THE FANTASTIC FOUR #1 CLUB 14 14

[mar-vell]

David --

 

Great, great, pickup. I had that one in my sights as well but decided not to bid due to bad timing (we are buying a house soon). Enjoy the heck out of that copy! Someday I'll join you in a similar white-paged copy...

 

Congrats!

 

Dan

Thanks Dan

. Trade it for your 6.0 AF 15!

 

I really do appreciate the kinds words from you guys because in a few minutes I have to get on the phone and pay for this prize- hearing how nice it is from other collectors is reassuring.

 

 

 

[mar-vell]

Your copy is what my copy wants to be when it grows up!

 

I can relate as this copy has a baby brother that i give a lot of attention to as my reader copy. I try to tell it to stay just the way you are don't ever grow up!

[Mr. 10%]

Looks like now I have 2 copies

 

 

 

what it go for?

[mar-vell]

Looks like now I have 2 copies

 

 

 

what it go for?

 

$20,250- that last second bidder cost me $1250

[Ghost Town]

I wouldn't sweat that $1250. I keep looking looking at the book and I know it has that whatever-it-is on the lower left corner but it's such a sharp looking copy.

 

By the way, and you might already know this, but I was looking for comparison copies on Heritage and found the same book sold for $23,302.50 in 2014.

 

And the back cover looks amazing.

 

 

[mar-vell]

WOW! thanks Barton for the heads up loving it! Now that its paid for i feel good about and after this

[Straw-Man]

GORGEOUS!!!

[Mr. 10%]

I wouldn't sweat that $1250. I keep looking looking at the book and I know it has that whatever-it-is on the lower left corner but it's such a sharp looking copy.

 

By the way, and you might already know this, but I was looking for comparison copies on Heritage and found the same book sold for $23,302.50 in 2014.

 

And the back cover looks amazing.

 

 

 

Stellar copy man.

Thats a keeper

[Roger66]

[font:Comic Sans MS]Here is my FF1. Solid & supple copy. I haven't sent it in to grade yet. Enjoying it raw. My conservative grade guess is perhaps a 3.0 with a strong lean towards 3.5.[/font]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2016 by Roger66

[Omaha-CGC-Comics]

There it is... Nice copy Roger!

 

 

[Broke as a Joke]

Every time I see a nice FF 1, I'm reminded how this was always the Marvel grail to own when I was growing up and not AF 15. I know times have changed but I still feel that way.

[s14roller]

Pretty sure I need a FF1

[Knightsofold]

I got this on the way!

 

I hope it doesn't fall apart when I crack it out, because I'm excited to read it for real! (reprints don't count)

 

[KirbyJack]

[Captain Canuck]

What are the dimensions for the 1961 FF1 and what is the page count?

 

Any interesting trivia you want to share about this book?

 

What do 1.0, 0.5 and cover less copies sell for?

[Drummy]

Hey there --

 

Best estimate I have for SA comics like FF 1 is usually between 10 and 10 1/4 inches tall and about 6 3/4 inches wide...production might create some minor discrepancies, I suppose. When I get my new FF #1 in hand, I will measure it!

 

1.0 copies show a $1200 - $1600 spread on GPA and 0.5 copies about $1100, maybe less depending on eye appeal. I don't know what coverless might go for.

 

Dan

 

 

[Captain Canuck]

Hey there --

 

Best estimate I have for SA comics like FF 1 is usually between 10 and 10 1/4 inches tall and about 6 3/4 inches wide...production might create some minor discrepancies, I suppose. When I get my new FF #1 in hand, I will measure it!

 

1.0 copies show a $1200 - $1600 spread on GPA and 0.5 copies about $1100, maybe less depending on eye appeal. I don't know what coverless might go for.

 

Dan

 

Online it says standard size of a silver age book from that time is 7 1/8 X 10 1/2, are you saying this book much smaller than that?

[Drummy]

No, I was just going off some trusted websites that deal with comics...if you have better information to answer your question, run with that. Meantime, I will get an official measurement of FF #1 when mine comes in and let you know.

 

Dan

[Captain Canuck]

No, I was just going off some trusted websites that deal with comics...if you have better information to answer your question, run with that. Meantime, I will get an official measurement of FF #1 when mine comes in and let you know.

 

Dan

Thanks Dan!

 

Another boardie just measured 3 of his coverless copies, but I assume they shouldn't be much different than a copy with a cover. "my 3 coverless copies are: 6-15/16" x 10-5/16". I think the cover might add another 1/16" to the height."

 

My AF15 is different again: 6 13/16 X 10 1/4 and my ASM 1 is different again: 6 7/8 X 10 3/16.

 

As we can see sizes on the early Marvel Silver Ages are all over the place, but your estimates were very close.

[Captain Canuck]

I'm little confused why issue 3 and onwards Fantastic Four referred to itself as a magazine? I know MAD called themselves a magazine to get around the comic code, so they could push the boundaries, but I doubt that was what FF was trying to do and they still had the comic code seal on the cover.