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News, Rules And Introductions => Introduce Yourself => Topic started by: JVJ on September 19, 2008, 04:13:43 AM
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I'm Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr, and I just joined.
I figured that it would be better to have a separate topic where people can address me without wading through nine pages of "How did you find us?" entries. Someone (or two) have already asked me about some Fox inside front covers. I'll confess that Fox is not the deepest company in my collection and I'm unlikely to have the issues requested. Sorry.
What I AM open to is the possibility of finding some trustworthy soul in the US who would be willing to scan comics in my collection. I'm NOT a condition freak and most of my comics are not even in plastic bags. I USE them regularly and the thought of not being able to just open up a box and rifle through the books is pretty foreign to me.
Plus, I am NOT afraid to send them through the mail. I'm currently in the midst of a project reviewing the output of the Lloyd Jacquet Studios from around 1943-1948. I'm not looking at the big companies like Fawcett and Timely, but rather Continental, Croydon, Rewl, and the like. Once I've reviewed all of the material in the books and updated my IDs on note cards, I will mail all of them to Arkansas for Hames Ware to review and add to or correct the IDs.
If there is some list member in the San Francisco Bay Area that would be willing to put in the scanning time, I'd be more than willing to provide the raw material - pending my availability, that is. I spend about 1/4 of each year out of the country and we'd have to arrange connections. Otherwise, I'd consider mailing them to a trustworthy destination. If someone would be willing to split the postage costs, that would be very helpful, too.
BUT the offer is there. If anyone is interested, please let me know and also let me know what comic runs are most needed.
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Wow!
This is a very generous offer Jim!
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Sadly I'm up in CANADA - otherwise I'd have been more than willing to help out scanning some of these wonderfully obscure publishers it sounds like you are most interested in.
Soooo, any scanners out there in the Bay area willing to take up Jim on his offer???
Come on people, these kind of offers are as rare as hens teeth!
Fingers crossed someone can step up to the plate Jim. Take care,
-Yoc
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I MIGHT be able to give it a try. Let me know what you have and I'll see what I can do.
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My have list goes on for about 8 pages. Here's the contents of page 1:
[NOTE - Books still needed on GAC or that are in fiche will be marked in yellow by me. -Yoc]
FOR THE RECORD, any issue number followed by a "
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This project could keep someone busy for YEARS!
Just curious,
-Yoc
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Wow.
I'm in the ***** area, so I'm not a real candidate as a scanner. And, to be honest, I would be worried about scanning somebody else's books; even though I'm careful I've damaged several of my books as I scanned them. (Most common problem: popping the centerfold loose.) I'm perfectly happy to risk and even do slight damage to my own books; I view it as a worthwhile 'cost' of getting the scans out there. But the thought of damaging somebody else's book scares the heck out of me; even if the owner says it's an acceptable risk I don't know that it would be acceptable to me.
With all that said, let me know if you need contributions to the postage fund; I can definitely help with that.
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Greetings Jim,
The sheer volume of the books you present would seem to necessitate a number of people working together to capture those wonderful books to record here and provide access to the future generations of readers.
I try to provide the best scans I can with the meager tools I work with which ends up taking a bit of time per book but feel it worth the investment as the scans circle the globe and may last a long time if not infinitely.
I say this as I offer my service to help scan some of your books, if needed. for placement here on GAC.
I'm located in northeastern Ohio so this would involve trust as well as postage costs. I would be willing to pay postage costs to and from for the books seeing you have opened your collection to the public and that is an admirable thing.
Seeing the large number of books you have available and conversations during earlier threads from a month or so back suggesting a group fund to purchase certain books for scanning and placement here on site
perhaps a fund could be developed among the many members to provide the monies needed for postage costs and insurances in respect to the transfer of the books to and fro if you are inclined to use the mails in the event a west coast scanner cannot be found. These are just thoughts to get the ball rolling.
I'm still rather new to the site and scanning having come on board the April of this year I believe it was, but have managed to scan something like 20 or so books and think I have the basics down for doing a presentable scan tho' not of the higher caliber of some scanners that post here.
To sample some of the books I have scanned you could look up KO KOMICS or run thru a thread titled 'Coming Soon'
in the Comics Loaded folder
which is where I place the notice for the bulk of the books I scan to FTP in order to contact Yoc or Aussies so they can place them on site.
The condition of the books is not important to the scan in that many can be doctored up fairly well from the spine wear, tears, ink smears, creases, writing, rat chews and what have you commonly found on reader copies.
What I would NOT be interested in scanning are very fine shaped books that might carry a higher dollar value on ebay or Heritage auction sites in that I would not want to be responsible for opening a higher grade book for scanning and inadvertenly cause a staple crease that might devalue the book.
I have a personal appreciation to the sci-fi and the superhero genre and would enjoy working with those type books over any others but it would seem to better serve the site if Aussie, Yoc, and the other mods were to join heads over what PD books might best be scanned first.
Anyhow, regardless of what transpires, I can say the offer of your collection to scan is appreciated and I'm sure many fellow readers would echo the same.
Cheers
-rez
I'm Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr, and I just joined.
I figured that it would be better to have a separate topic where people can address me without wading through nine pages of "How did you find us?" entries. Someone (or two) have already asked me about some Fox inside front covers. I'll confess that Fox is not the deepest company in my collection and I'm unlikely to have the issues requested. Sorry.
What I AM open to is the possibility of finding some trustworthy soul in the US who would be willing to scan comics in my collection. I'm NOT a condition freak and most of my comics are not even in plastic bags. I USE them regularly and the thought of not being able to just open up a box and rifle through the books is pretty foreign to me.
Plus, I am NOT afraid to send them through the mail. I'm currently in the midst of a project reviewing the output of the Lloyd Jacquet Studios from around 1943-1948. I'm not looking at the big companies like Fawcett and Timely, but rather Continental, Croydon, Rewl, and the like. Once I've reviewed all of the material in the books and updated my IDs on note cards, I will mail all of them to Arkansas for Hames Ware to review and add to or correct the IDs.
If there is some list member in the San Francisco Bay Area that would be willing to put in the scanning time, I'd be more than willing to provide the raw material - pending my availability, that is. I spend about 1/4 of each year out of the country and we'd have to arrange connections. Otherwise, I'd consider mailing them to a trustworthy destination. If someone would be willing to split the postage costs, that would be very helpful, too.
BUT the offer is there. If anyone is interested, please let me know and also let me know what comic runs are most needed.
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The sheer volume really only necessitates that the project will take some time. Heck, they've waited 60+ years, they can wait a few more months. And you needn't be overly concerned with condition. While I would certainly expect eveyone to handle the books with care, I have never paid more than $40 for a comic book in my life - so these aren't the world's greatest copies. In some cases the books have been disbound and each cover and page inserted into a plastic sleeve so they can be reviewed and touched and scanned without further breaking or chipping.
Who cares how long it takes when you're working for posterity? And I tried to find your KO Komics scans with no success, but that simply might be my inexperience at working such a site. I do find it all a bit confusing, since I don't play around in these kind of sandboxes very often. Email me a sample of one of your scans so I can see what we're getting into.
Thanks for the offer.
Peace, Jim (|:{> jim@jvjpubs.com
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Here is Jim's Timely and DC Lists - Note THEY ARE NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN AN CAN'T BE HOSTED ON GAC. -Yoc
Atlas/Timely
Love Tales 52
Comedy 15, 27, 31, 33
Gay 18
Joker 15
The Kellys 25
Love Tales 52
Marvel Mystery 24
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The sheer volume really only necessitates that the project will take some time. Heck, they've waited 60+ years, they can wait a few more months. And you needn't be overly concerned with condition. While I would certainly expect eveyone to handle the books with care, I have never paid more than $40 for a comic book in my life - so these aren't the world's greatest copies. In some cases the books have been disbound and each cover and page inserted into a plastic sleeve so they can be reviewed and touched and scanned without further breaking or chipping.
Who cares how long it takes when you're working for posterity? And I tried to find your KO Komics scans with no success, but that simply might be my inexperience at working such a site. I do find it all a bit confusing, since I don't play around in these kind of sandboxes very often. Email me a sample of one of your scans so I can see what we're getting into.
Thanks for the offer.
Peace, Jim (|:{> jim@jvjpubs.com
Welcome to the site.
Rez's KO Comics scan: http://goldenagecomics.co.uk//index.php?dlid=5697
B. :)
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Thanks for pointing the KO Komics scans out to me. Now if I only could figure out why I couldn't find them myself... I'm not very conversant with messageboards, blogs and things. Sorry. I spend most of my time researching from prime source material and recording the information, eventually, on the web, but this is the very first time I've considered looking for prime material on-line. I guess I have a lot to learn about techniques and etiquette. Apologies in advance for any toes I inadvertently step on.
Regarding the quality of the scans, your KO's look just fine to me - eminently presentable and legible. If you want to try to scan a trial box of my books, take a look at what I listed above and pick out a dozen or more issues and send me your snail mail address. There's lots more detail than I recorded, so if there's something you really want to see, just ask. It's hard to predict what I MIGHT have.
Also, if you want to record artists information, I may have indexed the issues on index cards and can provide some solid information and rough guesses in that area as well.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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GIVEAWAYS
ADV. IN ELECTRICITY 3-6
ADV. IN ELECTRONICS APG 17-8A,B
ADV. IN JET POWER APG-17-2A,B
ADVENTURE INTO THE PAST
CAPT. GALLANT Heinz
CAPT. ZILOG 1
CASE OF THE WASTED WATER
CHAMP GIVEAWAY nn
CLIFF MERRITT & VERY CANDID CANDIDATE
CLIFF MERRITT SETS RECORD
STRAIGHT (BRT & UTU)
ELEC. AROUND US APG-17-A
ELSIE nn
EVERYDAY BIRTHDAY FUN
INSIDE THE ATOM
JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY
LITTLE MISS SUNBEAM 2-4
MAN MADE MAGIC MARCH TO MARKET
ON THE AIR nn
OPERATION SURVIVAL
POPPO 5,7
PRESTO MAGIC TRICKS
ROBIN HOOD 2,6
ROCKETS & RANGE RIDERS
SHERIFF OF COCHISE
STORY OF CHECKS STORY OF MONEY
STORY OF SALT
TEN MEN & TELEPHONE
TOMMY GETS KEYS nn
TOMMY LOOKS AT FARMING
WATCH OUT FOR BIG TALK nn
WONDERBOOK OF RUBBER
WOOLWORTH
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Jim,
That is an incredibly generous offer and I'd love to see lots of those scanned. I'm about as far away as can be though -- in CT. There are several though, I'd certainly be willing to pay postage both ways on to complete (or really help) various scanning projects.
Anchors Andrews (St John) 2-4
Fightin' Marines 6-7
Fightin' Texan 16-17
Strange Terror (St john) 5-6
The Texan (St John) 2-6 8-11 13 14
Weir Horrors (St John) 3 4 6
Wild Boy (St Johyn) 11-15
Nyoka (Fawcett) #2 as the scan here is missing 4 pages.
not explicitly stated, but of even more interest if you have them
are
Buster Brown #1 (all others are scanned though not positive uploaded here)
ACG
Advs into the Unknown 59 76 82 91
Blazing West 18
Commander Battle 1 2 6
Forbidden Worlds 29 30
Operation Peril 1 6 15 16
Soldiers of Fortune 6 13
Spy Hunters 16 18 24
Dell Four Colors
5 Raggedy Ann
6 Smitty
7 Smokey Stover
23 Raggedy Ann
27 Mickey mouse
38 Roy Rogers
63 Roy Rogers
94 Winnie WInkkle
98 Lone Ranger
and I could certainly put you in touch with scanners like Gambit and others who'd love to scan your Atlas comics particularly the westerns
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Jim,
There is a SEARCH feature on the GAC site. It's above the logo banner and to the right.
Hope that helps.
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The Portland question I asked seems to miss your attention.
I do know an excellent scanner and perfect gentleman who is used to handling very old books with great care that might be willing to help out if the two of you could arrange to meet.
But I don't want to ask him until I know it would be possible on your end. He's in Beaverton.
And I myself might take a closer look at your list and make some requests if someone doesn't grab them first. But I'll wait until I see if anyone else closer or with more expertise than myself asks for them first.
-Yoc
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Yoc, I'll try to cover all your questions this time.
I was just in Portland a couple of months ago, but have no plans to return in the near future. Still, that doesn't preclude meeting your mystery scanner via email or phone. I'm really very open to this idea. The mail doesn't frighten me. I've sold books through the mail for nearly 20 years and have been sending every comic book I've purchased over the last thirty years back and forth to Little Rock to share them with Hames. So put me in touch with your friend and make a list of things you'd volunteer to scan. I might have some of them.
Jon, These St. John's are certainly available:
Anchors Andrews (St John) 2-4
Fightin' Marines 6-7
Fightin' Texan 16-17
Strange Terror (St john) 5-6
The Texan (St John) 2-6 8-11 13 14
Weird Horrors (St John) 3 4 6
Wild Boy (St John) 11-15
and Nyoka (Fawcett) #2
Of the others you list, I have:
Buster Brown #1
ACG
Advs into the Unknown 91
Blazing West 18
Operation Peril 1 15
Spy Hunters 16 18 24
Dell Four Colors
23 Raggedy Ann
OtherEric -
Condition is not a real concern here. My comics are MEANT to be used and read and scanned and PLAYED WITH.
If the three of you could tell me a little bit more about yourselves it would be a first step in my getting comfortable with the idea of sending bunches of comics off to "strangers." But I believe that this CAN work and it's a great use for my comics that right now are accessible only to visitors here and to the few friends who have taken advantage of my sharing offers.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Yes, I believe with your list it would have to be a joint effort to get them all done. Also as Jon pointed out some on your list have already been scanned and are now up on the site.
I too would be willing to give it a shot with some of them. I live about 30 miles south of OtherEric in Washington state.
These would do for a start:
ALARMING TALES 3 (that would finish the series now up on the site)
CAPT. MIDNIGHT 36,46
CAPT. VIDEO 2,3,5,6
DON WINSLOW 31,67,68
ATOM AGE COMBAT 2
ATOMIC SPY CASES 1
CAPT. STEVE SAVAGE 2-8,13
EARTHMAN/VENUS (one-shot)
FLYING SAUCERS 1
ROCKET TO MOON (one-shot)
SPACE DETECTIVE 1,3,4
STRANGE WORLDS 1,2,4-9,22
LOST WORLDS 5,6
SPACE ACTION 3
You can PM me to set things up would be best on how you would like to handle this. Maybe we could even work something out so OtherEric and I could work on this together since we live so close together to save some on the shipping.
Geo
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Geo,
Or course I understand that a lot of the books I own have already been scanned and posted to the site. I was just cutting and pasting from my list to easily make it known what is in my collection.
I really hate to show my age, but IM is not something I do. I'm quite adept at telephone calls and emails and have even been known to write a snail mail now and again. I think, to start the process,
I'd really like to know your name and address and some history of you and comics. Try to calm my misgivings of sending hundreds of dollars worth of comics off to a stranger. If anything, I'm probably TOO trusting, and need curb those tendencies.
We do have some time, though, as I will be leaving for Paris in ten days, which pretty much precludes sending anything before I leave as I won't be back for six weeks. I don't want to leave the comics disconnected from me for that long.
I would just like to know exactly who I am dealing with. Thanks for understanding.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Just to make clear the extent of what I'm offering, here are some more details of the comics I have that available for scanning:
FOR THE RECORD, any issue number followed by a "
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the rest of them
FOR THE RECORD, any issue number followed by a "
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Well Jim if you look at the GCD you will see my name on the indexer, editor and board if that helps build any trust. You will see also see my name alongside yours in almost every issue of Alter Ego. The books I really hope you have are Yellowjacket 1, 9 and Blazing 1, Bang Up 2-3, Superworld 1-2 of course Colossus or Green Giant and any Centaur not already here.
I would be also be very interested in scanning Captain Flash 1,2,4 Informer 3-5, Red Band 1or2, Blue Circle 2-3, Cannonball any, The Flame (Ajax)2-3, Black Cobra (any), Phantom Lady (ajax)1,4 Samson (ajax)13-14 Wonder Boy 17, Terrific Comics (et-es-go)1, Spotlight 1-3, x-venture 1 Lots more but what you have of these would be a start. I am a teacher with more time in the summer and over Christmas. Let me know what you might be willing to send and we can make arrangements. Jim Ludwig
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You must have been posting your list as I was typing mine.
A quick look saw Yellowjacket 9, and a must have I did not think of is Mad Hatter I have never been able to get an affordable copy. Also would love Bomber, Great and Choice to scan. Will look closer but these are books I really hope get scanned soon by someone anyone! Especially YJ 9 and Mad Hatter!
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One more question, Jim.
What does
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Those sound like EXCELLENT credentials to me, Jim,
(Plus you have a trustworthy first name!) Since several of the comics I'd send are in the batch that is either in Little Rock right now or en route, it sounds like it's best to wait until I get back from Paris on November 11. Hames is scheduled to return the books shortly thereafter.
My preferred method is using Priority Mail flat rate box insured for $300. It's trackable and requires a signature and only takes about 2-3 days. Between now and my return, if you could make a list of ALL the books you want to scan and send it to me in an email (jim@jvjpubs.com) with each title on its own line. When I get back, I'll refile all the material that Hames now has and pull those you want. I'll send you an email when I put them into the mail and you can give me an estimate of how long you think it will all take.
FOR THE RECORD, any issue number followed by a "
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If you have an idea of how many books fit in a flat rate box I can prioritize. I am salivating over seeing The Mad Hatter and some other great stuff. BTW do you want books you do not have? I just scanned and posted a detached cover Calling All Kids 26 and you are welcome to it if you need it since your run ends at 25. It is not something I collect, just picked up. I may have some others you would be interested in. Most of what I have is under $20. I just paid $40 for a Slapstick to scan and post. You have a copy so I could have saved the $40 bucks. Oh well it was from an odd publisher and I got many of my odd books in an effort to get at least one book from each publisher. I would try to finish the first batch of books over Christmas break and would not mind paying postage to get to see these great books. If you do paypal it is the easiest way.
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To Jon and Narfstar,
You must understand that I'm NOT a member of any other message boards or really conversant in their use. I didn't know WHO you were, though I'm certain there must have been a way to find out. I am really juggling about six comic project balls right this second and the whole idea of loaning my comics out for scanning is rather new and daunting. To try to answer your question, Jon, the "
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The information about these comics NEEDS to be shared and I'm actually looking forward to downloading some books that I've never seen. There are simply SO MANY mysteries yet to be solved in comics and more turning up every day. Just yesterday, I wrote to Michael Vassallo to alert him to two Charlton comics from 1946 and 47 that contained strips with TIMELY characters in them - one even had a Stan Lee job code on it. Totally BIZARRE!
I wound up selling it a few years ago; but I always wondered what the heck was up with the Animal Fun 3D book. It was from Premier Magazines (a publisher I'm not sure I've ever heard of on another book); but it featured Ziggy Pig and Silly Seal.
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Waiting till November is fine (except dying to see the Mad Hatter character) as I would be most open over Christmas anyway. I did the index for Slapstick and posted the scans here. Now I know who the cover and story artist was I can go back and add the info. I am working on making an artist ID site. I have a minor one on Yahoo now. The one I hope to do will feature several examples of signed or definetly identified work that others can look at to help in identification. With scans from this site I found out how much early Kubert looks amazingly like Ditko. I am able to identify some Eugene Hughes and Myron Fass a couple lesser lights. I hope to use my own site to increase my ability to identify artists. Enjoy your trip. JIM
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Jim and everyone,
It just occurred to me that perhaps we should be careful about our conversation here. Some of the books on Jim's list (like DC and Atlas for sure) are not in public domain. Aussie has asked us not to post links to non-PD books here, and he and Serj might prefer we not discuss any scanning of them.
Jim, I didn't mean to imply you should have heard of me -- particularly since there's no way you would have known my last name.
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What was the date on Animal Fun 3D, Jim,
The books I was looking at were Yellowjacket 12 and 14. #12 had Squat Car Squad, 1/2 Chief Poke in Nose and Tubby Pig - all of which were concurrently (I think) being published in Joker Comics and issue #14 contained a Buzzy strip with a Stan Lee job code on it.
The Premier Magazines that I'm familiar with was a 1950s outfit that had art by Schaffenberger and George Woodbridge and the occasional Angelo Torres strip in them. I have most of the comics from THAT Premier and a Ziggy Pig reprint in the mid-50s (long after the characters had faded from the medium) wouldn't be quite as puzzling as those that were published concurrently with the Timely versions.
For the record, Slapstick Comics: cover and Firetop are Munson Paddock.
I have some early Kubert at Harvey working with Jill Elgin. Marvelous stuff.
I've always been stymied by a reference for identifying artist. It seems that I need to know the name before I can look up the style in the reference volume. I've tried to organize a few myself, but I keep bumping up against the fact that if I have a large enough selection of styles, I can never find what I am looking for without a name - which is what I'm looking for. Perhaps you've solved this Catch 22. Please enlighten me.
And you can get about 50 or more GA comics into one of the Large Flat Rate boxes. With $300 insurance, the cost is about $18 - if memory serves.
Peace,
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Yellowjacket only goes to 10 then becomes Jack in the Box 11. Kubert's stuff at Avon looks as much like great Ditko as Ditko to me. For artist ID I plan on posting numerous full stories that have been signed by the artist.
It would be like the old adage that a bank teller learns how to identify a counterfeit by seeing so many of the real thing. You would not use my site to search to identify the artist you would use my site first to become familiar with a few artist. You could perhaps see Myron Fass's policeman pose enough times on my site that when you see that policeman you would say that looks like Fass. You could then go back to my site and confirm it looks like that. You would have to familiarize yourself with a few choice artists on my site first.
What I would like from contributers is clues. Like you know it is so and so by the ears, etc. From what I have heard and felt some myself is that the best art id often comes from the gut. I saw my fist signed Eugene Hughes cover and then almost subconsciously identified others. Anyway it will be there to reference and compare. JIM
I considered this as just a list of the books Jim has. I am only requesting public domain books to scan and post here. If anyone wishes to archive other books they can discuss it over emails. The list should remain here and we can figure out how we can get all the PD books that are not here done eventually. I know many of us have different interests and I welcome Jon doing the St. John books. I have a priority list that leads of with The Mad Hatter. It is great that Jim has the Blazing #1 and Yellowjacket 9 that we need. If anyone puts in a request for any of my top books that is fine with me as long as they get scanned and get here. Jim gets his books back and all we get are the scans anyway so I welcome getting to see some of these as soon as possible by anyone. I am a fan of the obscure, others of the big names, so we may for a moment be able to hold what to each of us is a treasure in our hands. We share the scans but we all have to admit a certain thrill in possessing, if only temporarily, something we deem of value in our hands. I know I will feel the thrill when the package arrives and pull out Mad Hatter, Blazing, Yellowjacket, Amazing Man 14 and look upon them for the first time. We really are an odd bunch ain't we. Some people stare at static stamps and coins and are consider more normal than us. I think we have the more interesting hobby.
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Hi Jim,
I'm ecstatic about the paper you have, first of all! You actually have Buster Brown #1, the only issue which Jon and I could not locate when "going medieval" on the series some months ago. I have deferred to jon to scan that issue, if you send it to him (Please do! We already completed 2-43! You have no idea how great it is you have the missing #1!)
My name is Fritz, and I've been scanning since 2004, and collecting since 1960 more or less. I live not that far from Jon. I know most of the scanners here (we all pretty much know each other - and I know there are a few other prolific old book scanners that are going to be quite interested by your appearance and offer!) Sorry, but I never published or appeared in anything comics-fan wise, but I think you will find I'm the real deal if you ask around from the other scanners. And I've had my shots. :)
Funny you mention wanting New Funnies 63 (The Funnies, right? 3rd Andy Panda?), as I would like it, too! And 61,64,65,68.69.76 as I already scanned 66,67,70-75.77,81 recently, and 58p of #62. Henrypeters should be scanning 78-80 soon (hopefully, and I think you will catch his attention, too). The early Funnies have been scanned heavily as of late, by people you will and have already heard from.
Heck, that's only one title!
Anyway, I am chomping at the bit to see MANY of your books scanned, and would also be fully willing to help. I am omnivorous when it comes to comics, and it looks like you are, too.
Postage no problem, should and when the occasion arises, which I hope it does! I would love to do the unscanned Chesler, Centaur, Crown Comics, Prize Comics... well, it's too much to digest, lol!
I think I speak for the whole community when I say, "thank you!" :)
Ontology
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Jim I sent you an e-mail with my information and contact info. November sounds fine, no rush with whatever you decide one way or the other.
Geo
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Thank sounds great Jim, November or whatever.
What I'll do is wait and see what the other more knowledgeable members, as found addressing in this thread, do
and let them decide what is needed most. What I am offering is my scan time as best suits the forum. Recording the artists work and any other data along with the scans of the book would not only be possible but would be recommended.
Catch you in November.
Cheers
-rez
Thanks for pointing the KO Komics scans out to me. Now if I only could figure out why I couldn't find them myself... I'm not very conversant with messageboards, blogs and things. Sorry. I spend most of my time researching from prime source material and recording the information, eventually, on the web, but this is the very first time I've considered looking for prime material on-line. I guess I have a lot to learn about techniques and etiquette. Apologies in advance for any toes I inadvertently step on.
Regarding the quality of the scans, your KO's look just fine to me - eminently presentable and legible. If you want to try to scan a trial box of my books, take a look at what I listed above and pick out a dozen or more issues and send me your snail mail address. There's lots more detail than I recorded, so if there's something you really want to see, just ask. It's hard to predict what I MIGHT have.
Also, if you want to record artists information, I may have indexed the issues on index cards and can provide some solid information and rough guesses in that area as well.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Narfstar said: "Yellowjacket only goes to 10 then becomes Jack in the Box 11." and you're absolutely right. I was working from memory, and the title is actually "Jack in the Box Comics - incorporating Yellowjacket". I'd already sent the books off to Hames and simply skipped to the end of the title in my memory. It was Jack in the Box #12 and #14.
And this IS JUST A LIST of books I have. I in no way meant to offer them as Public Domain material that was available to scan. There're really no worries on that front as I wouldn't allow things still under copyright to go out. I'm VERY big on protecting copyrights.
Ontology said: "Funny you mention wanting New Funnies 63 (The Funnies, right? 3rd Andy Panda?)" but actually my desire for that issue is that in contains the signature "Bing" on the Andy Panda story. It's the ONLY time that artist has been known to sign. And, you're very welcome. I'm quite happy to find someone to make use of my collection for a greater good.
And let me tell you the story of how I came to possess Buster Brown #1: I used to run Bud Plant Illustrated Books and for many years we had a booth at the San Diego Convention that was just inside the Bud Plant Comic Art mega-booth. One evening at closing time I was talking with Bud and Olivia (the pin-up artist) and her husband Joel. Joel knew I collected old comics and we were discussing the drawbacks of being dealers at a convention that "called" to our collecting souls in ways we couldn't answer. We were stuck in our booths. Drat! Anyway we began to show each other the few comics we HAD managed to get out and find and when he showed me his Buster Brown #1 I told him how truly fortunate he was (and PERHAPS I drooled on it just a LITTLE) since it was the only issue I still needed. So he gave it to me. WOW. That's the only reason I have it. Joel is near the top of my "nice guy list."
geo - got your info. Thanks.
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For the record, I just wanted to add the following books to the previously published list of comics available for scanning.
Harvey:
Champion 12
Hello Pal 3
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Lovely list Jim!
And if anyone is going to be arranging to scan some of Jim's books PLEASE let us know exactly which books are involved here before Jim sends them out. Some of them might well have already been scanned and just haven't made it up onto the site for whatever reason.
No point in duplicating past efforts unless the original scan happened to be incomplete or of very low quality.
Thanks,
-Yoc
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Hi Gang,
Sorry to have to mention this but please, everyone, do not use any REAL names in any posts on the site if you or the person to whom you are speaking are known here by pseudonyms. Sadly there are some out there that might make life difficult for you with that information.
Anyone wishing to pass along personal information to JVJ for his scanning project should please only use the email address he provided (jim@jvjpubs.com). As much as I love to learn about you, my fellow members, past experience has taught me and others that keeping real names off of the net is probably for the best. At least in a very public forum like this one is.
I've slightly adjusted several posts accordingly to protect the poster's identities.
Ont, I completely removed one post of yours as it was entirely too nice and far too revealing about personal information. But you know I did it only to protect you and I think only the best of you as a scanner and person. :)
Thanks,
-Yoc
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Point taken, Yoc,
I am unaware of many such points of etiquette. If I screw up again, feel free to educate me.
For the record, I've arranged off-line with geo and JonTheScanner to try out the process while I'm away. Tomorrow I'm sending JonTheScanner 65 comics:
ST JOHN (28)
Anchors Andrews (St John) 2-4
Fightin' Marines 6-7
Fightin' Texan 16-17
Strange Terror (St john) 5-6
The Texan (St John) 2-6 8-11 13 14
Weird Horrors (St John) 3 4 6
Wild Boy (St John) 11-15
ACG (9)
Advs into the Unknown 91
Blazing West #18
Kilroys 24
Operation Peril 1 10 15
Spy Hunters 16 18 24
BUSTER BROWN (1)
Buster Brown #1
CHARLTON (12)
Crime & Justice 3 5 9 10 11 24
Danny Blaze 2
Lawbreakers 4 8 12 (1 & 2 were also requested, but will have to come later)
Police Trap 5 6
DELL (7)
Camp Comics 3
Four Color 23 Raggedy Ann
Raggedy Ann 12 14 21 23 28
FOX (1)
Bouncer 1944
GLEASON (7)
Advs in Wonderland 2-5
and geo is getting 39 comics:
ALARMING TALES 3
CAPT. MIDNIGHT 36,46
CAPT. VIDEO 2,3,5,6
DON WINSLOW 31,67,68
ATOM AGE COMBAT 2
ATOMIC SPY CASES 1
CAPT. STEVE SAVAGE 2-8,13
EARTHMAN/VENUS (one-shot)
FLYING SAUCERS 1
ROCKET TO MOON (one-shot)
SPACE DETECTIVE 1,3,4
STRANGE WORLDS 1,2,4-9,22
LOST WORLDS 5,6
SPACE ACTION 3
Several of my friends consider me crazy for doing this, but I have great faith that nothing untoward will happen. Please prove me right.
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Oh great -- let everyone know -- now they'll all be after me as to what to scan first.
Just kidding, and no one has any choice anyway. Buster Brown #1 is the first scan.
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Hi Jim,
That's Fantastic news about Jon and Geo. Good scanners both, I'm sure we will be all happy to see the results. I hope they've checked the site and the other usual sources to avoid duplicating existing scans. I'll give your list a quick glance.
(Sure wish Blazing Comics #1 had been on someone's list... oh well...)
I still haven't gotten in contact with that Portland scanner but if he's willing I'll tell him to contact you via your email and mention the project. Jon and Ontology can also vouch for him if that helps. It's just a matter of can he help given his own busy real life. :)
Stay tuned,
-Yoc
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Just finished checking Geo and Jon's lists - I don't see any that I know for sure have already been scanned!
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HOLY COW & GREAT SCOTT! This is a fantastically unreal offer, my friend! Jonthescanner, and Geo, if you would like or need an editor for any of the comics, that is what I do best! Scanning itself is the hard part for me to get motivated enough to do...
Cimm
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I sure hope all goes well. I won't be sending any more books out, Yoc, until I get these back and see how smoothly everything went.
By the way, in almost every case, I've included an index card with information about the artists in the comics. If there is any way you both, Geo and Jon, can incorporate that data with the scans, it might prove helpful to folks who look at them. In case it's not obvious, if an entry on the card is followed by a "?" or is in pencil, it's a guess. Signed stories are indicated with an "*". and an "
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Blazing 1 and Yellowjacket 9 are on my list I just had not gotten it emailed to J yet. He had indicated he would be waiting to November so I did not rush my list off. Darn a day late and a dollar short.
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Oh great -- let everyone know -- now they'll all be after me as to what to scan first.
Just kidding, and no one has any choice anyway. Buster Brown #1 is the first scan.
Good choice Jon. Anyone have a preference on my list please speak up, otherwise I'll just start from the top of the list on them after I receive them from Jim. Thank you again for offering/doing this for us here.
Geo
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Strange Worlds and Space Detectives would be my first choices Geo.
BTW Jim we all accept that you are as crazy as the rest of us ::) :o
We spend our own good money to buy books primarily to scan them and share them for free. Spending even more valuable time in the scanning process. Making our paper issues somewhat less valuable because they are available for free download. So I do not think that you are risking much with this group of like minded loons.
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To be perfectly honest, Narfstar,
I never even CONSIDERED the value of the books when I offered to do this. Just like I've never put them in plastic bags. Their value, for me, is in their contents and what I can learn from them. I'll probably die with them and, as I told our estate lawyer as we were working out the details of our wills, after that I won't care cause I'll be dead. in fact, my greatest fantasy is that all the comics in the universe suddenly lose ALL of their value, so then I could afford to look at them.
I just MIGHT be a little more crazy than the norm....
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Hi Jim,
I was able to chat with that Portland scanner buddy of mine. He will be in contact with you via your email but it might have to be after you return. But he's super excited to help out with your project.
And if your kind of generous crazy were sold in bottles I'd buy a case or two!
;)
-Yoc
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Ok I just received my shipment from Jim, so hopefully they will start showing up here by sometime this weekend at the earliest if everything goes right. Narfstar I will start with your request first and then go from there unless more requests come in on them. Thanks again Jim for doing this for/with us. Have a safe and enjoyable trip. Peace.
Geo
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I'm glad they arrived safely, Geo,
although I had a lump in my throat when you told me the box was damaged! Gulp. Glad the bubblewrap saved the day. I hope Jon gets his box in better shape as it has less padding.
Totally off-topic but apropos of why we all have to wait until November, here's a link to a website I created when I was in Paris this Spring. I will be adding to it as time permits while I'm there this time, too.
http://www.bpib.com/paris/Paris%20Adventure.html
Thanks for the good wishes, Geo, I'm anxious to get some R&R.
And even MORE off-topic, but one of the funniest things I've seen come out of the economic banking mess:
Dear American:
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer of funds of great magnitude.
I am Ministry of the Treasury of the Republic of America. My country has had crisis that has caused the need for large transfer of funds of 800 billion dollars US. If you would assist me in this transfer, it would be most profitable to you.
I am working with Mr. Phil Gram, lobbyist for UBS, who will be my replacement as Ministry of the Treasury in January. As a Senator, you may know him as the leader of the American banking deregulation movement in the 1990s. This transactin is 100% safe.
This is a matter of great urgency. We need a blank check. We need the funds as quickly as possible. We cannot directly transfer these funds in the names of our close friends because we are constantly under surveillance. My family lawyer advised me that I should look for a reliable and trustworthy person who will act as a next of kin so the funds can be transferred.
Please reply with all of your bank account, IRA and college fund account numbers and those of your children and grandchildren to wallstreetbailout@treasury.gov so that we may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds.
Yours Faithfully Minister of Treasury Paulson
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Jim,
Box just arrived in my office. It appears sound. Have to run to a meeting will open it this afternoon and let you know, but everythign appears fine.
Hope to scan lots this weekend.
Jon
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First JVJon scan, Buster Brown nn [1] is uploading as we speak.
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Great job done there Jon. Here's a picture of the box when it arrived, (you can see the hole on the boxes face and the crunched corner), I was very worried till I looked inside and everything was fine.
(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9522/boxhe2.th.jpg) (http://img242.imageshack.us/my.php?image=boxhe2.jpg)(http://img242.imageshack.us/images/thpix.gif) (http://g.imageshack.us/thpix.php)
Also my first of JVJ's book scanned will be coming shortly, (Strange Worlds #1). Stay tuned for it.
Geo
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:o
Wow, seeing that box arrive would have scared me silly too!
I'm certainly glad the contents were all fine.
The scan team of Jim & Jon's first book has now gone up!
The first of many!
Great team work guys.
:D
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THANKS, Jon!
The scan looks great, but I MUST give credit where credit is due:
1. the index card with the art identifications is the work of Hames Ware
2. Buster Brown #1 is only in my collection due to the generosity of Joel Baren. Thanks, Joel.
Keep 'em coming. I'm proud to be a part of this effort.
ps. that pic of the box reminds me of how important it is to pack things well - a skill I learned from Bud Plant.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Hey Jim since you are here with your art id expertise can you identify the other artist in my recent upload of Personal Love? It has a signed Joe Orlando. It has one signed simply Ted if you know who Ted might be and the rest are unsigned. Since you seem to enjoy art ID have fun ;D
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Narfstar:
Cover and first and third stories are by George Klein (he may only be inking the 3rd one) and Ted is Ted Galindo. That's a nice Orlando, isn't it?
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Thanks I can add info to the gcd. The Orlando was what prompted me to scan it to share.
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You know, Narfstar,
I'm going to hate myself (again) for suggesting this, but not only do I have "Lots of Comics but no time" but I have "TONS of comic data on index cards and no time, either."
I seem to have bad luck with the GCD in that many times when I feel like I have a little time to enter some data, the site slows me down to a snail's pace and I get frustrated and give up. I'd be happy to send you some data card on any company you want (see my lists of what I have) and let you enter them into the GCD at YOUR convenience. Would give you something to do while the scanner's scanning perhaps.
I do NOT have cards on EVERY comic I own, but I DO have thousands and thousands of comics detailed at one level or another - some with sketchy notes from Hames and some with detailed story titles and story lengths indicated.
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Holy Cats!
What a lovely offer. Between scanning and index cards, when will Narf have time to teach school?
;)
-Yoc
very impressed with the community here
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That IS a problem, Yoc,
but what's strange is that I'm RETIRED and I STILL don't have any time. I don't know how to explain it, but it's the truth. I can't figure out how I EVER had time to have a job!
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Sounds like a good summer project. Jim you are not alone in your frustration. Guess what happened when I tried to enter your art id for Personal love :-\ We are currently working on switching from lasso to python. I do not really know what all the really means but someone does. Once we get switched we want to switch to another server that will be more stable. As an editor I have access to an offline tool that I can put in all the information offline line then send it t the system all at once. Works great for doing a series of several books especially with multiple features. I will get with you later on this. thanks JIM
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Wow! Just read this thread and I am definitely interested in helping out.
I concentrate on pre-code horror (most of the PCH scans on here, other than ACG and Fiction House are my scans [I release them under a different name], though I usually let others post them for me).
About a year ago, I started a project to get scans of every pre-code horror comic out there.
What I've been doing for the stuff that's not out there yet is to buy low-grade copies from e-bay, then scan them and either sell them back (almost always at a loss) or trade them to someone else in return for letting me borrow other issues from them that I scan and return to them. Most would call me crazy for doing that, but I don't have room for the actual comics and the scans do me just fine.
So I've been borrowing and scanning comics for a while now.
Once that is done, I'd like to index them all for GCD but I would probably not be able to identify much (if any) unsigned art [other than ones that others have already identified, which I collect in my database] That's something you'd probably be a lot better at.
I'll post my list of stuff I'd like to scan below. Of course, you have no reason to trust me on this but I could put you in touch with someone else I've traded with who can vouch for me. My main concern is damaging the books. All the stuff I buy (and borrow from others) is very low grade (like you, I just care about the contents and collect them to read). The main damage that occurs when I scan is that if the cover is hanging by a thread (i.e. partially hanging from one staple), it sometimes detaches when I scan. If books are really brittle, sometimes the pages will separate if I try to lay them flat on the scanner, but if that happens, I just stop scanning that issue and move on to another (it's only happened a few times out of hundreds of scans).
Let me know if you're interested and maybe we could start out with a small batch (maybe Fawcett and Farrell, since I am quite interested in those two and there aren't a lot of them).
Anyway, here is the stuff I'm interested in:
HARVEY COMICS
BLACK CAT (MYST) 30, 32, 40, 42, 45, 49,
CHAMBER/CHILLS 22, 24, 14, 16, 17, 21, 24
TOMB OF TERROR 10, 12
WITCHES TALES 5, 17, 18, 20
FAWCETT COMICS
BEWARE: TERROR 5,8
STRANGE S./ANOTHER WORLD 2,4,5
STR. SUSPENSE ST. 2, 4
THIS MAG/HAUNT 1,2
AVON COMICS
EERIE 7,9,11,12
WITCHCRAFT 2,4,6
STANDARD COMICS
ADV. INTO DARK. 5,7,8
OUT OF SHADOWS 6,8,11-13
THE UNSEEN 6, 8-10, 15
WHO IS NEXT? 5
ACE COMICS
BAFFLING MYSTER 5,6,8-12,19,20,22,23
THE BEYOND 4,5,13-15,18,20,22,25-27
CHAL. OF UNKNWN 6
HAND OF FATE 8-10,12-13,17,18,24,25a,25b
WEB OF MYSTERY 2,4,10,21,22,26
CHARLTON
STRANGE SUSPENSE 17,22
THE THING 1,3-6,8,10,11
THIS MAG/HAUNTED 15,16,19,21
FARRELL
HAUNTED THRILLS 10
MIDNIGHT 6
STRANGE FANTASY 14
STRANGE JOURNEY 3
VOODOO 2
GILLMOR
CLIMAX 2
MR. MYSTERY 8
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Misc
Mysterious Traveler 1
Overstreet has the publisher of the 1948 Mysterious Traveler as Trans-World Publications.
Cheers
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Bonjour, mes amis, from Paris,
Yes, if I remember correctily, Trans-World IS the publisher. I can't recall ever seeing another title from them. And the book itself looks for all the world like a late-1940s Street and Smith title.
Today I have a rendezvous with the daughter of San Julian, the great Warren Magazine cover artist and I'm hoping to visit L'Album at the corner of St. Germain/St. Miichel where I can trade some ImageS Magazines for some much-needed Euros. Paris is NOT for the faint of pocketbook.
Glad to hear that Jon and Geo are making progress with the scans, and I see that rex, astrp3. OtherEric and oh, yes, and yoc's mystery Portland scanner have offered to help scan future issues. Everything will be evaluated when I return, but I thank you all for volunteering. We will have to wait and see how everything goes.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
JVJ Publishing / Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.
125 rue Legendre / Paris 75017 France
Ph. 01 42 63 99 93 ou 06 80 96 46 79
jvj@bpib.com www.bpib.com/images.htm
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Oops, What A Drag It Is Getting Old (as I heard someone once say).
Laura, whom I rendezvoused with last week, is the daughter of Esteban Maroto, not San Julian. I met both artists at SuperCon in San Jose earlier this year and apparently got confused as to who was related to whom.
For those who want to know why I've not spent much time here lately, I suggest:
http://tiny.cc/QQD3s
Keep scanning, folks.
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Just checking in to see if Jim is back yet; it's November now. I hope your trip went well!
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My recollection was he said he'd return after Nov 11th. Just one more week to finish scanning :-)
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Thought I posted a reply to this already, but since it hasn't shown up, here it is again.
Jon is correct, I will be back on the 11th, but I'm certain I'll need a couple of days to dig out from a ton of email and phone calls. I should surface after the 16th or so.
Here's what I've been up to:
http://www.bpib.com/paris/October/October-15-22.html
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Glad to hear from you, Jim. Once you're back and re-established, let us know. I'll get my pitch to become one of your legion of scanners ready then.
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NOTE - I've just started checking through Jim's offering lists starting on Pg1 of this thread.
I've marked in YELLOW books that are still needed on GAC for those scanners looking for books to request.
This will take a LONG time to complete so any other moderators wishing to help out please do.
You can click on MODIFY in Jim's posts and see how I've added my comments. To get the yellow I highlighted the numbers needed, hit the green G with GLOW around it, and changed the highlight colour from RED to YELLOW.
I notice nobody has asked for any of the early SPEED COMICS yet... I hope that will change one day!
-Yoc
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Hey lets have some early Speed Comics :D
-Nigel
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I know this is TOTALLY off topic, BUT:
Where in the world is our server? Someone somewhere thinks that it is 1:45 AM when it's 10:30 PM in my world. I could understand 1:30 AM, but those 15 minutes are making me crazy.
????? Jim (|:{>
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LOL, yeah, I've often wondered about that too.
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You shock me, Yoc,
I was certain that you would be able to enlighten me.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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I guess he is a regular shock yoc :P
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Okay, Yoc,
Here're some additions:
HARVEY:
Champ 12
Hello Pal 3
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Thanks Jim, I'll get to those as soon as I finish with shovelling out from 12' of snow!
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Merry Christmas, everyone.
Hope you're all enjoying the scans and thanks eversomuch to Geo, Jon, Eric and Narfstar for all of their scanning. I hope you get all the scans you wanted for Christmas,
and one more forlorn entreaty for Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Yes peace would be much better than any number of scans but for now we can at least enjoy the little pleasures. Merry Christmas to you and yours. BTW Jim I will bet Lucky Comics #3 is a wedding. You got a coverless copy somewhere then managed to get the cover right. The cover looks real good and has a good spine. When I opened the book I found the comic inside was spineless and very brittle around the spine and beyond. Does not seem like anyway the cover and comic could have been originally together. So am I a good detective? Or you may not remember how or when you got them. I actually have some SA covers I bought as a group that I have some covers they would go with. Never got around to performing the marriage though. I think I may have married my SA Green Hornet as I managed to get the pieces separately. Usually cheaper that way actually. BTW I once again remembered your trick to spell separately correctly.
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Thank you for giving us the books to scan, Jim. And yes, Peace would be better than scans. But even if we don't get it it's _always_ worth hoping for and working for.
Merry Christmas, all. I'll have at least a couple books to post later today once I get to where I have a better connection this afternoon.
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Peace would be better than scans.
B-but...then I'd have nothing to talk about!
Kidding, kidding!
Actually, this is just a lame excuse to say, whatever your traditions and beliefs for this time of year, I hope you can all make the most of them and, yes, keep that spirit for the other fifty-one weeks in the year. Well, unless you're the sort who busts menorahs and steals babies Jesus from nativities, of course.
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I once had a guy actually MAIL me a trio of old and RARE 45s so I could copy them onto my computer, clean up the tracks and them dump them onto a CD. I couldn't believe anyone would actually do that, and was a nervous wreck until I heard he'd gotten them back safely! (He plays in several bands, too, and sent me several unreleased things I was missing to include on a comp as well.)
A couple years back, I was looking for sources of old comics to scan. My comics-shop owner, who might be described as a "neurotic nutcase", told me that under NO circumstances would ANYTHING ever leave his house, ever. I told him he could bring stuff over and watch as I scanned it, but no. I tried passing on the request to some others of his customers, but the general response was "too busy to find anything".
Fortunately, for awhile, I was able to get a pile of cover scans from another fan, though he could be on the cranky side sometimes.
More recently, I found the Heritage Auction site, and that's been an amazing source of material.
There's gaps, of course... and just last week I wound up downloading a comic FROM HERE to get a decent scan of the cover. That worked as a start. It took about 3 WHOLE DAYS (taking into account I'm working in the daytime) to do a really thorough "restoration", which is now posted at Nick Simon's SILVER AGE MARVEL site.
I'd like to include a "thank you" to "FreddyFly" (whoever that may be!) for the scan.
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If you're saying "thank you" for sharing, profh0011,
you're welcome.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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thanks eversomuch to Geo, Jon, Eric and Narfstar for all of their scanning
I assume these guys have everything under control, and I might be a little late in offering, but if need be, I'm available to help out with scanning, JVJ Jim or anybody else. I'm in the Chicago area. I'm a new hand at scanning although I do digital/graphic work for a living and just popped out my first scan today (any comments, criticisms, advice or even praise, feel free to let me know).
I grew up in the late 70s/early 80s with the usual Marvel and DC, whose books i do still enjoy. But after discovering this site, I fear I am completely hooked on the Golden Age for life as the new priority in comics.
Thanks to all the scanners for their work and for people like Jim for supplying these wonders for future generations to enjoy. The 20th Century has already been pushed far too backwards into the past and is being erased from the consciousness and the herds. There is great value in the variety of comics from an art, concept, story, and sociological bent from the Golden Age.
I hope many others jump on the preservation wagon, reading the comics is great, scanning and packaging them is pretty easy with a good scanner (est. 1-2 hours per comic), and the whole affair is fun and important. For those who lack the scanning equipment, time or skills but have the materials, i'm sure Jim can testify to reliability of the above members. I may look like an ugly and uncouthful fellow but I'm really easygoing and pleasant whose just glad to contribute. In my situation I don't have many GA comics and probably will only be able, foreseeably (sic), to gather some here and there to scan, but I have the ability and willingness to scan. ;D
Thanks and appreciation Jim
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Jim, just writing to let you know I'm glad to see someone else besides myself who isn't big on bagging his books. I'm the same way, my books are mostly on shelves, with others in boxes because the shelves are full. My wife and I have no children, and although I have MANY nephews and nieces, I'm afraid none of them have inherited my love of comics. I read some of your stuff in Comics Buyer's Guide, and I believe you are a well known name in collectors' history, so I am honored to talk to you, even though I'm sorry I can't do the scanning thing. I just wanted to say hello. I write to the forum at Captain Comics, and I'm still new there, as I am to using a computer at all, I'm just now coming out of the stone age. I love this site and I truly appre4ciate the huge favor you are doing for fans like myself who could never in a million years afford to see so many classic books in one place, so Thank You, Jim, it's much appreciated!
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You're welcome, unclerobin.
Peace, Jim (|:{>
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Hello,
I have been a comcs fan since the Silver Age. I sold my collection in the early 80s and have been piecing it back together through Ebay, Archive Editions and now digital copies of mostly Golden Age Comics. I now read most comics on my iPad, whether they are scans from fans from sites like yours or paid for new DC, Marvel, etc. comics.
Thank you very much for providing this resource. I was especially excited to find the Steve Ditko Gorgo material which I downloaded today.
Cheers!
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We are happy to help. Enjoy all we have to offer
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i have also a big list but no time