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I have no sense of how common each of the three printings is, but if it turns out anything like Hulk 377, you’ll wish you kept the third, not the other two.

Che k out the centerfold from Soldier Comics #1

Had to include the centerfold from Soldier Comics #1

That’s it! I also have an ASM #194 (1st Black Cat) cgc 9.4 white posted over in GSB:

Gambit #1 $150 shipped within U.S.

Love Romances #1 Russ Dauterman virgin variant. $150 shipped within U.S.

5 Simple Rules (Please, please read) 1st wins; tie/indeterminate goes to the thread. Payment is Check or Money Order (yeah, yeah I know I'm a dinosaur, troglodyte, luddite, mennonite, hermaphrodite etc. - I just don't have or want e-payments.) Shipping: Via USPS Priority is included. Don't be listy including the little one in my head. Returns: Sure, just notify me within three days of receipt and get it back to me in the same shape on your dime, except no returns on graded books. (Kudos thread linked under my avatar.)

Re-opened!

#2&6! Thank you RDP!

Last call….submit all offers (which I’ll answer in the a.m.) G’Night!

Just dropped prices on the three remaining issues, #’s 2,6 & 9.

Three issues left! - #'s 2, 6 and 9. As you can see, PM's work. Like I said, these are tough to find comps for, so I made my best assessments but am very open to reasonable discussions in the face of limited data. (That said, these are sharp, esoteric early 50's books -- these winners kept it over the plate when pitching offers )

Triple Crown Sports Action 4, 7, & 8 go to Whomerjay! Thank you Ray!

Sports Action #3! Thank you Vern!

Fixed; thank you! Dang yellow baseball covers! I don’t advise it as a collecting strain

And I can see why you did, too. Who really knows?

Ok gang, I know many of these have copies available out there that are cheaper, but they are far lower grade. The few sharp ones sold seem to have gone for much higher prices, hence the initial asks, though my pricing is favorable compared to actual sales. As with much of the sharper esoteric GA, they can be hard to price, so I’ll listen to all offers.

The Kinnick story is definitely the driver of that book.

Hi Cat, I mostly agree and did not post it thinking "Is this an SF?" I posted it thinking its interesting, distinctly marked, and might have been part of a collection other similarly marked books. If it helps identify another grouping of original owner books that got dispersed, that's a good thing. Especially if anyone knows the provenance of them. That said, the sigs (this one and Reilly stamp) are similar enough that the idea of same person a few years later buying a book isn't crazy, just intriguing. That wouldn't in my eyes make it part of the pedigree, just an interesting footnote. It's easy to assume every original owner of these great GA collections that surface (not just peds) was as dedicated and loving of their books as the average GA boardie, but its not always the case. One thing I've taken from buying collections over the years is there have been many folks who collected with moderate interest for a few years, then just put their books aside and left them to sit. For a casual collector of say, four years, to four or five years later buy a new book or two off the stands for fun/nostalgia for their own period of intense interest is not an odd notion. Not saying that is the case here, but that sort of casual collector probably outnumbered boardies over the years and have been aa major source of dealer back stock over the decades.

That’s everything!

Sports Action #9 in VF/VF- No sales on Heritage, and none offered or sold on eBay. Just two on census, topped by a 5.0. Very pretty book. (WAS $200) NOW $175

SOLD via PM! Sports Action #8 in FN- Held back by dried schmutz on back cover. Structurally much better. $100

SOLD via PM! Sports Action #7 in FVF. Plenty of VG’s eBay, or you can grab the lone graded copy, a 6.0, there for $161 and change. Or you can buy this one, submit it, and leapfrog that one. $100

SOLD via PM! Sports Action #6 in VF- Four on census, topped by a lone 9.0tnat sold for $216 earlier this year. The 4.5is on eBay now for $131 and change. Let’s say (WAS $150) NOW $125