CE -- A lifetime of collecting comic related material

If I wasn't born to be a collector, I certainly became one at a very early age. I can distinctly remember when and where each area of great interest first came about. My first of many Steiff stuffed animals, the large size of Disney's Perry the squirrel, was sitting in a window of a San Francisco drug store on a family vacation just before I started kindergarten in 1960. While I would now and then convince my mother to buy me comic books at our local market from an even earlier date, I actually began actually collecting comics one day during Christmas vacation in 1963. My first Golden Age comic, a Batman #21 for $5, came in Feb 1966 as a result of my first visit to Collectors [note, no apostrophe] Book Store at its original location in Hollywood, CA. I bought my first piece of original comic art, a page from Justice League of America #21 for $7, in an elevator of the U.S. Grant Hotel during the first San Diego Comic Book Convention [ComiCon] in August 1970. While my first comic strip original was a 1954 Peanuts daily for $90 in October 1974, I actually decided to form a collection of comic strips during a conversation with Howard Lowery while driving on the 405 Freeway in October 1990. I bought my first animation cel, of Peter Pan, for $125, at Collectors Book Store in December 1979, and my first Disney publicity drawing, from Mickey's Man Friday ($85) from the same store in July of that year. And my first English watercolor was bought at auction at Sotheby's Belgravia in London for £240 on 7 Feb 1978. I stopped colecting stuffed animals long ago, but I still have all of my Steiffs, including all three sizes of Perry. I continued to collect comic books on a massive scale until 1999, but I sold most of the important ones over the years to buy animation art and English watercolors. The JLA page is gone, but it was replaced by many other comic book originals. My first Peanuts strip was also sold, as was the Peter Pan Cel, but they really aren't missed. And I still have the publicity drawing and the watercolor, which says a lot about my evolving priorities as a collector over the past 60 years. Since I'm getting up in years, I've decided to begin sharing many previously untold anecdotes regarding pieces in my collection, which might be of interest or even some use to those who haven't been at all of this for quite so many years. I'll withhold the actual names of others who have been involved with my acquisitions, to protect the guilty parties. Galleres with commentaries are marked with an *

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Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon/Secret Agent X-9 Watercolor, 1935

Art Details

Artist:	Alex Raymond (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	2877
Comments:	8
Added to Site:	5/24/2006

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Member Since:	April 2006

Alex Raymond, Flash Gordon/Secret Agent X-9 Watercolor, 1935
Artist: Alex Raymond (Painter)
2877 Views, 8 Comments

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Cover Artwork for The Brave & the Bold No. 61, 1965

Art Details

Artist:	Murphy Anderson (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	2320
Comments:	12
Added to Site:	5/24/2006

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Member Since:	April 2006

Cover Artwork for The Brave & the Bold No. 61, 1965
Artist: Murphy Anderson (All)
2320 Views, 12 Comments

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Inked Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Steamroller, June, 1934

Art Details

Artist:	Tom Wood (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Animation
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	5765
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	6/29/2006

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Member Since:	April 2006

Inked Publicity Drawing for Mickey's Steamroller, June, 1934
Artist: Tom Wood (All)
5765 Views, 1 Comment

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Yertle the Turtle and his tower of minion turtles by Dr. Seuss

Art Details

Artist:	Seuss Dr. (All) Theodor Geisel (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	359
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/3/2024

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C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Yertle the Turtle and his tower of minion turtles by Dr. Seuss
Artist: Seuss Dr. (All)
Theodor Geisel (All)
359 Views, 4 Comments

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FIRST APPEARANCE OF SKEEZIX, Gasoline Alley Daily, 14 Feb 1921 & 14 Feb 1931

Art Details

Artist:	Frank King (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Comic Strip
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	3449
Comments:	13
Added to Site:	12/20/2012

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Member Since:	April 2006

FIRST APPEARANCE OF SKEEZIX, Gasoline Alley Daily, 14 Feb 1921 & 14 Feb 1931
Artist: Frank King (All)
3449 Views, 13 Comments

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Illustration from Raggedy Ann in the Deep Woods, 1930

Art Details

Artist:	Johnny Gruelle (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Watercolor
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views	833
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	10/21/2019

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C E
Member Since:	April 2006

Illustration from Raggedy Ann in the Deep Woods, 1930
Artist: Johnny Gruelle (All)
833 Views, 3 Comments

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Most Recent Additions (Last Update: 4/16/2025)

+ A Green Reindeer Giving a Ride to a Seussian Bird Art Details Artist: Dr. Seuss (All) Theodor Geisel (All) Media Type: Mixed Media Art Type: Illustration For Sale Status: NFS Views 61 Comments: 2 Added to Site: 4/16/2025 About the Owner C E Member Since: April 2006 A Green Reindeer Giving a Ride to a Seussian Bird Artist: Dr. Seuss (All) Theodor Geisel (All) 61 Views, 2 Comments

+ Garfield Sonday Page, February 16. 2003 Art Details Artist: Jim Davis (studio) (All) Media Type: Pen and Ink Art Type: Comic Strip For Sale Status: NFS Views 160 Comments: 1 Added to Site: 2/3/2025 About the Owner C E Member Since: April 2006 Garfield Sonday Page, February 16. 2003 Artist: Jim Davis (studio) (All) 160 Views, 1 Comment

+ Blondie Daily Strip, 16 Mar 1933 Art Details Artist: Alex Raymond (All) Chic Young (Writer) Media Type: Pen and Ink Art Type: Comic Strip For Sale Status: NFS Views 161 Comments: 1 Added to Site: 12/12/2024 About the Owner C E Member Since: April 2006 Blondie Daily Strip, 16 Mar 1933 Artist: Alex Raymond (All) Chic Young (Writer) 161 Views, 1 Comment

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