was a first for me at many levels.  I figured it was not one that I could miss.  As I would be able to tell future generations about where these riches and treasures came from.  The Collection of Jon Berk.

Below is my consolidated haul.  This has been fun.  It's great that I will have tangible proof to remind me of this great event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Straw-Man]

if you start out like that, what do you do for a "major auction house" encore????

Edited June 17, 2017 by Straw-Man

[ThothAmon]

15 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

in light of what i expect the wonderworlds to do after the mystery men explosion, figured i better use some of this warchest.  this is one of my favorite covers of the g.a.

Really sweet, previously unseen cover.  Might be wrong but I see a lot of similarities to Everett Heroic Covers from about the same time and wouldn't be surprised if he worked on cover?  This collection was so deep that this book didn't hit my radar.  That and I didn't get a catalog.  

[ThothAmon]

10 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

Here is my final line-up, in chronological bidding order. No Church or Centaurs, but some nice connections to some of Berk's favorite things (Larson, Lou Fine, Planet OA). Plus a Platinum newspaper sheet from January 1906.

All beauties.  That Renee page is something else.  

[adamstrange]

18 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

Might be wrong but I see a lot of similarities to Everett Heroic Covers from about the same time and wouldn't be surprised if he worked on cover?

He drew the Target covers immediately preceding this one so it's possible that he was involved if this was a production of Jacquet's shop.  While it does have a similar dynamic energy in the composition it seems different enough that the most I would say is that Everett's style could have been an influence.

[exitmusicblue]

Got this for the wifey, a lifelong big Pluto fan !

 

 

And this for myself, though not Berk collection, learned of it thanks to the auction and acquired at a nice bargain (Metropolis 45% sale) price, aka fortuitous timing... the Pluto cost more

 

Gratz to all, so proud of our GA boardies !!!

[Frisco Larson]

My final book from the auction. Happy to get it  

[lbcolefan]

I ended up with 3 wins and several near misses!

 

[TheEyeSees]

16 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

in light of what i expect the wonderworlds to do after the mystery men explosion, figured i better use some of this warchest.  this is one of my favorite covers of the g.a.

Mine as well, Billy.  GREAT pick up.  Super clean copy