Korvac Saga

Nice one Frankie!! A notoriously difficult book coupled with the movie hype has

made it all the hotter.

Great copies!!

Looks like the same seller has both a TTA #1 4.5 and a TOS #1 5.5 on ebay now.

He has a $500 starting bid on both which is about FMV on the TTA and below for the TOS.

I like and aspire to collect ST & JIM #1-up, but I know that technically the earlier issues are late GA or Atom age (however they are defined). I'm sure it has been discussed, but please enlighten me as to the rationale for the cutoffs you guys mention. Is it post-Atlas implosion?

 

IMO, both the feel of the books and the Atlas roster of titles, and the Atlas staff (kirby/ditko as mentioned) changed significantly in Jan 1959. All of the "first pre hero" (as I define it) books mentioned above are Jan 59 dated, plus or minus a week or two.

 

Books prior to that I think of as "post-code" rather than "pre hero". It more or less boils down to the maneely/everett vs kirby/ditko eras, though there is more to it than that IMO.

 

Sad story though it is, I think Joe Maneely getting hit by a bus in mid 58 must have been a terrific shake up to the Atlas office and the Atlas product. I have to guess that was one of the unintended reasons for the change in direction. As a company they lost their most profilic employee in mid 58 and then three or four months later in fall 58 they are putting out these Jan 59 dated books...

I hear Joe Maneely was pushed!

Oh and if it doesn't have Kirby and Ditko doing the majority of the art, its not the prehero books that I'm interested in.

Nice books Art!! BTW, page 500!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (thumbs u

I bought this copy raw from Ebay in 2003 for $325.00. Bought it for the great Ditko cover and enjoyment, though, it maybe one of the best investments I ever made.

 

 

Wow, killer score!! What did the ebay seller have it raw graded at 9.8, ?

Where were these auctioned? A TOS #2 in 8.5 is something I'd like to see.

 

www.ha.com

 

..... GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

P.S. It was an 8.5 with LOADS of eye appeal

I took a shot at it. Not even close. My 7.5, also from Heritage, is looking like a big time bargain.

JIM 54 might be the toughest of all the pre heros. GOD BLESS...

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

 

I could not agree with you guys more. The 50's of Jim are tough. I was elated to have the highest CGC'd 54 for awhile then the 9.2 pedigree showed up a year later. Love this issue. I could have sworn it would have come back a higher grade but I am always happy with 8.0's.

 

 

...... It's a bear to find without chipping.... GOD BLESS....

 

-jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u

Nice copy!

JIM goodness...

 

Wow, those first 3 books are so tough you can't even get pictures of them!!!!

Volatile is definitely the word here. Intellectually I like your range concept, but my pocket doth protest!!!!!

Hey Rich,

 

FWIW, these are the other 2012 GPA price points for JIM issues in the 50s. I thought I'd look them up and see in light of your comments, but there are so few data points that it doesn't mean much. Doesn't help that most of them go thru clink which isn't on GPA.

 

 

JIM 52 8.0 $1016 (nov 2012)

 

JIM 54 7.5 $1411 (dec 2012)

 

JIM 56 8.5 $773 (oct 2012) (where was I for this one?)

 

Dan- Using your examples for comparison only supports my observation. That JIM #52 8.0 copy is the second highest graded copy and "only" sold for $1016 whereas the second highest graded JIM #51 of which there are 3 at 8.5 garnered $2200+ last night. Big difference. That JIM#54 7.5 went for crazy money IMHO, but only has 2 books higher. We've seen similar head scratching sales which tells us there's a few collectors out there for whom money is no object. Those sales are not FMV IMHO. There's tremendous inconsistency. Do you remember the relative pittance you paid for that TTA WM 9.4 within the last year or so? Is that FMV? WE WISH it was!!! And your last example speaks for itself.

Anybody see the results from tonight's weekly Heritage auction....

JIM 31 8.0 1,673.00 .

JIM 51 8.5 2,210.75 .

Stunning results. Good for us Pre-Hero Collectors.

I find those prices very strong. I know they were both either best or 2nd best copies,

but similar cases from other prehero titles haven't garnered anything like those multiples of price relative to grade. The seller, Heritage or otherwise, should be elated with those results. To me those are both 30% or more above FMV.

Please add me to the club. My first ever copy.

 

Sharp copy Bob, congrats!!! (thumbs u

Bob is not getting nearly enough love for this gorgeous book!!!!!

Please add me to the club. My first ever copy.

 

Sharp copy Bob, congrats!!! (thumbs u

My latest...and bestest...for this issue in my TOS 1-38 set...

 

Feel free to play along (Issue...Title Monster)...

 

Onery Oak

Lumberous Lurch

Treacherous Tree(-Man)

Wrathful Woody

 

Nice one Tom!! Name game I go with Tree Fiddy.

Thanks guys! Feels great to have a piece of such a great and personally important

story in my hands. Takes my right back to the late '70s and reading it for the first time.

Great pick up Rich. I'm new to OA myself but these pages sure do stir up some great memories from my childhood. Best part is that a lot of these cool pages can be acquired for less than a lot of the high grade SA comics I have bought in the past.

Thanks, its all about those great memories!! A combination of KS, the Dark Phoenix Saga, the first 11 issues of the Micronauts and ASM #121 and 122 made me a comics fan for life!! To hold a page from 1 of those legendary tales that so fascinated and expanded my imagination as a kid is just wonderful. I could see buying more..........

I'm not a big OA collector, but when I saw this, I had to have it!! Avengers #168 p15 by the great George Perez and part of the immortal Korvac Saga storyline. Never saw a page of it for sale before and just fell in love. You may have gathered from my boardie name that I like this particular story. I could see buying more!!

I'm saving all my money for TTA #1/2 the Proto prototype ish!!

I certainly don't mind you posting it, one of my favorite books. Not new, just haven't posted it myself in awhile.

Beautiful copies! ToS 26 has always been a fave.

 

One of mine too, along with TOS #19. There's something about those plant monster covers.

I love the plant monsters too!! Great books. (thumbs u

Oh, I'm mostly done.

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I'm currently hunting Jack Kirby's lesser-known Marvel stuff, like westerns and romance

Great group shot!!

Since they are all Pre Heros I am posting it here too! Love this picture!

 

 

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That is just awesome!

Sweeeetnesss!!!