Fiction house anyone? 26 26

[Flex Mentallo]

 

What a stunning cover.

[walclark]

 

One of the rarest of al Fiction House books. Along with #2 the rarest Rangers. In this grade it is more hallucination than reality.

 

I agree. Very tough book. Here's mine (the image is from a Heritage scan... their scans often seem to make the colors a bit brighter than the book looks in hand):

 

 

[walclark]

Just to support Michael’s point about the relative scarcity of these early Rangers, here’s a look at the CGC census numbers for the first 10 issues. I realize this is flawed and there is a bias towards slabbing #1s, but it still gives you an idea of how tough it can be to find the early issues of a pretty widely collected title.

 

#1..... 8 Blue (high 9.6) .....and 5 Purple

#2..... 2 Blue (high 6.0)

#3..... 9 Blue (high 8.5) .....and 1 Purple

#4..... 4 Blue (high 9.2)

#5..... 3 Blue (high 7.5)

#6..... 4 Blue (high 9.4)

#7..... 5 Blue (high 8.5)

#8..... 6 Blue (high 8.5)

#9..... 6 Blue (high 9.2)

#10... 6 Blue (high 8.0)

[cheetah]

Heritage has a tendency to amplify colors a bit too often. I make it a point to have settings that match what the book looks like in hand. I always look at the blue in the CGC label to get an idea as to how bad/good the book is really going to look.

 

IIRC, I think I got my #4 from kelholt.

[kelholt]

Heritage has a tendency to amplify colors a bit too often. I make it a point to have settings that match what the book looks like in hand. I always look at the blue in the CGC label to get an idea as to how bad/good the book is really going to look.

 

IIRC, I think I got my #4 from kelholt.

 

Your right, you got the #4 from me. It is very nice. You have some great Rangers!

 

Here are IMHO the toughest of all Rangers.

 

1. #2 with a cgc census high 6.0 White Pages. This one came from thehumantorch. You simply don't see this one in any condition. I only know of 3, but you would think there are more out there... Maybe not. To me, this one is just as tough as Planet 13,14, or 15.

 

 

2. #15 Cgc census shows 6 total graded. This one is the highest and a Pennsylvania Pedigree.

It seems with most fiction house covers with a girl tied to a tank or airplane, it at least doubles or triples in scarcity.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Flex Mentallo]

I agree about #2 - #15 turns up, but invariably in below VG - that's a fantastic copy Kelly!!

[Flex Mentallo]

Just occurred to me, we have matching bookends!

 

[kelholt]

Just occurred to me, we have matching bookends!

 

 

Never noticed either. That is one nice book!!

[mrmyst]

Anyone have a copy of Rangers #3? If so, please share!! I love that cover and always wanted a copy. There's a low grade in the c-Link March auction preview.

[mrmyst]

This'n

[walclark]

Here you go. It's a deslabbed 6.5 PLOD (SP):

 

 

 

[mrmyst]

Here you go. It's a deslabbed 6.5 PLOD (SP):

 

 

Wanna sell?

[Flex Mentallo]

Here you go. It's a deslabbed 6.5 PLOD (SP):

 

 

 

[999ghosts]

This is one of my favorite covers regardless of title.

 

 

I LOVE this cover. What a beauty!

[Flex Mentallo]

Thanks to cheetah for this one. Taken nearly two decades to find one and it's a very pretty copy.

 

[Flex Mentallo]

Sold off all of my Jumbos and Jungles some years back, but couldn't resist reacquiring this one for the great cover colours! One of my favourite Jungle covers. My only complaint is the cover doesn't relate to the story inside (as far as I remember)!

 

[mrmyst]

Thanks to cheetah for this one. Taken nearly two decades to find one and it's a very pretty copy.

 

I LOVE that cover.

[Flex Mentallo]

Thanks to cheetah for this one. Taken nearly two decades to find one and it's a very pretty copy.

 

I LOVE that cover.

 

I know - it's great isnt it - and for some reason a really tough issue. Why is that so often the case with the best covers?

[cheetah]

Thanks to cheetah for this one. Taken nearly two decades to find one and it's a very pretty copy.

 

I LOVE that cover.

 

I know - it's great isnt it - and for some reason a really tough issue. Why is that so often the case with the best covers?

 

Maybe it prompted kids to hang the covers on their walls.

[Flex Mentallo]

Thanks to cheetah for this one. Taken nearly two decades to find one and it's a very pretty copy.

 

I LOVE that cover.

 

I know - it's great isnt it - and for some reason a really tough issue. Why is that so often the case with the best covers?

 

Maybe it prompted kids to hang the covers on their walls.

 

Or read 'em to death - I would've done.