143ksk Posted October 16, 2005 Share Posted October 16, 2005 Recent addition. One of the 2 top CGC copies. The other does not show up in the census yet but is actually is a little nicer QP-wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Impossible to beat tth2's opening act, but I've been pretty happy with this 9.0 copy of Scrooge's first appearance. I've been offered an upgrade so PM me if anyone is interested. Just for reference, I believe it cost something like $2,000 at Heritage a few years back (you can look it up at their site) but - as should be obvious - I am not into this for the profit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Since it's been more than 18 months since last time, and since I've made a number of upgrades since then, I'll take the liberty to repeat my plea for Mickey Mouse Magazines. The scans below show part of my upgrades in the past 3 years. I've bought pretty much everything I could find and assembled a set of the best available copy of each issue. A large chunk of these are from various sets of file copies. I am particularly interested in VF or better copies from the 5th and last year which, curiously, has been the most elusive (I have a near complete VF run of the first 4 years). I'll pay well for any copy that will allow me to upgrade. ]]] waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Wow. I am speechless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Hkp, that has got to be one of the most impressive collections I have seen. The fact that you have multiple copies of most of the books is even more amazing. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 Thanks, RHG. The prize of the set will probably always be the book you sold me. I can't imagine there's a nicer MM Mag in existence. Unfortunately, I no longer have all the lower grade copies. Not because I had or wanted to sell them, but I just found it unethical to keep piles of high grade books that other collectors were looking for. I still have many duplicate file copies, though - these are just too nice and undervalued to sell. --- Unrelated, talking a bit about contents instead of labels, the FC 178 and MOC 41 that I posted above both happen to be among the earliest appearances of Scrooge McDuck. I can't remember the exact order(?), but these two issues, WDC&S 98 (see tth2's first post), FC 189, ... all show an early, simple, mean, old and frail looking Scrooge. This crude, unrefined character is to me one of the most fun and charming traits about this period in duck evolution. When duck fans treasure FC 386 ("Only a Poor Old Man") so much, it is because this was the key issue that transformed him into the more mellow, well know character he has remained ever since. It is actually an unusual key in that it is neither a first issue nor a first appearance. Still, as far as I know, tth2's copy brought the highest price ever paid for a post-1950 duck book to date (actually, I only know of two post-WW2 books that have sold for more). To fully appreciate the importance and genius of the story, I'd warmly recommend reading through the Scrooge stories that led up to it, starting with FC 178. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted October 21, 2005 Author Share Posted October 21, 2005 When duck fans treasure FC 386 ("Only a Poor Old Man") so much, it is because this was the key issue that transformed him into the more mellow, well know character he has remained ever since. It is actually an unusual key in that it is neither a first issue nor a first appearance. Still, as far as I know, tth2's copy brought the highest price ever paid for a post-1950 duck book to date (actually, I only know of two post-WW2 books that have sold for more). These are not the types of records I like to set! Anyways, I imagine one of the post-WW2 books you`re referring to is my FC 178. What is the other issue? To fully appreciate the importance and genius of the story, I'd warmly recommend reading through the Scrooge stories that led up to it, starting with FC 178. If you could list all of the Scrooge appearances from FC 178 to 386, I`m sure these boards would be highly indebted to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) > Anyways, I imagine one of the post-WW2 books you`re referring to is my FC 178. What is the other issue? Oops, I forgot about that one. The two other books are both gorgeous CGC graded Four Colors. I'd love to talk about them but unfortunately they sold in private transactions between people who prefer to remain anonymous. I am working with them on something that would allow these and many other gems to viewed by everyone. For now, though, it is best if I don't say anything. Hope you'll understand. > If you could list all of the Scrooge appearances from FC 178 to 386, I`m sure these boards would be highly indebted to you. Pre-FC 386 Barks stories featuring Scrooge off the top of my head: FC 178 "Chistmas on Bear Mountain" FC 189 "Old Castle's Secret" WDC&S 98 10 pager March of Comics 41 "Race to the South Seas" FC 238 "Woodoo Hoodoo" FC 263 "Trail of the Unicorn" (2nd story) FC 282 "Pixilated Parrot" FC 291 "Magic Hourglass" FC 367 "Christmas for Shacktown" I wonder if any artist other than Barks used Scrooge in a story between 1947-52(?) ---- Edit: Scrooge: thanks for the scans below! Edited October 22, 2005 by hkp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 FC 379 - "Southern Hospitality" Pre dates 386 by a few months and has a prominent Scrooge cover and story no less plust it is not drawn by Barks. Besides the fact that it is fairly politically incorrect. FC 386 matches WDCS 138 so any WDCS stories with Scrooge such as 134 with the first beagle boys predate the 386. http://www.brucehamilton.com/anotherrainbow/scroogelist.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 (edited) > FC 379 - "Southern Hospitality" > > Pre dates 386 by a few months and has a prominent Scrooge cover and story no > less plust it is not drawn by Barks. Besides the fact that it is fairly > politically incorrect. Interesting, I am not sure I ever read this story (don't think it was published in Denmark where I grew up). If anyone has it, I'd be curious to hear about Scrooge's personality. Also, how was it politically incorrect? Barks' stories up to this time had basically portrayed him as a lonely, frail, and mean old miser closely inspired by the Dickens story. About his only purpose in the early stories was to figure out who deserved to inherit his fortune. With FC 386, the character became much more rounded. --- Edit: Re: "Back to the Klondike"/FC 456 below, a friend and I have been trying to locate original artwork for years without success. If I remember correctly, 4 censored pages are known to have survived(?). An example from this story is notably missing from my Barks OA collection and at the very top of my want list. We'll pay $30,000-$45,000 for a complete page. Edited October 22, 2005 by hkp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PUNYHUMAN Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 hkp, what a collection , Outstanding!! Just mind blowing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 > FC 379 - "Southern Hospitality" > > Pre dates 386 by a few months and has a prominent Scrooge cover and story no > less plust it is not drawn by Barks. Besides the fact that it is fairly > politically incorrect. Interesting, I am not sure I ever read this story (don't think it was published in Denmark where I grew up). If anyone has it, I'd be curious to hear about Scrooge's personality. Also, how was it politically incorrect? Barks' stories up to this time had basically portrayed him as a lonely, frail, and mean old miser closely inspired by the Dickens story. About his only purpose in the early stories was to figure out who deserved to inherit his fortune. With FC 386, the character became much more rounded. hpk, FC 379 was an entry in the Month Thread Linky Poo Here are the scans from the book - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted October 21, 2005 Share Posted October 21, 2005 That is one amazing group of Mickey Mouse Magazines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthdiesel Posted October 22, 2005 Share Posted October 22, 2005 what's up with this duck book? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3972&item=6569987625 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Second appearance of Uncle Scrooge, but that's a tremendous price for that book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingDonut Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories 4, Complimentary Copy. Gerber "9", listed as "Very Rare" by Overstreet with five known copies (this is the fifth copy, for years Overstreet listed four copies known). This is also for sale, please see the Marketplace for more info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 23, 2005 Share Posted October 23, 2005 > FC 379 - "Southern Hospitality" > > Pre dates 386 by a few months and has a prominent Scrooge cover and story no > less plus it is not drawn by Barks. Besides the fact that it is fairly > politically incorrect. Interesting, I am not sure I ever read this story (don't think it was published in Denmark where I grew up). If anyone has it, I'd be curious to hear about Scrooge's personality. Also, how was it politically incorrect? Barks' stories up to this time had basically portrayed him as a lonely, frail, and mean old miser closely inspired by the Dickens story. About his only purpose in the early stories was to figure out who deserved to inherit his fortune. With FC 386, the character became much more rounded. --- Edit: Re: "Back to the Klondike"/FC 456 below, a friend and I have been trying to locate original artwork for years without success. If I remember correctly, 4 censored pages are known to have survived(?). An example from this story is notably missing from my Barks OA collection and at the very top of my want list. We'll pay $30,000-$45,000 for a complete page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psiknight Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 I can't believe I just found this thread. I'll be posting some of my (much less impressive) ducks soon! Again, wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ft88 Posted October 24, 2005 Share Posted October 24, 2005 Politically incorrect as it depicts a slave type cover. Not over the top but Disney will never reprint it. Speaking of that, is there such a list as covers / stories that Disney won't reprint (or won't allow reprinted) I know this FC 379, WDCS 124 (ether) and the halloween Donald Four Color are on the "banned" list. Any others? There have to be a couple Africa stories which don't depict tribesmen in a flattering light. I'm curious is there is an actual list from Disney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
