Popular Post jdw1991 Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 Ltpink2002, badback83, D84 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 This just in....none on census, Gerber may have lowballed it at a 6. Marty Mann, Ltpink2002, badback83 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dreamtoreal1 Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 Black cat 14 🎃 D84, badback83, gino2paulus2 and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zolnerowich Posted March 3, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2019 My first L.B. Cole cover. Added fun fact: a Gerber no-show. Jayman, Supernerd, lbcolefan and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiX Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 8 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said: My first L.B. Cole cover. Added fun fact: a Gerber no-show. are all Gerber no-shows just extremely rare or he just didnt have it at the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Zolnerowich said: My first L.B. Cole cover. Added fun fact: a Gerber no-show. I never liked that one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 4 minutes ago, comicjack said: I never liked that one Yeah, it stinks! comicjack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 55 minutes ago, SushiX said: are all Gerber no-shows just extremely rare or he just didnt have it at the time? That's a really good question, one that I'll bet some our veteran boardies could answer. Let's see if @bedrockcomics has anything to say about this! Just looking at the final six issues of Capt. Aero on GPA census, it is clear that in 2019, #26 is the most prevalent: #21 - 10 copies (Universal) #22 - 7 copies (Universal) #23 - 8 copies (Universal) #24 - 9 copies (Universal) #25 - 17 copies (Universal) #26 - 31 copies (Universal) The most likely reasons for a no-show, as you say, are either the book was super rare, or for whatever reason, not available at the time. Of course, the more rare, the less likely to be available, but I'm sure there could have been all sort of exceptions where it just wasn't possible to line up the owner, the book, and the photographer, even if the book was not particularly rare. I suppose in 1989, when the Gerber volumes were published, it might actually have been the case that #26 was harder to find (i.e., "rare") than the other issues, and only with the passage of time have more copies of #26 risen to the surface. Curiously, for at least some titles that these days are considered to be rare, there are no Gerber no-shows, such as the Centaur line of Amazing-Man, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Detective Picture Stories. There are strange forces at play! SushiX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldust40 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: My first L.B. Cole cover. Added fun fact: a Gerber no-show. Hell of a start. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: Curiously, for at least some titles that these days are considered to be rare, there are no Gerber no-shows, such as the Centaur line of Amazing-Man, Amazing Mystery Funnies, Detective Picture Stories. No mystery there. Gerber visited Jon Berk. gino2paulus2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: The most likely reasons for a no-show, as you say, are either the book was super rare, or for whatever reason, not available at the time. Of course, the more rare, the less likely to be available, but I'm sure there could have been all sort of exceptions where it just wasn't possible to line up the owner, the book, and the photographer, even if the book was not particularly rare. Gerber was trying to photograph as many Church copies as possible. In the case of Capt Aero 26 it was one of the few books that Chuck had held back for his own collection and didn't surface until he offered them for sale at San Diego Con. It is a tough book to find in nice shape and none of the collectors that Gerber approached had one in their collection. originalisbest, SushiX and Zolnerowich 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nearmint Posted March 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2019 I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... Jayman, buttock, szucchini and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buttock Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, nearmint said: I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... Congrats! I was thinking that would be on your radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 10 hours ago, goldust40 said: Hell of a start. Thank you Good Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 hours ago, adamstrange said: No mystery there. Gerber visited Jon Berk. Well, when you put it that way, it makes perfect sense! I knew there was a smart boardie out there who could bring some enlightenment. Funny, for a relative novice like me, flipping through the Gerber books is paramount to a magical experience (ok, exaggerating a bit...), when in fact, magic had nothing to do with it: it was actual people who put in the hard work to accomplish this feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Zolnerowich said: it was actual people who put in the hard work to accomplish this feat. Ernie Gerber did 98% of the work. It was an insane amount of effort and expense and was definitely part of what got him into money troubles. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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batman_fan Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 hours ago, nearmint said: I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... Congrats Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, adamstrange said: Ernie Gerber did 98% of the work. It was an insane amount of effort and expense and was definitely part of what got him into money troubles. All very interesting history. Sounds like someone should write a book about the making of the Gerber books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
