Gary Carter?

[Hepcat]

Is Gary Carter, the one time editor of the "Comic Book Marketplace", still active in the hobby? Did/does he not have among the best DC comic collections in existence?

[nearmint]

No longer active in the hobby. Still living in Coronado. I hear he's teaching. I'm not sure what his collection is like these days.

[mosconi]

From my understanding, he sold off his Mile High collection to a Japanese investor many years back and the remainder of his comic collection or at least a good portion of it was purchased by So Cal Comics of San Diego.

 

By the way, Congrats Jeff on the great news!!

[Jeffro.]

Anyone know why he left the hobby?

 

I never thought Comic Book Marketplace was the same after he left. Use to be my favorite magazine but just didn't do it for me with Cochran at the helm.

[Pirate]

He should be in the hall of fame. For a catcher his stats were as good as any catcher who played.

[action1kid]

I remember him being a SERIOUS D.C collector. I believe he had just about every vintage isuue D.C ever issued...Every single one. I had heard that he sold off his collection also. I think he was one of the first guys to get 1st dibs in the Mile High Collection back in the late 70s.

[rob_allan]

The baseball player and the collector are different guys right?

 

I'm only asking because I used to make jokes about the editor Ralph Macchio of Marvel being the Karate Kid. I found out this year it's the same guy.

 

So now I'm going to fall for all of these things.

[adamstrange]

The baseball player and the collector are different guys right?

 

I'm only asking because I used to make jokes about the editor Ralph Macchio of Marvel being the Karate Kid. I found out this year it's the same guy.

 

So now I'm going to fall for all of these things.

 

He's not the ballplayer.

 

But I had no idea that's what became of the Karate Kid.

[RDK]

The baseball player and the collector are different guys right?

 

I'm only asking because I used to make jokes about the editor Ralph Macchio of Marvel being the Karate Kid. I found out this year it's the same guy.

 

So now I'm going to fall for all of these things.

 

He's *not* the same guy.

[rob_allan]

oK GOOD

 

And yes, the Marvel editor is the Karate Kid. I always thought it was just a name coincidence, but inside the Marvel Zombies Hardcover, Robert Kirkman talks at length about it.

 

I also talked to Angel Medina about it as well at a convention recently. He said he was glad he hadn't seen him because he'd be tempted to do the crane kick thing in front of him.

[drice6900]

oK GOOD

 

And yes, the Marvel editor is the Karate Kid. I always thought it was just a name coincidence, but inside the Marvel Zombies Hardcover, Robert Kirkman talks at length about it.

 

I also talked to Angel Medina about it as well at a convention recently. He said he was glad he hadn't seen him because he'd be tempted to do the crane kick thing in front of him.

 

Umm, the Karate Kid Ralph is not the same person as the Marvel editor Ralph:

 

Karate Kid Ralph

 

Editor Ralph

[pkveronese]

oK GOOD

 

And yes, the Marvel editor is the Karate Kid. I always thought it was just a name coincidence, but inside the Marvel Zombies Hardcover, Robert Kirkman talks at length about it.

 

I also talked to Angel Medina about it as well at a convention recently. He said he was glad he hadn't seen him because he'd be tempted to do the crane kick thing in front of him.

 

Its not the same guy.

[rob_allan]

so Kirkman was joking in the book?

 

And then why did Angel Medina tell me that?

 

Jeez I need a head-check I'm feeling really screwed with today

[adamstrange]

Well at least this got nipped in the bud before anyone else got off track.

[trevorlsmith]

He should be in the hall of fame. For a catcher his stats were as good as any catcher who played.

 

He's in the hall of fame thank you very much. Went in 3 or 4 years ago.

[ajaxfarrell]

I talked with him on the phone once, about 5 years ago. I was buying up CBM back issues. He was a really nice person to talk to. I remember asking him about purchasing those MILE HIGHs when they first became available. He said he took out a second mortgage on his house to buy a whole bunch of them. He also said he should have taken out a third mortgage and bought more. Really cool guy.

[Hepcat]

I never thought Comic Book Marketplace was the same after he left. Use to be my favorite magazine but just didn't do it for me with Cochran at the helm.

 

I used to eagerly scan the magazine rack at the local comic store for the next issue of Comic Book Marketplace when Gary Carter was the editor.

 

[Jeffro.]

Anyone know why he left the hobby?

 

No ideas anyone?

[alwaysbronze]

He should be in the hall of fame. For a catcher his stats were as good as any catcher who played.

 

He's in the hall of fame thank you very much. Went in 3 or 4 years ago.

 

as a montreal expo?

[action1kid]

yes I would put Put our Gary Carter in the Hall of Fame too..Comic book hall of Fame that is