walclark Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Another pair of stolen comics: RayJr, circumstances and Tristan Esteph 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SushiX Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 3 hours ago, circumstances said: I had most of the run from 52 through 81 (last big logo). Traded them away over the years towards bigger/rarer comics. I only kept three (52, 54, 55) because they were my favorites. That's a gorgeous copy ! circumstances and archiefan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post walclark Posted August 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2018 Still have these two: mwotka, circumstances, podboy66 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstances Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 17 minutes ago, SushiX said: That's a gorgeous copy ! Thanks! Probably my favorite cover. SushiX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 35 minutes ago, walclark said: I used to have all the Spectre covers and most of the Dr. Fate covers...until my home was burglarized and I lost them. I tracked down a lot of the stolen books and the thief is doing a 26 year stretch in the state prison (he was a 14 time loser in our court system), but it broke my heart and I never tried to rebuild the collection. I've still got 52 to 55 (2 copies) and a few scattered other issues, but these are some that I had and lost. From a collector's point of view, it's certainly sad and alarming to hear about your loss. It's rather unfortunate they were not able to track down your books for you even though they ended up catching the culprit in the end. Certainly glad to hear that he is doing an extended stretch in the big house though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RareHighGrade Posted August 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2018 I love the More Fun run for the reasons others have articulated. It epitomized the Golden Age of DC comics. Here are a couple Dr. Fate covers. Top City Comics, Pat Calhoun, comicjack and 12 others 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post goldenacase Posted August 9, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2018 (edited) Edited August 9, 2018 by goldenacase walclark, comicjack, gino2paulus2 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmat Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 My only More Fun Comics, bought raw and CGC certified it as the D copy OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 The late run MFs are some of the least common DC books. The explanation that I've heard is that the title became a poor seller (I'm sure the weak covers didn't help). However, because New/More Fun was DC's first title, for nostalgic reasons the publisher kept the title going, but with a very low print run. This combination of low print run and even lower sales makes some of the last dozen or so issues nearly impossible to find. Here are the three that I've found to be the toughest, although a couple of the Howie Post covers at the very end might also qualify. The 116 is a Gerber no-show. OtherEric, sacentaur, aardvark88 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D84 Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Love the Spectre covers from that run. Hoping one day to find a 65 one day at price I can swing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted August 9, 2018 Author Share Posted August 9, 2018 Then, there is this “Super” late issue from 1947. Sales must have REALLY been sliding by then. OtherEric and circumstances 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 Great title, and I suspect many collectors (like me) are holding onto their books. I've tended to focus on the pre-hero books, with the tryout issues (14, 15, 16) being among the best (MF 14 is actually rather common, comparatively speaking). New Fun 1-6 (jumbo sized) and MF 7 and MF 8 (both oversized) are just brutal (tougher than the "rare" MF 9, IMHO). I used to own the Church MF 56, sold it, and haven't been able to find a suitable replacement. MF 54 is probably my all-time fav... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted August 9, 2018 Share Posted August 9, 2018 1 hour ago, RareHighGrade said: The late run MFs are some of the least common DC books. The explanation that I've heard is that the title became a poor seller (I'm sure the weak covers didn't help). However, because New/More Fun was DC's first title, for nostalgic reasons the publisher kept the title going, but with a very low print run. This combination of low print run and even lower sales makes some of the last dozen or so issues nearly impossible to find. Here are the three that I've found to be the toughest, although a couple of the Howie Post covers at the very end might also qualify. The 116 is a Gerber no-show. Gary Carter told me roughly the same way back when. He said that the editor at DC at the time (I think, one of the big wigs at least) considered More Fun his pet title, so they printed the bare minimum each month to break even. The number he quoted me was 10,000 issues. I would imagine there's at least some data out there on distribution or printing numbers that might be able to verify or disprove that. @scrooge? SushiX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post podboy66 Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 Got this one from our fellow Boardie Mark Zaid.... sacentaur, ender, circumstances and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post podboy66 Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 Need to upgrade this one. RayJr, Tristan Esteph, Top City Comics and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post podboy66 Posted August 10, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2018 Frisco Larson, Top City Comics, Howling Mad and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RareHighGrade Posted August 10, 2018 Share Posted August 10, 2018 Nice set Podboy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
