Autographs!!

[michblk]

Preprints are tough at first because the signature looks like it's supposed to but on closer examination, you can tell it's preprinted.  I have a magnifying glass so I can tell as my eyes aren't as good as they used to be.

BK

[Anton Phibes]

Folks, wonderful autographs.  Just be careful.  I recently bought a stack of Star Trek autographs off of a guy who wrote a Star Trek book.  I will not use his name.  Anyway he assured me that all of the autographs were original and that he had them signed in person.  There were 20 in the lot and 11 of them were preprints.  We had long angry discussions before he agreed to take them back.  He finally admitted that he had boght most of them elsewhere and was not aware of how to detect a preprint otherwise he would have been more cautious.

Yup. Its called an auto pen.  Its where a celebrity "cheaps out" and signs their name once into a device that imitates their handwriting. Shatner was the worst for these...but some of the others use them too.  Stephen King never would.  he finally had to stop signing though because he never had any time to write anything besides his name on correspondences to fans.  rather than "cheap out", he just said no.

I can respect his decision more than the auto penners.  Auto pens suck.

[michblk]

Hey Anton, to me there is a difference between an autopen and a pre-print.  I think a pre-print is where they make copies of an authentic signature.  You can see the signature is printed in with the photo instead of on top of it.  You see alot of these on Ebay.  Auto-pens, you need to compare with other signatures and you can notice the dot the i's or cross the t's in the same exact place.

BK

[Anton Phibes]

Hey Anton, to me there is a difference between an autopen and a pre-print.  I think a pre-print is where they make copies of an authentic signature.  You can see the signature is printed in with the photo instead of on top of it.  You see alot of these on Ebay.  Auto-pens, you need to compare with other signatures and you can notice the dot the i's or cross the t's in the same exact place.

BK

Ahhhh..I see. So its sorta like a photocopy of an actual signed photo.  Gotcha. They both stink equally though .

[michblk]

Ahhhh..I see. So its sorta like a photocopy of an actual signed photo.  Gotcha. They both stink equally though .

Agreed!  They Both Stink and so do forgers.

BK

[michblk]

Nothing vintage, just fun.

Here are some autographs I picked up from the Motor City Comic Con

Warrington Gillette, Christy Swanson
CJ Graham, Brad Kesten
Anthony Forest, John Alexander






A couple of Tom Woodruff''s graciously picked up for me at Wonderfest by my UMA Brother's and Sister's.  Thanks to all, even those that PM'd me.  It was appreciated.



BK

[Illoman]

Just received this in today's mail:



It gets better on the inside:



This is my second signed Arch Oboler book, and I was very pleased to add this one to my collection. He wrote some very memorable episodes of the radio show Lights Out, including "Cat Wife" which
Boris Karloff performed, and is also included in this collection.

Thanks,
Mike

[Anton Phibes]

Just received this in today's mail:



It gets better on the inside:



This is my second signed Arch Oboler book, and I was very pleased to add this one to my collection. He wrote some very memorable episodes of the radio show Lights Out, including "Cat Wife" which
Boris Karloff performed, and is also included in this collection.

Thanks,
Mike

That rocks!  i ahve a pretty massive otr collection Shadow and other horror mystery programs...so i can really appreciate that!

[Illoman]

Thanks, Anton! My favorite otr horror/mystery shows are Lights Out, Quiet, Please, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Strange Doctor Weird, Inner Sanctum, the Whistler, Mysterious Traveler, Murder at Midnight, Mystery is My Hobby, and lots more.

Which ones do you enjoy listening to?

Mike

[Mitchellmania]

Something for fans of the Planet of the  Apes.

What an AMAZING collection of autographs!! I would love to have an autograph of Roddy McDowall!!

[Scatter]

Just received this in today's mail:



It gets better on the inside:



This is my second signed Arch Oboler book, and I was very pleased to add this one to my collection. He wrote some very memorable episodes of the radio show Lights Out, including "Cat Wife" which
Boris Karloff performed, and is also included in this collection.

Thanks,
Mike

Has anyone seen the 1953 movie made from Obler's "Twonky"??

[Illoman]

Has anyone seen the 1953 movie made from Obler's "Twonky"??

Actually, Oboler made the film "The Twonky" based on a short story by Lewis Padgett. In the original story the Twonky was a radio set. It was ironic that Oboler changed it to a teevee set, seeing as how television sounded radio's death knell. The film stars Hans Conreid, and I think it is a great little film. It recently showed on TCM and my brother recorded it to dvd for me.

Mike

[Anton Phibes]

Thanks, Anton! My favorite otr horror/mystery shows are Lights Out, Quiet, Please, CBS Radio Mystery Theater, Strange Doctor Weird, Inner Sanctum, the Whistler, Mysterious Traveler, Murder at Midnight, Mystery is My Hobby, and lots more.

Which ones do you enjoy listening to?

Mike

All that you have listed as well as Haunting Hour, Hermit's Cave, Strange Doctor Weird (repacks of Mysterious Traveler), Black Museum, Sealed Book, Halls of fantasy, Quiet Please,Weird Circle, Suspense and , of course, Vincent Price's "The Price of Fear" British radio program.

[Lugosifan1]

Thanks Mitchellmania, I've always had a special place for the apes ,working on a piece featuring James Gregory as Ursus, and Kim Hunter as Zira ,all in this same style, just waiting for some cash!!!!!!Mario

[Mitchellmania]

This was the start of my Apes collection. I sold them, but I made copies for myself at least.