Bosco685's embarrassing attempt at a Valiant collection

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First up, a recent fun addition.



I'm not sure how Valiant distributed these, but when I saw it recently on Ebay I had to have it.

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The Valiant 1994 Press Kit, which was sent to me to directly by the marketing manager at the time.





He included this video tape that was distributed to dealers I believe to play in stores and attract collectors to some crazy new company. I hope these guys made it big.

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I get the feeling Valiant was excited over Ninjak's release.



An oversize chromium card that dealers displayed on their counters.

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What Valiant collection would be complete without a Doctor Silk Bookmark Wizard Valiant Special Insert?



Forgot I even had these tucked away.

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Okay, maybe not so embarrassing.

My original owner copy of Archer & Armstrong 0 Gold sent to me by Valiant after I wrote in to tell them about how amazing I thought this series was, and what an impact the #0 issue had on me.

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The Valiant 1994 Press Kit, which was sent to me to directly by the marketing manager at the time.

Neat trick (and nice set!). How'd ya manage that?

I was writing into Valiant's staff regularly to the point they recognized me, which was really a great experience. So when I was asked if I wanted something unique - which how could I turn dow a request like that - I was sent this kit with the video.

I'm more a book collector, so it doesn't fit my focus as much. But it was still a really cool gift.

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Okay, no giggling at me now. I'm trying my best to build a quality collection of my favorite company.



- One set for son #1

- One set for son #2

- One set for me

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Wow! I sound like Charlie Chan from that post.



"Good news, son #1. Action speak louder than French. Your Harbinger 1 arrived today."

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This and my Archer & Armstrong 0 Gold came directly from Valiant back in the day when you had to do something to promote the company in order to receive one. I received this from an article I wrote in the Stars & Stripes about the history of comics while I was serving in the U.S. Army Infantry as a platoon leader. The focus turned to how Valiant was the new kid on the block teaching the old-time comic companies how to mix captivating stories with nice artwork. I guess Valiant liked it.