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[Ricksneatstuff]

Here are the other Archie titles I got in the auction. Highest graded.

[Patriot6]

8 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

[Patriot6]

9 hours ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Here are the Archies I picked up.

Gold mine!

[Ricksneatstuff]

Thanks @Patriot6

Happy to have some decent copies of some of my favorite Archie covers.  

[Patriot6]

3 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Thanks @Patriot6

Happy to have some decent copies of some of my favorite Archie covers.  

How did you do that @  thing?!

Are you after a full Archie run, or just after your favourite covers?

For a long time, I was pulling Archie of all eras out of the dollar bins at LCS, now other people all of a sudden collect Archie titles and the price is going through the roof!

 

[Ricksneatstuff]

All you have to do is the @ symbol and start typing the name. It will notify the person.

I am only collecting my favorites. Archie 46 is definitely one of them.

Here is a nice raw copy of one of my favorites too. 

 

[Ricksneatstuff]

This is probably my number one, followed by Archie 46, B & V 40 and then Archie 50. 

This to me is arguably the granddaddy of the really great Betty and Veronica covers. This one has bright white pages too, which is always awesome.

 

[Patriot6]

 Wow, those are unreal. It is so tough to find those in that condition. Almost unicorns. Thought about slabbing them? A lot of my early Archies are missing the cover, and very few are that nice!

[Patriot6]

Betty was such a floozie! 

[Patriot6]

Wait, wait @Ricksneatstuff

Learned something today!

[Ricksneatstuff]

13 minutes ago, Patriot6 said:

 Wow, those are unreal. It is so tough to find those in that condition. Almost unicorns. Thought about slabbing them? A lot of my early Archies are missing the cover, and very few are that nice!

Thanks!! I really prefer my Archie raw. I would like to de-slab the ones I just got honestly, but I won't. 

[Patriot6]

Just now, Ricksneatstuff said:

Thanks!! I really prefer my Archie raw. I would like to de-slab the ones I just got honestly, but I won't. 

Is it just because you like to read them? 

[Ricksneatstuff]

Just now, Patriot6 said:

Is it just because you like to read them? 

I like the tangible feel of the book. I like taking it out. I like thumbing through it and seeing the interior art. I only read most books one time and that is all. It just feels more like a comic book to me when I can take it out. 

I have 50-60 slabbed books and I don't like it as much for some reason. Now, that being said, there are some books I have spent so much on that I feel compelled to get them slabbed, I guess to protect my investment in some way. 

[Patriot6]

1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I like the tangible feel of the book. I like taking it out. I like thumbing through it and seeing the interior art. I only read most books one time and that is all. It just feels more like a comic book to me when I can take it out. 

I have 50-60 slabbed books and I don't like it as much for some reason. Now, that being said, there are some books I have spent so much on that I feel compelled to get them slabbed, I guess to protect my investment in some way. 

I hear you. I like to hang them on the wall, which was why I ever even bought a slab in the first place. Then I buy a coverless to read, but this only applies to a few books since most are not in good enough shape to slab. 

Is Archie 11 your earliest?

[Ricksneatstuff]

10 minutes ago, Patriot6 said:

I hear you. I like to hang them on the wall, which was why I ever even bought a slab in the first place. Then I buy a coverless to read, but this only applies to a few books since most are not in good enough shape to slab. 

Is Archie 11 your earliest?

Archie 13 is my earliest currently. I had some earlier Peps but I don't now. 

[Patriot6]

3 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Archie 13 is my earliest currently. I had some earlier Peps but I don't now. 

Any chance you can post a scan of the Ginger in your sig line?

[Ricksneatstuff]

It's a real beauty. If I pressed it the front cover would look 8.0 or better. Back cover has some dirt. Still probably a great presenting 6.5 or so. 

[Patriot6]

@Ricksneatstuff Awesome! Never seen that one before. Thanks for posting it!

[GoldenPRGuy]

On 4/19/2017 at 4:47 PM, Ricksneatstuff said:

Here are the Archies I picked up.

Since he's two towns away, I drove up to Sean's office today to pick up my books. While I was there I asked which Archie's he kept. He pulled the box and I must admit I was drooling (not really, but in my mind). Insane 7.5, 8.0 and 8.5 set of early Archie, Laugh and B&V, and like most of what we bought, all WHITE pages! It's nice to know that collections like that are still out there hidden in attics in and basements. 

 

Edited April 21, 2017 by GoldenPRGuy

[adamstrange]

Archie comics:  doing their part to help the American justice system

http://suechef1.blogspot.com/2017/04/mischief-is-superpower.html

(referenced in the Sixth Step)