porcupine48 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 Really dig that Planet Stories and the MAD.Did you pick up the relaunched new issue #1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 1 hour ago, porcupine48 said: Really dig that Planet Stories and the MAD.Did you pick up the relaunched new issue #1? Is the new MAD relaunch #1 out yet? I want one for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 15 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Is the new MAD relaunch #1 out yet? I want one for sure! I thought it was for the thirteenth but it's April 18.My local comic store isn't stocking it for some reason(they told me subscription holders only?I would have pulled it for six months to try,but not available),so I will have to find a mag shop with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 8 hours ago, Robot Man said: Surfing and skateboarding are king out here. Here’s a nice selection... Being a Midwestern boy, born and raised, I still harbor a fascination with California from the surf boom to the skateboard boom - case in point, I still can't turn off a radio with a Beach Boys song playing, and I think I watch parts of Lords of Dogtown once a month. FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 5 hours ago, Robot Man said: Here are the fruits of my labors. Had a good day with lots of good deals. Just another day of fun in the CA sunshine... That Death of Superman top left has always been one of my favorites from that era. The JLA next to it ain't too shabby either. Good pick-ups on the day! FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Never read either of them. Looking forward to cracking them open. Actually, my favorites were the war ones. My favorite DCs as a kid. And the Archie with the robot cover. Says he has a lot more including Sgt Rock 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 17 hours ago, Robot Man said: Here are the fruits of my labors. Had a good day with lots of good deals. Just another day of fun in the CA sunshine... Flash of Two Worlds is a great pickup!! Siegel wrote Death of Superman, which is one reason it is so good. And a JLA crossover is also a great score. That's no pile to sneeze at right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 From a dollars and cents perspective it was a great score. From collecting from my point of view, they don't excite me all that much. I already have most of the them and haven't looked at them in years. Anything you can easily find on the internet or at a con kinda leaves me cold. I much prefer the challenge of scarcer, earlier stuff. Don't get me wrong, it was a thrill to find these and well worth getting up early for. Real hard to find what I want anywhere and that is the thrill of the hunt for me. gino2paulus2, kazoo and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 12 hours ago, PopKulture said: Being a Midwestern boy, born and raised, I still harbor a fascination with California from the surf boom to the skateboard boom - case in point, I still can't turn off a radio with a Beach Boys song playing, and I think I watch parts of Lords of Dogtown once a month. This culture is real big here and always was. Even though the equipment has changed, the passion is still strong. Some of these boards go for real big money as do early surfboards. I have found that skateboards from the Dogtown era go for even more. The kids are buying these as well as vintage vinyl records for good money. I'm always on the lookout for these and sell them as fast as I can find them. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 17 hours ago, Robot Man said: Is the new MAD relaunch #1 out yet? I want one for sure! Found a copy yesterday at Barnes and Noble, this has the extra cover wrap, the subscription issues have a different cover wrap and the comic shop issues have the cover. porcupine48 and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 16, 2018 Author Share Posted April 16, 2018 Thanks Hap. Wow, could that cover be any worse? What a money grab all the way around. I literally have every issue of the original but am done. It's a wonder it hung around as long as it did. Insides any better? I think the only way I will get that is if it comes to me via my subscription which ends now. Gaines, Feldstein, Freas, Mingo and the rest of the usual gang of i dots are probably rolling in their graves... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 (edited) On 4/15/2018 at 5:23 PM, Robot Man said: Old trophies are so cool if they didn't take up so much room !!! do you have a huge house? Edited April 17, 2018 by 1950's war comics FoggyNelson and Lucky Baru 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 On 4/15/2018 at 5:36 PM, Robot Man said: this surf and skate memorabilia is awesome ....boy those old school skateboards with the metal wheels were brutal.... FoggyNelson, Lucky Baru and ComicConnoisseur 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted April 16, 2018 Share Posted April 16, 2018 On 4/15/2018 at 5:58 PM, Robot Man said: Battery is crapping. Will be back in a while with what you guys really want to see. Yes, there were comics.., Great flea market report ! there is lots of stuff there that i like !! ComicConnoisseur, Lucky Baru and FoggyNelson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 OK, so. I came home, got the mail, and what did I find? A subscription copy of MAD #1. A better cover I guess. My mom would have just loved it... (not). Have to say, after a quick flip through I like it a little better. Same artists and features. Nice tribute to Gaines when you open it up. Lots of tributes to the guys that made it great. Fun to see a re-drawn tribute to Bill Elder on the EC “Starchie” as a lead in to ”Riverdull”. OK I guess but on obvious money grab. We will see where it goes but I’m through buying it. porcupine48 and ComicConnoisseur 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 I guess what I read had the date wrong!Hopefully I can find one tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 35 minutes ago, Robot Man said: OK, so. I came home, got the mail, and what did I find? A subscription copy of MAD #1. A better cover I guess. My mom would have just loved it... (not). Have to say, after a quick flip through I like it a little better. Same artists and features. Nice tribute to Gaines when you open it up. Lots of tributes to the guys that made it great. Fun to see a re-drawn tribute to Bill Elder on the EC “Starchie” as a lead in to ”Riverdull”. OK I guess but on obvious money grab. We will see where it goes but I’m through buying it. Never saw that cover. Awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky Baru Posted April 17, 2018 Share Posted April 17, 2018 On 4/15/2018 at 4:36 PM, Robot Man said: Surfing and skateboarding are king out here. Here’s a nice selection... I like the old Coke sign. How old are those decks? FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Lucky Baru said: I like the old Coke sign. How old are those decks? They are all early to mid 1960's. Metal and clay wheels with pretty stiff trucks. FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 17, 2018 Author Share Posted April 17, 2018 17 hours ago, 1950's war comics said: Old trophies are so cool if they didn't take up so much room !!! do you have a huge house? Pretty big since my kids left. I don't have very many though. Not many are this large. I mostly sell them when I find them. This was a nice one and she wanted quite a bit for it so I passed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
