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    Flash Comics #1 Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    3 hours ago, Chicago Boy said:

    Thanks Burntboy,  I've had the same questions   GPA still has this book being sold at $10,800. 

    Let's take this one step further;

    If instead of a WRONG BC, let's think of the same book with the correct BC but with significant amount of piece repair.   

    If professionally done, would the books restored grade jump due to it's APPARENT good looks??

    BUT, at the same time get the dreaded EXTENSIVE resto notation??

    Still perplexed in Pennsylvania...

    Flash Comics #1 Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    Hadn't revisited this thread in awhile.   Some really good questions have gone unanswered by the GA community.

    1. How does a book with color touch, pieces added by tape, all 3 sides trimmed and the WRONG BACK COVER get graded as slight/moderate?

    2. How does a book get a restored APPARENT grade of .5 that looks pretty darn good??

    3. What happened to this book that got sold for $10,800, then shows up a month later being sold by the same seller for $14,500?? 

     

    Inquiring minds want to know...

    Celebrating 15 Years on the Boards

    in Comics General

    Posted

    On 5/20/2017 at 10:11 AM, drbanner said:

    Unbelievably, it's been 15 years to the day since I registered on the boards (Class of '02 stand up!). At that time, there were 2 popular venues on the 'net to share this hobby with other collectors - the usenet groups, and the ebay boards. Neither forum were a big fan of CGC, and as one irate collector commented when the idea of 3rd-party certification first hit the airwaves:

    "Yep, it's called the "Comics Guaranty Corporation" and I hope it fails miserably b/c as you state, it's simply going to add more $ to a hobby that's already too pricey. I've yet to really see any ads or people putting this stuff on ebay, but you know it's inevitable...and sad :(. Look for the big NY dealers to "unveil" these pre-graded/sealed comics in the next few months, and hold on...hopefully it won't ruin our hobby."

    And he thought the hobby was expensive back then!?!? Who was that loser anyway?  :shy:

    The early years of the boards were a time of enlightenment, a true Renaissance and expansion of thought and experiences amongst collectors, and an abundance of Market Crash threads. I also have to confess that I was responsible for inviting a co-hobbyist I knew through ebay to join the boards. Some of you might know him as greggy...sorry guys. :facepalm:

    Here are a few embarassing photos of me during my formative Hulk collecting years.

    Sun's out, guns out!

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    I use to love creating dioramas of the Hulk fighting the Army (note the corner of the classic Snoopy poster). I had cut my hand with an Exacto knife making a B-29 Superfortress model, still have the scar.

    Me_Hulk%20army528_zpsc1e6wyqw.jpg

    And here's one of my mom reading comics. Both my parents read comics growing up, and I still have some of their early 50's funny animal books. My mom supported this hobby as it got me reading (she was a teacher back in the day), and would drive us down to the Book Gallery on University Avenue in Gainesville to pour over their boxes of 10-cent back issues. There are a couple boardies that grew up in Hogtown during that time, most notably the scarcely-seen BronzeBruce13.

    Mom_reading_comic_books.jpg

    Congrats on 15 years...:whatthe::acclaim:

    I have a guess as to Who the  "loser" you mentioned was, but need to read the rest of this before naming him...

    Superboy - Complete!

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted · Edited by burntboy

    20 hours ago, Silver said:

    Superboy - Complete!

    I have collected the silverage Superman titles for over three decades. The first set I competed was Jimmy Olsen. I then completed Lois Lane. I went on to compete Action 250-414, Adventure 260-380. I still have a few Worlds Finest to hit my goal of 85-225 and a small handful of bronze issues of Superman to compete 100-300. Lastly, for years now I only needed Superboy 1 to complete 1-258. 

    As of last weeks Heritage auction, that quest is over. I posted this is the GA forum, but I mostly post here and collect SA, so I thought I would share this here as well. I think over the next week or so I may try to post the entire run. Here is the Superboy 1:

     

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    That is one HELLUVA way to complete a title - WOW...:acclaim:

    Ask Gator

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    I can't get an opinion over in the Grading/Restoration thread so i turn once again to Gator for an informed opinion.

    I'm pretty sure that a book with serious missing story art (1/3) page would get a dreaded .5 Incomplete grade - true?  I'm thinking about that Flash Comics 1 on ebay that was graded .5 due to an incorrect back cover.

    BUT, what if the book looked like a 7.0 or so, and had the missing artwork professionally restored?   Would it be deemed "complete" and receive an apparent grade (taking into consideration the quality of the artwork)??  Here I'm thinking about the ton of books where large pieces of the cover have been replaced with the necessity of new artwork and have restored  grades based on the "apparent look" and overall condition of the book.

    Your opinion (as always) is greatly appreciated...(thumbsu

    Best SA book you have enjoyed reading?

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    On 4/14/2017 at 1:31 PM, Knightsofold said:

     

    I love that you got those off the rack!  Any pictures?  Where the comics in a spinner or shelf with other magazines?  Were the Marvel comics only a small section compared to the rest?  Did they stick out?  what type of store is Sid's?  Where did you end up getting the FF#4?  Did you know who Cap and Subby were from seeing Golden Age comics, or were these the first time you saw them?   Thanks for sharing!

    All of Sid's books were in two large magazine racks.  (Probably 12 feet wide by 6 feet high altogether).   The comics were relegated to the lower right hand quarter, so about 6 x 3ft).

    Men's magazines, photography, woman's stuff, sports, you name it occupied the other 3/4's.   Pocket sized books were in two spinner racks.  (I bought all of the ACE Burroughs books with the Frazetta and Krenkle covers there).

    I'd heard of Cap and Subby but had never seen them before (except for Strange Tales #114 where "Cap" and the Torch did battle on the cover).  Cap turned out to be the Acrobat but it set the stage for Avengers 4 in another 4 months.  And then in another 9 months Cap teamed up with Sgt Fury.   Marvel mania was rocking by then...

    I have scans of all the books but not on this laptop.   Maybe soon...

     

    Best SA book you have enjoyed reading?

    in Silver Age Comic Books

    Posted

    On 4/5/2017 at 4:09 PM, Knightsofold said:

    FF #4 and Avengers #4 are probably my 2 favorites.  

    I have to agree on both of these.   (thumbsu

    I had to search for months to find a copy of FF #4 back in 1962.   I was able to pick up the Avengers #4 off the rack a couple of years later.

    I'd also have to add Amazing Fantasy 15, which was and still is a huge favorite (in part because I bought it and JIM 83 at Sid's on the same day in early summer of 1962).