CLOSED — Readcomix’ Herd Cull and Undercopy Release; PCH, Xela, Baker, Joe Sinnott file copies, more 6 6

[Readcomix]

Ok, let’s go…. Warming up with some silver and bronze, then a pch classic cover and a couple very special Atlas war books….

[Readcomix]

 SOLD! Magnus Robot Fighter #2 FN-  $15

Edited July 18, 2023 by Readcomix

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 SOLD! Magnus Robot Fighter #8 FN+ to FVF $15

Edited July 18, 2023 by Readcomix

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 SOLD! Hulk #197 looks VF or better but veeeeery tiny top and bottom spine splits .. 1/8th nice or so? Classic Wrightson cover, the only time he drew Man-Thing for Marvel. $25

Edited July 16, 2023 by Readcomix

[Readcomix]

Ok, let’s step it up a notch…

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Journey Into Mystery #16 in VG (note tiny hole in cover near M in mystery. Visible in inside front cover shot too.) classic vampire cover. 49 on census. HA just sold a cgc 6.0 for $900. A rougher raw went $550 best offer on eBay. Currently available on eBay are a cgc 2.0 for $449 and three 4.5’s (2 cgc and a voldy) ranging from $810 to $899.

Raw VG here … let’s say $550

Edited July 16, 2023 by Readcomix

[Readcomix]

This evening’s last 2 books are of special provenance. They are both Joe Sinnott file copies. A word of background here first — I acquired them from the organizer of the Albany Comic Con, who has acquired them from the Sinnott family. In the 1950’s, Joe would take the train into NYC to go to the Marvel offices to pick up assignments from Stan. As a contributor, he was allowed up to 3 copies of each book he worked on. Joe signed his name in the margin of the first page of each story he worked on in each of these.

It is my understanding that the family has kept one copy of each. My friend has acquired several of the duplicates, and I have acquired a few from him. I moved a few herd cull books in trade to offer these 2 here instead of the books I was culling. I am not crazy; I have also acquired four keepers from the Sinnott file copies - I posted Battlefield #4 a week or so ago, and you can see my other keepers in a post I just made in This Week in Your Collection, in Comics General.

I thought bringing a couple of these to the boards would be fun and different. I hope you all enjoy them and that they find their way to good homes here.

[Readcomix]

 SOLD! This first one has no comps out there, and there are none on census. 

Devil Dog Dugan #2 — my friend had this at VF but I’m a little lower than that for the bit of tanning and the tiny tear upper left. Other than that, I couldn’t quibble structurally with a VF. But I’m more inclined to VF-. Four Joe Sinnott signatures in this one. 

The only Dugan sale out there is a raw VG+ #1 on eBay by Blissard for $204.50 at auction. Spitballing here on a unique and tough book…

$400

Edited July 15, 2023 by Readcomix

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Battle #37 Joe Sinnott file copy in FN-  This one is a who’s who of war comics greats. Cover by Russ Heath; interior stories by Sinnott (signed), D  ick Ayers, Joe Kubert, Ross Andru.

A cgc 6.0, just slightly nicer than this one, went for $336 on HA in May. Let’s balance slightly lower grade and Heritage fees on the one hand against the provenance here on the other and go $300.

Edited July 19, 2023 by Readcomix

[Readcomix]

That’s it for tonight, and more to come. I hope everyone enjoys seeing these Joe Sinnott books; they are beautiful in hand. It was hard deciding my keepers, but if you look at the issues of War that I posted in this week in your collection You can see what I chose.

[956Ref]

Thanks for sharing, those Sinnott books are cool.

[comicjack]

On 7/9/2023 at 11:33 PM, Readcomix said:

Boy Comics #19 (Dec 1944) in VG/VG- range. Single staple still attached at cover though tearing makes it tenuous. Presents much better than the Fair/Good copy that just sold for $217 on eBay. Called out in Overstreet as “One of the greatest all-time stories.” 21 on census; not everyone gets a chance to read about the double amputee on the cover.

(WAS $200) NOW $180

This one has a very sick story what one will do for money in its pages 

[Readcomix]

On 7/14/2023 at 9:09 AM, comicjack said:

This one has a very sick story what one will do for money in its pages 

Absolutely a must-read among Golden Age 

[Readcomix]

On 7/14/2023 at 9:09 AM, 956Ref said:

Thanks for sharing, those Sinnott books are cool.

Thank you; I was happy to get a few for now. They are a cool piece of comics history, though hard to price. I think I’m within reason on the Battle, given what I found. But I think I’m too hot on the Devil Dog Dugan — looking back, I see I sold a not quite as nice FN+ copy myself on here, back in 2020. That one was $100. Not sure what’s right on a nicer copy with four sigs by Joe Sinnott somI’m open to offers, but I am knocking that $600 down to $400. I want to find the right price and share these among the community, so I’m open to reasonable offers. It’s better for Joe’s legacy IMO if several dedicated collectors can have these, rather than the few the family let go being concentrated in a couple sets of hands.

[Miamiknight3434]

On 7/9/2023 at 1:09 AM, Readcomix said:

This one’s odd….a complete beater Fight Comics #29, Mis-ordered via amateur resto — pages 3,4 (a single leaf) has been glued back into the book but as the very last page, out of order. The detached centerfold and detached single leaf from the center are inserted in the correct order but not reattached. Still, a complete WWII Fiction House that is loaded with their stock in trade GGA. (WAS $50) NOW $40

Take

[comicstock]

The second Magnus you listed is #8 (not #6).  My favorite cover of all time.

[buttock]

On 7/13/2023 at 9:48 PM, Readcomix said:

This first one has no comps out there, and there are none on census. 

Devil Dog Dugan #2 — my friend had this at VF but I’m a little lower than that for the bit of tanning and the tiny tear upper left. Other than that, I couldn’t quibble structurally with a VF. But I’m more inclined to VF-. Four Joe Sinnott signatures in this one. 

The only Dugan sale out there is a raw VG+ #1 on eBay by Blissard for $204.50 at auction. Spitballing here on a unique and tough book…

$400

[Robot Man]

On 7/14/2023 at 8:10 AM, Readcomix said:

Thank you; I was happy to get a few for now. They are a cool piece of comics history, though hard to price. I think I’m within reason on the Battle, given what I found. But I think I’m too hot on the Devil Dog Dugan — looking back, I see I sold a not quite as nice FN+ copy myself on here, back in 2020. That one was $100. Not sure what’s right on a nicer copy with four sigs by Joe Sinnott somI’m open to offers, but I am knocking that $600 down to $400. I want to find the right price and share these among the community, so I’m open to reasonable offers. It’s better for Joe’s legacy IMO if several dedicated collectors can have these, rather than the few the family let go being concentrated in a couple sets of hands.

Cool books!

The Dugan is one of my favorite Atlas war covers. If I didn’t already have a nice copy, I would have been all over it.

Your price sounds VERY fair all things considered! 

[Readcomix]

On 7/14/2023 at 11:49 AM, Miamiknight3434 said:

Take

 Fight #29! Thank you MK3434! 

[Readcomix]

On 7/14/2023 at 12:34 PM, comicstock said:

The second Magnus you listed is #8 (not #6).  My favorite cover of all time.

Fat-fingering fixed; thank you!