Sharkey Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Yo, yo, yo! Props to the Prototypes.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burntboy Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yo, yo, yo! Props to the Prototypes.... is the shadow on the wall the Antman "prototype"??? you can see kirby in the faces and poses of the street people, but that "Martian" definitely has the Ditko "hairline" going........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 That cover doesn't look like a Ayers ink job though..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey Posted January 7, 2005 Share Posted January 7, 2005 I always wondered if Reinman inked a few of those covers.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_Burton-migration Posted January 8, 2005 Share Posted January 8, 2005 Mystic #57 I believe is an Ant-Man prototype or at least one of them. It has a really cool Bill Everett cover too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) sorry if this one and the next couple are repeats but i already have them scanned. i'll try and toss a couple more on the scanner in a bit. Edited February 13, 2005 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 (edited) here's the followup to ST 80 Edited February 13, 2005 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted February 13, 2005 Share Posted February 13, 2005 Man, those are nice copies. Are they from a pedigree collection "with the pen arrival date"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I suppose the marking would turn off the hardcore SA collectors but I'm mostly 50s and earlier so they bother me not in the least. These are both White Mountain copies from Bob Overstreet's collection. I had them, let them get away (good trades for all concerned), and then had to wait years to re-acquire. it was painful, *sniffle*; i don't really want to talk about it right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Beautiful books!!!!! Are you planning on getting them CGC'd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayman Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I suppose the marking would turn off the hardcore SA collectors but I'm mostly 50s and earlier so they bother me not in the least. These are both White Mountain copies from Bob Overstreet's collection. I had them, let them get away (good trades for all concerned), and then had to wait years to re-acquire. it was painful, *sniffle*; i don't really want to talk about it right now. But you got 'em back home where they belong! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Poster: sfilosa Subject: Re: Pre- Hero Marvels!!!! Beautiful books!!!!! Are you planning on getting them CGC'd? if you owned a Degas, would you put it behind a couple layers of glass to dim the colors and obscure the details? i don't mean to give you a hard time, here's my thoughts from another thread: http://boards.collectors-society.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=717952&page=0&fpart=4&vc=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Cool!!!! Obviously, you like your books raw which is great. And since these beauties will probably not leave your possession again, probably no reason to slab them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baklo Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Those are probably the prettiest copies of those issues I may ever see!!! Thanks for posting the scans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I do occasionally take the books out for my own viewing and for guests. It's always amazing to me when you have the privelege of seeing the best copies in all their glory. As pretty as they look in the mylar, they look so more stunning out of it. Nor can the scans do them justice -- there are colors on the book that just don't come out right. (My brother the photographs that I have of a number of my books as opposed to scans. Next to the real thing, I'm partial to scans.) Mylar has a grayish-yellow cast to it, so it is especially deadly to books where red and orange predominate. On a number of occasions I've first shown a person a book nested in a couple mylars, getting a ho-hum response. Upon taking it out, it's always fun to see their reaction. I cannot tell you how many times I've gasped when a fellow collector, going above and beyond the call of duty, takes a Mile High, San Franciscos, or Allentowns out of the mylar. Comics are too cool to be caged -- they were meant to roam free! A couple more scans to follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) JIM 60 Edited February 14, 2005 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 (edited) ST 97 I must admit that I would never have owned these but for the encouragement and assistance of a couple fellow collectors. This image is not quite as good as my other scans as I didn't take the book out of the mylar. Edited February 14, 2005 by adamstrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfilosa Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Some more beauties!!!! I definitely agree that seeing these in all their glory (i.e. not in plastic) is a whole different experience. I have several White Mountains and Circle 8's that I bought pre-CGC and seeing the cover gloss 3-D look is amazing. That's also why I do love PEDIGREE BOOKS. Usually, they have LIKE NEW GLOSS and that's the extra kick that makes them worth the premium to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkey Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Um, nice books (we need a graemlin for drooling) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Hook Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Hey, Rhino....should we just stick steel pins in our eyes NOW? We'll never see sweeter looking copies of those books! Thanks for posting Mr. Strange! Red Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
