Sqeggs Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 5 hours ago, Scrooge said: 8 hours ago, Sqeggs said: Then you have to track down the missing ones. I'm letting you guys do the research and post a complete list. Then I'll track them down I'm going by @4GEMWORKS list. I think he was a bit uncertain about some of them. But he posted the list a year or more ago so maybe he's nailed things down a bit since then. I hope he doesn't mind my reposting it here (I'm afraid I didn't keep track of the date of the post). Missing Four Colors: I have previously discussed the missing Four Colors. Here now is a list of comics that might well be the “missing Four Color issues”. These were derived by looking at date marks on the cover and determining if they were part of another numbered series of comics that might have existed. For example if Bonanza #5 was truly #5 it would say so in the indica. Most of the missing Four Colors simply used a cryptic code of letters that few people understood. But what could be done was to match up dates and the issues that were not part of another series match up nearly perfectly with the missing issues: 1217: Ken and Barbie #1 01-053-207 1228: Bonanza 01-070-207 1292: Cain’s Hundred #1 01-094-207 1314: Donald Duck Album 01-204-207 1315: Follow the Sun 01-280-207 1316: King Leanardo 01-390-207 1317: Laramie: 01-418-207 1318: Leave it to Beaver 01-428-207 1319: Lolly and Pepper 01-459-207 1320: Man From Wells Fargo 01-495-207 1321: Marge’s Lulu and Tubby in Japan 01-476-207 1322: The Prince and the Pauper 01-654-207 1323: National Velvet 01-556-207 1324: Pixie Dixie and Mr. Jinx 01-631-207 1325: The Real McCoy’s 01-689-207 1326: The Twilight Zone 01-860-207 1327: The Untouchables 01-879-207 1329 This is unusual. Ben Casey seems to fit the spot (#1 ) 12-063-207 However Gyro Gearloose also seems to fit the spot. In fact I have a Gyro Gearloose in a CGC case titled Four Color #1329, despite the fact that 1329 is listed nowhere on the title or indica. 1331: Blue Phantom #1 01-066-208 1334: Dazey’s Diary 01-174-208 1338: Fury 01-292-208 1339 Rawhide 01-684-208 1340: Beany and Cecil 01-057-209 1342: Brenda Lee’s Life Story 01-078-209 1343: Bullwinkle 01-090-209 1344: Drift Marlo #1 01-090-209 1345: Famous Indian Tribes #1 12-264-209 1346; Jungle War Stories #1 01-384-209 1347: King Of Diamonds 01-391-209 1351: The Magic Sword 12-496-209 1352: Ponytail #1 12-641-209 1353: 77 Sunset Strip 01-742-209 One book that seems to be lost and would also fit in this slot (1353), is The Twist 01-864-209 1355: Bonanza 01-070-210 1356: The Three Stooges Meet Hercules 01-828-208 1357: Mickey Mouse Album 12-518-210 1358: National Velvet 12-556-210 1359: The Twilight Zone 12-860-210 1360: The Untouchables 12-879-210 1361 (questionable?) Walt Disney’s Goofy: Scoutmaster I have added a great many of these to my collection, but like a lot of the later Four Colors, many are seriously elusive in high grade or in any grade. Cain’s Hundred. King Of Diamonds, Dazeys Diary, The Twist and Jungle War stories are just a few of the titles that many people have never seen, unless they were really looking. Even Marge’s Lulu and Tubby in Japan is practically impossible to find in higher grade. Frankly, you might not see it show up for months at a time. Scrooge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 I think I've already posted most of the missing FCs that I own. But I'll crow (again) about this one, which I particularly like. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 19, 2017 Share Posted November 19, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: I'm going by @4GEMWORKS list. Perfect. Thank you. I remember 4GEMWORKS posting them over time but couldn't recall the post you put back up. Now, with the list, I can enjoy looking up the covers and see how they fit with the main series. Edited November 19, 2017 by Scrooge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Got my FC 456 (Uncle Scrooge No. 2 - "Back to the Klondike") back from CGC today: The book is notable as the first appearance of Glittering Goldie, Scrooge's lost love, and the story "Back to the Klondike" is recognized as one of, if not the, most important stories to the Scrooge characterization (greedy with a heart of gold) and mythos that made him a star. It is the highest graded example (1/2), and the other 9.4 copy does not, I believe, have white pages. Notably, the only file copies that have been graded to my knowledge ended up with lower grades (8.0 and 6.0) and page quality. Similarly, the Crowley copy is also only a mid-grade book. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 Congratulations. It's always hard to estimate grade from pics but in the case, it's quite clear. I love Back to the Klondike. The scene that struck me most from childhood is when they are swarmed with mosquitoes and they roll on the floor to create a "rug of bugs" also how frail Goldie looks. Those and the lemming in the wheel of cheese are some of my strongest remembrances of Scrooge. sfcityduck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 On November 18, 2017 at 5:07 PM, Sqeggs said: I think I've already posted most of the missing FCs that I own. But I'll crow (again) about this one, which I particularly like. Cool book Tony. I gave a Japanese co worker my copy because he loves Lulu. He was thrilled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 10 hours ago, Robot Man said: Cool book Tony. I gave a Japanese co worker my copy because he loves Lulu. He was thrilled. OT, but Heritage has been auctioning off some of the OA from the original Saturday Evening Post single panel LuLus. I would love to win one, but I'm always being outbid. Thought I had a shot at this one, but it soared well beyond where I was willing to go: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/comic-strip-art/marge-buell-little-lulu-comic-gag-panel-original-art-saturday-evening-post-1938-/a/7169-94292.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 21 hours ago, sfcityduck said: Got my FC 456 (Uncle Scrooge No. 2 - "Back to the Klondike") back from CGC today: The book is notable as the first appearance of Glittering Goldie, Scrooge's lost love, and the story "Back to the Klondike" is recognized as one of, if not the, most important stories to the Scrooge characterization (greedy with a heart of gold) and mythos that made him a star. It is the highest graded example (1/2), and the other 9.4 copy does not, I believe, have white pages. Notably, the only file copies that have been graded to my knowledge ended up with lower grades (8.0 and 6.0) and page quality. Similarly, the Crowley copy is also only a mid-grade book. Sensational book! sfcityduck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 50 minutes ago, Sqeggs said: OT, but Heritage has been auctioning off some of the OA from the original Saturday Evening Post single panel LuLus. I would love to win one, but I'm always being outbid. Thought I had a shot at this one, but it soared well beyond where I was willing to go: https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/comic-strip-art/marge-buell-little-lulu-comic-gag-panel-original-art-saturday-evening-post-1938-/a/7169-94292.s?type=bidnotice-endofauction I'd love to get one of those too. Hopefully they have a bunch more waiting in the wings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damonwad Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 On 8/4/2017 at 3:26 PM, sfcityduck said: Next question. Want to venture a grade for this?: I've long wanted a decent issue of this, but I don't trust my grading skills. Your thoughts? I'll guess 9.4. Great book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 (edited) Sweet...I have a missing FC... Edited November 23, 2017 by Tri-ColorBrian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 23, 2017 Share Posted November 23, 2017 11 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Sweet...I have a missing FC... Now get 'em all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 A couple more pick-ups from Baltimore Con - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted December 1, 2017 Share Posted December 1, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 On 11/22/2017 at 9:42 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: ...I have a missing FC... I am so sorry to hear that, Brian. I hope you find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 Scrooge and sagii 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 When you start picking up issues like this one, you know you're drifting into going for the whole run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 20 hours ago, Sqeggs said: When you start picking up issues like this one, you know you're drifting into going for the whole run. Never a bad pickup as Sniffles (If largely forgotten is a part of the Looney Tunes gang). His stardom was brief as characters like Daffy and of course the Grey One proved more popular. Since he was early in the line up, probably didn't help that they were trying to make a mouse a star with you know who out there across the street. Never send a mouse to do a wabbits job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icculus308win Posted December 11, 2017 Share Posted December 11, 2017 My most prized FC book ? comicdonna 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 On 12/11/2017 at 4:35 PM, Icculus308win said: My most prized FC book ? Terrific! Some nice painted covers in the series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
