Tri-Color Brian Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Believe it or not, this is an upgrade...so you can imagine how bad my old copy looks... PopKulture, OtherEric, Jasonmorris1000000 and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 58 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Believe it or not, this is an upgrade...so you can imagine how bad my old copy looks... Just finding some of the Giants complete is about all I hope for on some of them. That one presents pretty nicely despite the obvious creases and spine issues. Nice pickup! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 9/20/2020 at 4:31 AM, dikran1 said: I’ve never had more fun collecting comics than this past year after having discovered Barks! Sorry for driving up prices 😂 It's surprising how just 1 or 2 collectors can affect the prices of books. There was a recent auction of some prewar books, where the last 40% or so of a books bids were between 2 bidders. If one of the 2 just sat it out, I'd have some nice king comics for half of what they ended up going for Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, OtherEric said: Just finding some of the Giants complete is about all I hope for on some of them. That one presents pretty nicely despite the obvious creases and spine issues. Nice pickup! My LCS has 4 long boxes of Dell giants, most of which are in 2.0. It was tough to find 5 issues in decent shape that I knew I didn't have (or needed to upgrade), and he sold them to me for around $5 each, although I had to pay $10 for that upgrade issue. Despite how some collectors are driving a few prices up, I think there are still too many Dells for the market, and prices will always be low for the patient collector. And, I wouldn't call myself a Dell collector, but I love some of those early Disney giant covers... Edited November 22, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 14 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: More new Dell Giants today... These two were a couple of my favorite rummage sale finds as a kid; still have them both. I was also enamored with the Daisy Duck and Uncle Scrooge Showboat giant. Who came up with that idea! Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: These two were a couple of my favorite rummage sale finds as a kid; still have them both. I was also enamored with the Daisy Duck and Uncle Scrooge Showboat giant. Who came up with that idea! I don't know, but I guess I need to look for that one now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: I don't know, but I guess I need to look for that one now... If it were handy I'd pull and scan it for you but it's buried right now. I looked it up on GCD and it is the last of this particular Dell Giant series. Tony Stobl did the art on the lead story which I recall being a cut above most other non-Barks Scrooge tales. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: If it were handy I'd pull and scan it for you but it's buried right now. I looked it up on GCD and it is the last of this particular Dell Giant series. Tony Stobl did the art on the lead story which I recall being a cut above most other non-Barks Scrooge tales. I looked it up on ebay and the prices are all over the place...I think a lot of dealers are going to be sitting on that book for a long time... However, I was very surprised at prices for the Mickey Mouse Club Parade. I guess I got very lucky finding that one... Edited November 22, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: I looked it up on ebay and the prices are all over the place...I think a lot of dealers are going to be sitting on that book for a long time... Yeah I can't imaging paying more than $10 for a nice reader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 (edited) 2 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Yeah I can't imaging paying more than $10 for a nice reader. I can't imagine paying more than $15 with shipping for a 6.0... guess I'll go back to my LCS and see if one is in a box... Edited November 22, 2020 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) Here's my stack of original ducks bought back in the early seventies for a few bucks each from the pages of the Buyer's Guide. These have all been upgraded but it is fun to keep the stack around and read them on occasion. What would be your pick to read? I think I'll either read Voodoo Hoodoo or Ancient Persia this weekend. Edited November 24, 2020 by 50YrsCollctngCmcs PopKulture and Jasonmorris1000000 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 1 minute ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Here's my stack of original ducks bought back in the early seventies for a few bucks each from the pages of the Buyer's Guide. These have all been upgraded but it is fun to keep the stack around and read them on occasion. What would be your pick to read? I think I'll either read Voodoo Hoodoo or Ancient Persia this weekend. Sheriff of Bullet valley and Bear Mountain! 50YrsCollctngCmcs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 My long and grinding quest to get WDC&S 1-100 will probably never be complete, but this moved me to within 5 issues of the goal. I had a solid swing and miss at a #3 at Heritage this week, but only managed to force someone else to pay a bit more for it. Tri-Color Brian, Badger, PopKulture and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 And while we're on the subject of the Showboat giant - here's the Australian version I picked up recently. Badger and Tri-Color Brian 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 2:53 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: If it were handy I'd pull and scan it for you but it's buried right now. I looked it up on GCD and it is the last of this particular Dell Giant series. Tony Stobl did the art on the lead story which I recall being a cut above most other non-Barks Scrooge tales. OK, I took your advice and got one at my LCS today. $4... Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I also grabbed these other giants for the same cheap price... PopKulture 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 26 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK, I took your advice and got one at my LCS today. $4... Nice use of perspective. I've never seen this one before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, AJD said: And while we're on the subject of the Showboat giant - here's the Australian version I picked up recently. Wow Daisy doesn’t make the count down under! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: OK, I took your advice and got one at my LCS today. $4... OK what kind of LCS has obscure Dell Giants to pick up on demand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 42 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Wow Daisy doesn’t make the count down under! Australian Disneys often had covers redrawn to include Uncle Scrooge when he wasn't in the original US drawing, or to make him more prominent because he was a hugely popular character here. In this case they dropped Daisy from the title, replaced her with the more popular Donald in the image and made it an 'Uncle Scrooge' book. Tri-Color Brian and Badger 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
