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The good old days (from 1988 catalog)

Artist: Bernie Wrightson ()

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Title:	The good old days (from 1988 catalog)
Artist:	Bernie Wrightson ()
Media Type:	Photograph
Art Type:	Other
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	503
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Favorited on CAF:	1
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	11/18/2020
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After 60 catalog listings, this is only the second time a piece has exceeded the $500 mark. And considering the caliber of art in the previous 60 postings, that's really incredible. Was $750 a lot of money back in 1992? You betcha! But if you could "time machine" this piece, would you go back and buy it? All day long baby, all day long! And yes, I miss Berni too.

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 11/23/2020

I loved this Batman story so would have splurged out on this if I had have known where to go at the time.

E DLS
Member Since 2005

Posted on 11/25/2020

Peter Sullivan wrote:

I loved this Batman story so would have splurged out on this if I had have known where to go at the time.

Ha! If you were to tell a collector today that there was actually a time when $750 (or anything under $1000) was a splurge, they probably wouldn't believe you.

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