Scarcest Centaurs?

[Ted Knight]

The early Gustavson Arrow work is not as finely drawn as are his later efforts, but I really enjoy the raw power of his draftsmanship:

 

 

Great books Steve, (thumbs u one of my favortie FP covers. Not that anybody cares, but the Church copy is a straight up 9.4 Blue, and sold recently on CC, for an "only" astounding 1.5X (ish) times guide!

 

B

 

I care very much. (thumbs u

 

Love this book. Wish I had bid higher on the one that went through Heritage recently.

[Bunky Brian]

(thumbs u Metro had the book for sale on the site for 9.6K ish, "forever" and sent it CC, where it ended selling I believe for 6.5K

 

B

[TheEyeSees]

Gator got the only other FP 41 I've seen (that was back in 2008).

 

A Boardie picked up the Pinnacle Hill FP 40.

 

40 & 41 seem to be equally tough.

 

 

I got Gator's sloppy seconds on this book and I like it! Although it kind of looks sickly compared to Steve's copy...

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Gator got the only other FP 41 I've seen (that was back in 2008).

 

A Boardie picked up the Pinnacle Hill FP 40.

 

40 & 41 seem to be equally tough.

 

 

I got Gator's sloppy seconds on this book and I like it! Although it kind of looks sickly compared to Steve's copy...

 

 

 

Ryan

 

I'd be happy with your seconds let alone his! (thumbs u

[adamstrange]

it kind of looks sickly compared to Steve's copy...

You're not the only one in that boat! It's still a very cool book!

[adamstrange]

Census is pretty low on these 3 Centaurs.

 

[Bunky Brian]

Census is pretty low on these 3 Centaurs.

 

 

Mr. Strange is way to modest, folks,

Listen Up, this here is a NM Church Copy

I'm sure the highest grade example in the world !!

[jbcomicbox]

This book is listed as Rare, but my experience says Scarce instead (still one of my Top 10 favorite Centaurs):

 

A Boardie now owns the copy on the right...

 

 

If anybody cares, my research shows the highest graded copy is a VF non ped, and I have verified the Church copy is "only" a FN, with slight dab glue on spine,

 

Well then, gaze upon my Larson copy which I grade as a VF+

[Bunky Brian]

This book is listed as Rare, but my experience says Scarce instead (still one of my Top 10 favorite Centaurs):

 

A Boardie now owns the copy on the right...

 

 

If anybody cares, my research shows the highest graded copy is a VF non ped, and I have verified the Church copy is "only" a FN, with slight dab glue on spine,

 

Well then, gaze upon my Larson copy which I grade as a VF+

No disrepect O Mighty One, I said "GRADED"

[jbcomicbox]

This book is listed as Rare, but my experience says Scarce instead (still one of my Top 10 favorite Centaurs):

 

A Boardie now owns the copy on the right...

 

 

If anybody cares, my research shows the highest graded copy is a VF non ped, and I have verified the Church copy is "only" a FN, with slight dab glue on spine,

 

Well then, gaze upon my Larson copy which I grade as a VF+

[Bunky Brian]

 

No disrepect O Mighty One, I said "GRADED"

 

 

 

[jbcomicbox]

This book is listed as Rare, but my experience says Scarce instead (still one of my Top 10 favorite Centaurs):

 

A Boardie now owns the copy on the right...

 

 

If anybody cares, my research shows the highest graded copy is a VF non ped, and I have verified the Church copy is "only" a FN, with slight dab glue on spine,

 

Well then, gaze upon my Larson copy which I grade as a VF+

 

and i rescanned the 41 to have it next to the "4.1"

[jbcomicbox]

 

 

3.7

[jbcomicbox]

 

3.7

 

3.10

[sacentaur]

 

Ah, my old Church copy.

 

I had to downgrade to this:

 

[sacentaur]

3.10

 

An interesting Arrow cover because it's by Carl Burgos.

 

I was just discussing the earliest Arrow stories with another collector - did Gustavson have an 'assist' from Burgos?

 

Anyway, FP 3/10 is one of the Scarcest Centaurs IMHO:

 

[sacentaur]

 

And here's the opening splash from this "Amazing" book:

 

[Crowzilla]

and i rescanned the 41 to have it next to the "4.1"

 

Did you get this cleaned Jon?

Scan looks better than when you got it from me.

[jbcomicbox]

and i rescanned the 41 to have it next to the "4.1"

 

Did you get this cleaned Jon?

Scan looks better than when you got it from me.

 

No I did not. Its been twenty years since I had a book cleaned. The scanner does have ways of "lightening up" certain colors. It is a nice book. Jon

[sacentaur]

I rarely see Star Comics #6 either

 

Agreed Joe - I feel lucky to have one at all (I also have only Star 1 and 2; would pay handsomely for Star 3, 4, and 5, even lower grade )