An Interesting Look at Overstreet's First Comic Book Price Guide 2 2

[KirbyJack]

I’m going to update my picture. I’ve added a #4 and #46, and put #20 back in. Leaves me only needing the #1s and #2. 

[bc]

12 minutes ago, KirbyJack said:

I’m going to update my picture. I’ve added a #4 and #46, and put #20 back in. Leaves me only needing the #1s and #2. 

Very nice 

But you cut off the excellent Conan books on top

-bc

[shiverbones]

1984 with Katy Keene was my first. I was 11 and my mom bought me a comic collectors kit from the sears Christmas catalog. It had a comic box, about 30 random comics, bags and boards and the overstreet.

the impact of the pictured comics was so strong that they are often books I am still looking for, just from having them burned into my brain as I devoured that book.

[adamstrange]

16 hours ago, bc said:

But you cut off the excellent Conan books on top

At least we can see the slinky!

[adamstrange]

44 minutes ago, shiverbones said:

sears Christmas catalog

Something good from the past that no longer exists.

45 minutes ago, shiverbones said:

a comic collectors kit

Interesting that comics was a big enough field for them to do that.  Department stores used to have coin and stamp kits back in the 70s.

[shiverbones]

I agree, looking back now it seems like a pretty unusual offering. The box was specially made for the offer as well, it had black white and red generic comic characters printed on it.

i have only met one other person who had the same kit as a child.

i really miss pouring over those catalogs!

[buttock]

26 minutes ago, shiverbones said:

I agree, looking back now it seems like a pretty unusual offering. The box was specially made for the offer as well, it had black white and red generic comic characters printed on it.

i have only met one other person who had the same kit as a child.

i really miss pouring over those catalogs!

My parents got me something similar, but it was just 25 comics in a box.  That was for a summer road trip.  

[shiverbones]

If I remember correctly, they had 3 different size options. I have to track down that catalog