'PLANET COMICS' (is deserving of its own thread) 29 29

[Flex Mentallo]

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[comicjack]

Northford's  rock  

Edited March 25, 2017 by comicjack

[Flex Mentallo]

4 minutes ago, comicjack said:

Rockford's  rock  

..so presumably Northford's -er- 'north'?

[Flex Mentallo]

8 hours ago, Sqeggs said:

Beautiful copy.  You would never guess from the cover that the pages are Light Tan.  Makes me wonder if perhaps they're just a gnat's eyelash away from cream. 

Damn that eyelash!

[comicjack]

1 minute ago, Flex Mentallo said:

..so presumably Northford's -er- 'north'?

Fixed it to early for old brains 

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Seeing copies of #2 and #71 here on the same page I am struck by the similarities, and the differences. an awful lot changed in the intervening years, but the garish colors, the BEMs, and the babes in rocket suits essentially remained the same, and have cast a very long shadow.

 

The other thing #2 has in common with #71 (and other late issues) is scarcity and demand. [A vg copy of #2 sold on Ebay the other day for a whopping sum.]

 

 

[comicjack]

3 minutes ago, comicjack said:

Fixed it to early for old brains 

Wait do i even have a brain 

[Flex Mentallo]

Just now, comicjack said:

Wait do i even have a brain 

Yes, and a better one than mine I reckon.

[Ltpink2002]

1 hour ago, Flex Mentallo said:

Seeing copies of #2 and #71 here on the same page I am struck by the similarities, and the differences. an awful lot changed in the intervening years, but the garish colors, the BEMs, and the babes in rocket suits essentially remained the same, and have cast a very long shadow.

 

The other thing #2 has in common with #71 (and other late issues) is scarcity and demand. [A vg copy of #2 sold on Ebay the other day for a whopping sum.]

 

 

Very striking colors

[sacentaur]

3 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

Seeing copies of #2 and #71 here on the same page I am struck by the similarities, and the differences. an awful lot changed in the intervening years, but the garish colors, the BEMs, and the babes in rocket suits essentially remained the same, and have cast a very long shadow.

 

The other thing #2 has in common with #71 (and other late issues) is scarcity and demand. [A vg copy of #2 sold on Ebay the other day for a whopping sum.]

 

 

Planet #2, one of my favorite comics (what a cover!) - great copy, Michael. 

[Flex Mentallo]

11 minutes ago, sacentaur said:

Planet #2, one of my favorite comics (what a cover!) - great copy, Michael. 

Thanks Steve. Like the end of run books, #2's cover colors usually seem to endure as printed, don't they? The only 'variants' I've seen appear to be slightly sunfaded, rather than underinked. Someone on these boards has a better CGC graded copy, 7.0(?). And was it Dan or Andy who bought the Larson? There is a 9.4 on the census - dont know if that is the Larson, or perhaps Church? But then there is a huge gap - no VF copies as I recall. Of course the situation changes all the time...

 

About time for you to repost your stonking early copies, Steve!

 

 

Edited March 25, 2017 by Flex Mentallo

[sacentaur]

1 minute ago, Flex Mentallo said:

Thanks Steve. Like the end of run books, #2's cover colors usually seem to endure as printed, don't they? The only 'variants' I've seen appear to be slightly sunfaded, rather than underinked. Someone on these boards has a better CGC graded copy, 7.0(?). And was it Dan or Andy who bought the Larson? There is a 9.4 on the census - dont know if that is the Larson, or perhaps Church? But then there is a huge gap - no VF copies as I recall. Of course the situation changes all the time...

 

About time for you to repost your stonking early copies, Steve!

 

 

I haven't seen a color variant on Planet 2, the cover is always striking to me.

Dan has the Larson.

I need an upgrade on Planet 6 (even the Larson is water-stained, it's in Berk's collection), but it's a toughie.

[sacentaur]

[Flex Mentallo]

Yes, #6 is definitely very tough. I got mine along with the #2 in a package deal with GAtor.

[sacentaur]

This is a de-slabed 8.5, IIRC. Always liked this cover...