Hmcurator
Founder and curator of the Harvey Mercheum
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The Harvey Mercheum
https://www.harveymercheum.com/
The mission of the Harvey Mercheum is to catalog and document as many unique examples of Harvey comics merchandise as possible, and to make this information accessible to collectors present and future.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 352 )
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Casper Tru-Vue Magic Eyes Story Set Exhibit Posted
Continuing our time with our friend Casper, we have a very exciting exhibit today! Whereas the last two exhibits were not in the best condition, today’s... Read more
Posted on 23 June 2019 BOOKS -
Casper Sliding Tile Puzzle Exhibit Posted
Today I would like to share another of the older items in the permanent collection, and much like the last exhibit, I must apologize for the condition of the... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2019 BOOKS -
Alec Monopoly Richie Rich Travel Case Jigidi Puzzle
Quick Jigidi puzzle today of one of the items I have from the Forever 21 x Alec Monopoly Collection, the Richie Rich travel case, enjoy! Read more
Posted on 08 June 2019 BOOKS -
Joe Palooka Boxing Gloves Exhibit Posted
A recent post to the Harvey Comics Facebook group showing Cadbury demonstrating his fighting ability inspired me to create today’s exhibit. Long before... Read more
Posted on 02 June 2019 BOOKS -
Second Casper and Friends Three Dimensional Stickers Variant
Today we continue the number 888 Casper Three Dimensional Stickers from 1979. This set features Little Audrey instead of Fatso. Read more
Posted on 26 May 2019 BOOKS -
JA-RU Rack Toy Jigidi Puzzles
Continuing my efforts to catch our Jigidi puzzles and Facebook posts up to the present, today we look back on four JA-RU rack toys, enjoy! Read more
Posted on 25 May 2019 BOOKS -
A Dozen PDFs!
The first twelve exhibit pages have been redone using Gutenberg blocks, and their printouts have been redone as PDFs. This includes the four Richie Rich Old... Read more
Posted on 25 May 2019 BOOKS -
Nostalgia is Good for You!
Anyone who has read anything I have written knows that I have a strong sense of personal nostalgia. Looking back at my childhood, to when I first started... Read more
Posted on 21 May 2019 BOOKS -
New 5 Tab Dividers Available for Download
With all the work I have been putting into hand crafting PDF downloads for exhibit printouts, the solid white dividers I was using in my binders were starting t... Read more
Posted on 19 May 2019 BOOKS -
International Museum Day 2019
The last of our Special Days for a while, today is International Museum Day! The theme for 2019 is “Museums as Cultural Hubs: The future of tradition”. Read more
Posted on 18 May 2019 BOOKS -
Starting the Casper and Friends Three Dimensional Stickers
Spending some more time with our friend Casper, I thought I would share one of his sticker sets from the permanent collection. I have mentioned previously how... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2019 BOOKS -
Casper Beach Ball Jigidi Puzzle
It’s 44 degrees Farenheight and raining here, hardly beach weather. However, the next exhibit to look back upon is the Casper Inflatable Beach Ball, so here is... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2019 BOOKS -
Casper Bath Soap Exhibit Posted
For the first exhibit of the sixth year of operation of the Harvey Mercheum website, I decided to feature another of the many items produced for the 1995 live... Read more
Posted on 05 May 2019 BOOKS -
Finishing the Hungerford Figures Jigidi Puzzles
Here are the other two Hungerford vinyl figure guest posts done as Jigidi puzzles. It’s Harvey’s cat and mouse team, Herman and Katnip! Enjoy! Read more
Posted on 04 May 2019 BOOKS -
Happy Free Comic Book Day 2019!
Today is Free Comic Book Day (FCBD)! This is the closest thing there is to a holiday for comic book fans. And, unlike the last couple of years, I am actually... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2019 BOOKS -
Hungerford Figures Jigidi Puzzles Started
Tonight we have the first three Hungerford vinyl figure guest posts done as Jigidi puzzles, enjoy!Casper figureLittle Audrey figureBaby Huey figure To see all o... Read more
Posted on 03 May 2019 BOOKS -
World Intellectual Property Day 2019
Things have been insanely busy around here recently, but I did want to take a moment to acknowledge World Intellectual Property Day. This year’s campaign is... Read more
Posted on 26 April 2019 BOOKS -
Exhibit Printouts to Be Redone as PDF Downloads
When I first started designing the Harvey Mercheum website, I wanted the exhibit pages to be as distraction-free as possible, which lead me to remove the... Read more
Posted on 19 April 2019 BOOKS -
Collector’s Call
Collectibles are once again in the spotlight thanks to a new show on MeTV called Collector’s Call. Friday’s Scoop e-newsletter reminded me that I had not watche... Read more
Posted on 14 April 2019 BOOKS -
Inflatable Toy Jigidi Puzzles Posted
Resuming our retrospective, today we have two Jigidi puzzles of some of the many inflatable toys in the permanent collection, enjoy! Read more
Posted on 07 April 2019 BOOKS