Frisco Larson

On 5/16/2024 at 8:53 PM, KirbyJack said:

I always root for the runt. 

I thought you'd always root for Groot?         

Contender for lowest, my first ever copy, which I was lucky to get back a few years ago. 

Almost twins.

On 5/16/2024 at 4:26 PM, bc said:

All but 2 PHMs in that auction are mine.

-bc

On 5/16/2024 at 3:34 PM, bc said:

Indeed 

For what its worth, both that book and a ST65 4.5 both went for my estimates (you got a better deal than the the other guy Frisco ). Hopefully that holds up for the upcoming Featured Auction 

-bc

I was just looking thru the upcoming auction and wondered if maybe some of those comics were yours. There are some VERY high-grade PHM books starting tonight! 

As described above, the pedigree term DID first widely become used in reference to the Edgar Church collection. It's uniformly (but not completely) high-grade state of preservation had collectors seeking out comics from that specific collection. An aspect of that pedigree not touched on in the above post is that the comics were purchased by the same person and ALMOST exclusively purchased new (Edgar DID fill in some second-hand back issues where he could). He seems to have frequented the same newsstands, as many of the early to mid 40s comics display an identical handwritten date code that has become an easy indicator in identifying a Church copy. This is an aspect of pedigree comics that add to their allure. Often times these pedigrees have identifying marks, codes, store stamps, etc... that make them interesting beyond their high-grade state of preservation. Seeing a stack of Bethlehem comics with that very distinctive E. J. KERY Kodak - Film - Magazine Shop stamp on the back cover is just plain COOL to most collectors that I know. SO, it's often not just being high-grade, but the fact that the comics were purchased by the same person or persons and any unifying markings tying them together as a collection that propel many of us to seek them out. As in every aspect of life, people should choose their own path. If you like pedigrees, buy them. If you like high-grade but couldn't give a rip about who bought 'em and where, that's cool too. 

On 5/16/2024 at 3:24 PM, bc said:

That's my old copy 

Glad it found a great home!

-bc

Well that just makes if even BETTER!!!  Keeps it in our little thread family! 

What lurks behind the Beehive? to "The Man in the Beehive!"

I also had no copy of this one, so this lil copy fits the bill, and does it pretty inexpensively! 

This is an upgrade, but I don't really want to let go of the under copy because it's just so dang cool!!! 

A few new additions on the way! I had no American copy of this one, only a low grade La Prensa copy.

Finger puppets to Puppet Master.

The Jungle Girl to The Jungle Queen.

On 5/16/2024 at 10:55 AM, Primetime said:

This is cool and I remember when you first created it. I think we should include the 9 (text sidebar) even though there are no characters in it 😀

 

That also reminds me of this lil gem!!! Sidebar text is still very cool!!!  

Big hand, tiny heroes to big hands, tiny hero 

Master to Master.

On 5/15/2024 at 8:53 PM, Badger said:

That is seriously cool!

Thanks! Btw, this is the other one I got from him. Not a Timely, so please excuse the different publisher in the Timely thread.

On 5/16/2024 at 6:02 AM, Ameri said:

Love those Schomburg sidebars. Something I posted last year. I think those are all of them

That's very cool ... and it caught one that I somehow missed!!!  There are 9 total character sidebars! 

On 5/6/2024 at 6:06 AM, Straw-Man said:

big john did open 2 for 2, fersure.

2 for 2 indeed Billy Boy!!! Here's one that he wrote his name on!!!  

Witch to Wizard.

Everett sci-fi to Everett western.

Everett war to Everett jungle

Witch Doctor to Witch Doctor.

On 5/15/2024 at 2:51 AM, Primetime said:

Here’s my lousy Mystic group 😝 

That's a great group Ben!