Robot Man

That size works just fine Marty. I should do mine smaller. It will hide all my low grade books better!

2 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

Putting together a high-grade run of those books is mighty tough. 

Especially the first one (#15) since it is a St. John over size issue. No Canteen Kate in that issue but has a nice surprise instead. 

8 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Canteen Kate 1. A Matt Baker Classic.

Cross-posted in Baker Romance

Great pick-up Rick. This is an outstanding run of Baker goodness. Doesn't get a lot of love since these are all Baker art cover to cover. The Fighting Marines's Canteen Kate is awsome too.

Not all Church copies are jaw dropping stunners. Consider the earliest ones and latest ones Edgar bought second hand. This Whiz is a case in point. I got this from Redbeard years ago. Hard to see but it does has some very light pencil scribble in the upper most right cloud. It also has the cursive "D" on the cover. Came with his own COA. If Ron owned it and said it was a Church, nuff said. He was one of the earlier purchasers of the collection and bought lots of the lessor priced books in bulk deals. I will say, if you really want to go to Church, you really need to save up and get one of the real nice ones. I just can't describe in words the look, feel, smell and freshness of a nice copy. 

On 6/3/2017 at 5:09 PM, Readcomix said:

Another good day on the doorstep

Cool book and nice grab. I saw that and was interested especially since it was a Mile High with a Chuck "COA". But I already have a nice copy as well as this British copy:

6 minutes ago, Supernerd said:

Saddle Romances #10 VG/FN Great Feldstein Romance cover and art. Slight spine roll, a few small chips and tears along the edge of the cover. "1950" written in pen on the cover. Some spine strees, but the staples are firmly attached.  Very nice tight copy with great eye appeal $150

Take it!

54 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Now you are being ridiculous. 

You bought comics today didn't you? It's a disease I tell you! 

On June 1, 2017 at 10:51 AM, Sqeggs said:

These black hole collectors! 

Howdy, I'm Robot Man and I am a black hole collector.

4 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I just sold some OA I had to make sure I get the 2 books I really want. 

How about just stop buying anything until the auction is over? 

Sorry Foley, no Smurf stuff in the junk pile...

11 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

In my experience I agree 100%. I have had books that appeared 8.0 come back 5.0 with no other major negative notes other than a stain (and this was a stain on the inside cover that was large but barely noticeable). 

Note to self, don't send any "cat pee" MCLaughlin Mile Highs in to be graded...

4 minutes ago, comicjack said:

Don't tell and let the cat out of the bag 

Sorry, I'm pretty covered with what he has. I suspect that there will be very few deals (if any) when the dust settles. 

3 minutes ago, Sqeggs said:

They don't send you a catalog because they know you've already got everything. 

Not in this auction. Jon and I have pretty different tastes. As a rule, I'm not into the pre hero stuff or even (gasp) Centaurs. But he does have quite a few Ace, MLJ, and Harvey's that I am lusting for.

Odd he didn't have any ECs, crime , horror or GA stuff. He certainly had a lot more focus than I do. 

I think I was most impressed with his art. I am not an art guy generally but he really had vision and the smarts to get in touch with so many GA artists and score so many iconic pieces.

8 minutes ago, n2wdw said:

I picked up a few Bakers from Harley at WW Philly this week.  More in my journal, if interested. (you have to scroll down the page).  https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/312873-n2wdws-comic-book-room/?page=43

 

 

Don't be so sure Pops. I'm sure Richard is thinking of his angle to get that prom dress off after the dance...

18 minutes ago, buttock said:

I browsed online several times.  Then when I got the catalog I browsed again & found other items I was interested in.  It also makes for an easier time when trying to note or make a list of items to pursue IMO.  

I wish I qualified to be "on the list". A catalog would save a lot of time and I'm sure I missed something scrolling through those crappy Marvels.

One thing I noticed in the auction was of course his comic book Pinbacks. He has some real rare ones. I wasn't aware he collected them as well. I'm sure he had to work to find them. I quickly moved to the end hoping he had the US Jones but no luck... If anybody has any interest and sense, they should take a shot at them. I have a feeling they might get overlooked with all the other mind blowing stuff. The guys I know that collect them aren't into comic books so some one might score. You won't have to compete with me as I have all of them. There is one though...

Thanks for your input gentlemen. Sure seems like a pity. They are so light. Lesson learned...

4 hours ago, MrBedrock said:

The most amazing thing about this book is that I bought it from John Verzyl...

...and actually got a good deal!!!!

Good deal huh? Did you pay less than the $10 I paid for mine?

1 hour ago, G.A.tor said:

Neat catalog but everything is online so I doubt any bidders are affected 

It takes forever to load all those pages and a LOT easier to just flip pages. Paper is so much more convenient. 

Let's just say it seems to be a very hard to find issue in great demand these days. If the buyer and seller were happy at the time of purchase, it's a win win for both parties!

7 hours ago, Timely said:

Been looking 25 years for a copy...

A copy just sold here on the boards a couple days ago. I saw it too late...

25 minutes ago, mrwoogieman said:

CGC hates stains and downgrades substantially for them. What did the grader's notes say?

 

 

I don't have any. How can I get them? It might explain a lot.

32 minutes ago, Junkdrawer said:

I thought a bit about consigning it so it would sell next lot after on Clink and thought... Nah.  I strongly feel that same way. I honestly think the Orange 7.0 next up following that bright 9.0 would turn out a dismal sum for the 7.0.  As you can see side by side the 7.0 looks ill and faded. It's actually a beautiful 7.0, but next to the 9.0 

Its all about the color Chris. I barely noticed the technical grade of the two copies. Say, if they were both graded the same (and shouldn't be with the color difference), who would care about the "faded" one? I would almost always take a lower grade technical grade copy with color like that than a high grade technical copy with weak color. It's a beauty!

Well gang, I finally drank the Kool Aide...

Way back at Terry's show I decided to "test the water". I talked to the wonderful Joeypost about the possiblility of slabbing a few books. What a gentleman. He spent a considerable amount of his time explaining the pressing and grading process to me. I really appreciate the education Joey! At the end of the conversation we both agreed on a promising candidate. So, I gave him this book and my info. It took quite a while but when you are dealing with the best, that is to be expected. 

Saturday, the door bell rang and it was my friend the mail man with a package for me to sign. Was a real surprise because I really wasn't expecting anything. Then I noticed the return address. With great anticipation and trembling hands, I carefully opened the package. As with everyone here, my eye jumped to the upper left corner. I had to look twice. 6.5? really? 6.5?. Both Joey and I both had it pegged at at least a 7. I, of course, had my rose colored glasses on and thought maybe a 7.5. But there it was, a 6.5. About all I can find is a couple small, very light thumb stains on back cover and 5 or 6 very tiny, none color breaking spine bends. Page quality is cream to off white. Book, is tight, flat, well centered, sharp corners, glossy. No tears or creases. About as nice a copy as I could imagine especially for a black cover. I've had the book longer than I can remember and have always loved it. Probably paid very little for it when I got it. So, I'm not crushed just a little disapointed I guess. I thought I was a fair grader but guess I've got a lot to learn. Here she is. Hard to tell from this bad photo but what do you think?

A pre-pressed photo

As a point of reference, here is a copy of Flash #96 I recently bought that was cracked out of a slab (label included) from a very reputable dealer friend. Also graded 6.5. The spine has obviously a lot more wear and just doesn't have the sharpness and quality of the Cap. What am I missing here?

Beautiful score Ed. Thanks for posting it all. Great to read it again. So very sad and tragic...

By the way, what ever you do, keep it in the dark as much as possible. Those silverprints fade real bad, real fast. I've been tempted by some of the Johnny Craig ones that Roger Hill has been selling. But, I would want to frame them for the walls and I can't because I know how bad they fade.