ft88

Bought this for $1.50 at the Buffalo Comic Con. Didn't know it was a double cover until I went to read it.

 

And neither did the seller. Congrats.

Crisis 1

These two in.

I have this GI Joe and Transformers Limited #4. Not the best cover in the world but two is better than one.

Same to you HOC, I sent a PM on a JLA 7 cover that should go with your coverless.

Ed

Quick question. Are there trends with double covers. In other words, is it more likely that one book will have multiple double cover examples vs another issue. At first blush it would seem that if the machine made a mistake once it would do so more than once.

Ed

And where are issue 33 and 51? Large Feature 8?

This one is, uhhh... rather compelling.

Mad 36 Patsy Walker 74 and Millie the Model 82

Another high res photo but with only a few books. There's a Mad magazine too at the bottom, a Millie the Model and a Patsy Walker.

Website Link

Walt Kelly covers are some of the best, both WDCS and others.

I think its just the (deserved) adulation for Barks is typically for his interior work while his covers are often simply good. Other than FC 386, the Scrooge covers tend to be average, while the interiors are genius. The majority of the cartoon books of the 40's were exactly opposite, phenomenal covers (OK, not always) and atrocious interior stories.

I saw some similarities here. I tell you, ounce for ounce some of the other cartoon covers are equal to or better than many of the Barks. If I didn't know about Barks ahead of time, I'd vote for the Bugs Bunny as the better cover.The interiors on the other hand...

Thank you to Welborn for coming up with a coverless Batman 9.

Here's a consolidated list of full covers only. Again, I haven't listed the coverless as I imagine it'd really be tougher to find a cover to a coverless than vice versa. These are also issue that may only need a centerfold where a coverless would be useful.

Looks like catrick 339 either has a cover for Superman 5 or a coverless Superman 5 not sure what he has but a coverless superman 5 would be needed here twice over.

These issues a user has the cover

Action 116 (snowman cover, hilarious)

Action 40,

All-American #45

All-Star 16 missing CF

Archie 1

Archie 5 missing CF

Archie 6 missing CF

Batman 28 missing CF

Batman 6 8

Blackhawk 20

Blackhood 9.

Blue Beetle 8

Blue Beetle 10, 11

Cap 5 missing some internal wraps and a bad-amateur-resto cover.

Cap 7 missing centerfold

Captain America Comics 15, 31, 34

Captain America Comics 17

Captain Marvel Adventures 6, 18

Captain Marvel Adventures 10 & 30

Catman 25

Comics Magazine 3

Detective 65

Fight 39 have cf and front wraps need inner story.

Flash 39 42

Hangman 5,

Human Torch 17 missing CF

Jackpot 9

Jo Jo 1

Marvel Mystery 36

Marvel Mystery Comics 52

Master Comics 21, 22, 28

Miss Fury 3

Modern 69

More Fun 64

Mystery Men Comics 7, 12, 27, 29

Namora 1

New Adventure Comics 20

New Fun Comics 3 covers

Pep 33

Pep Comics 25

Sensation 1 and 6

Spirit 18

Spy Smasher 3

Sub-Mariner 4 5

Superman 5

Superman 5, 6, 12, 14, 24

Superman 43

Superman 68

Super-Mystery Vol 4 issue 1 3 and 4

Surefire 3a

Suspense 6

Suspense Comics 1, 4

USA 8

Whiz Comics 4

Wonderworld Comics 14, 15, 28, 29

Young Allies 2

Atomic Mouse #4 from 1953

Found this photo on a website that is fabtaculawesome. Talk about overall time transport and the photos overall are excellent. Here's the comic one, I'll do the specific comic discovery along with everyone else.

Here's the link

Link

I had quite a number of good transactions before JF posted an I'll Buy It on a What If lot where he didn't pay. He also showed interest in a Showcase 4 where we sort of agreed to a deal and then sort of not, I forget the details but no biggie there. We also had a good trade where I sent a $700 flash book for an ASM 14 that worked out perfectly just before he left the fold if you will.

I'd echo the sentiments to be cautious about buying from JF and sending money first before receiving books. Fool me once and all that.

But I've never had a huge problem with folks being non payers. The reputational loss is certainly much greater to the called out non buyer than the minimal time lost and high hopes for a sold book that a seller has to go through. Compared to outright fraud, theft, and misrepresentation; a non purchase is the least of the problems between buyer and seller. So, yes, a deal is a deal and shouldn't be backed out. But I say give the guy a break as a buyer. His money still looks green to me if he's looking for more books.

Ed

Here's my little group.

 

What is going on with that showcase 4? (Condition wise.)

Bright copper kettles?

Short bus is full up after this stop.

Wotalife and Superbrat are #1 issues.

OK, D:ck Tracy is not a short bus comic. This is. And a tough Short bus book to beat. BTW it's for sale now on ebay as part of a short bus lot.

I hear bells.....

He also included the giveaways.

I just got in a decent purchase of covers and need coverless books.

Batman 6 8 9 10

Detective 65

More Fun 64

Action 116 (snowman cover, hilarious)

Superman 68

Flash 39 42

USA 8

Jo Jo 1

Suspense 6

Super-Mystery Vol 4 issue 1 3 and 4

Catman 25

Coverless issues

Batman 33

Detective 87, 168 (origin Joker, red hood cover)

Comic Cavalcade 2

I just got done scanning them. Here's a grouping.

I spoke to Ian via PM's at his forum a couple of months ago about his collection and not posting here anymore. He says he's seriously considering selling off the collection and starting again from scratch. That's an auction I'd love to see.

That makes about as much sense as a platypus at a creationist convention.

So the buyer of his collection could just slowly sell him back the same books Ian just sold off? Maybe even hold back a couple of the rare issues.....

Or would he change over to platinum books and tell everyone that Obadiah was the first comic character?

This might prove to be a useful but I think it'd be nice to marry coverless books/centerfolds with either cover only or comics missing a centerfold (or more). Post the list of books where you have just the cover or need inner wraps. I think posting coverless copies might get overwhelming though I'm sure folks would love to see lists of high dollar coverless issues out there.

I'd be curious to hear how folks view value for something like this. Lets say a person owns a VG cover (sans staple rip) and another person has a pretty nice complete coverless. Market price for a Good is $1000 and putting them together probably warrants a Good. Pretend its an All American 61 (Solomon Grundy) for a visual.

There'd be two tough aspects, the first in finding the male and female parts to marry and the second is valuing the two of them. What % would the VG cover be compared to the coverless copy as described above? I'd guess 2/3 to 1/3 cover over coverless. I'd also guess that independently they'd sell for similar amounts at lower dollar value but at higher dollar the cover would garner more and more %. I'm thinking Detective 35 front cover on Heritage as a case in point - though I think it was bought by mistake or some such.

I'd guess $100 complete comics and up make it worth the search but you really never know. Early 50s coverless Supermans and Batmans only go for $20 or so and adding a cover really only makes it a $50 book, but why not.

BTW here's website that is trying/tried to do the same thing but doesn't get a lot of traffic it appears.

Link

BTW I have an Archie #1 cover only where I'd love to get a hold of a coverless copy. Too bad Metropolis wants over $2000 for their POS #1 but then again the cover I have is only slightly better.