Don Maris and The Big-D collectible Show
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Oklahoma City. 1972 and 1975 just saw the shows getting bigger. But as the 70’s
wore on and Don continued to frequent shows around the country, he found he
wasn’t enjoying them as much. He felt the more recent shows had lost a lot of
the charm and excitement of the “good old days” that were the 60’s and early
70’s. That’s when he decided to put on an old fashioned Con that only featured
items older than 1980.
It finally happened in Dallas, Texas in 1986.
Ted Hake and Russ Cochran were only a few of the big name dealers
present, with one dealer selling over $30,000 worth of collectibles – $5,000 of
which was sold in the first hour.
24 shows later, Don ‘s Big-D
Collectible Show is still one of Dallas’ most coveted tickets – featuring toys,
comics, movie posters, western movie cowboy items, premiums, videos, toy
soldiers and BLB’s . . . just to name a few.
This year The Big-D
Collectible Show will be held July 19, 20 and 21. Friday the 19th is set up time
from 2 to 8 pm, while on Saturday the show will run from 10 to 5 and on Sunday
from 10 to 3. The show will be located at the Hampton Inn, 1700 Rodeo Drive,
Mesquite, TX 75149. The phone number is 972-329-3100.
They will be
featuring 17,000 sq ft of space with renowned dealers coming in from 21 states.
Russ Cochran will have a booth representing Gemstone Publishing, where Hake’s
Price Guide to Character Toys #4 will be sold along with other Gemstone
products. Two special guests will also be featured – actors Jan Merlin (Tom
Corbett, Space Cadet) and Sonny Shroyer (Enos – The Dukes of
Hazzard). For more information, simply click on this link:
http://home.swbell.net/donmaris/bigdshow.html.
and Pony Show, B-36)</i>, to Claypool Comics’ David Seidman (<i>Elvira:
Mistress of the Dark, Deadbeats)</i>, people all over were heard commenting on
increased sales and the overall healthy state of the industry. <br><br>Panel
discussions gave fans the chance to meet some of their favorite creators in
person, while some were even able to rub elbows with the likes of celebrities
Michael Rosenbaum (<i>Smallville</i>), Luke Perry (<i>Jeremiah), </i>and the
legendary Lou Ferrigno. Special effects junkies were thrilled when Sytan Winston
(<i>Terminator 2, Aliens, Jurassic Park</i>) unveiled his new <i>Mutant Earth
</i>and <i>Realm of the Claw</i> comics and action figures, while Tim Savini
(<i>Night of the Living Dead)</i> displayed some brilliantly gory sculptures.
The X-Men and Marvel Heroes panel mentioned a new X-Men character to be making
its debut later this year, and also gave details on a new <i>Mangaverse:
Spider-Man</i> mini-series. Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada hinted at a
possible <i>Origin 2, </i>and also announced news of a $200,000 copy order
placed by a Baltimore retailer for <i>Fantastic Four #60</i> - perhaps the
largest order for a single book by a single retailer ever.<br><br>At the top Cow
booth, Guest of Honor Marc Silvestri delighted fans by chatting up the