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On 3/17/2024 at 7:23 PM, Math Teacher said:
Well, if I had that $20K, I would sell my current copy of FF #1 CGC 2.5 and my current copy of ASM #1 CGC 3.0 to give me an amount around $38K, which I could use to buy a FF #1 CGC 4.0 and an ASM #1 CGC 5.5.
Yup - that 4.0 seems to be a perfect sweet spot for that book - nice, very nice.
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On 3/17/2024 at 6:00 PM, KirbyJack said:
If I didn’t have an FF 1, it would be the only book on my want list. 20K just wouldn’t buy enough (any) of an upgrade to make it worth doing for me.
This is what I got.
Gorgeous - a defect in the perfect spot for that cover. Colors are awesome and minimal marvel chipping.
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On 3/17/2024 at 6:28 PM, Randall Dowling said:United States Army. Pocket Guide to China. 1942. FN 6.0. General wear for the grade but all solid and attached. There's also a 1943 and 1944 reprint out there (which is marked 1943 or 1944 on the last page, this copy says 1942). Interior illustrations throughout by Milt Caniff that are incredibly racist and inappropriate by today's standards. Stuff like “How to spot a Jap”, etc. $60
Take a million times over .
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Interesting - I would’ve expected a couple of immediate responses for FF 1. I like the angles you guys have though @MattTheDuck and @KirbyJack - basically use that money to buy some truly high-quality goodies instead of a rag that 20 K would still barely cover in low Grade - ya?
Actually though… now that I wrote that paragraph out… I’m second-guessing myself… it seems the more I say and type “FF1”… the more I find myself missing my old FF1 copy that was undergraded at 4.0 - it was so beautiful and so fun to read in hand…I was forced to sell when I was getting married for wedding funds 8 years ago - now I’m worried I can never afford a decent one again, given what the market has done in the last five years with FF. $10k seemed like soooooo much money back When I sold - hindsight is 2020 .. but hey — at least we still get to pick up some great books off the boards for relatively cheap!
I’m very curious to hear what others in this thread would do with that 20 K too!
- KirbyJack and Steviehuv66
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Ok, a question to pose to this crew, if I may…
If somebody gave you $20k and you could only spend that $20k on FF comics - what big FF book(s) would you choose to buy?
I’m asking because somebody in our ranks may soon do just that (not me, but one can always dream).
My vote is a sweet FF5.
But I’m just a Doom Bot with not much imagination, so I’m curious to hear from the other FF lovers here.
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On 3/16/2024 at 2:14 PM, Kramerica said:
Methinks you're giving both of these cretins more credit than is warranted.
In all honesty, these two cats get a lot of my money here on these Boards for a reason. And they are both just sitting on mountains of Smaug sized treasure as well!
All three of you have offered sage advice, helpful critiques, and PLENTY of laughs along the way. You guys (oh ya…and those things called comic books) are constant reminders of why I missed the hobby I had left hanging for all too many years…This time - I’m here to stay.
Whomever sent me this image (can’t remember who now…) had it just about right.
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On 3/16/2024 at 1:23 PM, lizards2 said:
I would say you do need to embrace temptation, in that good stuff comes in waves, which does not conform to a short term budget. Strike when the iron is hot, and relax when it is cold.
I use the Paypal credit function (6 months same as cash) to even out the bumps. Currently, there is not much of interest for me on eBay or the Boards, so I am paying off my Paypal credit balance.
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On 3/16/2024 at 12:01 PM, crassus said:
Fantastic Four 99 6.5 (Bright & glossy; all attached, staples clean; mod spine & edge wear, mainly mod cb spine stress; sm cb crse br crnr fc; sm faint cb thumb crse btm edge fc below "W" in "WILD"; 1/4" tear top edge bc; cb thumb crses top & btm edges bc; printer's crses fc & bc; sm stains r-edge fc & lower spine area bc; light foxing interior cvrs; mod to heavy ink transfer bc; PQ is OW) $15.00
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On 3/16/2024 at 11:50 AM, crassus said:
...you should learn to embrace temptation...its one of the first things the Boards taught me....I think the first thing was to say goodbye to my wallet...or something to that effect...
I’ll let you talk it out with @lizards2.
I feel like a Geek Disciple caught between two Jedi Masters - one hath a blue sword and the other…?
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On 3/16/2024 at 11:53 AM, crassus said:
Fantastic Four 57 Apparent 3.5 (Restored amateur colour touch; Bright & glossy; all attached, staples clean, no odours; the CT is on and off along the spine; the major defect is water damage visible btm edge bc and thru book to fc; see additional pics below; otherwise wear consistent with a VG/FN; mod spine & edge wear; mod to heavy cb spine stress; cb impacts & crses btm spine & both crnrs fc; general cb & ncb surface wear fc & bc consistent with grade; light to mod tanning interior cvrs; mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is CR-OW) $25.00
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PS - now all I have to do is change my legal name to “John” and the shoe will fit perfectly.
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On 3/15/2024 at 6:18 PM, FoomMember said:
Take the Kirby piece (only) per PM - woo hooo!!!
Thank you, Brian.
My first sig from Mr. Kurtzberg.
I’m SO over the moon right now…
- Corvonie and FoomMember
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Comments posted all the way up through page 2 before price has even been posted has got to be some kind of record …
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On 3/15/2024 at 3:45 PM, Ryan. said:
OK. You go first.
Ok I’m cutting in line - I have a distinct advantage after having Now read this slide on the worldwide Internet service. STARTING BID:
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On 3/15/2024 at 3:35 PM, crassus said:
Rather than the old references to circling sharks, I think for a romance book it should be circling wolves, what do you think?
Si!
even I am looking at this thing and I collect NO romance (typically). The colors and patterns on it are just… absolutely gorgeous artwork. Full stop.
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Love And Passion Under Hypnosis Magazine (No publishing date but probably late 1950s)
VG condition - dust shadow at top, stains on back cover.
Staple holes on rt. side. These were sold stapled together so you couldn't look through before purchasing.
One-shot magazine with B/W nude pictures on blue paper. Sold with the insinuation that the reader might learn the tricks of how to hypnotize beautiful women to be sexually available, thus the high cover price, and stapled edge. Of course, no such instructions are found inside.
Bridey Murphy was the subject of a best-selling book in 1956 concerning a woman who claimed to recall a past life while under hypnosis.
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On 3/12/2024 at 6:47 AM, Corvonie said:
The more I reread this run, the more I can literally find places where it's like Stan is turning the page and seeing the artwork and just having his characters react at the same time he is as he goes along. A lot of the clumsiness in some of these issues I think comes from that. The last one that struck me is the first panel of page 18 of FF 58. It's like such an awkward way to start the page verbally, and it feels like Jack's intention for the pacing was not something where Reed is telling Wyatt not to shoot and he can't tell why even though there's his best friend on fire in between him and the target.
Thanks for turning me onto this thread man! I see many (hopefully) friendly faces here.
Have you ever listened to The Fantasticast podcast? I feel like you would like their content - I always loved them for their “Stan comments” - funny as hell British humor about clumsy Stan, but also very smart, fair, and on-point. Upshot is Stan prob deserves many of the jabs we all like to send his way these days - but not all. Very interesting tidbits those hosts had to share on that show.
One of my absolute favorite episodes from that podcast included a wonderful 15 minute diversion that their regular programming to simply reflect on a fan letter they had received from a comic artist listener who described an absolutely magical encounter with Kirby toward the end of Kirby’s life - in Jack’s own home! The guy apparently broke through Kirby‘s wall, which was thick as a fortress towards the end of Jack’s life as I’m sure you know, and was able to convince Jack he was just an artist who was just trying to fully appreciate his comic art hero. Jack took the bait - and invited him to his own home for tea with his wife! I believe this was in the 90’s, but not 100% sure on date. Anyways, after further inspection at teatime, Jack decided he liked the guy even more and invited him into his back of the house drawing studio - where he was STILL creating magical fresh ideas on paper (he said “he just couldn’t stop”) - - many of those ideas/sketches apparently have still not seen the light of day!
Love that Jack story.
And while I am on a rant…One last bit that I have been constantly debating is, now that he’s gone …do we keep calling him “Jack” or do we call him by his given name “Jacob”, the name he was essentially forced to forgo in the face of anti-Semitism during his early comic book years (like so many others)?
I suspect he would prefer the latter, but I always wanted to ask a member of his family this question…
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On 3/13/2024 at 8:48 AM, BuscemasAvengers said:
Re-opened this thread to add ...
Fantastic Four 8, CGC 8.5, W, Twin Cities ped; I've enjoyed Billy's old copy for a few years and now it's time to let it go to a new home. In Feb. of 2023, an 8.5 OW/W sold on Heritage for close to $1700.00 before BP. Cuz this one is a ped with snowy white pages, asking $2100.00.
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Closed: Rare and Unusual Paperbacks, Pulps, and Digests (including some classic covers!)
in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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