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On 2/15/2023 at 8:01 PM, scburdet said:

Have a full back cover photo? Also it looks like the BRFC is cut off in the photo

Bought this a LONG time ago and found it mixed with some other oddball comics today.  Must have been in this box forever with no backer board.  What do you think?  Not even sure if this one is worth grading.

#14 and #23 never come up on any site, auction, etc...Frustrating.  I always see #1 and other issues. 

On 2/14/2023 at 6:16 PM, mephistopheles said:

tsk tsk

Ha!  Yeah there were some crazy short stories in these magazines.  There was one called "My *V*" where a guy wakes up and suddenly he's changed down there.  Funny stuff.  (Can't post the V word here apparently).

On 2/14/2023 at 12:18 PM, scburdet said:

someone bough the MCS copy in the interim 

Got it from PTFP Antique/Sales in Canada.  I think it was on Etsy.

On 2/14/2023 at 12:18 PM, scburdet said:

someone bough the MCS copy in the interim 

Figures.  That was option 3.  This one is better than 6.0 way better.  Just needs cleaning. No real wear or creases or tears

On 2/14/2023 at 11:25 AM, scburdet said:

MCS or somewhere else?

Somewhere else.  Just found it online

Finally got the second copy in and it's freaking beautiful.  It's looks almost perfect...better than the pictures showed.  Having THIS ONE sent in for sure.  I don't even want to take it out of the bag till it's pressed and cleaned and sent to CGC.  I'll keep the 1st one as a reader. 

Ok who got that 9.2 on ebay.  My phone conked out during bidding.  Nice grab.

On 1/29/2023 at 4:22 PM, fast eddie said:

Hmmmm,,,,,,, 8.5,,,,,,9.2 and 9.0,,,,,,, I love my high grade Solar's and Magnus,,,,,,, 

Slowly but surely working on completing the run.  It's gonna be a couple years.  Now if only someone on the planet would sell me their high grade #2 Solar I could relax.   Finally registered all my books on here yesterday.

Just based on these front pictures.  Thoughts on grades?  They are all Savannah Pedigree.  In order Solar 21, Solar 18, Magnus 26.

On 1/29/2023 at 11:39 AM, pemart1966 said:

One closer inspection it looks like a date stamp.

Yes it's def a date stamp.  

On 1/29/2023 at 8:55 AM, pemart1966 said:

I noticed that too but I thought that it was something  embedded in your photo. 

Maybe a pedigree stamp?  I don't know either way the grade is too rough for what I want.  I already have a reader.

On 1/29/2023 at 8:47 AM, pemart1966 said:

Rust on the bottom staple?

Looks like it.  And just noticed a faded stamp on the back cover.

On 1/29/2023 at 8:30 AM, scburdet said:

High grades of these old books are probably locked away in PCs 

Oh I know I'm picking them up one at a time though.  

On 1/29/2023 at 8:27 AM, scburdet said:

6.5/7.0 seems about right b/c the black background makes the spine stress show more prominently than other colors. If the corners were in better shape, 7.5 would be more reasonable. I briefly forgot about the tear art on this cover and wondered how anyone could advertise anything greater than 0.5 with long tears like that 

Yeah I looked at some 7.5's on Heritage that sold and this was close to that.  Looked better than the 6.5 I saw.  But close enough.  I can't find a 8.5 or higher of this book anywhere.  Fun.

On 1/29/2023 at 7:45 AM, mephistopheles said:

Beauty. I'll bet you didn't pay $49 for this copy either ;-)

No

This is being advertised as near mint.  Looks 7-7.5 no?

I wound up getting this one!     I'll keep the raw one for trade or as a reader.

On 1/28/2023 at 7:11 AM, tth2 said:

Have you checked the CGC Registry to see who owns a copy?

Oh didn't know you could do that. Pretty new at this. Edit: Thanks man.  Just registered all my Gold Keys, and message a few that have ones I'm missing.  Loving this now.

On 1/26/2023 at 3:42 PM, Axe Elf said:

Just to be pedantic (and because it recently came up on the "Comic Magazines" board), the story is actually called "Vacation '58."

Carry on...

Why the hell did I write College Vacation? Someone help me. 

On 1/26/2023 at 12:27 PM, the blob said:

I collect all of these painted cover gold keys. I won't pay more than $2 for one though. I am buying them because I like the covers. This at least has the potential for a re-boot and cross-overs unlike the anthology type books (Ripleys, etc.)

 

I'm sure you can find plenty of reader copies of the entire run.  I see them all the time on Ebay, marketplace, and mercari.