Toughest Bronze Age Marvels?

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Here was part of the email I received from Doug Sulipa. I asked him, based on his experiences, how tough the Marvel reprints (as a whole) were to find in high grade:

 

It is my experience, that all the 1960's thru 1970's Super-Hero Reprint comics are in short supply & are TOUGH to find in High Grades. Below in particular, are the issues that are TOUGH to find in even VERY FINE, 8.0 or better;

[VF/NM, 9.0 copies of items below are SCARCE; and NM 9.4 copies are RARE];

Marvel Adventure #2-6;

Marvel Collector's Item Classics #1-22;

Marvel Double Feature #1-10;

Marvel's Greatest #23-60;

Marvel Spectacular #1-10

Marvel Super Action #1-20;

Marvel Super Heroes #1-60;

Marvel Tales #1-60;

Marvel Triple Action #1-20;

 

Most collectors did not bother with the above titles, because they were reprints. Most dealers mistreated them in Bargain bins. Thus 90% of the issues above on the market are in G to FN [VG is average];

 

After pouring through dozens of boxes at Mega-Con yesterday, I would be very inclined to agree with this assessment. The reprints are available, but not in NM; just lots of well read VGs. I found three books in high grade (two of which I already had; MGC # 35, I bought it anyway because of the cool Surfer cover, and MSH # 47 in 9.0 for Paul/Silverandbronze). The earlier squarebound books from the 66-69 era seem to be more available in high grade, but once the reprints hit the 20-cent era, they all but disappear in high grade.

 

Here is Paul's book, with a great Hulk transformation cover. Glad I could help out a fellow Forumite on his quest.

[mcd-migration]

I've got an opportunity to buy sets of Marvel Tales/Triple Action/Greatest Comics & Super-Heroes in a large lot buy. Basically covering from from the early to mid/late 70's , in around VF/VF- condition. Any dealers out there care to offer up a reasonable bulk price on what I should expect to pay? I can't see going over .75 cents to $1 each on this type stuff in this condition, am I out of line? Has this stuff become more collectable?

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

Any dealers out there care to offer up a reasonable bulk price on what I should expect to pay? I can't see going over .75 cents to $1 each on this type stuff in this condition, am I out of line? Has this stuff become more collectable?

 

In VF and lower, these books can be found and you shouldn't be paying too much for them ($.50 to a buck an issue sounds right). Granted, these reprint books are newfound territory for me, so take any of my advice with a grain of salt. I think the few of us on the boards who actively seek out these reprint books try to find NM or better copies, which is proving to be a challenge. Still, I haven't encountered a dealer who wants to charge me multiples to buy even a NM marvel reprint...I think they are happy to just move the stuff, even at the low Overstreet Guide price. Let's hope it stays that way.

[mcd-migration]

Thanks for the reply. On a similar note, I've been putting together a set of the "picture box" covers that Marvel ran on all their books from late 1971 til November of 1972. Anybody know of a complete listing on the internet of all the books that had this cover design?

[Rip]

Great cover

[Warlord]

 

[WernerVonDoom]

I like that 57 - NICE!

[Metarog]

Here are some more original cover Marvel reprints.

BTW, there are probably some more original covers prior to these but since my collection started in 1970-71 I only have the lists since then.

 

MGC 34-41,58,81

MDF 1,5,7,9,11,13,15,16,18,19

MSA 7,11

HT 1-8

SME 5-9

[WernerVonDoom]

23 & 24:

 

 

[WernerVonDoom]

25 & 26:

 

 

[WernerVonDoom]

27 & 28:

 

 

[WernerVonDoom]

29 & 30:

 

 

[WernerVonDoom]

31 & 32:

 

 

[WernerVonDoom]

33 & 34 (That's all of the 25 centers):

 

 

[underthebigw]

 

Here is Paul's book, with a great Hulk transformation cover. Glad I could help out a fellow Forumite on his quest.

 

Hey Jive, got the book today and it is BEEEEEAUTIFUL. Nicest copy I've ever seen of this, and you managed to find 2 in a week. Thanks again. Kudos to you.

 

Now, we all know 10 9.0+ will show up this week on ebay.

[s-man]

Im still stuck on X-Men #94! Guess I just havent found that right copy yet!

[JiveTurkeyMoFo]

 

Here is Paul's book, with a great Hulk transformation cover. Glad I could help out a fellow Forumite on his quest.

 

Hey Jive, got the book today and it is BEEEEEAUTIFUL. Nicest copy I've ever seen of this, and you managed to find 2 in a week. Thanks again. Kudos to you.

 

Glad I could help out.

 

And yep, I found two 9.0s+ in a week....of course, my luck isn't quite the same with lottery tickets.

[comichunter]

how about this one?

[Darthdiesel]

It looks like a recreation - any info inside the indicia you can share? Also it may have been a Marvel legends insert with an iron man figure? but usually those have no price... I'm puzzled...need more info on the inside: indicia data, time period of ads (are they from 1977? or are they advertising PSX2 and Xbox games?)

[OldSchoolTerry]

Anybody here need a VF/NM Marvel Super Action 1 by any chance?......