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[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

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Edited December 16, 2021 by ha G-G is © ® ™

[Sauce Dog]

Was going to wait until this book was back in my hands before posting, but how could I hold out. Just finished up at CGC and now waiting at the conservation expert's office.

This is my absolute grail of all golden age superhero books, and I was very lucky to buy this one a few years ago as a CGC 1.8. This one is staying with me forever (unless of course I magically jump up a dozen pay grades and can afford a high grade copy!) so I knew I better make sure it could last for the long haul.

It originally, a CGC 1.8, had a completely split and detached cover with a decent amount of tape on it, so once I saw that it was shifting around in the case (yikes CGC!!) I knew it deserved work to keep it structurally solid for the lifetime to come. Very happy with the grade bump it got after the fantastic work done by Phantom Restoration.

Edited December 17, 2021 by Sauce Dog

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 12/17/2021 at 2:46 AM, Sauce Dog said:

Was going to wait until this book was back in my hands before posting, but how could I hold out. Just finished up at CGC and now waiting at the conservation expert's office.

This is my absolute grail of all golden age superhero books, and I was very lucky to buy this one a few years ago as a CGC 1.8. This one is staying with me forever (unless of course I magically jump up a dozen pay grades and can afford a high grade copy!) so I knew I better make sure it could last for the long haul.

It originally, a CGC 1.8, had a completely split and detached cover with a decent amount of tape on it, so once I saw that it was shifting around in the case (yikes CGC!!) I knew it deserved work to keep it structurally solid for the lifetime to come. Very happy with the grade bump it got after the fantastic work done by Phantom Restoration.

Congrats.  

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Today...

Spoiler

 

[10centcomics]

On 12/16/2021 at 9:46 PM, Sauce Dog said:

Was going to wait until this book was back in my hands before posting, but how could I hold out. Just finished up at CGC and now waiting at the conservation expert's office.

This is my absolute grail of all golden age superhero books, and I was very lucky to buy this one a few years ago as a CGC 1.8. This one is staying with me forever (unless of course I magically jump up a dozen pay grades and can afford a high grade copy!) so I knew I better make sure it could last for the long haul.

It originally, a CGC 1.8, had a completely split and detached cover with a decent amount of tape on it, so once I saw that it was shifting around in the case (yikes CGC!!) I knew it deserved work to keep it structurally solid for the lifetime to come. Very happy with the grade bump it got after the fantastic work done by Phantom Restoration.

Are you... me??? I also sent a copy of this book to Phantom Restoration that had a completely split and detached cover! What are the odds?

[Sauce Dog]

On 12/17/2021 at 8:41 PM, 10centcomics said:

Are you... me??? I also sent a copy of this book to Phantom Restoration that had a completely split and detached cover! What are the odds?

Nice - would love to see how that one turns out. I can count on one hand the amount of times I've seen this book come up for sale in the last decade, so it's always nice to find another new one to compare with.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Always thought this book was under-rated. Been on the look out for a decent copy for a while now.  Just in....

 

[Ghastly542454]

Keepers!

Edited December 22, 2021 by Ghastly542454

[The Black Hand ®]

These are a couple of 'Keepers' that like a fool I didn't keep.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Another Keeper.

 

[FoggyNelson]

On 12/24/2021 at 6:04 AM, G-G © ® ™ said:

Another Keeper.

 

That’s a beauty⛄️❄️🎄

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

This arrived today. The pics really do not do it justice, really stunning in hand.  

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

My previous 2 undercopies of this book have now sadly been sold.

The good news being that the money financed the purchase of this book in full, with a decent amount left over. 

This book is hot in terms of exponential growth, but that's not why I love it.

This won't be going anywhere unless I upgrade again.

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Total Keeper. 

Been after this book for years.

 

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

[Nic8612]

Snagged this on eBay. Unless I stumble across an affordable low grade copy that looks better than this, it's here to stay. Don't have it in hand yet, so I'm still not sure how it's graded so low

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

On 3/11/2022 at 7:45 PM, Nic8612 said:

Snagged this on eBay. Unless I stumble across an affordable low grade copy that looks better than this, it's here to stay. Don't have it in hand yet, so I'm still not sure how it's graded so low

Books get absolutely slammed for Brittle pages, that'll be it.

[Nic8612]

On 3/11/2022 at 2:55 PM, G-G © ® ™ said:

Books get absolutely slammed for Brittle pages, that'll be it.

Ahhh gotcha. Ive never ran across one where everything was still intact and it got below a 1.0

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

Total Keeper just in.