Dell File Copies

[RedFury]

Anyone know the story of the Dell File copies? I have several, but I've never heard the story behind them.

[mordo]

This comes from Metropolis Comics' website.


1600 Poughkeepsie Dell File Copies Acquired


"Every once in awhile I receive a call about a collection for sale and I know I need to rush right out the door to buy it. When I was contacted by the daughter of a former employee of Dell Publishing who lived in Poughkeepsie, New York, I knew it was one of those calls!" states Metropolis CEO, Stephen Fishler.

The father of this family worked at Dell from 1946-1980 and passed away approximately 23 years ago. "The books were kept by his wife and daughter and remain in a very well preserved state with nice pages and glossy covers," Fishler continues. The collection of Poughkeepsie Dell File copies consists of over 1600 comics from the 1940s to the early 50s. Titles include Donald Duck, Little Lulu, Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, Mickey Mouse, Dale Evans, Andy Panda, Uncle Scrooge, Rootie Kazootie, Zorro, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, The Brownies, Annie Oakley and many others. Highlights include early Lulus, early Four Color, March of Comics #41, Race to the South Seas, and a gorgeous copy of Four Color #62 (Donald Duck in Frozen Gold).

[malaprop]

I picked up 2 of them, Perry Mason Mystery Magazine #1 and #2 (they're comics) about 5 or 6 years ago. More in my price range.

[RedFury]

This comes from Metropolis Comics' website.


1600 Poughkeepsie Dell File Copies Acquired


"Every once in awhile I receive a call about a collection for sale and I know I need to rush right out the door to buy it. When I was contacted by the daughter of a former employee of Dell Publishing who lived in Poughkeepsie, New York, I knew it was one of those calls!" states Metropolis CEO, Stephen Fishler.

The father of this family worked at Dell from 1946-1980 and passed away approximately 23 years ago. "The books were kept by his wife and daughter and remain in a very well preserved state with nice pages and glossy covers," Fishler continues. The collection of Poughkeepsie Dell File copies consists of over 1600 comics from the 1940s to the early 50s. Titles include Donald Duck, Little Lulu, Lone Ranger, Gene Autry, Mickey Mouse, Dale Evans, Andy Panda, Uncle Scrooge, Rootie Kazootie, Zorro, Looney Tunes, Tom & Jerry, The Brownies, Annie Oakley and many others. Highlights include early Lulus, early Four Color, March of Comics #41, Race to the South Seas, and a gorgeous copy of Four Color #62 (Donald Duck in Frozen Gold).

Hmmm, well that's interesting, but I thought they had been around longer than that, and that there were a lot more than 1,600 of them. Was there a larger find earlier than that? I thought I remembered hearing about Dell File copies 10 or 20 years ago. Maybe I'm hallucinating?

[fulltimer56]

Hi Mods,

Could you do something about this?

Thank you
Linda

[Red Hook]

Done. :)

[rased56]

Was there a larger find earlier than that? I thought I remembered hearing about Dell File copies 10 or 20 years ago. Maybe I'm hallucinating?



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