Robot Man Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 I had a couple of people ask me about this guy in PMs. His name is John Koukisaskis. He is a LONG time collector and former owner of Freedonia Funnyworks in Orange County. Closed his store a long time ago but still real active at shows around here. Very knowlegable in many fields and a heck of a nice guy. John was VERY good friends with Dave Stevens. So much so that Dave left most of his stuff (other than his art) to him when he passed away. I got to know Dave through John. Lots of good times... originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 At long last...It's opening day. After two failed tries, will this be my year? Let's play ball! KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 On 3/27/2019 at 12:10 PM, Robot Man said: I had a couple of people ask me about this guy in PMs. His name is John Koukisaskis. He is a LONG time collector and former owner of Freedonia Funnyworks in Orange County. Closed his store a long time ago but still real active at shows around here. Very knowlegable in many fields and a heck of a nice guy. John was VERY good friends with Dave Stevens. So much so that Dave left most of his stuff (other than his art) to him when he passed away. I got to know Dave through John. Lots of good times... Interesting. So is John part of the group behind the Dave Stevens Estate sales on eBay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 hour ago, n2wdw said: Interesting. So is John part of the group behind the Dave Stevens Estate sales on eBay? No, that is either Dave's family or a broker acting on their behalf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 29, 2019 Author Share Posted March 29, 2019 Let the madness begin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Had a great day at WonderCon today, including side-by-side box diving with Robot Man. jimjum12, KirbyJack and comicjack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Nothing quite like box diving GA with a buddy. It was sure fun Steve. Got probably the deal of the day after you left... sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 30, 2019 Author Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just a tiny nibble gang... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: Nothing quite like box diving GA with a buddy. It was sure fun Steve. Got probably the deal of the day after you left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 ‘‘Twas a beautiful spring day in SO CA! All the professional cosplayers pose on this big fountain. Didn’t feel like walking all the way over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 I said SHAZAM boy! Man, they were promoting the heck outta this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Coming up probably tomorrow after the “junk show” will be my WonderCon show report... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 OK after two days on the WonderCon floor and an early morning flea market, I’m a bit “junk drunk” but here goes... Headed over to the “Happiest Place on Earth” early to get good parking on Friday. I scored a great spot in the lot right next to Hall A where all the comic dealers are. Makes for a short walk at the end of the day when you are tired! Sat around outside for a while. The show didn’t open until 11:30 but noticed a few people around 9:30 inside. One was kind enough to let me in. I hung around by the security guard just out of sight until a large group of dealers were walking in and slid into the pack. And in I was early! While waiting, this lovely young lady was keeping me company on the bench. She agreed to not tell anyone if I slid in a little early. Nice way to start a con! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 My first stop was Brad from F-VF. Sold me a very nice Weird Science #14 for a real friendly price. A great guy with accurate grading and fair pricing. Hit him up first whenever you go to a show that he is attending. He was morning about how hard it has been for him to obtain collections. A common problem with most dealers I spoke to. My next stop was with Brian Peet’s from A-1 for the same reasons. Not much with him. He told me he left most of his GA box stock back at the store. Huh? Oh, well, I managed to pick up a decent Gunsmoke #5 with a great Ingells cover and another great cheap GGA Fritzi Ritz. I love these. Would have bought more but he didn’t bring it. Here is a wall shot of his booth. ender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 I then strolled over to see the tall Texan Ritchie from Bedrock City. Another of my favorite dealers. We talked baseball while I picked his boxes. Got a couple cool ECs. Sadly, his box stock was a little picked over from Chicago. He had a dazzling wall of beauties including a couple of beautiful high grade Hangmans which I couldn’t afford. (More about them later). ender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Some cosplay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 The hardest working man in comics needs no introduction. If there was a con on the moon, he would be there. Spent some time with Scentaur picking Harley’s boxes. As good as walls were the stuff in boxes he just bought was even better! Overpaid for some books and surprisingly, found the best deal of the show! More about that later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 Saturday I bumped into my buddy Big Ron Murray. We had made most of our big buys on Friday and were box diving for cheap bargains. He showed me the cleanest copy of the Weird Tales Pulp green “Batwoman” cover I’ve ever seen! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 More cosplay... comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 (edited) Went by to see my friend Jamie Graham. He brought virtually no GA box stock and his wall stock was wonderful but out of my means. So we had a little banter and I moved on. Edited March 31, 2019 by Robot Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
