I Don't Like To Talk About What Else I Collect

[Paul S]

Yeah, I collect comic books that my father moonlighted circa 1946-1956. I used to haunt some comic forums but never posted. However, I started my own blog dedicated to his work in the animation industry in general, and got lots of 'alive' cartoonists/animators, (as opposed to dead ones, or fetishy dead ballplayers), and people who are just darn interested like us non-ballplayers, contact me personally, many of whom have help me indentify my dad's comic book style from that era. Some of them have become good friends, and many are very interested in my own accounts, as told to and observed by me, of what that career life had been like in his era, similar to the way we are in interested in vintage.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by Paul S

Yeah, I collect comic books that my father moonlighted circa 1946-1956. I used to haunt some comic forums but never posted. However, I started my own blog dedicated to his work in the animation industry in general, and got lots of 'alive' cartoonists/animators, (as opposed to dead ones, or fetishy dead ballplayers), and people who are just darn interested like us non-ballplayers, contact me personally, many of whom have help me indentify my dad's comic book style from that era. Some of them have become good friends, and many are very interested in my own accounts, as told to and observed by me, of what that career life had been like in his era, similar to the way we are in interested in vintage.

What was his name?

[steve B]

I collect lots of stuff, but aside from here and a couple bicycle mailing lists that I've become less active on I haven't done much online.

When I submitted a stamp article about a particularly special stamp I'd found to the journal of a club I'm in the editors were really puzzled. Apparently people who aren't well known by most experts and are still collecting don't write articles.

Steve B

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

What was his name?

Irv Spector. I have a blog dedicated to his stuff, although I've neglected it for quite awhile: http://irvspector.blogspot.com/ If you search the blog under Muggy Doo you can pop up some of the comics.

Also, you might get a kick out of (search for and scroll down) Abner the Baseball, an animated cartoon that was Paramount's entry for a Best Animated Film Oscar (didn't make the nominee final list) but you get Mantle, Berra, et al.

But really, he was an animator and in the decade I cited there were a lot of animators in the NY Army Signal Corp that moonlighted and went on to do it as extra cash. Timely/Atlas, and then some other smaller publishers. He started his animation career in 1930 and you can see some of his early work in B&W Fleisher, like Popeyes and stuff. Every year you can still see his additional story writing credit in 1966's How The Grinch Stole Christmas. I dunno, dig deep instead of me explaining everything -- that's what the blog is for. (my bad)! The only reason I mention animation is that I collect that too LOL

[deadballfreaK]

I will be on "Hoarders" one of these days. I've dabbled in collected everything. Baseball, football, hockey, a few non sport cards, autographs, comics, etc. UGH!
I sometimes dabble in cars. Restored a 64 1/2 Mustang and sold it. There's a 55 Chevy 2 door coupe in my garage that is partly finished. I recently bought a 1990 Buick Reatta which I'm driving and hope to work on this summer.

[Tao_Moko]

I collect fossils and hope to someday do a little discovering with my son when he get's older. Particularly interested in Hominin fossils but limited to replicas for obvious reasons. I also have a lifelong love for early tattoo memorabilia and Marine Corps rarities. I spent most of my adult life in the Marines so I collected some of my favorite vintage pieces on the flesh. Both arms , chest and stomach are all vintage Marine images like you'd see on a WWII vet.

I do not participate in any other forums.

By the way - are we all geeks?

[Jlighter]

I collect President Reagan Action Figures and related collectibles.

If there is a forum for this I would love to see it.

[Matthew H]

I've been collecting vinyl since I was 11 years old.... I probably started a bit too young. Moving my collection to all the various places I lived in my life as a young adult has been insane. I eventually put them in climate controlled storage. Most of my collection is still in there, except for what Ive added in the last several years, which is quite a bit I've never been on any forum of that kind, ever...

I've also collected vintage BB cards off and on growing up. It all started when my dad took me to the national in 1991. I bought a couple of Cracker Jacks and Goudeys, before then, dover reprints. I sold off my collection in my early twenties when I discovered ebay. I repurchased some of what I sold due to the regret. I didn't know of any baseball card forums until 2010. I attribute/blame net54 for the addiction that's taken over. (It's a good thing) I wish I was more serious before.

BTW, you guys all collect really cool stuff. You all have incredible taste!

-Matt

[Ease]

Originally Posted by Tao_Moko

I collect fossils and hope to someday do a little discovering with my son when he get's older. Particularly interested in Hominin fossils but limited to replicas for obvious reasons. I also have a lifelong love for early tattoo memorabilia and Marine Corps rarities. I spent most of my adult life in the Marines so I collected some of my favorite vintage pieces on the flesh. Both arms , chest and stomach are all vintage Marine images like you'd see on a WWII vet.

I do not participate in any other forums.

By the way - are we all geeks?

Tattoos are fun, I guess I collect them also. I have 9 so far, haven't gotten any lately, they're just too expensive anymore. By old tattoo memorabilia, do you mean old guns, artwork, needles even? And yeah, I think we're all geeks

[Theo_450]

I have a pretty good skull collection. Deer, coyote, box turtle, squirrel, wild pig, armadillo, bobcat just to name a few. I know that is weird, but my wife is a biologist, so I can even get away with displaying them in the house! What can I say? I have a propensity for finding dead things.

[Tao_Moko]

Originally Posted by Ease

Tattoos are fun, I guess I collect them also. I have 9 so far, haven't gotten any lately, they're just too expensive anymore. By old tattoo memorabilia, do you mean old guns, artwork, needles even? And yeah, I think we're all geeks

Mostly flash and machines but both are harder to find then the true rarities in pre-war cards due to the fact that they are handmade, original art. Proud geek here.