gadzukes Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) It's officially time to start an Archie 1 club (I haven't seen one on the boards yet so I'm assuming there isn't one) You just don't see these very often and I'd really like to see other collector's copies so please post some photos guys. Here's my offering to start things out. This one just came back from CGC as a restored 7.0 (MP) with OW - W pages. kudos to Matt & Kenny for their great work. _____________________________________________________________ Archie 1-10 +50 CLUB ARCHIE 1 10 copies of Archie 1 are in the club. BaltimoreLauren has the nicest Unrestored copy thus far: CGC Unrestored: 4.0 OW-W... BaltimoreLauren... Page 6 3.0 OW.......... 143ksk................. Page 2 1.0 Brittle.......... Ameri................ Page 1 1.0 PQ?.......... 50AE_DE.............Page 16 CGC Restored 7.0 (MP)... OW-W... Gadzukes... Page 1 2.5 (SA)... OW-W... Benz........... Page 7 Raw 2.0-3.0 Unrestored... GoldenPRguy... Page 3 6.0 Restored............. Lotemo............... Page 1 6.0 SL Restored...... GoldenPRguy..... Page 3 .5 Unrestored (inc)..... Gadzukes........ Page 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 2 7 copies of Archie 2 are in the club CGC Unrestored: 3.0 ow/w ...GoldenPRguy ...page 20 3.0 SlBrit......cyclegirl...........page42 2.5 cr/ow ...143ksk ..............page 20 2.0 cr/ow ...Gadzukes .........page 21 CGC Restored 1.5 (SA)... CR-OW... Kinzebak........... Page 7 Raw: -lotemo........................................... page 16 -Ameri..........................................page 22 -Gadzukes (coverless)................page 40 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 3 9 copies of Archie 3 are in the club CGC unrestored: 4.5 ow/w......cyclegirl.......page42 4.5 cr/ow.....143ksk......page21 4.0 cr/ow ...Dannyboy .....page 49 2.5 ow .......Mr.Lodge .....page 20 Raw: -lotemo ..............................................page 16 -Ameri..............................................page 22 1.5 ...GoldenPRguy ........................page 20 .5 (incomplete)... GoldenPRguy ...page 20 .5 (incomplete)... GoldenPRguy ...page 20 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 4 8 copies of Archie 4 are in the club CGC unrestored: 3.5 s.br ...Mr.Lodge ......page 20 3.0 cr/ow ...Dannyboy .....page 49 Raw: - lotemo .....................................................page 17 -143ksk ......................................................page 22 -Ameri.......................................................page 22 - (incomplete)...Chuck Gower............page 38 - (incomplete)...Chuck Gower............page 41 - (restored) ...GoldenPRguy ...............page 20 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 5 5 copies of Archie 5 are in the club Raw: -lotemo .......................................................page 17 -Mr.Lodge ...............................................page 20 -Ameri...................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy.....................................page 24 -jaeldubyoo.............................................page 27 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 6 5 copies of Archie 6 is in the club CGC unrestored: 4.5 ow........143ksk........page 21 3.0 ow......GoldenPRguy.....page 37 Raw: -lotemo .......................................................page 17 -Ameri........................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy........................................page 24 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 7 8 copies of Archie 7 are in the club CGC unrestored: 5.5 ow/w....cyclegirl................page 42 5.5 ow/w ...Mr.Lodge .............page 20 2.5 c/ow ....Gadzukes ...........page 21 Raw: -lotemo .........................................................page 17 -Ameri.........................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy.........................................page 24 -GoldenPRguy.........................................page 24 -GoldenPRguy.........................................page 36 (married cover) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARCHIE 8 5 copies of Archie 8 are in the club CGC unrestored: 2.5 c/ow ...Gadzukes ..........page 21 Raw: -lotemo ...........................................................page 18 -inaflash.......................................................page 22 -Ameri..........................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy..........................................page 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARCHIE 9 5 copies of Archie 9 in the club CGC unrestored: 4.5 ow/w ...143ksk ............page 19 CGC Restored 1.5 (SA)... Brittle... Chuck Gower........... Page 49 Raw: -lotemo ...........................................................page 18 -Ameri...........................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy (High Grade)...................page 24 -Cosmic Farmboy....................................page 26 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARCHIE 10 6 copies of Archie 10 in the club CGC unrestored: 8.0 cr/ow...ColumbiaComics......page 36 6.5 ow/w....Mr Lodge...........page 27 5.0 ow/w ...143ksk ...............page 19 Raw: -lotemo ..........................................................page 18 -Ameri...........................................................page 22 -GoldenPRguy...........................................page 24 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ARCHIE 50 11 copies of Archie 50 in the club CGC unrestored: 7.5 ow....143ksk.....................page 26 6.0 ow....Junkdrawer.............page 40 4.5 cr-ow...Mr Lodge.............page 27 Raw: -lotemo ...........................................................page 18 -GoldenPRguy............................................page 22 -Cosmic Farmboy....................................page 26 -Point Five...................................................page 27 -ChuckGower.....................................................page 38 -ChuckGower.....................................................page 38 -Nick Wire.......(clipped coupon)........................page 41 Edited June 20, 2015 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbcnow Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! post all your copies sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! post all your copies sir waaaghboss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Here's mine. It has moderate restoration although I don't know who did the work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! post all your copies sir Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! post all your copies sir That's an amazing looking cover for a 1.0. Too bad about the brittle pages. I believe Kenny & Matt have a treatment to bring back suppleness to the pages. Since it's so low grade it probably would enhance the value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Here's mine. It has moderate restoration although I don't know who did the work. Great looking copy!!! Has it been graded? Is this one of the other 7.0s? Edited May 15, 2013 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lotemo Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Here's mine. It has moderate restoration although I don't know who did the work. Great looking copy!!! Has it been graded? Is this one of the other 7.0s? I bought it from Met over 10 years ago. It's not been graded but they listed it as 6.0 restored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenPRGuy Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I know I'm late to the party but I'll scan mine and post both as soon as I get back from my travels. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 15, 2013 Author Share Posted May 15, 2013 (edited) Here's mine. It has moderate restoration although I don't know who did the work. Great looking copy!!! Has it been graded? Is this one of the other 7.0s? I bought it from Met over 10 years ago. It's not been graded but they listed it as 6.0 restored. 10 years ago, wow... I'll bet you got it for a fantastic price 10 years ago. how much resto do you think it has? Did Metropolis say? Edited May 15, 2013 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknorebel-migration Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 There are at least 150 existing copies of Archie #1 today. It's a desirable book, but it's far from being scarce. There's always one for sale every other month. Archie #2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are much rarer. There are less than 40 existing copies each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfcityduck Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I know a guy who bought an Archie 1 back around 1972 from a then-prominent dealer. He's had in a safety deposit box since. He tells me he paid $200 for it (a LOT back then), and it is at least an 8.5. This guy owns a lot of GA keys, but I think he's proudest of that Archie 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 There are at least 150 existing copies of Archie #1 today. It's a desirable book, but it's far from being scarce. There's always one for sale every other month. Archie #2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are much rarer. There are less than 40 existing copies each. I'd be interested in knowing where those numbers came from. In my experience I haven't seen what I would call a significant difference in availability of the first six issues of Archie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 And, in keeping with the thread, here's mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 And, in keeping with the thread, here's mine Really really nice. Wow, the cover is still attached. That's amazing for this comic. Did you ever think about erasing the pencil in the "A"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 That is an awesome looking copy! It looks much nicer than a 7.0! Congratulations on a great book! post all your copies sir That's an amazing looking cover for a 1.0. Too bad about the brittle pages. I believe Kenny & Matt have a treatment to bring back suppleness to the pages. Since it's so low grade it probably would enhance the value. Thanks for the suggestion. I handled the book before getting it slabbed. Turned the pages with no negative effect and nothing detached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderphill Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 And, in keeping with the thread, here's mine Really really nice. Wow, the cover is still attached. That's amazing for this comic. Did you ever think about erasing the pencil in the "A"? You dont erase anythign on mega keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb jefferies Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 And, in keeping with the thread, here's mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...