lou_fine Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/7/2023 at 6:00 PM, batman_fan said: On 4/7/2023 at 5:32 PM, MrBedrock said: Well, the tag line "The Dell/Gold Key Collection of Doug Schmell" was a useful hint for the rest of us. Where exactly are you guys seeing this tagline with Doug's full name in there, as I can only see the title of the auction, namely Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics (& Comic Art) Showcase Auction(s)"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterChief Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/7/2023 at 5:40 PM, lou_fine said: On 4/7/2023 at 3:00 PM, batman_fan said: On 4/7/2023 at 2:32 PM, MrBedrock said: Well, the tag line "The Dell/Gold Key Collection of Doug Schmell" was a useful hint for the rest of us. Where exactly are you guys seeing this tagline with Doug's full name in there, as I can only see the title of the auction, namely Doug's Dell & Gold Key Comics (& Comic Art) Showcase Auction(s)"? Well, now you've gone and done it, Dean! Richie was speaking for everyone on the boards when he said the tag line was a useful hint for the rest of us. lou_fine 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 (edited) On 4/7/2023 at 10:27 PM, MasterChief said: Well, now you've gone and done it, Dean! Richie was speaking for everyone on the boards when he said the tag line was a useful hint for the rest of us. Well, of course my computer skills leave a lot to be desired so it's quite possible that I am simply not searching in the right online places. That's why although I suspected it might have been Schmell's collection in the first Doug's Dell & Gold Key Showcase Auction back in November, I was not actually sure until a few other boardies in the know mentioned it in their posts here. Since you are obviously much more computer literate than me, maybe you can find and post a link to this tagline for the rest of us here. Edited April 8, 2023 by lou_fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/7/2023 at 2:07 PM, MasterChief said: So any auction with the name "Doug" in the title automatically means Doug Schmell. Got it. Your logic remains as always infallible and beyond reproach. There is only one “Doug” in this hobby. If you don’t believe me, ask him… batman_fan and ThothAmon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/8/2023 at 10:02 AM, Robot Man said: There is only one “Doug” in this hobby. If you don’t believe me, ask him… https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2012/06/01/article-2153173-13665B93000005DC-119_308x185.jpg&tbnid=SVn4vEYw7YgbXM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153173/Comic-book-fanatics-prized-collection-fetch-staggering-3million-auction-used-sell-12-cents-each.html&docid=yXjUI0BuHgNCNM&w=1908&h=1146&hl=xx-elmer&source=sh/x/im Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/8/2023 at 8:06 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: On 4/8/2023 at 8:02 AM, Robot Man said: There is only one “Doug” in this hobby. If you don’t believe me, ask him… https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2012/06/01/article-2153173-13665B93000005DC-119_308x185.jpg&tbnid=SVn4vEYw7YgbXM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2153173/Comic-book-fanatics-prized-collection-fetch-staggering-3million-auction-used-sell-12-cents-each.html&docid=yXjUI0BuHgNCNM&w=1908&h=1146&hl=xx-elmer&source=sh/x/im Yes, that was the big HA summer auction of 2012 and least with this one here, they clearly designated it as "From The Doug Schmell / Pedigree.Comics Collection: https://comics.ha.com/c/search-results.zx?N=52+790+231+4294957212&ic5=CatalogHome-ActionArea-BrowseAll-071515 I still find it highly ironic that Doug's PedigreeComics.com website auction platform which specializes mostly in HG SA Marvels for his clientele, and yet he felt it was not good enough when it came to auctioning off his own personal SA Marvel collection. Great promotion and selling point for his own auction platform. Interesting to note that your linked Daily Mail article states that Doug's favorite book was his CGC 9.8 graded Pacific Coast copy of X-Men 1. I sure hope so because it must have cost him a ton of money to get it into that final slab because if I remember correctly, it took him about 3 or 4 resubs before CGC figured that he must have paid enough dues and finally gave it the bump from a 9.6 up to a 9.8. The article also states that almost every single comic in the collection was rated as the highest graded copy left in existence. Although probably true for most of the issues, definitely not the case with respect to the majority of the key first issues as I believe that Brulato's copies of those key first issues are still the highest graded copies (save now for only a couple of the titles) after some 20+ plus years of certification. Actually, rather surprising with so many copies of these key first issues submitted in the intervening years and decades for grading and still none (save for 2 titles) have been able to beat those copies from Brulato which were graded when CGC first opened their doors. Professor K, GreatCaesarsGhost and mjoeyoung 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbo_7071 Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 On 4/8/2023 at 11:02 AM, Robot Man said: There is only one “Doug” in this hobby. If you don’t believe me, ask him… I've been referring to him as Dung Smell for so long that I forgot that his name was actually Doug. goldust40, Robot Man and lou_fine 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) On 4/9/2023 at 10:52 PM, sartrexpress said: Ah, the Cap 74. Such a great book, and I know it went for heavy gold. To me, the Promise books are unusual in how clean the back covers are. Congratulations! With that many to choose from, It must have been difficult deciding which Promise Timelys to go after Edited April 10, 2023 by GreatCaesarsGhost Mmehdy, Cat-Man_America and mstrange 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 (edited) On 4/10/2023 at 3:47 AM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: To me, the Promise books are unusual in how clean the back covers are. Congratulations! With that many to choose from, It must have been difficult deciding which Promise Timelys to go after Yes, I clearly remember always checking out the back covers because it's so much easier to see defects on a book when there's so much less cover art to obsure what you are looking at when it came to HG books. Edited April 10, 2023 by lou_fine Cat-Man_America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 6:58 PM, lou_fine said: Yes, I clearly remember always checking out the back covers because it's so much easier to see defects on a book when there's so much less cover art to obsure what you are looking at when it came to HG books. I think you're messin with me now, Lou! Cat-Man_America 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 7:34 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: I think you're messin with me now, Lou! The snark virus is going around; exposure to Mr.B without booster shots! ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/10/2023 at 5:34 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said: On 4/10/2023 at 4:58 PM, lou_fine said: Yes, I clearly remember always checking out the back covers because it's so much easier to see defects on a book when there's so much less cover art to obsure what you are looking at when it came to HG books. I think you're messin with me now, Lou! No, not at all as I always went by strict visual appearance when I brought my books back in the day and if the front cover of a book looked gorgeous enough to buy, then it was a definite no brainer if you flipped it over and it had a perfect looking snow white cover like your Promise copy of Cap 74 here (preferably without the off-center cut though): Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat-Man_America Posted April 11, 2023 Share Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/11/2023 at 9:42 AM, lou_fine said: No, not at all as I always went by strict visual appearance when I brought my books back in the day and if the front cover of a book looked gorgeous enough to buy, then it was a definite no brainer if you flipped it over and it had a perfect looking snow white cover like your Promise copy of Cap 74 here (preferably without the off-center cut though): It's Stephen's copy, Clark's merely admiring it ...as are we all. I'm pretty sure he pulled that back cover image off the HA site. I'll add that this is one of those Promise books that ...off-center cut notwithstanding... lives up to its grade opinion at least from a cursory cover examination. BTW, given the collection in which this book resides, it's doubtful that the word "flip" or any variation thereof will be in it's future! szucchini, lou_fine and GreatCaesarsGhost 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 11, 2023 Author Share Posted April 11, 2023 On 4/11/2023 at 1:30 PM, Cat-Man_America said: ...off-center cut notwithstanding... Almost all Cap 74s have weird wraps and cuts to them, just goes with the territory Cat-Man_America and adamstrange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sonic77 Posted April 13, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2023 Won this a bit ago but just came in from CGC, 1st Al Williamson work in comics. Very happy with the grade. comicjack, adamstrange, buttock and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 2:17 AM, Sonic77 said: Won this a bit ago but just came in from CGC, 1st Al Williamson work in comics. Very happy with the grade. Great purchase Sonic77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 2:17 PM, Sonic77 said: Won this a bit ago but just came in from CGC, 1st Al Williamson work in comics. Very happy with the grade. What grade did Heritage list it as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted April 13, 2023 Share Posted April 13, 2023 (edited) On 4/13/2023 at 7:39 AM, tth2 said: What grade did Heritage list it as? Listed as a VF/NM 9.0 copy back in December of 2022 that sold for $288: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/famous-funnies-169-the-promise-collection-pedigree-eastern-color-1948-condition-vf-nm/a/122250-13402.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515 Edited April 13, 2023 by lou_fine tth2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motor City Rob Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 On 4/13/2023 at 2:17 AM, Sonic77 said: Won this a bit ago but just came in from CGC, 1st Al Williamson work in comics. Very happy with the grade. Congrats on the bump! Did you need to leave it in the holder when submitting to CCS so it could retain the Pedigree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...