Durden08 Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Love the All-American 16. Great pickup! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Thanks guys! It's been a long time in the making, but I'm thrilled to have it in my collection. Awesome Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I couldn't bid on much in the Heritage auction, because I spent all my comic money on this book prior to leaving on my world tour. Sure is fun having it as a companion on the trip though yay! love having that book in my geek family. It's ready for you to thumb it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I couldn't bid on much in the Heritage auction, because I spent all my comic money on this book prior to leaving on my world tour. Sure is fun having it as a companion on the trip though Major congratulations I'd be so nervous I wouldn't be able to sleep at night! And I don't even want to think about the airplane portions of the trip At least we would go down together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It took a little while, but the deal came through. Ciorac for the WIN! Congrats Bill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Congratulations! All the action on those Wings took place during the live auction which I attended. I was getting auction overload by then and it seemed like it took forever to get through the handful of Wings issues. There has been a phone bidder in each of the last three auctions that wants to Wings as bad as I do. It kinda drags it out. He got some cheap when my internet connection glitched and the lot went from active to over before I could click. Bummer. You need someone to de-glitch you to prevent this from happening in the future. Or use the phone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 It took a little while, but the deal came through. Ciorac for the WIN! Congrats Bill! Thanks Todd. You'll get to check it out in a couple weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 I couldn't bid on much in the Heritage auction, because I spent all my comic money on this book prior to leaving on my world tour. Sure is fun having it as a companion on the trip though Way to go Bill!!! Very nice looking copy of a wonderful book! Can't wait till I can visit again and see all the neat books you've been adding to the collection! Thanks David. Some neat books! And others yet to come, will/have left the nest to bring the AA home. But it is worth it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
generic user Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Congratulations! All the action on those Wings took place during the live auction which I attended. I was getting auction overload by then and it seemed like it took forever to get through the handful of Wings issues. There has been a phone bidder in each of the last three auctions that wants to Wings as bad as I do. It kinda drags it out. He got some cheap when my internet connection glitched and the lot went from active to over before I could click. Bummer. You need someone to de-glitch you to prevent this from happening in the future. Or use the phone You'd think Heritage would call him. "Mr. Cheetah, are you aware that you haven't bid on these Church copies of Wings Comics yet?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedFury Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Do two Wrights make a wrong? All I know is they make a happy RedFury! Military Comics 1 Smash Comics 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquirecomics Posted February 23, 2012 Share Posted February 23, 2012 Ok, this is not a comic book but it is so directly related and a cool piece of comic history I needed to share it. This is a large poster (56" x 42") advertising the promotional comic book "Alaska Bush Pilot" from 1959. I doubt there are many still in existence and perhaps this is the only one. As far as the comic itself, Heritage has only sold one copy back in 2005. You can usually find one on ebay and they are not very expensive, perhaps $100 - $150 for the better conditioned copies. I don't know where Heritage got its information from so I can't verify the story but I think there are more than 28 surviving copies. The Heritage auction description read: Alaska Bush Pilot #1 (Jan Enterprises, 1959) CGC MT 9.9 Off-white to white pages. Here's a promotional comic for the collector who thought he had everything! We'd be remiss if we didn't recount this comic's backstory: the entire print run of 100 copies was found at a defunct printer's shop in Portland, Oregon, and 72 of them were water-damaged or otherwise unsalvageable. So here's one of the 28 surviving copies, and you certainly won't find one in a nicer grade! Not listed in Overstreet. My CGC 9.8 copy is below. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've had these a while but finally submitted them for burial in plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Straw-Man Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 i am out of my skull for this one. when i got out of my limited jumbo run [9-20, missing a 9], i kept the 10 and 17 cuz i love 'em so. this one is just so wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forbush-Man Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Holy Carp!! That's a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 i am out of my skull for this one. when i got out of my limited jumbo run [9-20, missing a 9], i kept the 10 and 17 cuz i love 'em so. this one is just so wonderful. Thanks, Billy. Given the history of reds on FH titles, the reds and purple on this one are just stunning. No joke that it looks freshly printed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allen James Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 i am out of my skull for this one. when i got out of my limited jumbo run [9-20, missing a 9], i kept the 10 and 17 cuz i love 'em so. this one is just so wonderful. Thanks, Billy. Given the history of reds on FH titles, the reds and purple on this one are just stunning. No joke that it looks freshly printed. That's a crazy cover! The colors are fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Thanks, Billy. Given the history of reds on FH titles, the reds and purple on this one are just stunning. No joke that it looks freshly printed. Was that a copy that Metropolis had at one point? I recall seeing one that was just incredible and I would think it was your Church copy. In any event, all your newbies look spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
