grendelbo Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 5:53 PM, zzutak said: So what are we thinking - 3.0 Universal is the max for a book with three holes punched through? And 3.5 if it's only two? Hiro, southern cross, Larryw7 and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steveinthecity Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 First Love #60. Cover is stamped with “Circ Dept File Copy”. It’s never flattened out over time. Robot Man, Kevin.J, Hiro and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 5:41 PM, Cushing Fan said: Here is my hole punched Ghost Rider #6 that I bought off the boards. I absolutely love the cover plus it has white pages! any idea how much #1 is worth say in 5.0-7.0? Cushing Fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 5:44 PM, zzutak said: Careful there, Kev. A significant portion of my collection looks like this: whats the story? i'm a big mystery in space/strange adv collector. I was picking up as many as I could around 6 years ago because i knew they were undervalued and it has paid off big time. These books still have room to grow-DC blew away marvel in the sci fi dept hiring actual sci fi writers like edmond hamilton and otto binder to write em. the art was also top notch with infantino and whatnot. marvel mainly went with the monster of the week. 1950's war comics and Kevin.J 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 4:47 PM, zzutak said: I had the same reaction as Bob/RobotMan when I ran across these back in 1976. Several hundred sweet Atlas at $1 each. Needless to say, I bought the dealer out. Here's just a small sample of what I added to my permanent collection that day: Several hundred at $1.00 each? I would have bought him out as fast as I could open my wallet! Kevin.J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 4:53 PM, zzutak said: Qualified applies perfectly to a situation like this. I very happily still buy books like this for the right price. When you turn up your nose at stuff like this, please PM me! Kevin.J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cushing Fan Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 9:36 PM, kav said: any idea how much #1 is worth say in 5.0-7.0? A CGC 7.0 sold for $1,480 last month. Your upgraded copy wouldn't fetch the same price but it should give you a ballpark of your book's value - $750-$900 kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kav Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 i met some girl and got her number called few days later and she invited me over. She then proceeded to pull a Cindy on me and after 30 minutes of sitting there while she yakked on the phone I got up to leave. "Oh are you leaving?" "Yes I had a great time but I think I'll take off now" She called me 3 days in a row but I never picked up the phone. Kevin.J, 1950's war comics, grendelbo and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveinthecity Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 7:50 PM, kav said: i met some girl and got her number called few days later and she invited me over. She then proceeded to pull a Cindy on me and after 30 minutes of sitting there while she yakked on the phone I got up to leave. "Oh are you leaving?" "Yes I had a great time but I think I'll take off now" She called me 3 days in a row but I never picked up the phone. That’s a very nice looking 2.5. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 As a relative newbie to the hobby, I'm legitimately shocked at how many of these are, and how proudly they are posted! I've accepted some pretty raggy EERIEs and other Warren mags at times, but I'd have to draw the line at 3 holes punched in the book. That just does NOT present well AT ALL! ...to me, but hey, if your books give you pleasure... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poekaymon Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 11:10 PM, Axe Elf said: As a relative newbie to the hobby, I'm legitimately shocked at how many of these are, and how proudly they are posted! I've accepted some pretty raggy EERIEs and other Warren mags at times, but I'd have to draw the line at 3 holes punched in the book. That just does NOT present well AT ALL! ...to me, but hey, if your books give you pleasure... I think I'm more bothered by writing on the cover, which a lot of people don't seem to mind at all, and which seems to be a lesser grade reduction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Elf Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 10:13 PM, Poekaymon said: I think I'm more bothered by writing on the cover, which a lot of people don't seem to mind at all, and which seems to be a lesser grade reduction. I've seen some that were obnoxious, but I don't mind a small unobtrusive date or something like that. Some kid's name would bother me. But I'd actually pay a premium for that "six to midnight" Batman cover... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post chevalmeow Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Seeing many Planet Comics in pretty beat condition going for some stiff prices. So, for me a couple of clean cut holes on an otherwise nice condition comic is great with me. PopKulture, Kevin.J, Hiro and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 8:33 PM, chevalmeow said: Seeing many Planet Comics in pretty beat condition going for some stiff prices. So, for me a couple of clean cut holes on an otherwise nice condition comic is great with me. mystery in space and strange adventures will be the planet comics of the future. 1950's war comics, Hiro and chevalmeow 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post southern cross Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 Krismusic, Larryw7, OtherEric and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post southern cross Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 And a punch holes happy back cover for some reason, don't know the story behind it. steveinthecity, Off Panel, Larryw7 and 6 others 4 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzutak Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Now that's a wild back cover! Almost certainly made with a hand-held device known as a railway ticket punch. Most had a maximum reach of 1" (which would explain why the punched holes are only in the margins of the unbound edges). But why? My guess would be mindless boredom, with no special purpose. Thanks for sharing something I've never seen before! southern cross 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zzutak Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 8:17 PM, Axe Elf said: Some kid's name would bother me. How about if that kid's name was Lamont Larson or Dennis Kjolso? Larryw7, Krismusic, deadleg and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted June 25, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 8:10 PM, Axe Elf said: As a relative newbie to the hobby, I'm legitimately shocked at how many of these are, and how proudly they are posted! I've accepted some pretty raggy EERIEs and other Warren mags at times, but I'd have to draw the line at 3 holes punched in the book. That just does NOT present well AT ALL! ...to me, but hey, if your books give you pleasure... As a collector of GA comics for over 50 years, I think I have seen just about anything. Defects are in the eye of the individual beholder. Personally, the things that bother me are pretty severe. I don’t buy brittle, rat chewed, moldy or books with severe tape. Everything else is on a case by case basis and depends on the rarity and price. A lot of GA books are so rare that one cannot be too picky if they want to own a copy at all. The HP books in my collection were all bought because of the condition other than the holes and always at a super low price. I think the reason they survived so nice is they were always protected in a binder and not moved around. Am I proud of the holes? No, but I am proud to own some otherwise beautiful books that I might not be able to afford otherwise. Larryw7, grendelbo, southern cross and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 On 6/24/2022 at 5:44 PM, zzutak said: Careful there, Kev. A significant portion of my collection looks like this: I once was at an auction and there were several boxes of atomic age and pre code books like this some were 3/4th covers as well. Came from a drug store and forgotten in the back room. An amazing stash of great reading books. Was the only bidder and probably paid around 25 cents each or a little less. Took me a long time to read and figure out what the issues were. Had a blast with them. I have since replaced most with better copies but probably still have some left in my collection. These are for folks on a budget with a true love of the medium not just “investment”… Kevin.J, ThothAmon, grendelbo and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
