L.B. Cole cover thread! Post your favorites by the master! 40 40

[Chief1332]

On 12/22/2021 at 8:26 AM, Ryan. said:

Curious to see where this one ends:

Contact Comics #12 Classic L.B. Cole Sci-Fi Cover Art Golden Age 1946 CGC 2.5 | eBay

Someone loved that comic.  Do you think it is graded fairly? 

 

[Ryan.]

On 12/22/2021 at 9:48 AM, Chief1332 said:

Someone loved that comic.  Do you think it is graded fairly? 

 

Looks generously graded a bit to me, though I heard CGC gives an extra half grade when one of the flaws is love.

[comicjack]

You can have that one or the 6.5 for 10k 

[Ryan.]

On 12/22/2021 at 12:39 PM, comicjack said:

You can have that one or the 6.5 for 10k 

Is that yours? 

[comicjack]

On 12/22/2021 at 12:43 PM, Ryan. said:

Is that yours? 

No i'm happy with the one i got

[manetteska]

Seems like recently more gems are coming out for the holidays.

[comicjack]

On 12/22/2021 at 3:22 PM, manetteska said:

Seems like recently more gems are coming out for the holidays.

People are cashing out do they know more than we do 

[Chief1332]

On 12/22/2021 at 2:23 PM, comicjack said:

People are cashing out do they know more than we do 

Sellers filling the need, or the void established by the buyers maybe.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 12/22/2021 at 12:23 PM, comicjack said:

People are cashing out do they know more than we do 

No. They’re just tired of worrying about it and see a quick exit ramp

me, my worrying has just begun

[october]

Couple new ones. 

[Ryan.]

Nice.

[Rip]

That Popular Teenagers 15 is a stunner

[october]

On 12/23/2021 at 1:24 PM, Rip said:

That Popular Teenagers 15 is a stunner

Thanks. It was priced at under a grand, so had to get it, even though romance isn't usually my thing. Such a great cover.

[manetteska]

[Ryan.]

On 12/22/2021 at 9:26 AM, Ryan. said:

Curious to see where this one ends:

Contact Comics #12 Classic L.B. Cole Sci-Fi Cover Art Golden Age 1946 CGC 2.5 | eBay

$2652 for an ugly 2.5. Interesting.

[Ryan.]

The seller didn't point out that this BB 108 is the Superior edition, and not the Star edition. Hopefully the winning bidder realized what he or she was buying, if that matters.

Blue Bolt 108 CGC 2.5 L.B. Cole Classic Sci-Fi Atomic Age Cover | eBay

[RedGiant]

On 12/27/2021 at 7:59 AM, Ryan. said:

$2652 for an ugly 2.5. Interesting.

Seems cheap to me

[Ryan.]

On 12/27/2021 at 11:02 AM, RedGiant said:

Seems cheap to me

I wonder if the nice looking 6.5 coming up in the MCS January Prime auction took some of the juice off the ebay 2.5.

[GreatCaesarsGhost]

On 12/27/2021 at 8:01 AM, Ryan. said:

The seller didn't point out that this BB 108 is the Superior edition, and not the Star edition. Hopefully the winning bidder realized what he or she was buying, if that matters.

Blue Bolt 108 CGC 2.5 L.B. Cole Classic Sci-Fi Atomic Age Cover | eBay

Pardon my ignorance here. What is the difference?

[Ryan.]

On 12/27/2021 at 12:14 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Pardon my ignorance here. What is the difference?

Superior was a Canadian publisher that had some vague reprinting/distribution rights with certain American publishers, such as Star. In the case of the BB 108 I noticed that the front cover had more green hues than normal and then noticed the CGC label listed Superior as the publisher. This actually made me more interested since these editions are likely rarer and somewhat more interesting to me, and I did put a solid bid in, but I wasn't going to go all out for what is, in my mind, a reprint.