atomised Posted Friday at 02:56 AM Share Posted Friday at 02:56 AM (edited) revised: he's cool Edited Friday at 07:18 PM by atomised . ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted Friday at 04:58 AM Share Posted Friday at 04:58 AM I've heard rumors over the years that Ruben Blades has a great collection. And its not like he's a light weight with 12 Grammy wins to his name. So what's the problem? The books in the background look impressive. PeterPark, Sauce Dog and Professor K 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted Friday at 06:34 AM Share Posted Friday at 06:34 AM (edited) Most of the books I am looking at are restored but all the BIG Tecs are there ... Edited Friday at 06:34 AM by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted Friday at 07:43 AM Share Posted Friday at 07:43 AM I wonder if the Catman #15 peeking out at bottom right is restored or not? Either way, books don't come much rarer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted Friday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Friday at 01:59 PM Who cares if restored or not when you are talking about books like this? Most of us can only dream… sfcityduck, Professor K, ThothAmon and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Robot Man Posted Friday at 02:33 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 02:33 PM (edited) Such a great unassuming collector. And so humble. Really comes across on this clip. Collected for the simple joy. I sold him a few books one time. He was such a wonderful guy to deal with. Just a fan boy like us. I wish him the best on his sale. Edited Friday at 02:34 PM by Robot Man Yorick, Flex Mentallo, ThothAmon and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted Friday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:53 PM On 9/12/2024 at 10:56 PM, atomised said: Vince is a good dealer and I like him, but come on - Ruben Blades? I don't understand what's wrong with it. It's a real nice collection. His books aren't the only ones in the auction so telling us which ones are Mr. Blades isn't a bad thing. Cage, Berk, Blue, Pennyworth, Hill, ect ect. Just books that are noted whose collection they once belonged to. ThothAmon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted Friday at 02:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 02:55 PM On 9/13/2024 at 10:33 AM, Robot Man said: Such a great unassuming collector. And so humble. Really comes across on this clip. Collected for the simple joy. I sold him a few books one time. He was such a wonderful guy to deal with. Just a fan boy like us. I wish him the best on his sale. Hey! Do you think he kept the Action 1? Hope so. I'm surprised a little that he is selling the 27. That had to be a hard decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted Friday at 03:20 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:20 PM On 9/13/2024 at 7:53 AM, Professor K said: I don't understand what's wrong with it. It's a real nice collection. His books aren't the only ones in the auction so telling us which ones are Mr. Blades isn't a bad thing. Cage, Berk, Blue, Pennyworth, Hill, ect ect. Just books that are noted whose collection they once belonged to. Actually a pretty mind blowing collection. I think it is great that he is getting the recognition he deserves. The books should come with a “from the collection of” sticker or COA. This is a very common practice among toy collectors. Professor K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted Friday at 03:30 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 03:30 PM On 9/12/2024 at 10:56 PM, atomised said: Vince is a good dealer and I like him, but come on - Ruben Blades? Now we’re talking. comicjack, pmpknface, tth2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted Friday at 03:46 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:46 PM On 9/13/2024 at 2:59 PM, Robot Man said: Who cares if restored or not when you are talking about books like this? I agree completely, though I always wondered what happened to the high grade Catman #15 that sold on Heritage many moons ago. Perhaps this is it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpineTic Posted Friday at 03:49 PM Share Posted Friday at 03:49 PM https://www.kget.com/business/press-releases/ein-presswire/740725620/musician-actor-activist-comic-book-collector-ruben-blades-remarkable-golden-age-collection-hits-the-auction-block/ Musician, actor, activist, comic book collector Ruben Blades’ remarkable Golden Age collection hits the auction block News provided by EIN Presswire Sep 04, 2024, 5:12 PM ET NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, September 4, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- While he built an entertainment career as a Grammy-winning salsa superstar and actor in such productions as “The Milagro Beanfield War” and “Fear the Walking Dead” – not to mention running for president in his home country of Panama and serving as its minister of tourism – Ruben Blades was building something else: A spectacular collection of vintage comic books comprising many complete runs of Golden Age titles. Golden Age comics – dating from 1938 to 1956 ¬¬– are increasingly rare to come by because people who collect them tend to keep them, and, to the chagrin of many a teenager, moms tended to throw them away. When Blades decided it was time to sell his collection, he selected ComicConnect to reach the right buyers. The collection will be featured in ComicConnect’s Event Auction, which runs until September 27. Despite Blades’ renown as an entertainer, to ComicConnect President Vincent Zurzolo, he was simply a familiar figure on the comics scene with a passion for preserving rare comics. “He was so unassuming and focused on books that I didn’t know about the level of fame he had achieved,” Zurzolo said. “I just knew him as Ruben the Collector, until the day a fellow comic dealer explained to me who he was.” The event will include Blades’ Detective Comics run, featuring Batman’s legendary debut in Detective #27; the classic Detective #31, in which Robin first appeared; and precious pre-Batman issues going back to Detective Comics #1 – published in 1937! Other “firsts” include Sensation Comics #1, (1942), which introduced the world to Wonder Woman; Flash Comics #1 (1940), the debut of The Flash; and the World War II superheroes featured in All Select #1 (1940). Rare investment opportunities include a run of Catman Comics, plus a Punch Comics #12, a striking Suspense Comics #3, and an impressively unrestored Green Giant Comics #1 (1940), graded at 6.0. Many of these titles have previously sold for tens and even hundreds of thousands of dollars. Blades, 76, said he started collecting comics at around age 11, when he was growing up in Balboa, Panama, at the Pacific entrance to the Panama Canal, which was under U.S. jurisdiction at the time. While breaking into the music business, Blades earned degrees in political science and law at the National University of Panama. He moved to the U.S. in 1974. And that’s when he rekindled his childhood passion, while launching an international career. “I was walking past a comic book store on 8th Avenue in midtown Manhattan and saw a book I had when I was a kid,” he recalled. The Four Color series (named for the four colors of printing ink, cyan, magenta, yellow and black) from Dell Publishing ran for over 1,300 issues between 1939 and 1962, featuring many Disney icons, newspaper comic strip characters such as Dick Tracy and Flash Gordon, and tryouts for characters like Little Lulu and Tarzan, reflecting what was entertaining Americans at the time. Although everyone knows Superman and Batman, Blades said he was also into lesser known titles, such as Stars and Stripes, Blue Beetle and Adventures into the Unknown. “Very few people cared to collect those books,” he said. The collection includes completed runs of Mickey Mouse Magazine, Fighting Detective, Lone Ranger, Alley Oop, Wonderworld, Weird Science and many more. Zurzolo said interest in the Blades collection is already generating a lot of buzz in the collecting community, with ComicConnect fielding calls about it daily. “We couldn’t be prouder to be part of Ruben Blades’ preservation of this outstanding selection of Golden Age greatness,” he said. “He has literally saved thousands of books from extinction.” aardvark88 and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sauce Dog Posted Friday at 04:12 PM Popular Post Share Posted Friday at 04:12 PM On 9/12/2024 at 10:56 PM, atomised said: Vince is a good dealer and I like him, but come on - Ruben Blades? He has a very impressive collection, has been very visible/vocal about it (one such interview already posted), and is a very prominent person (He was a presidential candidate! Many awards & accolades). So I guess your emoji is accurate, as it seems you have been asleep at the wheel when it comes to comic collectors One of my favourites I own was his: Yorick, tth2, SpineTic and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted Friday at 04:15 PM Share Posted Friday at 04:15 PM I love the books he loves and then some Yorick, Professor K, SpineTic and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted Friday at 05:17 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:17 PM I was hyped for this auction. He's got a bunch of crazy stuff. Yeah, there's a lot of restored material in there, but who cares when it's stuff you never see. There aren't many complete sets at all, so I know the answer, but I'll pose the question anyway- how often do you see a full Catman run for sale? Just that is impressive. Sauce Dog and Professor K 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomised Posted Friday at 05:55 PM Author Share Posted Friday at 05:55 PM On 9/12/2024 at 9:58 PM, sfcityduck said: I've heard rumors over the years that Ruben Blades has a great collection. And its not like he's a light weight with 12 Grammy wins to his name. So what's the problem? The books in the background look impressive. There's not a problem, I've just never heard of him and unlikely many have unless you're tracking who wins Latin Grammys in this hobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted Friday at 05:55 PM Share Posted Friday at 05:55 PM On 9/13/2024 at 9:15 AM, comicjack said: I love the books he loves and then some Ruben Blades had me at 'Yellow Kid' .... comicjack, tth2 and ThothAmon 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted Friday at 06:06 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:06 PM On 9/13/2024 at 1:55 PM, atomised said: There's not a problem, I've just never heard of him and unlikely many have unless you're tracking who wins Latin Grammys in this hobby He has an extensive acting career in Film and TV, most recently with "Fear the Walking Dead" from 2015 - 2023. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001952/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_6_nm_2_in_0_q_ruben%20blades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted Friday at 06:19 PM Share Posted Friday at 06:19 PM Complete set of Wonderworld! rob_react, aardvark88 and Sauce Dog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
