CentaurMan

Man, I'm totally digging those Patenaude covers. Jon, do you have an index of Fox covers that she did? I may need to broaden my collecting focus a bit...

Here's my copy of Keen Komics #3. Silly cover, which is a problem that plagues a number of early Centaurs and ultimately affects their demand/pricing in the marketplace.

Very impressive.

No, I don't have either issue of Detective Eye. I don't think they're impossibly scarce (especially #1, which is downright common), but I haven't come across any that I thought were priced appropriately. And as for being called CentaurMan, I named myself out of ignorance, not knowing at the time that Jon Berk is the true CentaurMan. He has a full Centaur collection, an almost impossible accomplishment, while I'm still missing probably 60+ of the 220+ issues.

Here's the final issue of Keen Detective Funnies from 1940: Tells you how primeval Centaurs are when the final issue of a 24-issue run was in September 1940, before most other superhero publishers had even gotten into a groove.

Yup, that's pretty much it. The Eye "sees" evil being done, even from a distance, I think, through some sort of astral projection (not called that) or maybe teleportation (it's not clear). The Eye can talk (pretty impressive) and shoots deadly heat beams. It also, on occasion, teamed up with a district attorney to fight crime a bit more conventionally. Really, one of the most bizarre concepts in the primative world of comic superheroes. With a first appearance in 1939 it predates tons of other heroes, including Green Lantern and the Spectre. Now that's some high quality comedy.

Unfortunately I don't have my Amazing-Man's scanned yet, so I'll go back to Keen Detective Funnies for a few more. Here's another one featuring The Eye. Not as cool as the #20, but still a neat image.

That cover was really avant-garde for its time. It's one of my favorites. Plus, the earliest Amazing-Man stories are really fantastic. (Another reason not to slab your books!)

Hey, Superworld #1 is a heck of a book with a killer cover. That KDF you traded isn't one of the scarcer ones, so don't beat yourself up, you'll get another crack at it. Plus, the Superworld will have much wider resale appeal, as Centaurs typically only attract a narrow audience of devotees. Here's a very early issue of Keen Detective Funnies, since we're on somewhat of a roll:

My final Church KDF, which is also one of my few slabbed Centaurs. I should break this out sometime.

My next Church KDF, in pretty rough shape for a Church book (although as noted by the double-slash marking, he bought these used, so frequently they're in worse shape). The page quality is still strong.

Awesome! I've almost got a complete set of Keen Detective Funnies, but that's one I'm missing. And I'm totally infatuated with Church KDF's. I usually prefer Larsons, but I've got 3 Church KDF's. Here's my earliest:

Since you mentioned Uncle Joe's Funnies, might as well show that one too. Nifty little one-shot from 1938 (and I mean "little" literally, as the book is smaller than normal comic size).

Fantastic! Here's the next book in the run, AMF v1#3: We're on a roll! Anyone want to post the next one in the series? Jon can, of course, since he has all of them, but I'm wondering if someone else does as well. These books are scarce!

Keeping the thread going with one of my favorite recently scanned books with a nice Bill Everett cover, AMF #1 from 1938:

I don't know - it's only about 40% over listed grade, and while I agree that G+ is probably more accurate than VG, it does seem to have decent eye-appeal. When the high bid is still only around $100, I think you find alot of bidders who don't worry about what the actual multiple is. When it comes to a book I've been looking a long time for, I know I'm much more likely to pay 3-5X guide when guide is only $30-$40 , than I would be if guide were already $100+. I agree 100%. In fact, I love it when Guide is under $50 on a book I really want, because then I know I can pay $100+ and blow away bidders who are constrained by what a book says. Usually it ends up going for just a bit over guide anyway, unless there's someone else who really is attracted to the book. I haven't bought an Overstreet in more than 5 years, and haven't opened mine in almost 2. I figure I'll pay what I'm comfortable paying, depending on how cool/scarce/needed the book is to me. All Guide does is keep me from getting books I really want or make me pay too much for books I really don't.

Don't forget More Fun #59.

Same with those of us who look for Wonder Comics (1939).

I took the wrong weekend off from the boards, and am just now catching up. I give the above picture a big A full collection of Arrow covers is a grail of pretty much any Centaur aficionado, and like buttock said, the 40 and 41 are almost impossible to find. Coincidentally, those are the two I'm missing. I stand here bent over waiting for Dan to take what he wants out of my collection in trade.

Now THAT's comedy! Fantastic collection! Show whatever you've got...you've earned carte blanche for potentially overdoing it.

Holy smokes, what a gem! Absolutely fascinating! I loved how Cole made Satan's wife the real evil force, not Satan himself.

Wow, tough books! 1950's Wonder Woman in solid condition are quite scarce.

What would you pay for that book in Good condition? $55? $40? Whatever that number is, that's probably a solid amount to pay for a restored copy in nice condition with slight resto. It's a rare enough book that I think paying any less than Good is too steep a discount to ask for.

Great book! I haven't seen that one before. And I especially like how the Daisy air rifle people were pushing hard for Dad to buy his son a junior membership to the NRA!!

First, keep in mind that none of these issues are impossible to find. Having spent a lot of time trying to track down truly rare issues, these aren't them. That said, I think the scarcer issues are 3, 4, 5, 13, 15, and 18. I had fun putting this group together, and think that early Whiz Comics are underappreciated. It's the Fawcett equivalent of Action Comics, but vastly cheaper.