comicjack Posted February 17, 2020 Share Posted February 17, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 6:21 PM, Robot Man said: Happy Valentines Day Comic Lovers! The proud the few and pink to boot Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Ya know you are getting older on days like this... Got a call this afternoon that my good friend Joe passed away. 56 years old of colon cancer. Joe has been a good junk friend for many years. He was the guy that bought and sold the "Paul" collection. I remember going over to his place to see them for the first time. Box fulls of killer GA and all for sale. He had sold off most of the Batmans to a guy he really didn't like much. I was the second call and way overjoyed to be #2. Joe and his wife had a comic store in PA years ago so he knew comics but didn't collect them. He had a world class collection of "tribal art" which I didn't care about but it was world class. He had everything priced at Overstreet and I bought as much as I could everytime we met up. If I didn't have the dough that day, he would hold them for me until I could come up with the scratch. I was always his first call when he would unearth new ones out of the hundreds of boxes of "stuff" he found. We had so much fun going through them. They were all mixed up in boxes with pulps, sci-fi stuff, other magazines and even porn. I got the whole story on "Paul". To this day, I run into stray "in the wild" copies around my area. I always think of those days going through those boxes. He was a good friend who also, like me, loved motorcycles and rock 'n roll. A very positive attitude all the way through his illness. A smile and a story for everybody. Never talking about his illness unless I asked. I was going to post some "Paul" books in his honor and I remembered this one. He kept the ECs until the last and I got first crack at them. He loved this one so much he had a tattoo of this cover on his leg! About a year ago, he came up to my booth at a show and just gave it to me. The last book from a remarkable collection. Damn, the good die young sometimes. But I'm still here bro, riding my bike, cranking my rock-a-billy music and enjoying all those wonderful "Paul" comics. I will miss you. RIP until we meet again! jimjum12, sacentaur, KirbyJack and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thank you for sharing his story. A sad day, indeed. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicjack Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 Have lost a few friends also from colon cancer doesn't give you much warning until the end. I have talked a few friends into having the test done because you just never know.Not the way you want to check out just to many comics we haven't seen even at my age.The good guys go early that is what seems to happen in life from what i see,So have yourselves checked out because things can be done if found early take it from one who knows . KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukesaurus Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 4 hours ago, Robot Man said: Ya know you are getting older on days like this... Got a call this afternoon that my good friend Joe passed away. 56 years old of colon cancer. Joe has been a good junk friend for many years. He was the guy that bought and sold the "Paul" collection. I remember going over to his place to see them for the first time. Box fulls of killer GA and all for sale. He had sold off most of the Batmans to a guy he really didn't like much. I was the second call and way overjoyed to be #2. Joe and his wife had a comic store in PA years ago so he knew comics but didn't collect them. He had a world class collection of "tribal art" which I didn't care about but it was world class. He had everything priced at Overstreet and I bought as much as I could everytime we met up. If I didn't have the dough that day, he would hold them for me until I could come up with the scratch. I was always his first call when he would unearth new ones out of the hundreds of boxes of "stuff" he found. We had so much fun going through them. They were all mixed up in boxes with pulps, sci-fi stuff, other magazines and even porn. I got the whole story on "Paul". To this day, I run into stray "in the wild" copies around my area. I always think of those days going through those boxes. He was a good friend who also, like me, loved motorcycles and rock 'n roll. A very positive attitude all the way through his illness. A smile and a story for everybody. Never talking about his illness unless I asked. I was going to post some "Paul" books in his honor and I remembered this one. He kept the ECs until the last and I got first crack at them. He loved this one so much he had a tattoo of this cover on his leg! About a year ago, he came up to my booth at a show and just gave it to me. The last book from a remarkable collection. Damn, the good die young sometimes. But I'm still here bro, riding my bike, cranking my rock-a-billy music and enjoying all those wonderful "Paul" comics. I will miss you. RIP until we meet again! Sorry about your friend . He sound like a wonderful guy. All men over 40 should go and get checked for colon cancer . Could you share the story for the “Paul” collection ? It’s the first time i have heard about it. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badback83 Posted February 18, 2020 Share Posted February 18, 2020 I’m sorry to hear about your buddy RM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 18, 2020 Author Share Posted February 18, 2020 Thanks for the kind words guys. This has been expected but still a big shock and a little hard to deal with. Seems like it happens a lot more as I get older. I appreciate being able to come here and reflect and unload a little. We are all comic people. Death is just so damn final. As has been said, get your self checked out on a regular basis. It’s easy. My dad died of the same thing so I do. Appreciate the ones you love. Reach out to those you might have had problems with. Life is short. Treasure the time you got and those that make an impact on your life. I have told the story of the “Paul” collection here before. It was remarkable and so much fun. I will tell it again later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 19, 2020 Share Posted February 19, 2020 Sorry about your loss Bob. My best friend from back east died about a year and a half ago in a tragic accident on a race track; completely unexpected and we had been texting just the day before. You just never know what can happen so you are right to appreciate the day and those in your life! jimjum12 and Robot Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 21, 2020 Share Posted February 21, 2020 Hey Robot Man, greetings from the land of Robots, Japan! I was in Osaka last night and came across a four story emporium of fun Japanese junk! Everything from toys to vintage Manga! Lots of robots here to look at and just an amazing store to go through for fun. Check out the vintage Astro Boy book in the last photo! Black Bat and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLewandoski Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 2 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Hey Robot Man, greetings from the land of Robots, Japan! I was in Osaka last night and came across a four story emporium of fun Japanese junk! Everything from toys to vintage Manga! Lots of robots here to look at and just an amazing store to go through for fun. Check out the vintage Astro Boy book in the last photo! Looks like a Mandarake store if I'm not mistaken? They're the best, the one in Nakano is super massive it's like its own city. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Blockhead (third picture) has a very prominent....block. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, AJLewandoski said: Looks like a Mandarake store if I'm not mistaken? They're the best, the one in Nakano is super massive it's like its own city. Yes that was it’s name; heading to Tokyo tomorrow any good suggestions for similar stores to visit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Here in Kyoto we are staying down the street from the Mangla museum. Even though I don’t read Japanese I had a great visit and took this shot of part of the Wall of Manga which extends throughout the museum. Robot Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLewandoski Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 53 minutes ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Yes that was it’s name; heading to Tokyo tomorrow any good suggestions for similar stores to visit? They have another 5 mandarake stores all along the main JR rail tokyo loop (green line I think). The biggest and most impressive with the best variety is definitely the one in Nakano. You could spend a whole day there without even trying. Some of the things they have are incredible. They have others locations in Akihabara and Shibuya that are good. Akihabara is also full of arcades which is really fun. It all really depends on how much time you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted February 22, 2020 Author Share Posted February 22, 2020 4 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Hey Robot Man, greetings from the land of Robots, Japan! I was in Osaka last night and came across a four story emporium of fun Japanese junk! Everything from toys to vintage Manga! Lots of robots here to look at and just an amazing store to go through for fun. Check out the vintage Astro Boy book in the last photo! Wow! Some cool stuff in those photos. Surprised I don’t see any Godzilla stuff. He is REAL big in Japan. I assume that is 65k in yen. Wonder what it is in dollars? Have fun there. I got to go a few times for my last job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJLewandoski Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 21 minutes ago, Robot Man said: Wow! Some cool stuff in those photos. Surprised I don’t see any Godzilla stuff. He is REAL big in Japan. I assume that is 65k in yen. Wonder what it is in dollars? Have fun there. I got to go a few times for my last job. About $600 roughly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Robot Man said: Wow! Some cool stuff in those photos. Surprised I don’t see any Godzilla stuff. He is REAL big in Japan. I assume that is 65k in yen. Wonder what it is in dollars? Have fun there. I got to go a few times for my last job. There was a whole Godzilla case I just didn’t snap a photo. I’ll get to another store in Tokyo and get a shot. I was looking for some Gigantor models but didn’t see any. We used to watch that show along with Astro Boy when I was a kid! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 Hey Robot, I'm very sorry to hear about the loss of your friend Joe. I know too well the sting of losing close friends in the hobbies and the fog that follows you from the loss. jimjum12 and Robot Man 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 11 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: There was a whole Godzilla case I just didn’t snap a photo. I’ll get to another store in Tokyo and get a shot. I was looking for some Gigantor models but didn’t see any. We used to watch that show along with Astro Boy when I was a kid! No Ultra Man ? … I always liked that one. GOD BLESS..... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted February 22, 2020 Share Posted February 22, 2020 19 hours ago, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said: Hey Robot Man, greetings from the land of Robots, Japan! I was in Osaka last night and came across a four story emporium of fun Japanese junk! Everything from toys to vintage Manga! Lots of robots here to look at and just an amazing store to go through for fun. Check out the vintage Astro Boy book in the last photo! I would able to see the prices in Yen so I converted from Ұ65,000 to Ұ7000 to $583 to $63. I tried to find those books here via Internet. eBay sales of vintage dolls and books are located in Japan - it seemed overpriced than that store's prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
