CAP Freak Posted November 4, 2007 Share Posted November 4, 2007 Haven't been much of a poster lately, but I recently picked up two books that fill in this run and thought it would be cool for you guys to see these in order. Some of these are seldomly seen and are rare in higher grades. So here you go, 25 silver age Superman 10 centers in a row, Superman 105-129: of particular note from someone who has spent years seraching for some of these, the following are stupid hard to get above FINE: 121, 122, 123, 125 and 126. Why? I have no clue. Why is 124 so common? Now, if I could find a decent 103.... Wel worth the wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 I've got to show one of my recent buys from skypinkblu. Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 53, Giant Turtle Man! Attractive mid-grade copy. This is one of my favorite Silver Age DC books. I know that the cover is a twice-recycled pulp cover, but I love it anyway. Like most old favorites, it's partly the nostalgic buzz of remembering the first time I read the book, sitting on the floor of Aunt Mary Alice's and Uncle Jack's living room floor in Lakewood, OH. A bottled city of Kandor story, a weird transformation story, and a time trave story, all for a dime (well, Sharon made me pay more than a dime). CRRRGGG! Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Wow. Now even Jack is being caught up in this chasing for the high grade hype! What has this world come down to!?! Congrats on the purchase. This is a very attractive copy and has some very very nice and clean yellows and greens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Wow. Now even Jack is being caught up in this chasing for the high grade hype! What has this world come down to!?! Congrats on the purchase. This is a very attractive copy and has some very very nice and clean yellows and greens. It's a nice clean front cover, for sure. My scanner oversaturates the yellow -- the background should be more pastel than the text box. Tough to adjust the levels without distorting. Mid-grade copy. Edge tear on the back cover, weak lower right corner. Probably vg+ to fn-, but I'm happy with it. Do you have the original pulp or Superboy precursors, or at least cover scans? (I know I've posted borrowed scans here, but no time to hunt for them now.) Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Outstanding Superboy copy, AS! To close the circle, here's the Pulp cover - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Next, you should go for these - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Outstanding Superboy copy, AS! To close the circle, here's the Pulp cover - Thanks to adamstrange and Scrooge for the precursor covers -- to me, one of the most interesting parts of collecting. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted November 6, 2007 Share Posted November 6, 2007 Very nice! I don't recall seeing this one before. I do have a $2 BTH cover of Jimmy 54 (somewhere). Thanks, Jack Next, you should go for these - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAP Freak Posted November 7, 2007 Share Posted November 7, 2007 Never seen that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selegue Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 I'm posting these 10¢ Lois Lane covers in the Silver Age artist contest over in General and decided to put them here too. Visit General for more comments. Nice Curt Swan cover. Funky copy of (I think) Kurt Schaffenberger's first pencils on a Lois cover. Jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 A few DC War books!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted November 8, 2007 Share Posted November 8, 2007 Very nice. That SSWS 73 seems to only show up in low grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comick1 Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Now, c'mon, Adamstrange! We've had more than a few conversations about how great Grandenetti's work was in Strong Bow. Grandenetti's work appeared solidly between ASW 72 and ASW 93. Strongbow IS in ASW 96, but Grandenetti's tenure ends in #93. I don't have the time to scan everything, but here are a few of the interiors along with the covers. Couldn't resist showing some of the other cool covers along with those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Now, c'mon, Adamstrange! We've had more than a few conversations about how great Grandenetti's work was in Strong Bow. Grandenetti's work appeared solidly between ASW 72 and ASW 93. Strongbow IS in ASW 96, but Grandenetti's tenure ends in #93. I don't have the time to scan everything, but here are a few of the interiors along with the covers. Couldn't resist showing some of the other cool covers along with those. I never see copies of All Star Western!!! Not my favorite run, but it's nice to see decent copies are out there. Super!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I don't think Strong Bow ever suffered a bad artist - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 Now, c'mon, Adamstrange! We've had more than a few conversations about how great Grandenetti's work was in Strong Bow. Forgot about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted November 10, 2007 Share Posted November 10, 2007 I still love this cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comick1 Posted November 11, 2007 Share Posted November 11, 2007 Definitely one of my favs. Love the little "sketched" action shots in the periphery. Goes together nicely with these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blind Owl Posted November 12, 2007 Share Posted November 12, 2007 Charlton 10-center!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
