trmoore54 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 My lone Clink win: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 TALES OF SUSPENSE 1-38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 A triumphant feat! I still need a handful to complete my low-grade run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NP_Gresham Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Congrats Tom!! Which issues do you think were the toughest to find? TALES OF SUSPENSE 1-38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 A triumphant feat! Ditto (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetah Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 TALES OF SUSPENSE 1-38 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Awesome! One of the best runs of all time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 TALES OF SUSPENSE 1-38 WOOHOO!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 (edited) THX All! To answer Bill's question...can't really think which were the most difficult issues per se...#4 and5 comes to mind...but it's a whole different kettle of fish in seeking to put together a VG+-FN set than high grade (like Korvac's, Collindey's goal of 7.0 slabbed or higher, and of course the old-schoolers AtlasFan and adamstrange and their uber HG raw beauties)! But it is a great and fun set to put together and I would urge any Pre-Hero fan to give it a shot...books are generally readily available and like any hunt, just a matter of finding the best, most presentable book for the price...which is how I approached it. Actually any time I ever had a book that would grade out 7.0 or higher (which is only a few times), I would send it off for slabbing, sell that book and then re-acquire the book again in VG-FN... But there is something to be said to have the entire run raw in mylars to cruise through from time to time ...and oh yeah...popping one out from time to time as well for a fun nostalgic read...yes...actually reading them! Most of the books I have have a singular flaw or two, some edge problems, or of course the dreaded Marvel chipping (which actually doesn't bother me to no end like for some)...probably the ones in the set that I am keeping an eye out to replace would be the 4, 11 and 25...the 11 presently shown in the set is my former copy (graded out 7.5 White pages...which became Korvac's as part of one of our many dealings...not sure if he still has that one in his set... )...I have a current replacemnt #11 but it's a not very well-presenting VG-ish... The #1 was one of the first books I purchased when I got back into collecting in 2001 on eBay...think I paid about $200 for it...I have it at a solid VG+ (thumbs u Edited June 5, 2011 by trmoore54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTO Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 TALES OF SUSPENSE 1-38 WOW great to see a completed pre-hero set like this I am about a third of the way through my own pre-hero runs of JIM, ST, TOS & TTA The hunt for these runs is an exciting but grueling task so I totally respect and appreciate what you have accomplished here!! Awesome Collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Tom- Still have your former TOS #11. (thumbs u And true to the difficulty factor of finding these books in HG, I've only seen 1 opportunity to upgrade + the seller was asking too much!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Tom- Still have your former TOS #11. (thumbs u And true to the difficulty factor of finding these books in HG, I've only seen 1 opportunity to upgrade + the seller was asking too much!! It is a white-pager! If you do upgrade...you owe it back to me at purchase price... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 But there is something to be said to have the entire run raw in mylars to cruise through from time to time ...and oh yeah...popping one out from time to time as well for a fun nostalgic read...yes...actually reading them! doh\! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvac Saga Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Tom- Still have your former TOS #11. (thumbs u And true to the difficulty factor of finding these books in HG, I've only seen 1 opportunity to upgrade + the seller was asking too much!! It is a white-pager! If you do upgrade...you owe it back to me at purchase price... Sure, no problem. What was it again, $500, $600? Somewhere in there..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydenTO Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 Speaking of TOS 11 I just got my CLink win delivered and it looks amazing in person - who couldn't love this cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trmoore54 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Speaking of TOS 11 I just got my CLink win delivered and it looks amazing in person - who couldn't love this cover! Interesting co-inkeedink... Beautiful! Gotta love the dark chocolate brown covers! Edited June 6, 2011 by trmoore54 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 So which one of you snagged the Edenwald copies of Strange Worlds 1, 2, and 3 in the last Clink auction ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodan57 Posted June 7, 2011 Share Posted June 7, 2011 Looks like a very nice technical 7.5: a number of small cumulative defects. Nicely done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlasFan Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 So which one of you snagged the Edenwald copies of Strange Worlds 1, 2, and 3 in the last Clink auction ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Strange Worlds #3 was always my favorite cover & cover story of the run! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted June 8, 2011 Share Posted June 8, 2011 So which one of you snagged the Edenwald copies of Strange Worlds 1, 2, and 3 in the last Clink auction ? GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Strange Worlds #3 was always my favorite cover & cover story of the run! I also have a soft spot for the other Kirby story in that issue, "I Fly to the Stars". GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
