Robot Man Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 9 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Kinda scary. I think they made too many WDCS's... Dell’s print runs were pretty high. Their distribution and sales were fantastic. Slightly surpassed by maybe only DC for the same reason. Parents bought them for their kids and many subscribed. They wern’t thrown away, burned at comic burnings or looked down upon. When searching out comics out “in the wild”, I still find way more of them than other publishers. “Dell Comics are Good Comics” Badger and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 10 hours ago, AJD said: Tough one to say, especially raw. If it graded 9.2 it would be equal census high (3 in 9.2 to date, none higher) and would likely attract a premium. The one Heritage sold in 2017 went for 3x guide! I think (but can't know) that if it graded lower the price would fall off pretty quickly and would likely be guide-ish. That would do well I would think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 11, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted December 11, 2019 This is a file copy I picked up years ago for $20. If I graded it it would also do well I think. davidtere, AJD, comicjack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: This is a file copy I picked up years ago for $20. If I graded it it would also do well I think. Wow, man that is pretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted December 11, 2019 Share Posted December 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Badger said: Wow, man that is pretty! While I have no real way of knowing buying this book coincided with notes in the Buyer's Guide that file copies from Poughkeepsie were hitting the streets. It was so nice and clearly unread I just assumed it was one of those. Badger and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 6 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: While I have no real way of knowing buying this book coincided with notes in the Buyer's Guide that file copies from Poughkeepsie were hitting the streets. It was so nice and clearly unread I just assumed it was one of those. Did you ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlansdown Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 Count me as another duck collector who loves the softer prices! Here's a recent upgrade to my old reader copy: Badger and AJD 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 I just picked up a small collection of Australian Disney comics for not much money. Mostly film/TV tie-ins, but there were a few ducks in the stack, including this high grade beauty. Less minty but still fun was this WDC&S The local editors went to great lengths to ensure that the spelling was "corrected" for an Australian audience. See panel six for a cut and paste (literally, I suspect) of a letter 'u'. This was the other duck book - printed around the time of the currency switch from pence to cents. Badger and Yellow Kid 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 8 minutes ago, AJD said: This was the other duck book - printed around the time of the currency switch from pence to cents. First time I've seen this one. Looks like a strange mash-up of ducks and Dumbo - the latter without the trademark ears. Ausreprints lists this but has no information regarding the internals. Can you enlighten this ignorant one? Or better yet, inform the Ausreprints site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 18 minutes ago, Duffman_Comics said: First time I've seen this one. Looks like a strange mash-up of ducks and Dumbo - the latter without the trademark ears. Ausreprints lists this but has no information regarding the internals. Can you enlighten this ignorant one? Or better yet, inform the Ausreprints site. My first thought was that it was a cut down (to 32 pages) version of a Dell Giant - HD&L back to school or some such. But it seems to be a local DIY package. It has a combination of Strobl-drawn stories and puzzles and the contents are from all over the place, including Dell books Christmas Parade #5 and #7 and Donald Duck Fun Books #1 and #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thanks. The package may be local, but do you think the cover was locally produced? I don't know of any Oz artist that could produce something like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Duffman_Comics said: Thanks. The package may be local, but do you think the cover was locally produced? I don't know of any Oz artist that could produce something like this. Looks like Tony Strobl's hand to me. I'll see if I can find the source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikran Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 (edited) Still can’t believe I own this... Edited December 19, 2019 by dikran Badger, Foley, Ricksneatstuff and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 50 minutes ago, dikran1 said: Still can’t believe I own this... I can't believe I don't. Congrats on a great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingrayiii Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 2 hours ago, dikran1 said: Still can’t believe I own this... You won the internet today. OMG. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 12 hours ago, dikran1 said: Still can’t believe I own this... Wow! Congratulations! A Grail for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingrayiii Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 (edited) I feel super lucky, Just got this bad boy! Edited December 22, 2019 by Stingrayiii Badger and dikran 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingrayiii Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 I bought it with grease pencil writing on the cover. But just using a paper towel took it right off. Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 A very pretty copy of a very desirable book there. But I see from the first photo that you had to sell your shoes to get it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingrayiii Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 1 hour ago, AJD said: A very pretty copy of a very desirable book there. But I see from the first photo that you had to sell your shoes to get it! Ya, I shouldn't have spent the money. But sometimes it just calls to you to buy it. lol. Thanks. AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
