...Astonishing Tales #1-#36 CGC registry set completed (9.2 to 9.8 CGC)

[picon3]

Thought I'd post a quick update. As many of you know, I've been working on finishing a registry set (picon2) of Astonishing Tales from #1 to #36 in high grade and managed to recently complete it.

 

I'd like to thank a number of board members who provided books and/or pointed me in the right direction. Thanks to Barton (Ghost Town), Bill (NP Gresham), Ben (Webeloobie), and Troy (Harley Troy).

 

Also a number of auction sites including eBay, Charm City Comics, Comiclink, World Wide Comics, Metropolis Comics and Pedigree Comics provided nice examples of CGC graded comics.

 

It was a lot of fun to complete. Now on to something else.

Paul~

 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

Congrats on the run!!

 

 

[Point Five]

Very cool. Congrats!

 

 

[steveinthecity]

Great run to complete! Congrats!

 

Astonishing Tales was really a good representation of Marvel's change in direction during the first half (or so) of the 70's. Nice books to have.

[PeterPark]

Bill is the man!

[joeypost]

Very cool.

[Harley Troy]

Congrats my friend!

[Gatsby77]

Do you have a list (or pics) of the books?

[AnthonyTheAbyss]

Impressive and fascinating...

 

Did you purchase most of them CGC graded or bought raw and then submitted them?

 

Most difficult one to find?

[picon3]

Impressive and fascinating...

 

Did you purchase most of them CGC graded or bought raw and then submitted them?

 

Most difficult one to find?

 

All were bought CGC graded with the exception of #14, #20, and #25 which were raw and submitted. The hardest issue to find was #14 because it is a picture frame book which shows every color breaking crease. The #14 and the #20 are both 9.2 CGC. I got lucky on the 25 which came back CGC 9.6.

 

Thanks,

Paul~

[picon3]

Do you have a list (or pics) of the books?

Unfortunately, I don't have a decent scanner (probably should invest in one ). All of the books are listed on the registry under picon2 with the grades for each issue. Paul~

[sterlingcomics]

Congrats. I'm glad someone can finish their collecting goals....

[Ghost Town]

Nice work, Paul!

[NP_Gresham]

Nicely Done Paul

[picon3]

Thanks for the kind words. It was fun putting the set together. Any opinions on whether or not I should try to add the two thirty cent variants, #35 and #36. Thanks as always. Paul~

[Lonzilla]

Congrats on the set! If you really want to have some fun and add to it, get the UK pence variants. Very tough in high grade but those Deathlok UK issues are especially nice

[webeloobie]

well done, Paul! So glad to hear you finished the set. You have more fortitude than I did on that one. Bravo!