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Superman #199. First Superman/Flash race.   $50

Green Lantern #40.  Origin of Infinite Earths. Crisis begins. 2nd app GA Green Lantern.   $45

Strange Adventures #205.  First app Deadman.   stain along BC edges.   $65

Judo Joe #1.  Drug ring story. BC has small tear at bottom.    $65

Tiny Tot Comics #2   Early EC.  Slight tear by spine on upper FC.   $40

Adventure #283. First Phantom Zone; First app General Zod  Cover spine split at top to staple   $145

Superboy #76   First SuperMonkey  4.0  $50

Joe Palooka Visits the Lost City (1945).  One-shot. 164 pages.  Cover detached from book but cover wrap is whole. Overstreet calls this the single longest comic book story published in that era. SCARCE.   $225

Mopsy #18   All paper dolls are intact   $45   SOLD

Vic Verity #1.  Seldom seen CC Beck issue from 1945.   $100

Some nice GA/SA raw books

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Jojo #26.   Some minor tape on inside cover by staples (hardly noticeable). Overall 3.0     $85  SOLD

Superboy #44.  Oct 1955. The mid 1950s DCs are fairly tough.  3.5   $75

2 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

If it's really important to you to have the notation, the way to do it would be to reach out to Matt via email and ask if it could be done through a reholder.  You'd have to have your arguments/proof ready and laid out upfront:  jgegs of the interior illustrations, and quotes from The Art of Glamour that corroborate third party identification.  Matt's got the good eye of course, maybe better than anyone, so he is capable of making the determination himself once the book is cracked out and looked at personally.  Worst case if he doesn't agree, you're out the reholder fee and shipping both ways, figure $50 and 5 weeks out of your hands.

If it was any lesser grade....but with the 9.8 White you stand alone at the peak, a book like that deserves the correct attribution(?).

Thanks. At least one of the illustrations is signed with his name so the identification should not be an issue. Since this was the only issue graded thus far the graders probably thought the author notations meant more on the label. Just frustrating to do the back and forth since I included the reference in a note to them

Just now, Sqeggs said:

Did you try to talk them around on it?  I've managed to do that, although this could be a tough one.  I'm not sure they'd accept documentation like The Art of Glamor checklist.  Could be worth a try, though. 

I mentioned it on the online form...but didn't pursue it further.  I'm not sure if it is a separate group of graders for the magazines and maybe Baker is not on their radar 

Just now, Sqeggs said:

Holy mackerel!  For a random eBay copy to come back as a 9.8 White is like hitting a grand slam, getting back to home plate, calling for another pitch, and hitting that one out of the park, too. 

Thanks Tony...Yes I was very lucky on that one

4 hours ago, Dr. Love said:

Congrats on super high grade 9.8 with the uber PQ!  Nicely presented in the spacious magazine holder.  The spine looks great too.

Thank you DL.  I specifically mentioned the Baker illustrations for the label but they disregarded it

Quite happy with this one just back from FL. Highest and ONLY graded copy

4 hours ago, Robot Man said:

I saw that Speed #11 Bird. Great grab. Those are very tough and in high demand. I collect that title myself. 

Be real careful of those storage locker comic finds. Usually newer drek. Not always but you really have to pay attention to what else is in there other than the comics. Older stuff? A lot of dust? Possible examples of older comics. I recently was the the lucky buyer of a nice box of early SA books from a locker. A friend who buys them all the time found them in a non-comic box. He sold them to me for a great price because I am always honest with him and he made his profit on the other stuff in there. Storage lockers are something I stay away from. Rarely score and am usually stuck with a lot of junk to have to get rid of. 

Garage and estate sales and flea markets are always better. At least you know what you are getting. Gotta be there early though and be prepared to be disapointed. 

Going to a huge show this week in New England. At last year's show a comic dealer was there early enough to find about 16 or so comics from another dealer buried under some magazines in a box on the ground. All pre-hero DCs. The price he paid?  $200 for all. I snapped a couple of pics of some of them. The lesson to be learned is - never give up. There are still treasures out there.

5 minutes ago, NewEnglandGothic said:

Holy :blakety-blank-blank:!

That's awesome!

 

Thank you. I thought it was cool as well. Moved to the Bay

She's in there in a faculty group shot

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RARE 1939 Bob Montana HS Yearbook. RIVERDALE inspired

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This is a RARE 1939 Haverhill High School (Massachusetts) yearbook. Archie creator Bob Montana attended here from 1936 to 1939 until moving away in what would be his senior year. This yearbook (he was a junior) represents the last year associated with Bob Montana and Haverhill. Montana based much of Riverdale and the Archie characters on his friends and teachers at Haverhill and he recalled those years fondly. Shown in pictures of clubs/groups are Principal Earl McLeod (Mr Weatherbee), librarian Elizabeth Tuck (Miss Grundy), Arnold Daggett (Moose), Mary Elizabeth Walker (Montana's next door neighbor and possible inspiration for Betty). Others may be shown as well - I am not sure. Montana is pictured in 2 club photos (one for the Brown and Gold Staff and one where he was a cast member in the Operetta). The school's mascot "The Thinker" was often shown in the comics as well. This may have been Montana's only pictures in any Haverhill yearbook. Condition is excellent overall - a few signatures here and there from random classmates. A wonderful association between the creator of Archie and the place and people that inspired him.  $600

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Thanks. Yes it is quite nice!!

Open to offers on these as well

Some nice GA/SA slabs

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Zip Comics #6.   CGC 6.0  WHITE pages.   $675

Western Comics #5  CGC 7.0  OW/W.   DOUBLE COVER   $200

Rip Hunter Time Master #3.    CGC 9.6 OW/W  SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED   $950

Amazing Spider-Man #40. Origin of the Goblin.  CGC 8.0 OW/W.  Latest GPA is $478.   My price  $400

Justice League #16  CGC 9.0  OW/W   $400

Justice League #11  CGC 8.5 OW/W   $400

Justice League #8 CGC 9.0  WHITE PAGES   $600

Wonderful story RM!!