Frank Frazetta's Famous Funnies #209 - #216 12 12

[Robot Man]

I remember when the Famous Funnies file copies came up for sale. The Frazetta issues were gone immediately. I never even had a chance…

[lou_fine]

On 8/31/2022 at 9:57 AM, Robot Man said:

I remember when the Famous Funnies file copies came up for sale. The Frazetta issues were gone immediately. I never even had a chance…

How long ago was this and where did they go on sale, along with any other details you might have on these file copies?  

[Robot Man]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:04 AM, lou_fine said:

How long ago was this and where did they go on sale, along with any other details you might have on these file copies?  

I don’t remember exactly. I was a LONG time ago. My comic collecting memory gets a little fuzzy at this point. Other than the Frazetta ones, I don’t recall it being much of a big deal.

I got a couple from Redbeard. War issues. Still have them I believe. They were/are purty. This was long before “pedigrees” or CGC. Most are probably buried in collections now with no providence. 

[TeddieMercede]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:49 AM, Landerian said:

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!

Frazetta has the only sig that adds to a vintage book, imo. Very cool. 

[lou_fine]

On 8/31/2022 at 7:49 AM, Landerian said:

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!

That was a pretty fast turnaround as this looks like the same copy that sold for $19,800 on Heritage back at the beginning of this year. 

[Landerian]

On 9/1/2022 at 4:47 AM, lou_fine said:

That was a pretty fast turnaround as this looks like the same copy that sold for $19,800 on Heritage back at the beginning of this year. 

Yes, definitely the same copy. Good catch and quick turn around for sure!

[Landerian]

I see that there are late issue Famous Funnies from the Promise Collection Pedigree in an upcoming Heritage auction in September. These were not graded by CGC and only come included with a certificate of authenticity.

I'm curious if anyone knows: were the Frank Frazetta FF issues part of the Promise Collection Pedigree? Maybe I just missed it?  It stands to reason Heritage would have these graded and auctioned off already if they were included with the collection.

 

[manetteska]

On 8/31/2022 at 9:49 AM, Landerian said:

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!

 

Small distinction: The book is for sale, not sold.

[Landerian]

On 9/1/2022 at 3:03 AM, TeddieMercede said:

Frazetta has the only sig that adds to a vintage book, imo. Very cool. 

I agree, his signature style has that je ne sais quoi? its distinctly Frazetta, trademark that enhances the image!

On 9/1/2022 at 9:36 AM, manetteska said:

Small distinction: The book is for sale, not sold.

It was marked as pending as of my posting, and marked sold as of 12 hours ago. Not sure on the negotiated price, but definitely sold. The Heritage auction winner had to move it for whatever reason, so congrats to the new owner! 

Edited September 1, 2022 by Landerian
forgot to respond to the first quote.

[manetteska]

On 9/1/2022 at 9:18 AM, Landerian said:

 

It was marked as pending as of my posting, and marked sold as of 12 hours ago. Not sure on the negotiated price, but definitely sold. The Heritage auction winner had to move it for whatever reason, so congrats to the new owner! 

Ahhh, now I see it in the comments. Usually they have a huge SOLD plastered over an image when it sells.

But, as you said, most likely did not sell for the listed price.

[Forbush-Man]

On 8/31/2022 at 7:49 AM, Landerian said:

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!

The cover to issue #215 has always been my single favorite.  There is just so much to like about it. 

[buttock]

On 9/1/2022 at 7:20 AM, Landerian said:

I see that there are late issue Famous Funnies from the Promise Collection Pedigree in an upcoming Heritage auction in September. These were not graded by CGC and only come included with a certificate of authenticity.

I'm curious if anyone knows: were the Frank Frazetta FF issues part of the Promise Collection Pedigree? Maybe I just missed it?  It stands to reason Heritage would have these graded and auctioned off already if they were included with the collection.

 

The Promise collection ended in 1951.  The FF FFs started in 1953. 

[Landerian]

On 9/1/2022 at 11:33 AM, buttock said:

The Promise collection ended in 1951.  The FF FFs started in 1953. 

And there you have it. Thank you sir for the info! I promise to be better with google next time 

[Landerian]

On 9/1/2022 at 11:31 AM, Forbush-Man said:

The cover to issue #215 has always been my single favorite.  There is just so much to like about it. 

While 213 is my favorite, 215 is definitely up there for me too! This year I ponied up and pulled in a beautiful 7.5 via auction...its a stunner in high grade!

[Robot Man]

On 8/31/2022 at 10:04 AM, lou_fine said:

How long ago was this and where did they go on sale, along with any other details you might have on these file copies?  

I did some nosing around and found this old thread. Seems the Eastern Pubs file copies have somewhat of a "checkered" past. I do remember these. I remember Ron Pussell having a full short box of these at a show at the time. They were very impressive. I remember asking about the Frazetta run and Ron told me they were there but spoken for when he bought his batch. Are they really "file copies"? I guess the answer might be lost to time. I know Ron always was (and still is) very reputable and I still consider them as such. Did he get hoodwinked by Danny? Possibly. I wish I could get him to come on here and weigh in. I did get him on here for a while but I think he lost interest. I might give him a call.

Here are two I bought out of Ron's box. #200, well, because it was the 200th issue of the first comic book. #204 because it was used in "Parade of Pleasure" in my heavy censorship phase. I also believe I have a couple of war cover Heroics with Frazetta interior art. All were around $10-15. apiece. No one then, as is now, cared much about strip reprint books. 

Can you even imagine what these would go for if they were the Frazetta run issues?

 

 

Edited September 2, 2022 by Robot Man

[lou_fine]

On 9/1/2022 at 1:35 PM, Robot Man said:

Did he get hoodwinked by Danny? Possibly.

Would you happen to be referring to Danny Dupchak here and his supposed Eastern Color File Copies?    

[Robot Man]

On 9/1/2022 at 3:38 PM, lou_fine said:

Would you happen to be referring to Danny Dupchak here and his supposed Eastern Color File Copies?    

Oops yeah, fixed that…

[lou_fine]

On 9/1/2022 at 8:31 AM, Forbush-Man said:

The cover to issue #215 has always been my single favorite.  There is just so much to like about it. 

 

On 9/1/2022 at 10:42 AM, Landerian said:

While 213 is my favorite, 215 is definitely up there for me too! This year I ponied up and pulled in a beautiful 7.5 via auction...its a stunner in high grade!

Well, for you lucky holders of Famous Funnies 215, it looks like this latest CL Auction result from last week clearly confirms this book's a keeper:  

https://www.comiclink.com/auctions/item.asp?back=%2FAUCTIONS%2FPREVIEW.ASP%3Fcode%3D2022aug%26x%3D27%26y%3D14%26pg%3D10%23Item_1606625&id=1606625&itemType=0#detail

Sold for a strong price of $5,100 for a CGC 5.0 graded copy which leads me to think that your 7.5 copy should have no problems hitting 5-figures which represents a rocket of an increase from the high 3-figures or very low 4-figures that a CGC 7.5 graded copy would have garnered a short decade ago.  

[Point Five]

Re the #215 above, the sub crease bugs me a bit but I *love* the color strike on this copy. Sometimes the background has faded to a murky light brownish-olive, but nice deep rich greens here.  

 

[piper]

On 9/7/2022 at 7:41 PM, Point Five said:

Re the #215 above, the sub crease bugs me a bit but I *love* the color strike on this copy. Sometimes the background has faded to a murky light brownish-olive, but nice deep rich greens here.  

 

Thanks P5 for selling me a copy!