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The good old days (from 1993 catalog)

Artist: Steve Ditko (Penciller)

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Title:	The good old days (from 1993 catalog)
Artist:	Steve Ditko (Penciller)
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	445
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	9
Added to Site:	2/1/2021
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I know exactly what my 30-year old self said when he saw this page at this price.

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY Arthur Adams, Mike Mignola, and Kevin Nowlan COVERS I CAN BUY WITH $1900 ????? LOL! (All together now, DUMBASS!!!!!)

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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Jeremy Radisich
Member Since 2004

Posted on 2/1/2021

Interesting--$1900 was definitely not cheap back then. Expected to see a lower "ouch" price here (but still--ouch!).

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/1/2021

Jeremy Radisich wrote:

Interesting--$1900 was definitely not cheap back then.� Expected to see a lower "ouch" price here (but still--ouch!).

Yes, it would be interesting to know where the trigger point was for these "new" higher prices. But there's no catalog "trail" for Ditko like there was for artists like Kirby or Buscema. For example, there's a Kirby Cap cover from the 1984 catalog for $125, but a Kirby Cap splash from a catalog the year before this one is $500. That's a pretty decent hike for an 8 year span. I think the early 90's saw the start of the market boom. But it would have been nice if we were able to track Ditko prices from the mid 80's to this 1993 price. Yes, it's a ton of money. But Silver Age art was so grossly under valued throughout the 80's. Relative to what Ditko prices are today, I still think this $1900 is deserving of an "ouch". If you don't think so, there's a page on a certain art dealer's website for 90k. How's that for an OUCH?

West Stephan
Member Since 2007

Posted on 2/3/2021

E DLS wrote:

Yes, it would be interesting to know where the trigger point was for these "new" higher prices.� But there's no catalog "trail" for Ditko like there was for artists like Kirby or Buscema.� For example, there's a Kirby Cap cover from the 1984 catalog for $125, but a Kirby Cap splash from a catalog the year before this one is $500.� That's a pretty decent hike for an 8 year span.� I think the early 90's saw the start of the market boom.� But it would have been nice if we were able to track Ditko prices from the mid 80's to this 1993 price.� Yes, it's a ton of money.� But Silver Age art was so grossly under valued throughout the 80's.� Relative to what Ditko prices are today, I still think this $1900 is deserving of an "ouch".� If you don't think so, there's a page on a certain art dealer's website for 90k.� How's that for an OUCH?

Not to mention the few that are out there but not on sites with $250-400k price tags. Some are NFS at ANY price!

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/4/2021

West Stephan wrote:

Not to mention the few that are out there but not on sites with $250-400k price tags. Some are NFS at ANY price!

6-figure Ditko pages. Yikes! Oh well, at least it makes the next Ditko page I'm posting for $2800 look like a real bargain. Thanks so much for the input West. Take care and stay safe.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/5/2021

E DLS wrote:

6-figure Ditko pages.� Yikes!� Oh well, at least it makes the next Ditko page I'm posting for $2800 look like a real bargain.� Thanks so much for the input West.� Take care and stay safe.

250 - 400k. Outrageous. He did loads of issues. 38. Theres loads. They will surface when the ones hoarding the bulk, pop their clogs. Price drop alert.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 2/5/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

250 - 400k. Outrageous. He did loads of issues. 38. Theres loads. They will surface when the ones hoarding the bulk, pop their clogs. Price drop alert.

You think so? Would be interesting to see how an influx in supply would affect the Ditko market. I'm not so sure it would respond the way you predict. Look at the Miller market. People were hording that stuff back then, but even when the market topped out and people were trying to cash in, the prices held. And there's WAY more Miller art than Ditko art. Also keep in mind that a good chunk of the art may have been lost, stolen, or destroyed. Today, there are a number of issues that are totally unaccounted for. Do they even exist? There's not as much out there as you think.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/6/2021

E DLS wrote:

You think so?� Would be interesting to see how an influx in supply would affect the Ditko market.� I'm not so sure it would respond the way you predict.� Look at the Miller market.� People were hording that stuff back then, but even when the market topped out and people were trying to cash in, the prices held.� And there's WAY more Miller art than Ditko art.� Also keep in mind that a good chunk of the art may have been lost, stolen, or destroyed.� Today, there are a number of issues that are totally unaccounted for.� Do they even exist?� There's not as much out there as you think.

I read an interesting article years ago on all the theft that was stolen from the Marvel art storage facility. The art is out there. No doubts on that. People are just scared to put it in the open because it was stolen. Like all those stolen Bolland Dredd pages. They exist. Some paranoid, bunker dwelling, trigger happy collectors have them. Lol.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/6/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

I forgot to say that a few people are still sitting on vast amounts of Miller art and only releasing it in trickles, so they do not kill the market. Supply and demand. Like gold. Sit on it and wait till prices to go up before selling it. Cynical but true. Its the way the world works.

Peter Sullivan
Member Since 2006

Posted on 2/5/2021

Its not the greatest Ditko page so you did right to pass. Lol.

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