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Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar...
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comicjack

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Well folks I dont think I have been as excited to make a post since my first!!!! Thanks to G.A.tor and New Force for helping me acquire this book!!!! You Rock man :headbang:

 

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Oh baby is that sweet.Congrats!!!!

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Knightsofold

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HOLY F GUYS!

You know a good day when the first thing you do is pick this up at the post office!

 

This book...

 

This S O B of a book...

 

The one that got away...

 

I believe it was 10-13 years ago at a Chicago con.. (it feels like hundreds of years ago)

 

I pulled out a slabbed 0.5 from a random long box.

It was one of those random tables.

You know the ones.

Manned by a desperate yet enthusiastic guy who for some weird reason brought only 2 or 3 boxes...

Not even any comics behind him.

I don't know about you, but I'm usually overly compelled to check these out.

"you never know"

 

I can still remember my inner dialog as I held a CGC book for the first time.

 

"Wow what an awesome cover!"

"He says it's rare.. They always say that."

"Man it's supper ripped up! $800?"

"This must be drawn by the same artist who did those old Marvel covers...

"Shomburg? I wonder if he made an artbook."

"He says I won't see this around... Whatever dude.."

"Not restored? What the hell is this restored business?"

"Blue label? I could use some Blue label scotch to help me deal with the air of BS from this guy."

"I need to research this Golden Age stuff. It seems easy to get ripped off."

"CGC.. .What is this.. Seems like an easy way to justify a high price."

"When did comics become baseball cards?... What a gimmick."

"Classic cover? I have no idea.."

"Timely what? It's about time I get in that Kevin Smith line if I want a seat."

"This cover is pretty awesome though, and old. Super old. And awesome."

"I'll just get one that's not graded. Probably waaay cheaper."

"Maybe this guy has some original art"

 

So I passed...

 

Around 2007 I decided that the next time I see this book I'm gonna buy it.

I then spent the last 6 years trying to even find the damn thing.

 

Always just one step ahead of me...

Just one grade above affordable...

 

Well FINALLY!!

 

Damn I'm excited haha.

Seriously though.. I'm so glad I took a chance on this Ebay auction.

 

When I took it out of the box the colors and overall print quality of the cover simply blew me away.

Way more than I hoped for.

I was sitting in my car for like 10 minutes waiting for my brain to turn back on.

I was speechless!

Usually I at least mutter to myself "Not bad.. Not bad..".

Nothing to say or think this time.

 

Anyways, I wish you all some great mornings like mine!

 

Anyone a previous owner of this beauty?

 

I'll post some more pics later.

 

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gino2paulus2

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USA Comics #7 :cloud9: Pretty book you have there dude!!!!! I want one hehe... looks like it would be Timely to start saving up again!!!!!! Not a book I have seen for sale that often in my young collecting life if ever...prolly another one locked up in collections I would assume!!! NICE book Congrats!!!! :applause:

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Cat-Man_America

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:applause: [font:Times New Roman]WOW!!!

 

Some really awesome books guys: Vern's Subby 19 white pager, Caps and run completing Torches (congrats!), ...Richard's Astonishing & Venus (all astonishing, actually), ...Billy's gorgeous Georgies, and it goes without saying that dazzling Cap 3 from Gino2Paulus2 and Knightsofold's U.S.A. 7 are killer books (two classic Schomburg covers that regulars drool over every time either is posted). (thumbs u

 

:fear: Seriously, I'm almost afraid to look at this thread for fear of seeing some new acquisition that causes my heart to skip a beat (the ER guys get upset and start charging more than their defibrillators after so many ambulance calls)! lol

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gino2paulus2

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:applause: [font:Times New Roman]WOW!!!

 

Some really awesome books guys: Vern's Subby 19 white pager, Caps and run completing Torches (congrats!), ...Richard's Astonishing & Venus (all astonishing, actually), ...Billy's gorgeous Georgies, and it goes without saying that dazzling Cap 3 from Gino2Paulus2 and Knightsofold's U.S.A. 7 are killer books (two classic Schomburg covers that regulars drool over every time either is posted). (thumbs u

 

:fear: Seriously, I'm almost afraid to look at this thread for fear of seeing some new acquisition that causes my heart to skip a beat (the ER guys get upset and start charging more than their defibrillators after so many ambulance calls)! lol

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Thank you sir I am honored to hear that from you (worship)

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