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    Batman #1 Club

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    3 hours ago, bluechip said:

    Yes, according to the auction house that sold it in the 90s.   Either Sothebys or Christies, can't remember which.   They got it from the OO who knew Kane personally and got it from him in 1940 when the book had just been published and proud Kane was handing out copies like cigars.  

    Wow.  I don't like Kane myself but that's a neat story.

    When did Bags and Boards start

    in Comic Book Grading and Restoration Issues

    Posted

    On 3/24/2020 at 4:38 PM, Robot Man said:

    I originally kept my comics un-bagged on shelves in the closet. Then I stacked them rotating the spines in cleaner's bags. Around 1971 I got some Robert Bell bags and used cut cardboard as a stiffiner. When backing boards came out I substituted them. I also remember using Fortress holders (similar to current slabs but removable) for my most important books. It has been a long road to where we are today...

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    As a kid in the late 70's I sent a few dollars in cash to Robert Bell and had these bags in my collection for a while!  Great to see the flap, thanks for sharing it.

    cgc 9.0 vs. 6.0 SS (Adams)

    in Bronze Age Comic Books

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    Neal has been my favorite artist since I was a kid.  I met him a few years ago at ECCC and spent a ton of time with him, like Jimbo.  He was awesome.  I had him sign a few of my favorite books that I kept raw.  I didn't care about not getting them encapsulated as SS.  You can't make a mistake, just go with your gut 

    Batman and Detective Show Us Yours!

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    1 hour ago, batman_fan said:

    Just got my most recent submission back from CGC.

    The Batman 4 and 5 were purchased from John Fairless, restoration fully disclosed.  John use to call me from time to time and say in his southern accent "Hey Greg, John Fairless, I got some right purty books I think you might like".  I attached an old article with him in it.

    Batman 6 and 9 are from an OO collection out of Arizona.  Mike at All About Books and Comics had my beeper number (yeah it was a long time ago).  Beeped me one day, called him and told him to hold the Batman's.  Went by after work and came home with the three Batman books. (Third book is in route to me now from CGC).

    Batman 7 was bought from Marty Hayes (hopefully I spelled his name right) back in the 1980s.  I was pretty stoked, oldest Batman I ever held at the time.

    Batman 18 Ebay by in the 90s, over graded

    Batman 20 Howard Rockman purchase in Albuquerque back in the 80s, my favorite Batman cover.

     

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    Fantastic books!!!!  Congrats!!