Transplant Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Great book. I know a certain boardie who will be peturbed at that one, unless he already has it in grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 23, 2012 Share Posted April 23, 2012 Is it my imagination, or is this book a bit harder to find than surrounding issues? I've been looking for a copy with nice eye-appeal for a long time. Given Transplant's comment and the fact that this is the last Bugs I need of the Four Color Bugs, it's clearly a "harder" book to find, esp. in non-trashed condition. "Harder" is a relative term, none of the Four Colors are obviously really hard to find of course, compared to other comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underthebigw Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I didn't mean to suggest it was rare or anything, it just seems that, given the humongous print runs of FC, that you'd think this wouldn't be as tough to find in decent shape. I'm convinced collectors just love the cover and don't want to part with it. The fact that there's 3 board members with similar experiences is pretty telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Given Transplant's comment and the fact that this is the last Bugs I need of the Four Color Bugs, it's clearly a "harder" book to find, esp. in non-trashed condition. "Harder" is a relative term, none of the Four Colors are obviously really hard to find of course, compared to other comics. Sorry Scrooge, I had to you. At least you know I won't snatch it away from you a mere second before. Love this copy, just wish someone didn't try to erase all of the pencil marks off the front cover. Don't worry, we'll find you a copy soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm waiting for Dan to post one in his $3 thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Picked up three different Brownies issues over the weekend. Thrilled to add them! Also an excuse to play around with UBB code to see if I can get all 3 to line up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'll join this club with a book I picked up from Greg Reece. I've been trying to find a lower grade copy for a while that wasn't either overpriced or missing chunks and/or pages. This will satisfy me until I can upgrade later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) I picked up a couple of short boxes from the last Heritage auction of stuff from the Gary Dahlberg/Twin Cities collection. Some of the nicer stuff that I needed that was in it (by no means a comprehensive offering!) Also, the FC1349 has the story back, the one I was forever looking for. Glad to get this copy in particular! Edited April 25, 2012 by Baz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Glad the getting was good. I need those Rocky though I did get a 1128 in the past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 There's an extra Rocky or two in the box as well. I need to start scanning and grading them and get ready for a....*gasp* SALE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Picked up three different Brownies issues over the weekend. Thrilled to add them! Also an excuse to play around with UBB code to see if I can get all 3 to line up! UBB code works (thumbs u I've not read any of those but if I had one in my hand I'd been awfully tempted to sit down for a few minutes so I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 This is a very fun club to be a part of! I'll join this club with a book I picked up from Greg Reece. I've been trying to find a lower grade copy for a while that wasn't either overpriced or missing chunks and/or pages. This will satisfy me until I can upgrade later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Is it my imagination, or is this book a bit harder to find than surrounding issues? I've been looking for a copy with nice eye-appeal for a long time. Given Transplant's comment and the fact that this is the last Bugs I need of the Four Color Bugs, it's clearly a "harder" book to find, esp. in non-trashed condition. "Harder" is a relative term, none of the Four Colors are obviously really hard to find of course, compared to other comics. I was thinking of another boardie who especially loves the early Bugs Four Colors. I don't know if he has this book or not. I don't have it nor do I remember seeing it at any shows recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I understood you meant another boardie. I am used to being ignored Why don't you show us some recent pick-ups? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I think the Central Valley Smiling Jack was my most recent FC book. They're hard to find at the local shows and I haven't been to any bigger ones recently. I'll repost this one as homage to the #88 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Pretty similar cover: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 At the risk of hijacking this thread, a crosspost from the May Heritage thread: Noticed an interesting book. Roy Rogers Annual (1947). It's 132 pages and according to comics.org, it predates Roy Rogers Comics from Dell. The cover on the Annual is the same as Roy Rogers #2. Also raises another question. Usually when a Four Color title was transitioned to its own book, the new series starts out at the sequential # of the issues published before. Example, Uncle Scrooge starts at #4, after 3 Four Color issues. Roy Rogers had (by my count) 13 FC issues before moving to its own book. Just an interesting little observation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transplant Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I guess I haven't posted these wins from the January Clink auction: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 At the risk of hijacking this thread, a crosspost from the May Heritage thread: Noticed an interesting book. Roy Rogers Annual (1947). It's 132 pages and according to comics.org, it predates Roy Rogers Comics from Dell. The cover on the Annual is the same as Roy Rogers #2. Also raises another question. Usually when a Four Color title was transitioned to its own book, the new series starts out at the sequential # of the issues published before. Example, Uncle Scrooge starts at #4, after 3 Four Color issues. Roy Rogers had (by my count) 13 FC issues before moving to its own book. Just an interesting little observation. The Roy Rogers Annual, even though it has a Dell imprint, was actually printed by Wilson Publishing in Canada. It was available only in Canada as well. It is a reprint of the first 4 issues. Thanks to Dell4c who informed me when I thought it was a "missing" dell book from my checklists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Given Transplant's comment and the fact that this is the last Bugs I need of the Four Color Bugs, it's clearly a "harder" book to find, esp. in non-trashed condition. "Harder" is a relative term, none of the Four Colors are obviously really hard to find of course, compared to other comics. I'll trade you my 88 for your 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
