Bell Bags Discovered Protecting Magic Comics From The 1940s (Robert Bell Early Comic Book Fandom Dealer)

It is December 14, 2024.  This is an unplanned post.  Today, I had a bit of a surprise while cleaning the basement.  I stumbled upon a box.  In August of 2018, I won some auctions featuring Magic Comics from the 1940s.  I briefly looked into the box to make sure that the order arrived in 2018.  I then threw the box into the basement only to rediscover it today.  Some of the comic books were encased in Bell Bags.  Early comic book dealer Robert Bell is credited with inventing the concept of bags to protect comic books.  Robert began selling comic books in 1959 out of his family's thrift store.  He recognized the potential for comic books.  He posted ads and price lists.  Some of these ads included a Thor-looking mascot.  He left the market in the 1980s.  Robert certainly has a place in comic book fandom.  These Bell Bags are one part of his involvement in the market.  I have seen people post photographs of these bags and I always wanted some.  I actually had two of them for six years without realizing.

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