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I hope not, Annicita. You would think that $200,000+ would suffice for almost anyone. But how much of a dire straight did he have to be in to part with such a personal memento? I guess it wasn't too much of a tough call for him to make! 
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JimmyA
on December 5, 2012 at 7:48 AM
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Re: Re: Re: Calvin and Hobbes have always been a favorite
No, Ciel, I'm afraid I've never heard of it ( them ). If it's a fairly recent strip, then I definitely would not know anything about them. Like I mentioned to someone else, I actually stopped reading the strips a while ago. They've simply lost their appeal for me, along with their humor. Calvin & Hobbes was the last strip I read daily.
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JimmyA
on December 5, 2012 at 7:45 AM
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That's okay, luster. Not everyone can have heard of everything. But if you have the time, look them up on the internet and see for yourself what they were all about. If you like anything with an amazing amount of imagination and creativity, you won't be disappointed!
posted by
JimmyA
on December 5, 2012 at 7:42 AM
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Re: Amazing prices! My fave comic strip will always be "Peanuts"
Well that's good, Katray. Many strips have come and gone, and so few have had the "staying power" like Peanuts and Calvin & Hobbes. Yeah, those were some amazing prices . . .!
posted by
JimmyA
on December 5, 2012 at 7:40 AM
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doubt if that guy is in debt any more!
posted by
Annicita
on December 4, 2012 at 4:44 PM
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Re: Re: Calvin and Hobbes have always been a favorite
Have you seen Get Fuzzy?
posted by
Ciel
on December 4, 2012 at 8:57 AM
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I can see Pnuts but I am sorry I dont know what calvin and hobs?
posted by
Lanetay
on December 4, 2012 at 8:52 AM
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Amazing prices! My fave comic strip will always be "Peanuts"
but I've enjoyed Calvin And Hobbes too..:) 
posted by
Katray2
on December 4, 2012 at 6:45 AM
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Re: JimmyA
That's okay, Wiley. I'm sure there are many "characters" from Canada that I wouldn't be familiar with either. Calvin was a little boy with an unbelievably over-active imagination, and Hobbes was his stuffed tiger who was "alive" and talked and interacted with Calvin . . . when nobody else was around! The shenanigans "they" got into were bizarre and hilarious. Check them out sometime . . . you won't be disappointed!
posted by
JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:31 AM
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Re: just wait and see what an original Kabu Rock painting will fetch on day
That's true, Kabu! Hey, ya never know! Unfortunately for most artists, the value of their work is never fully realized until after they're long gone! So head to that auction block today . . .
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JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:27 AM
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Re: Calvin and Hobbes have always been a favorite
It was sad, Ciel, because it's very difficult anymore to come up with characters such as those who have such a social impact, like Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Snoopy. I must admit, I don't really read the strips anymore, for one simple reason . . . I just don't find them funny anymore. Calvin & Hobbes was the last strip I followed religiously, and I have all of their books as well!
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JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:23 AM
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I know, FSI . . . for two weeks no less! And like I've been telling everyone else, now I kinda wish I still had those particular strips! Hey, ya never know! 
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JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:19 AM
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Well, C C T, I must admit, I've never heard of Desperate Dan, but he was obviously one of your favorites. Yeah, it's very difficult to come up with any concept today that will have any real "staying" power. A sign of the times indeed . . .
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JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:17 AM
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Re: Jimmy A
They just might, Justi. The only problem is, we'll never know. At the time, I had no idea that Hobbles was spelled incorrectly, and by the time I realized that the newspaper had been wrong all that time, those copies were long gone! One can only speculate . . . 
posted by
JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:14 AM
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Re: there's one medium rife and fertile. I'll do the text! Do you draw at all?
Actually, dsm tchr, I used to, a long time ago. However, my "drawing hand" was somewhat destroyed some time ago due to overwork ( a long story . . . read my book "The Hindering" and you'll understand ).
posted by
JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:12 AM
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Re: Jimmy
That's possible, Naut. Sometimes people pay big money for certain "errors" ( like the famous Curtiss JN-4 airplane "Inverted Jenny" 24 cent stamp of 1918 ). But, as you've said, I doubt those Calvin & Hobbles strips would have brought that kind of money! I can dream though . . .
posted by
JimmyA
on December 4, 2012 at 5:10 AM
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JimmyA
Interesting post my friend but I'm not familiar with any of those cartoonist being I'se a foreigner. LOL
posted by
WileyJohn
on December 3, 2012 at 7:25 PM
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just wait and see what an original Kabu Rock painting will fetch on day
posted by
Kabu
on December 3, 2012 at 5:55 PM
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Calvin and Hobbes have always been a favorite
in my household! I was also saddened by the artist's decision to retire.
posted by
Ciel
on December 3, 2012 at 1:17 PM
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Those are some big dollar figures there...That is something how they ran with the Hobbles.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on December 3, 2012 at 11:43 AM
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Well Jimmy I noticed one of my childhhod comics ceased today. Old Desperate Dan will not be eaten any more cow pies wtih the horns still in them. Sign of the times I guess.
posted by
C_C_T
on December 3, 2012 at 10:26 AM
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Jimmy A
I agree with Nautikos. All things of the sort are rare and have worth. 
posted by
Justi
on December 3, 2012 at 9:54 AM
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there's one medium rife and fertile. I'll do the text! Do you draw at all?
posted by
dsm_tchr
on December 3, 2012 at 8:26 AM
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Jimmy
Of course it's hard to prove, but I suspect your 'Calvin and Hobbles' strips actually would be worth something to a collector, even if they wouldn't necessarily bring anything like the figures you've mentioned here...
posted by
Nautikos
on December 3, 2012 at 6:35 AM
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