Korvac Saga Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 That's one of the best pre-hero Ditko covers! Its become a fast favorite of mine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 I love the Thing prototype cover on ST 94, Cant believe I sold so many of these now (did it to finance a lot of the GA titles). Only have a few left. Damn, used to have so many prototypes, Iron Man, Spiderman, Watcher, Doom, ect How about a parade of prototype covers? Lets start out with ... The Thing. Ben Grimm's image had made quite a few appearances before FF #1... here are a few... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Can you dig the brown cover Korvac? One of these would sit nicely next to your TOS 11... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted November 8, 2008 Share Posted November 8, 2008 Can you dig the brown cover Korvac? One of these would sit nicely next to your TOS 11... I can definitely dig it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 (edited) Here are a few more warm-ups for The Thing. This is a great cover, with a really dynamic splash page. A Two-Headed Thing! Oh, this is one of the lesser White Mountian copies (damn you Marvel Chipping!). Another orange monster... Edited November 9, 2008 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Hey does anyone remember a Buyer on eBay aldzm3...his name was Albert something and he lives in Texas...if I recall he may be a doctor and may have been retired...anyway in 2003 he bought several TOS and a few other Pre-Heros but the guy spent thousands and thousands buying mostly Pre-Hero, both DC and Marvel, Atlas, EC, you name it...talked to him a few times and again, if I recall, he said at the time he had like 2 or 3 AF 15 and 2 or 3 ASM 1...from checking his sales... I'd check his purchases almost daily and he didn't care about grade so much, anything 4.0-ish and better but there were some days where he bought 30 - 50 books...literally for a time it seemed he was the hi-bidder on every single Pre-Hero on a given day... Just curious if anyone remembers or knew/knows the guy...funny, I looked him up just now and his last 20-30 purchases have all been knives... Yes I remember him very well. His name is Albert and about 4-5 years ago he was buying every Atlas Horror book that was offered. I told him about the "Atlas Tales" website which I think he liked very much. He bought Spellbound, World of Fantasy and Uncanny Tales books from me. Excellent buyer who always paid for his comics immediately. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Freak Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Here are a few more warm-ups for The Thing. This is a great cover, with a really dynamic splash page. A Two-Headed Thing! Oh, this is one of the lesser White Mountian copies (damn you Marvel Chipping!). Another orange monster... Wow! Awesome Splash page! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 Wow! Awesome Splash page! Thanks, twords the end of the pre-hero era, there were a couple of very nice Kirby full-page splashes...I will look for more! Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 In the meantime, here is one of my favorite covers that I just got around to scanning! This would have made a wonderful movie poster, dontcha think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 In the meantime, here is one of my favorite covers that I just got around to scanning! This would have made a wonderful movie poster, dontcha think? OOOH...I gotta get me one of those...that cover is AWESOME! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 This currently up for grabs on eBay...highest graded by a long-shot! Me likey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 (edited) This currently up for grabs on eBay...highest graded by a long-shot! Me likey! Looks like a nice book. I wonder how much it will go for? Edited November 14, 2008 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtleboy23 Posted November 14, 2008 Share Posted November 14, 2008 This book just sold a couple weeks ago for around $1600. It came from a guy who had a bunch of pre hero graded books. I bought 14 of his books all 9.0 before he sold the rest on ebay. I know Korvac Saga bought some of his books as well. Maybe the current owner thinks he'll turn a quick dollar. I think it has to be worth at least $2000 to the right buyer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 This book just sold a couple weeks ago for around $1600. It came from a guy who had a bunch of pre hero graded books. I bought 14 of his books all 9.0 before he sold the rest on ebay. I know Korvac Saga bought some of his books as well. Maybe the current owner thinks he'll turn a quick dollar. I think it has to be worth at least $2000 to the right buyer. Do you mind... (a) were the books raw or CGC or both? (b) what books were they (posting some would be cool/appreciated!)? © telling who the seller was? THX in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtleboy23 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Nasir was the collectors name in England. They were cgc graded. TOS 21 23 24 25 26 TTA 7 10 22 26 32 JIM 69 78 74 70. They are in my registry sets under turtleboy23. I'm a computer insufficiently_thoughtful_person. I had to have my friend come over and upload my my TTA 15 a couple posts back. Andrew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Tsk, tsk...Pre-hero books should not be encapsulated...they should be allowed to roam free and breath the fresh air. Shhh. Here comes one now... Edited November 15, 2008 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turtleboy23 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 I agree. That's why I have one in the case and one out of the case. I read the raw comics with my son. We can make a HG comic turn into a LG comic in about 2 seconds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Here is my TTA #2.. Hmm. I wonder what it would look like slabbed??? This issue has 2 thing that I really love in a comic - a Ditko cover and a "Journey to the Center of the Earth" type story..nothing better! BIll Edited November 15, 2008 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 Here is my TTA #2.. Hmm. I wonder what it would look like slabbed??? This issue has 2 thing that I really love in a comic - a Ditko cover and a "Journey to the Center of the Earth" type story..nothing better! BIll And signed no-less... oooh that's a nice one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted November 15, 2008 Share Posted November 15, 2008 (edited) Thanks Tom... Here are a few nice under-rated prehero WORLD OF FANTASYs. Ditko and Heck are at their fantasy best... Edited November 15, 2008 by AtlasFan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
