Yellow Kid Posted January 1, 2018 Share Posted January 1, 2018 Happy 2018 to you, Bob. Thanks for sharing your collection with us and best wishes for some great finds in the coming year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Found buried in a file drawer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Came in the mail today from Omaha NE. Love these regional character pinback buttons. Probably only just a few of these left... Sqeggs and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 24 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Came in the mail today from Omaha NE. Love these regional character pinback buttons. Probably only just a few of these left... How do you store/display these things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 minutes ago, n2wdw said: How do you store/display these things? On vintage beanies, if I recall! It seems our metallic friend appreciates context. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 36 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Found buried in a file drawer! That was me at a tender young age,defending my comics Edited January 6, 2018 by comicjack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 29 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Came in the mail today from Omaha NE. Love these regional character pinback buttons. Probably only just a few of these left... Very nice find, RM! I was looking at my 90's copy of Tombusch's Radio Premiums price guide the other day and marveling at all the cool stuff produced in America back then. I try to be mindful of all things relative across generations, but today's kids will reflect back on twelve hours on the couch playing NBA2K on their PS while our dad's clipped box-tops and sent away for trinkets and anxiously awaited the mailman. I reserve a greater appreciation for the latter, romanticized as it may be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) On 12/31/2017 at 6:18 PM, Robot Man said: Killer cover, but I cannot help but to be somewhat saddened by the cover blurb - the bit about the "American way of life" being preserved - and here's why: I know politics is frowned upon here, so I will keep my brief musings as apolitical as I can, but so much of what I hear is that the American way of life is flawed, or a lie; that America is fundamentally unfair and systemically bigoted; that neither was it noble at its inception; and so forth. I just wish that we had a better balance of reverence and reservation today. Edited January 6, 2018 by PopKulture Robot Man and Pat Calhoun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitterOldMan Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Found buried in a file drawer! For years, the late Gary Arlington of the San Francisco Comic Book Company kept this cartoon from Playboy magazine posted by the cash register. Edited January 6, 2018 by BitterOldMan Added word Company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 Met Gahan at San Diego Comic Convention in 1989. Bought a couple of Trade Paperbacks and he kindly sketched/personalised them. No charge (of course) in those days: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 4 hours ago, n2wdw said: How do you store/display these things? Like this or this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 4 hours ago, PopKulture said: Killer cover, but I cannot help but to be somewhat saddened by the cover blurb - the bit about the "American way of life" being preserved - and here's why: I know politics is frowned upon here, so I will keep my brief musings as apolitical as I can, but so much of what I hear is that the American way of life is flawed, or a lie; that America is fundamentally unfair and systemically bigoted; that neither was it noble at its inception; and so forth. I just wish that we had a better balance of reverence and reservation today. Yeah, just look at poor old Frankie tied up in the car in the rear! Pat Calhoun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 5 hours ago, PopKulture said: Very nice find, RM! I was looking at my 90's copy of Tombusch's Radio Premiums price guide the other day and marveling at all the cool stuff produced in America back then. I try to be mindful of all things relative across generations, but today's kids will reflect back on twelve hours on the couch playing NBA2K on their PS while our dad's clipped box-tops and sent away for trinkets and anxiously awaited the mailman. I reserve a greater appreciation for the latter, romanticized as it may be. Being a kid in the old days or a GA comic collector in the present age both required the same thing. PATIENCE. A virtue that is severly lacking these days... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted January 7, 2018 Share Posted January 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Robot Man said: Like this or this... This is great! Love to see how people display their collections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Well,these didn't make it for Christmas,(RobotManLand is FAR away from Porcuquillville) but I did save the parcel for a pick me up this week! Many thanks for a great gift from a good friend!I'll be reading them with my sis's kids soon. comicjack and Patriot6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 You bet my prickily friend, glad you liked them and hope you are feeling better. Don't thank me though. I was having a hard time figuring out the most deserving winner. There are a lot of generous and thoughtful boardies out there. Mrs. Robot Man declared the winner since she does not know any of you guys. porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: You bet my prickily friend, glad you liked them and hope you are feeling better. Don't thank me though. I was having a hard time figuring out the most deserving winner. There are a lot of generous and thoughtful boardies out there. Mrs. Robot Man declared the winner since she does not know any of you guys. She is soooo better off that way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Who doesn't want to be a member of some time of club? In the 1930's and 1940's all kids wanted to and sent away for a lot of club kits from their favorite characters, Radio and TV heroes. Usually cost a dime or a box top and that long wait for the mail. In a few weeks, the mail man arrived and there it was. I've got a ton of these. Here are just a few of them. If anybody cares, I'll post some more later. 1950's Ramar of the Jungle TV show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 A cool one from the 1930's. Jack Westaway's Under the Sea Club. I love the badge for this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 14, 2018 Author Share Posted January 14, 2018 Early 1920's The Katz Kitten Klub. A striking resemblence to Felix the Cat I would say... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
