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[sfcityduck]

ALL ITEMS 10% OFF - LAST CHANCE! APPLY THE DISCOUNT YOURSELF WHEN YOU "TAKE"!

 

TERMS

1)Shipping to USA is $ 20 for USPS Priority Box.

2) Generally,  I do not ship to other countries.

3) Payment is by check or money order or Zelle unless we both agree otherwise.

4) No returns for CGC books.

5) First 'I'll Take It" wins in PM OR THREAD.... by time stamp. In the event that time cannot be determined, thread "take its" supercede.

6) I will consider offers.

7) For non-CGC books I will take returns on notice within 3 days of delivery.

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Item 1: Four Color 379 "Walt Disney's Donald Duck in Southern Hospitality" (March 1952) CGC 8.5 ow-w - Price $300 ($320 with shipping).

 

• 3rd Uncle Scrooge Cover Appearance (not by Barks - by Bob Grant)
• Gladstone appearance
• Infamous cotton picking cover
• To my knowledge 4th best copy
• Other copies - 1 9.4 (upgrade from 9.2 ow-w), 1 9.2 ow-w, 1 9.0 PQ TBD, 3 other 8.5s (one is ow, PQ of other two TBD)
• Rare in higher grades
• In April 2024 Heritage sold a 9.2 for $2040 (the other 9.2 - now 9.4 I think - sold in 2017 for $3824) and an 8.0 for $288 (the 8.0 was one of seven copies rating no higher than 9th best)
• Slab is from the "Newton ring" era and is discounted because it shows a bit of that (re-slabbing is buyer's responsibility if they choose to go that route)

 

 

 

Edited 20 hours ago by sfcityduck

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Item 2: Four Color 353 "Walt Disney's Duck Album" (1951) CGC 7.0 ow-w - Price $440 ($460 with shipping)

• FIRST UNCLE SCROOGE COVER APPEARANCE BY BARKS
• 2nd Uncle Scrooge Cover Appearance (by any artist)
• FIRST UNCLE SCROOGE SOLO STORY (not by Barks - by Bob Moore)
• To my knowledge 4th best copy
• Other copies - 1 9.0 , 2 8.5, 1 other 7.0 ow-w
• Rare in higher grades
• In Dec. 2022 Heritage sold the other 7.0 ow-w for $504.00

Edited June 18 by sfcityduck

[sfcityduck]

Item 3: Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 69 (June 1946) CGC 7.0 WHITE - SOLD

• Absolutely Classic Walt Kelly Cover 
• Barks story and art
• Best 7.0 White you'll ever see IMHO

 

Edited June 17 by sfcityduck

[sfcityduck]

On 6/16/2024 at 4:37 PM, sfcityduck said:

Item 3: Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 69 (June 1946) CGC 7.0 WHITE - SOLD

 

 

The WDC&S 69 is SOLD!

Edited June 17 by sfcityduck

[ArchieComicsMan]

You don’t happen to have WDCS 31? First Barks? Great books so far!

[sfcityduck]

On 6/16/2024 at 8:57 PM, ArchieComicsMan said:

You don’t happen to have WDCS 31? First Barks? Great books so far!

I'm not a dealer, just a collector unloading just these three ducks for now. 

Tomorrow, I'll probably turn to a different theme. Not sure what.

[ArchieComicsMan]

On 6/17/2024 at 12:55 AM, sfcityduck said:

I'm not a dealer, just a collector unloading just these three ducks for now. 

Tomorrow, I'll probably turn to a different theme. Not sure what.

Oh, OK. I didn’t necessarily think you were a dealer, just a collector who might be putting up more duck books. Thanks.

[sfcityduck]

On 6/17/2024 at 8:41 AM, ArchieComicsMan said:

Oh, OK. I didn’t necessarily think you were a dealer, just a collector who might be putting up more duck books. Thanks.

No problem. Reasonable question.

[sfcityduck]

Now with price cuts!

[lizards2]

If johnenock didn't have my nuts in a vice...,

[thehumantorch]

On 6/17/2024 at 5:51 PM, lizards2 said:

If johnenock didn't have my nuts in a vice...,

Pics please

[jimjum12]

On 6/17/2024 at 7:51 PM, lizards2 said:

If johnenock didn't have my nuts in a vice...,

You could charge admission, maybe make some extra moolah. GOD BLESS ...

-jimbo(a friend of jesus)

[lizards2]

On 6/17/2024 at 5:24 PM, thehumantorch said:

Pics please

PM sent. 

[thehumantorch]

On 6/17/2024 at 7:07 PM, lizards2 said:

PM sent. 

Thank you, I'll stare at the pic every night before bed

[sfcityduck]

Item 4: Two Milt Caniff Patriotic Publications!

Magazine of Sigma Chi (April 1942 - very early WWII) featuring a Milt Caniff Uncle Sam patriotic cover! PRICE: $200 (will consider offers but in a CGC world do you really think this rare Milt Caniff patriotic cover is not worth it?)

• A super-patriotic WWII cover by one of the best comic artists of his time and a true patriot
• Caniff was a Sigma Chi and very occasionally provided covers for the Magazine of Sigma Chi 
• This one obviously meant a lot to him as its a classic patriotic image 
• High Grade - Judge for yourself but the colors are vibrant and pages are beautiful
• Rarely seen - This is one of the items which rarely comes up for sale and when it does folks just don't know what it is 

PLUS BONUS: What to Do in Air Raid (August 31, 1942) Milt Caniff patriotic Uncle Sam cover and interior illustrations 

 

 

 

Edited June 18 by sfcityduck

[sfcityduck]

So you wanted something that looks a bit more like Terry and the Pirates? 

Item 5: Magazine of Sigma Chi (July 1942 - early WWII) featuring a Milt Caniff miltiary Recruitment cover! PRICE: $175 (will consider offers but in a CGC world do you really think this rare Milt Caniff patriotic cover is not worth it?) - Oh ... did I mention I have another Air Raid pamphlet? Yeah I do. I'll throw that in for the purchaser of this lot also!

• A patriotic WWII military recruitment (Knights Templar?) cover by one of the best comic artists of his time and a true patriot 
• A self-portrait interior illo with his Terry characters!
• Caniff was a Sigma Chi and very occasionally provided covers for the Magazine of Sigma Chi 
• Here, at the start of US involvement in WWII, he's already recruiting Sigma Chi's into the Army (WWII Terry is riddled with Sigma Chi references)
• High Grade - Judge for yourself but the colors are vibrant and pages are beautiful
• Rarely seen - This is one of the items which rarely comes up for sale and when it does folks just don't know what it is 

Plus you get a copy of the Air Raid pamphlet above as a bonus!

[sfcityduck]

Ok, ok, maybe you want Caniff drawing soldiers on the cover?  Or maybe you want 120 pages of Caniff content?  

I can do that! This is the grail: 

Item 6: The Magazine of Sigma Chi (February-March 1945 - TRIBUTE ISSUE!) featuring 120 or so pages of interior content by and in tribute to Milt Caniff on the 10th Anniversary of Terry & the Pirates! PRICE: This one is a GRAIL. $400 but I'll consider offers.

I'd call this one more mid-ish grade than the other two above, but still on the high side for any copies you ever see.  How many folks here have one of these!?! To my knowledge, no one has ever CGC'd an issue of The Magazine of Sigma Chi! The number of these I've seen come up for sale is tiny. Maybe less than a handful - by which I mean five.

Why did I even start with the cover when this issue includes over 50 PAGES of tribute illustrations to Caniff! A few examples by artists and characters you might recognize:

Racy below!

But, yeah, there's also a bunch of articles, photos (including of mascot/pin-up paintings on airplanes), and rare Caniff illustrations - many from almost never seen Sigma Chi publications. Some of the content:

 

About 120 pages of Caniff content. Really really great stuff! I'm leaving out maybe 40 tribute cartoons, dozens of rare photos and illustrations, and some of the articles also. This is an amazing publication for a Caniff and comic art lover.  A real grail for any lover of newspaper strip and comic book art!

Edited June 18 by sfcityduck

[sfcityduck]

Item 7: Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 98 (SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT) (Nov. 1948) CGC 8.0 ow/w. PRICE: $420

• 1st App. of Uncle Scrooge in WDC&S
• SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT - rarely found in high grade
• Walt Kelly Halloween Cover
• Barks story and art
• Last CGC 8.0 ow/w, not a subscription variant, sold on Heritage last October for $432 (e.g., this copy is a deal for a variant).

 

 

Edited June 18 by sfcityduck

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Item 7: Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 123 (SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT) (Nov. 1948) CGC 9.0 WHITE. PRICE: $400 ($420 with shipping)

• 1st App. of Junior Woodchuck's!
• SUBSCRIPTION VARIANT - rarely found in high grade
• Barks story and art
• 8.5 ow/w, not a subscription variant, sold on Heritage in 2023 for $312 and a 9.4 ow/w, also not a subscription variant, sold on Heritage this month for $900. 

Sorry for bad pics. Scanner doesn't work. Looks beautiful. Ignore the glare. Will allow return if not satisfied (but I've never had a return and it is much better looking than my bad pics).

 

[sfcityduck]

If you want to make an offer nows the time. Otherwise these are off to other venues.