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Frank Frazetta's Famous Funnies #209 - #216
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On 8/6/2022 at 10:59 AM, Pantodude said:

Are you seriously wondering whether a FF209 in 6.0 could  "finish close" to what the 6.0s of the 213 and 215 recently fetched ($12K, $9K), even assuming the 213/215 results weren't outliers for whatever reason? 

No, just wondering how far OFF this one would finished away from the other two results as I already stated that it would't finished close at all.  hm

It's hard to tell with these Frazetta covers sometimes, as it really depends on who's bidding, as I was totally shocked by this result here last year:  :whatthe:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/famous-funnies-212-eastern-color-1954-cgc-vf-80-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7248-97077.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Golden Age (1938-1955):Science Fiction, Famous Funnies #212 (Eastern Color, 1954) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages....

Finished up at what I would consider to be a rather stunning outlier of a result at $19,200 although I guess this particular issue is a toughie to find in tru high grade.  Still, was rather surprised when Overstreet lumped it in with the much more in-demand FF 213 and FF 214 classic cover issues and jumped the valuation up by some 158% all the way up to $8K at top of guide.  :applause:

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On 8/6/2022 at 6:05 PM, Courageous Cat said:

I know this is a famous funnies Frazetta thread, but I think this is one of his best covers that never seems to draw enough accolades 

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How often do you see it though?  If no one knows about it, then no one will be searching....

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On 8/6/2022 at 12:45 PM, lou_fine said:

I guess we will get a much better idea of where the Frazetta Famous Funnies market is after tomorrow's Heritage Sunday auction with lower graded copies of both FF 211 and FF 215, along with this mid-grade beauty here:  :luhv:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/famous-funnies-209-eastern-color-1953-cgc-fn-60-off-white-to-white-pages/a/122232-13317.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Golden Age (1938-1955):Science Fiction, Famous Funnies #209 (Eastern Color, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages....780

Based upon the current bidding action with this copy here at only $780 with the Heritage BP juice included, I imagine it won't finished close to the $12K and $9K which the equivalent graded CGC 6.0 copies of FF 213 and FF 215 were able to fetch the previous two Sundays.  Especially since both of those copies were already sitting in the thousands at this same point in time, as I imagine the CGC labels inscribed with "From The Estate of Frank Frazetta" was a driving force with those two copies there.  

Ended at 2160

211 cgc 4.0 was 1560

215 cgc 1.8  780

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On 8/8/2022 at 7:03 AM, WolverineX said:

Ended at 2160

211 cgc 4.0 was 1560

215 cgc 1.8  780

Pretty much what I had expected for the FF 209 CGC 6.0 since an equivalent graded copy sold for $2,280 back in the hot period of Sept. 2021.  (thumbsu

Looks like a continuation of the relatively strong prices for these Frazetta Famous Funnies as all 3 of these books finished at about 3X the new Overstreet condition guide values.  :)

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On 8/10/2022 at 4:44 PM, Inaflash said:

I can tell you with certainty that 213 and 215 are much harder to find in nice shape.

A quick check of the CGC Census Population Report would confirm this as it shows only 1 graded copy of FF 213 in CGC 9.0 or above, 2 copies of FF 215 in CGC 9.0 or above, and inthe Bronze position would be FF 212 with 3 copies in CGC 9.0 or above.   And way way back light years away in dead last place would be Famous Funnies 210 with a whopping 36 graded copies to date in CGC 9.0 or above.  (thumbsu

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On 8/17/2022 at 12:14 AM, comicnoir said:

I've owned 3 copies. One was Canadian.

I guess I'm just not looking hard enough for it then.  I have mine and I am satisfied!

I'm not saying it's rare.  After all, there are 37 copies on the census.

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Looks like a quick, big sale via Elite Comics on Instagram today of a Famous Funnies 211 CGC 9.0 Sig Series. Beautiful book and a great sig placement by Frank...pretty rare to have in a yellow label, and tied for highest graded! At $20k +, this is a huge sale! Not many Famous Funnies Frazetta signed copies by Frank, especially in CGC sig series cases. People love their CGCs!

I also included one of my copies of Famous Funnies 215, purchased from Frank Frazetta's personal collection (see sig on bottom right in black marker).  I was told by Frank Jr. that the sig was made by his father with his left hand after he had his first stroke in 1995. Such an honor to have in my collection! Frank is my favorite artist, and I'm completely obsessed with this run of books. Recently completed the 209-216 + WSF 29 run! If you like Frank Frazetta's comic books and cover art, follow me on Instagram @ Landerians_Fire!

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