adamstrange Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 15 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: The most likely reasons for a no-show, as you say, are either the book was super rare, or for whatever reason, not available at the time. Of course, the more rare, the less likely to be available, but I'm sure there could have been all sort of exceptions where it just wasn't possible to line up the owner, the book, and the photographer, even if the book was not particularly rare. Gerber was trying to photograph as many Church copies as possible. In the case of Capt Aero 26 it was one of the few books that Chuck had held back for his own collection and didn't surface until he offered them for sale at San Diego Con. It is a tough book to find in nice shape and none of the collectors that Gerber approached had one in their collection. originalisbest, Zolnerowich and SushiX 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nearmint Posted March 4, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 4, 2019 I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... cheetah, szav, buttock and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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buttock Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 1 hour ago, nearmint said: I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... Congrats! I was thinking that would be on your radar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 10 hours ago, goldust40 said: Hell of a start. Thank you Good Sir! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 8 hours ago, adamstrange said: No mystery there. Gerber visited Jon Berk. Well, when you put it that way, it makes perfect sense! I knew there was a smart boardie out there who could bring some enlightenment. Funny, for a relative novice like me, flipping through the Gerber books is paramount to a magical experience (ok, exaggerating a bit...), when in fact, magic had nothing to do with it: it was actual people who put in the hard work to accomplish this feat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Zolnerowich said: it was actual people who put in the hard work to accomplish this feat. Ernie Gerber did 98% of the work. It was an insane amount of effort and expense and was definitely part of what got him into money troubles. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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batman_fan Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 hours ago, nearmint said: I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... Congrats Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, adamstrange said: Ernie Gerber did 98% of the work. It was an insane amount of effort and expense and was definitely part of what got him into money troubles. All very interesting history. Sounds like someone should write a book about the making of the Gerber books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Zolnerowich said: All very interesting history. Sounds like someone should write a book about the making of the Gerber books. It's been a while but I think Ernie recounts his efforts in one of the volumes, though not the aftermath. originalisbest 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 21 hours ago, nearmint said: I was the underbidder on the 9.0 last September, so didn't want to miss out on this copy from last night's weekly Heritage auction. One of my favorite GA covers... A wonderful book and right in that sweet spot grade wise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 20 hours ago, Marty Mann said: Mooney must have been channeling Salvador Dali on this cover! Zolnerowich, ThothAmon and Marty Mann 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lpsunburst Posted March 5, 2019 Share Posted March 5, 2019 5 hours ago, Jayman said: Mooney must have been channeling Salvador Dali on this cover! the Persistence of Robin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ThothAmon Posted March 6, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2019 (edited) Serious upgrade of an Everett masterpiece. Edited March 6, 2019 by ThothAmon gino2paulus2, Marty Mann, Ltpink2002 and 10 others 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tri-Color Brian Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) Gotta love some "car crash" golden age crime... and Powell covers... Edited March 7, 2019 by Tri-ColorBrian Marty Mann and szav 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 4 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said: Gotta love some "car crash" golden age crime... I believe it's the law in 13 states and on American Samoa. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 @Ricksneatstuff If this one isn't on your radar already, it feels like it should be! Ricksneatstuff, sagii, Badger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tri-Color Brian Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Point Five said: @Ricksneatstuff If this one isn't on your radar already, it feels like it should be! THAT is a tough book to find. I bought mine because I thought the cover was ridiculous. sagii and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...