AJD Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I've wanted a copy of this for a long time due to the charming and nicely composed cover image. But the story is pretty ordinary, so I was waiting for a nicely presenting copy at the right price. I paid $20 for this, so I think it qualifies. I'm contemplating collecting the run of Dell Donald Duck issues. I have 26, 27 and half a dozen others. They have the merits of some very nice covers and a few great Barks stories (especially Forbidden valley) and low prices. But do I really need 15 more Dells? Badger and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 hours ago, AJD said: I've wanted a copy of this for a long time due to the charming and nicely composed cover image. But the story is pretty ordinary, so I was waiting for a nicely presenting copy at the right price. I paid $20 for this, so I think it qualifies. I'm contemplating collecting the run of Dell Donald Duck issues. I have 26, 27 and half a dozen others. They have the merits of some very nice covers and a few great Barks stories (especially Forbidden valley) and low prices. But do I really need 15 more Dells? Of course you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 6 hours ago, Yellow Kid said: I was going to add the Land of the Pygmy Indians when I responded but I couldn't remember the name of the story and was too lazy to look it up, but I agree that it has elements of both. I still remember reading Land of the Pygmy Indians as a kid; I never looked at the swampy woods the same way again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 13 hours ago, AJD said: I've wanted a copy of this for a long time due to the charming and nicely composed cover image. But the story is pretty ordinary, so I was waiting for a nicely presenting copy at the right price. I paid $20 for this, so I think it qualifies. I'm contemplating collecting the run of Dell Donald Duck issues. I have 26, 27 and half a dozen others. They have the merits of some very nice covers and a few great Barks stories (especially Forbidden valley) and low prices. But do I really need 15 more Dells? Wrt to the story in DD 27: There aren't many non-Barks DD stories that appeal to me. Wrt to needing more Dells: Of course you do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 13 hours ago, AJD said: I've wanted a copy of this for a long time due to the charming and nicely composed cover image. But the story is pretty ordinary, so I was waiting for a nicely presenting copy at the right price. I paid $20 for this, so I think it qualifies. I'm contemplating collecting the run of Dell Donald Duck issues. I have 26, 27 and half a dozen others. They have the merits of some very nice covers and a few great Barks stories (especially Forbidden valley) and low prices. But do I really need 15 more Dells? I love this cover! The story was rather, meh, but the cover Here is one of my copies. Tri-Color Brian and adamstrange 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 New Heritage acquisition. Voldemort now but contemplating getting it regraded. Ricksneatstuff, AJD, Tri-Color Brian and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I love my Pentel Click eraser. I cleaned the dirt off the white areas of this book and re-scanned. Here is the result... AJD and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Kids, Comics! Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 I just bought all these so I’m pretty happy. Scrooge 1-36 and then another 75 misc issues were there with multiples of most in the 1-36 range. Multiples of the Barks FCs too. About 150 WDC&S too. That should ALMOST finish my Scrooge run. After this, I should be down to less than 20 issues with 179 being the only pricey one. Badger, Tri-Color Brian, Sqeggs and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 5 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: I love my Pentel Click eraser. I cleaned the dirt off the white areas of this book and re-scanned. Here is the result... Wow! That is some gorgeous whites right there! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/11/2018 at 1:51 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: I love my Pentel Click eraser. I cleaned the dirt off the white areas of this book and re-scanned. Here is the result... You could have skipped the eraser and just photoshopped it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 6 hours ago, Sqeggs said: You could have skipped the eraser and just photoshopped it. but that wouldn't have reflected reality, now would it...? I'm all about reality...and the red is still not deep enough, but I haven't figured out how to duplicate reds perfectly on scans yet... Edited February 13, 2018 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 10 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: but that wouldn't have reflected reality, now would it...? I'm all about reality...and the red is still not deep enough, but I haven't figured out how to duplicate reds perfectly on scans yet... It's a heck of a book and the reds seem vivid as they are now. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 It's amazing how the books pile up to read. I went digging in the comic closet for a fun read today and discovered I hadn't read WDCS 71 which I picked up a little over a year ago. I remedied that today and was surprised to find a Barks tale that I had never read before. I suppose it may not have been on the approved reprint list in the sixties and seventies as a look at cigarette smoking Butch on the first page might indicate. Later in the duck tale we see the ducks in an exciting one page sequence that could be out of a four color saga. Then we have an adaptation of Peter and the Wolf from Make Mine Music. I don't believe I have ever seen this movie all the way through. I should try to remedy that someday. Another risque moment comes in the first page of the Mickey Mouse in the land of Tomorrow tale with a mechanical heartthrob for Mickey bats her mechanical lashes at the mouse. This is anther story I have never seen and GCD shows no reprints of this Gottfredson tale. Badger, Ricksneatstuff and Yellow Kid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 Anyone else bid on this? I went up to $2350 and then got left in the dust. https://www.ebay.com/itm/1941-VINTAGE-WALT-DISNEY-039-S-DONALD-DUCK-COMIC-PAINT-BOOK-NOS-/152905476181?_trksid=p2047675.l2557&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&nma=true&si=RcRzWh1GTsMFEoE3mHJb0HWdVGM%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Kid Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I bid on it as well, and had great hopes because it was listed as a paint book and not a comic. I contacted the owner and it seems her husband sold most of his collection years ago but that this was one of the few books he pulled to keep. It looked like a very nice copy, almost as nice as the one I have in my collection, but without being able to examine it in person, I got left in the same dust you were in. With about 10 seconds to go, it jumped to about $2,500 and with 1 second to go, it jumped to just over $4,500. A typical eBay auction for a nice item. Somebody got a great copy of one of the rarest ducks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 7 hours ago, Yellow Kid said: I bid on it as well, and had great hopes because it was listed as a paint book and not a comic. I contacted the owner and it seems her husband sold most of his collection years ago but that this was one of the few books he pulled to keep. It looked like a very nice copy, almost as nice as the one I have in my collection, but without being able to examine it in person, I got left in the same dust you were in. With about 10 seconds to go, it jumped to about $2,500 and with 1 second to go, it jumped to just over $4,500. A typical eBay auction for a nice item. Somebody got a great copy of one of the rarest ducks! Looks like with a press it'll grade higher than the current high grade of 5.0. Pretty cool to see items like this are still out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 3 hours ago, gadzukes said: Looks like with a press it'll grade higher than the current high grade of 5.0. Pretty cool to see items like this are still out there. Beautiful copy. I don't think she chose the right venue to sell it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Beautiful copy. I don't think she chose the right venue to sell it in. I bet the winner is VERY happy right now. Seems like a great price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) Picked this up off of eBay. Always wanted a 9.4 early Duck Four Color. Feel like I got a good deal on this one. Edited February 24, 2018 by Badger sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Nice! Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
