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Issue #54 CGC 8.5 off white to white pages Davis Crippen pedigree

Planet Comics #55 CGC 8.0 off white to white pages. One of the first grouping of Planets I purchased. Davis Crippen pedigree.

Issue #56. CGC 8.5 off white to white pages. I actually picked this issue up well in to my assembly of the run.

Planet Comics #57 off white to white pages. Bit tough to find this issue in higher grade.

Issue #58 CGC 8.5 cream to white pages.

Planet Comics #59 CGC 9.2 off white to white pages. I upgraded this issue no less than three times before staying with this copy.

Issue #60 CGC 8.5 off white to white pages. Davis Crippen pedigree

Planet Comics #61 CGC 7.0 off white to white pages. Gotta love molten rockets!

Planet Comics #62 CGC 7.5 off white to white pages

Planet Comics #63 CGC 9.2 off white to white pages. Another nice 9.2 example

Issue #64 CGC 9.2 off white pages That looks like a painful shot to the robot ?

Planet Comics #65 CGC 4.5 cream to off white pages. Another challenging issue to locate in higher grade but what a cover!

Issue #66 CGC 7.0 off white to white pages. Purchased this raw and had it slabbed recently. Definitely one of my favourite later covers of the run.

Issue #67 CGC 8.0 off white to white pages.

Issue #68 CGC 9.2 cream to off white Another beautiful issue. I love the covers of every issue in this run ?

Issue # 69 CGC 6.5 cream to off white. This book has been in my collection for a while but was raw up until a few months ago.

Planet Comics #70 CGC 7.5 cream to off white pages. I love this iconic cover. Tough book in high grade due to the black cover

Issue #71. CGC 6.0 off-white to white pages. I purchased this copy off of eBay raw not that long ago. Challenging to find a decent grade copy of this book.

Issue #72. CGC 6.5 with white pages puchased right here on these boards ?. I always liked this cover.

#73 and the last issue in the run. 8.5 off white to white pages

Reserved for final photo grouping of run

For those of you who hang out occasionally or frequently (like myself) in the Planet Comics dedicated thread, you are probably already aware that I completed the entire Planet Comics run a couple of months ago. This was a task that took me almost 12 years to complete if you count the very first Planet Comics book I purchased that started my interest in this title. Initially I would periodically pick up an issue now and again at various auctions or through Ebay, but it was not until I had probably acquired 5 or 6 books in this title that I started to think about one day completing the entire run. I believe my first purchase of a Planet Comics issue was back around the 2006 timeframe where I picked up a mid grade Planet Comics #43. I actually picked up a number of other Planet Comic issues over the next couple of years, mostly numbering in the 50's or later issues in the run that started the basis of my run collection. At first my goal was to assemble a full run all in high grade (8.5 or higher) , but once I started actively seeking Planet Comics issues on a regular basis, I realized that with some issues, this was next to impossible to achieve unless you had unlimited funds and time. As I started to pick away at the run, mostly picking up books from the major comics auction houses like HA, ComicLink and also Ebay, the run slowly started to take shape. Later I also added in ComicConnect, MyComicShop and even Morphy Auctions for a few books at one point. I also picked up a couple of issues locally here in the Toronto area. A couple of the books were also purchased from Cheetah's run of spectacular Planets that went up for auction a number of years ago. At first I was not much of a player for picking up the very early issues of Planet Comics as the prices kept me at the sidelines to some extent. In retrospect I wish I had been more aggressive with some of those early rivet issues (#1-22) as the prices have increased significantly for many of those books over the last decade and nice high grade examples just do not present themselves in the market that often. I purchased my Planet Comics #1 from Heritage at one of their auctions around the 2010 timeframe. It was the biggest book I had every purchased $$ wise at the time and it was a personal grail of mine to acquire. When I joined the forums in June of 2011 on the recommendation of a local buyer I met through Ebay, this became another source of many great books for me, as well as a number of the Planet Comics currently within my completed run. Issues #14 and #15 are generally considered two of the tougher books to acquire and are challenging to find, particularly #15. I was able to win both of these books at two separate auctions about a week apart a few years ago, I remember how absolutely broke it made me, but did not want to miss the opportunity to fill these gaps in my run as the books became available not very often. After I picked up these two issues, I felt like I was truly closing in on the completion of the entire run. I probably had about 20 issues left to go at that point. Each time I was able to fill another slot in my run, was a great feeling. The #11 was my very last rivet issue that I picked up. I remember feeling very relieved when I wont that auction as I had been trying unsuccessfully to snag that particular issue for over 4 years of searching. My very last issue I purchased to complete the run was #41, not a rare issue by any means, but I was simply waiting for one that felt right for me. A fellow boardie was kind enough to offer it for sale from his own collection to facilitate my completion of the run I love these boards, the members really are great in so many ways. Below is my list of books in my run. I am going to post the books one by one for anyone who wishes to enjoy looking at them. Sorry the pictures are not the absolute best as the images are not scanned, but photos taken by my phone at the front of my house I will see if I can post a grouped photo on the second post of this thread in summary after I have posted all the pics. Enjoy the collection, I know I enjoyed putting it together. Warmest Regards, Jason Planet Comics Issue Number CGC Grade Page Quality 1 7.5 Cream to Off White 2 2.5 Brittle 3 7.0 Off White 4 3.0 Off White to White Pages 5 9.2 Off White to White Pages 6 7.5 Off White to White Pages 7 6.5 Off White to White Pages 8 5.5 Off White 9 7.5 Off White to White Pages 10 7.5 Cream to Off White 11 6.5 Cream to off white 12 4.5 Cream to Off White 13 6.0 Off White 14 5.0 Off White 15 3.0 Slightly Brittle Pages 16 9.0 Cream to Off White 17 5.5 Off White to White Pages 18 5.5 Cream to Off White 19 8.0 Cream to Off White 20 8.0 Off White to White Pages 21 7.5 Off White to White Pages 22 5.5 Cream to Off White 23 8.0 Cream to Off White 24 7.0 White pages 25 8.5 Cream to Off White 26 5.0 Off White 27 8.5 Off White 28 4.5 Cream to Off White 29 8.0 Off White to White Pages 30 8.5 Off White 31 9.2 Cream to Off White 32 8.0 Cream to Off White 33 7.5 Off White 34 7.0 Off White to White Pages 35 5.5 From Ricksneatstuff 36 8.5 Off White to White Pages 37 9.4 White pages 38 8.0 Off White Pages 39 7.0 Off White to White Pages 40 6.5 Off White to White Pages 41 9.0 White pages 42 8.0 Off White to White Pages 43 7.5 Cream to Off White 44 9.4 Cream to Off White 45 8.5 Off White to White Pages 46 8.5 Off White 47 6.0 Cream to Off White 48 8.5 Off White 49 9.2 Off White 50 7.5 Off White to White Pages 51 6.5 Slightly Brittle Pages 52 8.0 Off White to White Pages 53 9.0 Off White to White Pages 54 8.5 Off White to White Pages 55 8.0 Off White to White Pages 56 8.5 Off White to White Pages 57 8.5 Off White to White Pages 58 8.5 Cream to White Pages 59 9.2 Off White to White Pages 60 8.5 Off White to White Pages 61 7.0 Off White to White Pages 62 7.5 Off White to White Pages 63 9.2 Off White to White Pages 64 9.2 Off White pages 65 4.5 Cream to Off White 66 7.0 Off White to White Pages 67 8.0 Off White to White Pages 68 9.2 Cream to Off White 69 6.5 cream to off white 70 7.0 Off White to White Pages 71 6.0 Off White to White Pages 72 6.5 White Pages 73 8.5 Off White to White Pages

About to start a separate thread under Golden Age detailing my completion of the Planet Comics run for those of you interested in seeing more about the completed run.

No worries. My tag on IG is SunshineAntiques

nothing seems to last long in this thread! GLWTS