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At the moment I would call paying $12,500 for a 9.9 New Mutants #98 a gamble.

Why is that, because a grader or two could fall by the wayside, and a much easier grader come along giving out 9.9's like there is no tommorow. Yes in 9 years only 1 9.9 New Mutants #98 has been given out during this companies existence, but here is a newsflash. 9 years is not a long time, and a lot can happen in a short period of time. Want proof? Check out the old numbers for Amazing Spider-man 230, and 301 in 9.8. For the longest time there was only 1 or 2 in census for ASM 230. In fact a couple of years ago it was at this number. Same goes for 301 as well. For the longest time there was less than 10 in census. Even after Spider-man 3 hit the theators. Now look at both of them. ASM 230 has 21 9.8's in census, and ASM 301 has over 39 of them. The value on both has dropped like a rock.

 

At the moment CGC does not give out many 9.9's, and 10's. I'll grant you that. But that is at the moment. You are depending your future on a company that is only 9 years old. Most fashion companies are older than 9 years for crying out loud. In 10 years we will have a much, much better picture of this company and the 9.9's it hands out.

I was working at a comic shop on the side when New Mutants 98 came out. We had customers who went over their books with a fine tooth comb...rejecting books that they didn't consider perfect. We got our books from Diamond who packed the books in cases with what I considered a great degree of professionalism and care.There were usually a dozen or more "perfect" books in a given case. We were one of a dozen different shops in our region, all receiving similarly packaged product. Many of you I consider to be friends, and while paying a premium for 9.8 and above books from this time period is understandable (beautiful books then)....PLEASE don't invest huge amounts of your future retirement money on them. They are not rare...not even in 9.9. A couple hundred bucks maybe...but 13K ? As far as inconsistency goes with grading...from 9.8 to 9.9 is only a 1 % margin of error....that's exceptional in the real world. I doubt any of us are even THAT efficient in our daily endeavors. GOD BLESS...

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Wow...Comiclink has some nice issues of Amazing Adventures up for auction.

 

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 1 VF- 7.5 (Monster cvr. )

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 2 VF 8.0 (Manoo by Kirby Ditko art)

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 3 VF- 7.5 (Kirby/Ditko)

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 4 VF 8.0 (white pgs I Am Robot X by Kirby)

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 5 VF 8.0 (Monsteroso Kirby/Ditko)

AMAZING ADVENTURES # 6 VF 8.0 (Sserpo by Kirby)

 

http://www.comicconnect.com/bookSearch.php?order=&sort=asc&pageNum=0&pageSize=50&aSearchPos=up&searchType=advanced&title=amazing+adventures&issue=&GO.x=0&GO.y=0

 

(But remember they are "Metro graded!")

Almost as nice as mine...Almost that is.

Those are SHARP , Bill....that first issue is impossible to find in that shape. GOD BLESS...

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My buddy says he thinks it has a shot at 8.5, me, I would say more like 8.0. It has some minor tanning and a small tear on the back cover and an abrasion near Hulk's shoulder. I'm tickled with it....Marc was running a year end 50% off sale that applied to everything, even wall books....so I ended up getting it for less than my losing bid on the recent Clink CGC 7.0. I also picked up some books in trade that I'm going to put up in the marketplace....a few Fiction House, some early Jugheads, ST 115 & 116, MIS 58, 75, 82, GL 4, 14, and a few others I can't recall. I got a great deal on them and I'm going to put 'em up....most at half guide or so. GOD BLESS...

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More digital pics

I just got back from the VaComicon where I managed to pick up this beauty. My scanner sucks and the book looks nicer. This is a tough book and I've looked for a long time....thanks to Marc Nathan of Comics, Cards, and Collectibles. GOD BLESS...

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I ran into Marc Nathan at the VaComicon this weekend and he had a serious batch of preheros from a recent Estate find. They ranged form VG to VF/NM and they were priced reasonably. Some had a bit of tanning and me and my buddy Lewis grabbed some nice ones. Unfortunately, we didn't make it on Saturday and a short box of them were already gone. I managed to pick up this beauty, a book that has been on my want list a LONG time. GOD BLESS...

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Looks like Everett to me. GOD BLESS...

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Won them in a poker game with Atlas Fan..................

 

yeah...@#*&%

 

I still think KS pulled those 4 Aces from his sleave!

 

Comic Poker...yagottaloveit!

It beats making each other remove articles of clothing...GOD BLESS...

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Picked these up recently in a part cash part trade deal. GOD BLESS...

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Anyone know who picked up the FF #8 @ 9.4 in the Mound City Auction? Sweet Book!

 

And how about the #6 9.4...only 3 graded copies (including that one) in 9.4...only 1 higher...

 

I just got out my FF Omnibus last night and noticed that FF 6 has the unique distinction of being the first appearance of the Yancy Street Gang....not noted in OSPG. There was also a letter in FF 12 where a fellow in California offered to accept bids on copies of a "small supply" of all the FF's in fine to mint condition. I also noticed how Chic Stones inking style bears a strong resemblance to Chris Rule's style from the pre hero period. I wonder if one may have been a pen name for the other. I must admit I don't know much about either. GOD BLESS...

 

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Get me that guy's phone number!!

 

The thing that got me was that he was acually GRADING the books in 1962. GOD BLESS...

 

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Yeah...that's pretty cool...was OSPG even out yet?

OSPG was still 8 years away. Here's a book I jst picked up in a part trade/part cash deal. I traded my FF 8 CGC 7.0 plus some cash for it. The 7.0 was one of the nicest 7.0's I've ever seen but it had a rusty staple that bugged me. The line by the Puppet Master's head is a scanner glitch, as is the blotchiness. GOD BLESS...

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Anyone know who picked up the FF #8 @ 9.4 in the Mound City Auction? Sweet Book!

 

And how about the #6 9.4...only 3 graded copies (including that one) in 9.4...only 1 higher...

 

I just got out my FF Omnibus last night and noticed that FF 6 has the unique distinction of being the first appearance of the Yancy Street Gang....not noted in OSPG. There was also a letter in FF 12 where a fellow in California offered to accept bids on copies of a "small supply" of all the FF's in fine to mint condition. I also noticed how Chic Stones inking style bears a strong resemblance to Chris Rule's style from the pre hero period. I wonder if one may have been a pen name for the other. I must admit I don't know much about either. GOD BLESS...

 

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Get me that guy's phone number!!

The thing that got me was that he was acually GRADING the books in 1962. GOD BLESS...

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Anyone know who picked up the FF #8 @ 9.4 in the Mound City Auction? Sweet Book!

 

And how about the #6 9.4...only 3 graded copies (including that one) in 9.4...only 1 higher...

I just got out my FF Omnibus last night and noticed that FF 6 has the unique distinction of being the first appearance of the Yancy Street Gang....not noted in OSPG. There was also a letter in FF 12 where a fellow in California offered to accept bids on copies of a "small supply" of all the FF's in fine to mint condition. I also noticed how Chic Stones inking style bears a strong resemblance to Chris Rule's style from the pre hero period. I wonder if one may have been a pen name for the other. I must admit I don't know much about either. GOD BLESS...

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If you ever decide to part with the TTA 20......I would be VERY interested. GOD BLESS...

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I have a buddy who's selling his RJ Long copy of Strange Tales 85...due to a financial crunch. I loaned him some money towards the eventual sale, and I've posted it in the Grading Forum. I'd appreciate any help you guys might be willing to spare on grading it. GOD BLESS...

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Due to what looks like a light corner crease upper right, I'd wager 7.5 from CGC. ..one of my favorite covers and stories of the genre....the colors really zing in person on this issue. I've bid pretty hard on some 7.5's that have come to market but am always outbid. GOD BLESS...

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You must be proud of those. I've been collecting FF since '67 and I've never seen any in person as nice as yours. I don't blame you for leaving them in the mylars. GOD BLESS...

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its probably a 20-30% grey under 100% cyan..... at least in the artwork. But I always saw the logo as having no black/gray.

 

however, Im blowing this out of proportion. its a 99% chance that the blues ALL have some black/grey in them. Theres only a 1% chance that any were printed with grey only. Probably a weak underinked cyan plate, faded since then, and a scan pushed away from blues.

I've seen copies of Challengers 1 that appear to have little or no cyan....but they are rare. I also believe that B&B 34 copies exist with a grek plate over the cyan while most do not. It could be that they were printing errors that were discarded as spoiled and a few copies were taken home by press employees, making their way into the pool of surviving copies. A good way to discount sun fading is by studying the reds, as they fade at the fastest rate. If the book seems faded yet the reds are true....then a printing error will usually be the culprit. GOD BLESS...

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P.S. It almost looks like the JLA 7.5 was printed entirely without the cyan plate....maybe somene started running the cyan plate while the press was still loaded with black ( grey screen)

Not to change the subject....but I was in Books A Zillion the other day and noticed that Marvel has issued the trade edition of volume 2 of the Marvel Masterworks edition of FF reprinting 11-20 and Annual 1. I had never owned the first printing as the coloring on many of the Masterworks editions was just too far off. They really got it right this time....down to Mr. Fantastic's pink hand on the cover of FF 20. The cover is a painting of FF 12 that was done from the exact Kirby layout....real neat. I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but I highly reccommend it for those who haven't seen it. The list is only $ 20 USD.....and Amazon probably has it cheaper. I have always loved that part of the run, even though it's not as sophisticated as the issues from the later 60's. GOD BLESS...

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here is one of my current copies

I only own one copy.

 

 

I thought you only buy White paged SA DCs?

 

 

 

 

Very sweet copy!

 

 

 

 

 

.....it's an old label slab, it probably DOES have white pages. Nice book Tim....I'm with John, I love the cover and have also wanted one since I was a kid. GOD BLESS....

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Tony Isabella

Frank Miller

Dave Cockrum (someone already got that one)

Buddy Saunders, owner of Lone Star Comics (in Avengers #3 I think).

 

Buddy's got letters in several:

 

Adventures of the Fly 23

Amazing Spider-Man 3, 8, 24

Atom 4, 6, 13

Fantastic Four 9

Mystery in Space 80, 82

Strange Adventures 145, 162

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane 37

 

Has anybody compiled a master list of notable letter column appearances? I'd like to set these up as a searchable field in our database.

 

ASM 3... that's the one I remembered. He's also got one in Avengers 6.

 

As far as I know there is nowhere close to a good list. I used to not it when cataloging book but stopped after awhile.

I'd wager that the letter Buddy Saunders most remembers writing was the one in Mystery in Space 75....he won the original art to an entire Adam Strange story for that one. GOD BLESS...

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My 18 had great cover stock...but some sure don't. I always check them out on a case by case basis....GOD BLESS....

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Hi. I have seen this CGC 6.5 copy of FF #1 from the Mannarino collection for sale probably 4 - 5 times over the past couple of years. I always see it selling for less than what I would expect a 6.5 to go for. It is in the current comicconnect auction. Does anyone here know anything more about this particular book? Who has owned it during this time? Everyone seems to want to flip it for big bucks, but it has not yet worked. Maybe this time?

Those books have a rep for bad PQ ,even though many of them are very nice books. I've seen quite a few and the Mannarinos certainly had an eye for a nice spine....some people crack and resub to lose the designation and the books then do better at market. The FF 18 that I used to own had a perfect spine that more than made up for the C/OW.....GOD BLESS...

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Just got this book in. Looks to be about an 8.5/9.0...could even go 9.2

 

 

AH....I see you've finally put those icky Marvel Mysteries down and started persuing something with substance once again GOD BLESS...

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I haven't posted these in a while....Atlas Bible Tales for Young Folks. It's kind of unusual seeing all those Horror , War, and Western greats doing bible stories. There are also some non Atla books in this group shot also. Neat books and VERY HARD TO FIND.......GOD BLESS...

 

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Thanks for posting these. You're right, some great work in there, and hard to find - I've still not been able to put together a complete set.

 

Did you ever think about starting a thread just for religious comics? Some great work out there that deserves a look. Thanks again!

 

BTW, is that animal overlooking the books alive???

Snatches the Iguana passed away a few years ago at the age of 10. He may have lived longer, but our diet for him included some items that weren't the best....cheddar cheese in particular. He stole some off of the counter while Judy and I were making a salad. He came back later and tried to make off with the ENTIRE block of cheese....so we included it for him often. I am of the school of thought that I'd rather live to be 80 and eat Big Macs than to live to be 95 while eating only tofu. He had the run of the house and knew where the tub was. He'd get in it when he wanted to swim. He was very clean and mellow...and actually seemed to like action movies....nothing else would hold his attention for long. I cried when he died, he passed away in my arms. As for the Bible Tales....they're cool and I was just re reading 'em again the other day. OSPG credits are very sparse, but Robinson had work in all of them and did ALL the covers. Harry Anderson had work in 4 and 5. Krigstein in 4, as well as a great Colan story. The Syd Shores stories are especially nice...he was obviously into them. The Everett story in # 2 is also decent. I still need to upgrade my 4...it's fragile. GOD BLESS...

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Wow, I am surprised that no other copies have popped up on eBay yet. I was hoping that would be the case, but so far no such luck.

I'm in the market for a high grade GL 7, but no luck.

 

Very tough book. Even Metropolis has not had one in ages (and they can find pretty much anything).

The problem with 7 is Sinestro doesn't appear on the cover and 7 is so tough to find.

 

Looks like there's a very nice copy of 7 in the Mound City collection, though.

That is a nice copy. Too bad it's not graded. I think for the long term, GL 7 should do very well.

 

It is graded and is a 9.0. So, it ranks up there. It really is too bad he is not on the cover.

Wow, it's a 9.0. Imagine if he was on the cover, this issue would look so cool!

 

That is why everyone needs a copy of #9 as well.

What the heck....get 'em ALL GOD BLESS...

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Picked up a couple more lowely 9.4's 70 and 76....

 

Steve

Here's hoping you can snag that lowly CGC 9.0 FF 3 in the Mound City Auction. GOD BLESS...

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