Subby 7... last of my most recent LCS purchases

[Susanville]

Submariner 7... Always liked this cover. I put a blue piece of paper behind the front cover so it's not the white of the cover on the white of the scanner cover. As an aside, I also picked up TTA (2nd series) #7 which is a reprint of this cover although it's less black and white and has more modern cars, etc. Anyway, let me know what you think.

 

Front Cover:

 

Back Cover:

[shadow_wolf-migration]

Awesome cover how much did you pay for it?

[FFB]

Nice book with a great photo background. I'd say somewhere around an 8.0 to 8.5.

[divad]

SV,

 

Nice book, great cover, two questions:

 

1) Is that a smudge above Subby's head in the photo? Or is that supposed to be like that?

 

2) Who's motorcade is that? Is that Fidel Castro sitting on the roof of the second convertible?

[*paull*]

That light area above Subby's head is the same on my copy.

[Susanville]

SV,

 

Nice book, great cover, two questions:

 

1) Is that a smudge above Subby's head in the photo? Or is that supposed to be like that?

 

2) Who's motorcade is that? Is that Fidel Castro sitting on the roof of the second convertible?

 

Definitely not a smudge. They've added some "grey" into the picture along the edges of the buildings (I'm not sure why) and that's just the affect of some "greying" that they did. I had to look at the actual copy, though, because in the scan, it does look like a smudge. Good catch.

 

It's not Fidel, that's for sure. Not sure who it is or even where it is (although you'd assume NYC) but since it's '68, it could be a parade for an astronaut but I don't think so because those were more ticker-tape in nature and there isn't any ticker-taping going on. Maybe the World Series winner that year? This is dated 11/68. Who won in '68?

 

As to what I paid for it, since I bought it with several other books, my LCS guy gave me a discount and I bought this for $12. I don't think I did too bad but it's my money and I can spend it where I want!

 

This book's got some nice white pages too. Does anyone think that the mis-wrap will have an affect on the grade? If so, how much?

[divad]

That light area above Subby's head is the same on my copy.

 

Thanks Paul, I'll go to 9.0 and possibly 9.2 if that turns out to be Fidel

[*paull*]

That's a great buy at $12! Good job...

[Silver Surfer]

9.2-9.4. Very nice, you should submit it. Do you mind if I ask what you paid for it?

[divad]

This book's got some nice white pages too. Does anyone think that the mis-wrap will have an affect on the grade? If so, how much?

 

White pages . . . mis-wrap won't affect your grade at all (except that it does make those couple of spine creases easier to see!) Good work!

 

I'd leave it in a 4-mil Mylar and enjoy it - I just love gray-tone photo covers!

 

1968 World Series - Mickey Lolich and the Detroit Tigers 4-3 in seven games over the St. Louis Cardinals.

[Aces]

9.0

[divad]

That light area above Subby's head is the same on my copy.

 

I checked my Gerber's Guide last night - it's got the extra gray area as well above his head.

[garthgantu]

I'd agree w/Aces and others - around a 9.0.

 

Lolich (and 30-game winner Denny McLain, now doing time for several things) avenged their World Series loss of the previous season by downing the Cards in '68.

 

I think that was the Series where McCarver went out to talk to Gibson during a game where Gibson had actually walked a guy (gasp) and Gibson said "what the hell are you doing out here?" and McCarver said "I was just gonna talk to you about pitching to the next batter," and Gibson replied: "the only thing you know about my pitching is that you can't hit - now get f*[#@$%!!!] back behind the plate where you belong."

[divad]

SV,

 

Nice book, great cover, two questions:

 

2) Who's motorcade is that? Is that Fidel Castro sitting on the roof of the second convertible?

 

It's not Fidel, that's for sure. Not sure who it is or even where it is (although you'd assume NYC) but since it's '68, it could be a parade for an astronaut but I don't think so because those were more ticker-tape in nature and there isn't any ticker-taping going on. Maybe the World Series winner that year? This is dated 11/68. Who won in '68?

 

After a little research, I've confirmed my suspicion that it is 5th Avenue in New York, and with SV's suggestion, that it appears to be a photo from John Glenn's famous ticker-tape parade. Here's another shot of the parade, perhaps later, along the same route: