Red Hook Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okay, how much? I still have my OO copy. Not as nice, but mine was 12 cents........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrin_Radd Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okijima....... Great book, cool pedigree. Never even heard of Okajima. Or Okijima, for that matter. As usual, another great Black Terror book from NearMint's collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Just got this from Metro. It's an upgrade from a 4.5 non-pedigree copy that I purchased last year... nearmint; does the hand written name on the cover affect the grade?? i know the date won't, but not sure about the name. i realize that in this particular instance, the name helps to ID the pedigree, but what is the general stance and does neatness have anything to do with it?? thanks...........................Harry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 looks to me like they didn't penalise him at all for the sig... great pickup Jeff! sell a few scripts and you'll be able to upgrade the upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob_react Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okijima....... Great book, cool pedigree. Never even heard of Okajima. Or Okijima, for that matter. "Okajima" refers to the family name of the young Japanese girl from California (who apparently spent time in an internment camp) who put together the collection. They were read carefully, wrapped in newspaper, piled in short stacks and stored in a shed until the 90s when they were discovered. From what I've seen, they're nice books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 damn, but that's a nice book, rob. great cover, even without the sexy sexy gams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okay, how much? I still have my OO copy. Not as nice, but mine was 12 cents........ Do a little research and you will find out. Let's just say I got it below the NM-(9.2) Guide Price, and in the title heading, it wasn't noted as the first appearance of the Creeper nor specified as being the Pacific Coast copy. Which is why it didn't draw much attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 what do I look like, a detective? Okay...... I'll do the scavenger hunt and report back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Got this dirt cheap. Jeeez, you did! $161? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okijima....... Great book, cool pedigree. Never even heard of Okajima. Or Okijima, for that matter. "Okajima" refers to the family name of the young Japanese girl from California (who apparently spent time in an internment camp) who put together the collection. They were read carefully, wrapped in newspaper, piled in short stacks and stored in a shed until the 90s when they were discovered. From what I've seen, they're nice books Rob, have you ever heard/read who it was that wrote the family name on the books? Was it the little girl, or is this another case like the Larsons where a drugstore was pulling the books for a customer and writing the customer's name on each book? The handwriting is consistent on all the examples I've seen. I've often wondered if they were collected WHILE she was at an internment camp. Seems to me that a Japanese family in California would have been interred when this book was released, or were exceptions made for some families? Internment camps must have had a PX of some kind where items like comics could have been purchased. I've also often wondered what a little Japanese girl living in California thought of Schomburg's depiction of the Japanese on his covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Here's another Okajima that I sold on Comiclink just this week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Here's another Okajima that I sold on Comiclink just this week... that is such a cool cover............ and speaking of comiclink, read the latest bit of confusion in my new thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathlok Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Okijima....... Great book, cool pedigree. Never even heard of Okajima. Or Okijima, for that matter. "Okajima" refers to the family name of the young Japanese girl from California (who apparently spent time in an internment camp) who put together the collection. They were read carefully, wrapped in newspaper, piled in short stacks and stored in a shed until the 90s when they were discovered. From what I've seen, they're nice books Rob, have you ever heard/read who it was that wrote the family name on the books? Was it the little girl, or is this another case like the Larsons where a drugstore was pulling the books for a customer and writing the customer's name on each book? The handwriting is consistent on all the examples I've seen. I've often wondered if they were collected WHILE she was at an internment camp. Seems to me that a Japanese family in California would have been interred when this book was released, or were exceptions made for some families? Internment camps must have had a PX of some kind where items like comics could have been purchased. I've also often wondered what a little Japanese girl living in California thought of Schomburg's depiction of the Japanese on his covers. Okajima certificate of authenticity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybolt Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Not to to be nosy nearmint, but why sell that book? I thought you were collecting those Action Comics and Superman covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted March 10, 2005 Author Share Posted March 10, 2005 Jeeez, you did! $161? See, you'll make Detective in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 See, you'll make Detective in no time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 DL: Thanks for the link. That's a great thread. Although, I'm still curious whether the books collected during the war years were collected while the little girl was in an internment camp. Skybolt: I sold the Supes #29 for two reasons. I'm complete on Supes #10-#20, and this was my only issue outside of that range. I tend to be more partial to the Action war covers because they have...well...more "action" in them. Eventually, I'll probably pick up a Supes #23(great cover), but otherwise, my intention is to work backwards from 10-20, not forwards. The other reason is because Metro got in a Fighting Yank #10 CGC 9.0 that I've wanted for A LONG time. One of my favorite Schomburg covers. If you'd like to take a look, I posted it in both the "Have a Cigar" thread here in General, and in "Jeff's Nedors on Parade" in the Golden Age forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skybolt Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 DL: Thanks for the link. That's a great thread. Although, I'm still curious whether the books collected during the war years were collected while the little girl was in an internment camp. Skybolt: I sold the Supes #29 for two reasons. I'm complete on Supes #10-#20, and this was my only issue outside of that range. I tend to be more partial to the Action war covers because they have...well...more "action" in them. Eventually, I'll probably pick up a Supes #23(great cover), but otherwise, my intention is to work backwards from 10-20, not forwards. The other reason is because Metro got in a Fighting Yank #10 CGC 9.0 that I've wanted for A LONG time. One of my favorite Schomburg covers. If you'd like to take a look, I posted it in both the "Have a Cigar" thread here in General, and in "Jeff's Nedors on Parade" in the Golden Age forum. Thank nearmint. I do love looking at those Superman/Action Comics covers when you list them. The only early Superman issue I own is #26 in CGC 5.0. I like that war cover as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nik Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 Love those Doctor Doom covers, can never get enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted March 10, 2005 Share Posted March 10, 2005 I've never seen that cover before. I've just started buying a few Marvels on cover appeal alone, and that one is definitely going on my list. Amazing copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
