SteveLRoberts5

Every year I go all the way to San Diego to buy a comic from someone who lives here in Las Vegas and I talk to almost every day....

 

(note the back cover is the front cover to the famouse C20 treasury edition)

 

 

This year's purchase:

 

 

 

 

Great Book, Danny. I like the blue cover. Congrats!

 

Great Books, All!! This thread has really heightened my appreciation of Timely books after being primarily a DC collector for the last thirty/forty years. BTW, I had my only Timely--a Marvel Mystery 54--slabbed a few years ago and it came back a 5.0. with Off White pages. Can anyone tell me what the GPA is on this book? I'd sure appreciate it.

 

Thanks,

 

SLR

there is no gpa for a 5.0 mmc 54...

 

Thanks for the info. Hard to say what it's actually worth. According to the census it's the second highest graded and it has a great Schomberg cover.

 

SLR

Just back from CGC. Frankly, surprised by the Young Allies #4. Looks better than either the #5 (really brown and chipped edges on the back cover) or #9. It is a really nicely presenting 3.0 with decent PQ. Oh well, it is a crapshoot sometimes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweet!!! Some really nice ones!

 

Great Books, All!! This thread has really heightened my appreciation of Timely books after being primarily a DC collector for the last thirty/forty years. BTW, I had my only Timely--a Marvel Mystery 54--slabbed a few years ago and it came back a 5.0. with Off White pages. Can anyone tell me what the GPA is on this book? I'd sure appreciate it.

 

Thanks,

 

SLR

This is pretty interesting because it markes the first appearance of Bizarro, also, his design changed from this house ad to the one used in Superboy 68, it never had a "B" on the chest, and....it marks the first time (to my knowledge) that an issue of Superboy did a "coming next issue" kinda blurb.

 

I love finding stuff like this

 

 

DRX

 

 

Love the colors on your Superboy 68. Beautiful copy!

 

John72tex,

 

I've been enjoying your Batman Silver Age collection. I especially lkie the Batwoman covers and appearances. I just bought a copy of the Batman 105 in CGC 7.0. I've been looking for one since I sold my copy some twenty years ago to raise money to buy a condo. I sold some nice books but it was worth it. Thus, I'm actively pursuing the other Batwoman covers in the title. You have a great collection. If you have any undercopies, LMK,

 

Thanks,

 

SLR

I don`t think this one has been posted yet.

 

 

Cool cover !

 

"Hell Hath No Fury Than a Woman Scorned."

From Sept. 1952, an issue one doesn't see very often. It's a nice copy except for those obtrusive initials. I enjoy the backups in these early fifties' Adventures especially Green Arrow and Johnny Quick and Aquaman. I think Ramona Fradon was the artist on Aquaman. There weren't too many women in the field back then and I've always admired her work. I met her a few times in San Diego.

GA joins JLA

 

Nice book and great story. I just reread it a few weeks ago. I always liked Green Arrow and enjoyed his backup features in World's Finest and other DC titles.

I don't think anyone's posted this one yet...

 

 

I'm not in the same league as you high grade guys. For my collection, however, this is the ideal grade. No major flaws but not so perfect that it is neither unreadable nor commands a premium. A copy like this one just puts me on

 

Now if I could only find them all in the 5.0 to 7.0 range... anybody selling?

 

Great book! Origin tale. My copy is about the same grade as yours, perhaps just slightly better. Consequently, I've enjoyed reading it over the years. And I do mean years; I've owned it since the mid-sixties. Late at night now; I'll post it tomorrow or Thursday.

 

SLR

THis thread could use a bump. Here's an issue I don't see very often. Would you believe my father bought this for me at Cherokee Book Store in Hollywood, Calif when I was in middle school. He bought about 10 books that day for a buck, and he kept this one for himself only because he was a big Science Fiction fan--especially Asimov and Frank Herbert. After my father died last year, my mom told me she still had the box of books. This one was by far the highest grade.

Oakland Copy purchased when Vinnie first brought the collection to San Diego. Anyone remember what year that was?

Not the highest grade as all the other Adventures, I've enjoying perusing on this thread,, but being lower grade means that I can always read the stories without fear of lowering the grade. And the Krypto story is one of my favorite stories of all time.

Technically not SA.

 

 

Maybe it's an illusion or perspective, but the stamp looks larger inside the slab than outside the slab. Maybe one of these days I'll slab the book since I already read the story many moons ago.

 

The slab scan is larger.

 

Ken

 

I figured as much! BTW, Ken, Thanks for the WW 108. Pricey, but it is the highest graded and I love it in the new slab! Great cover and great story! Hope to see you in San Diego this summer.

 

One of my favorite pre-code Heath covers. I'm sending it out to CGC next week; there's some "Marvel Chipping" on the back so it won't be a high grade, but I still love the book!

Nice copy! That's gotta be a tough black cover.

 

Beautiful copy. I always did like those Elongated Man backup stories. Infantino was a master! Still is, acutally!

Technically not SA.

 

 

Maybe it's an illusion or perspective, but the stamp looks larger inside the slab than outside the slab. Maybe one of these days I'll slab the book since I already read the story many moons ago.

Finally landed this one after much trying

 

 

One of the great books of the golden age. Congrats! What's the PQ? Great colors on the book!

 

That's a great-looking 3.5 copy. Presents well and nice colors, too! I like Wonder Womans, too! Congrats on the purchase!

Thanks to Steven Budlong and Fritz for the opporunity to get a VFN Thun'da #1 in a Pedrin Fortress. It came in today.

Woof!

 

That's a great book, Mike! Fantastic purchase. Congrats!

 

Actually, this book appeared just about a year before the "official" beginninng of the Silver Age, but I couldn't call it golden age either. Hey, Superman's not on the cover--first time since Action Comics 18.

 

Great book, Richard. Here's my copy that I bought in the early nineties at a small show in San Diego put on by Gary Carter. A Harley Yee production.

 

I actually bought this copy just last week from a comic book store about 25 miles from my home. The owner included the Northland certifcate. Got a great deal on it too. Couldn't believe it since I very rarely wander into comic book stores; in fact it's probably been a few years since I was in one.

 

Actually arrived a few weeks ago, but this thread didn't exist at the time so here it is now. I love those 10-cent Supergirl Actions especially with Brainiac featured on the cover!

A couple of other 10¢ cover ebay wins on their way to me.

 

 

 

...sure to become a classic. For once, the hype was true.

 

Jack

 

The Adventure 232 you won surely is one of the great covers of the entire run. Beautiful colors!

picked up a new raboy from brent's auction.

 

 

That Raboy was a master; my favorite GA artist. Gotta scan my copy of Master Comics 23; came back a 7.0 not too long ago. Love that All Hero copy of yours. I think I'll look for a copy myself.

 

SLR