Randall Dowling

Beautiful books, Greg.  I just wish you'd focus on page quality a little more.  

On 7/19/2022 at 4:52 PM, PovertyRow said:

On 1/21/2022 at 2:41 PM, shadroch said:

 

CGC's inability to detect all pressing doesn't excuse them not noting it when they are aware of it. 

To my mind CGC stating certain books are pressed when they are aware of it implies any book without such a notation can be considered unpressed. It is a slippery slope.

And yet, this is exactly their position on trimming. 

On 7/25/2022 at 12:05 PM, Primetime said:

That slick, modern paper changes the feel and look. 

As does tracing the artwork.

That's really tough but I'm glad you guys got out in one piece.  Things < People.

Fun to see the Displacer Beast, one of my favorite monsters!  

On 7/24/2022 at 6:39 PM, Inaflash said:

Picked this up at San Diego Comicon. Been looking for a sharp copy.

 

Gorgeous copy of a very tough book.  

On 7/24/2022 at 7:09 PM, divad said:

Personally, I think CGC should do away with any "missing" stigma for items/extras that were meant by the publisher to be removed unless it destroys the integrity of the comic book, e,g. cut-out Marvel Value Stamps or "in-page" coupons. IMHO, the other items are superfluous to value.

Like plastic bags that comics came in.  

On 7/24/2022 at 4:17 PM, divad said:

No.

To clarify, the envelope containing the tattoos usually remains.  The majority of cases I've seen still have the envelope but with no tattoos inside.

On 7/24/2022 at 7:22 AM, Stevemmg said:

I must add, if her skirt/underpants situation was as depicted here, can you imagine the men and boys looking up to the sky in hopes of catching a glimpse?  

Well aren't you a cheeky fellow today!  Time for a rousing rendition of "I see London, I see France..." 

On 7/24/2022 at 9:24 AM, Jayman said:

I notice they got quite wordy on the labels, mentioning Lovecraft’s “Shoggath Chronicles” on the #9. 

I wonder who would commit to that level of research... @The Lions Den, this sounds like your handiwork!

You guys are being too hard on the OP.  I think he should follow his instincts and stock up on all the Whitmans of FF 181.  Don't let price slow you down, @JohnCarter1912.  You're way ahead of the curve and someday in the future, you'll be proved correct.  You've found your passion, don't let these get you down.  Focus only on FF 181 and don't buy any other books.  You got this.

On 7/23/2022 at 10:19 PM, bounty_coder said:

He was awesome and was able to scope and snag these two beauties for me 😍

Nice grabs, Bounty!!  That Psycho is one of my favorites and pretty tough in grade! 

I've known several collectors that bought multiple copies of both ASM 238 and FF 252 when they came out (including one who had subscriptions from Marvel) that all report bagging right away and then checking a decade or so later and finding no tattoos inside.  

When I ran a comic book store in the early 90s, we still had back stock on FF252 from the original order and again, many copies without tattoos.  To be clear, the envelope was all there, just nothing inside.  I remember joking with a coworker that it could have been some prank by jerky adults who were supposed to be putting the tattoos into the envelopes, sticking it to the kids.  As @Lazyboy said, there are many copies that never had the tattoos but had the envelope.  I never knew anyone that took the tattoos out.

Well this sucks.  I'm going to blame this on the exiled leader of a group of genetically enhanced humans and his evil plans.

On 7/21/2022 at 7:07 PM, Gregd said:

Some recent mostly WP pick-ups

Very nice, Greg!! 

On 7/20/2022 at 8:30 PM, Stevemmg said:

Wow. First time I’ve seen ten Blazing Combat 1’s assembled in one place. I would be all over that wall!

I'm really curious what the grades are like on those $2k copies.  Also, that's a lot of copies of Savage Tales 1!

I enjoyed it even though it was fairly predictable.  The portrayal of battlefield tactics is as good as it gets and incredibly convincing.  Recommended.

I've always liked that back cover as well.  

On 7/16/2022 at 6:02 PM, Jaydogrules said:

Irrespective of the non-existent difference in pricing in this book between "direct" and "newsstand",(because there isn't any)  I guess this book still isn't "crashing" the way you hoped it would after all (despite many other bronze age books falling all around it).  

-J.

Earlier in this thread when it started to drop below $5k, you claimed it was an outlier.  Now, a single copy sells for $4500 and you proclaim it's out performing the rest of the market.  I'm not sure you understand how markets work very well and what is a long term trend vs. a short term blip.  

As of today, there are over 500 copies in 9.8 on the census and I guarantee there are many hundreds more that aren't certified.  This isn't a scarce book even in 9.8.  If you want one, copies abound on eBay right now.  It's being propped up by dealers and speculators that have piles of it, which I'm guessing you do.  If I'm wrong and you don't have multiple copies of this book, feel free to correct me.

On 7/16/2022 at 6:06 AM, Stevemmg said:

Today it’s another Sanjulian painting, his recreation of the original Vampirella 15 cover from 1971.  

This is a stunning piece.  Vampirella 15 is one of my favorite early covers.  

On 7/15/2022 at 9:39 PM, Jayman said:

Pretty sure I have the half sheet to this film someplace.

On 7/10/2022 at 8:39 PM, darkstar said:

Additions from Fan Expo Chicago today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another great batch of books!  That Nightmare 20 was a smart buy.  

On 7/10/2022 at 7:54 PM, Surfing Alien said:

Treated myself to a nice little Original Pulp art B/W interior by Blue Book veteran Leland Gustavson for a mystery story by Stuart Palmer. About 1960, not sure which mag it was published in.

His style was very spare but he achieved a lot with simple black crayon strokes. I like the atmosphere.

I've always liked his work for the economy you described.  And that's a very nice piece!  Nice pickup, SA!