Popular Post woowoo Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 Just found this clip nice to see something I never seen before, Ken Aldred, tth2, Sarg and 20 others 16 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/25/2024 at 10:28 AM, woowoo said: Just found this clip nice to see something I never seen before, Love it! Vintage Mitch shortly after he purchased the referenced Action #1. I wonder whether he remembers this interview? Mmehdy, woowoo, davidtere and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 That guy had 30,000 posters! KCOComics, Mmehdy and davidtere 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mmehdy Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 On 8/25/2024 at 7:28 AM, woowoo said: Just found this clip nice to see something I never seen before, fantastic.....like a time machine back to the past....nice copy of Sup 2 as i needed that. those were the days.....great collectors, great stuff, and the collector foundation needed to get where we we are today thank you WW......i had a very firm belief that the future of comic book collecting was going one way .....growth in collector in fan base, price, and respect1....it really could not of turned out ant better. sfcityduck, Dave2739, Ken Aldred and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/25/2024 at 11:39 AM, Silver Surfer said: That guy had 30,000 posters! I’m guessing he was counting lobby cards as posters - he probably wasn’t referring to one-sheets. I’ve seen dealers years ago with whole rooms full of lobby cards, but less so with inserts, half-sheets, one-sheets, etc… not that it isn’t possible! tth2 and Silver Surfer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davidtere Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 On 8/25/2024 at 8:39 AM, Silver Surfer said: That guy had 30,000 posters! Sam had a ton of posters stacked in the back of an enclosed trailer truck. I met Sam the morning of 'set up' and spent the afternoon helping him unload and display his posters for the cost of him paying for my pass for the weekend (saved me about 5 dollars...a princely sum at the time). As I laid out the posters on the table, a San Diego Union Tribune photographer took my picture. The next day, I was the feature photo of SDCC on page two of the local section. Why was I wearing a tie? Who knows what was going on in my teenage head at the time. goldust40, PopKulture, Pickie and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Mmehdy Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 You will note something interesting about 1973 comic book collectors state of mind. In that time period Whiz#2 and Action #1 were neck and neck in terms of demand and value If you see my other purchases besides the Action were also Captain Marvel.....that was the state of the market back them, I collected Action/Superman, Bat, Cap M and Cap A. After 1973 DC really took off. You might recall in my past posts, that I consider Whiz#2 CM first story one of the greatest origin stories ever...period...art deco wise, story everything and back in 73 the on way get was to buy the book. So over the years CM (which outsold superman and had a 12 issue story line). So back then it was a different world! Some better but over all I would take 2024! sfcityduck, Dave2739, Cat-Man_America and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 I crack up when the interviewer called us “Freaks”… Was also surprised to see the Star Trek girls. Maybe the Trekkie dudes had something on the rest of us “Freaks”… comicjack, rexinnih, Mmehdy and 5 others 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 25 Popular Post Share Posted August 25 Mitch was indeed a "Rock Star" back in the day. Got the books AND the ladies. Either crazy or visionary. Time has proved the latter I guess. I never thought comics would be worth much. Luckily, I kept most of mine from back in those days. Cat-Man_America, Morganmi, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Is that Brad Pitt? KCOComics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 There was similar coverage of the Phil Seuling July 4th shows in New York City. I used to head up there on the train for the day and get back in time to catch the news and watch the mocking coverage of the "comic freaks"! Well in the end the freaks won the day along with the computer geeks! aardvark88, KirbyJack, tb and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 On 8/25/2024 at 12:53 PM, Mmehdy said: You will note something interesting about 1973 comic book collectors state of mind. In that time period Whiz#2 and Action #1 were neck and neck in terms of demand and value If you see my other purchases besides the Action were also Captain Marvel.....that was the state of the market back them, I collected Action/Superman, Bat, Cap M and Cap A. After 1973 DC really took off. You might recall in my past posts, that I consider Whiz#2 CM first story one of the greatest origin stories ever...period...art deco wise, story everything and back in 73 the on way get was to buy the book. So over the years CM (which outsold superman and had a 12 issue story line). So back then it was a different world! Some better but over all I would take 2024! Mitch, you took a lot of heat when you joined back in the day (some of it even from me, but mainly because your spelling and grammar was atrocious ) but you stuck to your guns and I always respected that and can relate. I agree that Captain Marvel origin is probably the best of the original characters. DC put them out of business with a law suit that today wouldn't fly (pun not intended) and crushed them, but the magic (pun not intended again ) lives on. In much the same way FF #1 is a much better book than AF #15 in my personal opinion but AF #15 just gets more love and I've come to accept that. KirbyJack, Monsters-n-heroes, Mmehdy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monsters-n-heroes Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 (edited) I was 8 years old in 1973 and I remember going to a garage sale where a girl who was a collector had a price guide and comic books that were priced higher than the cover prices. That was the first time I had ever encountered that and my mom thought that was just nuts so of-course I didn't get to buy anything. I have always admired Mitch for stepping up that big when the hobby was so young, $1800 was a ton of money back then. I too have always felt the first Captain Marvel was just as good as Superman and don't understand the huge desirability difference from the1970s until now. Edited August 26 by Monsters-n-heroes PopKulture and Morganmi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/25/2024 at 8:11 PM, Monsters-n-heroes said: I was 8 years old in 1973 and I remember going to a garage sale where a girl who was a collector had a price guide and comic books that were priced higher than the cover prices. That was the first time I had ever encountered that and my mom thought that was just nuts so of-course I didn't get to buy anything. I have always admired Mitch for stepping up that big when the hobby was so young, $1800 was a ton of money back then. I too have always felt the first Captain Marvel was just as good as Superman and don't understand the huge desirability difference from the1970s until now. In reading Captain Marvel now it seems as of they were aiming for a target audience in the 7-10 year old group whereas Superman was aimed at perhaps the 10 and up crowd. Captain Marvel plot lines seemed to be a bit more simplistic. Monsters-n-heroes and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 On 8/25/2024 at 3:32 PM, VintageComics said: Mitch, you took a lot of heat when you joined back in the day (some of it even from me, but mainly because your spelling and grammar was atrocious ) but you stuck to your guns and I always respected that and can relate. I agree that Captain Marvel origin is probably the best of the original characters. DC put them out of business with a law suit that today wouldn't fly (pun not intended) and crushed them, but the magic (pun not intended again ) lives on. In much the same way FF #1 is a much better book than AF #15 in my personal opinion but AF #15 just gets more love and I've come to accept that. Assume that you were a kid back in the day. If comics were worth no more than cover price and you had enough money for only one comic and had only those two to choose from I guarantee that it would be FF #1. Way more bang for the 10c and two cents left over to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MB1952 Posted August 26 Share Posted August 26 Love watching vintage videos, cool time machine. thanks for sharing. Pickie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted August 26 Popular Post Share Posted August 26 (edited) On 8/25/2024 at 9:53 AM, Mmehdy said: You will note something interesting about 1973 comic book collectors state of mind. In that time period Whiz#2 and Action #1 were neck and neck in terms of demand and value If you see my other purchases besides the Action were also Captain Marvel.....that was the state of the market back them, I collected Action/Superman, Bat, Cap M and Cap A. After 1973 DC really took off. You might recall in my past posts, that I consider Whiz#2 CM first story one of the greatest origin stories ever...period...art deco wise, story everything and back in 73 the on way get was to buy the book. So over the years CM (which outsold superman and had a 12 issue story line). So back then it was a different world! Some better but over all I would take 2024! And another fact that most younger collectors don’t realize. Back then the big GA keys were top of the heap like now. But books like Famous Funnies 1, the first appearances of Flash Gordon, Prince Valliant and Tarzan were valued and coveted as much as Action1. Even Big Little Books were in high demand. On the other end of the spectrum, Atomic Age PCH, (other than ECs), GGA and pretty much everything else other than superheroes were dollar box fodder. A trip to Cherokee Books with $30. brought me home with a nice pile of old “10 centers” Times certainly have changed… Edited August 26 by Robot Man woowoo, Pickie, Ken Aldred and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gino2paulus2 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 that was a fantastic look into the earlier collecting days!! @Mmehdy I really appreciate your passion, confidence, and foresight into what the hobby could and would eventually become!! well done!! Pickie, Mmehdy and woowoo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 8/25/2024 at 12:53 PM, Mmehdy said: You will note something interesting about 1973 comic book collectors state of mind. In that time period Whiz#2 and Action #1 were neck and neck in terms of demand and value If you see my other purchases besides the Action were also Captain Marvel.....that was the state of the market back them, I collected Action/Superman, Bat, Cap M and Cap A. After 1973 DC really took off. You might recall in my past posts, that I consider Whiz#2 CM first story one of the greatest origin stories ever...period...art deco wise, story everything and back in 73 the on way get was to buy the book. So over the years CM (which outsold superman and had a 12 issue story line). So back then it was a different world! Some better but over all I would take 2024! Mitch ..... Supes #2 $1000 and Action #1 $1800 ? Were you nervous and mis-spoke maybe? maybe you meant a Supes#1 would be $1K? Supes#2 couldn't have been been $1K in 1973 could it ? FISH (5 years old in 1973) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbone Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 On 8/25/2024 at 3:32 PM, VintageComics said: Mitch, you took a lot of heat when you joined back in the day (some of it even from me, but mainly because your spelling and grammar was atrocious ) but you stuck to your guns and I always respected that and can relate. I agree that Captain Marvel origin is probably the best of the original characters. DC put them out of business with a law suit that today wouldn't fly (pun not intended) and crushed them, but the magic (pun not intended again ) lives on. In much the same way FF #1 is a much better book than AF #15 in my personal opinion but AF #15 just gets more love and I've come to accept that. I also think he caught some s**t (and still does sometimes) ,if I recall, because he talked a lot but has never backed anything up currently with even 1 post of any of his books, as most of us on here do. But I've come to assume he's so old school that he is very hesitant to show his hand and post. Not sure what "risk" he perceives by doing so, unless he keeps everything at home and feels someone will track his house down and break in ---but it certainly is not a strict requirement here to post. But a legend like him, for whom I now have a ton of respect, it would be nice if he MANNED UP ( ) & posted stuff the way so many other Big Players do (if he still does indeed have anything left). tth2 and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
