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Church Jungles Are Running Up

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Vision75

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OK ... what a night ... :P None of the jungles went for ten cents and that's for sure. Now that it's over here's some of what I liked and didn't like in the run. If I don't comment on a book then I find it unremarkable and have no real interest in it or just plain don't like it for one reason or another.

 

I'm going to buy a church copy ... surely one will fall to me ... Surely something will be under 2K ... Goal buy a book within the the first 50 .... but not just any book I have to like it so here we go what I pondered.

 

1 - liked the red eyes on the lion and the touch of purple on the ladies undergarment and weird it appears the shooter is going to kill Kaanga, Cost way to much ... I'd rather have several of the others than just this one. Although this is one of the better covers.

5 - cool not killing any animals just beating up a gorilla - a skull bad guy cool. My favorite in the first ten. Liek the blue logo top ... the red in the logo is fairly strong. Book goes way high ... what over 10k I'm out.

 

6 - the artwork is muddy or something Kaanga stands out, but you have to look close to see what else is going on .... although it is interesting to note - the native men are totally naked and the woman is clothed - don't really like the cover. Sort of like the black and white logo back ground ... maybe it will go cheap ... but it doesn't.

 

7- the back cover of this book had problems ... graded high for a 9.2...don't like how Kaanga is drawn...prettiest lady since 1 ... guess I could settle for this one, not a favorite, ut damsal in distress ... price explodes forget that one.

 

8- love it and hate it ... like the same logo blue as 5 and the ferocious lion attacking, but the one Kaanga is standing on looks emaciated ... he killed a starving lion. If it goes on the cheap side mean 2 or 3 times guide maybe ... nope

 

9- the elephants eyes look whacked out and the elephant tusks are drawn in such a way that if you look at them at the right angle it looks like they are curving down instead of up ... of course look at them from another angle and they are curving up ... anyway i did like him saving the lady ... damsal in distress covers are some of my favorites ... some refer to beauty and the beast covers on the planets ... i like the sub genre of damsals in distress, and this one is decent, but not the best. I guess I could settle ... what now it's 5k forget that.

 

11-Really love this cover and the color scheme and the dinosaurs ... could this be the first dinosaurs on a comic cover? Went for just too much money for me ... so many other books I could buy ... but it is still a very pretty book. No damsal in distress here ... and she's far in the distance ... hence I prefer the 21, but this is still a cool book. I would have paid 3 or 4 grand :tonofbricks: I was no where close. 5 times guide maybe .... 10 times no way ...

 

14. It's rare ... people like it ... pondered bidding as it is a stand out and then I looked at it and realized I don't like slobbering gorillas and looking into his nose holes ... and the lady is not dominant although she is a damsal in distress. Ultimately I don't like this cover. Went for a little less as the grade was what an 8.5? But I just don't like the book. I do want to buy a book, but I have to like it. Price alone won't do it.

 

15. Really don't like the zebra man, somebody else must like it because they sure paid a lot more than I would for it.

 

16. Don't like the angry wooly mammoth cover either ... looks weird. 2nd Dinosaur cover ... kinda stinky in my opinion ... not even bothering to bid ... and it goes ridiculously high as well.

 

17. Dinosaur cover 3 - don't like it is as much as the 11, but maybe I could buy it as sort of a consolation prize ... nope their it goes good by now I'm thinking well maybe I'll pay 2 or 3 k for one ... but it goes to high for my now higher bid limit.

 

18. I like this cover ... as the lady is appealingly drawn ... so many of the ladies on these books look angry or drawn lacking detail ... but don't like the leopard going to get it ... oh I'm going for this one .... 3 k should do it ... no no it won't... doesn't matter my favorite covers are still to come.

 

21. :cloud9: My second favorite cover ... only thing is I'm not crazy about the yellow logo and if the title is supposed to be red this one doesn't have the best color, but my boy is with me and agrees the alligator dinosaur is crazy and this is his favorite cover ... we love his eyes and fangs and his tail ... and the lady is definitely a damsal in distress I'm going to bid strong ... OK 4 grand ... what ... OK 5k ... what ?? still higher I think it went for 5600 ... I put in a bid for 5800 or an amount 200 higher than the winning bid .. with what I thought was time left but it popped up and said bid was in too late? What? I kept refreshing and it said there was like 15 seconds left ... but then it popped up ... too late item sold or whatever ... oh well ... it's probably for the best anyway ... I didn't really want to spend that much. I think these are great books, but it's auction fever ...the prices are overly heated :D Must stop bidding .... rather have a Timely or something ... still a cool book.

 

I wonder is it just one bidder going for them all ... I haven't seen anybody on the boards post any wins ... was thinking the collection might get spread around some, but it may be kept intact ... waiting to see if anybody shows off their wins.

 

Now I'm re-gathering my resolve to not over-bid my original 2k price especially as we are moving later in the run ...

 

23 - I do like this cover ... one of the rare times the lion gets a good lick in on Kaanga ... Notice the claws tearing open his chest ... Kaanga heals fast as his chest looks fine on the front of issue 24 :)

 

Several books from here to 25 have some appeal to me 28, 31, 36, 37, 41 ... but they all go for thousands and I've given up ... and then the deal pops up ... at least by price relative to the others.

 

46 :cloud9: This is my favorite cover in the run. This is the predecessor to the complimentary 85 - Well, iIt's not a CGC 9 plus, The book is slightly mis-cut, but it's not distracting and it's a mile high and it's so fresh ... regardless of grade, but they book and not the label. It presents well. I looked at the Rockford copy which is 9.2 on the pedigree site, and this copy is brighter with much better color. I like this ferocious gorilla far more than the drooling thing on the 14. And compared to the Rockford copy ... the gorillas fingers are not cut off ... This gorilla is drawn really well ... he's not a drooling insufficiently_thoughtful_person - but a ferocious beast ... This is also one of the prettiest ladies in the run in my opinion ... a real damsal in distress 2c ... Kaanga is drawn well ... I just think it is the best Jungle cover. And it turns out to be a book that finally went for under 2k... How come? Surely the 8.5 grade and not being the hightest graded copy held back the bidding, but considering how nuts many of the other books went this book went for somewhat less ... not sure what the final price was, but it was close to 2k ... To me this is just so well .... for lack of a better word ... JUNGLE

 

My favorite covers in order under 100 without regard to Gerber rarity or pricing are the ... 46, 21, 11, 85, and 5

 

I wrote this just because I was hoping for a little more chatter tonight ... and since there weren't any ... I figured it was time for me to contribute some food for thought. Hopefully you'll have fun reading this.

 

Nice analysis there Black Terror. I have never been a fan of Jungle Comics but must admit I got caught up in the feverish action. Some of the colors on the covers, just breathtaking. I put some STRONG bids on a few but came up short, the under-bidder a few times. Shoot, maybe I would have regretted winning them the next day if I had won. 4k for a mid-run Jungle? It does sound ridiculous. I think I was bidding much more because they were Mile Highs, and the inherent beauty of that collection, than any interest in the title.

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21. I put in a bid for 5800 or an amount 200 higher than the winning bid .. with what I thought was time left but it popped up and said bid was in too late? What? I kept refreshing and it said there was like 15 seconds left ... but then it popped up ... too late item sold or whatever ... oh well ...

 

I have really grown to dislike this CC "stoppage time" system. Either set a fixed end time -- a la eBay and CLink -- or hold a real auction -- a la Heritage.

 

As it is, you have to jump from one book to the next, continually refresh ... and tear your hair out. :pullhair: Honestly, unless it's a book I really, really want, i'm going to either skip it or put in an early bid and forget about it.

 

46 This is my favorite cover in the run. This is the predecessor to the complimentary 85 - Well, iIt's not a CGC 9 plus, The book is slightly mis-cut, but it's not distracting and it's a mile high and it's so fresh ... regardless of grade, but they book and not the label. It presents well. I looked at the Rockford copy which is 9.2 on the pedigree site, and this copy is brighter with much better color. I like this ferocious gorilla far more than the drooling thing on the 14. And compared to the Rockford copy ... the gorillas fingers are not cut off ... This gorilla is drawn really well ... he's not a drooling insufficiently_thoughtful_person - but a ferocious beast ... This is also one of the prettiest ladies in the run in my opinion ... a real damsal in distress 2c ... Kaanga is drawn well ... I just think it is the best Jungle cover. And it turns out to be a book that finally went for under 2k... How come? Surely the 8.5 grade and not being the hightest graded copy held back the bidding, but considering how nuts many of the other books went this book went for somewhat less ... not sure what the final price was, but it was close to 2k ... To me this is just so well .... for lack of a better word ... JUNGLE

 

So ... you won this one? hm

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:luhv:

I already have my copy and it's peachy.

 

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I won zero and I bid on zero so none of it is my fault.

 

The fact that you weren't bidding makes me chuckle. My apologies for falsely attributing several over-bids to you and cursing you under my breath last night..."Why won't that @#&*ing Cheetah let anyone else have these beautiful Mile Highs?!" lol

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