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Any Signatures on this one?

I saw some in Abilene before he sold the collection so I think that's why he personalized them the way that he did. He'd mentioned a few times that he'd loaned 'em out and never got them back. I didn't sell them. He did. It was right before he retired so I can only speculate that he wanted that sale kept under wraps so it didn't affect his social security.

You get giddy mixed with nostalgia and even some tears are shed when you realize the latest find is that much sweeter and more personal to you. The "ink mark" on the cover that would turn most off turned out to be a homemade stamp or possibly personalized art work that my dad, Recil Macon, placed on this book. Once I realized that he added this ink along with that wonderful signature to the cover of this book it became priceless to me. 81 years ago and time stands still.

He was a doodler his whole life! Thanks for sharing!

Search: recil macon [790 231] (ha.com) Not reassembling so much as acquiring ones in our(wife and I) budget range.

Latest acquisition. Dad liked writing on legs!

I like how he put his middle initials on one of the offers he filled out. He didn't use his middle initials as an adult. Said in the army days(Korean War 1950-51ish) one signed their name so often that it was best to keep it simple.

Beautiful !!!

Love it!!!!!!

Purchased on Ebay from a nice person in Canada. Wanted to share with you kind folks.

There are two listings on ebay at present referencing my dad's name. https://www.ebay.com/itm/All-Top-Comics-10-CGC-8-5-Recil-Macon-Rare-Pedigree/303516252827?hash=item46aafa7a9b:g:pmkAAOSwtQ5eb9i9:sc:USPSPriority!71655!US!-1 https://www.ebay.com/itm/MINUTE-MAN-12-1942-Mighty-Midget-Comics-Fawcett-KIRBY-Art-Recil-Macon-VF-Gold/203018360281?hash=item2f44d655d9:g:zRMAAOSw6dle4dot that 1st link is a beaut! The second doesn't have any writing of my dad's that I see in the pics

I showed him a price guide and what an action #1 was worth. At the time it was good condition $175k. I’m pretty sure he looked because he said he really thought he had one. i don’t think everything he loaned or possibly traded came back to him. I saw his name on one in an Abilene comic store. I assume the only inventory was documented by the gentleman that bought the collection from my dad. Sadly no. There are things you wish you asked or knew. That’s one of them. Being a boy growing up after he Great Depression, having tangible property was a very sacred thing. He had toys and things other than the comics that he held onto for his entire life. I found some things saved in that same shed. They are like fine rubies to me. 🙂

Just make sure when you run across postings of his story you politely ask them to take me out of it. To me it’s all about him and his collection of something that will live in history. I like the light shining on the collector. He deserves that honor.

I think under 1000 in the cabinet on Anson street but I can tell you an interesting tidbit. I was at a comic book shop in Abilene Texas that I think was on South 1st street. The gentleman there said "let me show you an old one I recently picked up" He laid it on the counter and I saw my dad's name. 17 year old me said "what in the h*** are you doing with my dad's comic and he quickly put it back under glass!" It was the weirdest thing ever to see his name on something that another held quite valuable. I've always theorized that the name writing on the books was to deter theft but can't tell you that is why he did it. My dad loved to doodle and write little saying on almost anything he had. I have old road maps with some of his art work "doodles" on the front and they are very dear to me!

The one Planet comic what was talked about in another thread here from 2017. I see it daily and it always makes me smile! I check auctions and ebay for them every so often. They are normally out of my price range but it's still good to see them!