How can I tell whether I got a real Amazing Fantasy 15?

[cousin itt]

Assuming the pics in this listing are legit:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201387275318?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D201387275318%26_rdc%3D1

 

then the page beginning with "part 2" should be a "left" page (with the staples on the right), but on yours it isn't. It looks like the original AF 15 had an advertising page after "part 1", putting the beggining of "part 2" on a left page, but yours doesn't have that.

[rckstr1253]

That's a good point, thanks for the tip. I am not sure if maybe some one had restapled it though or not as when I found it, it has dried out crusty masking tape holding it together.

[cousin itt]

So, is the opposite side of your "part 2" page an ad page or a story page?

 

(Also, the bottom of page six should say "continued after next page".)

[rckstr1253]

honestly I don't know. I don't have all the pages. It's missing a few pages.

[rckstr1253]

The only pages I got are the ones I took pics of. I know the inks are better/older than the 80's reprint and any 90's comic....so it has to be old. But like you have pointed out it does have some discrepancies. I do see that some of the pages seem to be correct to the original so maybe its a mix of pages. Like someone bought a few amazing fantasy pages and mixed them with a good repro version? As for me, I doubt its real. I am sure some one would of bought it at half price books for the 50 cents if it was real.

[Primetime]

Here's another catch: on the splash page to part 2, the spider emblem on his back should be "blue" in the original AF15 story. It is "light pink" color in this page.

[Ameri]

The only pages I got are the ones I took pics of. I know the inks are better/older than the 80's reprint and any 90's comic....so it has to be old. But like you have pointed out it does have some discrepancies. I do see that some of the pages seem to be correct to the original so maybe its a mix of pages. Like someone bought a few amazing fantasy pages and mixed them with a good repro version? As for me, I doubt its real. I am sure some one would of bought it at half price books for the 50 cents if it was real.

 

I did a comparison and your Spiderman pages are reprints from Marvel Tales 1 (1964) which would also explain the squarebound staple pulls.

[rckstr1253]

Thanks for the answers guys. I was suspective it was the real deal as I am sure someone would of gobbled up the pages before I got there. It was the one comic I wanted the most as its my favorite comic cover drawing, and favorite super hero. But with everything going on, losing weeks of pay, and just the sadness of my sister, niece, future bro in law, and the baby, I don't really know if I'll be much of a buyer for anything. It's hard to explain but I don't know if I'll ever be happy again. I just feel empty and rather have my family back than the comic I have wanted for so long now.