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Robot Man
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10 hours ago, comicnoir said:
I most likely will never sell this.
Me neither!
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15 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:
You guys are seriously talking about spending $10K on romance comics?!
When I think about how many people in this country who don't have a roof over their head or even enough to eat, I sometimes wonder about even spending $100 on a comic book. How fortunate we all are...
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One of the happiest and most enthusiastic collectors out there! Ray is one of those people who just make these boards so cool.
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My father in law was a Captain on a destroyer in WWII. He was due to come into Pearl Harbor th day of the attack. They radioed him and ordered him to stay at sea. He came in the next day. He has photos he took off the bow of his ship of the destruction. One lucky guy. He met my mother in law while at liberty in Australia. After the war, he moved there for many years after marrying her. My wife was born there and lived there until she was 15 when they moved back here.
My uncle was a bomber pilot and flew 18 missions over Germany. Came back un-scathed luckily.
Lots of military service in my family. I lucked out being just a little too young for Vietnam.
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5 hours ago, 40YrsCollctngCmcs said:
While I don't have a photo of my Dad who luckily served in Germany during the Korean War era I do have a pile of the letters he wrote back home. In today's age of instant communication think back on what it must have been like to go down to the depot to see your son (no daughters then) leave for basic training and then to be assigned who knows where. There are stacks of these letters so they were the lifeline to keep in touch with the family and clearly my Grandmother kept them close and never disposed of them. Just to give you a taste here is what one would have looked like arriving at a small New Jersey beach community from my Dad to my Grandmom and Grandad in July 1954.
Awesome that your grandmother kept all those letters. I can't imagine having a loved one over seas and having to communicate via snail mail. They might be interesting to read.
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6 hours ago, porcupine48 said:
This is my paternal Grandfather ..served in WW2 andKorea.Getting a Naval award.Canada,although his father was born American,he was born Ireland.
Not certain of what happened there.
Second photo is great Grand Baxter,Served WW1 and 2
Never met either,but i'm very proud.
Great photos and story Jimmers. Thanks for posting and honoring your grandfathers. What country did they serve? Canada? Great Britian?
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Today is Memorial Day. I was going to post a bunch of related comics. But, I realized that is more of a day of reflection and respect. I decided instead to post a little about two people that have meant the most to me in my life. My parents.
First up, my dad. He was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy. Stationed in the Solomon Islands on a destroyer. Although, he wasn't killed or even wounded, he saw plenty of action. Usually dodging Japanese planes attacking his ship. He saw most of it through a camera lense. He was a photographer. Part way through the war for some reason, he was transfered to Washington DC. There, he spent the rest of the war at officer's parties shooting photos. I guess he earned it. He was lucky enough to shoot all the movie stars who showed up for war benefit functions. He had great photos of Betty Grable, Rita Heyworth and lots more babes. I take it he was a bit of a playboy.
While in DC he met a pretty woman who would end up becoming my mom. My mom was, to the best of my family's knowledge, was the first woman White House photographer. Most of the men were at war so somehow she landed the job. Very hard to prove as they did not keep records of the women's roles in the war. She worked with another woman later who usually gets this credit but I have my mom's White House press pass from a year earlier. She shot photos of Roosevelt, Truman and Eisenhower. Got to be friendly enough with them all to be allowed into their personal lives as well. Her stash of photos is an amazing slice of American presidental history.
So, I salute both my parents who both served their country in a more unusual way. Thanks mom and dad for your service and I really miss you.
I would be honored if any of you would like to post info and pictures of your loved ones, friends or people that mean a lot to you that served their country here. Go out and enjoy your day, but give a second to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for you.
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9 hours ago, jimjum12 said:
There are a couple dozen that I love and could realistically win (.... and overpay ?) so I will have to do some serious thinking. They're cool about time payments, so I may need to square up on my outstandings and dip back into the debt pool again. GOD BLESS....
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
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1 hour ago, sacentaur said:
New arrival, so fresh in hand - some little margin chips (siamese pages), but a book I'm very happy with.
Great book Steve. Good thing I'm done with that title except one...
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Good to know. That would just be a crime for a beautiful book like that.
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46 minutes ago, jimjum12 said:
I finally put in my tracking bids on this one........... money is tight, but I really hope to get at least one smaller item or two.... I mean, they're Jon Berk's books
GOD BLESS...
-jimbo(a friend of jesus)
Me too Jimbo. I rarely if ever bid in the big auctions. Seems like every time I do I pay WAY more than I should. But, I'd really love to have a book or two from this fabled collection. Hopefully, you guys leave a few scraps for us lowly comic lovers...
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Yeah, those are killer. I only have a few Gaines file copies (most raw), but they all have their COAs. It's a shame so many of them were lost or discarded when CGC graded them early on. I have hesitated to send in COAs with books to be graded for that reason. Would they take photocopies I wonder?
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I just have no tolerence for thieves and liars. There is nothing worse than being stolen from and lied to. I do believe in karma though...
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And just had to have one from Johnny Craig's collection... (comes with this cool COA from Roger Hill)
- exitmusicblue, Larryw7, Point Five and 2 others
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Been slowly chipping away at completing my third complete EC collection. I have the reprints but nothing can compare to the originals. Got this one yesterday.
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6 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:
I live in NYC.
EVERYONE here is a comic book character
Ditto LA!
- Aweandlorder and oakman29
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1 hour ago, TheRealVenom said:
I agree 100% I'm shocked any time I walk into a con and not asked to see what I have in my bag. I usually have a larger packsack for my comics and lunch and water etc..
I'd have 0 issues with a quick search. I know i'd feel a little safer at least.
I got searched going into Rogers Center for a Blue Jays game, Patted down going up the CN tower but walk into the comic con next door with over 100,000 people there and nothing...
And people openly flashing "fake" weapons...
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11 hours ago, IngelsFan said:
I saw a handful of the DC Big 5 issues in the mid-90s (when the collection was discovered maybe?). My sole Salida is Fightin' Air Force 3. Coincidentally it was the first slabbed book I ever bought as well!
I believe I heard or read the all the DCs went to one collector who still has them. Most of the rest of the non DCs seem tied up in collections as well. Metro had about a dozen (all non DC) for sale I bought 5 or 6 Farrell and Harvey ones. I have seen a few Dells come up from time to time. Probably the best war pedigree collection.
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A lot of it was opportunity. Back in the day, one was able to purchase long runs of pedigree books all at once if one was well connected and had the dough. Jon bought what he liked that happened to be off the radar of most collectors. There is a lot of love, blood, sweat (and money) in this collection. Pretty much no matter how much money you have, I doubt you could pull this collection off today. The love of the medium really comes across in this collection.
I think it is most reflected in the art portion. He spent endless hours running down the artists and getting originals and recreations from just about all the greats in the biz. THAT would be impossible today.
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1 hour ago, 29dukedog said:
Yep- great cover, first Baker on Mysta of the Moon... outstanding issue.
I love that short Baker run in Planet. Is there such a thing as a "bad" Planet cover?
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9 hours ago, IngelsFan said:
Those are beauties-I love seeing how sharp Salidas are.
Thanks. They are tough to find. I have about 5 all bought at the same time from Metro. I don't think I've seen any for sale since. My understanding is that one collector owns most of them. About the nicest pages I've seen on a GA book.
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GOD BLESS...
It would be Criminal not to show your CRIME comics!
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Yes, and it's a good one!