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The good old days (from 1993 catalog)

Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith (Penciller)

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Title:	The good old days (from 1993 catalog)
Artist:	Barry Windsor-Smith (Penciller)
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	642
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	1/13/2021
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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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Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/13/2021

Magik has a very wonky eye! The mystery of why it was unpublished is solved. Get lazy Barry to fix the error. It will be worth more.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/13/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

Magik has a very wonky eye! The mystery of why it was unpublished is solved. Get lazy Barry to fix the error. It will be worth more.

I think her whole face is wonky, but this piece would probably still fetch 10k today.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/13/2021

E DLS wrote:

I think her whole face is wonky, but this piece would probably still fetch 10k today.

I was being kind. His artwork is littered with wonky faces. I do wonder what he looks like in real life? Slightly off kilter, feature wise. His art is still great.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/13/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

I was being kind. His artwork is littered with wonky faces. I do wonder what he looks like in real life? Slightly off kilter, feature wise. His art is still great.

Agreed, still great stuff. More often than not, a bad BWS still beats the best of most Joe Blow artists. And by the way, Barry is probably his own worst critic. Over the years, his website has been littered with self rejected pieces.

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