Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I find it unacceptable that the Grand Poobah of whites does not know the answer. Report to detention at once! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Having googled another copy of the cover, it doesn't appear to have any printed price on it at all. Does your copy have a price anywhere else on the book stephen? Did they just forget to price it on the cover and have to sticker it? That seems far fetched but why no price? Maybe it was originally intended as mail away only (would explain rarity) and then leftovers were sold at retail? Was there any mail away offer in EP books for this one shot? So many questions from one sticker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) There was a coupon available to mail out for the Canada Jack one-shot in a few copies of Canadian Heroes. The price was 25 cents Edited July 19, 2016 by eccomic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 So probably initially intended as mail away only, but overprinted to some degree and eventually sold direct retail later? That make sense to you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 Perhaps not that many were printed or sold..... Interesting to note that the Action Stories of the Mounties One Shot is very COMMON in comparison with the Canada Jack One-Shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm not impugning it's rarity Stephen - when I say overprinted I mean only relative to the orders mailed in, which as you say could have been very few esp at that steep 25c price. Point being the sticker seems like good evidence to me that it had more than one method of distribution.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Perhaps not that many were printed or sold..... Interesting to note that the Action Stories of the Mounties One Shot is very COMMON in comparison with the Canada Jack One-Shot Something about ASOTM just turns my stomach. Canada Jack is a terrific looking book though. If I could pick one EP book to have this would be it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 I'm not impugning it's rarity Stephen - when I say overprinted I mean only relative to the orders mailed in, which as you say could have been very few esp at that steep 25c price. Point being the sticker seems like good evidence to me that it had more than one method of distribution.. Come to think of it, it's also pretty good evidence that not many sold at the steep initial price. Why else re-price all the way down to 15c at retail? The 15c "in Canada" remains curious though. I'm thinking that somewhere out there is a copy with a pence sticker as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted July 19, 2016 Author Share Posted July 19, 2016 (edited) I'm not impugning it's rarity Stephen - when I say overprinted I mean only relative to the orders mailed in, which as you say could have been very few esp at that steep 25c price. Point being the sticker seems like good evidence to me that it had more than one method of distribution.. Come to think of it, it's also pretty good evidence that not many sold at the steep initial price. Why else re-price all the way down to 15c at retail? The 15c "in Canada" remains curious though. I'm thinking that somewhere out there is a copy with a pence sticker as well. Yes, this makes perfect sense. Consider the New York Worlds Fair comic of 1939 that was initially priced at 25 cents and was later reduced to 15 cents with a 15 cent sticker on the cover accordingly. In fact, they included a copy of SUPERMAN # 1 in order to make up the difference to those who paid the full 25 cents originally Edited July 19, 2016 by eccomic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted July 19, 2016 Share Posted July 19, 2016 Interesting, didn't know that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Cool to find this group didn't know it existed! Some books I rarely get to share as GA canadian comics seems a bit of a specialty passion. boy do I love that Subby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccomic Posted July 28, 2016 Author Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Originally "sold" on Ebay $1500.00 USD with the Buy It Now (one of Bruno's books) This is obviously an outlier sale/anomaly but nevertheless, insane Link: http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Three-Aces-Comics-V2-8-Anglo-American-1943-CANADIAN-EDITION-/351156940286?hash=item51c295adfe:g:HxgAAOSwxH1T~gJ~ Now relisted by Bruno on EBAY and dropped to $1000.00 http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Three-Aces-Comics-V2-8-Anglo-American-1943-CANADIAN-EDITION-/351795300689?hash=item51e8a24951:g:HxgAAOSwxH1T~gJ~ Edited July 28, 2016 by eccomic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ecgt Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 pick this up if you see it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ecgt Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 I just got back from doing a large open air flea market in Sussex, NB. I met up with Tony White on my lot from Chapterhouse comics, who was also set up at the market with his family and we had a good chat about WECA books and he spoke highly about many of you here. He's a class act and it's great to see the love for Canadian comics here in Atlantic Canada. My lot-mate broke his hand after falling when we set up our canopies on Thursday, which made for a bum weekend, but I stumbled across a box of $1 magazines that had this in it. It's a Bell Features book that it exclusive male-oriented joke cartoons in single panels (like adult-oriented mags from later decades). What do you guys think about this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 Neat! What's the date on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecgt Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 No date, but the back cover has the "Your old Friends still the same Price! 10 cent" ad on the back cover with Super Duck and Marmaduke Mouse. So, despite being black and white It's got to be late 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
