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Ameri

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Thanks for the OSPG information on the Funny Picture Stories #7. It was difficult trying to find a picture of the cover on the internet but there was one earlier in this thread. It's a pretty politically incorrect cover for sure, not unlike the More Fun 18.

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Blind Owl

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Almost a month without a new post, so lets get this thread smokin again!!

 

Fresh out of its tomb! white pages that smell like mountain high air,

(that spot above the N is the scan not the book) doh!

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Congrats on a great book Bunky!!!! (worship)

 

On other scans of this book I noticed another similar white mark or indentation in between the letter F & U in the logo...maybe they didn't clean their scanner either, but I'm relieved to see no such thing on your scan. :applause:

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Blind Owl

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Wow, it's been awhile since we've had a post in this long-running Centaur thread!

 

Anyways, I was flipping through the new OS guide and noticed that Funny Picture Stories #7 has been broken out in the guide from its surrounding issues. I actually went back to last year's guide and it seem that this was when the breakout was done. I am always way behind the times! lol

 

Does any of the Centaur experts here know anything about this book besides the fact that it has a racial humour theme cover? Is it really a tough book to find since Overstreet is now denoting it as a "rare" book in the price guide?

 

I am totally shocked at the price movement on this book as it has really shot up the Centaur charts in a short period of time. The 2010 guide showed a 60% increase from $1,250 up to $2,000 when it was broken out. This has now been followed up by a further 40% price increase from $2,000 up to $2,800. This amounts to an overall price increase of 124% over a short 2-year time period. :o

 

Is there another Centaur book or even any other GA to show this type of increase in guide price during this same time period? The only one that I can think of is 'Tec #27 which is also over 100%, but this had some highly publicized solid sales behind it.

 

Anybody aware of any documented sales for this Funny Picture Stories or is this another relatively unknown (keep quiet until I get one) and impossible Centaur book that would blow the price guide out of the water similar to Amazing Man #26 which is only denoted as "scarce" in the guide? hm

 

I suppose it's to his credit that Overstreet is finally catching up here and there with some of these books (Maybe they do listen to Rick sometimes). hm

 

But in reality he is off on about 50% of the Centaur line (maybe more) especially in higher grades. We probably shouldn't mention it, maybe that way these books will still be affordable for some of us. :grin:

 

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Flex Mentallo

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:bump:

 

Wow, it's been awhile since we've had a post in this long-running Centaur thread!

 

Anyways, I was flipping through the new OS guide and noticed that Funny Picture Stories #7 has been broken out in the guide from its surrounding issues. I actually went back to last year's guide and it seem that this was when the breakout was done. I am always way behind the times! lol

 

Does any of the Centaur experts here know anything about this book besides the fact that it has a racial humour theme cover? Is it really a tough book to find since Overstreet is now denoting it as a "rare" book in the price guide?

 

I am totally shocked at the price movement on this book as it has really shot up the Centaur charts in a short period of time. The 2010 guide showed a 60% increase from $1,250 up to $2,000 when it was broken out. This has now been followed up by a further 40% price increase from $2,000 up to $2,800. This amounts to an overall price increase of 124% over a short 2-year time period. :o

 

Is there another Centaur book or even any other GA to show this type of increase in guide price during this same time period? The only one that I can think of is 'Tec #27 which is also over 100%, but this had some highly publicized solid sales behind it.

 

Anybody aware of any documented sales for this Funny Picture Stories or is this another relatively unknown (keep quiet until I get one) and impossible Centaur book that would blow the price guide out of the water similar to Amazing Man #26 which is only denoted as "scarce" in the guide? hm

 

I suppose it's to his credit that Overstreet is finally catching up here and there with some of these books (Maybe they do listen to Rick sometimes). hm

 

But in reality he is off on about 50% of the Centaur line (maybe more) especially in higher grades. We probably shouldn't mention it, maybe that way these books will still be affordable for some of us. :grin:

 

Sssshhhh! lol

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Anyways, I was flipping through the new OS guide and noticed that Funny Picture Stories #7 has been broken out in the guide from its surrounding issues. I actually went back to last year's guide and it seem that this was when the breakout was done. I am always way behind the times! lol

 

 

Me too! Had not noticed that the FPS #7 was broken out and now labelled "rare". Not sure why. It is a tough issue (as are most Centaurs), but I think there are other issues that many would consider rarer. The odd thing about Centaur runs is one issue is commonly available, while the issue before or after is as rare as hen's teeth!

 

Cover art is crude - last issue published by Comics Magazine for this title.

 

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lou_fine

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Thanks for the OSPG information on the Funny Picture Stories #7. It was difficult trying to find a picture of the cover on the internet but there was one earlier in this thread. It's a pretty politically incorrect cover for sure, not unlike the More Fun 18.

 

Wow, it took me a long time to find the one that you had mentioned earlier in the thread as it was way back on Page 103 from early 2008. Saw a lot of other supposedly rare Centaurs before I was finally able to see this one.

 

Not surprisingly, it looks like a pretty nice copy from our premiere Centaur collector, namely Jon Berk himself. I wonder if Win and some of the other prominent Centaur collectors such as Ryan H would have some idea if this issue is as truly rare as Overstreet thinks and warrants denoting it as a "rare" book. Certainly something that OS doesn't tend to do very often. ???

 

BTW: I just checked the Mile High catalogue and there is supposed to be a NM copy of this issue which was available then at the outragous price of $30. At these kind of prices, I am surprised that it took Chuck so long to sell off his Church books.

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We need to keep this thread grinding along

 

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Nice Spoon Ryan Christmas cover there, Bunky!

 

And Fuel, just saw your nice AMF #3 on the last page, great pick up! The Everett story in there is a beaut.

 

Is it me, or is anyone else TOTALLY stalled on their Centaur buying? I'm down to some really tough issues (AMF #4, 2/1, 23), and may be an old man before I see any of those. :preach: Drives me crazy.

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Least Exciting Comic Book Action Sequence Ever

 

Frank Frollo drew for Funny Picture Stories #11 (Nov 1938)

 

http://thatsmyskull.blogspot.com/2011/09/least-exciting-comic-book-action.html

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