CLOSED: GA/SA High Grade and Pedigrees 9 9

[adamstrange]

Fox and Crow 73:  Animator Jim Davis was the author and artists for their most highly regarded funny animal series.  The stories are clever, funny and drawn with a flair for story-telling.  Census:  tied for highest with one other. CGC 9.4ow for $200

[adamstrange]

 

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Our Fighting Forces 58:  This attractive and hard to find 10 cent DC war comic features one of their major hero teams, Gunner and Sarge, rendered by the underrated Jerry Grandenetti.  Census: 1 in 9.6, 1 in 9.0 and 2 in 8.5.  CGC 8.5ow for $225.

 

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[Sqeggs]

5 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

Two-Fisted Tales 41 Gaines Copy.  This mature cover art from Jack Davis was colored by Marie Severin. Census:  2 in 9.8 and 6 in 9.6. Condition of this, like all the GFCs is spectacular and can be yours $650.

 

[Supernerd]

7 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

Blue Bolt v2 #5:  For those that like their GA mixed with a little horror, this mid-war comic is just the trick.  3 copies graded in total: 9.0, 8.5, and 8.0.  Raw F/VF for $250. 

Take it

[Gregd]

53 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

Blue Bolt v2 #5:  For those that like their GA mixed with a little horror, this mid-war comic is just the trick.  3 copies graded in total: 9.0, 8.5, and 8.0.  Raw F/VF for $250. 

Take it

[Gregd]

Arghhhh- missed the take it

[Larryw7]

This is one heckuva thread. I don't think I've ever seen the Blue Bolt before. Another one on the want list.

[adamstrange]

1 hour ago, adamstrange said:

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Wonder Woman 81: Wonder Woman issues from the 50s are all pretty tough. The cover to this issue is quite distinctive for it's unsettling color design that is unlike almost any other 1950s DC.  It looks out of place as if it was printed before the advent of the Comics Code by one of the premier pre-code horror publishers.  Census:  tied for highest with one other copy.  Old label CGC 8.0 for $1100.

Sold via PM

[DavidTheDavid]

Any more Gaines copies?

[adamstrange]

1 hour ago, Sqeggs said:

Thanks!

[adamstrange]

1 hour ago, Supernerd said:

Take it

Thanks!

[Dr. Love]

13 hours ago, adamstrange said:

Ideal #2.  Pages and covers this white for a WWII era Timely are really, really tough.  The Funny Animal group was a fairly talented set of artists and were pretty much left alone making the interiors a more interesting read than their standard superhero fare.  Census:  1 in 9.2 and 1 in 9.0.  De-slabbed CGC 9.0 for $350.

Label will be shipped with comic.

oh hell yeh   

you had me at white - but the red! the red!

[adamstrange]

20 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

oh hell yeh   

you had me at white - but the red! the red!

Thanks!

[sacentaur]

45 minutes ago, Dr. Love said:

oh hell yeh   

you had me at white - but the red! the red!

Nice pick-up, Andy... and I love the nod to Lovecraft!  

[adamstrange]

AMF 21 Church copy.  This was my first Centaur, purchased from Mr Bedrock because I'm a huge fan of Basil Wolverton.  Census:  3 in total, highest is 6.5.  Even among Centaurs, this is a very difficult book to find in any sort of decent condition.  This is NM+ copy with white pages that looks fresh off the newsstand from 1940.  $10,000.

I've included a scan from the 9 page Wolverton story because it is spectacular work by Basil that looks even better when the pages are still snow white.

 

 

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Uploaded new scan.

[adamstrange]

Crown Comics #1.  There's a nude woman on this cover.  That would seem intuitively obvious to the average observer yet no mention of it is made by either CGC or Overstreet.  Evidently, if it does not require a magnifying glass to find a bare-breased babe on a cover (I'm looking at you Punch 20) it doesn't count.  Either that or it's the uber high grade and page quality on this copy that made it pleasantly easy to spot. Census:  tied for highest with the Church copy.  CGC 9.6 white old label for $2000.

[porcupine48]

4 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

AMF 21 Church copy.  This was my first Centaur, purchased from Mr Bedrock because I'm a huge fan of Basil Wolverton.  Census:  3 in total, highest is 6.5.  Even among Centaurs, this is a very difficult book to find in any sort of decent condition.  This is NM+ copy with white pages that looks fresh off the newsstand from 1940.  $10,000.

I've included a scan from the 9 page Wolverton story because it is spectacular work by Basil that looks even better when the pages are still snow white.

The green line down the center of the cover is a scanner artifact.

criminy!

 

[adamstrange]

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Fantastic 8 Northford.  During the height of the pre-code horror era, horror was a universal thematic influence so that even Sci-Fi covers like this one featured sci-fi/horror fusion.  This Northford copy has the rich colors you would expect from the pedigree. Census: 2 in 9.2, 5 in 8.5. Old Label CGC 8.5cr/ow for $550.

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[adamstrange]

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Piracy 3 Gaines copy (no cert), classic Reed Crandall cover.  Census 4 in 9.8 and 5 in 9.6.  CGC 9.6 for $550.

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[adamstrange]

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Boy Comics 23 Leave Census: 2 in 9.2.  Charlie Biro was a marvelous story teller and his comics, like this one, are nearly always a good read.   This is a super fresh copy with pages so fresh the copy melts in your hands.  Near Mint with white pages for $450.

Edited July 9, 2017 by adamstrange