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NICE!!!!!!! This was one of the first stories I ever read. That page with the monster sculpture in front of the theater...classic Kirby! I remember staring at that thing for hours as a kid thinking how cool that was! I used to carry around the old digest-size reprint. Your #3...are you freaking kidding me??? Beautiful copy...do you have a grade on it? Letusknow... Harley graded it as a Fine, its close to a fine but I don't like the paper quality, quite brown. It was an interesting deal. Harley came to a local Edmonton comic show about 15 years ago. Our shows are quite small with local dealers and a few from Calgary so Harley's selection of comics was mind blowing. I gotta think he had a pretty good show as his booth was busy all weekend. I had just got back into collecting and had never spent more than $50 on a comic. I wanted the FF#3 but Harley was asking $300 U.S. When I said I couldn't afford it he asked if I had anything to trade. I did have a Batman 17, great WW2 cover, that I figured was about a VF. Harley asked me to mail it to him. I did but he only graded it a F and asked for more comics. I packed up Wonder Comics 11,13, both in about F-VF condition and shipped them off. Shortly after I received the FF#3. I have always felt the Batman17 was higher grade than the FF3 but perhaps not a VF. I love FF and #3 was a grail at the time but I regret the deal I made. I really liked the Batman 17 and the Wonder Comics are worth a fair amount. Wish I had just dug out my credit card and bought that baby and kept my other comics. Are you sure ? If you had pulled out the card it would have altered your life...spiralling you into an alternate reality in which everything you now know could be different .GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

I hope to read the WHOLE thing carefully tonight.Here's a few pics from the inside of the book.You guys have been such a help with this precode stuff.Thanks for taking the time with all your posts.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

It really pays to check www.metropoliscomics.com regularly...as they have gotten REAL good at updating their site frequently.Just got this today...GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

It DOES pay to check the Metro site regularly....just got this baby from them.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Sorry about that.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

It may just be me...but that copy looks to have the BEST color that I've ever seen on a FF 1.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Don't forget 55 and 62. Oh, and Fantastic Four Annual 5 Doesn't FF annual # 4 have the first solo Silver Surfer story?It also has Johnny Storm vs. the original Timely Torch.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Hard to get over how sharp looking and cheap that ASM was.You sure got a deal on that one.Here's a book I've looked for for ages...I haven't actually received it yet but I'm WAY too impatient to wait on posting it.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

I stayed up WAY past my bedtime and STILL got outbid on the Weist Phantom Stranger run ( 2-6).Que sera' sera'....I've been outbid more often than not...but then,lo and behold,to what do my wandering eyes perceive...but a mid grade copy of Menace # 1 with a buy it now on eBay.I don't have it yet but I was too excited to wait on posting.The writing that is on the back cover is probably what put it in my realm of possibility.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

WHOA.....I'm dumbfounded.That Superboy 89 is stunning.Looks unread...any background on these books? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Here's a cool item I just got...Ghostly Weird Tales # 120.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

New from Abracadabra...IM 128.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

KUDOS to Abracadabra for hooking me up with Iron Man 123-128...alcoholism storyline.The VG's look like Fines and the VF/NM's look like 9.2's.Highly reccommended.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

So true....depending on scarcity in grade and the general state of the market,GPA high can just be another point on an upward trend.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Hey I agree too, but like i said it is just a guide as OSPG is. It provides valuable info that sometimes OSPG does not take into account. R. ....and in many cases info that OSPG doesn't even know about.I love the GPA feature on the Heritage site.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

So true....depending on scarcity in grade and the general state of the market,GPA high can just be another point on an upward trend.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Man does that 56 bring back memories.That's the first Avengers that I ever bought off the stands.That # 9 is a real nice copy....it wouldn't happen to be one of Blazing Bob's world famous 8.5's would it ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u p.s. He's got a nice Avengers 3 in 8.0 on his site...looks to be a very recent pickup

Just got this .GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

No grey tone thread is complete without this one...and I'm sure someone has already posted it,but here goes.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Would help if I learned to read No....the cover and first two wraps would STILL be detached .GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

The 8.5 GR FF 45 that Brad outbid me on eBAY a couple years ago had the stamp in the same spot.That and the lack of tanning and the puffiness of the spine make it a prime candidate for a GREEN RIVER.....GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u p.s. The Green River collection was introduced in the early 90's by John Hauser.

That date stamp looks an awful lot like the one appearing on Green River pedigree books. We all know one GR copy of this ish sold recently for over $3K, and there are often multiple copies of certain issues in the collection. Calling our resident GR expert Red Hook.... oh yeah, the mods..... well, I'm sure glad the boards are now safe for all of us to talk up comics... Good eye....I think Brad said there were like 8 copies of the FF 45 in the GR collection.Very possible.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

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OOOPS.I meant to reference comicdey's copy.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

I always thought this one was WAY underpriced in the guide.A recent 9.2 sale at 14k seems to illustrate that. 9.2's have been turning over at 5 times guide for a while now.It would be difficult to find an 8.5 for 9.2 guide.It should be at least on equal footing with the # 11.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u A reason to post mine again...love that book NICE COLOR.That cover is so sharp when the color is all there.It's in my top 3 of the early issues...with 5 and16 being the others.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Welcome to ZombieVille (pop. 11060).I guess it was a FF 35 my Mom brought home from a school bazarre that sent me over the edge.GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u