AJD Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 39 minutes ago, sfcityduck said: Apologize for the extreme angle on this picture, trying to avoid glare. I don't why this one graded out as an 8.5, instead of higher. It is really beautiful. Still, it is tied for with another copy or so (Bedrock has one) for second highest graded. By the way, this is the first time Uncle Scrooge was featured on a comic cover (beats out FC 386): Beautiful books Mr Duck. But I think the first Scrooge cover appearance was actually FC #353: sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 (edited) On 8/6/2018 at 8:22 PM, AJD said: Beautiful books Mr Duck. But I think the first Scrooge cover appearance was actually FC #353: Close, but no cigar. FC 353 (October 1951) is the first time Carl Barks' penciled Scrooge on a cover, but it was a mere cameo (actually, the very definition of a cameo, e.g., a small portrait). The first time that Scrooge ever appeared on a comic cover was actually Walt Disney's Vacation Parade (July 1951), but that was a mere crowd shot where he straddled the fold: The chronology is this: * Vacation Parade 2 (July 1951) - 1st Cover Appearance (cameo crowd shot) * FC 353 (Oct. 1951) - 2nd Cover Appearance (cameo), 1st by Barks * FC 379 (March-April 1952) - 3rd Cover Appearance, 1st time featured on Cover * FC 386 (March 1952) - 4th Cover Appearance; 2nd by Barks, 2nd featured * WDC&S 140 (May 1952) - 5th Cover Appearance, 3rd by Barks, 3rd featured, 1st on title,1st by Barks on WDC&S Which just goes to illustrate that you should be skeptical of what the auction houses say. For example, Heritage states: "Only a Poor Old Man is the first Uncle Scrooge solo story, Scrooge's first cover appearance, and the book that counts as Uncle Scrooge #1" https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/four-color-386-uncle-scrooge-dell-1952-cgc-nm-94-off-white-to-white-pages/a/825-44210.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417 The first two representations are both wrong. FC 386 is also not the first Scrooge solo story or even the first story without Donald Duck. Edited August 9, 2018 by sfcityduck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 Wow I go away for a few days, and this thread explodes with great books and knowledge. Love seeing very pretty copies of these pieces of history. I was able to trade for many under-copies of the ,middle and later Funny animal books years ago, so that means that too many of mine will need upgrading. As I get this quest under better control I finally made an easy to track list of books for my eventual upgrade. Sadly while my actual holes has dropped to under 200, My list of upgradeable is over 200. Here is a few of my recent upgrades. While nowhere near the grades recently posted they will happily replace and remain in my collection. The Bugs is a Crippen Badger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 6 hours ago, jmg3637 said: Wow I go away for a few days, and this thread explodes with great books and knowledge. Love seeing very pretty copies of these pieces of history. I was able to trade for many under-copies of the ,middle and later Funny animal books years ago, so that means that too many of mine will need upgrading. As I get this quest under better control I finally made an easy to track list of books for my eventual upgrade. Sadly while my actual holes has dropped to under 200, My list of upgradeable is over 200. Here is a few of my recent upgrades. While nowhere near the grades recently posted they will happily replace and remain in my collection. The Bugs is a Crippen Congrats on the upgrades on all the books! Nice yellow on the Ped Bugs, I'm jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 Thanks On the other hand I was happy to get this one even though it immediately want from want list to possible upgrade list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 On 8/6/2018 at 9:13 PM, sfcityduck said: The chronology is this: * Vacation Parade 2 (July 1951) - 1st Cover Appearance (cameo crowd shot) * FC 353 (Oct. 1951) - 2nd Cover Appearance (cameo), 1st by Barks * FC 379 (March-April 1952) - 3rd Cover Appearance, 1st time featured on Cover * FC 386 (March 1952) - 4th Cover Appearance; 2nd by Barks, 2nd featured * WDC&S 140 (May 1952) - 5th Cover Appearance, 3rd by Barks, 3rd featured, 1st on title,1st by Barks on WDC&S Which just goes to illustrate that you should be skeptical of what the auction houses say. For example, Heritage states: "Only a Poor Old Man is the first Uncle Scrooge solo story, Scrooge's first cover appearance, and the book that counts as Uncle Scrooge #1" https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/four-color-386-uncle-scrooge-dell-1952-cgc-nm-94-off-white-to-white-pages/a/825-44210.s?ic4=OtherResults-SampleItem-071515&tab=ArchiveSearchResults-012417 The first two representations are both wrong. FC 386 is also not the first Scrooge solo story or even the first story without Donald Duck. It's not just Heritage and Hakes and other auctioneers getting this wrong, I just got back my WDC&S 140 from CGC and they are noting it as as "2nd Carl Barks Uncle Scrooge cover," when it is really the 3rd. I was surprised to discover the import of FC 353 as Barks' first US cover, but more surprised that folks have been getting the chronology of Scrooge cover appearances so wrong for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 been working on organizing my main comic closet. 42 long drawer boxes and 6 magazine boxes. finally have it under control. also had the chance to scan some of my recent additions to the Four Color Trading Quest. These are from Blissard as was the Mother Goose and the other I displayed recently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 A few more recent additions sagii 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 Nice. I think that Little Scouts is a new one to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuscemasAvengers Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Wrong forum! Dang! Edited August 13, 2018 by BuscemasAvengers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 and a few more additions from 2018. Looks like this will be a big year for filling holes in this want list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 here are the last two from the batch from Blissard AJD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 19, 2018 Share Posted August 19, 2018 here are a few more recent additions. Love the back cover on the Voyage to the bottom of the Sea. As the holes get a bit harder to fill, I will have to get more organized in my pursuit. Trying to find other trading partners as My Comic Shop is already #1 and I could fill in nearly 100 from them, but I would rather find more to work with who do'nt grade so hard Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 26, 2018 Share Posted August 26, 2018 I recently started a thread in the want to by forum. I have posted my thank you list as well as my newly created want list and want to upgrade lists. Less than 175 more books needed to fill out both Series 1 and 2 Also throwing up large lots of items I am willing to TRADE to thin out my heard. So far no response but I have only posted a few items. I plan on adding a few items a week Here are a few more recent additions Sqeggs and sagii 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This one is pretty common in high grade, but I was still pleasantly surprised to pick it up for $43 (including BP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 This one is a little tougher to find. Long-forgotten now, but I think silent Henry was still on the comics pages when I was a kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 Beautiful books Sqeggs very nice bright FOUR colors Here are a few more 2018 additions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJD Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 29 August 2018 at 5:07 AM, Sqeggs said: This one is a little tougher to find. Long-forgotten now, but I think silent Henry was still on the comics pages when I was a kid. Henry comics were being included in "show bags" being sold at travelling fairs in Australia in the late 60s and early 70s. I remember hating them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, AJD said: Henry comics were being included in "show bags" being sold at travelling fairs in Australia in the late 60s and early 70s. I remember hating them! Been so long since I read one, that it's hard to remember what they were like. But I did read them as a kid, so I guess I must have liked them enough at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I also read the funny pages as a kid, especially enjoyed them on Sunday when there was a whole section and it was in color. I read those for years prior to finding out about comic books. here are a few more from Blissard. I wonder what was the earliest comic that was devoted to a real horse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
