What a beauty!Nicest Pep 23 I've seen.

[The Black Hand ®]

I've seen more copies of 26 then 23. 28 seems common as well as 32,33 and 34. 34 is sought after because of the strange Fuji cover. Gerber did his thing before ebay where all sorts of books have come out of the woodwork. As an MLJ collector these books seem less scarce to me because this is what I've focused on. But believe me, compared to DC and timely, these books are few and far between, especially in a decent grade.

[Timulty]

I agree with Black Hand, just from my perspective on Quality Police Comics and Plastic Man. For example, I believe Gerber dropped mostly 4 or 5s on the PC 1-102 and PM 1-64. He dropped 6 on PC 11 and PM 9. I have found that PC 102 is looking to be a 6 as well. I would like to see new SI data collected and a new Gerber published. Of course, that probably won't happen.

[The Black Hand ®]

What are the most significant Peps between 23 and 41?

[143ksk]

IMO in order of importance they are:

 

Pep 36 (first Archie cover)

Pep 26 (first Veronica)

Pep 23 (second Archie)

Pep 27 (classic cover)

Pep 34 (classic cover)

Pep 24 (third Archie)

Pep 25 (fifth Archie)

Pep 41 (second Archie cover)

Pep 30 (classic cover)

Pep 29 (Schomburg cover)

Pep 28 (cool Hangman cover)

Pep 32 (cool cover)

Pep 31 (excellent contents)

Pep 33, 35, 37-40

 

What's your opinion?

[The Black Hand ®]

I'd put the 29 ahead of the 30 because of The Shield losing his powers, otherwise pretty much the same.

[Timulty]

You know, you are almost making me want to abandon my quest of owning a complet run of Whiz Comics in FN/VF or Better, Captain Marvel Adventures FN/VF or Better, Police Comics 1-102 FN/VF or Better, and Plastic Man (Quality) FN/VF or Better.

[The Black Hand ®]

Well, good luck in finding a Pep run in fine or better.

[143ksk]

That's for sure! Of my Pep 23-41 run, only 8 issues are better than FN. And I feel damned lucky to have those!

[The Black Hand ®]

Which ones are those?

[143ksk]

24 (VF-), 25(VF+), 27(FN+), 28(FN+), 32(VF-), 33(VF), 34(F/VF) and 36(FN+).

 

I used to have a real nice #30, but in a moment of foolishness I traded it away. I'm dreading the day I see it pop up in a 9.4 CGC slab and sell for ungodly $

[The Black Hand ®]

Very nice!

[The Black Hand ®]

So are the deep pocket boys going to go after this Pep 23 or will someone go crazy with their credit card?

[143ksk]

Good question. So far, it's pretty much the usual suspects (at least 4 of whom are Board members). I still haven't decided how seriously I'm going to go after this book. Definitely not credit card serious though

[Silver Surfer]

He's the guy who owns the mile high action #1 among other things. He's the "Dentist". He's Dave Anderson. He's a straight shooter.

 

I'd like to thumb through a collection like his one day. I wonder if he is still actively collecting?

[rob_react]

He's the guy who owns the mile high action #1 among other things. He's the "Dentist". He's Dave Anderson. He's a straight shooter.

 

I'd like to thumb through a collection like his one day. I wonder if he is still actively collecting?

 

He is. The DC area guys see him at shows all the time with his son.

[The Black Hand ®]

I'm betting it goes under two grand or even 1 and 1/2 guide. If so I still might make a run at it. but we won't know until the last 10 minutes.See, a book like that, a vg would do me. Books like 36 and 41 and 29 and 51 and 20 I like nicer copies.

[nearmint]

Has anyone ever seen Metro's Pep #20? It's listed as a VF, but only has one of their "stock" images.

[The Black Hand ®]

I haven't seen it, but that's the type of book that's great in higher grade. It's such a classic cover! Ask for a scan.

[nearmint]

I don't like to ask for a scan from Metro unless I'm planning to buy, and I left that 2k in my other pants.

[The Black Hand ®]

Ouch! That's about a 1000.00 book at most considering it's a met vf. Still, that and Zip 22 are arguably the two best MLJ synbolic propaganda war covers.