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[Robot Man]

And just because I ran into them here and there...

Edited January 26, 2023 by Robot Man

[Robot Man]

And since I have access to some old photos, I will switch gears a bit.

The are a group of unauthorized pinbacks mostly from the 1940's/1950's. They were done by graduating classes and home coming games by students. They would "adopt" a character and run off probably just enough for their class members for an event. Most seem to come from the PA area but other areas did it as well.

They are nearly one of a kind as very few kids saved them. They do turn up from time to time and I have bid up a lot of them and some paid nothing for at flea markets on the east coast. Very fun to collect. There is one collector who usually out bids me and probably has the largest collection I can think of. Board member @mlansdown has some nice ones as well as a lot of other great pinbacks. Perhaps, he will grace us with some stuff from his collection.

Catwoman

 

Edited January 26, 2023 by Robot Man

[Robot Man]

The Dragon Lady

[Robot Man]

Huey, Dewey and Louie

[Robot Man]

Lady Luck

[Robot Man]

Sheena Queen of the Jungle

[Robot Man]

And being a MAD guy, these are priceless!

[143ksk]

A few more Archie items--a couple of early Archie Club kits/pinbacks and an Archie envelope addressed to Archie artist Red Holmdale.

[plady69]

On 1/28/2023 at 10:25 AM, 143ksk said:

A few more Archie items--a couple of early Archie Club kits/pinbacks and an Archie envelope addressed to Archie artist Red Holmdale.

Nice! Do you remember a collector from Stan’s Weekly Express named John Ivarone? He must have amassed a nice collection of MLJ books!

[143ksk]

On 1/28/2023 at 5:10 PM, plady69 said:

Nice! Do you remember a collector from Stan’s Weekly Express named John Ivarone? He must have amassed a nice collection of MLJ books!

The name is familiar, but that's about it

[plady69]

On 1/28/2023 at 3:48 PM, 143ksk said:

The name is familiar, but that's about it

He was the only guy that collected them.

 

[Robot Man]

The origin of Superman’s Krypto Ray Gun first appeared in Action #30 Jan 1940. Original price $1.00 for maybe the best Superman merchandise toy. For the poorer kids, a less extravant “Projector Pistol” was available.

Edited February 9, 2023 by Robot Man

[BitterOldMan]

Buck Rogers liquid helium water pistol with repro box.

[Robot Man]

On 2/9/2023 at 4:07 PM, BitterOldMan said:

Buck Rogers liquid helium water pistol with repro box.

Sweet one Ray. Maybe my favorite. There was a time when these were as rare as hen’s teeth. Rarely appearing at shows and real pricey. Then EBay came along and we realized there were a lot more of them out there than we realized. 

[Robot Man]

Here is another Buck Rogers variation. Original boxes in any condition are pretty rare. Cool graphics on every side.

[Robot Man]

This one came out in the early ‘50’s. Still works!

[Robot Man]

And this is the King of the Ray guns. The Hubley Atomic Distinegrator Gun. Not really character related but such classic art deco design. This is one heavy and bad arse shooting iron. Grips are nearly always cracked, chipped or broken. Picked up in the fields of the Brimfield, MA flea market. I had some explaining to do when I brought it home in my carry on bag..,

[Robot Man]

How 'bout some more "down to earth" six shooters?

A couple of boxed 1930's G-Man guns. The black one is not really a siren pistol but still shoots out a 2" spark when fired. The blue one still wails well. Both are from the same family. Apparently 2 brothers as they still had Christmas gift tags inside the boxes when I got them. 

[Robot Man]

Tracy of course offered fire arms to his fans as well. 

[BitterOldMan]

Don’t forget.  Only two days away.