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Church Books: Is the Run Done?

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jbcomicbox

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Long time ago, you use to see Church "runs" or a good number of consecutive issues be 'sold' or traded together.

 

I know present (and past economics) is a large/predominate factor.

 

Perhaps as a factor of price or trying to move them, one sees the 'runs' broken up through the recent years.....Nationals.....Targets....go the way of the do-do bird....

 

So what runs....partial runs....are still together?

 

Do we see this reach the point when the 'run will be done' for all Church books?

 

Is there some Humpty Dumpty putting a run or runs back together?

 

jb

 

I will kick it off with my Fantastic run with three books not existing from Church (17, 18, and 19)

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As far as I know, Steve Fishler still has a long run of Thrillings. And, of course, Verzyl has the Timelys.

 

don't i recall a big run of pep's being up on metro awhile back. not for sale, but just for display?

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Short runs are the best.....

 

 

Here is the rest of this terrific little run.....Obviously with this store ordering four a month, it was not a big seller...Jim Mooney did two knock out covers here.....

 

I do have the runs of Crash, Champion, Mystery Men and Wonderworld. (Samson 1 and 2) Books I could not even dream of owning in the present market. One day they too will scattered in the wind.

 

jb

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Short runs are the best.....

 

I do have the runs of Crash, Champion, Mystery Men and Wonderworld.

 

And don't forget Hit!

 

One of the dumbest things I have ever done was sell the National run I got from you.

Unfortunately the economics of the market didn't allow the person I sold them to to resell them as a set.

But on the bright side, many collectors now have the opportunity to own a book or two from that run.

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Short runs are the best.....

 

 

Here is the rest of this terrific little run.....Obviously with this store ordering four a month, it was not a big seller...Jim Mooney did two knock out covers here.....

 

I do have the runs of Crash, Champion, Mystery Men and Wonderworld. (Samson 1 and 2) Books I could not even dream of owning in the present market. One day they too will scattered in the wind.

 

jb

 

Great books as usual :headbang:

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I remember back in the mid 80s a local dealer had what I believe was the complete MH Cat-Man run. I picked up the #13 which I still have. I had little money and no foresight but how I wish I had both those decades past.

 

I believe they were sold during the Vault Opening in the mid-90s. Dan G. had them for a while. jb

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Short runs are the best.....

 

I do have the runs of Crash, Champion, Mystery Men and Wonderworld.

 

And don't forget Hit!

 

One of the dumbest things I have ever done was sell the National run I got from you.

Unfortunately the economics of the market didn't allow the person I sold them to to resell them as a set.

But on the bright side, many collectors now have the opportunity to own a book or two from that run.

 

....Which sale to you helped in part to finance my purchase of the Lou Fine cover to Planet Comics 1- the gem of my collection. In that lies a story...

 

At times, it is just like "monopoly money".....

 

jb

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