All-Star Squadman

I've not found any better storage for the AE than the original boxes.  Wish they had a small sticker from IDW on one of the box sides though...

15 hours ago, MAR1979 said:

YES!!!

moved

Although I guess it's possible for history to prove me wrong, seems like sucker bet

I've participated in at least two three-way deals over the years in which everyone got something they desired. Although they can take many months or more to hammer out.

But to stay on point even though it may be a long-shot there are times trade is only way to pry a piece away...

On 9/17/2020 at 8:28 PM, Xenosmilus said:

I want to see the #24 Herb Trimpe Remark!

Where is that chart from?

13 hours ago, lizards2 said:

Well, they came from coastalish east coast, so I would guess poor storage, humidity and/or pollution.

I'm totally guessing but might excessive dryness be more harmful than humidity to glue?

7 hours ago, electricprune said:

Just out of curiosity, did anyone like the first two generation labels? You pretty much have to have 20/1 vision to read the numbers to enter a book in the Registry.

I do like the simple clean look of the 1st Gen - a lot. However I can see how from business perspective why the 2nd gen and 3rd gen CGC's labels are usually preferred. 

On 2/12/2020 at 10:08 AM, lizards2 said:

Interestingly, I received three old label slabs last week, and they were pretty much falling apart.  The glue had hardened or whatever, and the inner wells were pretty much falling out the bottom of the outer wells.  I did some careful examination, but no tampering.  And they were purchased from a dealer of high repute.

I have about 4 dozen original label CCG's. Sent the majority of them in myself between early 2000 - early 2001, none have the issue you describe. However I do recall seeing one at dealers table 2 years back like you mentioned. Makes me wonder what conditions cause that so it can be avoided

I do notice on a fair number of my original and older large number that the label on the top of the slabs starts to come off.  Not a problem as little rubber cement takes care of it perfectly and any excess is easily and gently removed. Purchased a 1st gen slab  recently and neglected to ask the seller if the top label was still attached, sure enough when I got the book it was not there.

BTW:  I feel the terms: "Original CGC"  "CGC Large Number Label for Universal Grades" and "CGC Universal Label - in use since 2016" while nicely descriptive are a bit clunky.  For my own inventory purposes I've taken to calling them

- 1st Gen CGC label
- 1st Gen CGC Modern label
- 2nd Gen CGC label
- 3rd Gen CGC label

1 minute ago, kav said:

No con works without greed.  If someone walked up and held out a $100 bill and said want a $100 dollars?  I would say NOPE.

Some cons work without greed and prey on charitable nature. But yeah the most effective target greed.

On 7/2/2020 at 12:11 PM, djpinkpanther67 said:

Call me jealous, as I'm now in my 20th year of trying to find one in 9.8

The only way that could be cooler is if the Thanos Copter was shown.

My fave splash is to issue #23, Godzilla in Times Square! 

Close enough to the SHIELD Hellicarrier to take a bite out of it.

On 4/19/2020 at 9:34 AM, Aardvarks said:

I am a fairly new collector.  Recently I purchased Marvel Classics # 14, war of the worlds.  The grade is 9.8.  I am trying to find another one to see what it is actually worth.  Can anyone help?  

I was told that I may have the only one graded that high since CGC started, but I don't know for sure.  

 

That is not a Treasury.  Yes there is only 1 in CGC 9.8 on current census. Good Luck with your $299 buy-it-now price.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/MARVEL-CLASSICS-14-CGC-MT-9-8-WAR-OF-WORLDS-1-OF-1-GRADED-9-8-CLAREMONT-STORY/332690823518?hash=item4d75eb195e:g:yfUAAOSwT4ZbHvgj

Many consider "High Grade" for 1977-1979 to be 9.6 or 9.8.  In order here are the 5 Marvel Godzilla's with the fewest combined total of 9.8 and 9.6's

#24 = 16
#16 = 21
#17 = 21
#15 = 22
#13 = 23

#24 and #15 are tied for the fewest 9.8's with 9, but #15 has nearly double the amount of 9.6's as #24.

#24 has a measly 16 copies in 9.6 or above.

#12 and #15 are tied for the least slabbed book.

#1 has more 9.8's and 9.6's then one can shake a stick at.

#24 has the Lowest Average Grade in the run, averaging what for a late bronze age Marvel is a meager 8.96

#19 has the highest Average grade in the run with a robust 9.67.

Not sure why 15,16,17 are getting the most "love"  recently in auctions, when #24 is the True current King of High Grade Scarcity for the title.

BTW, I've no vested interest in #24, and as I've mentioned in a previous post above my favorite issue is #23.  Just having fun with Marvel Godzilla census numbers. So now be prepared to fight the wolves in the next #24 auction

Courtesy of Slabdata (cgcdata.com) current (As of April 7, 2020) Marvel Godzilla non variant Population Report. - sorted by number of 9.8 copies.

  Title,Issue,Pub Date,Publisher	CGC Label       Total   Avg Grade      9.9      9.8	9.6	9.4	9.2	9	8.5	8	7.5	7	6.5	6	5.5	5	4.5	4	3.5	3	2.5	2	1.8	1.5
 Godzilla 01 (08/77,Marvel Comics)	Universal	1,426	9.28		1	405	437	244	102	70	48	25	22	22	12	13	8	6	4	3	1	1	1			1
 Godzilla 09 (04/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	57	9.57			34	14	4	2		2							1								
 Godzilla 02 (09/77,Marvel Comics)	Universal	85	9.37			32	20	13	2	8	3	3	2	1	1											
 Godzilla 07 (02/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	51	9.55			28	14	3	3			1	1	1												
 Godzilla 03 (10/77,Marvel Comics)	Universal	83	9.26			27	29	8	3	5	2	3	2	1	1				1	1						
 Godzilla 23 (06/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	64	9.4			27	20	9	2	1		1		1	1	1	1									
 Godzilla 11 (06/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	37	9.65			23	10	3					1													
 Godzilla 19 (02/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	41	9.67			23	13	3		2																
 Godzilla 14 (09/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	37	9.63			22	10	4						1												
 Godzilla 20 (03/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	37	9.65			22	10	1	3		1															
 Godzilla 05 (12/77,Marvel Comics)	Universal	59	9.52			21	22	8	3	3	1				1											
 Godzilla 10 (05/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	43	9.57			21	13	7				1		1												
 Godzilla 21 (04/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	45	9.61			20	17	4	1	2	1															
 Godzilla 04 (11/77,Marvel Comics)	Universal	54	9.53			19	15	12	5	2			1													
 Godzilla 18 (01/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	38	9.63			19	11	5	1	2																
 Godzilla 22 (05/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	39	9.48			17	13	3	1	3	1						1									
 Godzilla 08 (03/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	42	9.47			15	16	6	2		1			2												
 Godzilla 06 (01/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	40	9.51			14	17	3	3		1	1	1													
 Godzilla 12 (07/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	29	9.62			14	10	2	2		1															
 Godzilla 13 (08/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	32	9.46			14	9	4	2			2		1												
 Godzilla 16 (11/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	25	9.63			12	9	3			1															
 Godzilla 17 (12/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	32	9.51			10	11	7	2	1			1													
 Godzilla 15 (10/78,Marvel Comics)	Universal	29	9.53			9	13	5			1	1														
 Godzilla 24 (07/79,Marvel Comics)	Universal	42	8.96			9	7	13	3	3	1	1		2			1		1		1					

17 hours ago, Xenosmilus said:

The #8/16 (especially the #16) 9.8 has potential. A few months ago there was 1 with the only 9.8 run @Jordysnordy. It's up to 5 now! Prices will decrease I bet, there were a few of us racing to complete 9.8 run in the registry (#2 spot). I hope I'm wrong though. I mean I looked at The Eternals Registry, there are 2 complete 9.8 runs! Godzilla is a fun run to collect and actually the story isn't that bad either. It will never be a key series but it is an affordable 9.8 bronze age run to collect!

There are 12 #16's and 15 #8's in 9.8 in the registry as of today.   Given the numbers of few months ago a lot more have seen daylight. Perhaps the high prices at the time spurred on sending them for slabbing?  #15 and #24 are now the "rare" ones.

Yes it is a fun series.  The last 2 issues especially so. I mean Godzilla vs The FF, Avengers and SHIELD what's not to love... Surprised Overstreet notates 21 and 22 and being a Devil Dinosaur app, but NO mention whatsoever of Avengers and FF in 23 and 24. Seriously Overstreet folks, what is up with that?

Based on eBay auction sales the past 6 weeks were the Jan and Feb Godzilla 9.8 sales spike simply an anomaly rather than a trend?  Or possibly a case of few registry type collectors looking to simply fill in missing holes?

I believe as of this writing the only books in the run with a 9.8 census population lower than 10 are numbers #15 and #24.   #24 of course was the final issue with a low print run that is legitimately hard to find in 9.8 (almost as many 9.4's as 9.6's and 9.8's combined)  or at least it was for me with a near 15 year search effort. 

Of course all I've mentioned above are merely my opinions.

My favorite book in the run is #23, I love that Trimpe Avengers cover as well as the last page in the book. The last page of #23 is actually my favorite Godzilla page of the run, showing his sheer enormity without clutter.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/143358772117?ul_noapp=true

Over the past 6 months 9.8 prices for John Carter #1 (1977 Marvel) in open auction bidding have averaged around $80. With some auctions as low as $62. At the asked Buy-It-Now of $11,495 at least offer free shipping...

P.S. Yeah I know likley just a decimal point missed in the Buy-It-Now only some levity during tough days

apologies wrong sub-forum

2 hours ago, Rick2you2 said:

Harsh. I suggest you read some of the Donnelly Bros. threads if you want to see real “trust” issues. What was your complaint, other than organization, speed, or reliable communications?

I do not feel it was a Harsh answer if anything a bit too general and vague   Perhaps a better way the statement could have been made is to mention that trust is something that needs to be earned not based on posting of "random" dealer opinions on a message board.

This topic brings me back to my 1st days buying comics as a child. I recall getting a few single issues of E-Man  at Woolworth in 1980. Perhaps they were de-bagged from the 3 packs. I also picked up a bunch of 3 packs in 1979/1980 from a generic discount store where as I recall they were 2 for $1

"Ride the Tiger"

Given the contents of the first post in this thread that seems to be  incongruous customer service with CGCs statement.

BTW Brittany and folks, The 14 day policy is rather stingy given the shipping time itself of the books reaching the customer can be 5-7 days depending on time of year, distance etc...Is there no room or interest in your business model for a more realistic 21 days and the increased customer satisfaction it would yield?

14 hours ago, MAR1979 said:

Thanks for the link!  Buying one of them now.

I see the original Thanos Copter art page with the image used on the new toy's box is in a gallery on the Comic Art website. Other than the Chuck Norris #1 cover this may very well be the coolest page of art in any of the gallery's.

 

 

 

That is an outstanding splash page and one that is very close to me 

I still maintain the Thanos Cosmic Cube Story from #39 not only the best Spidey Super Stories story of the run but the greatest Thanos story presented in Comic book form. The single thing that keeps it from being perfection is no Starlin pencils although Mortimer did outstanding work, IMHO The Cat [or is it Hellcat?] never looked so fine. 

The intro to Avengers 4 film needs to have Thanos negotiating the purchase of the copter and the silk screening of his name on the side! 

accidental post