OtherEric Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 Does anybody know if there was a warehouse find of late 1954 Charltons? When I was at Kayo books in SF last weekend, I got a copy of True Life Secrets #23 (11-12/54). The store owner said he had gotten a lot of about 50 copies at one point, and didn't understand why the book was so valuable. He had sold most of them but still had a handful, for better or worse I grabbed one of the lower grade, cheaper ones. On earlier visits, I've also grabbed copies of Crime & Justice #20 (09/1954) and Space Adventures #13 (10-11/1954). The Crime & Justice seems pretty commonly available, the other two less so... but the other two both have reasons for higher demand, and they don't seem terribly rare as these things go. So was just wondering if anybody knew about the background here? Were other Charltons from this time found in bulk as well? Sorry I don't have scans of the other two issues, not sure what box they're in at the moment... Kevin.J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Add Thing 16 to that warehouse find. Edited November 3, 2022 by Robot Man Jayman, comicjack and OtherEric 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted November 3, 2022 Share Posted November 3, 2022 (edited) Not familiar with this group, but Sheldon Drum of Heroes Con purchased a warehouse of Charlton's years ago that were meant to be jobbed out for 3 packs and that sort of thing. There were many different issues in quantity and some are very nice .... War, Westerns, Romance, and more. If you're lucky, he still breaks a bunch out for show stock from time to time. I especially like those with Glansman and Colletta art. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Edited November 3, 2022 by jimjum12 ThothAmon, OtherEric and PopKulture 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 1:55 PM, OtherEric said: Does anybody know if there was a warehouse find of late 1954 Charltons? When I was at Kayo books in SF last weekend, I got a copy of True Life Secrets #23 (11-12/54). The store owner said he had gotten a lot of about 50 copies at one point, and didn't understand why the book was so valuable. He had sold most of them but still had a handful, for better or worse I grabbed one of the lower grade, cheaper ones. On earlier visits, I've also grabbed copies of Crime & Justice #20 (09/1954) and Space Adventures #13 (10-11/1954). The Crime & Justice seems pretty commonly available, the other two less so... but the other two both have reasons for higher demand, and they don't seem terribly rare as these things go. So was just wondering if anybody knew about the background here? Were other Charltons from this time found in bulk as well? Sorry I don't have scans of the other two issues, not sure what box they're in at the moment... This my favorite cover. Warehouse find many still ungraded. There’s 3 9.6 on the CGC census. wonder we ever see a 9.8 copy in the future. compare to ASM300 this a scarce book. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 I remember going to a mom and pop store in the 60's and they had boxes of multple mint Charlton Comics. There were 20-30 copies of this one alone. Mmehdy and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Yeah; Charltons used to show up in bulk back east in discount department stores. Sometimes books from the early sixties for sale in the mid seventies. I got some early Ditko giants that way and some Peacemaker books as well. God knows where they had been sitting and how they came to be jobbed out to these stores. I bet there are still some piles gathering dust in the back of some old warehouse that have been forgotten. That or walled in by some sheetrock when someone was too lazy to move them. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 8:36 PM, The Black Hand ® said: I remember going to a mom and pop store in the 60's and they had boxes of multple mint Charlton Comics. There were 20-30 copies of this one alone. This one even has a cocaine story as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 On 11/3/2022 at 1:55 PM, OtherEric said: Does anybody know if there was a warehouse find of late 1954 Charltons? When I was at Kayo books in SF last weekend, I got a copy of True Life Secrets #23 (11-12/54). The store owner said he had gotten a lot of about 50 copies at one point, and didn't understand why the book was so valuable. He had sold most of them but still had a handful, for better or worse I grabbed one of the lower grade, cheaper ones. On earlier visits, I've also grabbed copies of Crime & Justice #20 (09/1954) and Space Adventures #13 (10-11/1954). The Crime & Justice seems pretty commonly available, the other two less so... but the other two both have reasons for higher demand, and they don't seem terribly rare as these things go. So was just wondering if anybody knew about the background here? Were other Charltons from this time found in bulk as well? Sorry I don't have scans of the other two issues, not sure what box they're in at the moment... Purchased my copy from Kayo Books as well. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tri-Color Brian Posted November 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 4, 2022 (edited) On 11/3/2022 at 1:55 PM, OtherEric said: Does anybody know if there was a warehouse find of late 1954 Charltons? When I was at Kayo books in SF last weekend, I got a copy of True Life Secrets #23 (11-12/54). The store owner said he had gotten a lot of about 50 copies at one point, and didn't understand why the book was so valuable. He had sold most of them but still had a handful, for better or worse I grabbed one of the lower grade, cheaper ones. On earlier visits, I've also grabbed copies of Crime & Justice #20 (09/1954) and Space Adventures #13 (10-11/1954). The Crime & Justice seems pretty commonly available, the other two less so... but the other two both have reasons for higher demand, and they don't seem terribly rare as these things go. So was just wondering if anybody knew about the background here? Were other Charltons from this time found in bulk as well? Sorry I don't have scans of the other two issues, not sure what box they're in at the moment... These were in that warehouse find...I bought them at a CA swap meet in 1973. I bought several of each because they were only 25cents apiece. It was speculation on my part, something most collectors never engage in. I also bought 3 copies of Racket Squad #12 (the Ditko explosion cover), but I sold all of those in the 90s. I remember going to the SD Con in the 90s and seeing a dealer that had a stack of Thing #16s from that warehouse find. He wanted too much. I never bought one, and probably never will unless the price is $20. I think he called it the Chinese Market find...It also had Ajax comics in it. Edited November 4, 2022 by Tri-ColorBrian ThothAmon, Mmehdy, Kevin.J and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 A bit off topic, but does anyone remember the huge find of “remainder”copies (logo cut off send back to the distributor) from Pittsburgh area? Happened when I just got out of high school in 1975. They were gorgeous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plady69 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 They were late golden age, heavy on Timely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
