bondtrader54

This board is always so pessimistic. This is a beautiful 26. Generally 25 and 26 were well read issues and show it. This particular issue (the ones i've seen) have a tanning problem on the outer border, something very slight on this copy.

Solid 8.5 maybe on a good day you get 9.0.

All the years collecting and i learn something new on this site daily. thank you.

59  i would  think belongs.  Reminiscent of 46 

On another note  i sold  a 45 in a  9  for alike  200 prior to  the pop  in  price. Literally a few  months.

Stories out that the Russo brothers want to make Secret Wars. That would be a nice spot to reintroduce the FF to film.

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/russo-bros-done-with-superheroes-unless-they-get-to-make-secret-wars_us_5c000a5be4b027f1097b80ef

FF 48-50.

An icon of American culture.

good color. the creasing isn't too extensive. back is really good and from what i see of the binding the staples look very secure. I have no problem with a 6.0  and due to the age i wouldn't be surprised to see it come back 6.5.

i doubt 5.5 with but i am not sure about the deduction. Decent mid grade book. A little rough  on top, plenty of creases on the spine. Right  side  looks  cleanest.Off center as KEYS  said. Its  a 5-5.5 ignoring the sticker. 

congrats on all the  fine  books  you  posted  recently.

Gosh if i didn't know better i'd say you guys took his complaint personally. If nothing else he might learn how small the defects have to be to go down to an 8.

2 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

This beauty just arrived in the mail today.  Bought it from a fellow boardie and can't believe how good it looks in hand.

gorgeous. congrats.

I think a great  many images  are of  really highly graded  books. The 9.6 and  9.8. Now i don;'t know  when  the writer was a  little boy  and acquired  his comics but 8 is a really good grade for books from  the 60's. I  thin  when we get to the 90's  is  when we find the super  high  grades. So your 8's  may  indeed be  really  good  grades.

Btw. I had an FF 42 graded that came back  as an  8.  I still  can't detect the  problems. Book  is glossy with white  pages.  You  can  however tell it was  read.  The  9.6 and  9.8 i have are unread.

49 minutes ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

Wait -- what struck you was the Thing with the Beatles hair?  For years I've been obsessed wondering where Johnny found a wig that would survive being placed on his flaming head.

ha. Its a comic. suspend disbelief.The Thing looks so  much worse.  But  you're right.

11 hours ago, Mucheee1 said:

I couldn’t resist ...

 

shuddering

52 minutes ago, KirbyJack said:

Favorite Eel Moment:

From Marvels; Phil Sheldon's daughters playing superheroes and being grossed out at the mere mention of The Eel. "Ick!"

all those  early Torch/Thing Strange Tales had  great  covers. Except maybe  the Beatles  issue. seeing the  Thing  with that  hair......

53 minutes ago, Straw-Man said:

green and purple row my boat!

this cover caught  my imagination when  it  came out  and  has held  it  since. I think generally one  of the easier  FF's below # 50 to find in nice condition.

33 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

as a seller I will let a potential buyer see any book that they ask to see. If the book isn't that valuable I will even let them open it themselves. If the book is important/ valuable I will open it for them to see.

Something from a seller's point of view:

Over the course of several years ( 8-10 years ) I have a guy that requests to open and inspect every single book he is "considering". He looks through every single page from front cover to back, then puts it back into the bag. The problem? He has never bought anything from me in well over 20 shows. How many books should I allow him to "read" before I tell him to move on from my booth?

 

tell him get lost and  haunt somebody  else. Its  certainly your right.

dealers at cons have to expect customers to want to examine a book.  Especially a book at  lower prices simply  because a  book like that will be at several stands and a buyer will want to buy the issue that presents the most bang for his buck.

I can't say i ever bought books like  that at a Con. I like to find more difficult books and later on in the week when its easier to get a  bargain.

back looks  way off center or is that  trimmed? i can see this being 3.5-4.

1.5. we've all seen worse books.

whatever my opinion is  worth that 4 looks way better than  a 7.

Great books. That  31  especially. For whatever reason they seem to  tend  to look beat up,  more  so  than other black covers. Lets  not forget issue 2 with that yellow  background. Another tough cover.

I had a Sgt Fury  2 with chipping that  was otherwise beautiful. I got back an  8. It probably cost  me 1.2 to 1.4 on  the grade. I suspect your Avengers  1  would  be  a 6 without the chipping so 4.5/5

Black  backgrounds  are tough, they  reveal  any  little  flaw. gorgeous copy.

i have a  61, also  Sandman  cover that i need to get graded. no chips, creases, bright, white pages. Gem  of  a copy.