Disney-comics digest #490.

[Swen69@aol.com]

In the digest, I guess #488, I saw David A. Gerstein's comment "Disney comics
are not wildly collected in the States". I have to disagree with the comment.
I have been collecting Disney comics here in the States last ten years, and
it is getting more and more difficult. due to too many  collectors and a
shortage in supply. And one has to know exactly where the contacts are. CBG
for example is very poor on Disneys since practically everything that is for
sale goes directly from sellers to collectors, or to retailers. There is no
reason to advertise. There are even a few specialists who concentrate on
Disneys only, John Nichols, Bear Mountain Enterprise (VA) being one of the
better known. John has had complete Gladstone sets if one is interested  for
more or less  cover prices. Most comics stores here in the greater
Philadelphia area carry lots of Gladstones, older and new.

It is true that collecting Disney comics  may not be fashionable at the
moment. Disney has spoiled the market with popular but cheap other
collectibles. People do not care much of the comics, figurines and tapes are
more interesting. Huh (?)

But the market is there. Most conventions have quite a few tables with Disney
stuff. (e.g. Comicfest 1993 in Philadelphia) 

Gladstones and particularly Disney comics (between the first and current
Gladstone series) were also saturated by too many titles. 

At the moment I'm myself concentrating on oldest WDCSs, numbers 50 and below.
There is  material available, but the problem is how to get hold on it. Most
titles go directly through personal contacts, and pricing is affected
accordingly. 

If someone needs further information  please contact me. 

swen69 at aol.com  (Matti J. Maenpaa)