Fantastic Four #66 – which should I choose?

[vaillant]

Here’s the final showdown between me and FF #66!

One of my favorites books/covers ever, and I have nailed down three copies in the VF to VFNM range which I am very happy with.

 

Copy A was my original copy: good centering, but yellower cover paper. Well coverage of black ink on interiors.

 

Copy B has great centering, white cover stock but has an inside cover stain and weaker coverage of black ink on the interiors.

 

Copy C, which I just got, would be my favorite: white cover stock, about white pages, well printed interiors – would be if not for some miswrap. Dang!

 

Which should I choose?

 

(The background of the scans is different, but they should have all been scanned with the same scanner setup, and thus be represented consistently).

 

 

[etanick]

I would pick C but any of the 3 are nicer than my copy.

[vaillant]

Many thanks Nick! – was about to PM you…

Yes, I’d be inclined towards C too… Too bad about the centering as I was already accustomed to the great centntering of the other copies…

 

I guess I’ve been luckier on this one compared to #65 and #67.

I’d love to offer you a copy but I already promised a friend to sell one of the copies to him, and I think I’ll keep the other two for now as I’m still undecided…

 

I have been less fortunate on the #67 though… if you remember, two copies damaged by yours truly – your copy is better from what I saw in your video.

[etanick]

i have been lucky with 67, probably has a few copies in the VF to NM range but I think none of them has perfect centering.

[Mijael.Levy]

I like the colours of the C

[AJD]

Either B or C, depending on which minor flaw which barely detracts from a beautiful copy of a half-century old comic bothers you the least. Both are collection worthy.

 

 

 

[KDUK]

C looks much sharper from the scans.

 

Love both B & C - if you are looking to sell one

 

[vaillant]

Thanks guys, it‘s hard to choose.

 

FYI, A and B should be around VF+, and C was bought as a VFNM (and surely is nice).

 

I would choose B, even if it has a small water stain noticeable just on the inside cover, but I do care a lot about the best-printed interiors and the black ink coverage of B is not good.

 

C would be the perfect one, cover paper whiteness is awesome and interiors are perfect, but that miswrap annoys me a bit – simply because I have #64, #65 and #67 more or less perfectly centered.

 

@KDUK: Thanks for the interest, but as I told Nick, unfortunately I promised one to another friend, and for now I’ll keep the better two.

[Scturo]

Copy C, don't like miswrap either, but this isn't too bad.

[Mr Sneeze]

Copy B for me Claudio! Very nice books! Let me know if you ever want to let one go.

[DR.X]

C

[JollyComics]

Ordered for FC:

 

C

B

A

 

Ordered for BC

 

B

C

A

 

Despite of the tough black cover.

[Steviehuv66]

A tough choice between copy A and C but I also choose C!

[DavidTheDavid]

Yeah that's tough. I want cover A with cover C's colors. As it is, the colors sway me, and I like C best.