shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I know BZ has posted some of these, so I am hoping he or anyone else can help. I picked this up over the weekend from Richard Olson (Who was kind enough to not only feed Bill & I , but let us pour through his incredible collection). This series started in 1945, I have two both dated 1945 inside, anyone know if this is the real 1st issue? My bet is that it is, but have no way of knowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I know BZ has posted some of these, so I am hoping he or anyone else can help. I picked this up over the weekend from Richard Olson (Who was kind enough to not only feed Bill & I , but let us pour through his incredible collection). This series started in 1945, I have two both dated 1945 inside, anyone know if this is the real 1st issue? My bet is that it is, but have no way of knowing. Is the other one Jo-Joy Meets Christopher the Collapsible Horse? I wonder if that's supposed to be the 1946 issue and someone in production goofed. I noticed that the issues on GCD are dated 1945, 1945, 1947-53. Do you have the full set? Wonderfully obscure stuff! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I know BZ has posted some of these, so I am hoping he or anyone else can help. I picked this up over the weekend from Richard Olson (Who was kind enough to not only feed Bill & I , but let us pour through his incredible collection). This series started in 1945, I have two both dated 1945 inside, anyone know if this is the real 1st issue? My bet is that it is, but have no way of knowing. I don't know, but I bet Ray would Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How cool! I didn't notice the sig is the same! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 I know BZ has posted some of these, so I am hoping he or anyone else can help. I picked this up over the weekend from Richard Olson (Who was kind enough to not only feed Bill & I , but let us pour through his incredible collection). This series started in 1945, I have two both dated 1945 inside, anyone know if this is the real 1st issue? My bet is that it is, but have no way of knowing. Is the other one Jo-Joy Meets Christopher the Collapsible Horse? I wonder if that's supposed to be the 1946 issue and someone in production goofed. I noticed that the issues on GCD are dated 1945, 1945, 1947-53. Do you have the full set? Wonderfully obscure stuff! Jack Yes, he other 1945 is Collapsible horse. This one just seems so much more like an introduction issue. I don't have them all, just 4 so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 ok, I just did something CRAZY, I READ the Jo Joy. It's his origin, so I think that certainly can be used as evidence this is the 1st one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) ok, I just did something CRAZY, I READ the Jo Joy. It's his origin, so I think that certainly can be used as evidence this is the 1st one. it looks to me like his origin involves Billy Mumy sending him to the cornfield, but that didn't happen for at least another decade. Anthony Fremont prototype! Jack Edited March 10, 2009 by selegue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 don't talk about that kid.... he'll getcha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 How cool! I didn't notice the sig is the same! I think all the Brick's and the Jiggs & Maggie came from Ray. Notice the "O" in grease pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Thanks for the perspective! (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. It's nice to hear about the legacy of Gene and the others. Does he still have the Action 1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerKid Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection. At the time of that article Action 1 was twenty eight years old. Didn't Alpha Flight 1 come out about twenty eight years ago. I doubt it would be at the top of anyone's piles! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection. At the time of that article Action 1 was twenty eight years old. Didn't Alpha Flight 1 come out about twenty eight years ago. I doubt it would be at the top of anyone's piles! I started attending comic book conventions in Houston in about 1978 or 1979. They were fun shows but I mostly collected ducks and sold a large part of my silver age collection to local dealers. bb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? The publication of this article in the Houston Post marked the beginning of Houston Fandom. Gene became the focal point as collectors around here realized there were others that shared their passions. Roy Bonario, Glenn Kessler, Earl Blair and others all read this and then got in contact with Gene. As a result the Houston Comic Collectors association was formed. From there HoustonCon started in 1967, and became one of the big national shows by the early 70's. Roy Bonario also started selling comics through a record shop in 1967 and then opened Roy's Memory Shop in 1970, the first true comic store in town. Gene was a fixture at the early Houston Cons but moved more and more towards movie paper. He eventually opened The Emporium, selling movie posters through the mid-nineties. He now sells exclusively through the internet. An updated version of that article ran in 1970 and a new group of collectors were brought into the fold. I attended my first HCCA meeting in 1972. The greatest thing imaginable, at least to a dorky nine year old. He centerpieces a Giant-Size Batman and a Tracy, but that book in the lower right corner appears to be the $100 gem of his collection. At the time of that article Action 1 was twenty eight years old. Didn't Alpha Flight 1 come out about twenty eight years ago. I doubt it would be at the top of anyone's piles! Yeah, but if Alpha Flight #1 was my most valuable comic (and one of the oldest in my oh-so-crappy collection) I would center it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 (edited) I made a remark on another thread comparing the work by different artists on the Tarzan strip. I have posted a few examples of Foster's work but I haven't posted any examples by Hogarth or Moreira. Here is Foster from 1931 and I think his work looked more like Roy Crane than Alex Raymond at that time. Moreira from 1946. Hogarth from 1947. Hogarth from 1948.' I was very impressed with Hogarth's work on a panel by panel comparison but I still like some of the early work by Foster and how the page looks. By 1933 he started to show the detail that we saw on the Prince Valiant strip through the sixties I guess. Edited March 10, 2009 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Prime Foster example of Prince Valiant in battle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Last night I was looking through a box filled with miscellaneous magazines, old catalogs, and assorted papers and came across a bunch of interesting items. Here is a newspaper clipping from 1965 that profiles Houston collector, Gene Arnold. Is he still collecting? very cool... I am sure I can find $100 to buy an action 1! I am so jealous seeing stack of comics like that is pisses me off......why couldn't I have been born earlier even if you had of, your mom would have thrown them away Did I ever tell you the stroy about my Dad.....his mom threw away his collection of early marvels and DC that spanned from around 1940-1960. I don't want to know exactly what he had but I know he had 3 large boxes of some of the cream of the crop titles like Batman, Superman, MMC, Green latern etc and I have shown him some images of books and he recognized several heavy hitters Why did he have to join the navy and travel the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted March 10, 2009 Share Posted March 10, 2009 Wayne Boring art (I think) on Thuperman made it look great. He was older in the comics wasn't he? Plots weren't as gruesome as some of the Tarzan or Terry and the Pirates scripts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
