Popular Post entalmighty1 Posted June 14, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 14, 2017 When the auction listing first came out, I really only had 1 book in mind that I would absolutely be taking home, no matter the price. Glad it was a cheap one. 1950's war comics, Ricksneatstuff, SushiX and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 I guess if you're going to bid on books in a Berk auction you ought to pick up at least one Larson. One of the first articles on the GA I can recall reading was about Frank Thomas and his work on the Owl. Don't remember what fanzine it was in. Maybe Alter Ego? SushiX, sagii and Twistty1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: I guess if you're going to bid on books in a Berk auction you ought to pick up at least one Larson. One of the first articles on the GA I can recall reading was about Frank Thomas and his work on the Owl. Don't remember what fanzine it was in. Maybe Alter Ego? My thinking exactly Tony (on the Larson front). Nice one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Straw-Man said: i hope the owning is more fun than the extended bidding crucible. Worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flex Mentallo Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 hour ago, Sqeggs said: I guess if you're going to bid on books in a Berk auction you ought to pick up at least one Larson. One of the first articles on the GA I can recall reading was about Frank Thomas and his work on the Owl. Don't remember what fanzine it was in. Maybe Alter Ego? Building up a nice haul there Tony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Joe Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 11 hours ago, Twistty1 said: I've been after a nice looking copy of this one. Great book, recently upgraded my copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Flex Mentallo said: Anyone have the hammer prices on ALL the Fantastic issues ? The only one discussed was the 3. There was quite a lot of buzz around them and just curious how they performed. A link to the issues could also work. Thanks. Edited June 14, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 6 hours ago, 1koko said: I tried to win a few. Did win the #16 So, that was you I was competing against for the FC 16 before I finally dropped out. I was actually more interested in the FC 15 before it went somewhere I didn't want it to go. Thought both of these books would have gone cheaper since they were only 8.5 graded copies, but no chance of that happening in the end. Congrats on your FC 16 with the nice deep purples. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 hours ago, entalmighty1 said: When the auction listing first came out, I really only had 1 book in mind that I would absolutely be taking home, no matter the price. Glad it was a cheap one. One killer rare and cool funny book! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Anyone have the hammer prices on ALL the Fantastic issues ? The only one discussed was the 3. There was quite a lot of buzz around them and just curious how they performed. Thanks. Somehow I lost the #1, I think that was $63K 2 -- 9609 3 -- 243000 4 -- 6409 5 -- 23956 6 -- 8009 7 -- 7266 21 -- 15200 22 -- 26609 Those are the ones I had in my watch list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Sqeggs said: I guess if you're going to bid on books in a Berk auction you ought to pick up at least one Larson. One of the first articles on the GA I can recall reading was about Frank Thomas and his work on the Owl. Don't remember what fanzine it was in. Maybe Alter Ego? Believe me I've been trying Tony... Luckily, I've got a few Larsons already. Sure would love to own just one of Jons. I guess there is always the strip reprint books but even those have been nose bleed prices. Nice book. Those Crackajacks are cool and underrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 39 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Anyone have the hammer prices on ALL the Fantastic issues ? The only one discussed was the 3. Peter; I can get this later for you when I get back home, if somebody hasn't already done it by then. I do know that the FC 1 went for $66K, the FC 2 for something like $9,609, the FC 5 for almost $24K, and the FC 15 & 16 for $4K and $3,100 respectively since I was bidding on these last 2 books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 (edited) 5 minutes ago, buttock said: 49 minutes ago, Gotham Kid said: Anyone have the hammer prices on ALL the Fantastic issues ? The only one discussed was the 3. There was quite a lot of buzz around them and just curious how they performed. Thanks. Somehow I lost the #1, I think that was $63K 2 -- 9609 3 -- 243000 4 -- 6409 5 -- 23956 6 -- 8009 7 -- 7266 FC 15 & 16 for $4K and $3,100 respectively 21 -- 15200 22 -- 26609 Those are the ones I had in my watch list. Thanks you to both @lou_fine and @buttock So it seems the collection was indeed broken up. Wonder who took home the 5 and 22. Edited June 14, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 hours ago, Straw-Man said: i hope the owning is more fun than the extended bidding crucible. Well done!! I just couldn't pull the trigger, as it climbed and climbed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 Just now, Gotham Kid said: Thank you. So it seems the collection was indeed broken up. I know where at least 2 of them ended up. I wouldn't be surprised if the 21 & 22 went to the same place given the Hitler theme, but that's purely speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 1 minute ago, Zolnerowich said: Well done!! I just couldn't pull the trigger, as it climbed and climbed... Heck, I couldn't even find my gun... What an awesome book. A freak of nature. Congrats Billy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 31 minutes ago, buttock said: I know where at least 2 of them ended up. I wouldn't be surprised if the 21 & 22 went to the same place given the Hitler theme, but that's purely speculation. It did appear that there were some timely bids put in on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 33 minutes ago, buttock said: Somehow I lost the #1, I think that was $63K 2 -- 9609 3 -- 243000 4 -- 6409 5 -- 23956 6 -- 8009 7 -- 7266 21 -- 15200 22 -- 26609 Those are the ones I had in my watch list. That is $403,058 for 9 books! I think Jon owes every comic collector in the world a beer when this is all said and done. I have to say, CC has done an incredible job of pimping this auction. Maybe the best comic book auction ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted June 14, 2017 Author Share Posted June 14, 2017 2 minutes ago, Robot Man said: That is $403,058 for 9 books! I think Jon owes every comic collector in the world a beer when this is all said and done. I have to say, CC has done an incredible job of pimping this auction. Maybe the best comic book auction ever... Pretty spectacular, no? That probably pushes the whole run up to around $500K. I never would have guessed the Church run of Fantastic Comics would be worth that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 14, 2017 Share Posted June 14, 2017 3 minutes ago, Robot Man said: That is $403,058 for 9 books! I think Jon owes every comic collector in the world a beer when this is all said and done. I have to say, CC has done an incredible job of pimping this auction. Maybe the best comic book auction ever... Well, yeah, until the Robot Man collection hits the market. They'll need a catalog the size of the Manhattan phone directory. Do they still print a Manhattan phone directory? Ok, then it will be the size of the Sears catalog! Oh, ah, anyway ... it will be really thick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
