We have passed $35k! Thanks so much for all the wonderful help, ...RECAP PAGE 37!! Donation thread to help JimJum12 so we can aid him while he recovers from a stroke.We are aiming for $35k!! 28 28

[Chaz G.]

On 12/29/2023 at 3:18 PM, Chaz G. said:

Magazine Lot, all VF or better.  $75 Shipped to US. All proceeds to Jimbo!

Marvel Super Special #11 #12 #13

Epic Illustrated #14

Hulk Magazine #13

  NOW $60!!!

[skypinkblu]

Nightly update from Jim:) 

 

As of 01/01/24 at 7:00 p.m. we are tentatively at $29,143.20

GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

 

.... still get tired very easily, but I'm still trying to do more things for myself. Judy and Cam have saved the day for me, as well as the CGC Forum collective  HAPPY NEW YEAR

[skypinkblu]

I'll be on a plane at this time tomorrow night, so I probably won't post. I don't phone type well;) but I'll update the next morning.

[Ryan.]

On 1/1/2024 at 10:00 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

Separately, I want to note that I resume work tomorrow, so I will come online in the evening to tidy up any communications, claims, and such then.

Many people are shipping this week, and as Sharon noted, some had planned to list. Please take note of your intent and let's push this thing past the finish line. ✌️  

There will be some lagging money coming via mycomicshop over the next several weeks as books get processed and auctioned down there as well. 

[Surfing Alien]

Great to see such fantastic support here. I'd like to offer the first lot of the new year. A pair of signed Lealand Gustavson original pulp drawings. These two go great together via subject matter and composition.   SOLD

They came from a batch of Gustavson drawings from the 1930's - 60's that I acquired a few years ago. They're pretty amazing, the motion and atmosphere the guy could get with a few conte crayon lines.

The portrait dimension drawing of a couple running is drawn on window shade, which creates great shading effects, no pun intended. It doesn't have publication information but everything about it is like ones I have that have Blue Book pulp information on the back. Likely from the early 1940's. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"  Loosely white pasted on to the old mat. It will come right off with no damage. I left it on to see the framing effect.

The landscape couple clinching is on paper and is for "Dark Lady" by Doris Miles Disney, which was published in 1960. I believe this story was serialized and that's was the drawing was for. 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" Has a fair amount of artist's whiteout but still a compelling image.

These look great cleaned up, matted in dark gray and framed in black. I have a bunch framed and hanging in my library

$200 for the pair shipped. A bargain for some moody, evocative published vintage pulp production art.

Bio here:  https://www.pulpartists.com/Gustavson.html

 

 

 

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[SkOw]

On 1/2/2024 at 9:34 AM, Surfing Alien said:

Great to see such fantastic support here. I'd like to offer the first lot of the new year. A pair of signed Lealand Gustavson original pulp drawings. These two go great together via subject matter and composition.

They came from a batch of Gustavson drawings from the 1930's - 60's that I acquired a few years ago. They're pretty amazing, the motion and atmosphere the guy could get with a few conte crayon lines.

The portrait dimension drawing of a couple running is drawn on window shade, which creates great shading effects, no pun intended. It doesn't have publication information but everything about it is like ones I have that have Blue Book pulp information on the back. Likely from the early 1940's. 10 1/2" x 13 1/2"  Loosely white pasted on to the old mat. It will come right off with no damage. I left it on to see the framing effect.

The landscape couple clinching is on paper and is for "Dark Lady" by Doris Miles Disney, which was published in 1960. I believe this story was serialized and that's was the drawing was for. 14 1/2" x 10 1/2" Has a fair amount of artist's whiteout but still a compelling image.

These look great cleaned up, matted in dark gray and framed in black. I have a bunch framed and hanging in my library

$200 for the pair shipped. A bargain for some moody, evocative published vintage pulp production art.

Bio here:  https://www.pulpartists.com/Gustavson.html

 

 

 

 

I think these are awesome and someday I will need a project, so it will be fun tracking down where the first one was published!

[PreHero]

On 12/28/2023 at 12:05 PM, PreHero said:

        Price Reduced!!!   

100% of proceeds go to Jim.

Odd Couple Lot: Farmer's Daughter #4 (fair-) and Web of Mystery #12 (G/VG):  $125  shipped in US.

Farmer's Daughter #4 (fair-): You can see the various tears and missing pieces from scan; cover appears to be loose, spine mostly there, spine fragile (book can be safely handled), and centerfold loose from bottom staple.  Solid "Reader Copy" - classic beat, but complete!

 

Web of Mystery #12 (G/VG):  Book looks to be VG+, big defect is a 3.5" tear in from right edge ("Fortunes" text) in center FC (surprisingly not taped or sealed); two creases LRHC FC and spine wear.

Let's get to $30K!  New lower price...

[SkOw]

On 12/28/2023 at 3:05 PM, PreHero said:

        Price Reduced!!!   

100% of proceeds go to Jim.

Odd Couple Lot: Farmer's Daughter #4 (fair-) and Web of Mystery #12 (G/VG):  $125  shipped in US.

Farmer's Daughter #4 (fair-): You can see the various tears and missing pieces from scan; cover appears to be loose, spine mostly there, spine fragile (book can be safely handled), and centerfold loose from bottom staple.  Solid "Reader Copy" - classic beat, but complete!

 

Web of Mystery #12 (G/VG):  Book looks to be VG+, big defect is a 3.5" tear in from right edge ("Fortunes" text) in center FC (surprisingly not taped or sealed); two creases LRHC FC and spine wear.

[crassus]

Noon Recap (with links)

Great and generous donations still available, many thanks to everyone for helping out and having a look 

Take note, several sellers have been offering reduced prices on their items, if I have missed anyone's updates below or made any errors please PM me or tag me in thread 

Unless otherwise specified, Donations marked "shipped" assume US only, but for outside of US please carefully consult the listing and the seller for shipping

Sellers please as items are taken please mark the items sold

and most of all thank you to everyone for your caring and generousity 

 

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Bonanza nn (the Dell 1, 1962), 7.0-7.5ish; pressable features, Michael Landon loves Jimbo too! $150.00 plus shipping 

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CGC 3 books, Aliens vs Predator 3 9.8 W, Marvel Collectibles Classic: X-Men 2 9.8 W, Free Comic Book Day 2007 1 9.6W $100.00/$100.00/$50.00 Now $75.00/$75.00/$30.00 respectively, shipping incl worldwide (Any reasonable offer will be accepted)

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mattn792's Disney World Dopey Challenge Marathon pledge drive! Here's a Boardie actually in shape and running a Marathon for Jimbo, please pledge what you can, all proceeds to Jimbo! click here for details

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Georgie Comics 25, CGC 3.0. CR-OW  Awesome Timely/Marvel Dribben painted cover!  Front cover presents much better than the grade! $250.00 shipped

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Superman. George Lowthar, 1942. Reader copy. No dust jacket. Nice color/black and white illustrations $50.00 shipped, international please inquire

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Our Army At War #276 CGC 9.0 White Kubert and Kanigher $65.00 Now $50.00 shipped US only

Amazing Spider-Man #86 CGC 9.4 OW/W $975.00 shipping incl US, elsewhere at cost 

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Batman 193, Secret Wars 1, and X-Factor 1, all VF/NM 3 book lot together for $199.00 shipped US and Canada

Afterlife with Archie 1 CGC 9.8 W SS New York Comic Con Edition (signed by Roberto Aguire-Sacasa & Francesco Francavilla) $150.00 shipped

Sealed Star Wars archive and MOC TVC Yoda $40.00 shipped US only

Epic Fantasy Monster lot of 7 $40.00 shipped US and Canada

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CGC SS 9.8 The Marvels Project #1
Shang Chi Sketch by Paul Gulacy $250.00 Now $200.00 shipped US and Canada only SOLD 

CGC SS NG Blackest Night #0
Firestorm Sketch by Al Milgrom
Al Milgrom was the artist who co-created Firestorm with Gerry Conway as the writer $300.00 shipped US and Canada only

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Amazing Spider-Man #87 CGC 9.4 OW/W $425.00 shipped in US, elsewhere at cost

Amazing Spider-Man #94 CGC 9.4 OW/W $375.00 shipped in US, elsewhere at cost

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Joe Jusko 16 book lot, incl Wolverine, Kingpin, Thor and others $40.00 Now $30.00 shipped in US SOLD 

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MyComicShop instructions posted for sending donation consignments for Jimbo, all proceeds to Jimbo!

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Todd McFarlane Poster Book $25.00 Now $20.00 shipped

TPB 3 book Lot Italian Editions; Something is Killing the Children Vol 1 and 2, Grim Vol 1 $40.00 Now $30.00 shipped

Journey into Mystery 82 "From the collection of JimJum himself" VG- $70.00 shipped

Our Fighting Forces #71 G $40.00 shipped

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Love Diary #31 CGC 4.0 OW-W Restored (C-1 tear seal) Go to MyComicShop to view and bid at auction, all to Jimbo!

Bob Layton Iron Man Artist Select Series (HC, Signed/#'d, still sealed) $100.00 shipped in US

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Shadow Pulp April/1940 missing a couple pieces out of the cover but solid $60.00 shipped

Batman #199 F+ 6.5 $60.00 shipped

Walt Disney Comics & Stories #125 G 2.0 $45.00 shipped

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Magazine Lot, all VF or better, incl Marvel Super Special #11 #12 #13, Epic #14 Hulk Magazine #13 $75.00 Now $60.00 shipped in US

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Magic The Gathering: Mystery Booster Boxes - Retail Exclusives - both Factory Sealed. Each box contains 24 packs of 15 cards per pack both together for $450.00 shipped Continental US only

Eternals 1 CGC 8.5 OW-W $75.00 shipped Canada and US

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Batman Damned #1 CGC 9.9 White Pages.  CGC note : "1st Black Label Title" $200.00 shipped in Continental US

Edited January 3 by crassus

[Surfing Alien]

On 1/2/2024 at 11:35 AM, SkOw said:

I think these are awesome and someday I will need a project, so it will be fun tracking down where the first one was published!

Great take, thanks! I didn't try real hard on this one back when I got these but I'll see if I can help identify which issue it was. Here's one of the best ones I have matted in gray and framed in black (artifacts on the glass are reflections), I really like this color combo for the black crayon on aged white background

 

[PreHero]

On 1/2/2024 at 9:11 AM, SkOw said:

  Thanks for your purchase to get to $30k!

 to those who've purchased   to those who've donated  &   to those running and managing thread - during the holiday no less!  Amazing!!!

[SeniorSurfer]

On 1/1/2024 at 9:57 PM, DavidTheDavid said:

Happy New Year, one and all! This community has done something remarkable in buoying James during his health crisis.

To the tune of almost $30,000.00, boardies have donated wonderful items, some with substantial monetary value and collector interest, and others opened their wallets to snag something unique and, more important, to help jimbo (a friend of jesus) .

Along the way, many people have shared how James enriched their hobbies by offering hard-to-find comics, nuggets of comics history, and his friendly demeanor.

So let's close this out and push our way to $30,000.00. Anyone who has helped a love one recover from a serious health crisis knows that @jimjum12 has a long road ahead. It's hard work, both physically and mentally, and with the life complications outlined in this thread's first post, our generosity will go a long way towards helping him recover his health and resume normalcy.

For a community that is famous for long columns about acetate cover additions or eBay miscreants, it is encouraging to see the vigorous support given by all in wishing to help someone - known to them or not - being especially appropriate given the time of year.  I've seen comic book enthusiasts give generously on other platforms (IG) when real-life intrudes on our fantasy hobby and this ongoing two-week thread is no different, with fans, friends, mods, and coordinators turning out to keep it in the top five of listings.  It is really special to participate in as well as watch as it transcends fandom and focuses on the humanity.

I even heard someone strolled in to one of the New Year's Eve parties, raised a glass and declared "A toast to James:  The richest man in town."  He looked kind of familiar...

[Galen130]

Batman #117 arrived safe and sound from @frozentundraguy!!!  Many thanks!!!

Let's keep the thread going a little longer, people!!!

[MusterMark]

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My apologies to jimbo (and to Sha and everyone else involved in this great thread).  I was out of town for the holidays and didn’t have access to my comics.

Here are 8 comics for sale.  5 are raw, 3 are slabs.

Total proceeds to JimJum12. I will cover U.S. Postage (within CONUS), anywhere else I'll cover the first $15.00 of postage.

Raw books:

ASM 135, 3.0/3.5, $45  $35  $25  SOLD to Skow

Spawn 38, 9.6/9.8, $35  $25  $15

Marvel Point One #1, Bradshaw Variant, 9.6/9.8, $45  $35  $25

Star Wars 60, 9.6/9.8, $45  $35  $25  SOLD to jr70

Strange Tales 180, 4.5/5.0, $45  $35  $25  SOLD to Skow

Slabs:

Secret Invasion #1, CGC 9.8, $50  SOLD to jayhawker

Secret Invasion #1, CGC 9.4, $30  $20  $15  SOLD to SkOw

Masters Of The Universe #1, CGC 9.6, $150  $125  $100    SOLD to DavidTheDavid

 

 

Edited January 8 by MusterMark

[vaillant]

On 12/25/2023 at 11:59 PM, Patriot6 said:

The first thing I ever bought on the forums was from Jim. He helped me out with setting up PayPal because I was a new born boardie who had never used it before  

I have a narrow collecting path, but if anyone is thinking of posting pre issue 100 Archie the title or early Richie Rich/Casper, then I'd be happy to spend some of my meager budget. Otherwise I'll take the donation route  

Merry Christmas to everyone! Truly a generous and kind bunch. To Jim and his family, hoping for a speedy recovery!

 

I saw the thread a few days ago and prayed for Jim, I did not have the time to post and although I'm still without a proper income myself I can't at least participate in a small way.
I recently bought a few Archie books here in Italy which I was planning to sell in an upcoming thread, so since I've them scanned I'll try this. I see Patriot has already purchased but maybe they are of interest?
Since I have very little idea on Archie books prices (and I haven't quite figured out) please tell me if I am far from the right spot… They are ungraded yet, more or less in the 3.5-4.5 range I guess.

Take one or both, but unfortunately I can cover the shipping for a single shipment as it's become pretty costly. I will cover Priority up to $20. If you want Registered (tracked) I'd ask to cover for the difference.
I also have a few other Archie issues between 71 and 75, and I can switch them if there is interest.

Archie #72 - $55   Both grabbed by Crassus.
 

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Betty and Veronica #16 - $80

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[vaillant]

On 12/31/2023 at 1:04 PM, jimjum12 said:

My last post probably took 30 minutes to finish ... 3 edits, it's a struggle to do the simplest things. It can be a drag, but it's another day above ground, I keep telling myself. They tell me it can be a year to even make it back to 50%. Some aspects are improving faster than I expected. Fatigue, unfortunately, is not one of those. GOD BLESS ... 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

Merry Christmas my friend — stay strong! God bless. 

[C. Spaulding]

On 1/2/2024 at 6:35 PM, vaillant said:

I saw the thread a few days ago and prayed for Jim, I did not have the time to post and although I'm still without a proper income myself I can't at least participate in a small way.
I recently bought a few Archie books here in Italy which I was planning to sell in an upcoming thread, so since I've them scanned I'll try this. I see Patriot has already purchased but maybe they are of interest?
Since I have very little idea on Archie books prices (and I haven't quite figured out) please tell me if I am far from the right spot… They are ungraded yet, more or less in the 3.5-4.5 range I guess.

Take one or both, but unfortunately I can cover the shipping for a single shipment as it's become pretty costly. I will cover Priority up to $20. If you want Registered (tracked) I'd ask to cover for the difference.
I also have a few other Archie issues between 71 and 75, and I can switch them if there is interest.

Archie #72 - $55

Betty and Veronica #16 - $80

Love the Milan stamp on the B & V.

[vaillant]

@MusterMark: Hi Asif!

On 1/3/2024 at 12:43 AM, C. Spaulding said:

Love the Milan stamp on the B & V.

I forgot: all have Italian period stamps. If there is no interest I will post another.

[crassus]

On 1/2/2024 at 6:35 PM, vaillant said:

I saw the thread a few days ago and prayed for Jim, I did not have the time to post and although I'm still without a proper income myself I can't at least participate in a small way.
I recently bought a few Archie books here in Italy which I was planning to sell in an upcoming thread, so since I've them scanned I'll try this. I see Patriot has already purchased but maybe they are of interest?
Since I have very little idea on Archie books prices (and I haven't quite figured out) please tell me if I am far from the right spot… They are ungraded yet, more or less in the 3.5-4.5 range I guess.

Take one or both, but unfortunately I can cover the shipping for a single shipment as it's become pretty costly. I will cover Priority up to $20. If you want Registered (tracked) I'd ask to cover for the difference.
I also have a few other Archie issues between 71 and 75, and I can switch them if there is interest.

Archie #72 - $55

Betty and Veronica #16 - $80

both, bless you Claudio

[DavidTheDavid]

I have updated the spreadsheet to this point, both for new posts here and DMs. Thanks, everyone! I am eager to see updated numbers.