Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar... 30 30

[Straw-Man]

very nice! here's mine. 7.0. smudges noted.

 

 

Edited October 21, 2011 by Straw-Man

[telerites]

Two greats copies of MMC #88 guys but that covers freaks me out from HT's face to Namor's head.

[Timely]

Two greats copies of MMC #88 guys but that covers freaks me out from HT's face to Namor's head.

 

You're supposed to look at the chicks!

[telerites]

Two greats copies of MMC #88 guys but that covers freaks me out from HT's face to Namor's head.

 

You're supposed to look at the chicks!

 

[Timely]

Marvel Mystery Comics #87 CGC 9.0 "D" Copy. "FROM THE COLLECTION OF NICOLAS CAGE."

 

[Scrooge]

Wow. That's rough for Shores. A much better artist than what's represented on this cover. It lacks the subtlety I associate with his later work though the way the scene is composed isn't completely bad. You only really get the whole situation once your eye is sucked from the main character, the gun in the foreground to the window and the farground.

 

Timely, do you have an idea of about how many Crippen books were absconded before the actual find. This Cage copy is from the early dribbles, right?

[Timely]

My guess is 1200-1500. All those books were sold to Metropolis, I'm sure they could give an exact number. All the Nicolas Cage "D" Copies are from before the main Heritage find.

[Straw-Man]

nice copy, west.

 

i've got about 7 of those original hoard timely "d" copies, plus a red dragon. all my chesler's are from the second batch, and the pq shows. very nice on the "originals," lotta c/ow on the seconds.

 

my 87 ain't too nice, 5.5'ish.

 

Edited October 21, 2011 by Straw-Man

[Scrooge]

i've got about 7 of those original hoard timely "d" copies, plus a red dragon. all my chesler's are from the second batch, and the pq shows. very nice on the "originals," lotta c/ow on the seconds.

 

I don't quite recall but were they moved around between the initial "release" and the later discovery? Ouch, if so. These books survived in great condition for 50+ years and then in a matter of 10 extra years, their page quality took a dive if I understand you correctly. I never realized / computed that.

 

And thanks for the info, Timely :thumbsup:

[Straw-Man]

i've got about 7 of those original hoard timely "d" copies, plus a red dragon. all my chesler's are from the second batch, and the pq shows. very nice on the "originals," lotta c/ow on the seconds.

 

I don't quite recall but were they moved around between the initial "release" and the later discovery? Ouch, if so. These books survived in great condition for 50+ years and then in a matter of 10 extra years, their page quality took a dive if I understand you correctly. I never realized / computed that.

 

And thanks for the info, Timely :thumbsup:

 

i think the word is that sometime after the removal of the first release, the remaining books were moved to a garage where they stayed 'til the big acquisition. i guess it was those years that affected the pq. my two recently slabbed original hoard d's both graded ow/w, whereas some light tan/ow came our of the second batch, such as this one in my chesler run.

 

 

 

[Timely]

Marvel Mystery Comics #86 CGC 8.0 "D" Copy. "FROM THE COLLECTION OF NICOLAS CAGE."

 

[Straw-Man]

my readers are starting to show up. 4.5.

 

 

 

Edited October 21, 2011 by Straw-Man

[Timely]

The black ink smudge marks on the "M" of Marvel on these 2 copies are virtually identical!

[Straw-Man]

if only the books were identical in the important ways.

[ciorac]

Marvel Mystery Comics #86 CGC 8.0 "D" Copy. "FROM THE COLLECTION OF NICOLAS CAGE."

 

 

love that book in any grade

[Timely]

Marvel Mystery Comics #85 CGC 9.4 "D" Copy.

 

[Straw-Man]

man, that's a beaut!!!!

 

mine on a bit lower rung. 6.0.

 

Edited October 21, 2011 by Straw-Man

[G.A.tor]

I picked up one book in NY, a MMC 44....one that Timely saw about 15 years ago, but passed on

[Timely]

I picked up one book in NY, a MMC 44....one that Timely saw about 15 years ago, but passed on

 

[podboy66]

Its going to be pretty tough to follow West and Billy's great books.

 

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