Robot Man

Speaking of food packages that people never threw out, I also collect these:

On 5/27/2017 at 11:44 AM, Doc Joe said:

Sorry kid...why the heck are you down there anyway???? 

Nice one! Never noticed this one before...

What great thing to do Rick! As much as I love this sick little book, I already have a nice copy, so I'm going to let some other lucky collector have a shot at it. Good luck everybody!

Just sold a book to Philip. Fast, smooth, friendly transaction just how it should be. Many thanks for the order Philip!

1 hour ago, Senormac said:

One of the most amazing comics group  photos I have ever seen.  It still boggles the mind to look at

What I love are the piles of books in what appear t be cleaners bags with no boards to the left of the display case. Man that's old school!  

We sure miss you Bang!

I recently got an invitation from him for facebook. I told him that I don't do social media and that I wish he would come back here to post. I haven't heard back from him. I have to assume that is doing better and is healthy. I sure hope so, he's a good guy!

22 hours ago, Comcav said:

take it

Nice grab on that Popular Teenagers  Cav! I've been looking for that one for quite a while and just never see one for sale. Some of us have to work, eat, sleep, walk the dog and take the garbage out once in a while...

2 hours ago, lotemo said:

I was browsing through some scans on my pc and ran across this one.  I guess it's a Cookevill copy given the scrawled "SN" on the cover.  I have Millie #9 with the same marking.

 

Shore is! Great book!

Got an exhibitor list for those of us who actually like to purchase old funny books?

This was an estate sale I went to a few months back. This is the listing photo. I got lucky as there were more...

On 8/21/2017 at 10:25 AM, ChrisInBaltimore said:

I just got my book back from CGC after some restoration. It looks great and I'm pretty pumped. 

Very nice and congrats! Love stories like this!

On 8/5/2014 at 0:32 PM, delorean1981 said:

I have to ask Chris, I went to my first estate sale this past week and while I wasn't first in line (more like 20th) I did get into the house within 45 seconds of the doors opening.

 

By that time, there were 2 guys hoarding all the comics in both long boxes, immediately taking them to a corner of the room and not letting anyone touch them until he was picking through them.

 

Question: While he did in fact beat me in line to the sell, not knowing how far he drove to the sale, is it all unfair that he have the whole stack to himself, picking what he may and then handing over his leftovers?

 

I ask this because by this time, maybe 3 minutes into the actual sale, all comics are out of the box but none have been paid for, so technically not his, technically not mine. After I left I was rather upset knowing I had driven an hour only to get bamboozled by an eager fellow. I personally feel that if they're not paid for yet, you can give me half the stack and we go through together; we find something and we can talk about it. Perhaps that's just the naive side of me but if the situation was reversed, I shudder to think how he would've handled it.

He beat you to the box fair and square. They are "his" until he is done. You lost, better luck next time. It happens to everybody. Sometimes you are "the guy"

17 hours ago, szavisca said:

It's not romance I know but everyone seems to post everything Baker in this thread and its got sexy ladies so....finally found a decentish copy of this one that I really like.

Love that one. There is just "something" about those Princesses of the Sea, kinda hot.

4 hours ago, 29dukedog said:

I agree...  

Nice! Looks like some GHA to me (good horse art)

4 hours ago, PopKulture said:

Man, not a clunker in sight, and a great Plastic Man tease at the back.

Great report and pics, Robot Man - the next best thing to being there. I would've gone crazy digging thru all the boxes and ogling all the display cases.

Were there any young people there, or was mostly us greyhairs? I'd like to think somebody will appreciate all this stuff twenty or thirty years from now.

Mostly geezers. But many are still buying actively. There were several younger guys though. One of my friends from work set up with more modern robots, Star Wars, etc. He did OK and said he will come back and tell his friends. So, there is still a little hope...

4 hours ago, PopKulture said:

I also collect roadside postcards, or those showing motels, diners, restaurants, mom and pop joints, main streets, attractions, etc. There's a lot of bygone Americana on display on these keepsakes.

Great stuff Pop! I have a weakness for stuff like that too. Fun and very cheap when you find it. 

8 hours ago, comicwiz said:

Here's a link to a radio museum site, and one to an eBay auction showing the original box. There's a few loose on eBay as well. When I first saw it, I immediately thought it had that look/feel of something that would have been offered through an Avon catalogue, but their more known for brushes and/or bubble bath character bottles. Cool item, something you don't see every day.

Many thanks for the info!

Bringing any GA books Ed? Seems pretty dim. Bad weekend. I don't even see Terry or Harley. $40 for a Sat pass. I'm local and usually look forward to this show. I come for old comics. Looks like they are shooting themselves in the foot on this one...

13 hours ago, kav said:

9.4

Thanks kav!

4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

That is quite a nice copy. Nice get RM

Thanks Rick. Love the new sig line and the other Baker book I just got. 

And that's not a Grail???

Thanks guys. As I said, I wasn't sure about it. Any guesses as to grade?

I picked up this book this weekend at a local flea market. I believe it is a 35 cent variant? I beautiful copy with no hidden flaws. First off, is it what I think? And, what kind of grade would you give it? Many thanks. Books of this era are usually not my thing.