Current Looney Tunes Newsletter 15MAR00

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Hi Everyone,
Our Comics site is largely finished now. There are fairly complete listings of all the major series plus most of the minor ones. Eventually we will be adding additional comments to the descriptions like which ones are reissues, famous animators, etc. It's interesting to see some of the famous names in cartoons and their family members in the credits on these. The pricing on these is still pretty tentative but I will be tracking them on ebay for a few months to get a better idea of their real value. Speaking of ebay, the number of LT comics selling there has risen quite a bit in the last few months. If you watch the auctions you can get some good deals on the older issues.

Richard & Gwen

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Russell Stover has a set of small Easter pvc's out. They come with a small box of chocolates and are in the candy aisles in drug stores. Tweety, Sylvester, Bugs and Taz at $1.99 each.
For those with $12,000 dollars to drop Rhayes Instruments has custom made guitars in the characters shapes. Very limited editions of Bugs, Taz and Tweety & Sylvester. URL: http://rhayesinstruments.com
Walmarts has gold rings and charms in. They have several rings but mainly Tweety with a series of Tweety and an initial. About 10 different charms at ours with prices ranging from $20 to $50 dollars. Some were on clearance too.
Action has a large series of Dale Earnhardt Taz diecast cars and accessories. Most of these are limited editions and can be found in stores that carry a model selection. Prostar Collectibles carries some of them. URL: http://www.prostar2collectibles.com/daleearnhardt.html
Toys to Treasures has several pages of older items now. Cookie Jars, ornaments, lamps and salt and pepper sets among other things. URL: http://www.toystotreasures.com/home/store/shop.asp
Gallery Lainzberg has quite a few cels and lithographs along with framing/matting services and some history on the animators. URL: http://www.lainzberg.com/

There is a portal site/search engine for animation and comic related sites. It is called WebComics and has many categories including collectibles. URL: http://www.webcomics.com/
For those interested in a little history on comic books try Derek Santos' site. It deals mainly with superheroes but is well written and has pictures of many of the older comics. URL: http://www.dereksantos.com/comicpage/
Gemstone Publishing is the home of the Overtreet comic guide and Hake's price guide to Character Toys. I haven't seen a Hake's in any store so if you have one please let me know if it is worth getting! The Overstreet comic guide is the only one that I've found that lists Looney Tunes comics but it is a very abbreviated listing with basically just the prices. Both can be ordered online at Amazon.com or Borders.com. URL to view the Hake's guide: http://www.hakes.com/book.asp?ID=1
Jerry Beck has a web site now. Who is he you say? He is probably the foremost expert on Looney Tunes cartoons and has done several books on them. I highly recommend the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Guide and if you collect cel art the WB Animation Art book is very nice. Not much info on the site yet but he does have a good daily comments page and you can see what books he has out. URL: http://www.cartoonresearch.com/

Added almost everything we have to the LT Comics site. Some minor stuff left to add plus some comments to add to the descriptions, like reissues etc. URL: http://www.acmecity.com/looneytunes/tweety/295/ .
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