2017 March Madness Comic Grading Tournament---PRIZE THREAD 3 3

[thehumantorch]

Sorry for the delay, took a while to figure the editing of this out.  Please let me  know if I made any mistakes or omissions.  Still a couple guys I'm waiting on for prizes.

2017 March Madness Comic Grading Tournament Prize List

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Prize #1  Donated by thehumantorch

Amazing Spider-man 361 and 363 and a couple mystery variants Shipped anywhere

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Prize #2  Donated by thirdgreenham  Selected by Betty-Bates

Moon, A Girl...Romance #9 CGC 5.5 restored- Slight (C-1) -Canadian Edition  restoration includes: spine split sealed to cover

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Prize #3  Donated by thirdgreenhamPeter Parker: Spider-Man #1 CGC 9.8 Signature Series- Sunburst Variant- signed by John Romita Jr.

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Prize #4  Donated by thirdgreenham

Star Wars JTC Exclusive 4-pack!  All of these have a print run of 3000-5000 each.

includes: Poe Dameron #1 Black and White, Star Wars #26 Qui-Gon Jinn, Force Awakens #1 Kylo Ren, Darth Maul #1 Darth Sidious.

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Prize # 5  Donated by Red84

Detective Comics 400 - Cover Detached  Shipped Anywhere

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Prize #6  Donated by Must Eat Brains

$100 Amex gift card

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Prize #7  Donated by trmoore54  FREE SHIPPING on me within North America.  Elsewhere at cost less about $5 bucks.  

DAREDEVIL 9     G/VG to VG-        OWW

 

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DAREDEVIL 9     G/VG to VG-        OWW

AUGUST 1965.  Stan Lee story.  Wally Wood art.  Bobby Powell inks.  Sammy Rosen lettering.

“THAT HE MAY SEE!”  FEATURING:  THE MURDEROUS MENACE OF…THE KILLER’S CASTLE!

Very nicely presenting book for the grade!  For me rusty staples knock this book down about a grade and half…2 grades.

FRONT COVER.  Along with those rusty staples, we have a light CB crease running from the A in DAREDEVIL down through DD’s right eye to the bottom edge.  Fuzzy top spine corner otherwise no creasing with sharp right corners and sharp edges.  Decent level of color and gloss.  JUN 10 1965 date stamp at top margin above the V in DAREDEVIL.

BACK COVER.  Light parallel NCB crease along spine from bottom corner to about mid-book.  Cover is shifted a bit exposing about 1/8-inch pages to view.  Small stain at bottom left corner…slightly faded white background.

STRUCTURE.  Nice structure…book lays flat.  Near perfect centering with a uniform 1/6-inch overlap of FC to BC.  Centerfold is secure with those perfectly centered rusty staples…minimal migration only within the influence of the staples.

INSIDE COVERS.  Inside covers are slightly faded…rust migration evident at inside FC about 3/16-inch into the cover.  No creasing.

PAGE QUALITY.  Nicely consistent OFF-WHITE to WHITE pages throughout…COMPLETE.  Cool ad between pp. 4 and 5 for Spider-Man 28 and Sgt. Fury 21.  Also full page ad near end of book for JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY/THOR ANNUAL 1. 

 

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Prize #8  Donated by trmoore54  FREE SHIPPING on me within North America.  Elsewhere at cost less about $5 bucks.  

FANTASTIC FOUR 51       FN QUALIFIED    OWW

FANTASTIC FOUR 75       FN to FN-             OWW

 

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FANTASTIC FOUR 51

JUNE 1966.  Stan Lee story.  Jack Kirby art. Joe Sinnott inks.  Artie Simek lettering.

“THIS MAN…THIS MONSTER!”  CLASSIC FF COVER AND STORY! 

Not quite sure how to grade this so I’ll attach the “Qualified” designation to it.  Book is a strong fine to fine/very fine whereas (presumably) some youngster decided it would be a swell idea to attach full-length tape reinforcement along the spine…primarily visible on the back cover and lapping to the front cover about 1/8-inch.

FRONT COVER.  Nary a crease with the only real issues to mention some abraded color loss at the bottom right corner and some minor fuzziness at the top and bottom spine corners.  Some light NCB parallel creasing along the spine.  Little thumb crease at right edge/Sue’s hair just breaking color…otherwise edges are super crisp and clean.  Color and gloss are decent but a little flat.

BACK COVER.  Back cover is crease-free with a slightly faded all white back panel.  Just a hint of roundedness at the top and bottom spine corners.

STRUCTURE.  Book is slightly misaligned at the spine with visible white from the BC tapering to view from the bottom spine to top. Centerfold is rigidly attached with perfectly centered rust-free staples.

INSIDE COVERS.  Interiors are lightly tanned with virtually no creasing…super clean.

PAGE QUALITY.  Consistently nice OFF-WHITE to WHITE pages throughout…COMPLETE.  Page 14 sports a Dr. Strange-esque photographic image of Sub-Space.

 

FANTASTIC FOUR 75       FN to FN-             OWW

JUNE 1968.  Stan Lee and Jack Kirby story.  Jack Kirby art.  Joe Sinnott inks.  Artie Simek lettering.

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS!  Iconic red and yellow cover featuring Galactus and Silver Surfer.

Very nicely presenting book for the grade.  Has the general snap of a book off the rack with several issues commensurate with the grade. 

FRONT COVER.  Small CB creases at lower right corner.  Some abrasion at upper right corner/top edge creating some color loss…diagonal NCB crease/bend at same area.  Some other random NCB creases and dents here and there…abrasion causing slight color loss along the spine above lower staple…minor fuzziness at top and bottom spine corners…some small crimpling at bottom edge from spine corner about an inch and half in…and a 3/16 round depression at the top right corner of the title banner just below Sue’s head. Strong color and gloss.  Light MAR 7 1968 date stamp at top of logo.

BACK COVER.  Diagonal NCB crease corresponding with FC at upper left corner…NCB crease at lower left white margin about 2-inches above the bottom left corner.  General soiling most prominent along the spine.

STRUCTURE.  Book lays flat with perfect centering and near perfectly placed staples.  Centerfold is secure with perfectly centered rust-free staples.

INSIDE COVERS.  Inside covers are in nice shape with some reflective impressions of the creases and dents on the outside corner…otherwise nice OW in PQ with no perimeter tanning.

PAGE QUALITY.  Pages are a nice OFF-WHITE to WHITE consistently throughout.  Book is COMPLETE.  Cool full-page Galactus panel on page 4.

 

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Prize #9  Donated by FineCollector

$25 US by Paypal

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This lot

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Prize #11  Donated by Betty-Bates

Jimmy's Coloring Book

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Here is my addition to the game giveaway. Here is an interesting one shot from the seventies done entirely by the great Neal Adams.   It's definitely an oddball title that you don't see everyday.   None of the panels have been colored. Definitely nothing you will see someone else donate!  no NM98... but, you get oddball free stuff from an oddball first-time donator! ♡

 

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Prize #12  Donated by KryptoMayor  Shipping is on me to any address in North America.

Superboy 107, Superboy 157, Brave and the Bold 155

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Prize #13  Donated by eeb03

ASM 83 CGC 7.5   Free shipping within North America
 

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Prize #14  Donated by Ron C  Selectted by LordRahl

Marvel Super Action 1 9.8 CGC 

I will add this to the prize thread. I know it's a reprint cover, but it is a really nice one.  Shipping to US/Canada included.

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Prize #15   Donated by DeadOne

I'll offer up a $50 Amazon Gift Card (emailed anywhere in the world)

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Prize #16  Donated by comicquant  Free priority shipping to North America.

Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D #6 -- An awesome Steranko cover!

World's Finest #176

World's Finest #242

Batman #229

Superman #254

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Prize #17  jhutton2

High grade Unexpected #157 100 Pages.  Even comes in a Mylar bag and full backing board 

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Prize #18  Donated by 1Cool

X-Factor 5 & 6

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Prize #19  Donated by Lord Rahl  Selected by thirdgreenham

I'll donate a NMish copy of Detective 475 (Rogers Joker cover) with free shipping. Don't have a scan currently. I'll try and get a pic up in the next few days.     9.4 in my opinion but slight possibility of a 9.2 on a bad day.

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Prize #20  Donated by Shark  Here's my donation for the cause.  Shipping is included in USA.

10 nice raw Marvel Comics - Amazing Spider-Man #362 (2nd Carnage), Iron Man #169 (1st Jim Rhodes Iron Man), Iron Man #302 (Venom appearance), ROM #75 (last issue), Secret Wars II #5 (1st Boom-Boom), Thor #412 (1st full New Warriors), Web of Spider-Man #1 (classic Charles Vess cover), X-Force #8, X-Force #15 (early Deadpool cover) and X-Force #19 (1st Copycat).

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Prize #21  Donated by Wipple  One of the following 2 options

Option A - Wolverine #1 Mini  looks unread , has a mark over collar. Possibly production related.

Option B - $100 Sephora gift card. Good for Betty - Bates or anyone looking to make that special someone a little made up!

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Prize #22  Donated by W16227

Green lantern run - 89-100

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Prize #23  Donated by JWKyle

Hulk 133, Iron Man 18, Journey into Mystery 124,  Shipping is on me. 

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Prize #24  Donated by Hado

Deluxe Edition Fables: Book One and The Dark Knight Returns

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Prize #25  Donated by letsgrumble

Make your books look shiny. I'll donate a pack of 50 E. Gerber Archives #725R 4 mil sleeves for standard-sized comics. Shipping on me.

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Prize #26  Donated by spidermanbeyond

Prize:   Free comic book pressing on 4 modern books.  Free pre-screening by email.  Winner to pay for shipping including return shipping.  Please allow 2-4 weeks.  Bonus 20% off CGC modern grading fee if winner chooses to have books shipped to and graded by CGC.  USA only except if winner decides to have CGC grade books and have CGC ship back to them.  Winner must coordinate with CGC for international shipping rates.  Estimated value: $50 to $60

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Prize #27  Donated by jgallo

I will be donating a 9.6 Godzilla 1. A Godzilla 1 in 9.8!!! 

shipping in the US included. Outside the us we will work it out.

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Prize #28  Donated  by Toro (why do I always think lawnmower when he's mowing down the grading competition?)

A Golden Age Book.  A small one, but still a Golden Age book.  I'll also throw in some other junk to make it a mini mystery box. 

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Prize #29  Donated by The General

3 X-men Marvel Masterworks (Volumes 3, 7, and 11). All Hardcovers. Free US shipping

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Prize #30  Donated by Azkaban

I'll donate a mystery box (it won't be like the Christmas box but it will still be nice) shipping in US only 

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Prize #31  Donated by SpideyFein

A mystery box - my first

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Prize #32  Donated by mccollect

Daredevil Ultimate Collection Trade Paperbacks by Bendis and Maleev Volumes 1, 2 & 3.

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Edited March 29, 2017 by thehumantorch

[Iceman399]

@thehumantorch you have prizes 18-21 hidden in spoilers.

@Betty-Bates Congrats on kicking Andy's  pm me so we can get you all figured out.

[Red84]

1 hour ago, thehumantorch said:

Sorry for the delay, took a while to figure the editing of this out.  Please let me  know if I made any mistakes or omissions.  Still a couple guys I'm waiting on for prizes.

 

Missing Wipple's Sephora gift card.  

Thanks for getting this all together! 

[spidermanbeyond]

Or Option A:  Wolverine Limited #1

[thehumantorch]

3 hours ago, Iceman399 said:

@thehumantorch you have prizes 18-21 hidden in spoilers.

@Betty-Bates Congrats on kicking Andy's  pm me so we can get you all figured out.

Thanks

[SpideyFein]

Andd..., please add to the prize box my first official mystery box. Sorry so late Dave! 

[mccollect]

I updated my placeholder with a prize. Sorry for the delay.

 

[spidermanbeyond]

We should have an official start time,  Maybe tomorrow at 9 am.

[thehumantorch]

41 minutes ago, spidermanbeyond said:

We should have an official start time,  Maybe tomorrow at 9 am.

Sure, 9 am EDT tomorrow works.  I'm gonna set a deadline of 4 pm EDT today to donate prizes.  After 4 pm people can send me their picking order.

[jgallo]

How does this all work?

[Shark]

1 hour ago, jgallo said:

How does this all work?

Either Blowupthemoon or sckao will determine the picking order - winner goes first, then 2nd, 3rd, 4th and so on until all the prizes are picked.  I'm not sure how they determine 5th place on up - maybe by total points scored in their last losing effort (5th-8th, then 9th-16th, then 17th-32nd)?  

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[toro]

1 hour ago, thehumantorch said:

Sure, 9 am EDT tomorrow works.  I'm gonna set a deadline of 4 pm EDT today to donate prizes.  After 4 pm people can send me their picking order.

You may want to make it later in the day, just in case someone living on the west coast doesn't have to get up at 6:00am.   

[sckao]

PRIZE PICKING ORDER... I'm not sure how many prizes there are but I'll update the list periodically. Tiebreakers are determined by the NUMBER OF BULLSEYES during the SEEDING ROUND. IF there is still a TIE, then the FIRST ROUND of the FIRST BULLSEYE determines the Tiebreaker winner. (This is why the Seeding Round is important.)

	PRIZE PICKING ORDER	Wins	Losses	WIN %	Tiebreaker (# Bullseyes)
1	Betty-Bates					Champion
2	thirdgreenham
3	LordRahl
4	toro					Final Four
5	Tsp99 29-2	29	2	0.935483871
6	jgallo 25-6	25	6	0.806451613
7	old_dano 19-5	19	5	0.791666667		Elite Eight
8	grebal 20-8	20	8	0.714285714		**PASSED**
9	Iceman399 38-3	38	3	0.926829268
10	W16227 25-2	25	2	0.925925926
11	comicquant 23-3	23	3	0.884615385		Appeared and has chosen
12	spidermanbeyond 19-5	19	5	0.791666667
13	Shark 17-7	17	7	0.708333333	2[3]
14	KryptoMayor 17-7	17	7	0.708333333	2[6]
15	Red84 15-11	15	11	0.576923077
16	Michelangelo 12-12	12	12	0.5		Sweet Sixteen
17	TheGeneral 39-2	39	2	0.951219512
18	kryptospidey 24-3	24	3	0.888888889
19	Sandflea 25-4	25	4	0.862068966
20	marmat 23-4	23	4	0.851851852
21	1Cool 25-8	25	8	0.757575758
22	DeadOne 18-6	18	6	0.75
23	JWKyle 20-7	20	7	0.740740741
24	Grantley Goddard 16-6	16	6	0.727272727	2[1]
25	Mio 16-6	16	6	0.727272727	2[3]
26	bighairjer 16-7	16	7	0.695652174
27	Unca Scrooge 18-8	18	8	0.692307692	3[3]
28	Hado 18-8	18	8	0.692307692	3[4]	**PASSES TURN**
29	mccollect 19-9	19	9	0.678571429
30	jhutton2 2-1	2	1	0.666666667
31	Wipple 11-11	11	11	0.5	1[2]
32	01TheDude 11-11	11	11	0.5	1[6]	Round of 32
33	canickus 32-3	32	3	0.914285714
34	notbrook 18-3	18	3	0.857142857
35	gorgoguy 22-4	22	4	0.846153846		(if needed)

 

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Added extra recipients if needed

[BlowUpTheMoon]

25 minutes ago, sckao said:

This is why the Seeding Round is important.

[Hado]

I'd like to pass on my pick.  

[kav]

Someone else gets the Ninjak!

[thehumantorch]

1 hour ago, toro said:

You may want to make it later in the day, just in case someone living on the west coast doesn't have to get up at 6:00am.   

We'll go with 9 am but I won't enforce the 30 minute picking rule until the afternoon.  I'll be out in the morning for a while anyways.

 

[thehumantorch]

3 hours ago, jgallo said:

How does this all work?

Shin has put up the picking order.  We'll start picking tomorrow morning at 9 am.  Best way to do this is to send me your top 15 or so picks.

[Red84]

#Winning 

[spidermanbeyond]

I will be picking live.  I know more slow but more fun that way but I am west coast so remember it is early here.  30 min. rule until afernoon works.  Thank you.