Posted on 11/17/2017 12:02:11 PM PST by mairdie
I think everyone buys, or collects, up to their own income level. I wouldn’t buy a fancy car or an old comic book, but I have put money into original 1600s American documents - a letter in Dutch from one of the Schuylers and an illuminated property title from a 7th great grandfather, for example. We put our money where we put our hearts.
If I still had my comic books from the 60’s when I was a kid........................Spiderman, Silver Surfer, Fantastic 4, Superman, Batman......................
Getting healthcare..................
Mine got tossed into the trash!........................
I used to search the alleys and roadside for soda bottles to finance my comics. I also checked the bottom of the bottle to see where the bottle was first filled. I had a good collection of Arizona, NM and Colorado bottlers.
Probably a case of economics, since she could collect 10 of the dimes instead of just 1 Liberty dollar. Besides, she was probably like most people who looked up to him as such a great man. Obviously well liked to be elected 4 times.
Worse than not keeping a collection. When I stopped through to visit my aunt in 1970, she had a stack of 30s -40s comics that my cousin who was 15 years older than me had. One of the comics in good shape was the Superman #1 and I remember the cover specifically. Also #1 Batman. She offered them to me but I was on leave with only a fully packed duffel bag and no room to bring them along so I turned them down. She ended up giving them to her grandchildren who tore them up. Wish I had given that a little more thought before I turned them down. Oh well...
>>She offered them to me but... I turned them down
What you have instead is a perfect story to eat out on for the next ten years. When the comic book sells, print out the article and plasticize it! That is a story that deserves telling and retelling.
I bought the little printing press where you set the words in type. Mother was appalled.
I had a friend in high school (1969-1972) whose father already had an enormous collection. Practically every book shelve in his house was full of comic books. I was told the father never bought a comic book addition to his collection that was worth less than five dollars, at the time. Some he kept in a vault. I believe the collection is now housed at the University of Florida. A lot of fun thumbing through that collection back then.
The bottles sound fascinating. Any pictures online?
THAT is a collection! Massive fun.
Of course I saw that. I assumed you were teasing me and I teased you back. With affection.
Anything by Jim Lee who did Batman and Robin at DC, I would buy.
#37 posted by by mairdie
To: heterosupremacist
Of course I saw that. I assumed you were teasing me and I teased you back. With affection.
Understood, and appreciated!
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