jmg3637 Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Just got this Missing FOur Color in last week Common Wisdom seemed to have this as number 1344 based on a number of 01-232-209 AS you can see the actual number is 01-232-207 meaning it was Not a September issue, but was instead issues in July of 1962. I would argue that this was the 5th of the missing books and should be more like issue 1314 Badger, kaculler, Marty Mann and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 sagii, PopKulture, AJD and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electricmastro Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) Just for fun, here’s a list of what are probably some of the most frequently appearing characters in Four Color: Donald Duck Bugs Bunny Mickey Mouse Smokey Stover Porky Pig Popeye Elmer Fudd Goofy Pluto Oswald the Rabbit Little Lulu The Little Rascals Chilly Willy Woody Woodpecker Uncle Wiggily The Brownies Roy Rogers Andy Panda Smokey the Bear Frosty the Snowman Tillie the Toiler Daisy Duck Smitty Smilin' Jack Zorro Grandma Duck Little Beaver Mouse Musketeers Raggedy Ann Yogi Bear Lolly and Pepper Bringing Up Father Scamp Johnny Mack Brown Gyro Gearloose Francis Dotty Dripple and Taffy DickTracy Beaver Jiminy Cricket Little Orphan Annie The Little People Uncle Scrooge Francis the Famous Talking Mule Timmy The Gumps Fury The Three Stooges The Little Scouts Barney Google Ricky Nelson The Rebel Little Hiawatha Krazy Kat The Real McCoys Priscilla's Pop Moon Mullins Sugarfoot Andy Hardy Edited February 24, 2020 by Electricmastro sagii and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Now that I have so much more data accessible I have been doing more statistical analysis My longest unbroken streak is between 598-672 for 75 consecutive issues. the next best ones are only 45 and 43 issues the average grade of my books is only 4.63 with the lowest grades in the below 100 section as we would expect, in the low 3's but the highest grades are in the 6,7, 8 and 1100s all of which are just over 5. My goal for 2020 is add at least 25 missing books and upgrade at least 50. Would love to bring the average grade up to at least 5.0 as well AJD, kaculler and Get Marwood & I 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 Four of my favorites off the rack at W.T. GRANTS. OtherEric, 50YrsCollctngCmcs, kaculler and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaculler Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 My longest unbroken streak is 1017-1163 so 147 issues. After that, the longest unbroken runs are 933-998, 376-440 and 695-758. I need 143 issues with three issues on the way. My goal for the year is to get it down below 100 issues needed in series II. I don't have any issues that I am really looking to upgrade at the moment. I would like to finish off some of the hundred sets. For example, the only # I need from 1000-1099 is 1016 which isn't really an expensive issue (Smokey the Bear). I need three issues from 1100-1199, but one of them is in my current order. I need eight issues from 1200-1299 with two on the way. I need eight issues from 1300-1354. Some of those should be possible. For the ones below #1000, I'm doing pretty well on all of the ones from 300 and up 300s - 4 400s - 3 500s - 5 600s - 4 700s - 4 800s - 7 900s - 5 PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted February 26, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2020 A couple of MICKEY'S off the same rack...they always put your book in a paper bag. sagii, OtherEric, PopKulture and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jmg3637 Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 I think by the end of March I should be down to under 100. At some point I will have to officially incorporate the "missing Four COlors to my spreadsheet. I did my best to track them down on MycomicShop.com and added about 20 to my want list there. Here is one I just got from Heritage where U have consigned a small box of books last year. sagii, OtherEric, Marty Mann and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marty Mann Posted February 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted February 29, 2020 (edited) Here's a couple more SMILIN' JACK'S. Note: Just realized that the second book below is not a FOUR-COLOR COMIC but Number One in a series from DELL. Edited February 29, 2020 by Marty Mann Badger, PopKulture, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Pretty sure I've shown this one before, but it seems to be appropriate as a follow up to the last couple. My only Series 1 Four Color: Marty Mann, sagii and Badger 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Does anybody know where I can find the list of "Missing" four colors? I presume it's hidden somewhere in this thread if nowhere else, but my search-fu is failing me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 I think this is a generally accepted list 1217 Ken and Barbie #1 01-053-207 1228 Bonanza 01-070-207 1277 Mother Moose 01-530-207 1292 Cain’s Hundred #1 01-094-207 1314 Donald Duck Album 01-204-207 1315 Follow the Sun 01-280-207 1316 King Leanardo 01-390-207 1317 Laramie 01-418-207 1318 Leave it to Beaver 01-428-207 1319 Lolly and Pepper 01-459-207 1320 Man From Wells fargo 01-495-207 1321 Marge’s Lulu and Tubby in Japan 01-476-207 1322 The Prince and the Pauper 01-654-207 1323 National Velvet 01-556-207 1324 Pixie Dixie and Mr. Jinx 01-631-207 1325 The Real McCoy’s 01-689-207 1326 The Twilight Zone 01-860-207 1327 The Untouchables 01-879-207 1329 1329 This is unusual. Ben casey seems to fit the spot (#1 ) 12-063-207 1362 However Gyro Gearloose also seems to fit the spot. In fact I have a Gyro Gearloose in a CGC case titled Four Color #1329, despite the fact that 1329 is listed nowhere on the title or indica. 1331 Blue Phantom #1 01-066-208 1334 Dazey’s Diary 01-174-208 1338 Fury 01-292-208 1339 1339 Rawhide 01-684-208 1340 Beany and Cecil 01-057-209 1342 Brenda Lee’s Life Story 01-078-209 1343 Bullwinkle 01-090-209 1344 Drift Marlo #1 01-232-209 1345 Famous Indian Tribes #1 12-264-209 1346 1346; Jungle War Stories #1 01-384-209 1347 King Of Diamonds 01-391-209 1351 The Magic Sword 12-496-209 1352 Ponytail #1 12-641-209 1353 77 Sunset Strip 01-742-209 1363 The Twist 01-864-209 1355 Bonanza 01-070-210 1356 The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 01-828-208 1357 Mickey Mouse Album 12-518-210 1358 National Velvet 12-556-210 1359 The Twilight Zone 12-860-210 1360 The Untouchables 12-879-210 1361 (q?) Walt Disney’s Goofy Scoutmaster 12-308-211 Badger and OtherEric 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kaculler Posted March 3, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2020 These three arrived in the mail today courtesy of Tbone911t. Thanks again. Tri-Color Brian, Marty Mann, PopKulture and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mann Posted March 3, 2020 Share Posted March 3, 2020 Only 5 copies graded in the census. OtherEric, Badger, Tri-Color Brian and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jmg3637 Posted March 7, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2020 Updating my spreadsheets to track all the new books since last year. I realized that upping my average grade to a 5.0 is going to be the most difficult of my 2020 goals Since I have about 1250 books, increasing the average grade by even .1 would take an additional 125 "points" which translates to replacing 25 at 2.5 with 7.5's Making it even harder I am focusing on adding books that are either First Series or under 100 which are usually going to below my current 4.6 average grade Here are two of my most recent additions/upgrades from MCS Tri-Color Brian, kaculler, PopKulture and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted March 8, 2020 Share Posted March 8, 2020 Finished, at least for now, a redesign of my spreadsheet to be able to produce a concise 1 page want list that distinguishes missing from upgrades. Many thanks to kaculler for providing me with the Title Index so I could import the data While the new style is much more cluttered than the one I came up with a few years ago, I think that adding the title and and current grade is very valuable kaculler and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaculler Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I went to a small show and picked up three more Four Colors. I also have one on the way via ebay which will leave me with 136 left from Series II. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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jmg3637 Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 here are a few I recently picked up from Blissard. WHile none of these filled holes, they were all nice upgrades kaculler and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 On 2/26/2020 at 6:43 AM, Marty Mann said: Four of my favorites off the rack at W.T. GRANTS. I've got all of those but the Woody issue. That was a great period for Dell! Marty Mann 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...