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The good old days (from 1991 catalog)

Artist: Jim Lee (Penciller)

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Title:	The good old days (from 1991 catalog)
Artist:	Jim Lee (Penciller)
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	533
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	6
Added to Site:	10/30/2020
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First, let me apologize in advance for the pain I am about to inflict on all of you. Especially if you are the current or former owner of any of these pieces. I figured since I have a near complete set of Mitch’s old mail order catalogs, it might be “fun” (if not masochistic) to take a stroll down memory lane. But take heart. For even though most (if not all) of these posts will be almost unbearable and cringe worthy to many of you, just remember that 20-30 years from now, these will be the “good old days” to some new collector just starting out.

I’ve gotten many wonderful compliments from the fine people of CAF about my collection/gallery. All giving me credit for being smart enough to buy all the pieces I bought way back when. Well, now I’m about to show you all what an absolute idiot I was. Keep in mind that many of the pieces that currently reside in my collection came from these very same catalogs. So the next time you want to call me a genius for all the pieces I did buy back then, just take a look at some of the rubbish I DIDN’T buy! In other words, this is the collection I COULD‘VE had. (Somebody shoot me now! LOL)

What is very interesting to note here is that during this 9-year span of catalogs (1984-1993), there is nothing here that is priced over (or anywhere near) $1000. Actually (with the exception of the Killing Joke page), nothing even breaks the $500 range. Absolutely incredible for pieces that could all easily be five figures (or more) today!

By the way, I’ve got dozens and dozens of these. So I’ll be posting them in chunks from time to time (to prolong the torture).

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Eric Callen
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/30/2020

I have a pile of Mitch's old catalogs, too. Couple of his business cards even!! You should post up YOUR business cards of his, man!!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/30/2020

Eric Callen wrote:

I have a pile of Mitch's old catalogs, too. Couple of his business cards even!! You should post up YOUR business cards of his, man!!

Dude! Going through all the catalogs, choosing the images, scanning and blowing them up, then cropping the individual images from the page, is more than enough work for me. Getting all these images took me working until 3:00 in the morning on two different nights. And honestly, I think most people care about the artwork the old prices than they do about old business cards. If I thought that, I'd start posting all my old San Diego badges going back to the early 80's. Luckily I threw all those out after 20 years or so. LOL

Eric Callen
Member Since 2005

Posted on 10/30/2020

E DLS wrote:

I gotcha. I have things mixed up anyways... The business cards I am referring to are Jim Warden's from DOA. HIS business cards feature artwork made specifically for the cards themselves... I have 2 of them and they are really fun.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 10/30/2020

Eric Callen wrote:

I figured you were talking about Warden. He did some really cool cards back in the day. In fact, I think I tried to buy some of the artwork he used for his cards. LOL

Ben Bressel
Member Since 2003

Posted on 11/5/2020

Ahhhhhhhhh. I know where this one is. Amazing stuff

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/5/2020

Ben Bressel wrote:

Ahhhhhhhhh. I know where this one is. Amazing stuff

Other than knowing where some of these are, what I'm even more curious about is whether or not they are the original owners and paid these crazy low prices. But yeah, finding them on CAF is fun too.

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