12/24/03 PRETTY BOOK OF THE DAY

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Another NM toughie from the Blazing One's personal stash. 2nd Highest graded copy with razor sharp edges, & near immaculate spine. Possible 9.4 resub candidate.

[g-man]

killer!!!

[Aces]

I just bought a nice mid-grade copy of FF 18 yesterday!

Been looking to upgrade my GVG for years now...

 

That's a tougher book to find even in nicer middle grade.

[HooDeeDoo]

This is the only FF book that doesn't exist in 9.4. Granted, there's a 9.6, however, this is the most rare FF in super-high grade.

 

Beautiful book!

 

Congrats!

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Beautiful book!

 

Thank you, now if I can only find that complimentary # 17.

[PUNYHUMAN]

Awesome !!! That copy is blazing.

[jduran1]

I love that cover. Tough to find in NM grade. Pretty Cool.

[Red Hook]

I've always been totally fascinated by that striking ultramarine blue to light blue gradient that was used on alot of those early silver age Marvels.....I gotta' come up with terminology for it. Any suggestions?

 

I also wish I knew more about the printing processes and how they differed from the techniques used in later periods,....I know the printing in the 80's was abysmal, some of the FF's I have from the Byrne period are really muddy looking.....didn't it have to do with the use of plastic printing plates instead of metal, or something like that, to cut costs?

 

Ejucate me, dang it! Ejucate me!

 

[fantastic_four]

I've always been totally fascinated by that striking ultramarine blue to light blue gradient that was used on alot of those early silver age Marvels.....I gotta' come up with terminology for it. Any suggestions?

 

I've always been a big fan of the phrase "striking ultramarine blue to light blue gradient" myself.

 

Jive--you're a lucky man!!! I finally got my books from the "Cranky New Yorker" pedigree on Monday too. Over the past few years, I've noticed you and drummy go through flipping phases...if this one ever comes into phase...LOOK ME UP!!!!

[ghoulaid]

I've always been totally fascinated by that striking ultramarine blue to light blue gradient that was used on alot of those early silver age Marvels.....I gotta' come up with terminology for it. Any suggestions?

 

I also wish I knew more about the printing processes and how they differed from the techniques used in later periods,....I know the printing in the 80's was abysmal, some of the FF's I have from the Byrne period are really muddy looking.....didn't it have to do with the use of plastic printing plates instead of metal, or something like that, to cut costs?

 

Ejucate me, dang it! Ejucate me!

 

 

Plastic printing plates = Flexigraphic process (usually super bright colors).

 

Based on that gorgeous FF #18, they didn't call it the Worlds Greatest Comic Magazine for nothin'!

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Jive--you're a lucky man!!! I finally got my books from the "Cranky New Yorker" pedigree on Monday too. Over the past few years, I've noticed you and drummy go through flipping phases...if this one ever comes into phase...LOOK ME UP!!!!

 

Flip...MOI?!?

 

You must have me confused with that OTHER George fellow on these boards.

 

Thanks for lookin' everyone...but don't forget to check out the PRETTY BOOK OF THE DAY thread from 12/23....there is quite a nice little book at the end of that thread.

 

Merry X-Mas everyone!

[Bronty]

Thanks for the heads up. That JIM is a stunner indeed!

[JMcD]

That is one beutiful book.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

I finally got my books from the "Cranky New Yorker" pedigree

 

Perhaps you should call CGC and ask if this is an accepted pedigree designation.

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

A thought I didn't include in the original post....but isn't that just classic Kirby 3-D perspective on the cover?

[fantastic_four]

but isn't that just classic Kirby 3-D perspective on the cover?

 

I never really noticed...when Kirby draws large and dynamic figures like the ones on this cover, I rarely notice the backgrounds. I do notice them more on the issues from 84 to 108...he became better at making both large figures and prominent environments work well together later in the FF run. I usually only remember the character figures on early FFs, but on Kirby's later ones, I remember parts of the scenes along WITH the characters...examples include the castle on #84, the arena on #93, the lagoon on #97, or the moon's surface on #98. On the overwhelming majority of Kirby issues, however, the characters dominate the art, which is fine with me!!!

[uclapeterg]

Two things I notice on the cover is the huge Thing in the foreground and the orange Superskrull in the background. I think the colorist did a wonderful job with the dark blues on the upper half of the cover. Everybody talks about the white and black cover, but a cover like this one is unusual. It's also one of my favorites as well.

 

Nice book!