Popular Post fett Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 happened across this video that I had never seen-hopefully others will enjoy it as much as I did. Parts of it will make you pucker so beware. Larryw7, comicjack, Phill the Governor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Interesting to see Jamie Farr laugh at first at the subject matter then as the books were each revealed, show more and more fondness and affection for the comics. A true fan always shows his colors! MrBedrock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post 50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted June 23, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted June 23, 2020 2 hours ago, vheflin said: handling People used to read and handle their comics; not encapsulate them in plastic!! fifties, Larryw7, aardvark88 and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 1977 pre-Elfquest Wendi Pini appears on stage as Red Sonja. Good promo on TV for comics on this hourly talk show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 July 1973 - 12 years old and walking into the Phil Seuling Comic Con at the down at the heels Commodore Hotel! Might as well have been walking into Wonderland; boxes of old comics were everywhere! Bags and boards nowhere to be seen!! Primetime, Jayman, jimjum12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Passing around a raw Superman 1...priceless! Thanks so much for posting it. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 This was fantastic!!! Jamie Farr sure knew a LOT about the Golden Age heroes. It's interesting to see how Mike Douglas and some of the guests kind of laughed it up at comics expense, but when Phil reported that the Superman #1 was worth around $1500, well all of the sudden things changed a little. Superman #1, Captain America #28, Famous Funnies #1 ….. some awesome comics in that stack!!! comicnoir 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 The same year I saw Wendy Pini at the Philadelphia con as she won the Red Sonjia look a like contest. I chatted up the runner-up and went to her room. Phill the Governor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 5 hours ago, comicnoir said: The same year I saw Wendy Pini at the Philadelphia con as she won the Red Sonjia look a like contest. I chatted up the runner-up and went to her room. Did you let her have her way with you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecollectron Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 That was very cool. Thanks for posting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicnoir Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 1 hour ago, fifties said: Did you let her have her way with you? A gentleman never says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 On 6/23/2020 at 7:30 PM, Electron said: Thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Passing around a raw Superman 1...priceless! Thanks so much for posting it. In the 'old days" comics wern't worth what they are today (although, everything was relative). I was about 15 when I met Gary Coddington. You old guys might remember him. He was, at the time, maybe the biggest Superman collector. He was disabled due to kidney failure. But he had everything. Comics, toys, movie stuff, everything related to Superman. Was over at his house one day and we were looking at his comics. All stored neatly in piles on shelves in his room. Entire runs. After about 20 or so, I got a little crosseyed. He asked me if I wanted to read his Action #1. I sat on the floor and read it, carefully. Then Superman #1 and so on. What a day... $1,500 for a comic book in those days was a LOT of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifties Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: In the 'old days" comics wern't worth what they are today (although, everything was relative). I was about 15 when I met Gary Coddington. You old guys might remember him. He was, at the time, maybe the biggest Superman collector. He was disabled due to kidney failure. But he had everything. Comics, toys, movie stuff, everything related to Superman. Was over at his house one day and we were looking at his comics. All stored neatly in piles on shelves in his room. Entire runs. After about 20 or so, I got a little crosseyed. He asked me if I wanted to read his Action #1. I sat on the floor and read it, carefully. Then Superman #1 and so on. What a day... $1,500 for a comic book in those days was a LOT of money. Not sure what time period you are referencing, but in 1970 I bought a used 1970 Ford Maverick for $1600... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 On 6/25/2020 at 10:47 AM, Robot Man said: In the 'old days" comics wern't worth what they are today (although, everything was relative). I was about 15 when I met Gary Coddington. You old guys might remember him. He was, at the time, maybe the biggest Superman collector. He was disabled due to kidney failure. But he had everything. Comics, toys, movie stuff, everything related to Superman. Was over at his house one day and we were looking at his comics. All stored neatly in piles on shelves in his room. Entire runs. After about 20 or so, I got a little crosseyed. He asked me if I wanted to read his Action #1. I sat on the floor and read it, carefully. Then Superman #1 and so on. What a day... $1,500 for a comic book in those days was a LOT of money. Great story RM! Reading an original Action 1, what a treat! I love hearing stories from the early days of collecting, particularly when the GA comics were in raw stacks and started at issue number one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...