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What's hard to find VF and above?

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Forbush-Man

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Just curious what you've found difficult to find in VF and above.

 

 

Coverless books.

 

That was good. Yep. No doubt about it!

 

Why I oughta,......!!! sumo.gifChristo_pull_hair.gif

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Jimmy Olsen #1

Lois Lane #1

 

Definitely. Dare I say Brave And The Bold 1 - 28? I hardly ever see these books in true VF or better....

I would agree, although I`d make it 1-30. 29 and 30 are actually harder to find in VF than 28. I would definitely agree with Showcase 8, 13 and 14 (the Flash appearances) and would add the Showcase Aquaman appearances (30-33), which everyone always overlooks when they talk about the SA DC "re-emergence" issues. 31-33 never come up at all, let alone in VF or above.

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Come to think of it so are the first five issues of Green Lantern (Silver Age).

GL 1 is actually relatively easy to find in 8.5 and above. GL 2 is less common, but inexplicably there are 2 9.4 copies. I agree that 3, 4 and 5 are tough.

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Come to think of it so are the first five issues of Green Lantern (Silver Age).

GL 1 is actually relatively easy to find in 8.5 and above. GL 2 is less common, but inexplicably there are 2 9.4 copies. I agree that 3, 4 and 5 are tough.

 

Yep, I'd say most of the DC's before 1961-62 could go on this list. Those early Green Lantern's would be so sweet to find in VF! cloud9.gif

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Come to think of it so are the first five issues of Green Lantern (Silver Age).

GL 1 is actually relatively easy to find in 8.5 and above. GL 2 is less common, but inexplicably there are 2 9.4 copies. I agree that 3, 4 and 5 are tough.

 

Yep, I'd say most of the DC's before 1961-62 could go on this list. Those early Green Lantern's would be so sweet to find in VF! cloud9.gif

 

as someone who owns them all, i must agree, as all my GL's in single digits are midgrade at best.

 

10 cent SA DC's in VF and above are pretty hard to come by. I only have 1 in my collection of 100 books for sale (Showcase #35 - Atom).

 

that's what makes Adam Strange's collection of 10 centers so impressive. i think he's got a bunch of 8.0's in there................ cloud9.gif

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that's what makes Adam Strange's collection of 10 centers so impressive. i think he's got a bunch of 8.0's in there................ cloud9.gif

I think there's probably a bunch that are better than 8.0s. gossip.gif

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that's what makes Adam Strange's collection of 10 centers so impressive. i think he's got a bunch of 8.0's in there................ cloud9.gif

I think there's probably a bunch that are better than 8.0s. gossip.gif

 

He's bringing a few to the SD Con, so I'll be able to test/verify your theory! yay.gif

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I have noticed that I cant seem to find Avengers 4 in very high grades. That bottom left corner is all black and gets scuffed up very easliy. Maybe i am just not looking hard enough because the census says there are plenty:

 

Mint 10.0______________0

Mint 9.9_______________0

Near Mint/Mint 9.8________0

Near Mint + 9.6 ________5

Near Mint 9.4_________12

Near Mint - 9.2_________21

Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0____29

Very Fine + 8.5_________16

Very Fine 8.0__________39

 

Anyone else notice this?

 

Elvis

 

I agree with you. The census on this comic I have never found particularly useful. The biggest issue in locating a sweet copy of this book was to find one with a bright snow white cover. At least half of all copies of this book have discoloration on the edges. I'd rather have a snow white 8.0 of this comic than a 9.4 with tan edges.

Joe

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I'm really shocked at these numbers. I have always felt that TTA's were plentiful from 70 and up but I guess I was mistaken.

 

TTA#77

 

Grade Universal Qualified Signature Series Restored

See Detail Total

 

Mint 10.0 0 0 0 0 0

Mint 9.9 0 0 0 0 0

Near Mint/Mint 9.8 1 0 0 0 1

Near Mint + 9.6 1 0 0 0 1

Near Mint 9.4 0 0 0 1 1

Near Mint - 9.2 2 0 0 0 2

Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0 5 0 0 0 5

Very Fine + 8.5 3 0 0 1 4

Very Fine 8.0 2 0 0 0 2

 

Only 4 books in 9.2 and above 893whatthe.gif and I guess Doug, Steve and me have 3 of the 4 copies. I'm in very good company. grin.gif

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