The Other Jason
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Hi all!
I was a little too tired last night to write about the show, but it went real well. It wasn’t solid activity the whole day, so Mr. Schell and I had a good chance to talk. In between trading stories were bursts of activity with fans showing up for autographs and photos. He had a good variety from his career; Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., Good Morning World, The Cat From Outer Space, The Jetsons Movie, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, The Smurfs and more. Yet the chief billing for this show was for “Jason from Battle of the Planets,” so his two Jason photos were placed front and center on his table.
I had a booth right next to him and I brought a small selection of items from my collection. I have way too many things both from my own collecting activities and boxes of product samples via my old position at Sandy Frank Entertainment. I brought action figure sets, a 12" “Princess” figure (even though we all know it’s Jun!), DVD sets from Rhino Home Video, shirts, temporary tattoos and some promotional stickers. Both of us did fairly well. I came home with fewer items than I went up with, so I was happy.
I think all but one or two of the photos Mr. Schell sold and signed were of Jason. Yay! Some people even brought Battle items from home for him to sign. I was happy to add to his total by suggesting anything bought from me could be signed by “the voice of Jason.” It made me feel better that I wasn’t taking any potential sales away from him, and even added a few he wouldn’t have had otherwise.
The crowd really started to thin out around 3:30 and since the event staff weren’t too strict, we decided to call it a day a half hour early (we were supposed to have been there until 4:30). Most of the vendors had the same idea. It seemed like 4 was the unofficial time to assess the show to either stick it out to 5 or fold up.
The “Reef” venue was a lot nicer and cleaner than their previous one at the Shrine Auditorium. There were probably 100 different dealers with many of them focused on comics. It had an old San Diego Comic-Con feel to it. I was able to take a walk around the floor and found a couple dealers with Gatchaman books (Graffiti, the animated movie program and the two Fantastic TV Collection books - 1 and 3 ) and one with a couple copies of the old Western Publishing Battle comics. Prices on them were decent, except for the Graffiti book at $79.
It was a great day, and I had a blast hearing Mr. Schell’s show-biz stories. I even learned a few new details about Battle and managed to crack him up a few times. It was also fun to meet so many fans of Battle and Gatchaman. There are many more out there! There is a slight chance I may be able to appear with him again in April but it will depend on a lot of factors. I definitely *want* to do it though.
Here are a few photos:
Our two tables
Another view
Mr. Schell thumbing through G-Force: Animated
A fan getting his Jason figure signed
I'll hope to do it again someday! I also really have to thank the staff of the Los Angeles Comic Book and Science Fiction Convention for their help and generosity for donating my table space. I really, really appreciate it. They're great people, go enjoy the show next time!
The Other Jason (this time, really!)
www.battleoftheplanets.info
This post has been edited 2 time(s), it was last edited by The Other Jason on 13-03-2017 at 21:31.
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