docdoowop

just what I had graded it at.

Thanks a million guys !

In my first thread ever, introducing myself and my little comic, some members felt my own grading was off and to post the book here.

so.... would appreciate it.

Front cover

centerfold

Migrating rust at top staple

Strangely, most of the rust is visible from the outside.

Defects

Creases galore

And major chipping on edge of front and back covers and one piece of tape on back cover to fix a tear: that was there when my mother bought the book in a bargain bin at a toy store in 1968.

Another piece of tape on the last page. That was done by me in 1968 when I thought it needed it. Tape was a popular, common repair tool for kids back then

doodling on last page done by me way back then

examples of the heavy water damage the book suffered 20 years ago when my hot water tank blew and flooded the basement. The book, in raw form, got totally soaked. I salvaged it but not without brownish stains on the pages.

what do you guys think?

On 10/28/2020 at 8:46 AM, DocHoppus182 said:

Wonderful story!  Do you have other books from when you were a kid.  I’m sure we’d all love to see them.

yes, I do.

But most of them are French as I grew up in Quebec.

Stuff like Asterix, Tintin and Metal Hurlant magazine (Heavy Metal mags) and one of my favourites: Phillippe Druillet.

1 hour ago, thehumantorch said:

Welcome Doc.

Enjoyed your post.  It's funny how emotionally connected we can become with comics or other items from our childhood

indeed.

For while, i collected everything that was part of my childhood:  I collected redlines, Coca Cola bottles and trays, fountain pens, some old paper back novels like the Perry Mason books (not easy to find), old doowop 45's.....etc, etc. Now, I spend the little money I have on Swiss watches,..

2 hours ago, bronze johnny said:

Welcome to the boards!

The personal history you have with this book is priceless. Anyone with the money can go ahead a buy a high grade copy of this book and never have the connection and meaning you have with your copy. I see so many people come into this hobby and spend a great deal of money to buy books like ASM 1 only to see these guys sell the book and exit the hobby shortly thereafter because the connection they have to that book is superficial (especially when compared to your collecting experience). This is imho, the greatest reward our hobby can provide to a collector and money can’t buy it.
 

Best,

john

well written, thanks

thanks for all the positive comments !

8 hours ago, fast eddie said:

Welcome to the boards! Those are the comics that make it hard to want to slab them,,,,,you can open it up and go back in time!

agree

I see now its not the greatest photo.

Will post better ones...

For those wondering, I do not want to slab this as i think it is no better than a 1.0, so I will keep it with me.