Tri-Color Brian

Tenk yew vedy much...

Here's four of my favorite high grade duck books:

Uuuummmm doggies...them looks nice...

Here's a couple I have that seem to be higher grade than what is reported at MCS.com

Dr. Love, how accurate are the census listings for CGC at My Comic Shop.com? Are they up to date?

 

Superman Sunday pages from Joe's hometown during WWII. It was probably Wayne Boring doing most of the art at that time wasn't it.

That doesn't look like Wayne Boring. He was the worst Superman artist to ever draw the comic...he always drew Supes flying feet first...what a schmuck...

Yes, list them here and in the sales thread, and show us scans! However, be aware that there are people like me who will not buy an encapsulated book...no matter what it is...unless it's really cheap...

 

Then, boy howdy, will you sure want to avoid that sale!

You're probably right... I have bought only one slabbed book, and promptly cracked the plastic and put it in a Mylar. It cost me $100 under guide and was only a 6.5 FYI, there is one less Crime Does Not Pay #33 that is graded 6.5...

Yes, list them here and in the sales thread, and show us scans! However, be aware that there are people like me who will not buy an encapsulated book...no matter what it is...unless it's really cheap. Because then, I will take it out of that holder and put it in a mylar where it belongs...

I don't care as much about actual grades as I do about eye appeal.

Just found this in a local Phoenix comic shop. G-...$5...I couldn't resist, even though the book is a piece of garbage with all that tape on the cover...now the question is-should I put it in a mylar?

I'll put up more high grade issues later today.

Here's a few of my higher grade issues:

So, is the #3 really difficult to find? In 1994 I filled all my gaps by looking at dealer lists and placing want ads in the old CBG...it wasn't hard to get all the books I needed at that time.

Yes, they were nice. I've been a Dennis collector since junior high (1965). I picked up that #1 in 1978 from Terry Stroud at the old American Comic Book Company in L.A. He called it "mint". I don't think so...not with that upper corner piece missing , but it was only $10, so who cares...

The OP said something about #3 being scarce...here's mine:

I have run of #1 thru 108...I'm not interested in the later issues because the art deteriorated in the issues leading up to #100.

$459 for a 2.0? Whoa...what does that make mine worth? I never thought Dennis' were an over-guide title...

Arkadin: Congrats on the #4...

BTW, what happened to the guy who started this thread? He hasn't posted since 2008.

Have you bought books from Joe Naaca or Richie Muchin, and how do they fit into these totals if so? I would figure Joe would be somewhere below Harley...

 

Joe Nacca...I just bought a bunch of books from him and I'm not sure if 10% matched up with the reported grade.

 

I used to buy books from him in the 90s, when he had a lot of scarce and under-priced stuff. I learned to expect 0.5 to 1.0 less in grade than he advertised. When I called him on it he said everyone else was under-grading...I don't buy from Joe no more... but back in the day he was a good source, as long as you knew how he graded.

 

I think these days, at least in his eBay listings, he has been shying away from listing an exact grade and has a lot of hedging language in his descriptions. Maybe he's been burned by too many returns.

What's his ebay name? I'll avoid it...

I see you have a Herby Skogland copy of Action 39...nice...a new pedigree? I like your asking price....It makes me feel good about mine...

While not a comic, I still don't think any serious Superman collector should be without one of these :

Very Nice...how do you follow a post like that? Maybe with one that was missing from those group shots...

OK, I'll toss another of my favorites in here.

Have you bought books from Joe Naaca or Richie Muchin, and how do they fit into these totals if so? I would figure Joe would be somewhere below Harley...

 

Joe Nacca...I just bought a bunch of books from him and I'm not sure if 10% matched up with the reported grade.

I used to buy books from him in the 90s, when he had a lot of scarce and under-priced stuff. I learned to expect 0.5 to 1.0 less in grade than he advertised. When I called him on it he said everyone else was under-grading...I don't buy from Joe no more... but back in the day he was a good source, as long as you knew how he graded.

Have you bought books from Joe Naaca or Richie Muchin, and how do they fit into these totals if so? I would figure Joe would be somewhere below Harley...

There are several dealers I know of that would fit #2. I avoid all of them. I think it is important to provide the names of the test subjects so the public may be better informed about those dealers. Perhaps a general boycott would force them to shape up...

OK, thanks. I could only find one pic of it on the internet...