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Fantastic Comics 3

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Point Five

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Fantastic #3 is one of those 'ones that got away' that will bug me forever. I was collecting the early Fantastic run circa 2002-2006 or so, and passed up more than one shot at an affordable filler copy. Dumb! I just had no idea how nutty the prices would get over time.

 

#3 understandably gets the heat for the cool cover, but I love the surrounding issues as well. I have Fantastic #1, 2 and 4-12. Some really wild covers and stories with classic early-GA-style art, and Fletcher Hanks' Stardust is a demented highlight of every issue.

 

 

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sacentaur

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mine has the same spine split; i think it may be common among copies of this book.

 

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Really nice Billy (I saw that in person too when Peets had it - sun shading on back cover?), and that's (same small spine split) just what I thought of in comparison to the Central Valley copy.

 

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I know where the Central Valley copy has been residing.

 

Ben what's the grade on that one? White pages I'm assuming ?

5.5 and yea white pages.

 

I remember Brian Peets showing me that copy at a Wonder Con several years ago. Beautiful book, brought down in grade by a spine split.

 

Me too, Andy (though it was raw at SDCC quite some time ago).

 

I was tempted despite the price tag (which I do recall). The spine split was neat and not visible in the slab. Book looked high grade.

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I considered it. I was wondering how much restoration it would take to make the copy look presentable...

 

I had one in similar condition, although it had corner missing, and it ran close to $2k. This one doesn't need any pieces added, just a good cleaning and spine reinforcement, so maybe $1k?

 

What level of restoration (I assume extensive rather than moderate), and what was the apparent grade in the end?

 

Sorry, just saw this! Moderate to extensive. Not sure of the final grade, but the eye appeal is in the 9.0 range.

 

Sounds like a result. :applause:

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I considered it. I was wondering how much restoration it would take to make the copy look presentable...

 

I had one in similar condition, although it had corner missing, and it ran close to $2k. This one doesn't need any pieces added, just a good cleaning and spine reinforcement, so maybe $1k?

 

What level of restoration (I assume extensive rather than moderate), and what was the apparent grade in the end?

 

Sorry, just saw this! Moderate to extensive. Not sure of the final grade, but the eye appeal is in the 9.0 range.

 

Sounds like a result. :applause:

 

Kenny did a nice job on it. The book has since moved on to one of the many other Andys on the board.

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The Central Valley Fantastic 3 is a 6.0 with the eye appeal of a 9.4, not or never was a 5.5 as primetime so loudly alluded to.

 

It might be a 6.0 now, but it absolutely was a 5.5. Here's a Central Valley price list from A-1 Comics...

 

Treasury of Comics Number CGC Grade Highest Grade Page Condition Price Notes

Action 24 9.0 w 4750 SOLD!

Action 26 9 x w 7950 SOLD!

Action 27 9 x 8900 SOLD!

Action 30 9.4 x 15950

Adventure 50 5 w 835 SOLD!

Archie 25 9 x w 550 SOLD!

Archie 26 8.5 x w 550 SOLD!

Batman 2 6 w 5000

Batman 3 8.5 w 7000

Batman 4 7.5 w 4400

Batman 5 9.6 x w 23000 SOLD!

Batman 6 9.4 w 14000

Batman 17 7.5 w 1675

Claire Voyant 3 7.5 x w 650 SOLD!

Detective 41 9 w 4900 SOLD!

Detective 44 9.4 x w 10500 SOLD!

Detective 45 F+DNE 1315

Detective 46 9.6 x w 16250

Detective 47 8.5 w 2915

Detective 49 9 x w 3500

Detective 52 9.4 x w 8600

Detective 56 9.2 x w 5000

Detective 59 9 w 3500

Fantastic Comics 3 5.5 w 18750

Four Color 74 9 x w 4000 SOLD!

Jungle 3 8.5 w 1635 SOLD!

Planet 4 9.2 x w 11250

Planet 24 9 1945

Sad Sack 1 9 w 4500

Sad Sack 6 9.2 w 300

Spirit 10 VF+ DNE 400

Spirit 13 9 x w 500

Superman 4 9.2 x 29500

Superman 5 9.4 x w 29500

Superman 6 9 x w 11950

Superman 7 8.5 2700

Superman 8 8.5 w 3700

Superman 9 9.2 x w 14500

Superman 10 9.6 x w 34900

Superman 11 9.2 x w 9600

Superman 12 8 w 1750

Superman 13 7.5 w 2500

Superman 15 9 x w 6975 SOLD!

Superman 16 8 w 1900

Tarzan SS 20 9.4 x w 10000 SOLD!

Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 33 9.2 x w 3000

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The Central Valley Fantastic 3 is a 6.0 with the eye appeal of a 9.4, not or never was a 5.5 as primetime so loudly alluded to.

 

It might be a 6.0 now, but it absolutely was a 5.5. Here's a Central Valley price list from A-1 Comics...

 

Treasury of Comics Number CGC Grade Highest Grade Page Condition Price Notes

Action 24 9.0 w 4750 SOLD!

Action 26 9 x w 7950 SOLD!

Action 27 9 x 8900 SOLD!

Action 30 9.4 x 15950

Adventure 50 5 w 835 SOLD!

Archie 25 9 x w 550 SOLD!

Archie 26 8.5 x w 550 SOLD!

Batman 2 6 w 5000

Batman 3 8.5 w 7000

Batman 4 7.5 w 4400

Batman 5 9.6 x w 23000 SOLD!

Batman 6 9.4 w 14000

Batman 17 7.5 w 1675

Claire Voyant 3 7.5 x w 650 SOLD!

Detective 41 9 w 4900 SOLD!

Detective 44 9.4 x w 10500 SOLD!

Detective 45 F+DNE 1315

Detective 46 9.6 x w 16250

Detective 47 8.5 w 2915

Detective 49 9 x w 3500

Detective 52 9.4 x w 8600

Detective 56 9.2 x w 5000

Detective 59 9 w 3500

Fantastic Comics 3 5.5 w 18750

Four Color 74 9 x w 4000 SOLD!

Jungle 3 8.5 w 1635 SOLD!

Planet 4 9.2 x w 11250

Planet 24 9 1945

Sad Sack 1 9 w 4500

Sad Sack 6 9.2 w 300

Spirit 10 VF+ DNE 400

Spirit 13 9 x w 500

Superman 4 9.2 x 29500

Superman 5 9.4 x w 29500

Superman 6 9 x w 11950

Superman 7 8.5 2700

Superman 8 8.5 w 3700

Superman 9 9.2 x w 14500

Superman 10 9.6 x w 34900

Superman 11 9.2 x w 9600

Superman 12 8 w 1750

Superman 13 7.5 w 2500

Superman 15 9 x w 6975 SOLD!

Superman 16 8 w 1900

Tarzan SS 20 9.4 x w 10000 SOLD!

Walt Disney's Comics & Stories 33 9.2 x w 3000

nice Jeff. I thought it was a 5.5 at some point in its life
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Does anyone know why there were two different ads in the interior front cover of Fantastic 3? Two printings?

 

 

Great catch. I would assume that the House ad version would have come first, and they stopped the presses to ad a paying ad to up the revenue.

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Does anyone know why there were two different ads in the interior front cover of Fantastic 3? Two printings?

 

 

Great catch. I would assume that the House ad version would have come first, and they stopped the presses to ad a paying ad to up the revenue.

 

Ad copy has deadlines like everything else. This makes sense if there was a slip-up, but I bet the advertiser was none too happy.

 

I wonder how often this actually occurred in GA comics. hm

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I like that cover but find the price of a low grade copy is amazing...and the story pictured on the cover is actually in Fantastic 4.

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If an advertising mix-up PO'd Daisy, it might explain why that house ad is repeated in the next issue. lol

 

That makes me curious as to whether the advertising is the same on the inside BC of two differing examples of #3. hm

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The Central Valley Fantastic 3 is a 6.0 with the eye appeal of a 9.4, not or never was a 5.5 as primetime so loudly alluded to.
I almost bought it , when it was in a 5.5 holder, so it absolutely was a 5.5 at the beginning...prime time is correct... (thumbs u
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