MBFan

CROWN COMICS 8 CGC 7.0

Matt Baker art

$220 

FINAL PRICE DROP $175

DETECTIVE COMICS 86 CGC 4.5 WHITE

D ick Sprang cover and art

$525  FINAL PRICE DROP $450

BATMAN 64 CGC 4.5

2^ND Killer Moth

$375 

FINAL PRICE DROP $320

Fantastic Four 47 CGC 9.0 WHITE

1^st Maximus of the Inhumans

$525  FINAL PRICE DROP $450

The last of my OO books for this thread:

SHOWCASE 79 CGC 8.5

1^st Appearance of Dolphin

$450 

NOW $405  SOLD

Having just returned from a nice comic event in the mighty burg of Shawnee Oklahoma, I’m a bit worn at the moment. Got started a little later than I had hoped, but I shall return to post other books tomorrow (Monday) at around 8pm Central.

Avengers 72 CGC 9.4

$525 SOLD

One of those other guys’ slabs sold on the Bay for $595 a few days ago. Yellowjacket!

Avengers 61 CGC 9.4

$360 SOLD

Thanks for taking a look.

1^st “I'll Take It!” in the thread wins and trumps all private negotiations.

Please make sure to quote the book you are taking.

Payment must be made by PayPal within 3 days of invoice, which will be provided to buyers via PM.

Shipping in USA is $20 for a Priority box. US buyers only; shipping to US PayPal verified addresses only.

No returns on slabbed books.

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Please do not rescind your take or swap with others on the thread. Please do not quote and comment on books, because it confuses some into thinking a book is sold when it is not.

We’ll begin with a couple of my personal Avengers comics purchased new from a tobacco store/newsstand in the late 60’s/early 70’s, which displayed new comics stacked flat on magazine racks.

On 8/20/2021 at 3:42 AM, ft88 said:

Action Comics 177 VG $140

4 hours ago, PeterPark said:

Michael reminds me of Matt Baker. The hair is a little different but that mustache...

The drawing is similar to the Matt Baker self portrait published in The Art of Glamour.

38 minutes ago, Yorick said:

To my eye, this is definitely Baker.

Never thought otherwise. What do you think about Love Tales 61? 

5 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Not in Art of Glamour. Don't you think the guy seems very similar to this guy--bow tie, hair?

I agree this is Baker with bad inking. The cover I see no Baker on is the one in my original quote, Love Tales 61.

7 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Now this one is signed by Colletta, but something is going on. Baker pencils that Colletta inked--and then cheekily signed despite not having done the pencils? Colletta copying Baker? Something else? 

Nothing about this looks like Baker to me. Is it listed in Art of Glamour?

4 hours ago, PopKulture said:

Great book, and for sure under-appreciated! Is the cast shown Froggy, Spanky, Darla, Buckwheat and Porky?  

You got them all, except for the last kid, who is Mickey.

1 hour ago, Robot Man said:

Action #178 March 1953 DC Pubs

 

Pretty, black cover. Has a couple very tiny chips out of right side at bottom. Small neat tear at top of cover. Just very light wear. Book and centerfold well attached to covers. Pages are very lightly tanning but supple and clean.

 

$165.

 

13 minutes ago, Blastaar said:

$100 plus $20 shipping in the US and the the tower is yours. HUGE savings. 2 books are signed by Neal Adams. Many books have never been read. PayPal only due the day of claiming below. If you need more details or pics let me know. Claim it now as this is a heck of a bargain!!!!

 

6 hours ago, mysterio said:

Tom, do you have his info to inquire about table availability?

I'm not Tom, but I do have the link for tables at OAFCon. https://register.growtix.com/space_applications/index/OafCon_2021

Here's the new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/OAFCon

And promoter Peter Purin has just received administrator rights on Bart's original OAFCon FB page. https://www.facebook.com/Oaf-Oklahoma-Alliance-of-Fans-142749562421173

13 minutes ago, MB1952 said:

Just posted on FB 

Cody Whitmore 1952

 

 

This was apparently done by Coby Whitmore for the Saturday Evening Post, which is where Matt Baker must have seen it. http://www.artnet.com/artists/coby-whitmore/the-art-of-giving-illus-for-saturday-evening-post-q1CfwcJ7b9i5zehLTDrgXQ2

5 hours ago, mysterio said:

Has there been any word or developments in terms of OAF for 2021 and beyond?

It has been announced on Facebook that Oklahoma promoter Peter Purin has coordinated with the late Bart Bush's wife Barbara, Buddy Saunders of mycomicshop, and original OAF members Robert Brown, John McMahan and others to bring OAFCON back October 2nd-3rd, 2021. As before, the event will be held at Embassy Suites in Norman.

Peter says he plans to hold an auction benefiting Bart's family.

On 3/6/2021 at 6:11 PM, Bat-Hound said:

For Sale. Detective #193 CGC 5.0 Off-White/White Pages from 1953 for $1,225.00

 

 

 

 

 

5 hours ago, Arkham said:

I can't find a legal-sized scanner anywhere near where I am, or that has reasonable shipping rates (I'm in a regional part of Australia).  I have a Cannon MG5765 here (A4 scan size) and I can easily take an unbroken scan of the comic, then scan the top of the slab and stitch the two together seamlessly on the bit of the slab that separates the label and the comic... buuuuut, the scanner seems to scan the outer shell of the slab, leaving the comic inside blurry. 

Has anyone discovered a fix for this using software? 

Sounds like your Cannon is a CIS scanner. Software won't help. Must have a CCD scanner to focus inside the slab.