Old Disney comic book found by my friend... had a good day. 2 2

[Fan Boy]

My old friend from high school found this comic book buried inside one wall of his century old house while he was renovating the walls to upgrade to drywall sheets. He gave it to me knowing I like to read and collect comic books. He said it was inside the attic storage wall in a closet.  Odd place there, I thought. 

Not a key, but a fun read. 

I went to there to partake with a friend’s birthday party. Another friend ... my old classmate and friend for years, she turns 50 today. Had good time chatting with some old friends. Then, one of other old friend told her husband to talk with me what to do with his old comics. We get to chat awhile, and I learned he has three long boxes full of Marvel from 1980 to 1988 or bit later. He will make contact with me later to work out with his books on consignment. Then another friend come to me telling me he has Conan and Mad from the 1970s and wants me to help him sell his books. 

I guess I will expect two small collections to view sometime later. I had a good day to spent time with friend. Worth my $40 ferry fare at least! 

[comicjack]

You never know what is around the next corner or wall in this case .

[Mercury Man]

Start to wonder how many Golden Age comics were used as insulation. 

[oldmilwaukee6er]

Solid day Fan Boy- boat ride, QT with friends, comics and the prospect of more! Clearly your friends trust you to approach you thusly. 

 

At the risk of derailing the thread slightly... IF you were to do a remodel, would you hide books in the walls? 

The lady and I are doing a ceiling remodel in the living room of our condo. The building is from 1918- had an odd combo of drywall over plaster held up by 1inch boards with nails. Time and humidity, heat and cold; the whole thing was failing and it was time. 

Here is a shot of it nearly stripped down- note the handhewn old growth joists. 

Here is another shot... Pressed hemp fiber insulation. 

Bottom line... When the new drywall ceiling is complete I am putting some comics up there. Without breaking the bank, which comics would you hide? Why? What other items would you include? 

Edited August 26, 2018 by oldmilwaukee6er

[Fan Boy]

@oldmilwaukee6er, my friends knew me from school days that I collect and love reading comics. When some asked if I still do, I said yes and that I have become a dealer on my spare time. That led to conversion to some books they have at their homes from years ago. You never knew when it happens around the corner. 

Your house with the ceiling renovation is interesting that it had hemp-pressed insulation in there.  Never seen it, but my friend’s house does have the old growth solid wood beams simlair to yours. He said that his great great grandfather used the trees chopped down on the island. The house had stood there since the 1910s. I saw one wall had old wallpaper with child theme designs from the 1930s.

as for the comics to place inside walls or ceilings after renovation... interesting concept. I think it would be some regular comics to use. 

[PUNYHUMAN]

I was talking to Terry O Neil some years back about some comics he told me were found inside some guys wall in his house. One of them happened to be Suspense # 3 classic cover. I asked him what kind of condition it was in. He said it looked like it came out of a wall.  He still sold it though. It just goes to show , you never know what's out there.

[oakman29]

Im an exterminator by trade, and I go into a ton of attics. I'm still holding my dream of finding an Action 1 in an attic.

[Get Marwood & I]

1 minute ago, oakman29 said:

Im an exterminator by trade, and I go into a ton of attics. I'm still holding my dream of finding an Action 1 in an attic.

Batman 1, surely? 

[tv horror]

1 minute ago, oakman29 said:

Im an exterminator by trade,

I loved those movies.

 

 

 

[oakman29]

3 minutes ago, tv horror said:

I loved those movies.

 

 

 

Yep! That's how we kill those crazy monster ants.

[tv horror]

My father used to tell me that during the second World war when a ship came into Belfast harbour, that he had seen hundreds of comics used as ballast and was able to take a few home to read. I know that they usually scuttle a ship however what if you could search a boatyard who knows what you find.

 

[oakman29]

2 minutes ago, tv horror said:

My father used to tell me that during the second World war when a ship came into Belfast harbour, that he had seen hundreds of comics used as ballast and was able to take a few home to read. I know that they usually scuttle a ship however what if you could search a boatyard who knows what you find.

 

Yeah. By the way thanks for my new sigline quote.

[tv horror]

I just found this on Wiki it should also interest Marwood.

 

Thorpe & Porter and American comics[edit]

In the 1950s and 1960s American comics typically arrived in the UK as ballast on ships. In 1959, Thorpe & Porter (widely known as 'T & P') became the sole UK distributor of Marvel comics. These were printed on Marvel's American printing presses, along with a special cover giving the British price instead of the price in cents, and shipped across the Atlantic. Inside the front cover, with the indicia, a sentence mentioned Thorpe & Porter as sole distributor in the UK market. Thus it was that brand new American-printed copies of Fantastic Four #1, Amazing Fantasy #15, The Amazing Spider-Man #1, and countless others, appeared in the UK.

Thorpe & Porter was purchased by the distribution arm of DC Comics, then known as IND., in 1964, going on to publish an official Superman/Batman reprint book, DC Special.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

3 minutes ago, tv horror said:

In 1959, Thorpe & Porter (widely known as 'T & P') became the sole UK distributor of Marvel comics.

They never.

[Buzzetta]

When I started high school, I had a weekend job of maintenance and groundskeeping.  (Oh the stuff I learned and how seriously invaluable it is to me today)  Anyway... when we gutted a couple of rooms to build new drop ceilings and closets, a flurry of baseball cards fell out of the ceiling.  We picked them up and sorted through them.  As expected nothing of high value but a bunch of late 60's and early 70's stars and superstars.  This was 1989 as it was one of the first things we did when I first got the job.  With that, my boss sent us to the card store and had us buy a bunch of baseball card packs.  When we finished the ceiling he put the sealed packs of cards up there for the next generation to find. 

Edited August 26, 2018 by Buzzetta

[RockMyAmadeus]

53 minutes ago, tv horror said:

My father used to tell me that during the second World war when a ship came into Belfast harbour, that he had seen hundreds of comics used as ballast and was able to take a few home to read. I know that they usually scuttle a ship however what if you could search a boatyard who knows what you find.

Yeah, but they'd be junky British editions, and no one wants those.....

[Get Marwood & I]

[tv horror]

55 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said:

Yeah, but they'd be junky British editions, and no one wants those.....

No they were from the U.S and HEY! There's nothing junky about British editions they filled a much needed void.

[Senormac]

Haha !!  Fun thread.  About putting comics back in a wall while doing construction, I was thinking putting books the same age as the house would be a super idea.  I mean, if you are going to hope for a future find by someone else,

may as well really baffle them  

[tv horror]

2 hours ago, Buzzetta said:

When I started high school, I had a weekend job of maintenance and groundskeeping.  (Oh the stuff I learned and how seriously invaluable it is to me today)  Anyway... when we gutted a couple of rooms to build new drop ceilings and closets, a flurry of baseball cards fell out of the ceiling.  We picked them up and sorted through them.  As expected nothing of high value but a bunch of late 60's and early 70's stars and superstars.  This was 1989 as it was one of the first things we did when I first got the job.  With that, my boss sent us to the card store and had us buy a bunch of baseball card packs.  When we finished the ceiling he put the sealed packs of cards up there for the next generation to find. 

All I've ever found behind any walls I've knocked down are these guys.