southern cross

I'm thinking a 7.0, looks like there maybe finger prints on the black areas of the cover.

Is that a tear on the back bottom right hand side of the cover?

I'm at a 5.5, there shadows caused by artificial lighting so I'm slightly unsure.

I'm not sure, I don't have this book in my possession anymore. I know it's not a color breaking crease. It maybe from printing. Or maybe a scratch on the cover? I'm just speculating now but my instincts tell me it's printing.

I don't have the secret hearts on my check list to get, didn't know a 1972 issue with May on the cover existed so I'll most definitely get that one too off you.

Another bronze age book which was bought directly of a distributor so never hit the news stands, thanks for looking.

Just in case I miss the post for Young love 95, any copy is better then no copy for my May 72 collection

Damn, I missed out on the Heart Throbs 141 to upgrade my vg with writing on the cover for my May 72 collection

I've enjoyed reading the stories here. I'm originally from Australia and got into comics in 1987. Lcs had no Golden age and a small sample of low grade and over priced silver age books. I remember reading the overstreet updates quarterly magazine and remember a dealer talking about golden age covers and mentioned about Bill Battle 3 with its cold war and the striking cover of clairvoyant 3. I Stopped collecting new comics in 1993. 2005 I think when I got back into comics and with the internet I was able to buy back issue silver age books from metropolis. Also this time I looked up if they had those two golden age books the dealer mentioned so many years ago and they had copies so I bought them and still have them today so these are my first golden age books. I collect from all eras though I don't do runs in golden age because of prices. I collect a sample like world war 2 covers from each timely and DC titles. A single digit early Superman and a pre Batman Detective. Just too many cool books from all eras and so little hobby money to aquire them.

If you want it Mars76, send me a pm with your name and postal address and I'll send it to you, the second copy for free.

Mars 76 If you want it, send me a pm with your name and address and I'll post it to you. For free

What do you think about this copy, you think this one is minty?

Yeah I would of loved to see the collection. Someone who did see it mentioned to me that one of the piles had a giant size X-Men 1 on the top of one of the stacks and that was a drek book compared to what he had seen. Then again having all those comics in a residential home plus a big vinyl record collection and only paths that one can walk along, I'm kind of glad I didn't see it.