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Australian G77 (1957) - reprints Four Color #727

There was someone else collecting playing card covers on the boards maybe ten years ago. I seem to recall them selling up at some stage, but there might be some useful posts for anyone compiling a list. I'll see what I can find.

Edit: It was @PokerKid and one thread is here

And a few more here

On 8/30/2023 at 3:20 PM, 1950's war comics said:

i like comic book surfing covers ... there are not too many of them but there are some cool ones

Here's one you probably haven't seen

No mastic gun in sight for @Get Marwood & I but we do have Niagara Falls and a barrel.

On 8/29/2023 at 1:13 AM, Djedi said:

I wasn't exactly sure how to word this, but I mean things like Christmas, Halloween, angels, demons, witches, vampires, mummies, gods/myths, etc. These are just examples. It can be something specific such as covers that have a photorealism art style or something broader like covers that make you laugh.

On 8/29/2023 at 1:29 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

I also collect "Flying over Niagra Falls in a barrel whilst fixing a loose fascia board with a mastic bonding gun" covers. It's quite a small group  

Pics or it doesn't exist!

On 8/29/2023 at 11:53 AM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

That's an awesome book; can you imagine finding that under the Christmas tree with that great Barks tale leading off the book?! You would read the pages off of it! How big is an Australian jumbo book?

64 pages

I got this Australian reprint with a classic Kelly cover in last week.

Australian OS.47 from 1953 (OS = 'one shot, a series of 58 books that preceded the G series most of my previous 'Australian Four Colors' come from). This one reprints Four Color #411

What grade do you estimate you have?

On 8/17/2023 at 6:57 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Hello 

Some of you may have noticed a tab on the right of your profile page headed 'Images', example below:

 

 

I feel seen!  

On 8/10/2023 at 7:23 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Some of our Gallery users are inching ever closer to the 500 image limit...

...can it be increased?

Actually I'm past the 500 with those, so I haven't posted a lot of scans I've done. I've just decided to create other "volumes" under the Australian Disney Comics heading, but maybe I'll stop work on that now in the hope that the limit will be increased. Thanks for raising this Steve.

Wow, those are beautiful Brian!

On 8/20/2023 at 6:47 PM, thehumantorch said:

I received a package from Heritage 2 weeks ago.  $185 usd to ship a 15 lb box - 1 slab and 32 raw books.  I don't believe I will bid there again.

I wish my last box from Heritage had only been US$185. I'm out for good.

On 8/19/2023 at 5:29 AM, Point Five said:

This thread will be super-awesome-entertaining right up until the moment when someone calls out a seller for redonculous grading and it turns out to be a boardie, resulting in much rage and a swift locking. If we're lucky I'd give that about four days.   

 

On 8/15/2023 at 3:07 PM, jcjames said:

There'd be an origami Indiana Jones on the ground in the final scene.

On 8/6/2023 at 10:13 AM, flashlites said:

I hit the Don Heck book too hard ... I had it at 2.5 I gave the Avengers a 7.5 But it was Diary Secrets that really threw me I scored it a 4.0...those staple tears, I was left wondering if the cover was partially detached.

Exactly my thoughts. I thought the general wear was in the 5.0 range but the staple tears would pull it down. CGC used to really hammer that sort of structural issue. Maybe not so much these days?

How about Cerebus? 300 issues and a handful of other specials.

On 8/3/2023 at 4:44 AM, Point Five said:

Right on track for 8th to 12th place! My plan is progressing perfectly.  

You take the high road and I'll take the low road... Right now I'd kill for 12th place.

On 8/3/2023 at 4:58 AM, Point Five said:

That’s right — I’ve learned from my mistakes. Any more books with slices out of the top? I’ve got my 8.5s all revved up.  

 

Too soon Jon. Too soon.

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