KirbyJack Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Bumping this with a little story from my LCS. Today, as I was on my way out the door, the owner asked me to go thru a collection he was considering. I'm WAY more into silver age than he, so I'm pulling out the keys while he's looking stuff up. Here's a Superboy #68 (1st Bizarro), there's a Green Lantern #40... and oh my, here's a Showcase #9! A solid VG from an original owner collection. It was really fun, but I had to get going before I found out what he'll charge for it, or if he'll even buy the collection. I'll update when I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I am Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Two more scans from my collection: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Some more pretty copies from the Hepest cat around these parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 Here then are two more scans: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPLZ Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Just received this one : There was several showcase #15 for sale lately, mainly with cream to off-white pages. This one is a correct mid-grade copy, a lot of creases on the cover though. I am not very fan of Bob Brown art but Space Rangers issues are OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BPLZ Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Very nice issues Hepcat. I always loved "Angel and Ape", should have get a longer run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Just received this one : There was several showcase #15 for sale lately, mainly with cream to off-white pages. This one is a correct mid-grade copy, a lot of creases on the cover though. I am not very fan of Bob Brown art but Space Rangers issues are OK. That's a decent copy and I know what'cha mean, I got "the other" copy (just before this one was posted for sale). They're not easy to find in any decent grades - it was quite a surprise to see 2 in the same grade about a week or two apart. I'm still hunting for a Showcase #16 - which is also hard to find in higher grades. Some new acquisitions coming from various sources - I'll be posting these new puppies soon. Keep em' coming (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 Here then are two more scans: Angel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 I am currently trying to list all the CGC pedigree Showcases. Savannah is the easiest pedigree to track with more than 75 books listed over the web. If you are interested in this list, don't hesitate to ask me ! I currently have 9 in my registry set. BTW, I unobscurred my sets so if you want to check out the pedigree's I have in there feel free. Off the top of my head, I have a few Savannah's (4, 13 & 71), Rocky Mountain (36, 41) and a few Mohawks (37, 47, 48, 49, 51) and maybe more, I don't have time to look right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) They're not easy to find in any decent grades - it was quite a surprise to see 2 in the same grade about a week or two apart. I'm still hunting for a Showcase #16 - which is also hard to find in higher grades. Oh I agree! The Showcase Space Ranger issues are absolutely brutal to find in high grade, partially because Space Ranger was/is not among DC's more popular series with collectors. Edited June 25, 2014 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 So true. DC had this thing about pitting weird alien beasts against their heroes, Challengers, Batman and Superman family books were especially dreadful, but it permeated throughout so many of their titles. Someone started a thread about absurd DC monsters - it might have been you Hep I have to admit though, I was very young and impressionable and eating it up, raised on a steady diet of 50's science fiction movies and TV shows like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. I just loved reading that junk. Granted it doesn't hold up so well over time, and probably is the reason why Marvel captured the older high school and college age readers dealing with teenage angst and such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hepcat Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 (edited) I have to admit though, I was very young and impressionable and eating it up, raised on a steady diet of 50's science fiction movies and TV shows like The Outer Limits and The Twilight Zone. I just loved reading that junk. Granted it doesn't hold up so well over time, and probably is the reason why Marvel captured the older high school and college age readers dealing with teenage angst and such. Yes, and Marvel was also reeling in the younger reader who was still the bread and butter of the comic market by featuring punch-ups between everybody on every second page. That plus the fact that Stan Lee was drawing in youngsters by making it seem as if the reader was part of what was happening. Here though are scans of a couple more of my Showcase comics: Edited June 25, 2014 by Hepcat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Just picked this up. A grail of sorts for me. If it wasn't for the Metal Men, I may not have ever taken up comics. I have never owned a copy of this book until now and this is one sweet copy; beautiful and amazing color strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam I am Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Wow. Great copy. I'm hunting a nice copy like that as well for my set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted June 26, 2014 Share Posted June 26, 2014 Just picked this up. A grail of sorts for me. If it wasn't for the Metal Men, I may not have ever taken up comics. I have never owned a copy of this book until now and this is one sweet copy; beautiful and amazing color strike. Great book, great copy !!!! Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Just picked this up. A grail of sorts for me. If it wasn't for the Metal Men, I may not have ever taken up comics. I have never owned a copy of this book until now and this is one sweet copy; beautiful and amazing color strike. Great book, great copy !!!! Congrats. The image doesn't do it justice. It looks soooooo much better in person. Those scratches are on the CGC case and not on the book. Now if they would just get on it and make a Metal Men movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boba Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Showcase #37 is one of the best covers in the entire run, IMHO (thumbs u That's a sweet copy! You hardly see any of these over 4.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roulette44 Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaylam Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 One thing I've noticed of these Metal Men appearances in Showcase is that Gold and Mercury are colored a bit differently. Gold is just yellow and Mercury is kind of pinkish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
