Cliff R. Posted November 27, 2017 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 11/20/2017 at 12:45 PM, telerites said: It is the only GA Archie Comics I own. Your Betty copy is probably lonely. You should either buy more GA Archies, or sell that lonely copy to me. telerites 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chug-a-Lug Posted November 29, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 29, 2017 Hi All. First-time poster, so hopefully I do this right. I've enjoyed viewing others' contributions to this thread, so I thought I'd post my #1-50 Archies as well. I started buying new issues in the 70's up until the early 80's or so. I also picked up some back issues at comic shops and comicons back then. I stopped collecting for a number of years, but then went on a bit of an ebay buying spree in the late 90's and just held on to everything since then. I've never submitted any comics for grading, although the #5 I picked up on ebay was already graded. I have 32 of the first 50 issues, plus a couple duplicates. #3 is my oldest. Always wished I could complete this collection, but the earliest issues are a bit out of my price range now. Here's a group shot. gadzukes, ender, 143ksk and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 6 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: Hi All. First-time poster, so hopefully I do this right. I've enjoyed viewing others' contributions to this thread, so I thought I'd post my #1-50 Archies as well. I started buying new issues in the 70's up until the early 80's or so. I also picked up some back issues at comic shops and comicons back then. I stopped collecting for a number of years, but then went on a bit of an ebay buying spree in the late 90's and just held on to everything since then. I've never submitted any comics for grading, although the #5 I picked up on ebay was already graded. I have 32 of the first 50 issues, plus a couple duplicates. #3 is my oldest. Always wished I could complete this collection, but the earliest issues are a bit out of my price range now. Here's a group shot. Welcome to the boards! You've got some nice books here! Your collecting history sounds a lot like mine. I was buying new books in the 70's, then stopped, then came the ebay buying spree. Luckily you have #50 already since that one is escalating in price just like the early issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Could anyone with that fancy GPA tool please post what Archie 1 is going for in the low grades? Please and thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 20 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: Hi All. First-time poster, so hopefully I do this right. I've enjoyed viewing others' contributions to this thread, so I thought I'd post my #1-50 Archies as well. I started buying new issues in the 70's up until the early 80's or so. I also picked up some back issues at comic shops and comicons back then. I stopped collecting for a number of years, but then went on a bit of an ebay buying spree in the late 90's and just held on to everything since then. I've never submitted any comics for grading, although the #5 I picked up on ebay was already graded. I have 32 of the first 50 issues, plus a couple duplicates. #3 is my oldest. Always wished I could complete this collection, but the earliest issues are a bit out of my price range now. Here's a group shot. Terrific first post! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) On 11/28/2017 at 9:05 PM, Chug-a-Lug said: Hi All. First-time poster, so hopefully I do this right. I've enjoyed viewing others' contributions to this thread, so I thought I'd post my #1-50 Archies as well. I started buying new issues in the 70's up until the early 80's or so. I also picked up some back issues at comic shops and comicons back then. I stopped collecting for a number of years, but then went on a bit of an ebay buying spree in the late 90's and just held on to everything since then. I've never submitted any comics for grading, although the #5 I picked up on ebay was already graded. I have 32 of the first 50 issues, plus a couple duplicates. #3 is my oldest. Always wished I could complete this collection, but the earliest issues are a bit out of my price range now. Here's a group shot. Outstanding set! Please show a close up of #50, we'd love to see it (it looks pretty nice). Also your early ones up to 14 or so. Thanks. Edited December 4, 2017 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Thanks all. I scanned a few of them. Here's my Archie #3: Ricksneatstuff and Patriot6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Archie #5. I had some trouble scanning this one. When I get a chance, I'll try to upload a better image. Patriot6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Archie #6. Patriot6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Archie #10. Patriot6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Last one for tonight. Archie #50. When I get a chance, I'll scan and post some more. Patriot6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 12 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: Last one for tonight. Archie #50. When I get a chance, I'll scan and post some more. Oh my, that's in great shape. Ka-Ching my friend, it has great value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 13 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: Archie #5. I had some trouble scanning this one. When I get a chance, I'll try to upload a better image. I'm curious what the grade is on this and what the resto is. It's blurry but looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 7 hours ago, gadzukes said: I'm curious what the grade is on this and what the resto is. It's blurry but looks great. It says "Apparent VG+ 4.5 Slight (P)" and restoration includes a large tear seal on the cover. Cream to Off-White pages. Here's a photo. I'm not sure if it will be visible in this photo, but it looks like the tear extended diagonally through the "i" in Archie and then vertically down the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 8, 2017 Author Share Posted December 8, 2017 2 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: It says "Apparent VG+ 4.5 Slight (P)" and restoration includes a large tear seal on the cover. Cream to Off-White pages. Here's a photo. I'm not sure if it will be visible in this photo, but it looks like the tear extended diagonally through the "i" in Archie and then vertically down the middle. I believe this could be a candidate for a "Conserved" label if you ever wanted to resub it. That way you could get rid of the PLOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 9:55 PM, gadzukes said: I believe this could be a candidate for a "Conserved" label if you ever wanted to resub it. That way you could get rid of the PLOD. Seems likely and a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 12/7/2017 at 9:55 PM, gadzukes said: I believe this could be a candidate for a "Conserved" label if you ever wanted to resub it. That way you could get rid of the PLOD. Thanks Gadzukes. I'm not really fluent in the grading classifications, so this is good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Here are a few more scans. Archie #11. Patriot6 and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Archie #13. This one seems to be in pretty nice shape. Ricksneatstuff, Point Five and Patriot6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Archie #14. I'll stop here as I know this is mostly a #1-10 thread. Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...