Cushing Fan

Yeah, it seems the date stamp colors varied - I've seen black, blue and red.

This thread definitely has my interest. I wanted a date stamp comic book with my birthday of Sept 3, 1975 but never had any luck finding one. Soooo...I did my research and tracked down an original NOS Crown date stamper that was used for the years 1969-1976. I plan on getting a reading copy of a September 1975 comic and date stamping it myself.

Looks like some kind of catfish?

As a volunteer firefighter I'll add this tidbit, make sure to clean the lint out of your dryer. I've been to a number of dryer fires over the years. Smoke damage to your basement stored books and possible water damage if the fire spread and we have to hit it with the hose instead of an extinguisher.

Kudos to Michael for the Planet Comics #51 that I just bought from him. The book was as described and packaged very well. I would definitely buy from him again.

House of Mystery 94 5.5 $40

I'll add one to the list - Peter Cushing :-)

Thank you! You don't know how close I was to pulling the trigger on a Planet Comics #51 in 3.0 before I saw your copy last night - perfect timing!

Does anyone know the next convention Joe Sinnott will be at and if there will be any CGC witnesses there?

I saw a posting online that the cartoonist of MUTTS had asked Joe Sinnott to ink his cartoon being featured this past Sunday. If you haven't seen it, here is the cartoon - a nice tribute to Joe Sinnott and his work on Fantastic Four.

Thank you for the opinions everyone. Now I'm wondering if I get the book which way would be better to go - Blue label 2.5 - 3.0 or Green label 7.0? Seems like there are a lot of differing opinions on this topic. If I get the book the only reason I would sell it down the road would be to upgrade the copy. I've seen other copies of Planet Comics #51 in raw 1 - 4.0 and even Blue label 4.0 that don't look as nice as this copy (beat up covers, fading cover inks) which is why I was considering getting this copy.

Issue 51 of Planet Comics has an awesome cover with a leggy brunette and her companion being attacked by green slimy aliens. Not from the factory, but a horrible aftermarket hack job making the girl look like she is tatted up with "1947" & "No 5" all over.

Hi everyone, I was looking to add a Planet Comics issue to my collection and I just love the cover of issue #51. I spotted this one with bright vibrant colors and in great shape besides the obvious binder holes - what would the holes do to the grade and would CGC give a Qualified grade?

I think it a new character is interesting enough and well written that they will catch on - not easy to do with the seemingly cookie cutter assembly line of superheroes.

The CGC Crossover regrade is still an option though I believe the $10 promotion if your book drops a grade is no longer in effect.

Just got back my Fantastic Four #72 from the CGC crossover promotion. I know the CBCS pedigree wasn't going to carry over though I was hoping the book would retain its white page designation. The grade remained the same and it is now in a CGC case so I am definitely happy.

I definitely agree with this - it distracts terribly from a classic Silver Surfer cover (his first major one in fact). I also don't care for the brown background - the cover could have really been a standout with a black or red background (think SS 1 or FF 72) IMO.

Good question. I used to have a FF 48 CGC 9.2 and a FF 49 CGC 8.5 for years before the recent jump. Now I own a FF 48 9.0 and a FF 49 6.5. I really like having the higher grade FF 48 so I would have to answer a CGC 7.0 for your question. I have upgraded by FF 49 CGC from a 5.5, to 6.0, to my current 6.5. There is a huge jump in price from 6.5 to 7.0 so I don't think I am upgrading again for a while.

As per our PM,

I have another question - would it be possible for CGC to start designating how many copies of each page quality there is for each comic they grade? For Example - Fantastic Four 48 - for each grade (ex. 9.0) break it down further than just how many examples of 9.0 are graded - how about how many 9.0 White examples are there, how many 9.0 Off-White to White examples are there, etc... Seems like it would be an easy thing to do.

Just got an email from CGC today stating the graders think my CBCS Fantastic Four #72 9.0 will receive a CGC 9.0 so I gave them the go ahead to proceed grading. I'm hoping that this is the case and that the book keeps the white pages designation from the original grading.

I just did the online submission for my CBCS FF72 and was able to select the crossover service for the 50% promotion.

Thanks for the thoughts on this book everyone. I'm thinking I will definitely get this book pressed to get rid of the slight spine roll and then have CGC grade it.