Scrooge Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, lou_fine said: Looks like there have been quite a few 9.4's and 9.6's added into the census population reports for the Fox books. Yet at the same time, some of them are still absent of any books in the 9's grade condition range. For example, only a CGC 4.5 shows up for Mystery Men 1 while a CGC 9.6 shows up for Mystery Men 31. So, maybe not all of the have been posted yet or some of the Church Fox books are not into the nosebleed uber high grade condition range that we were all hoping for. If you want to see the grades Chuck listed the Mystery Men at in his original list, look at Rob's data posted on GitHub - https://github.com/roblarsen/Edgar-Church-Collection-Data/blob/master/src/M-O.csv They are uniformally in high grade except for # 11 (listed as FN). So, unless something happened, they should all grade high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 2 hours ago, lou_fine said: Looks like there have been quite a few 9.4's and 9.6's added into the census population reports for the Fox books. Yet at the same time, some of them are still absent of any books in the 9's grade condition range. For example, only a CGC 4.5 shows up for Mystery Men 1 while a CGC 9.6 shows up for Mystery Men 31. So, maybe not all of the have been posted yet or some of the Church Fox books are not into the nosebleed uber high grade condition range that we were all hoping for. He's missing a book or two from the runs. In some cases the Church copy is not uber high grade though they all look spectacular from the front cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 (edited) My first purchase of 2017, if only I had known the 9.4 was coming up for auction I would have been more choosy Edited February 28, 2017 by Johnny545 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 4 hours ago, G.A.tor said: there's only one non centaur I will target ( and hopefully take down!) 3 hours ago, G.A.tor said: nope 4 hours ago, G.A.tor said: there's only one non centaur I will target ( and hopefully take down!) Please don't let it be one of the books I plan to chase ender 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 1 hour ago, Johnny545 said: My first purchase of 2017, if only I had known the 9.4 was coming up for auction I would have been more choosy Let me be the first to congratulate you! And let me be the first to receive the offer to purchase this book from you when you pick up the Berk copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electron Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Johnny545 said: My first purchase of 2017, if only I had known the 9.4 was coming up for auction I would have been more choosy Very nice looking copy of one of the toughest to find classic covers out there. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 Nice.....that's a "retirement" book..... GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) ...... While it's nice to see the Berk books hit the block, I sincerely hope that Jon is OK and that this sale isn't one of necessity.... SushiX, thirdgreenham, 1950's war comics and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 When I spoke to him he was in good spirits and comfortable with the decision to sell, consistent with the public statement he made in the Bleeding Cool article: “I built this collection to honor the legends behind and on the pages. Now it is time for me to share the collection with the next generation. I hope you will appreciate and safeguard it as much as I have” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 The Fantastic 1 Church copy is a 9.8 and the 3 is the 9.4 referenced earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, adamstrange said: When I spoke to him he was in good spirits and comfortable with the decision to sell, consistent with the public statement he made in the Bleeding Cool article: “I built this collection to honor the legends behind and on the pages. Now it is time for me to share the collection with the next generation. I hope you will appreciate and safeguard it as much as I have” 1950's war comics 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcupine48 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) 40 minutes ago, adamstrange said: When I spoke to him he was in good spirits and comfortable with the decision to sell, consistent with the public statement he made in the Bleeding Cool article: “I built this collection to honor the legends behind and on the pages. Now it is time for me to share the collection with the next generation. I hope you will appreciate and safeguard it as much as I have” (edit..didn't mean to copy you Jimbo, ) Edited March 1, 2017 by porcupine48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 49 minutes ago, adamstrange said: When I spoke to him he was in good spirits and comfortable with the decision to sell, consistent with the public statement he made in the Bleeding Cool article: “I built this collection to honor the legends behind and on the pages. Now it is time for me to share the collection with the next generation. I hope you will appreciate and safeguard it as much as I have” Jon is always a class act! I hope I manage to get one book to safeguard. Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Sinescu Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 K, here goes nothing...... what's the big deal with Fantastic 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 5 hours ago, Johnny545 said: My first purchase of 2017, if only I had known the 9.4 was coming up for auction I would have been more choosy Wow man. Congratulations! fantastic!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 9 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said: K, here goes nothing...... what's the big deal with Fantastic 3? It is the best book in Billy Parker's collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 13 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said: K, here goes nothing...... what's the big deal with Fantastic 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I actually just spent some time looking through Jon's gallery on CAF and man does he have some incredible stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny545 Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 2 hours ago, adamstrange said: The Fantastic 1 Church copy is a 9.8 and the 3 is the 9.4 referenced earlier. Unreal...Impossible...unreal... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 2 hours ago, Electron said: 6 hours ago, Johnny545 said: My first purchase of 2017, if only I had known the 9.4 was coming up for auction I would have been more choosy Very nice looking copy of one of the toughest to find classic covers out there. Congrats! +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotham Kid Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Martin Sinescu said: K, here goes nothing...... what's the big deal with Fantastic 3? Try finding one ... any one. Also, there may be a classic robot cover too. Edited March 1, 2017 by Gotham Kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
