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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 3, 2005 18:19:56 GMT -5
I know there aren't enough members to make this thread interesting, but I'll start it anyway. When I was a kid, I was always fascinated at the history of comics that went before what I owned. My goal was to own as old of a comic as I could. Up until a couple of years ago my oldest comic was from 1940. It was Whiz Comics #9. Recently however I've picked up 3 that are older. I own one from 1927 and one from 1928, both are Little Orphan Annie books.
What is your oldest comic?
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Post by Brother J on Jul 3, 2005 19:38:45 GMT -5
Well, probably the oldest one I own now isn't going to impress anyone, I think it's a beat up copy of Buzzy #54. I used to have a pretty decent condition copy of Captain Marvel Jr., don't remember the issue number and I have since sold it on eBay. I also had a high grade copy of Many Loves of Dobie Gillis #4 which I also sold on eBay. The coolest thing about that was I sold it to Maynard G. Krebbs himself, Bob Denver.
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 3, 2005 23:17:20 GMT -5
That is cool. I think I have a Dobie Gillis comic somewhere. I wonder if that was something he just never took the time to look at when it came out or if it had special meaning for some specific reason.
Defiant1
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Post by toddluck on Jul 5, 2005 9:36:38 GMT -5
Without physical access to my collection I'll have to go on memory (and a price guide I have). Jack Kirby's Demon #2 (or it could've been issue 3) from 1972. The only thing I might have that's older by a few years is one god awful issue of Korak, Son of Tarzan (could be just plain Tarzan) from Gold Key.
I'm not big on buying old comics. I buy comics for good reading that I can actually afford. When I have the money I'll probably buy some of the trades and hardcovers of the old stuff, but as jacked up as the price on DC's are that could be awhile.
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 5, 2005 10:30:56 GMT -5
Without physical access to my collection I'll have to go on memory (and a price guide I have). Jack Kirby's Demon #2 (or it could've been issue 3) from 1972. The only thing I might have that's older by a few years is one god awful issue of Korak, Son of Tarzan (could be just plain Tarzan) from Gold Key. I'm not big on buying old comics. I buy comics for good reading that I can actually afford. When I have the money I'll probably buy some of the trades and hardcovers of the old stuff, but as jacked up as the price on DC's are that could be awhie. My interest in old comics started by wanting the older stories. Eventually i thought it would be neat to owna comic that came out around the time I was born. later, I was interested in owning a comic older than I was. Eventually I picked up Whiz Comics #9. On the first page was Hitler. It was then that I was awe struck. I owned a comic from 1942 that had Hitler on the first page. It was not a comic reflecting back about him. it was a comic that came out while he was still alive and while he was still a threat to the world. I bought two or three comics which were WW2 vintage. i wanted a snapshot of what was on people's minds and what kinds of ads they saw. Years later I picked up a romance comic and it also awe struck me. It was a romance comic with a shock ending, and the shock ending was directly connected the moral values of the 50's. I would start buying more romance comics from the 50's if i felt they had a good resale value. I really like seeing new perspectives and stepping back in time allows that. Defiant1 |
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Post by VaultKeeper on Jul 5, 2005 12:33:50 GMT -5
My oldest were two cartoon books by Clare Briggs from 1913 & 1914 titled after his cartoon strips "Hey Skin-nay!" & "When A Fellar Needs A Friend". These aren't listed in Overstreet yet (that I know of, as I don't have a current guide). Also Mutt & Jeff #6, from 1919. The oldest Golden Age comic I've had was a coverless Marvel Mystery #5, from 1940.---Steve
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Post by Defiant1 on Jul 5, 2005 17:27:30 GMT -5
My oldest were two cartoon books by Clare Briggs from 1913 & 1914 titled after his cartoon strips "Hey Skin-nay!" & "When A Fellar Needs A Friend". These aren't listed in Overstreet yet (that I know of, as I don't have a current guide). Also Mutt & Jeff #6, from 1919. The oldest Golden Age comic I've had was a coverless Marvel Mystery #5, from 1940.---Steve Does the Marvel Mystery have the Human Torch? I'd like to have an old Human Torch appearance. Defiant1 |
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Post by Quato on May 6, 2007 21:16:42 GMT -5
This isn't my oldest, but it's one of my 10 oldest.. Picture News #6  Q |
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