Redshade

1 hour ago, lizards2 said:

I've been meaning to ask you - how do you search 'comics' on Australia eBay?  There doesn't seem to be a dedicated category.  I'm trying to find more Australian parachute/paratroop covered comics.

Hi.

Log into ebay.australia and in the search drop down list click on Books, Magazines.

Then on the list on the left you will see "comics".

The search options are by decade and don't forget to tick the "Australia only" or you'll be swamped with comics from the US and elsewhere.

Hope this helps.

6 hours ago, rakehell said:

Marwood,

Don't know if you've seen this. Might come in handy for your forthcoming Dell/Gold Key pence thread.

https://www.startrekcomics.info/aboutgoldkey.html

I tried to copy the images in here, but I'm doing this at work & the server freaked out over it.

Cheers

That's a great site rakehell. Lots of good reading and all those reference links to other sites are going to take up a lot of my weekend perusing. I don't collect Star Trek material but it looks as though it could be fun and relatively inexpensive.

On 8/31/2016 at 10:54 AM, EwanUK said:

I think I wasn't clear

 

The fact that the hand-written "60" WASN'T changed adds credance to the view that both the UK and USA copies were printed at the same time. Surely if the USA were sending stats across the pond, the time delay would allow such things to be fixed?

 

The USA & UK copies are indentical in size and conent apart from price and date

In most copies, the indicia has extra distribution text added (as above)

 

There are anomalies both ways to this, some copies are cents with the added indicia

Some don't have the indicia text at all

 

These pence priced variants are totally different from UK versions of USA comics like those published by Alan Class, L Miller etc

 

ANYWAY, I didn't want to hijack this thread into the USA/ UK debate

 

Two-Gun Kid is a very cool book! I think much rarer than people think!

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Correct. They printed these at the same time as the US copies and sent over to the UK what became known as the UK variant. They not only changed the price but had to leave off the month because of long journey times. Those were the days when "shipping" meant just that.

Even as recently as the 80s when I had a subscription to Comic Buyers Guide they used to arrive on average 6 to 8 weeks after they were mailed (and they never came singly each week even though that was how they were sent, but in bunches and never in sequential order). 

1 hour ago, pemart1966 said:

OK - as promised here's the Turok 23 - Pence only version - or should I say shilling only version 

http://www.comiccollectorlive.com/item/d110ef0c-1db5-46c5-844e-9587edfe7f93/Turok-Son-of-Stone-1956-23-UK-Price-Cover

Pemart666

What a great site that is, I'll definitely be doing some exploring on there.

My go-to reference site is the Grand Comics Database.

I looked up Turok and there are NO pence copies on there, hence my erroneous statement earlier.

I should have researched eBay before I  put my foot in my mouth.

PS. Good to see Marwood's back.

36 minutes ago, pemart1966 said:

No they came out very early.  Take a look at this.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TUROK-SON-OF-STONE-21-VF-8-0-DELL-COMICS-SEPTEMBER-1960/141795438815?hash=item2103aab0df:g:k8oAAOSw14xWFZpP

I just did a quick search on ebay UK. It didn't take long there are only 39 entries under "Turok" and only 1 other in the 1-29 range than the one you showed above. I found this :

And also this, which is a UK reprint from 1959?  with the cover from #13 : 

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9 minutes ago, pemart1966 said:

No they came out very early.  Take a look at this.  https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TUROK-SON-OF-STONE-21-VF-8-0-DELL-COMICS-SEPTEMBER-1960/141795438815?hash=item2103aab0df:g:k8oAAOSw14xWFZpP

I stand corrected. I have never seen those before. They are the Dell series 1-29 1958 to 1962. At  £55 for one comic it's going to be an expensive quest.

18 minutes ago, pemart1966 said:

These are North American priced AND UK priced books - both prices are PRINTED on the cover.

These are from the original run.  So by the issue numbers - very early 1960s.

Hi pemart1966.

Are you talking about the Dell series from 1962?

The dual and triple pricings didn't come out until much later.

15 hours ago, pemart1966 said:

Time to "GET HAPPY" Redshade!  

I guess that they should be properly called "dual priced" books.  Turok 20 - 25 all come priced in cents and pence and the pence price is actually printed directly on the cover as opposed to just being stamped on.

I have 20-22 (printed UK price is 9D) and 24 (printed UK price is 1 shilling).  I've seen both 23 and 25 dual printed but don't have them or any photos of them  and there is a 23 out there with just the UK price printed on it.

C'mon - some of you UK guys MUST have some dual priced Turoks!   

Hi pemart1966.

I don't mind being proven wrong at all. We're all here to try and help each other.

So are we talking about US dual priced comics or US pence variants?

Which series is it that you are looking for, ie dates and publisher?

Regards.

On 5/17/2018 at 12:57 PM, pemart1966 said:

Does anyone have any pence Turoks that they can post?  I'm referring specifically to the original 130 issue run and not the black and white ones.  Thanks!

I don't think that there were any pence variants of Turok. I would be more than happy to be proven wrong.

Thank you Bomber-Bob (and everyone who commented).

I've effected the transaction and now I have to wait: Thank you! Grader Notes will be emailed within one business day. Please save this email for your records.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/amazing-spiderman-129-cgc-First-app-The-Punisher/132633940560?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

9 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

You have to buy the notes. 

 

Ok thanks. I don't mind paying to see the notes, I want to find out why it is only an 8.0, how do I get to the screen above? I'm a bit of a duffer when it comes to modern technology.

Hello.

I wonder if anyone could help me?

I am looking at an Amazing Spider-Man 129 on eBay UK.

The photograph isn't very clear but the seller has put the reference #   0164613001  in the listing which I presume is the CGC ref #.

How do I look up the notes of this comic?

Any help would be gratefully received.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BLACKHAWK-ANNUAL-1967-DC-SUPERMAN-NATIONAL-COMICS/192536363411?hash=item2cd40fc193:g:pV8AAOSwSK1a9D8N

Ends soon. I shall not be bidding. Good luck.

And then this received just now :

I sent off an email and got this reply :

Thank you for your email. We anticipate the opening of our building to be at the end of June or early July. We will provide an update on our website once the definitive date is set. We are currently remodeling the office to better fit our needs. Please note that submissions will be by drop off only with a scheduled appointment. Thank you. "

On 5/13/2018 at 9:42 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Sorry for the late reply lou, I was avoidably detained.

I did pop by the premises last Sunday but the building was closed and there was nothing to see. I'll try again next time I'm up there. 

I've only just seen this. Is there any more info? I intend to try them out with a few books. Tell me, tell me, tell me please.

I finally figured out how to delete the unwanted photos from my post. That dustbin icon isn't very clear at all, perhaps I need new spectacles?

Thanks to all who helped.

3 hours ago, AJD said:

Hit 'edit' and then you can select the image and delete it. If you don't want the image to reappear, you'll need to click the little rubbish bin icon on the bottom right of the image n the bar below the post. I hope that's understandable.

AJD.

Thanks for your input mate, I greatly appreciate your help. But I have tried all that select/delete etc and nothing happens.

Is it the CGC site or is it my Firefox server that doesn't connect?

Just as a matter of interest, with me having the technological skills of a gnat, how does one remove erroneous photographs from a post?

The book finally arrived. It is "Mystery in Space Annual" although there are no MiS comics in it.

The corners are rubbed and there are some loose comics/pages all as described by the bookseller.

The comics included are :

Forbidden Worlds 135  5-6 1966  (the whole comic has come away from the cover which is glued in).

Challengers of the Unknown 55  4-5 1967. (a few cf pages have come off bottom staple).

Unknown Worlds 55  4-5  1967.

Adventures into the Unknown 172  6-7 1967.

Unknown Worlds 48  6-7 1966.

World's Finest 165  3 1967. (All comic detached from cover at btm staple and heavily pulled  on top staple).

I am not the world's finest photographer but I have attempted to take some pictures which I hope will reproduce here. (Ignore last two pictures, I don't know how they snuck in there).

EDIT. Only the back cover is shown here, I've no idea where the front cover picture disappeared to. It's late now but I'll try and remember to add the fc tomorrow although it's exactly the same as the back.

SECOND EDIT. I added an attempt at a photo of the front cover. What a disaster. I am absolutely exhausted now (what with my being in such poor health) so  I'm going to have another of those Scottish shandies that seem to perk me up somewhat.

41 minutes ago, yrag9591 said:

Here’s a link to a photo of the cover of the Mystery In Space annual:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/themagicrobot.wordpress.com/2009/04/18/mystery-in-space/amp/?source=images

Perhaps someone cleverer than me could create a photo of all 12 annuals together?

Yrag this is jolly good work, I am so impressed that you found these pictures ( and I am sure Marwood will be also when he gets back ). You're cleverer than I am that's for sure when it comes to online research.

49 minutes ago, yrag9591 said:

There are 24 different Double Double Comics (24 different covers, that is, but the interiors can be anything).

This has more information, with a comment from me in 2008 that lists all the Double Double Comics and their covers:

https://themagicrobot.wordpress.com/2008/03/17/thorpe-and-porter-double-double-comics/#comments

 

Thanks for the link, it's always good to find another site.

1 hour ago, yrag9591 said:

Hi. I’m an old-time UK comics collector, and have owned several copies of the above-mentioned hard cover annuals.

Unfortunately I no longer own them, so I can’t offer 100% proof, but I believe there are 12 different annuals in total. They are: the nine that are pictured above, plus Doom Patrol, Mystery In Space and Wonder Woman. I have owned (or seen) the Mystery In Space and Wonder Woman, so I am 100% sure they exist. I am only 99% (!) sure about the Doom Patrol one, but am pretty sure I have seen the cover printed somewhere.

They are indeed all quite scarce. My experience suggests the Showcase one is the commonest and the Doom Patrol is the rarest, but that’s just anecdotal.

A friend of mine owns most of them, and I have told him about this thread so perhaps he will post and give you more information.

Hello yrag9591 and welcome to this forum.

This is exciting and invaluable information. I hope your friend will join us and give info about what DC comics are in the books he has.

On 1/23/2018 at 9:16 PM, Redshade said:

That's a quest to be sure hunting down all those. Is that where you are Marwood, is that why you rushed off so abruptly yesterday?

Thanks for that link Steve I cannot find it, or similar, in the online version which is very unsophisticated in that one has to type in the exact title to get to a page and how can one do that if one doesn't know what's there? The hard copy that one could flick through was the better format I think.

ANYWAY. Since I commented in this thread some months ago I have been on the lookout for these hardbacks and they seem to be as rare as hens' teeth, partly because, I suspect, that a lot of these were broken up by kids trying to release the individual issues and thereby completely ruining them.

Well last week I finally found one, hurrah! Not only that, it is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT title to the ones shown here.

I haven't received it yet so I am rather premature with this reveal.

Watch this space.