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Mary Ann She's almost 70 years old. Do you want her slabbed? Jack That's gross Jack. My work is done here. Jack

Mary Ann She's almost 70 years old. Do you want her slabbed? Jack

Yes, I realize that. It's just a comic book geek version of "Ginger or Mary Ann", all in good fun. I look at those two Green Lantern books, and with my inability to factor in "futures/investment", I can't begin to imagine choosing a common Bronze Age book like GL 76 over a relatively scarce Golden Age book like GL 1. No contest at all because I'm as likely to pay $9000 for GL 76 as I am to be elected president of the USA. See, I can play the game, but some of the choices puzzle me. Jack

The books in question here sold for $9,000 each.....that's ALOT of $$$ for a comic book. If being intellectually honest with yourself ( not YOUR self...oneself ), it would be foolish to choose simply what you like in this price range, without thoughts of "down the road" consequences. My comments above were not made out of greed...they were based on what I would do if this was a "real life" decision I was making. When spending $75 on a comic book, you can 100% focus on strictly what you like.....when it becomes $9,000 spent, the investment / future outlook side must be dealt with, as every book that I own and everyone on these Boards owns will one day be sold, traded, or passed down....you can't take 'em with you! You don't want pay for a USDA Prime steak, and end up with a moldy slither of grissle ! Thanks for the explanation, Steve, but you really don't have to defend yourself. No offense meant by picking your post, but it was such a clear statement of the "maximize returns" philosophy that it jumped out at me. I know that I'm the oddball on this thread, not you. You really do make these "which one would you choose" decisions, buy, flip, and from what you've written, come out ahead in the long run while enjoying it all. More power to you! I somehow was cursed with the "accumulation" gene without a hint of "competition to have the best" to accompany it. Investment/future just doesn't enter in when I buy a comic book. In this competition, Bedrock [?] answers "both" while I answer "neither". If someone dropped the GL 1 in my lap, I'd most likely fondle it, sell it quickly before the market collapses, buy reader copies of both books the next time prices roll back, and donate the other $8000 to Nature Conservancy or similar. Yes, some kind of a nut. Jack, aka a moldy slither of grissle

Thanks for the followup. I was slow on the uptake because I rarely read this thread. I like the scans of primo copies of the books, but this side of the hobby (specifics clipped because I don't want to pick on anybody) doesn't excite me at all: "...with this much $$ at stake, I would go with the hot book that had the upside ---- X. Y is flat / not exciting / not going anywhere from what I can tell, and the X in 9.4 seems to have "the magic" that could / should keep it escalating in desirability and value. With that ... cover with full bleed to the edge, I just can't imagine a whole bunch of 9.4's being handed out by CGC and flooding the market to the point that the book becomes devalued." It's fine that that's the fun part of comics to some people, but to me that sounds more like a commodities market. Do the actual contents of the slab matter at all? Buying slabbed books with an emphasis on escalation and flipping? More power to you, but it's not for me. If I want to invest, I'll go to Wachovia, not Heritage. Possibly no one else that feels the way I do reads this thread at all. Different strokes! Jack

I really like this series -- not surprising given my penchant for science in comic books. Actually I consider it two series: Adventure Series (the earliest ones) and Adventures in Science Series . There are literally dozens of variants because they printed some of the titles year after year with updates. As far as I can tell, the first one is: Adventure Series GEC-174, 1946, General Electric, Adventures in Electricity Number One, "How Magic is Born…and How it Travels"; Roussos (signed). The last one I can find is Adventures in Science Series APG-17-5C, 1964, General Electric; Inside the Atom; Pictorial Media, Inc. Does anyone know an earlier or later one? Jack

Don't let his yellow thong bias your judgment! Jack

Thanks - here are two Strong family resemblance? Must be the toothy grin. Beta Ray Jack

HE-E-E-EYY-Y-Y, ABBOT!! (Somebody had to do it.) Who would have ever guessed that *BIG SPOILER* Cormin was under the hood, huh? Tough title to find at GCD, where it's called V...- Comics. Victor Fox must have gotten a shipment of punctuation marks cheap. (Yes, I know it's Morse Code) Art by Dennis O'Casey -- who? Pen name? My favorite part was a phrase I've never seen in another story: "..the Banshee leaps through the hole like a whippet!" Thanks, Jack Ditto ... one has to wonder though why the Green Lama did not as wonderful powers as Phantasmo. Maybe the Green Lama flunked after his 5th year in the program and didn't stick for 25 years. Talk about higher education, up in those mountains. It was a fun read but with powers such as his, is there any doubt ever he'll win. He is as powerful as Superman if not more and in addition has mental powers!?! Just incredible. I've been posting a lot of pages in the Best GA Artist Contest in General as most of you know but I finally have time to post a more obscure story here - Call it GA Artist 201 if the thread in general is GA Artist 101. This story is from V Comics # 1. It's fun and aptly illustrated and reads uncannily like a Scooby-Doo episode. Read on and see for yourself -

I had no idea that Phantasmo had so many pairs of skivvies -- in fashion colors, no less! The expression on the face of the cowboy in green here is priceless. Definitely Village People prototype material. Jack

Real Funnies?? I suppose in the sense of, "That's real funny!"

Well, I'd better since Dotty left everyone cold, or should I say that Al Hartley did ... I liked it, just too busy to comment. Best Hartley artwork I've ever seen, GGA torn skirt, special appearances by carbolic acid and a (stuffed) gorilla. Not bad at all. They all hate us anyhow... WHOA! Some story! Where's it from? PN9 = Picture News 9? Not too often you get to read about "The Earth's end! Utter destruction everywhere!" (Well, I suppose not too infrequently in comic books.) Jack

Thanks! I wish I could show you all of It in one pic. You could, but you're cropping off the wrong end! Jack

Not true for the first few Dr Solar. They're strong stories with very good artwork (Fujitani then Bolle) at least until Doc put on the spandex. Much better production values than other comics at the time too. Jack

You don't even want first squirm with that witch? Jack

Jack, #'s 4 and 5 are both published by Hawley Publications. Thanks for the info, passed on to GCD errors crew. Do you know whether #3 says Hawley in the indicia? I don't know whether GCD will add 3, 4, 5 to the Hawley series (now only #1) or start a new series with just 3, 4, 5. Do you know who drew the aviation covers? #5 says "Gary"? It looks like Harman did the Red Ryder inset. Jack

Well done! I guessed that series was a possibility but GCD calls #4 Dell. What a confusing publishing history! Overstreet says that #6 is the first Dell issue. If you have the issues in hand, could you tell me the publisher in the indicia of #4 and 5? If there's a correction to be made, I'll send it to GCD. Tough quiz! Jack

Nice solid copy, Congrats! It is a beauty. More like a science-fiction paperback cover than a comic book cover, really. Do you have a copy that nice of #2 to show? I like that one even better with the faux torn-paper edge. Suprising that the artist (Richard Powers) could turn out such detailed work on comic-book page rates. Was Western/ Gold Key thinking about producing a Dr Solar paperback rather than comic book? Jack

We're all sobbing along with you, but that'll l'arn you not to loan out your funnybooks to the neighbor kids! (I actually thought that was a yawning icon until I saw it quoted as "cry".) Super-bright copy, as usual! Jack

This one? - Holy Fudd! It's kind of a sad story, really, because Briefer's Frankenstein isn't a bad guy at all, yet everybody's whuppin' on him. Kind of like poor ol' Casper the Friendly Ghost or the "misunderstood Hulk". Do you think that Briefer drew the whole story, or is it a jam by the features' individual artists? The General and the Corporal (who?) certainly seem to be drawn by a different hand. Thanks, Jack

lol #$%^&*( You made me look to see whether I typed "the" for "and"! Jack probably Mott the Hoople's buddy

I'm not sure where to post this one since I never look at the modern threads, so I'll put it here. A nice, glossy copy of Vanguard Illustrated 2 that came in a pile of misc. Is this one of the more in-demand Pacific Comics because of the Dave Stevens cheesecake cover? Jack

The first time I saw this cover, I thought that Green Lama was a blind superhero. Very strange eyes. Raboy, right? Jack

Yank and Doodle wearing their WHITE undies outside their pants seems like a poor costume design decision to me --- especially considering their names! Jack

Nobody can make ze fool of Rolf Moderno! Thanks for more good element material. Reasonable science this time. I can hardly keep up with your posting pace lately! Jack