Popular Post Bradley Phillips Posted July 21, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted July 21, 2021 The coolest comic I own! I love it. It's been my #2 most wanted comic for most of my life. (#1 being AF15. Someday perhaps!) ernster, Point Five, KirbyJack and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bennman123 Posted November 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted November 3, 2021 Happy to join the club! KirbyJack, Point Five, silverseeker and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyline23 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I was curious if anyone has any opinions/thoughts on how rare (or common) white pages are on this book? On the AF15 thread I have learned that it's apperently extra rare for that particular book, not just books from the early 60s in general (Someone posted a link where it claimed less then 25 were labeled as white pages). At least anecdotally, from what I've seen (even just scrolling through this thread) white pages seem to not be as rare for ASM 1s, and that logically makes sense since there are more ASMs in the census and the book is a few months "newer". Oh, and here is my temporary entry to the club, however I sold it book a few months ago and have an upgrade on the way, which I will excitedly share pics of once I complete the transaction (and yes, the upgrade does have white pages although for me that was a secondary bonus, as for my collection I personally value other factors of how a book looks/presents first, and as long as the PQ is better than light tan I'm ok) Edited January 19, 2022 by skyline23 ernster, RetiredOldMan, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 10:20 AM, skyline23 said: Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I was curious if anyone has any opinions/thoughts on how rare (or common) white pages are on this book? On the AF15 thread I have learned that it's apperently extra rare for that particular book, not just books from the early 60s in general (Someone posted a link where it claimed less then 25 were labeled as white pages). At least anecdotally, from what I've seen (even just scrolling through this thread) white pages seem to not be as rare for ASM 1s, and that logically makes sense since there are more ASMs in the census and the book is a few months "newer". Oh, and here is my temporary entry to the club, however I sold it book a few months ago and have an upgrade on the way, which I will excitedly share pics of once I complete the transaction (and yes, the upgrade does have white pages although for me that was a secondary bonus, as for my collection I personally value other factors of how a book looks/presents first, and as long as the PQ is better than light tan I'm ok) Pure White pages on an AF15 are much tougher to get on a cgc designation than on an ASM 1. But there are white paged cgc copies of both books out there. DST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexgross.com Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 10:20 AM, skyline23 said: Hi everyone, not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I was curious if anyone has any opinions/thoughts on how rare (or common) white pages are on this book? On the AF15 thread I have learned that it's apperently extra rare for that particular book, not just books from the early 60s in general (Someone posted a link where it claimed less then 25 were labeled as white pages). At least anecdotally, from what I've seen (even just scrolling through this thread) white pages seem to not be as rare for ASM 1s, and that logically makes sense since there are more ASMs in the census and the book is a few months "newer". Oh, and here is my temporary entry to the club, however I sold it book a few months ago and have an upgrade on the way, which I will excitedly share pics of once I complete the transaction (and yes, the upgrade does have white pages although for me that was a secondary bonus, as for my collection I personally value other factors of how a book looks/presents first, and as long as the PQ is better than light tan I'm ok) wp are not rare on asm1. every time heritage has an event auction there is usually one wp copy. it's far, far tougher to find af15 with wp. you can go a year without seeing one at any major auction platform. asm3 is tougher to find with wp than asm1. @DSTwould really be the expert on this, since he has collected all the ditkos with WP. DST 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dark Knight Posted January 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2022 I'll take all offwhite and offwhite-white page book for a large discount compared to what white paged copies go for now.. People who have been in this hobby for long know that page quality is subjective and is not an exact science. The CGC grader(s) can flip flop calling a book offwhite or offwhite-white or offwhite-white or white. Happened to me a few times when I re-submitted books. alexgross.com, spracknetch23, ernster and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DST Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) On 1/19/2022 at 12:38 PM, alexgross.com said: wp are not rare on asm1. every time heritage has an event auction there is usually one wp copy. it's far, far tougher to find af15 with wp. you can go a year without seeing one at any major auction platform. asm3 is tougher to find with wp than asm1. @DSTwould really be the expert on this, since he has collected all the ditkos with WP. You pretty much summed up my thoughts. If the description within the recent AF15 4.0 WP sale for $78,400 on comiclink were believed to be true, then there are only 23 graded universal unrestored copies of AF15 with WP (out of 2,274 on the census) or almost 1:100. I can't speak to whether the "23" number is accurate or not, but I can speak to my own personal experience as a strictly WP collector and someone who has been fortunate to own 2 WP copies along my collecting journey. Since the inception of third party professionally grading comics, I've kept track of every AF15 with WP I've ever seen and I can account for 15 copies (including the two I've owned). It's definitely a unicorn amongst SA keys. ASM1 with WP however is not (it's still a great achievement though!). Owning any big SA key, let alone one with WP is pretty special, so congrats! As for the rest of the Ditko drawn ASMs, across all grades, you are correct as I've found ASM3 to be the rarest Regarding PQ being subjective, just like grade, I completely agree. However I don't think that necessarily makes the point about value. I see the other side and the fact that since it's so subjective, owning a WP copy (especially when it’s a bigger SA key), makes it all the more worthy of the premiums that WP go for when you can find them. Or maybe I'm just rationalizing that to myself since I only buy WP books and as such have to pay top dollar Edited January 21, 2022 by DST alexgross.com, Chaos_in_Canada, MattTheDuck and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post universal soldier Posted January 21, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2022 Purchased here back in 2009 alexgross.com, Jordysnordy, gadzukes and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 great reds on that 4.0! universal soldier and Primetime 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted January 22, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted January 22, 2022 Venomous72, jeranimal, conan09279 and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post *Bronze age fan* Posted February 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2022 Add me to the club. Weird, silverseeker, GAMBIT and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chrisco37 Posted February 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2022 I’m in! *Bronze age fan*, Point Five, Weird and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummy Posted February 23, 2022 Share Posted February 23, 2022 Nice copy, congrats! Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eeb03 Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 My copy! Jordysnordy, KCOComics, Point Five and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post badback83 Posted February 24, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2022 Finally! Weird, Point Five, silverseeker and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Venomous72 Posted March 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2022 In the club! Weird, *Bronze age fan*, Math Teacher and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straw-Man Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 (edited) this is a populous club! way to go, all you newly admitted members! Edited March 3, 2022 by Straw-Man Venomous72, badback83 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted March 2, 2022 Share Posted March 2, 2022 Yeah, seems like we’ve had a little run lately. Glad I was a part of it. Venomous72 and badback83 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Wiffy Posted March 19, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2022 One that I found in my father's attic and got graded. I'm new to all this but apparently this is a decent find. badback83, spracknetch23, Weird and 17 others 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantodude Posted March 19, 2022 Share Posted March 19, 2022 On 3/19/2022 at 11:18 AM, Wiffy said: a decent find. You bet! ASM1 is a biggie. A real treat to find as a UKPV. Only 64 CGC universal UK price variants (out of 3099 total, including cents version, so 2.1%). I have a feeling you'll have more UKPVs to post. Generally, especially for early SA keys, UKPVs make up about only 2% of universal CGC census, but could be as little as 1.7% (see Strange Tales 110), 1.4% (see Fantastic Four 1) and 1.2% (see FF2). Can't wait to see what else you post! KirbyJack and Wiffy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
