Dick Pontoon

Congratulations? Time to break out the cut finger gif!

All the dealers? Is that how Steve Randolph prices his books?

You might want to edit your thread title.

Welp, I'm a run collector buying '50s-'70s books and the majority of what I saw was on the high side and beyond of FMV, in some cases WAY beyond, as noted by Kevin76.

It looks like fan art.

It's a shame this thread had to be shaved.

FF Annual #3 is easily my least favorite out of them all. I'll always remember how disappointed I was especially with the art. Colletta's inking looks so incredibly rushed it spoiled the whole story.

Like I wrote, that's a different matter. And certainly not the one expressed by the original poster, who lamented that boogers and blood couldn't be removed without being considered restoration. I haven't seen anybody on the Boards complaining about getting purple labels for dry cleaning, and plenty of folks here C+P when they submit. This is pure speculation on my part, but it sounds like such books just weren't cleaned using proper techniques, which wouldn't surprise me given the proliferation of YouTube pressing "experts" and their followers who think they know more than they do.

I like to use the Mom Test. If I wouldn't feel comfortable showing it to my mom, then it should probably have the questionable parts covered.

I think many of the dealers present didn't get the memo that post-pandemic prices have been dropping.

Speaking of Gold Key mystery comics, it's time for a Mystery Comics Digest Party! Woo-hoo! I bought these on the Boards recently; I used to pick them up in the supermarket if i went shopping with my mom in the early '70s. (Probably First National, for you Northeastern old-timers.)

I would probably use the standard CGC grade of NG, coverless.

I missed yesterday but my #102 is nothing to write home about anyway.

That's a fair amount of chipping. Some folks can't stand chipping, so your pool of buyers may be reduced a bit when kit comes time to sell. The price seems somewhat reasonable, although cost been dropping dramatically from pandemic era highs and $33K is still above pre-pandemic levels. If I was going to buy a book like that I'd perform a mountain of due dilligence. How exactly is this opportunity presenting itself? Instagram seller? Those are pretty sh**ty photos for a $33K book.

And as Jack prepares to move on, he draws his final FF cover with the team being laid to rest...

Come from behind behind triple play:

Frank Robbins was a fine artist. The problem with his work was when he attempted to conform it to "Marvel-style" (basically Kirby style) with it's exaggerated kinetic energy. Trying to get through those books is a chore for me, they're pretty much unreadable. His own style, which was reminiscent of folks like Milt Caniff, didn't utilize those weird distortions. I have no problem with Johnny Hazard for example.

I wouldn't go higher than 3.0 on this one.

Missed yesterday twofer.