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The good old days (from 1988 catalog)

Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)

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Title: The good old days (from 1988 catalog)
Artist: Gene Colan (Penciller)
Media Type: Photograph
Art Type: Other
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 264
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Comments: 5
Added to Site: 12/19/2020
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I got your $40 RIGHT HERE!!!!!


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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artless artmore 
Member Since 2013

Posted on 12/20/2020

Yow

Peter Sullivan 
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/4/2021

Sadly for you, I used my time machine and paid the 40 dollars first. Better luck next time. Lol.

E DLS 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/4/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

Sadly for you, I used my time machine and paid the 40 dollars first. Better luck next time. Lol.

But what if I use my time machine and set it for five minutes before you buy it?  LOL

Peter Sullivan 
Member Since 2006

Posted on 1/4/2021

E DLS wrote:

But what if I use my time machine and set it for five minutes before you buy it?  LOL

 I would then set my time machine earlier. You would then do similar and so on, until, I would imagine...based on watching far too many science fiction shows and films, sooner rather than later, we would cross time streams and the multiverse would explode or implode, (Some sort of ode.lol ) meaning neither of us would get the page. Everthing ended because of the need for a piece of paper with marks on it!

E DLS 
Member Since 2005

Posted on 1/4/2021

Peter Sullivan wrote:

 I would then set my time machine earlier. You would then do similar and so on, until, I would imagine...based on watching far too many science fiction shows and films, sooner rather than later, we would cross time streams and the multiverse would explode or implode, (Some sort of ode.lol ) meaning neither of us would get the page. Everthing ended because of the need for a piece of paper with marks on it!

But what if I send a Terminator back while I go..........never mind, it ends the same.

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