Popular Post mrlatko Posted November 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2022 (edited) Some of my absolute favorite books! Here are my best CGC copies, with one pedigree. Edited November 11, 2022 by mrlatko fifties, Yorick, Inaflash and 9 others 11 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mrlatko Posted November 11, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 11, 2022 One more yellow label! Microchip, adamstrange, grendelbo and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted November 11, 2022 Share Posted November 11, 2022 The man knew how to sign a comic. Microchip and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jpepx78 Posted November 12, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/10/2022 at 11:26 AM, Ryan. said: This is still my favorite Frazetta book. Could this copy be in the 1950s photo? grendelbo, Point Five, mrlatko and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan. Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 On 11/12/2022 at 12:34 AM, jpepx78 said: Could this copy be in the 1950s photo? Woah. Need the Blade Runner enhance feature. Point Five and Chief1332 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB-Gun Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 saw this on sale for 5 mill.... Microchip, Point Five, Weird and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Don't think it's been reported yet but Famous funnies 213 6.0 sold for under the last sale this weekend. 9k or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I just sold my Famous Funnies run to fund a big book. I will post a group shot before they depart! manetteska 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 9:13 PM, piper said: I just sold my Famous Funnies run to fund a big book. I will post a group shot before they depart! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 9:13 PM, piper said: I just sold my Famous Funnies run to fund a big book. I will post a group shot before they depart! Suspense Comics 3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 11:42 PM, WolverineX said: Suspense Comics 3? Alf #48 in 9.8?? Forbush-Man, Dr. Balls, Yorick and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post lou_fine Posted November 21, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) On 11/20/2022 at 4:33 PM, WolverineX said: Don't think it's been reported yet but Famous funnies 213 6.0 sold for under the last sale this weekend. 9k or something. You missed the important qualifier which is that the last copy that sold for $12K was from the personal estate of Frank Frazetta: https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/famous-funnies-213-eastern-color-1954-cgc-fn-60-cream-to-off-white-pages/a/122230-17289.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515# So, for an ordinary no-name equivalent 6.0 graded copy to sell for $9,900 might just not be the big negative that you think it is. Edited November 21, 2022 by lou_fine WolverineX, Forbush-Man, KirbyJack and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post piper Posted December 6, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 6, 2022 Group shot before these books go to their new owner: Inaflash, lou_fine, 10centcomics and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/5/2022 at 7:43 PM, piper said: Group shot before these books go to their new owner: Oh my - that's something to behold right there. My FF 214 looks so lonely on the shelf with none of the others to go with it. Chief1332 and Point Five 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 11:26 AM, Dr. Balls said: Oh my - that's something to behold right there. My FF 214 looks so lonely on the shelf with none of the others to go with it. It was hard to let them go but the fun was in the hunt! Check out the SA Hulk 1 thread to see what these helped fund. Chief1332 and Dr. Balls 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Balls Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 11:28 AM, piper said: It was hard to let them go but the fun was in the hunt! Check out the SA Hulk 1 thread to see what these helped fund. That is a gorgeous book. The color strike on that red against the blue is stunning. An aside to a detail of that cover people may not notice: the blue on the cover is referred to as "rich blue", where there is a mix of all CMYK colors to achieve the deep richness. (The yellow and black values add to the depth of the color) If you look at other copies where the magenta ink in the red may have faded a bit, it also fades in the blue background - which flattens the overall appearance of the cover. The copy you picked up is a beauty. For me, Hulk #1 has remained one of the most impressive covers of the silver age from a production standpoint. The limitations of the technology at the time made for printing a cover like that risky, in the sense of that much ink saturation on the paper could have easily muddied it up, but the expertise of the colorist and the printer made it an amazing-looking book. Especially when comparing it to the less ink-saturated covers of the other big key issues of the day. Point Five, piper and Yorick 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 1:39 PM, Dr. Balls said: For me, Hulk #1 has remained one of the most impressive covers of the silver age from a production standpoint. The limitations of the technology at the time made for printing a cover like that risky, in the sense of that much ink saturation on the paper could have easily muddied it up, but the expertise of the colorist and the printer made it an amazing-looking book. Really interesting thoughts! And from that production standpoint, I think I'd actually say the same about these Famous Funnies covers. The linework is so thin and delicate on e.g. the #211 and #215, and then you've got something like the #214 with that intricate gray zipatone effect on the planet. With the wrong printer running the job, I'd imagine this kind of detailed art can easily plug up on press or just generally fail to reproduce well. But these came out great! lou_fine and piper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dr. Balls Posted December 10, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 12/10/2022 at 11:55 AM, Point Five said: Really interesting thoughts! And from that production standpoint, I think I'd actually say the same about these Famous Funnies covers. The linework is so thin and delicate on e.g. the #211 and #215, and then you've got something like the #214 with that intricate gray zipatone effect on the planet. With the wrong printer running the job, I'd imagine this kind of detailed art can easily plug up on press or just generally fail to reproduce well. But these came out great! I think - especially when it comes to the Frazetta books - that the expertise of the people producing the covers is a testament to the craftsmanship of the printing trade back then. The delicate gradients and vivid, clean colors are not accidental. And those fine lines you talk about in his work - shooting at a slightly incorrect exposure would have lost the quality of the linework on the plate, especially in his hatching work. A lot of the PCH books of the time don't match that intricate detail of the FF covers. Probably for a few reasons: working under short deadlines meant illustrations were expedited, smaller companies working with smaller budgets may have faced rushed production that compromised the end quality, or simply - the company may not have had the technological advantage other larger companies had with equipment. Being able to have tighter line screen (to achieve greater detail or cleaner lines/gradients/etc) meant that you had to have a different quality plate to hold it, different cameras to shoot it, etc. There would always be a difference between a company with more modern equipment and those working with 10-20+ year old equipment. Those with the better or newer equipment could produce better quality products. Did Famous Funnies have access to a printer that had these advantages? We'll probably never know - but that's the fascinating part of it for me, because I love looking at the way this stuff used to be produced. Not to detract from PCH whatsoever - it's my favorite genre. Lee Elais' line work is always impressive to study, his covers were always wonderfully balanced and when he worked in large-scale, it always ended up being a neat cover - I think his style adapted well to the limitations of the printing industry at the time. Wally Wood's EC work - to me - feels pretty masterful as well, especially when it came to his use of varying line quality thickness. An infinite amount of variables probably exist to why some covers don't have that amazing detail Frazetta seemed to pull out - and not forgetting the simple fact that Frazetta was a master artist. Treco, Inaflash, OtherEric and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Point Five Posted December 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2022 Coming down the stretch! lou_fine, The Black Hand ®, piper and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 On 12/22/2022 at 8:51 PM, Point Five said: Coming down the stretch! Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...