Tales to Astonish Appreciation Thread 1 1

[Korvac Saga]

Thanks Bill!! I can thank/blame Pym for this!! "Join the #59-101 set", he says never suspecting that my competitive nature would force me to keep buying ultra HG TTA's until the #1 spot was mine The TTA monkey is firmly on my back

 

Korvac, you know it all makes so much sense.

It's a great set, and it looks like your pulling together one of the more premier runs together!

Though it's mindful to know, doing some quick sums, I think Doug tops out at about 25,000 points for his mostly PC run of 59-101. The rest of the mere mortals are squabbling around the half way mark of that total. Scary thought.

 

Though I did chuckle when he put his TTA #50 9.8 up in his general sale area a little while back. I think he put an asking price of $8,000 on it.

Now I not sure what noxious plants grow in Florida, but that day I reckon dougy boy had been smoking a good amount of them.

 

Yes BE, Doug's books would clobber anyone's should he decide to enter them in the #59-101 or the #27,#35-101 sets. That would force me into a life of crime so I could buy all of Doug's books

[brasseye]

Yes BE, Doug's books would clobber anyone's should he decide to enter them in the #59-101 or the #27,#35-101 sets. That would force me into a life of crime so I could buy all of Doug's books

 

 

I hear you re Doug books, but criminal is what these books in HG are now going for, is the best description. Nevermind what Doug's pricing would ever be.

I think the books that people got when Filosa sold off his run look like bargain prices now. Pariticularly for the ped copies of various books in the run.

 

It's obviously fair to say for all SA Marvel, (and DC) titles, that as census numbers thicken up, the superior qulaity of certain peds will stand the test, and remain highly sort after.

Even in a field of books grading out the same. People familiar with the peds will know what distinguishes them above other copies of a given book.

 

Yes there are always going to be books that will make ped copies look average from time to time. But for the likes of many collectors who are relying purely on a hazy scan from which to do their sort after high-end purchases, peds provide a certain comfort factor with their on-line purchases.

 

Which I think goes some ways to explaining why that TTA sale in the clink auction for the Boston #82. It was not the highest graded, and what 6? other copies in the same grade. But those who know Boston's, know that they are very clean, crisp books...with dare I say it, a shot at a resub in the case of the #82.

In that case, $1200 looks well spent.

Edited June 29, 2007 by brasseye

[TheWatcher]

My books can't compete with the uber HG examples, but they're in nice condition and I likes them

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Angelo

[Korvac Saga]

Great books Angelo + thanks for sharing HG is nice, but its all about appreciating the books themselves + the great art and stories that they contain. There's nothing like reading the original books, the house ads, the letter pages,etc

These things get lost in reprints and there's no "old comic smell"!!

[Korvac Saga]

Just got these and in the words of a friend from across the pond, "I'm very chuffed!!!

 

 

[Genesis Comics]

Very nice looking 65 there Korvac...nice and white with good qp!! Congrats!!

[Korvac Saga]

Thanks Bill and a Hulk sized Happy Birthday to you!!!!!!

[Genesis Comics]

Thanks!!...is the cover on that 65 as white as it looks???

[Korvac Saga]

Though the flash from the scanner exaggerates it, it's the blindingly whitest Silver age book I've ever seen whatthe

[brasseye]

Though the flash from the scanner exaggerates it, it's the blindingly whitest Silver age book I've ever seen whatthe

 

That is a boast, considering the breadth of your collection!

 

I think a lot of people underestimate the TTA's from this era, simply because of the title continuing from it's GA monster mash/Scifi origins. The numbering sort of obscures their place in the SA continuim.

But those early Hulk issue are early SA books (pre 66'), which are simply hard to get, and 59-69 are the true rarities to get in top order.

Congrats, and well done on securig such a prized book!

 

Edited July 18, 2007 by brasseye

[Guardian Comics]

Two months ago, I made a concious decision to buy and collect only White Mountain books after getting this beauty from our own Rich (Korvac Saga)

 

 

Until this book I had never picked up a TTA in my life but once it arrived I fell in love with it and the pedigree in general.

 

Since then these have all fallen in my lap one way or another and hope to keep my little run going.

 

 

 

 

 

and this one is currently in transit and can't wait to add it to my collection

 

 

Thanks Rich for hooking me on this title, and my wife would also like to thank you as she very much enjoys eating only Kraft Dinner, Beans and Bologna sandwiches all the time At this pace I'll also be a new client for some bankruptcy lawyer as well The whole "Butterfly Effect" thing.

 

Jim

[Korvac Saga]

Kraft Dinner, beans and bologna sandwiches!?!?!?! Luxury!! Its been an all roadkill diet for me and the missus lately. How else can I pay for these books?

Seriously though, great books and a great new TTA collector have joined the fold And things were never the same again..............................they were better dammit (thumbs u

[brasseye]

Kraft Dinner, beans and bologna sandwiches!?!?!?! Luxury!! Its been an all roadkill diet for me and the missus lately. How else can I pay for these books?

Seriously though, great books and a great new TTA collector have joined the fold And things were never the same again..............................they were better dammit (thumbs u

 

 

Korvac, I think road kill will look like 5 star dining soon. CGCw has manged to grab a good amount of the lower graded WM's, from here on in it's 9.6 stratosphere to contend with!

 

If I recall, I think most of the 60's issue's for WM's are 9.6, and gone through Heritage for a minimum of $1000.00 a pop. Ouch!

#57 oooh, 9.6 $3,500....and so on and so on....

 

[Guardian Comics]

I know, I know. #62, 63, 64 and 65 are all 9.6's..#67 is ONLY a 9.4 though not sure what #68 or #69 are, as I haven't found details on those in my research. I wish they could all be 9.0's and 9.2's...of course then it wouldn't be a pedigree

 

BTW I accidentally stumbled onto this one, and it is currently in transit as well. Now I have to include Ebay.UK in all my searches as well.

 

 

Jim

[TheWatcher]

I know, I know. #62, 63, 64 and 65 are all 9.6's..#67 is ONLY a 9.4 though not sure what #68 or #69 are, as I haven't found details on those in my research. I wish they could all be 9.0's and 9.2's...of course then it wouldn't be a pedigree

 

BTW I accidentally stumbled onto this one, and it is currently in transit as well. Now I have to include Ebay.UK in all my searches as well.

 

 

Jim

 

Jim, that's an amazing copy! Those early Ant-Man TTA's are so hard to find in HG. What a spectacular collection your putting together

 

 

Angelo

[Guardian Comics]

Angelo: Thanks...I'm trying. I was afraid to post what I was trying to collect before the Heritage auctions end in early August but then I thought maybe people might actually leave the 2 books I'll be going after alone. Here's crossing my fingers and hoping I'll have another couple of additions to this thread in early August

 

Jim

[TheWatcher]

I'm the same way when it comes to items I'm after in auctions. If there's something I want, I clam up until it's over. Don't want to have to spend more than necessary

 

 

 

Angelo

[Silver Surfer]

Anyone pick up the Mass copy of TTA#100 CGC 9.6 that sold on Comiclink?

[Genesis Comics]

Anyone pick up the Mass copy of TTA#100 CGC 9.6 that sold on Comiclink?

 

[Silver Surfer]

Anyone pick up the Mass copy of TTA#100 CGC 9.6 that sold on Comiclink?

 

 

Post a scan dude, awesome pick up. Looks like a 9.8 and better than the Pacific Coast copy. One of the best reads of that era.