IJC #53 COLLECTORS & THEIR COLLECTIONS

People collect lot of things..e.g. novels, post-cards, magazines, posters, & many things like that..among those many things some people collect comics..thanks to those people who collect this type of rare books looking everywhere for them in the market & later putting it on the blog after scanning & cleaning the pages..

So, its quite a hard work..1st of all u need to search for them, then scan it, upload it & then put it in a blog so that all the viewers can see it..truly, without collectors..there wont be any such rare comic posted in a blog..

Now, some people used to collect, but they don't do that anymore..some r still collecting, like me..looking for the missing issues..& those who don't collect anymore, become very nostalgic seeing their old childhood companion..comics!!..some people collect all kinds of comics, some collect old ones only, & some collect just 1-2 type comics(like ijc & ack)..

m collecting comics for almost 8-9 years..i've a lot of collection..currently about 730+ ijcs & others..i started with ijc, later started collecting other comics also like gold key, richie rich, laurel-hardy, dc & marvel comics etc..in past few years i've met many collectors who have been collecting for 15-20 years, some are for 30 years or more..& still, somehow they couldn't complete their collection..something is still missing..& they would do almost anything to get that rare issue!

Today i give u one of the best shaped copies of ijc in my collection..

Indrajal comics Bengali no.130(15th February, 1972)

Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?iqz2xuj42ymvidg

Here are some of the collectors..dont know the present status of their collection, but that's what they said to me..a few months ago..

1. Anurag Dixit, got 790+ ijcs in hindi..some really very old & rare ijc scans are provided by him..

2. Indranath Banerjee- met him recently..he is collecting since '83(almost 29 years!), got 760+ ijcs in bengali, also got bengali acks, & is yet to complete his collection.

3. Hojo(Sagnik Ghosh)- we all know him..few readers, who are following his blog, got to see his collection also(in a very old post)..currently 750+ ijcs(bengali only, got hindi/eng too!)..+ acks + archies +other comics also..

4. Samrat Sanyal- another big collector of ijcs..around 750+..most of his books are in full size, very good condition..

5. Hasan Zaheer(cw)- many old rare hindi/eng scans are provied by him..dont know the current status of his ijc collection, but he has got other hindi comics too, like mck, madhumuskan, lotpot, acks, etc..saw his collection long time ago, in a post..which he says has increased almost double..

8. jhargramdevil- got around 650 bengali ijcs..that was long time ago when i last talked with him..onekdin to holo, about 7 months, tumi blogging e nei..ki byapar?..tumi er aageo kajer chaape sore gecho, kintu eto long gap er aage konodin dao ni..is anything wrong?..all the visitors, bloggers want to know ur present condition..aascho na keno?

9. Dr. Dilip Verma- another big collector of hindi comics like zaheer bhai..presently has got 750-760 ijcs..

10. Chandan Talwadker- many senior bloggers & old visitors know him..think he has got around 700 ijcs in eng, hindi(some in marathi) at the moment, got acks also..

&..there are many other collectors that i dont know..may b m yet to meet/know them..from India, from foreign..

WOULD ALL THE VISITORS LIKE TO SEE THEIR COLLECTION?

Asking all the rest bloggers/collectors, on behalf of all the visitors, only if u like..PLS SHOW ME UR COLLECTION..

I've made a facebook page for the fans..just go to this page..http://www.facebook.com/ShowMeUrCollection

& if u get time, pls make a video of ur collection & post it there..all r invited, if i missed someone, just leave msg on facebook or mail me..

From today on, m going to discuss about people's collection..how do they keep it, from where do they get them etc. topics in this blog..

thanks