scburdet Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 (edited) From my ongoing debate over whether a book like this is hard to find b/c there aren't many out there, or b/c people think there's insufficient demand to try & sell them There are low grade copies, but this was the best I found. Notable for being Roy Thomas's first* professional work, but oddly no sig series on the census. One obvious defect is the creasing around the N of SON & the paper is tanning, most noticeably on the inside of the front cover. All the copies of this book I've seen appear to have these offset staples. *Clearly RT's first work in comics was in his Alter Ego fanzines or some other pre-professional creative endeavor. Professionally, it looks like Modeling with Millie 44 is either tied with or was published earlier. MwM44 does not have creator credits listed and reportedly released before the cover date. SoV50 has signed credits & a cover date, but no records of a release date. You'd think history from 50-60 years ago would be easier to study than those of ancient cultures, but here we are. CGC labels say SoV is the first published RT story & MwM is RT's first work for Marvel Edited October 18, 2023 by scburdet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted July 15, 2023 Share Posted July 15, 2023 8.0 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southern cross Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I'm at a 8.5 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 Think I'll be getting this back in just over a week should anyone else want to weigh in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 7.0/7.5 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 You think this is rare. I’m at a 7.5, maybe 8.0. scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted October 6, 2023 Share Posted October 6, 2023 It might be rare, I just wanted an excuse to use that meme haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted October 6, 2023 Author Share Posted October 6, 2023 On 10/6/2023 at 1:17 PM, LDarkseid1 said: wanted an excuse LDarkseid1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahsoka Tano Jedi Apprentice Posted October 7, 2023 Share Posted October 7, 2023 7.5 scburdet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted October 18, 2023 Author Share Posted October 18, 2023 People were close on this one. Reading the tea leaves, I think the darkening of the paper was the tipping point to 7.5. Having a Roy Thomas first signed was the goal here, so no complaints. grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
