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Best image. Best copy sounds like I want to buy.
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Case is fine, Earth. It was one of them replying to the title for a future scenario. Great book.
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On 9/12/2022 at 9:27 AM, Earthshaker01 said:
I do plan to likely go through Heritage with whole collection. Its a time in my life to start selling this collection and move on. The Dell are a small portion of my collection. I thought if I could I contact the person buying the four colors directly I could sell them in one deal. The rest of my collection are higher grade obscure esoteric GA and SA #1's, #nn's, promos, giveaways and then of course the Dell.
Until we get reholdered, Honey
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On 9/2/2022 at 10:50 PM, Toz said:
Hmmmmm.Wonder what even happened to Charlton Guy.Never heard much from him after he opened a book store years ago.
The store was a front. He referenced his Charlton collection to build a time machine in an adjoining room. It's not just a question of where he is... but when he is.
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On 3/15/2022 at 5:39 PM, JollyComics said:
Went to Barnes and Noble few times with my kids. Three long rows filled with manga books. More than any TPBs everywhere.
Sometimes, I have back orders for them.
Stopped in to browse the graphic novels. Three long rows are now an entire room that wouldn't fit in the picture. Read them all and went home.
- aardvark88 and JollyComics
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On 8/29/2022 at 3:07 AM, Djangology said:
My understanding is that all of the high grade Mantles out there are supposed to be from the find referenced in the article. That Mr. Mint character identified this one as the "finest" of the bunch in a letter to the buyer after he had sold it in that 1991 transaction. PSA's grades have the same sort of uncertainty as CGC's grades, particularly when it comes to vintage.
As an aside, there are/were detailed scans of the card on Heritage's site and I think SGC overgraded it. Modern cards do not receive that much leeway. It's in amazing condition and I have no reason to doubt it's the best one, but it has a number of flaws.
I submitted a bunch of 1950's last year to SGC. Mostly Mantle, Aaron, Mays, Clemente and Banks. Their inconsistency makes CGC and PSA graders look like grading gods. I wouldn't let SGC grade a 5th-grader's spelling test. I sold a 1953 SGC 1.5 Mantle for $1,950 afterwards when the market was still relatively hot. It appears that the 1952 12.6M sale is already having an effect on the 1953 asking prices. I know it's apples and oranges, but I find it interesting that most 1.5 cards look much better than most complete 1.5 comics.
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Will have to reset the point system but I imagine easier than ties. Great contest.
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Not in but throw in a couple of X.5's if you have them. 1/2 grade off = 4 points. Should decrease the number of ties.
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The Nobel Peace Prize winner will be announced in October, 2022.
You're a shoo-in for the Noble Page Prize.
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I'd send in a bunch of early Batman/Detective if they created a Bob Kane label
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Thesink... Great ideas with a modification. They should use a new label color since yellow is for signed. A tribute label with the proceeds going to GP as you said. Shouldn't cost much for only a different color. Give those who sent in comics the option of having them graded and getting the new label.
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1961 Fantastic Four #1 Cover - Kirby Being Kirby
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Those building numbers were always on my mind whenever I saw the cover. I knew the issue revolved around Center City in California but I never believed Jack Kirby would randomly select 135 & 137 without having a reason. Hundreds of numbers to choose from.... why those two? I remember looking up where he was born, 147 Essex Street, and that took care of that... at least for a while. Until I saw the the Milestone Edition, without building numbers, a few weeks ago at the LCS and it started up again. This time with success. Just had to look for the best image of FF #1 so the building numbers showed up clearly for the thread.
I did a refresh on Yancy Street. According to The Marvel Comics Guide to New York City, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby named Yancy Street in reference to Delancey Street. I mapped it and saw Suffolk Street ran parallel to Essex Street and intersected Delancey Street.
I Couldn't find an old picture of Suffolk Street but found one of Essex. Circa 1905. Twelve years before Jack was born.
Along with a great article from Kirby's Mean Streets The Lower East Side of Jacob Kurtzberg.
I'd bet my bottom dollar that cover is a hat tip to Suffolk Street, and to a fellow gang member who resided in 135/137... and even Stan the Man didn't know.