BB-Gun Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 I have always thought it strange that Jerry Bails sent his collection of microfilm to Michigan State instead of Wayne State where he was faculty. It implies that MSU popular culture academics were more aware of the importance of keeping a collection for future reference. I wonder if the collections have been converted to more permanent digital files or at least a more flexible format. Sunday pages are often difficult to care for and breakdown quickly when not stored properly. MSU had many scrapbooks which were donated by a former collector. I don't remember who that was and don't know if they are still there. We have mentioned a few times that the Chesler collection of art was given to a university in New Jersey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 (edited) On 7/3/2017 at 0:01 PM, BB-Gun said: I like Ed Dodd's earlier work but I read Mark Trail for years without ever seeing the Home Towners strip. Since my son-in-law is a Drexel Dragon, I thought I should mention that they are responsible for an Ed Dodd collection and website. I found this photo of Ed in my 1963 Comics book (edited by Allen Willete). Edited July 24, 2017 by BB-Gun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 23, 2017 Author Share Posted July 23, 2017 On 7/20/2017 at 9:39 AM, BB-Gun said: Gus should also be remembered for his work with Irwin Hasen on Dondi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 On 2017-07-23 at 7:18 PM, BB-Gun said: Gus should also be remembered for his work with Irwin Hasen on Dondi. Yes, he certainly should. Dondi was a great strip, especially in it's early years. Edson and Hasen were absolute masters of sentimentality. This one should melt even the most cynical pre-code collector's heart! Arkadin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Homeless dogs and orphans and forgotten war heroes and great big sad eyes. Dondi was a a pretty good strip. Didn't they make a movie or TV show about the character? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 Mandrake seems like an awfully popular character when you do a search on line. Phil Davis did some great art that everyone seems to like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 The Dondi strip reminds me of the post-war Christmas Spirit story by Eisner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) On 2017-07-15 at 6:21 PM, gadzukes said: What about other strips you collect? How many 1st strips do you have? You've got to nab first strips whenever you find 'em. They're elusive little critters. I just have a few: Terry #1 (1934) Hejji #1 (1935) Yogi #1 (1961) Edited July 25, 2017 by Arkadin added dates BB-Gun and PopKulture 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 10 hours ago, Arkadin said: You've got to nab first strips whenever you find 'em. They're elusive little critters. I just have a few: Terry #1 (1934) Hejji #1 (1935) Yogi #1 (1961) nice on all 3 of those Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkadin Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Guess I should help out more with this thread, so here's a couple of Bobby Sox Sundays from the late 40's (the strip was renamed Emmy Lou in the early 50's and continued until 1979 - quite an impressive run). The strip's creator, Marty Links, was one of the first female members of the National Cartoonists Society. Emmy Lou's boyfriend Alvin must have had the patience of a saint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 On 7/25/2017 at 8:57 AM, Arkadin said: You've got to nab first strips whenever you find 'em. They're elusive little critters. I just have a few: Terry #1 (1934) Hejji #1 (1935) Yogi #1 (1961) I don't know how rare or valuable these are but I do know that they are very cool (especially the Terry). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 Foster art seems to sell very well. I think we discussed on BZ's thread the color changes that occurred when the PV strip was reprinted by different companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 28, 2017 Author Share Posted July 28, 2017 11 hours ago, damonwad said: I don't know how rare or valuable these are but I do know that they are very cool (especially the Terry). I like all of those strips. Yogi was a new cartoon that filled the void when Bugs and Woody became too exclusive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted July 28, 2017 Share Posted July 28, 2017 2 hours ago, BB-Gun said: Foster art seems to sell very well. I think we discussed on BZ's thread the color changes that occurred when the PV strip was reprinted by different companies. Here's what my French reprint collection looks like. I'd be curious to see what the newest reprint by Fantagraphics looks like by comparison. The new collection looks fantastic but I don't want to duplicate. BB: what reprint version did you post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 9 hours ago, Scrooge said: Here's what my French reprint collection looks like. I'd be curious to see what the newest reprint by Fantagraphics looks like by comparison. The new collection looks fantastic but I don't want to duplicate. BB: what reprint version did you post? Here's the same page from the Fantagraphics version, though I couldn't fit it all on my scanner. The book measures 10 3/8 x 14 1/4 and each book contains 2 years of Sundays. I'll be reading the 15th volume this weekend and highly recommend the Fantagraphics series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 Thanks for posting. These two versions look quite similar. The repro quality is obviously better on the new Fantagraphic issue, just not enough for me to "upgrade". PV is always a nice read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 23 hours ago, Scrooge said: Here's what my French reprint collection looks like. I'd be curious to see what the newest reprint by Fantagraphics looks like by comparison. The new collection looks fantastic but I don't want to duplicate. BB: what reprint version did you post? The reprint that I posted (up top) was from Nostalgia press. It is in volume 1 and the story line starts with the first Prince Valiant Sunday page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 On 7/28/2017 at 8:34 AM, BB-Gun said: Foster art seems to sell very well. I think we discussed on BZ's thread the color changes that occurred when the PV strip was reprinted by different companies. The reprint that I posted was from Nostalgia Press. Page is from Vol 1 which starts with the first Prince Valiant Sunday Page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 14 hours ago, Scrooge said: Thanks for posting. These two versions look quite similar. The repro quality is obviously better on the new Fantagraphic issue, just not enough for me to "upgrade". PV is always a nice read. I'd be happy with your version too... if I could read French. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) OK, Superman started as a daily. A teaser origin strip was published when a newspaper picked up the Sunday page. First Sunday strip was Nov 5, 1939. and second Sunday strip was... Edited July 29, 2017 by BB-Gun The teaser strip is often sold as the first Sunday page. Not sure whether this was published on numerous dates by different papers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
