podboy66 Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 9:49 AM, Robot Man said: These gays who I have never seen before had beautiful books! I went past that beautiful Dynamic several times. Since I already have a some what respectable copy I just had to pass. Man, it was nice! Hi, do you recall the price on the Tec 29? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 11:38 AM, Robot Man said: Jamie Graham grabbing some lunch and some of his wonderful books. Great pics and cool report as always RM! Thanks for posting! Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmehdy Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Great convention, had the old feel but less people and larger isles make it a winner. A lot of good people. conversation and it looks like we are back, SDCC here we come. Saw some outstanding early pre Bat Tec's in Torpedo booth including a fantastic 8.0 Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtoreal1 Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Fun to see you there hunting Senor! Great Report Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 4, 2022 Author Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/3/2022 at 3:19 PM, Dreamtoreal1 said: Fun to see you there hunting Senor! Great Report Likewise mi amigo! Great see see a lot of local boardies elbow to elbow in the boxes. Seems most just stare at the big pretty books on the walls. For a waning collector of limited means, I find so much cool and affordable stuff in the boxes. One boardie commented to me while we were digging through Harley’s boxes that a lot of stuff seemed cheap in todays market. Indeed. I scooped up some great deals because I took the time to look. He probably hadn’t looked through them in a while. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 Thanks, great report and pics. So nice to get back to a more normal life and get back to comic cons. HouseofComics.Com, Robot Man and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 (edited) Picked up a vintage few toys at WonderCon. Including these figures. They are printed paper mounted to fiber board with bases that stand up. Wasn’t going to buy them but they were so cheap, I HAD to buy them. Thought they were Happy Hooligan but Not sure now. Dated 1925. Man, these are a couple years shy of 100 years old! Anybody know who they are? @Yellow Kid Edited April 5, 2022 by Robot Man jimjum12, Larryw7, Marty Mann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehumantorch Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 On 4/5/2022 at 10:54 AM, Robot Man said: Picked up a vintage few toys at WonderCon. Including these figures. They are printed paper mounted to fiber board with bases that stand up. Wasn’t going to buy them but they were so cheap, I HAD to buy them. Thought they were Happy Hooligan but Not sure now. Dated 1925. Man, these are a couple years shy of 100 years old! Anybody know who they are? @Yellow Kid https://www.theriaults.com/american-lithographed-tin-comic-toy-happy-hooligan-and-board-game?page=19 comic strip first introduced by Frederick Burr Opper in 1900 and later syndicated by King Features. woowoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 5, 2022 Author Share Posted April 5, 2022 Thanks! Guess I got only part of the set and Happy Hooligan wasn’t there. Just too cool and cheap to pass up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yellow Kid Posted April 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted April 6, 2022 You got some of the characters from the 1925 Milton Bradley "Happy Hooligan Game." by Opper.. You got his two brothers and some of the children. Most of the popular comic strip characters were featured in games, postcards, sheet music, etc. I think of Swinnerton, Opper, Outcault, and Dirks as the founding fathers of the comic strip so almost anything associated with any of them is worth collecting. Larryw7, PeterPark, mlansdown and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted April 8, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 8, 2022 Mailman brought me something I’ve been looking for for quite a while. VERY popular amongst monster collectors. I very often see these mags at flea markets for $3-5. each. I always look for it and have yet to find it. One just popped up and I grabbed it. The Creature is my favorite of the “Universal monsters” Stoked! Marty Mann, Mmehdy, jimjum12 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 On 4/8/2022 at 8:53 AM, Robot Man said: Mailman brought me something I’ve been looking for for quite a while. VERY popular amongst monster collectors. I very often see these mags at flea markets for $3-5. each. I always look for it and have yet to find it. One just popped up and I grabbed it. The Creature is my favorite of the “Universal monsters” Stoked! and boy were they right about moon farms banishing starvation too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 Spandex jackets, one for everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 8, 2022 Share Posted April 8, 2022 The flea markets back east were over flowing with Popular Mechanics as a kid. Mechanix Illustrated too I suppose. I never bought them but was always intrigued by the cover illustrations of some of the older issues which promised a future that sure didn't exist. Mainly I used to think why does everyone have Popular Mechanics and no one has comics!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 Comics subset time again... Black Bat, Mmehdy, Badger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 How many remember these L.A. kid's shows from the 50's and 60s? Sheriff John Engineer Bill Chucko the Clown Tom Hatten's Popeye show Romper Room jimjum12 and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted April 18, 2022 Share Posted April 18, 2022 A couple of locals from yesteryear - Ramblin' Rod (Anders) who had a cartoon show on which I appeared once when I was probably 8, and Rusty Nails with whose daughter my spouse went to school as a child. Also remember watching the national Captain Kangaroo show with my favorite Mr. Green Jeans. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 2:24 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: How many remember these L.A. kid's shows from the 50's and 60s? Sheriff John Engineer Bill Chucko the Clown Tom Hatten's Popeye show Romper Room I have a vague memory of all of them. Engineer Bill had a schtick about drinking your milk on a green light. Tom Hatten showed Popeye cartoons. Romper Room was kind of lame. I can barely remember the Sherriff John birthday song but sure it would come back pretty quick. jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 18, 2022 Author Share Posted April 18, 2022 On 4/18/2022 at 3:57 PM, MattTheDuck said: A couple of locals from yesteryear - Ramblin' Rod (Anders) who had a cartoon show on which I appeared once when I was probably 8, and Rusty Nails with whose daughter my spouse went to school as a child. Also remember watching the national Captain Kangaroo show with my favorite Mr. Green Jeans. I saw Capt Kangaroo I think. I was a little too young to remember Howdy Doody. jimjum12 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 (edited) On 4/18/2022 at 4:26 PM, Robot Man said: I have a vague memory of all of them. Engineer Bill had a schtick about drinking your milk on a green light. Tom Hatten showed Popeye cartoons. Romper Room was kind of lame. I can barely remember the Sherriff John birthday song but sure it would come back pretty quick. Edited April 19, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
