Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 The real question is: How deep do you consider stabbing Alf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Repeatedly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Like over and over again in his weird puppet head until stuffing came out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted May 26, 2020 Author Share Posted May 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: How many issues of Alf was there anyway? That was #48! Imagine the looks on the graders faces if they got a box of 50 consecutive issues. By #34 they’re getting so pissed off that they start giving all of them an 8.5. 50 issues of the main Alf series Most, perhaps all, exist as both direct market and newsstand printings. A UK edition for at least issues 1-12 exists. The UK #1 has a totally different cover than the US version. 3 Alf Annuals All three exist as direct market and newsstands. 2 Alf Holiday Specials Both of these also exist as both direct market and newsstand The Super-Sized Alf Spring Special Yep. Direct market and newsstand. Marvel Comics Presents Alf. This is a single issue mini-comic (Chuck describes it as an "Ashcan" for absolutely no good reason) that was apparently a promotional give-away. If you include them as comics, there are also two square-bound, digest-sized issues of Alf Comics Magazine. Chuck seems to have a newsstand version of at least #2 here, presented without a photo. I really have no idea if these have DM/newsstand variants A really comprehensive collection of Marvel Alf content would thus be 125 books (assuming there are DM/newsstand versions of all 50 of the main series), plus potentially 2-4 more to cover Alf Comics Magazine if you are so inclined. Or 69 (+2 Alf Comics Magazine) if you're only interested in comics that CGC would slab as registry-distinct (ignoring the DM/newsstand split, but including the 12 Marvel UK issues). GoCollect somehow has enough market data to claim a ~$90 FMV for 9.8 CGC copies of a couple issues in the 30s, but #48 is unquestionably the key book in this collection, with a price driven up by interest in the ludicrous cover art. I would not be surprised to see CGC 9.8 copies (of which there are actually a handful) pull $300-400. Maybe more. I shudder to think. Doubly difficult would be the 48 newsstand if you're going for the full variant set. Of course, everything after #37 was released after the show's cancellation, and I suspect that all of those are pretty elusive as newsstand editions. Of course, very little of this has been graded by CGC at all (Alf 1-5, 11, 13, 15, 18, 29-30, 36-38, 44-45, 48, 50 [no UK editions]; Annual 1; Alf Comics Magazine 1). I do not in good conscience recommend this to anyone, but there it is. Good luck, Alf lovers. Jasonmorris1000000, waaaghboss and nepatkm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Hahhaaahhhhaaahhhhaaa! That is awesome! You rock Qulyar. I’m laughing so hard right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Argh. I keep misspelling your name. What’s that a reference too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsJustRyan Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 On 5/20/2020 at 10:53 AM, Jasonmorris1000000 said: Just some words of advice if you decide to go down this road. I’ve found that I’ve had to buy runs from private collectors on eBay in order to get high grade copies of issues that no one in their right mind would send into CGC. As a result I’ve started to amass multiple copies of issues that suck and they’re eating up space. Also at one point I wasn’t paying attention to how many $15 to $50 sets I was buying and the costs ballooned to the point where I had to sell some cool, rare, desirable stuff from my collection to offset the expense. This path may make you do some dumb investment moves to procure comics that no one but you wants graded. This is why I don’t do the registry, but respect those that do and get the appeal. I keep my runs raw and in mylite2/fullbacks. ADAMANTIUM and nepatkm 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waaaghboss Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 It's a brave new world where Alf comic books get the Mylar treatment :D. Can you imagine going back to 1990 and telling a crusty old comic shop owner that someday Alf will be a wall book? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 On 5/25/2020 at 10:15 PM, Jasonmorris1000000 said: How deep do you consider slabbing Alf? Alf-For me,Just that issue if I had a 9.8. That set completed ( graded) would still would be Fantastic to see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Any set completed ( especially if series has 20 issues or more) graded, would definitely be applauded by myself. As I know how much effort it takes to complete a graded run (especially In 9.8 or higher) the non-valued issues that are harder to find in higher grade, Really cost some cash, and effort ... ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nepatkm Posted May 28, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) I’ve completed Tomb of Dracula 1-70, and the 5 Giant-Sized Editions in CGC 9.2, and higher grades. This took me a decade to finish. could be much easier for others, but still took me some time as just a collector.. Edited May 28, 2020 by nepatkm Picture of Set added Xenosmilus, Qalyar, ADAMANTIUM and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 How did you make a collage of the covers like that? I love it. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, nepatkm said: I’ve completed Tomb of Dracula 1-70, and the 5 Giant-Sized Editions in CGC 9.2, and higher grades. This took me a decade to finish. could be much easier for others, but still took me some time as just a collector.. Awesome! Your almost there in your punisher too! nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted May 28, 2020 Author Share Posted May 28, 2020 Man, that's a pretty run of Dracula there. Out of curiosity, how did you find high grade copies of some of the low-value issues late in this run? Buying duplicates and curating carefully for CGC submission ("low-value" for ToD is still non-trivial, so perhaps not), or hunting for especially nice copies in person, or...? nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 1 hour ago, nepatkm said: Any set completed ( especially if series has 20 issues or more) graded, would definitely be applauded by myself. As I know how much effort it takes to complete a graded run (especially In 9.8 or higher) the non-valued issues that are harder to find in higher grade, Really cost some cash, and effort ... I feel guilty for laughing at someone who would have 50 issues of Alf graded. I have 250 graded Swamp Things which is 5 times laughable to any sane person. The people at CGC probably want to strangle me. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 (edited) 14 hours ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: How did you make a collage of the covers like that? I love it. Thanks, @Jasonmorris1000000, I take a scan of my book, shrink, cut, and paste to a blanked out photo in paint. I’ve done this for sets ive completed, or close to completing. Edited May 29, 2020 by nepatkm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Thanks. I’ll try it out. nepatkm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 22 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: Awesome! Your almost there in your punisher too! Thanks @ADAMANTIUM 😃, Not only going for the 1987 series, but trying to complete every major Punisher series in 9.8... Think I’ve bit off more than I can chew. 🤣🤣🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 16 minutes ago, Qalyar said: Man, that's a pretty run of Dracula there. Out of curiosity, how did you find high grade copies of some of the low-value issues late in this run? Buying duplicates and curating carefully for CGC submission ("low-value" for ToD is still non-trivial, so perhaps not), or hunting for especially nice copies in person, or...? Thanks @Qalyar- mostly watching eBay, and submissions. It’s a older (bronze) popular series, so they pop up more frequently for sale than A modern (Copper, modern) series would. 👍 Relatively more available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nepatkm Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I feel guilty for laughing at someone who would have 50 issues of Alf graded. I have 250 graded Swamp Things which is 5 times laughable to any sane person. The people at CGC probably want to strangle me. I’d love to see that set !! quite an accomplishment @Jasonmorris1000000 Edited May 29, 2020 by nepatkm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...