PopKulture Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 2 hours ago, Robot Man said: Just killer stuff, and impressive to see gathered in such an array. I love the Captain Miracle with the "Adventure Machine" and the Melvin Purvis. The Robin Hood card is great, too. Heck, they're ALL great!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 4 hours ago, Sqeggs said: This one was probably a real club where people with similar interests came together. My impression is that the kid-oriented ones weren't actual clubs in that sense, but maybe some of them were. Yeah, this seems more adult oriented. I had no idea that there were serious toy collectors back in 1942. I know mechanical banks were collected but not toys in general. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 hours ago, Robot Man said: Got some more membership cards for you... Now, this is the UK/Richard Greene "Adventures of Robin Hood" TV series - is there any way to tell if the "club" is Brit/US/Elsewhere in origin? I have never seen one of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 13 minutes ago, Duffman_Comics said: Now, this is the UK/Richard Greene "Adventures of Robin Hood" TV series - is there any way to tell if the "club" is Brit/US/Elsewhere in origin? I have never seen one of these. This is a US club. I have seen a couple over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 18, 2018 Author Share Posted January 18, 2018 Got a PM about the Supermen of America Club. Here is a photo of all the variations from 1939 to 1961 including the smaller very short issued wartime variety. Of special note is the Supermen of Great Britain club pin. Only one I have ever seen. badback83, PopKulture and sagii 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duffman_Comics Posted January 18, 2018 Share Posted January 18, 2018 Looks like the UK designers were confused as to whether Superman and Captain Marvel were one and the same. Great stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 On 1/17/2018 at 8:04 PM, Robot Man said: On 1/17/2018 at 7:49 PM, Duffman_Comics said: Now, this is the UK/Richard Greene "Adventures of Robin Hood" TV series - is there any way to tell if the "club" is Brit/US/Elsewhere in origin? I have never seen one of these. This is a US club. I have seen a couple over the years. I remember watching that show as a kid, so I think it was popular in syndication in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 19, 2018 Share Posted January 19, 2018 21 hours ago, Duffman_Comics said: Looks like the UK designers were confused as to whether Superman and Captain Marvel were one and the same. Great stuff. Makes that button a particularly interesting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 At the All American Collector’s Show today. Who stopped by yesterday to pick the unsuspecting comic book sellers? He was holding a small pile of books I beat him too. More on this great show with pictures later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 I was just about to throw out a cardboard box, when underneath the packing peanuts I found this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Well gang, 'ole Robot Man is a little "junk drunk" tonight.Three days at the All American Collector's Show and a Sunday Flea market just for kicks. Whew! This is LA's premier show for old toys and advertising items. People save up their best stuff for it twice a year. Some of you might like a short report and maybe a few photos. I always have a small booth there. Sales were strong on all kinds of items in all price ranges. I sold a couple real nice items right off the bat as I was setting up that totally made my show. The money was really flowing this time. A lot of out of state dealers and collectors showed up I guess mostly to escape the cold. Although, my car thermometer read 39 degrees when I pulled into the parking lot at the Flea Market this morning. A little chilly for us. Here's a couple shots of my little booth. Edited January 22, 2018 by Robot Man badback83, porcupine48 and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 My good buddy Randy always has one of the cooler booths. He has a great eye for cool junk and shops endlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Annother good buddy Jim Maley who is one of the promoters of this cool show brought some real nice stuff. Always has some nice comics. The hole in his case was a decent Amazing Fantasy #15 that he sold early on much to Terry O'Neil's disapointment. Be sure to check his booth out next week at Terry's show. He will be bringing a large collection he just bought from an older collector who sadly recently passed on to the great long box in the sky. He will be on the corner in the side room. A great guy and very easy to deal with. He and I were the ones who bought most of the great "Paul" collection a few years ago. He will probably have some of them at the show. badback83 and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 CGC boardie Brenmark was also set up with noted Bay area dealer Sal. Great stuff boys! I was lucky to pick up 5 or 6 cool GA books from them. Thanks for the great deal Mark! Hope you boys didn't get caught in the snow and made it home safe and sound. Here's Terry holding my little pile of spoils. He made a comment about how I always "get the great stuff". But he doesn't look too upset. First time Terry has visited this show. I guess I should keep my fat mouth shut... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Man, I wanted this bad. I'd never seen one of these before. I thought the price was a little "stiff" and made him a little better offer which was turned down promptly so I let him take it home. I'm sure it didn't sell and will remind him next show when he brings it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 This was awsome and also made a fair offer that was turned down. I can't blame him because it was was gone an hour later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Cool local guy that has GREAT stuff. I have bought numerous nice pieces from him in the past. Didn't have anything that I had to have this time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 Killer advertising stuff. Being "in the business" this stuff always grabs my attention... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 And, the parade of just killer and unusual stuff continues. Tri-Color Brian and badback83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted January 22, 2018 Author Share Posted January 22, 2018 The couple next to me were selling her mom's 50 year collection of stuff. Toys, advertising and this stuff which you all know I love. Was a little "late to the party" because I was setting up but did manage to snag these. All priced ultra cheap from about $8-$15. each. I don't know how they were over looked but they had tons of them. Hopefully, I will have the last laugh though as they told me it was only about half of them. I plan to hook up with them in a few weeks and hope to really pile up some more. Most of you guys couldn't care less I'm sure, but I expect a couple of boardies will be familiar with some of this. All, in all a GREAT show for me. As cold as I said it is out here right now, I hear high 70's for next Sunday at Terry's show next Sunday. Hope to see a bunch of you guys there! badback83 and porcupine48 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
