AJD Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 On 3/20/2018 at 8:50 AM, Sqeggs said: I'm not, not, not trying to do the whole run. I'd be crazy to try, right? Talk me out of it! I think you know the answer to your question. Do it anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 24, 2018 Share Posted March 24, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 7:42 PM, AJD said: I think you know the answer to your question. Do it anyway. I'm sinking further into the pit! A "File copy" that appears to be an actual, you know, file copy. Highest graded, although I don't doubt there are better ones out there still raw. Badger, AJD and jmg3637 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 19 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I'm sinking further into the pit! A "File copy" that appears to be an actual, you know, file copy. Highest graded, although I don't doubt there are better ones out there still raw. Very nice reference Copy. Also a nice pickup of a full high grade Zorro Run . I do think you have already made the decision and taken the red pill . How many Four COlors do you have? I now have 1100 but with grades all over the place. Yours all seem to be high grade. Here are the last 2 from the batch with Blissard last year. They may be low grade, but I am thrilled to pick up a couple of First Series books I do have another batch coming from him soon Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 You are way, way ahead of me. I think I might have about 300 or so. The ones I've picked up lately have mostly been 8.0 and up, but I also have some raw copies that are in the VG range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 I was in Orlando so the mood struck me AJD and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ltpink2002 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I was in Orlando so the mood struck me Classic cover Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 20 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I was in Orlando so the mood struck me Nice. One of the many holes in my Four Color run. Of course, Walt Kelly did a lot of DD covers for WDC&S, but I believe that this was one of his very few DD stories. He had another one in FC 92, but I can't think of any more off the top of my head. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GEMWORKS Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 On 3/24/2018 at 5:59 PM, Sqeggs said: I'm sinking further into the pit! A "File copy" that appears to be an actual, you know, file copy. Highest graded, although I don't doubt there are better ones out there still raw. You might be surprised how few copies there that are better than this around. A lot of these Zane Grey books are impossibly hard to find in high grade. Drift Fence being the most notable of the tough books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4GEMWORKS Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 3:50 PM, Sqeggs said: I'm not, not, not trying to do the whole run. I'd be crazy to try, right? Talk me out of it! It's a labor of love my friend...Unlike a Spider-Man or other such collection it takes more than just a wad of cash to find these books. I have actively been working on the run for 11 years now. I have bought about half raw and had them graded. The other half just clicking the "bid" button! You have picked up a lot of nice books! Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted March 31, 2018 Share Posted March 31, 2018 Picked up two more. I thought the Peter Pan looks nice for the grade (at least from the front!). A bit surprised that the Flash Gordon is tied for highest graded. sagii and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pooroldman Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Great cover on that Flash Gordon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 9 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Picked up two more. I thought the Peter Pan looks nice for the grade (at least from the front!). A bit surprised that the Flash Gordon is tied for highest graded. Another couple nice additions Time to finally begin posting the books I got from Terry himself at the Yorba Linda show. Might just as well start with another nice Flash Gordon 512 Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 (edited) On 2/19/2018 at 10:30 AM, 40YrsCollctngCmcs said: I got a nice late Four Color 1157 off the boards this week and an early Gold Key movie comic that would have been a Four Color if that series kept going. They are both fun books with great interior artwork. I haven't picked up books like this in awhile and they reminded me how much fun the Four Color and Gold Key series was in its day. Both are Jules Verne adaptations although one is a Disney movie and the other is not. The movies of this era were a lot of fun; I'd love to watch these. Hey did anyone else catch "In Search of the Castaways" on TCM last week? It's funny how they just showed it after I just got this book and read it a few weeks back. The adaptation was actually pretty well done and closely followed the story. It made me wonder if these books came out before or after the movie was released to the theater. So I had to look; IMDB gives a Christmas release date of December 21, 1962 for the film and Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics newstand section lists December 1962 as the comic release. So they look to be concurrent. Edited April 1, 2018 by 40YrsCollctngCmcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 Here are a few more I got from Terry. Man did he get some nice books from my old dealer stock As I am getting closer to completion i am focusing my trades on higher grade books (for me that is only say 6.0) At least for the mid to later portion of the run 500 and up. Try to get at least a 3.0 for anything over 100, but will go for lower for first series or the first 100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 19 hours ago, 40YrsCollctngCmcs said: Hey did anyone else catch "In Search of the Castaways" on TCM last week? It's funny how they just showed it after I just got this book and read it a few weeks back. The adaptation was actually pretty well done and closely followed the story. It made me wonder if these books came out before or after the movie was released to the theater. So I had to look; IMDB gives a Christmas release date of December 21, 1962 for the film and Mike's Amazing World of DC Comics newstand section lists December 1962 as the comic release. So they look to be concurrent. I would guess Disney wanted the comics to appear around the release date for the movies because I assume the comics were meant, in part, to promote the movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 14 hours ago, jmg3637 said: Here are a few more I got from Terry. Man did he get some nice books from my old dealer stock As I am getting closer to completion i am focusing my trades on higher grade books (for me that is only say 6.0) At least for the mid to later portion of the run 500 and up. Try to get at least a 3.0 for anything over 100, but will go for lower for first series or the first 100 As a kid, I was a big fan of Rawhide (and the great Frankie Lane theme song). Haven't seen one in years and I have a suspicion the episodes haven't held up well. I watched an episode of Bonanza a couple of years ago and was surprised at how obvious it was when they were shooting supposedly outdoor scenes on indoor sets. As a kid, I never noticed it. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted April 4, 2018 Share Posted April 4, 2018 I remember the theme song quite well.. Head em up. Move em out RAWHIDE The end of the Four Color Run does coincide with my childhood, so many of the covers bring back memories Here are a few more from my recent Trade with Terry Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I wonder why I did not rebag that Sea Hunt. The wrinkles really detract from the image I have almost all of my Four Colors ( and silver or older books) are stored in at least mylites if not 2 mil mylar bags with acid free boards. They look and keep so much better. Just got in another batch from Blissard including a few CGC books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 7 hours ago, jmg3637 said: I wonder why I did not rebag that Sea Hunt. The wrinkles really detract from the image I have almost all of my Four Colors ( and silver or older books) are stored in at least mylites if not 2 mil mylar bags with acid free boards. They look and keep so much better. Just got in another batch from Blissard including a few CGC books I can just barely remember seeing some episodes of Sea Hunt (probably in reruns) as a kid. Given the comic roles Lloyd Bridges played in Airplane and other movies late in his career, somehow the intent stare he has on this cover seems a bit goofy to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I got in the shipment from Blissard the other day. Thrilled to be adding some more CGC books to my small group as well as several early Roy Rogers. I think that that will bring me to 11 total CGC Four Color while I go over those Here are some of the mid-run issues from my trade with Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
