Gobbledygook 1

[rabidwolf]

It will be interesting to see what this will go for:

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/GOBBLEDYGOOK-COMICS-1-PGX-8-0-ONLY-3RD-PARTY-GRADED_W0QQitemZ150235475525QQihZ005QQcategoryZ3980QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[Mutie Fan]

With the super wacked out prices TMNT #1 first prints bring in high grade this one should go through the roof. I would not be shocked at all for it to bring over $10K.

[snitzer]

Very interesting indeed. No mention of TMNT on the label

 

Also, what's the deal w/ CGC and PGX not grading these? Size of book?

[Mutie Fan]

I know CGC grades the oversized issues of TMNT I have never seen a Gobble in person so I can only assume it is the same size. I have no idea why they would not grad it. Seller hype?

[Mutie Fan]

Actually, it’s on the part of the seller. I just checked the census and CGC has graded no fewer than 14 of the 50 issues in existence.

 

Something fishy going on...

[Mutie Fan]

Is there more than 1 #1 of this book? Slab states 1984, census states 1986…

I guess it could be two separate publishing dates/ two separate issues. But that still does not explain why CGC would not grade it and why PGX would grade one but not grade any more.

Now my brain hurts.

[minty_fresh-migration]

Actually, it’s on the part of the seller. I just checked the census and CGC has graded no fewer than 14 of the 50 issues in existence.

 

Something fishy going on...

 

I checked the census and only saw the 1986 version listed (14 copies). Do you have a link to the 1984 version that is slabbed (the book being sold)?

[Mutie Fan]

Ah! So there are 2 versions? I guess that makes sense as far as the census goes but does not give much to go on as to why one and only one copy would be graded and all others refused...

[minty_fresh-migration]

Simultaneous post @ 11:59 :-)

 

Edit - CGC won't grade certain B+W books because they are too easy to counterfeit - like Eerie #1.

[shiverbones]

Gobbledygook is BS anyway , it's an AD!

[Mutie Fan]

Does this book have another name as its official title? I can’t even locate it in the PGX census.

[Mutie Fan]

Gobbledygook is BS anyway , it's an AD!

 

I kind of always thought so too, kind of like Hulk 180 vs. Hulk 181. But for the die-hard TMNT fan out there....

[minty_fresh-migration]

Gobbledygook is BS anyway , it's an AD!

 

Agreed, ads should never be counted as 1st appearances.

[toro]

1986 version

 

[Mutie Fan]

Simultaneous post @ 11:59 :-)

 

Edit - CGC won't grade certain B+W books because they are too easy to counterfeit - like Eerie #1.

 

Really!?! I had no idea. I know for a fact that CGC grades TMNT #1 and I also know that it was counterfeited. Maybe on that book they can tell the real ones from the fakes beyond a shadow of a doubt.

[Mutie Fan]

Thanks Toro! Mystery solved, at least in part...

[TheShadowKnows]

Simultaneous post @ 11:59 :-)

 

Edit - CGC won't grade certain B+W books because they are too easy to counterfeit - like Eerie #1.

 

Really!?! I had no idea. I know for a fact that CGC grades TMNT #1 and I also know that it was counterfeited. Maybe on that book they can tell the real ones from the fakes beyond a shadow of a doubt.

Ebay seller had two different copies.Search sbjstuff.Off course who knows if they are real given this sellers rep.

[rabidwolf]

The 1986 version is a dime a dozen but this is the first legit original version I have seen up for sale. By the way, that book does not look like an 8.0 to me with that spine.

[Bronty]

Gobbledygook is BS anyway , it's an AD!

 

The tmnt part of the book is pure , yes. It's just an ad for #1. That being said for a fan of eastman and laird its a pretty damn cool book if you've ever seen one. Most of it is just the early chapters of the book later published as fugitoid, but there are also some very cool otherwise-unpublished Eastman/Laird pinup pages. I could see paying 1k for one with no turtles connection at all. Because there isn't. So I wouldn't pay tmnt prices for it if you know what I mean, but its still a great little collectable.

[minty_fresh-migration]

Yes, it's only certain B+W books. They grade Cry For Dawn # 1 and Cerebus # 1 and there are counterfeit versions of those too. I believe these all have tell-tale signs that can be identified (the cross-hatching in the clouds of CFD #1, the white streak on the back of TMNT # 1, etc...)