Pat Calhoun Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 (edited) Jack Vance died Sunday at his home in Oakland California. He was 96 - and leaves behind a tremendous legacy of superb science fiction and fantasy. Edited May 31, 2013 by pcalhoun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 He has an obituary in today's L.A. Times (should be online). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Another legend gone. Hard to be too sad -- he had a good long run. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Once again making the road trip to Cross Plains, TX for Robert E. Howard Days. Last night I had the good fortune to enjoy the hospitality of our own Yellowkid, Rich Olson. We had a great time geeking out over comics as always! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmazingSaul Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 What are those cases holding the comic? Is that a giant mylar? I am curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 I recognize the 1935 Donald Duck books and the 1938 Whitman but not the other covers. Could you identify them for me? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The cases are those plastic 11x14 picture frame with cardboard inserts to hold the picture (or comic) up against the front. They work great for oversized books and can be bought at Hobby Lobby and other similar places. Sometimes even at Wally-World. From left to right, Donald Duck linen-like, Wise Little Hen linen-like, Donald Duck Bubble Pipe one-shot, Donald Duck linen-like, Pluto Saves the Ship Large Feature Comic #7, Donald Duck Large Feature Comic #16, Dumbo Large Feature Comic #19, and Donald Duck Large Feature Comic #20. The Pluto book was actually Barks' first comic book work and he collaborated with Jack Hannah and Nick George. All of the Large Feature Comics are fairly hard to find, especially in nice condition. Even the Bubble Pipe one-shot is hard to find but the linen-like books are fairly common. I sent Jeff a good picture that is much clearer and he will probably post it while he is at Howard Days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks for the info, Rich. Wonderful collection you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Once again making the road trip to Cross Plains, TX for Robert E. Howard Days. Last night I had the good fortune to enjoy the hospitality of our own Yellowkid, Rich Olson. We had a great time geeking out over comics as always! jeff...let me know next time you are going to Richard so you can swing by and pick me up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks for the info, Rich. Wonderful collection you have. +1; very cool books, Rich. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Thanks guys, my first love has always been the Disney books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Here's that better pic Rich sent me. I had a great time as always! And Gator, that sounds like a fun road trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Rolled into Cross Plains last night where I found a few of my other early bird friends. It didn't talk long for the pulps and Irish whiskey to come out. Al Harron, Howard researcher and blogger from Scotland, with REH poetry expert Barbara Barrett. Bill, "Black Indy" Cavalier, a fixture in REH fandom for decades and the editor of REHupa, spicing it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 Damn, that looks like fun Wish I was there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theagenes Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 The Howard house and museum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted June 6, 2013 Share Posted June 6, 2013 my goodness... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 I love those books ! I've often toyed with the idea of collecting the entire Large Feature Book series but I always got distracted and never ended up pursuing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 The Howard house and museum. Is the house open year round or only on select days? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Here are some photos I posted a few years back of the covers of some early Weird Tales which contain Howard's first published work in that magazine. July 1925 - "Spear and Fang" August 1925 - "In the Forest of Villefere" April 1926 - "Wolfshead" January 1927 - "The Lost Race" May 1927 - "The Songs of the Bats" (verse) October 1927 - "The Ride of the Falume" (verse) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BangZoom Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Here's another old photo. The January issue contains Robert E. Howard's "The Shadow of the Vulture" which is the only pulp appearance of Red Sonja (named Red Sonya in the story). The Magic Carpet Magazine (October 1933, January 1934) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
