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The good old days (from 1989 catalog)

Artist: Mike Ploog (Penciller)

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Title: The good old days (from 1989 catalog)
Artist: Mike Ploog (Penciller)
Media Type: Photograph
Art Type: Other
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 402
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Comments: 3
Added to Site: 11/4/2020
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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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Sean Clarke 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/4/2020

You're killing me, Smalls.

E DLS 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/4/2020

Sean Clarke wrote:

You're killing me, Smalls.

Would it make you feel any better if I told you we've passed the halfway point of the halfway point?  (Insert evil laughter here)  Hang in there buddy!  And stay safe, please.

Sean Clarke 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/5/2020

E DLS wrote:

Would it make you feel any better if I told you we've passed the halfway point of the halfway point?  (Insert evil laughter here)  Hang in there buddy!  And stay safe, please.

You too, Eric! I enjoy the posts... thanks for sharing these little time capsules. Nice to know that these pages (barring some catastrophe) still exist, and are out there in the wild somewhere.

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