DCs and Bronze Market: The Greggy Report

[BachelorOfComix]

7.5

[sterlingcomics]

looks like a nice VFish copy to me

[Rip]

I'd say VF+ possible VF The color change in the lower black is kind of misleading, but its not a crease

[Rip]

You keep changing your posts

[sterlingcomics]

I'm sure that will happen in the grading contest too I've consistently UNDER graded. So that being the case, it's probably a VF+

[Rip]

Slab it. I'm sure people will line up for it

[Aman619]

I agree that that Tomahawk cover is not the best of the Adams run.

 

But - - I checked my copoies and doggonnit! Ive got all the rest in pretty nice shape EXCEPT 116! I never realized I didnt have it AND that it was so hard to fine...

[Rip]

Which Tomahawks are your favorite? Anything above vf/nm?

[drbanner]

I got all my Oaklands from Vinnie when the collection first surfaced, at which time I put together a 95% complete high-grade run of just about all the Adams DC covers, and long runs of many of the late 60's/early 70's DC titles (All Star, Batman, B&B, CoTU, Detective, HoM, HoS, and on and on). I sold the majority of that collection a few years back when I bought a new house, but fortunately I kept all the early Bronze Horror books!

 

Ripper's position is that all the Adams/Kaluta/Wrightson/etc., covers are in demand and this is true, but some are in higher demand than others based exclusively on the cover image - OS doesn't call out Batman 227 and WW 199 for nuttin'! In my experience buying and selling high grade copies of all these books, there aren't many that stand out above the others, but maybe that's changing now that these books are going for $$. Aman doesn't think 116 is his best Tomahawk cover, I personally don't consider HoM 190 one of his better covers from that title, etc..

 

Anyhow, here's a scan of the Oakland Tomahawk!!

 

[Rip]

Thats one of my favorite

[greggy]

Thats one of my favorite

[drbanner]

Thats one of my favorite

 

Personally, I like the 121 you posted, the one where he's staked down in the desert at sunset (119?), and of course the 116. I do have a decent copy of 124(? - the blue/grey cover where he's in hand-to-hand combat with an Indian in the water) that will soon be available for sale/trade...

[Rip]

Do you have a HG 123? Thats another good one. (Being torn by horses)

 

I think I posted this before but here's the 9.6 Boston copy of Tomahawk 117.

At the time they said they had around 112 to 123 all ranging from 9.0 to 9.6 but no 116. I tried to get as many of the Adams as I could but all I got was the 117. At least I got 1 of em.

[ultimatevenom]

That cover is fantastic.

 

A nice book might i also add, going to try and get some of those Tomahawks in the 110-120 range, some nice covers in that little run.

[greggy]

Do you have a HG 123? Thats another good one. (Being torn by horses)

 

I think I posted this before but here's the 9.6 Boston copy of Tomahawk 117.

At the time they said they had around 112 to 123 all ranging from 9.0 to 9.6 but no 116. I tried to get as many of the Adams as I could but all I got was the 117. At least I got 1 of em.

Weak!

[Rip]

Here's the 118

[Rip]

The 121

[drbanner]

Here's the 118

 

Very nice...however, I believe I was the underbidder on that auction.

 

The 1st time I put the run together the only issues I was never able to pull in in high grade were the 117 and 118, so you're off to a great start!

[Bronty]

Sweet book I'm glad I have any copy at all of that book - I've never seen a high grade one like that. I find even a 9.2 exciting

[tkg2627]

I passed on the 117 Boston as I already had a 9.0 I was happy with, and I felt that $75 was too steep for an upgrade. I did manage to pick up the Boston Copies of # 119, 120, 121.Here's the Boston 119:

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Here's the Boston 120, not an Adams cover, but nonetheless a masterpiece by Nick Cardy, IMHO:

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And here is the Oakland Copy of # 123:

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