Tri-Color Brian Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/13/2022 at 8:01 AM, zzutak said: Did somebody say gorilla covers? Apparently, gorillas sold books, so Julius Schwartz loved 'em. Indeed, you'll find 'em on the covers of just about every DC title. My personal faves are issues #64 and 69. It must have been a "thing" during the late 40s and 50s, because other companies milked it too... OtherEric, LDarkseid1, Raze and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/18/2022 at 12:14 AM, LDarkseid1 said: Newest acquisition. Was used in SOTI 😁. And for those that don’t know: “Seduction of the Innocent is a book by German-born American psychiatrist Fredric Wertham, published in 1954, that warned that comic books were a negative form of popular literature and a serious cause of juvenile delinquency.” 🤣🤣🤣 Classic issue! For those of you are so unfortunate not to have a raw copy, you will never know what upset the “good doctor” so much. ”Treating police contemptuously” Ha Ha! OtherEric, LDarkseid1 and Tri-Color Brian 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 1:58 PM, Robot Man said: Classic issue! For those of you are so unfortunate not to have a raw copy, you will never know what upset the “good doctor” so much. ”Treating police contemptuously” Ha Ha! Oh man, that is an awesome panel haha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 12:30 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: It must have been a "thing" during the late 40s and 50s, because other companies milked it too... Yeah Gorillas was huge back then. I think I recall some great Gorilla covers in the Sensation Comics run, I think. Tri-Color Brian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 And the end result on the #12. Kinda thought it would go for a little more, but solid sale. OtherEric and Dergrosse13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/21/2022 at 2:30 PM, Tri-ColorBrian said: On 6/13/2022 at 10:01 AM, zzutak said: Did somebody say gorilla covers? Apparently, gorillas sold books, so Julius Schwartz loved 'em. Indeed, you'll find 'em on the covers of just about every DC title. My personal faves are issues #64 and 69. Expand It must have been a "thing" during the late 40s and 50s, because other companies milked it too... Tri-Color Brian, buttock, BEAUMONTS and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MrBedrock Posted June 29, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 29, 2022 Picked up in Charlotte... LDarkseid1, telerites, hchill25 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telerites Posted June 29, 2022 Share Posted June 29, 2022 On 6/29/2022 at 5:55 PM, MrBedrock said: I can say I have never seen this book. And now that I have, I wish I hadn't Loincloth and shoes don't mix. Ok, Ok, yes it now on my wantlist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted July 2, 2022 Share Posted July 2, 2022 (edited) On 6/29/2022 at 3:56 PM, MrBedrock said: Picked up in Charlotte... I would love to know how those 3 novels will assist Mr. Man-Ape in conquering the world 🤔 Edited July 2, 2022 by LDarkseid1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jesse-Lee Posted July 2, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 2, 2022 Just got these - 2nd overall Animal Man and 2nd Animal Man in costume. Lower grades, but I got a good price and couldn't pass them up! hchill25, LDarkseid1, OtherEric and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted July 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2022 Have wanted this one for a long time. Got one today. Tri-Color Brian, Kevin.J, OtherEric and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted July 4, 2022 Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 7:37 PM, Robot Man said: Have wanted this one for a long time. Got one today. Book was published 12/50, but date stamp on this copy from October 🤔. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzutak Posted July 4, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted July 4, 2022 On 7/3/2022 at 8:53 PM, LDarkseid1 said: Book was published 12/50, but date stamp on this copy from October 🤔. Totally normal. Back in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s, comics typically hit the retail newsstands and spinner racks two months prior to their cover date. Compare the arrival dates and cover dates on these coded River City copies. LDarkseid1, Math Teacher, Tri-Color Brian and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted July 31, 2022 Share Posted July 31, 2022 (edited) Well, saying goodbye to some books in the next two C-Link auctions. Should be interesting to see how they do. Couple pedigree copies with the #8 and #199. Edited July 31, 2022 by LDarkseid1 OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Well pretty bummed! I'm not even sure how many people knew about this, but there's been a Strange Adventures TV series in the works for quite some time now. Was going to air on HBO Max, but has been in development limbo. It looks like Kevin Smith was actually working on an episode. Anyway, with the recent Discovery merger and soo much getting axed, this hit the chopping block as well. It honestly sounded interesting, although from the description I think the only element that was actually attached to the comic series was literally just the name. However, could have been a cool way to introduce characters at some point like Captain Comet, Adam Strange or Deadman. So yeah, sucks! https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/warner-bros-just-canceled-yet-another-anticipated-dc-project/ar-AA10rhfg?ocid=&cvid=e459c36be7354c95af3582fd218a0111 Edited August 8, 2022 by LDarkseid1 OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 (edited) Can't remember if I mentioned this, but I had CGC create a dedicated Captain Comet Registry Set under Strange Adventures. In case anyone wants to create a set for that one, on top of the overall Strange Adventures and Deadman Registry Sets that were already available. Just seemed like a pertinent enough part of the series to have its own section. Edited August 8, 2022 by LDarkseid1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Nice little pickup recently. Had no idea this was a bit of an expensive book with an (other grading company) 6.5 selling for $355 in the recent Comiclink Auction. I don't think my #6 white page 6.5 will even sell for that. Some of those early 100's can go for quite a bit. hchill25 and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 My 116 is probably around a 5... not high grade, but not a rag either. It seems like right now, with a few exceptions, any Strange Adventures in the 10 cent era is an outlier... they're all over the place from sale to sale. LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) On 8/14/2022 at 10:25 AM, OtherEric said: My 116 is probably around a 5... not high grade, but not a rag either. It seems like right now, with a few exceptions, any Strange Adventures in the 10 cent era is an outlier... they're all over the place from sale to sale. Yeah I’ve always just noticed everything from issue 21-99 can be soo tough to find in super high grade, just doesn’t exist save for a handful. Mainly 8.5’s and 8.0’s tend to be the highest graded. So they can go for soo much! I mean, sold my #64 CGC 8.5 tied with another for highest graded for $1300 🤯. That was insane to me lol. There was a little while it was single highest, and I might have got more had I sold then. Edited August 15, 2022 by LDarkseid1 OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 (edited) Won this in an auction on eBay today. Just working more and more to completing my Captain Comet part of the series and upgrading when possible. I’d love to make it a predominantly high grade set, with issues no less than 3rd highest graded, but it’s just tough to find those lol. Think this will get maybe a 6.5ish after a press, miracle would be a 7.0 🙏 . Highest is 1 9.0 with 2nd highest a single 8.0, so not bad. Edited August 15, 2022 by LDarkseid1 Math Teacher, hchill25, OtherEric and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
