October 9, 2008
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June 17, 2008
No More Updates Here, Folks
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April 26, 2008
Spector Club Comic Book Show - 4/20/08
I was there. Were you? Well, lucky for you whether you were there or weren't, I was taking pictures of some sweet stuff for all of you to see.We had a decent show, with about average attendance. All of the tables were full with dealers, and there were great many bargains to be had. There were also a ton of great gold and silver age books, many of which had recently been bought as part of large collections. I spent a large amount of time at Troy N.'s table admiring the stuff he brought. I don't really need to say much more as most of the pictures I took at the show were of that stuff. Have a look for yourself at just a few of them...
Showcase #22 - First Appearance of Green Lantern
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1
(Uncanny) X-Men #1
Marvel Mystery Comics #62
Incredible Hulk #181 - First Appearance of Wolverine
Avengers #2
Tales of Suspense #1
Fantastic Four #12
Fantastic Four #3
Captain America Comics #66
Avengers #1
Fantastic Four #48 - First Appearance of the Silver Surfer
Strange Worlds #2
Diary of Horror #1
Avon Fantasy - An Earth Man On Venus #1
Mystery Comics #3
House of Mystery #1
City of the Living Dead #1
Flying Saucers #1
King Solomon's Mines #1
Strange Adventures #9 - First Appearance of Captain Comet
Batman #30
Rocket Kelly #2
Mystery In Space #3
Weird Science #13
Fantastic Four #14 - CGC 8.5
Startling Comics #48 - CGC 7.5
Mystery In Space #13 - CGC 9.2
What a batch of great stuff, eh?
The Avon books were particularly enticing to me as you just don't see those show up all the time at local St. Louis comicons.Another dealer had a batch of older Superman and Action Comics issues he had just purchased from a collector the day before. He apparently wasn't selling them as much as just showing them off. I was after him for a price on his Superman #9, but he wasn't going to give it up. I took a picture of it, anyway...
Superman #9
By the end of the day, I made my way around to the other end of the hall, and the last table in the place was Main Street Music, from Waterloo, IL. I had an interesting chat with the owner Dave about a few things. The majority of it though was about artist Jeff Jones. I think many comic fans today either are unfamiliar with Jones or have forgotten about him as there has been no recent work done by him in the comic book medium. For that reason they don't appreciate the work done by such a modern master. For those of you who are the unfamiliar ones: I'm here to help. You can go check out his website by ---> CLICKING HERE
Here are a couple of classic westerns I took a pic of at MSM's table for my pal, Harry:
Straight Arrow #7 & #39
I shall be back with another blog post soon to show you all the stuff I purchased at the show. See you then.
April 21, 2008
HEY KIDS! COMIC BOOK CONVENTION - 4/13/08
So, were you there? I was. I also took some pictures, and as per the usual, I'm going to let you have a look at them. I'll tell you what I bought afterwards.The first two pictures are a Platinum Age comic that had a copyright date of 1926. The title is Bringing Up Father: The Big Book. Not having seen very many Platinum Age issues of anything come up at shows here, it was a treat to get a close look at this one.
I then moved on to dealer John C. He and I have sold and traded a few things back and forth a few times now, and he is also the guy that is responsible for almost all of the stuff I brought home from the previous St. Louis show.
Next was the owner of The Nostalgia Zone who had yet again driven down from Minneapolis to spend an afternoon with us.
I thien moved on to the tables belonging to Main Street Music. There were some sweet comics to be seen, and photographed. First was a graded copy of Vooda #21.
A few of the other books on MSM's tables...
My head was reeling from the overwhelming amounts of vintage newsprint all around me. I took a few steps back, and shot a couple of pics of the traffic at the show.
Spinning to my right, I engaged yet another dealer that had a large, and very impressive wall display. I was apparently excited enough that I completely failed to find out where this guy was from. If you are out there and reading this, and that was you, please feel free to contact me, and help me look like a tad less of a blubbering idiot in this blog post.
A closer look at his display revealed some classics...
All-Star Comics #9
All-Star Comics #22
Green Lantern #13
Batman #13
Wonder Woman #17
I had to get away. Too many goldies staring back at me... I stopped though to talk to and photograph one more dealer. This was James N. from FirstAidComics.com.
Thanks to all for allowing me to hassle you and photograph your wares.
So, what did I buy, you ask? Did I only pester the dealers, and not actually purchase anything? I am here to tell you that isn't the case. I didn't spend much, but I buy a couple of books. They were all from the show promoter, Alan. He knows I collect the DC Whitman superhero variants, and he saw me walk in as soon as I got there. I bought every one of them he had. It is an addiction, I tell you. I can't help myself...
That pic was at home after the show, and was taken by my wife. Thanks, baby. I was only missing one of the comics in that stack, but the rest will either be upgrades or copies for future trade. What I have there is:
Action Comics #498
Action Comics #499
Action Comics #504
Super Friends #22
Super Friends #25
Superman #344
While I was standing there being harassed by Alan, another collector I know pulled a copy of the Super-Pro / Spectacular Spider-Man #217 out of one of Alan's boxes and handed it to me. I tried to pay Alan for it, but the cost was very kindly covered by the very same collector that had handed to me as a donation to the Variant Mafia collection. Thanks, bub. I owe ya one.
The next Hey Kids! Comic Convention (in St. Louis) will be June 14, 2008. I hope to see all of you there. In the meantime, you can always get all of the information you'll need about St. Louis local comic book conventions and shows here at StlComics.com.
Bye.
April 10, 2008
Comic Show This Weekend!
For those of you that don't know already...There is a comic show this weekend in Chesterfield! It is time for the Hey Kids! Comic Convention again already. I for one am excited to attend as I wasn't able to make the final show last year or the first one this year. I'm working every Saturday now, and can't do two things at once. This time though, Alan is having the show on a Sunday. I will actually get to check in and see what I can dig out of everyone's boxes as I'm not setting up any tables. With any luck, I'll find something worth coming back here to tell everyone about.
Need more information about the show? Here is where you can find it...
All the info you'll need about local St. Louis comics shows --> http://comicshow.stlcomics.com/
or...
Visit the homepage for the Hey Kids! Comic Conventions --> http://epguides.com/comics/
Now that you are in the know, I'll see you there.
April 8, 2008
Incredible Hulk - Episode Eleven (1966)
This is the eleventh episode from the Marvel Super-Heroes show from 1966. The episode title is 'Where Strides the Behemoth'.April 7, 2008
Incredible Hulk - Episode Ten (1966)
This is the tenth episode from the Marvel Super-Heroes show from 1966. The episode title is 'The Power of Doctor Banner'.April 4, 2008
Incredible Hulk - Episode Nine (1966)
This is the ninth episode from the Marvel Super-Heroes show from 1966. The episode title is 'Hulk on the Rampage'.April 3, 2008
Incredible Hulk - Episode Eight (1966)
April 2, 2008
RIP - JIM MOONEY
From a DC Comics press release...Quote:
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ARTIST JIM MOONEY DIES AT AGE 89
Jim Mooney, the prolific artist who worked on memorable DC Comics features including Batman, Supergirl and Tommy Tomorrow, has died at age 89.
"Jim Mooney's beautiful women and noble men graced the DC universe for decades, showing up (sadly uncredited for much of the time) from the adventures of Batman and Robin, to the far future of Tommy Tomorrow, to his legendary run on Supergirl," said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher. "Few artists have made our characters look better."
Born in 1919, Mooney broke into comics in 1940 with early publishers Fox and Fiction House. He soon moved to Timely Comics, where he specialized in funny animal features, then joined DC Comics in the late 1940s as penciller on BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS, as well as solo Robin tales in STAR SPANGLED COMICS. In the 1950s, he contributed numerous stories to DC's mystery titles and illustrated Tommy Tomorrow in ACTION COMICS and, later, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS.
In 1959, Mooney became the regular artist on Supergirl, one of his signature features, in ACTION COMICS, beginning with the second installment of the series. He continued to illustrate Supergirl through the 1960s, while working on HOUSE OF MYSTERY's Dial H for Hero and several Legion of Super-Heroes tales for ADVENTURE COMICS.
Mooney moved to Marvel Comics in the late 1960s, where he went on to draw Spider-Man, Man-Thing, Omega The Unknown, Marvel Team-Up, Thundercats and numerous other series. Most recently, Mooney contributed to Claypool Comics' Elvira and Soulsearchers and Company.
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ARTIST JIM MOONEY DIES AT AGE 89
Jim Mooney, the prolific artist who worked on memorable DC Comics features including Batman, Supergirl and Tommy Tomorrow, has died at age 89.
"Jim Mooney's beautiful women and noble men graced the DC universe for decades, showing up (sadly uncredited for much of the time) from the adventures of Batman and Robin, to the far future of Tommy Tomorrow, to his legendary run on Supergirl," said Paul Levitz, DC Comics President & Publisher. "Few artists have made our characters look better."
Born in 1919, Mooney broke into comics in 1940 with early publishers Fox and Fiction House. He soon moved to Timely Comics, where he specialized in funny animal features, then joined DC Comics in the late 1940s as penciller on BATMAN and DETECTIVE COMICS, as well as solo Robin tales in STAR SPANGLED COMICS. In the 1950s, he contributed numerous stories to DC's mystery titles and illustrated Tommy Tomorrow in ACTION COMICS and, later, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS.
In 1959, Mooney became the regular artist on Supergirl, one of his signature features, in ACTION COMICS, beginning with the second installment of the series. He continued to illustrate Supergirl through the 1960s, while working on HOUSE OF MYSTERY's Dial H for Hero and several Legion of Super-Heroes tales for ADVENTURE COMICS.
Mooney moved to Marvel Comics in the late 1960s, where he went on to draw Spider-Man, Man-Thing, Omega The Unknown, Marvel Team-Up, Thundercats and numerous other series. Most recently, Mooney contributed to Claypool Comics' Elvira and Soulsearchers and Company.
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