Here's what I think the deal is with Zeke & the Pigs...
Zeke is a madman. Otherwise he'd just eat 'farm pork' like anyone
else. He liked it when he got it in 'Sauceges' but still tries to eat
the pigs. Actually I think Zeke's getting smarter...this time he tried
not to eat them!
Author
Topic: 199807
(382 messages)
Kosarin
Zeke
Message 106 -
1998-07-13 at 17:38:15
Misha
Carry on Screaming
Message 107 -
1998-07-13 at 17:41:30
<Luna wrote:>
>About the "screaming cowboy" discussion, I'd like to add my 2cents, or
>better my 2 Lire, since the following is the Italian version of the
>song:
>Quando dovro' morire
>[When I'll have to die]
>la mia chitarra dovrete seppellire
>[You'll have to bury my guitar]
>accanto a me nell'oscura tomba
>[next to me in the dark grave]
>sotto una dalia che ci faccia ombra
>[under a shadowing dahlia]
well, this appears to be a more or less accurate translation of the dutch
verse (see Digest #161) or vice versa.
Misha
>About the "screaming cowboy" discussion, I'd like to add my 2cents, or
>better my 2 Lire, since the following is the Italian version of the
>song:
>Quando dovro' morire
>[When I'll have to die]
>la mia chitarra dovrete seppellire
>[You'll have to bury my guitar]
>accanto a me nell'oscura tomba
>[next to me in the dark grave]
>sotto una dalia che ci faccia ombra
>[under a shadowing dahlia]
well, this appears to be a more or less accurate translation of the dutch
verse (see Digest #161) or vice versa.
Misha
Anders Chr. Sivebæk
The Black Knight in Germany and other places
Message 108 -
1998-07-13 at 17:50:20
Hello Everybody
Especially for Mike Schneiderath
Although my being danish I bought that issue (no.28)
of the Micky Maus (that's the way it's spelled in German) Magazine.
And I can see why you're surpridsed. Of course Don should be able
to answer your question, but my idea is that with the black knight/thief
being french, it is not so strange.
So I think it says so everywhere. And by the way Mr $crooge
does run an INTERnational company, does he not?
Well, did any of you think about April, May and June and their colours?
Anders Christian Sivebaek
(Email removed)
Especially for Mike Schneiderath
Although my being danish I bought that issue (no.28)
of the Micky Maus (that's the way it's spelled in German) Magazine.
And I can see why you're surpridsed. Of course Don should be able
to answer your question, but my idea is that with the black knight/thief
being french, it is not so strange.
So I think it says so everywhere. And by the way Mr $crooge
does run an INTERnational company, does he not?
Well, did any of you think about April, May and June and their colours?
Anders Christian Sivebaek
(Email removed)
Kyrimis
Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Message 109 -
1998-07-13 at 18:02:22
ARTHUR:
> My Disney Comics Worldwide website has moved to
> the following address:
>
> http://www.westbrabant.net/dcw
I hadn't visited your web site for quite a while, and it looks very
impressive! A small suggestion: can you add titles to the pages
(especially the top level one)? When making bookmarks, it helps if one
doesn't have to enter a name by hand.
DAVID GERSTEIN:
Re: "The Lentils of Babylon"
> I'm the guilty party here
Since you are the "guilty party", can you explain something that has been
bothering me for decades?
***SPOILERS***
In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
didn't make any sense. In the Gladstone version, Scrooge buys 50% or so
of the shares from the Beagle boys, which makes a lot more sense. Did
you make this correction, or did the Greek translators goof back in the
sixties? If I remember correctly, one of the Beagles was waving a sheet
of paper at Scrooge, when naming his price, which may indicate that in
the original script he was selling only one share!
***END SPOILERS***
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"The light at the end of a tunnel is often that of an oncoming train."
-----
> My Disney Comics Worldwide website has moved to
> the following address:
>
> http://www.westbrabant.net/dcw
I hadn't visited your web site for quite a while, and it looks very
impressive! A small suggestion: can you add titles to the pages
(especially the top level one)? When making bookmarks, it helps if one
doesn't have to enter a name by hand.
DAVID GERSTEIN:
Re: "The Lentils of Babylon"
> I'm the guilty party here
Since you are the "guilty party", can you explain something that has been
bothering me for decades?
***SPOILERS***
In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
didn't make any sense. In the Gladstone version, Scrooge buys 50% or so
of the shares from the Beagle boys, which makes a lot more sense. Did
you make this correction, or did the Greek translators goof back in the
sixties? If I remember correctly, one of the Beagles was waving a sheet
of paper at Scrooge, when naming his price, which may indicate that in
the original script he was selling only one share!
***END SPOILERS***
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"The light at the end of a tunnel is often that of an oncoming train."
-----
Berglund
Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Message 110 -
1998-07-13 at 18:32:38
DON ROSA:
>From: Martin Berglund:
>>>>>>(I didn't know you had dogs, how wonderful ! )
>
>Yes, I do, but I'm using a lotion, and I expect it to clear up.
>
Somehow I expected you to say something like that...
*sigh*
:-)
/Martin B
>From: Martin Berglund:
>>>>>>(I didn't know you had dogs, how wonderful ! )
>
>Yes, I do, but I'm using a lotion, and I expect it to clear up.
>
Somehow I expected you to say something like that...
*sigh*
:-)
/Martin B
Donald D. Markstein
Junkville Journal
Message 111 -
1998-07-13 at 19:11:52
Bob Kass --
>>"now that you mention it, I think the whole concept of
>> Lil Bad Wolf is pretty morbid: Lil Bad has to prevent
>> his father from killing and eating his playmates."
I've always loved Li'l Bad Wolf for exactly that reason.
What I call Li'l Bad's "existential dilemma" (i.e., as a
good son, he wants to support his father, but "Gee whiz,
Pop, they're my FRIENDS!") gives his strip an edge that
is found in few comics, and certainly no other Disneys.
And I think that's why, over a half-century after
his introduction, while Tillie Tiger, Bongo Bear,
Aristokittens, and scores of others have come and
gone, we're still reading new Li'l Bad Wolf stories.
Quack, Don=
>>"now that you mention it, I think the whole concept of
>> Lil Bad Wolf is pretty morbid: Lil Bad has to prevent
>> his father from killing and eating his playmates."
I've always loved Li'l Bad Wolf for exactly that reason.
What I call Li'l Bad's "existential dilemma" (i.e., as a
good son, he wants to support his father, but "Gee whiz,
Pop, they're my FRIENDS!") gives his strip an edge that
is found in few comics, and certainly no other Disneys.
And I think that's why, over a half-century after
his introduction, while Tillie Tiger, Bongo Bear,
Aristokittens, and scores of others have come and
gone, we're still reading new Li'l Bad Wolf stories.
Quack, Don=
Eta Beta
Romano Scarpa :-)
Message 112 -
1998-07-13 at 19:26:59
KRYTON, ARCHONTIS, SOEREN and all you "Scarpian" fellows
out there :
I tried to post a couple of messages during the past
days, but they didn't make it to the List, for some reason (?)
However, the recent discussions about Scarpa stories
made me decide to "unveil" a little project I'm planning,
that of a web page dedicated to Scarpa, "The Last Balaboo"
I've already put on line the "skeleton" of the page,
along with some info (and images) about modified
parts and such. The list is still very short, but
you can check for yourself at :
http://members.xoom.com/eega/scarpa/balaboo.html
This is also an invitation to contribute to that page.
I'd really like it to become a team work... :-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
out there :
I tried to post a couple of messages during the past
days, but they didn't make it to the List, for some reason (?)
However, the recent discussions about Scarpa stories
made me decide to "unveil" a little project I'm planning,
that of a web page dedicated to Scarpa, "The Last Balaboo"
I've already put on line the "skeleton" of the page,
along with some info (and images) about modified
parts and such. The list is still very short, but
you can check for yourself at :
http://members.xoom.com/eega/scarpa/balaboo.html
This is also an invitation to contribute to that page.
I'd really like it to become a team work... :-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
Markoff
WDC&S 627 and US 312--revisited
Message 113 -
1998-07-13 at 20:28:10
My latest message seems to have caused quite a stir!
First of all, two corrections to my previous message: where I referred to
"$39.00 a year" should be "*$78.00* a year." All the more reason for me to
complain! Later when I offered "thumps up" to Jan Kruse and David Gerstein,
I meant "THUMBS up."
Now, on to your comments:
KRITON KYRIMIS:
>I should have heeded your spoiler warning! :-)
The fault is mine, I guess. I ask you all--should I delay my reviews about 3
months, even if they come with a *SPOILER WARNING*?
DAVID GERSTEIN:
> Hey... I *liked* WDC&S 627! I thought the new Mickey story was
>particularly strong and that the early gags were cool -=A0the image of
>Mickey eating the worm under mama vulture's watchful eye is one of my
>favorites.
I admit I'm somewhat predjudiced to STORIES over GAGS. Probably that's the
reason why I dislike Taliaferro as well. For me the worst story is better
than the best gag.
> Did you notice that the Van Horn story is by *both* of them -
>with Noel doing the writing?
Wow! I completely overlooked that! A meeting of two generations! Now it
makes sense that it was so good! I have nothing against William, who has
written some excellent plots, among them "The Black Moon," but feel that his
writing has fallen into a predictable rut in recent years.
> Re: the Wolf story, is it just that you don't like them, or that
>this particular one was, for you, a downer?
To tell the truth, this did seem better than most Bad Wolf stories. I just
don't think there's much that can be done with the character. The whole
situation is is limited, any way you look at it: Zeke Wolf tries to catch
the Three Pigs in the forest or the Pigs' well-fortified house, but is
foiled by his own mistakes, Lil Bad Wolf, Brer Bear, or all three in
conjunction, all within 6 or 8 pages. What new plots can be churned out from
this formula after 53 years of trying? Neither do I recall any Lil Bad Wolf
story featuring a complex, intriguing and informative plot revolving around
Eldorado or the Library of Alexandria, nor ingenious sidesplitting gags
about sideways gravity or silver platters.
Even when the Wolf stories (along with Bucky Bug and Al Taliaferro) ARE
above average, they still don't justify it to me for paying $78.00 a year. I
agree with someone who wrote to WDC&S about a year ago: "If an ordinary
($1.95, cheaply made) comic book is good enough for a great Carl Barks
story, it is certainly good enough for Bucky Bug" (paraphrasing). For me the
most grinding aspect of WDC&S (and here forgive me for re-re-re-repeating
myself!) is that it has a 64-page format, but Gladstone never takes
advantage of that fact! 16-pagers are cut in half as if the comic was 12
pages long! I want to see uncut 30- or 40-page stories that were never
reprinted before this format as being "too long for our page count." What
about the nearly-ignored Gottfredson stories with Eega Beeva? And the
much-discussed Scarpa stories, such as "The Delta Dimension" and "The
Chirikawa Necklace"?
--Jonathan Markoff
"That's it! Jump in the ocean and swim back to Japan!"
--Carl Barks, "Icebox Robbers"
First of all, two corrections to my previous message: where I referred to
"$39.00 a year" should be "*$78.00* a year." All the more reason for me to
complain! Later when I offered "thumps up" to Jan Kruse and David Gerstein,
I meant "THUMBS up."
Now, on to your comments:
KRITON KYRIMIS:
>I should have heeded your spoiler warning! :-)
The fault is mine, I guess. I ask you all--should I delay my reviews about 3
months, even if they come with a *SPOILER WARNING*?
DAVID GERSTEIN:
> Hey... I *liked* WDC&S 627! I thought the new Mickey story was
>particularly strong and that the early gags were cool -=A0the image of
>Mickey eating the worm under mama vulture's watchful eye is one of my
>favorites.
I admit I'm somewhat predjudiced to STORIES over GAGS. Probably that's the
reason why I dislike Taliaferro as well. For me the worst story is better
than the best gag.
> Did you notice that the Van Horn story is by *both* of them -
>with Noel doing the writing?
Wow! I completely overlooked that! A meeting of two generations! Now it
makes sense that it was so good! I have nothing against William, who has
written some excellent plots, among them "The Black Moon," but feel that his
writing has fallen into a predictable rut in recent years.
> Re: the Wolf story, is it just that you don't like them, or that
>this particular one was, for you, a downer?
To tell the truth, this did seem better than most Bad Wolf stories. I just
don't think there's much that can be done with the character. The whole
situation is is limited, any way you look at it: Zeke Wolf tries to catch
the Three Pigs in the forest or the Pigs' well-fortified house, but is
foiled by his own mistakes, Lil Bad Wolf, Brer Bear, or all three in
conjunction, all within 6 or 8 pages. What new plots can be churned out from
this formula after 53 years of trying? Neither do I recall any Lil Bad Wolf
story featuring a complex, intriguing and informative plot revolving around
Eldorado or the Library of Alexandria, nor ingenious sidesplitting gags
about sideways gravity or silver platters.
Even when the Wolf stories (along with Bucky Bug and Al Taliaferro) ARE
above average, they still don't justify it to me for paying $78.00 a year. I
agree with someone who wrote to WDC&S about a year ago: "If an ordinary
($1.95, cheaply made) comic book is good enough for a great Carl Barks
story, it is certainly good enough for Bucky Bug" (paraphrasing). For me the
most grinding aspect of WDC&S (and here forgive me for re-re-re-repeating
myself!) is that it has a 64-page format, but Gladstone never takes
advantage of that fact! 16-pagers are cut in half as if the comic was 12
pages long! I want to see uncut 30- or 40-page stories that were never
reprinted before this format as being "too long for our page count." What
about the nearly-ignored Gottfredson stories with Eega Beeva? And the
much-discussed Scarpa stories, such as "The Delta Dimension" and "The
Chirikawa Necklace"?
--Jonathan Markoff
"That's it! Jump in the ocean and swim back to Japan!"
--Carl Barks, "Icebox Robbers"
Birte & Kresten Scheel
Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Message 114 -
1998-07-13 at 20:31:15
Hi
Paolo wrote today:
<<In Fend (not Feud) and Far Between Donald and Jones have one of their
wars.>>
Sorry, but Anders was right, the title of the WDC 281 story is "Feud and
Far between", according to all my Barks indexes.
Reg.
Birte Scheel
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Paolo wrote today:
<<In Fend (not Feud) and Far Between Donald and Jones have one of their
wars.>>
Sorry, but Anders was right, the title of the WDC 281 story is "Feud and
Far between", according to all my Barks indexes.
Reg.
Birte Scheel
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Moss, Thomas
Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Message 115 -
1998-07-13 at 21:43:00
I would have to check my copy, but it's possible that they're
selling
Scrooge either the last share of stock he needs for controlling interest of
the
company or selling him all of their remaining shares of stock.
When I purchase several shares of stock, I receive a certificate
that
states how many shares of stock I own (i.e; 10 shares of Company X).
Again, I have to check my copy of the story to get the explanation,
but
these are two possible answers.
Tom Moss
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_________________________________
Subject: Re: Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Author: "(Email removed)" [SMTP:(Email removed)] at MSXGATE
Date: 7/13/98 8:02 AM
ARTHUR:
> My Disney Comics Worldwide website has moved to
> the following address:
>
> http://www.westbrabant.net/dcw
I hadn't visited your web site for quite a while, and it looks very
impressive! A small suggestion: can you add titles to the pages
(especially the top level one)? When making bookmarks, it helps if one
doesn't have to enter a name by hand.
DAVID GERSTEIN:
Re: "The Lentils of Babylon"
> I'm the guilty party here
Since you are the "guilty party", can you explain something that has been
bothering me for decades?
***SPOILERS***
In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
didn't make any sense. In the Gladstone version, Scrooge buys 50% or so
of the shares from the Beagle boys, which makes a lot more sense. Did
you make this correction, or did the Greek translators goof back in the
sixties? If I remember correctly, one of the Beagles was waving a sheet
of paper at Scrooge, when naming his price, which may indicate that in
the original script he was selling only one share!
***END SPOILERS***
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"The light at the end of a tunnel is often that of an oncoming train."
-----
selling
Scrooge either the last share of stock he needs for controlling interest of
the
company or selling him all of their remaining shares of stock.
When I purchase several shares of stock, I receive a certificate
that
states how many shares of stock I own (i.e; 10 shares of Company X).
Again, I have to check my copy of the story to get the explanation,
but
these are two possible answers.
Tom Moss
______________________________ Reply Separator
_________________________________
Subject: Re: Disney comics Digest V98 #163
Author: "(Email removed)" [SMTP:(Email removed)] at MSXGATE
Date: 7/13/98 8:02 AM
ARTHUR:
> My Disney Comics Worldwide website has moved to
> the following address:
>
> http://www.westbrabant.net/dcw
I hadn't visited your web site for quite a while, and it looks very
impressive! A small suggestion: can you add titles to the pages
(especially the top level one)? When making bookmarks, it helps if one
doesn't have to enter a name by hand.
DAVID GERSTEIN:
Re: "The Lentils of Babylon"
> I'm the guilty party here
Since you are the "guilty party", can you explain something that has been
bothering me for decades?
***SPOILERS***
In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
didn't make any sense. In the Gladstone version, Scrooge buys 50% or so
of the shares from the Beagle boys, which makes a lot more sense. Did
you make this correction, or did the Greek translators goof back in the
sixties? If I remember correctly, one of the Beagles was waving a sheet
of paper at Scrooge, when naming his price, which may indicate that in
the original script he was selling only one share!
***END SPOILERS***
--
Kriton (e-mail: (Email removed))
(WWW: http://dias.cti.gr/~kyrimis
-----
"The light at the end of a tunnel is often that of an oncoming train."
-----
Eta Beta
Lentils from Babylon
Message 116 -
1998-07-13 at 22:13:00
On "Lentils from Babylon"
PAOLO
>There is even another song, this time by Scrooge, that I'm curious to
>see how has been translated outside Italy: it's from Scarpa's "lentils
>from Babilonia", at page 2 on second panel:
There you go, in English:
"Oh, you take the high road,
And I'll take the low road...
And I'll be in Scotland before ye!"
As DAVID said himself:
>We've seen cowboys turn
>into sailors, now, haven't we? ;-)
To which I could add that it would have been pretty difficult
to render the very peculiar rhyming of the original Italian ;-)
(oyyyy - dloy dloy dloy ;-)
DAVID
Thanks for sharing your views and motivations about the USA
version of "Lentils from Babylon".
It's very nice for us European fans to have an insight of
how Scarpa's work is perceived across the pond.
We sometimes complain about modifications (I know I did :-),
but when you explain the reasons for such, I often agree
with the choices made (or, at least, am not seriously
disturbed ;-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
PAOLO
>There is even another song, this time by Scrooge, that I'm curious to
>see how has been translated outside Italy: it's from Scarpa's "lentils
>from Babilonia", at page 2 on second panel:
There you go, in English:
"Oh, you take the high road,
And I'll take the low road...
And I'll be in Scotland before ye!"
As DAVID said himself:
>We've seen cowboys turn
>into sailors, now, haven't we? ;-)
To which I could add that it would have been pretty difficult
to render the very peculiar rhyming of the original Italian ;-)
(oyyyy - dloy dloy dloy ;-)
DAVID
Thanks for sharing your views and motivations about the USA
version of "Lentils from Babylon".
It's very nice for us European fans to have an insight of
how Scarpa's work is perceived across the pond.
We sometimes complain about modifications (I know I did :-),
but when you explain the reasons for such, I often agree
with the choices made (or, at least, am not seriously
disturbed ;-)
Cheers
Eta Beta
Paolo Castagno
Fend for Feud and some more lentils
Message 117 -
1998-07-14 at 00:00:27
Hello,
Birte and *many* other:
>Sorry, but Anders was right, the title of the WDC 281 story is "Feud
>and Far between", according to all my Barks indexes.
Many of you replied about that, and you all are... right, obviously, I
checked on another index and I found the truth. :-(
To my partial excuse, I'll add that on Zio Paperone #66 the story is
presented having the original title as "Fend"... forgive my error.
Hi,
KRYTON:
>In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
>exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
>company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
>company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
>didn't make any sense.
And so it was in the original edition.
- Paolo
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
Birte and *many* other:
>Sorry, but Anders was right, the title of the WDC 281 story is "Feud
>and Far between", according to all my Barks indexes.
Many of you replied about that, and you all are... right, obviously, I
checked on another index and I found the truth. :-(
To my partial excuse, I'll add that on Zio Paperone #66 the story is
presented having the original title as "Fend"... forgive my error.
Hi,
KRYTON:
>In the Greek edition of the story in the late sixties, Scrooge
>exchanges his fortune for the *last* share of the Beagle Boys' lentil
>company. When I grew up, I realized that owning just one share in a
>company does not allow you to dictate policy, so Scrooge's action
>didn't make any sense.
And so it was in the original edition.
- Paolo
http://www.confor.it:2222/disney
Sko
EB + Jonathan
Message 118 -
1998-07-14 at 01:24:52
Eta Beta:
"The Last Balaboo" - beautiful idea, but why the "Last"-word?
I have much more comments, but I'm changing mail system
these days (to Pegasus), so we'll wait till tomorrow...
Markoff wrote:
>And the much-discussed Scarpa stories, such as "The Delta
>Dimension" and "The Chirikawa Necklace"?
Could I add "The Man from Alcatraz", a story that still puzzles me!
If the Flying Scotsman is the best, the Alcatraz story is certainly
the most complicated or should I say the most illogical story ever
made. Why does "The Man" suddenly phone Mickey in the middle
of the night to make that "joke", which is not really a joke, or...???
Perhaps Mr. Sivebaek has a good answer :-)
Soeren
"The Last Balaboo" - beautiful idea, but why the "Last"-word?
I have much more comments, but I'm changing mail system
these days (to Pegasus), so we'll wait till tomorrow...
Markoff wrote:
>And the much-discussed Scarpa stories, such as "The Delta
>Dimension" and "The Chirikawa Necklace"?
Could I add "The Man from Alcatraz", a story that still puzzles me!
If the Flying Scotsman is the best, the Alcatraz story is certainly
the most complicated or should I say the most illogical story ever
made. Why does "The Man" suddenly phone Mickey in the middle
of the night to make that "joke", which is not really a joke, or...???
Perhaps Mr. Sivebaek has a good answer :-)
Soeren
Tarjei Kidd Olsen
New WVH story
Message 119 -
1998-07-14 at 03:10:03
Hi there...
The latest issue of the Norwegian Donald Duck & Co contains a
new William Van Horn story. It concerns itself with Donald's infinitely bad
luck, and the nephews attempts to disprove this bad luck through a fishing
contest (with plenty of complications, naturally). It's a fairly zany story
in the timehonoured Van Horn tradition, and a enjoyable read. The only
downside is maybe that the ending is a little too abrupt.
This issue also contains a story drawn by Rodriques, one of my
growing favourites.
Weee, I'm off to London (first stop: Forbidden Planet comic store)=20
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The latest issue of the Norwegian Donald Duck & Co contains a
new William Van Horn story. It concerns itself with Donald's infinitely bad
luck, and the nephews attempts to disprove this bad luck through a fishing
contest (with plenty of complications, naturally). It's a fairly zany story
in the timehonoured Van Horn tradition, and a enjoyable read. The only
downside is maybe that the ending is a little too abrupt.
This issue also contains a story drawn by Rodriques, one of my
growing favourites.
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WHERE do you keep all those comics? (plus other things)
Message 120 -
1998-07-14 at 06:38:15
Heavens! I hope we didn't have to throw out those comics! I am sure my
Mother made us give our comics away but generally in those days folks
didn't throw out too much, there was always another family with kids that
could use what we could not.
However, those give aways included Buck Rogers, Superman, Superboy, a few
other assorted superheros, and a multitude of Disney character comics. Oh,
yes, two original Barbie dolls, and one Ken doll which are also worth a lot
of money these days. And my telescope, sigh.
My only real regrets are the comics with Barks, Gottfredson, and Murry
stories though. Not for the monitory value but the great stories.
My Mom had a couple of Little Big Books, which we still have somewhere, one
was a Mickey Mouse Story.
We have about six feet total comics also. I think I have mentioned before
that we used to give away comics after reading them 20 or 30 times to
families that had kids that were not reading. In every case the kids did
become readers of books and classics as well as comics, and recently my
nephew returned a bunch of Gold Key and Western comics from the 70's,
including some JR Woodchuck issues. It was like lost treasure.
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Mother made us give our comics away but generally in those days folks
didn't throw out too much, there was always another family with kids that
could use what we could not.
However, those give aways included Buck Rogers, Superman, Superboy, a few
other assorted superheros, and a multitude of Disney character comics. Oh,
yes, two original Barbie dolls, and one Ken doll which are also worth a lot
of money these days. And my telescope, sigh.
My only real regrets are the comics with Barks, Gottfredson, and Murry
stories though. Not for the monitory value but the great stories.
My Mom had a couple of Little Big Books, which we still have somewhere, one
was a Mickey Mouse Story.
We have about six feet total comics also. I think I have mentioned before
that we used to give away comics after reading them 20 or 30 times to
families that had kids that were not reading. In every case the kids did
become readers of books and classics as well as comics, and recently my
nephew returned a bunch of Gold Key and Western comics from the 70's,
including some JR Woodchuck issues. It was like lost treasure.
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