kimik Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Here is a frankenbook copy I picked up in August. It was raw, and I was shocked at how much amateurish restoration work had been done to the book. A lot of it seemed unnecessary, and I have never seen a book with so much noticeable resto in my time as a collector. At least it is signed by Stan Lee, I guess. MGsimba77, KirbyJack and bc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I once held a copy of DD 1 that a tyro restorer decided to whiten. With White-Out. All over the cover. It looked even worse than it sounds. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimik Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 I have seen books with white out on the spine before, but not to that degree. The reglossing on this TTA 27 was bad - it is uneven and you could see brush bristle marks in some spots. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Grant Turner Posted December 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 3, 2018 Here’s mine mysterio, MGsimba77, KirbyJack and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbrown7080 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 About 2.5 to 3.5.. Got it for $90.00 in 2011(theres an incredible story behind why I got it so cheap but too long and too hard to explain) Its one of my favorite books MGsimba77 and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbrown7080 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 On 10/26/2017 at 9:27 AM, KirbyJack said: OK! When I got back into comics, I was Fantastic Four only. No interest in anything else whatsoever. I passed on a LOT of incredible books, like a VF Detective 168, a VG Showcase 4, Action 23 in Fine, a F+ copy of Spidey 1, etc. My Astonish 27 was almost another pass. It was on the wall at Bob's for weeks, because he wanted a ton for it, and Bob was adamant in his $75 price. He talked me into it by linking it with FF 1 and 2, the only other Marvel Age 10 cent hero books (well played, Bob! Know your clientele!). After I got it home, I started really thinking about the Marvel Universe. I bought my first Overstreet, I had a 'key" book, I had spent more than $25, and my floodgates were opened. I was now collecting the entire SA Marvel line. Without my Tales To Astonish #27, I might never have looked up from my FFs. Love this story....reminds of a story my dad told me a hundred times... He had a FF #1 back in the 80's....and always went to the same comic shop to buy comics weekly. He told me he bought and lost his FF 1 probably 30 times... whenever my dad needed fast cash from something, He would take his FF1 up to the comic shop, and The owner would loan him 100$ on it...He had 2 weeks to pay him back before he put it back up on the wall for sale....My dad said he did it probably 30 times...always went back a got it before it went up on the wall... Like you with The TTA 27 being 75$.... I too was amazed that a FF1 could be bought for 100 dollars in the 80's...but my dad said it was completely normal... He ran a Body Shop and Car Lot in the 70s and 80s....So people were always coming in with tools and car parts he wanted, If someone came in with something he wanted and he didnt have the money right then, He just run the FF1 down to the Comic shop and get a loan... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 That’s so cool! The same comic dealer would offer a similar service to his better customers. Except that if you couldn’t pay back in two weeks, it sometimes turned to 3, then 4...not a moneymaker for him! Thankfully, I never personally had to go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbrown7080 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Anyone know why theres no "Tales Of Suspense Collection Thread" or "Tales To Astonish Club" threads.. I just went about 10 pages back in the history and there are Threads for damn near every major title that are almost 11 years old... but no TTA or TOS collection threads... IMO TTA and TOS deserves threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post AJCohen Posted January 8, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2019 Here is my copy. I love the cover of this book. It always reminds me of one of my favorite movies. The Incredible Shrinking Man. Such a great childhood memory. KirbyJack, MGsimba77, serling1978 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 10 hours ago, billbrown7080 said: Anyone know why theres no "Tales Of Suspense Collection Thread" or "Tales To Astonish Club" threads.. I just went about 10 pages back in the history and there are Threads for damn near every major title that are almost 11 years old... but no TTA or TOS collection threads... IMO TTA and TOS deserves threads https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/39769-tales-to-astonish-appreciation-thread/ 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 That one looks abandoned. I gotta go to work or I'd find 'em; but I'm pretty sure we have those threads. 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldrover Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Here's one of mine... 9.0 restored... CCS said there was too much color touch on the spine to remove safely. Still a great looking book, but I paid a lot more than $100 for it. LOL bc, MGsimba77 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Great looking indeed! Wow! bc and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Math Teacher Posted April 9, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted April 9, 2019 Count me in! Joe Shaolingoat, KirbyJack, bc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Shaolingoat Posted May 1, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted May 1, 2019 My ticket to the club: MGsimba77, serling1978, gadzukes and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 bump serling1978 and MGsimba77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serling1978 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Needed some help from KirbyJack to find this thread... Here's my copy. Got it 4 years ago and still very happy to own it. Unfortunately I've never had a raw copy of this so I've never had a chance to read the story yet. piper and MGsimba77 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Not a great pic but I will dig it out this weekend for a better one. I sold this to a friend in the late 90s when I was going strong after Timelys and bought it back 20 years later, almost EXACTLY, to the month even. He managed to knock the cover loose from the interior (it was attached but worn when I sold it to him), so I slabbed it after thumbing it up for a while. It came back blue 2.0. MGsimba77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ghastly542454 Posted May 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 22, 2020 Mine! KirbyJack, gadzukes, Readcomix and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 A beauty! Ghastly542454 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...