G.A.tor

Lots of confusion abounds here when talking about UK editions. Do you mean a) A US comic produced and priced (Pence) for the UK market b) A UK comic produced and priced (Pence) for the UK market These are two totally different things and lots of people are confused by the difference. Just to clarify further, as far as GA comics are concerned, there are extremely few examples of A) as U.S. comics were not distributed in the U.K. until November 1959. And as far as B) is concerned, the black and white reprints that were produced exclusively for the U.K. market (mainly by L. Miller and Alan Class) that contained GA material have a very small fanbase, even in the U.K. Some of the reprints have the same covers and interiors as their U.S. counterparts, but not many. Hard to provide a proper rule of pricing for these books due to their being relatively few of them and the limited demand. The pence / cents conundrum is very much a Silver and Bronze Age thing. Thanks Andy, I tried to write something similar but deleted it as it didnt make much sense, unless you knew what I was talking about. You put it so much better than I could Most pence copies are silver and up but there are a few ga examples out there Well I guess it's hard to beat around the bush without citing the book in question. Ghostly Weird Stories (UK) #1 UK Edition (Arnold Book Co., 1954) which reprints Ghostly Weird Stories #122 (Star Publications) in black and white. In terms that I was talking above, that is b) A UK comic produced and priced (Pence, 1 Shilling ( pre decimal) for the UK market. As Ghostly Weird Stories #122 is a key book and very desirable ( I have one in my sig line ) I am sure that there will be some demand for it, but this is not like a typical Pence issue ( not a reprint) produced in the US at the same time as the Cents issue, this is a reprint in B&W for the UK on normally inferior paper and variable print quality. All that said, its probably as rare if not rarer than its US counterpart and if you slabbed it, I bet it would be the only one. I hope this helps, you can PM me if you need any more clarification by comparison, I would hazard a guess that all UK pence GA issues would be considerably rarer today, than US counterparts... less supply for sure...but, coupled with that is significantly less demand...hence, prices remain sub US counterpart prices, in general....

truthfully, going the other way around is a lot more realistic.... there are way more coverless copies than covers out there...most folks that have covers, know they can find a coverless copy much easier than replacing the cover, and so they don't sell... if they do sell, expect to pay a big premium, since we are currently in such a cover centric driven phase of the hobby right now... my guess is $300-500 for a front cover tos (depending on condition), and a little more for front and back cover... maybe $200-400 for the Jla cover probably easier to find a copy that is incomplete but with covers, and marry with the coverless copy.... but even then, the sum of the parts is greater than the value of the whole...unless you are just buying to collect, then value shouldn't really matter... if buying to resell, probably a losing proposition... I would sell the coverless copies (maybe to someone that has covers and will pay a bit more) and only buy complete copies....

Lots of confusion abounds here when talking about UK editions. Do you mean a) A US comic produced and priced (Pence) for the UK market b) A UK comic produced and priced (Pence) for the UK market These are two totally different things and lots of people are confused by the difference. Just to clarify further, as far as GA comics are concerned, there are extremely few examples of A) as U.S. comics were not distributed in the U.K. until November 1959. And as far as B) is concerned, the black and white reprints that were produced exclusively for the U.K. market (mainly by L. Miller and Alan Class) that contained GA material have a very small fanbase, even in the U.K. Some of the reprints have the same covers and interiors as their U.S. counterparts, but not many. Hard to provide a proper rule of pricing for these books due to their being relatively few of them and the limited demand. The pence / cents conundrum is very much a Silver and Bronze Age thing. Thanks Andy, I tried to write something similar but deleted it as it didnt make much sense, unless you knew what I was talking about. You put it so much better than I could Most pence copies are silver and up but there are a few ga examples out there

Seems to be 40-70% , but really depends. Lower demand, lower % and higher/higher. But really no steadfast rule

\ the "in between" tec (riddler 140/142)... I bought a copy for my collection, but have never intentionally bought to resell, so I don't think I have ever had a sale of one Is that the jigsaw puzzle cover? If so I love it. Never had it. Not jigsaw. Largely black and yellow "wanted/reward" cover

\ the "in between" tec (riddler 140/142)... I bought a copy for my collection, but have never intentionally bought to resell, so I don't think I have ever had a sale of one

batman featuring cool villian covers, sell strong...bat 18,47,50, etc (92 due to bathound)...detectives like 69,71,73, etc are all strong

Cool cover but a run filler of a book. Not high demand so even with limited supply price is restricted

Unfortunately ospg is not (and has not) been an accurate price guide in years. Great tool/wealth of information but in today's fast paced comic book marketplace, an annually released price guide just can't accurate reflect up to the minute market trends What I was really wondering was, can someone explain why FF 48 seems to be so hot right now? Looks like book is flat in some grades, trending down in other grades, and only a modest rise in a few grades

Unfortunately ospg is not (and has not) been an accurate price guide in years. Great tool/wealth of information but in today's fast paced comic book marketplace, an annually released price guide just can't accurate reflect up to the minute market trends

I would (and do) buy every one of these books at today's prices And fully expect them to appreciate over the next 5 years (ups and downs of course but the old 2 steps forward for every one step back)

I believe filter81 sold Keith the action7. I can tell you it went for WAY more than 22k I was the supposed buyer of the action7 cgc 2.0 hole punch copy at 33k on clink a few months ago but the seller flaked and decided not to sell (even after clink called and confirmed). C'est la vie

a coke zero does go a LONG way in negotiations

yep, it is hanging "terrific" ly in my office

bigger thanks to you

Same here Rick. In my 20s and 30s, I could dunk a volleyball. It gets worse when you get over 50. I could still grab the rim 3 years ago...I just need to lose 10 pounds... by Chicago con this august, I will get the rim again!

john wise's copy on comic connect and this copy on clink ...both 50K+ copies for sure...

Highest setting I could still "stuff" from was 9' 7"....and that was just barely...at 9' 8" I just couldn't get it down clean.... 10 years ago, no problem getting my hand over the rim (never could slam a bball, but could slam a volleyball or tennis ball)

I lowered our middle school gym's goal to 9 feet the other day and I was able to slam with relative ease.... if only So if we were playing on 9 ft. goals and I threw one down on you, would that hurt your feelings? not going to happen

I lowered our middle school gym's goal to 9 feet the other day and I was able to slam with relative ease.... if only White Men Can't Jump. certainly not like I used too

I lowered our middle school gym's goal to 9 feet the other day and I was able to slam with relative ease.... if only

You do indeed, but father time catches up with us all. Even Steve Nash Good news is free throws can be effectively shot by even 80year olds. Ted st. martin, The dude that has the Guinness world record for 5221 consecutive free throws, accomplished the feat at age 74 ! well there you go Rick! you can enjoy another 30-40 years of being an athlete of herculean proportions, the Olympian ideal if you will paging parker....paging a mr parker...

You do indeed, but father time catches up with us all. Even Steve Nash Good news is free throws can be effectively shot by even 80year olds. Ted st. martin, The dude that has the Guinness world record for 5221 consecutive free throws, accomplished the feat at age 74 !

There's nothing worse than starting 98 for 98 then having a lapse. But bill, I actually think I have a better shot at it now, than I did 20 years ago. I'm a little more patient. I try it at least 2x a week, so figure over next 10 years I have a other 1000 tries to get it