ThePreacher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/26/2024 at 8:15 AM, lizards2 said: They are kind of like dog poop on your shoe. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) Last bump for this thread. I'll close this up sometime this evening. Still one poor, lonely, raw book left, and a few nice slabs. Invoices next week. Page #7------------------------------------------------ F.F. #41 - CGC 9.0 - $200.00 F.F. #44 - CGC 9.0 - $240.00 Page #10------------------------------------------------ F.F. #58 - CGC 9.0 - $290.00 $270.00 F.F. #59 - $45.00 $35.00 $30.00 SOLD Edited January 27 by DR.X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Thank you for sharing your well-loved FFs with us! They’ll be read again and enjoyed many times over in their new homes, I’m sure. just curious if any of those book-length vertical creases on some of the books are subscription creases? Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/25/2024 at 8:23 PM, DR.X said: Fantastic Four #59 - 5.5 BP = $45.00 This copy has some wear down the spine, and some tears at the staples. Edge wear and handling marks and was well read. C.F. is well attached and really nice inside pages. No cutouts or missing panels. Take at $30, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 On 1/27/2024 at 8:32 AM, Corvonie said: Take at $30, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) On 1/27/2024 at 8:32 AM, TheComicsPreacher said: Thank you for sharing your well-loved FFs with us! They’ll be read again and enjoyed many times over in their new homes, I’m sure. just curious if any of those book-length vertical creases on some of the books are subscription creases? I would assume so, but who knows. I personally never had any subsriptions to books, as we had local drug stores, and one newspaper store that had spinner racks. I've told this story before, but I was buying comics off the shelves back in the mid 60's. I had a pretty good stack as books were for the most part ten/twelve cents. Would buy and swap with kids in the neighborhood all the time. Came home from school one day and my books were all gone, and my baseball cards. My mother gave them all to a neighbors grand son, because she said, she didn't want all that junk in our bed rooms. When I got in my late teens, early twenties, I started all over again. She probably gave away a small fortune. Edited January 27 by DR.X lizards2, ThePreacher, jimjum12 and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/27/2024 at 6:49 AM, DR.X said: I would assume so, but who knows. I personally never had any subsriptions to books, as we had local drug stores, and one newspaper store that had spinner racks. I've told this story before, but I was buying comics off the shelves back in the mid 60's. I had a pretty good stack as books were for the most part ten/twelve cents. Would buy and swap with kids in the neighborhood all the time. Came home from school one day and my books were all gone, and my baseball cards. My mother gave them all to a neighbors grand son, because she said, she didn't want all that junk in our bed rooms. When I got in my late teens, early twenties, I started all over again. She probably gave away a small fortune. Mamma Mia! That’s what family’s for? Eeeeeeek! Love the backstory and I’m now getting Deja vu, so I think you have told me that story before. Anyways, thanks again - these are all great readers. And for this guy, there is absolutely no better way to enjoy comics than to sit down with an early raw FF and just watch the magic that was Stan and Jack unfold before your eyes. The Lions Den 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) One of my priorities was the Kirby monster books. I had a ton of them. I was hooked on the covers. Of course F.F.'s were always on the nightstand too. I had a ton of war books also. G.I. Combat, Our Army at War, etc. Loved the D.C. books also, Strange Adventures, Tales of the Unexpected, etc. Probably all ended up in a landfill or the garbage. The cute little neighbors grandson ended up being a druggie, and in trouble all the time. Hope he enjoyed my books. Edited January 27 by DR.X ThePreacher, The Lions Den and lizards2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Kirby monsters get a verrrrrrrrrrry close 2nd place behind early FF in my book too. And don’t forget those ubiquitous screaming faces at stage bottom-right and stage bottom-left! And I am now trying to imagine what it would be like to try to read a Kirby monster book on Hallucinogenics as your neighbor… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/27/2024 at 6:32 AM, TheComicsPreacher said: Thank you for sharing your well-loved FFs with us! They’ll be read again and enjoyed many times over in their new homes, I’m sure. just curious if any of those book-length vertical creases on some of the books are subscription creases? I think subscription mailing changed quite a bit from the days of these early books to later. I had subscriptions (unfortunately) to a number of Marvel titles in the mid-70s and normally the only real "damage" is at the top and bottom of the books in the middle where they were folded and which were vulnerable to rubbing inside the paper sleeves in which they were mailed. There's no sharp color-breaking crease on any of my books. Here's an example. DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/27/2024 at 9:34 AM, MattTheDuck said: I think subscription mailing changed quite a bit from the days of these early books to later. I had subscriptions (unfortunately) to a number of Marvel titles in the mid-70s and normally the only real "damage" is at the top and bottom of the books in the middle where they were folded and which were vulnerable to rubbing inside the paper sleeves in which they were mailed. There's no sharp color-breaking crease on any of my books. Here's an example. Interesting! Did not know any of that. I always thought they were book length. Your description makes more sense. I also wonder what @etanick thinks - if he’s still checking the boards? Different eras with different subscription creases maybe? He used to have some KNOWLEDGE on that particular topic from what I remember…I always want OO copies so I’d be curious to know… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 (edited) Thread is Closed for now. Thanks for the purchases and the fun. Next round coming up in the future so stay tuned, as the purge continues. Invoices next week. Edited January 27 by DR.X Corvonie and jimjum12 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DR.X Posted February 19 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19 (edited) Here's an update on this thread. I'm just about finished processing the next round, that will feature #61 - #100. I will probably split the thread into two evenings. There will be roughly 18 new slabs (9.0-9.4), and three left overs slabs from the last round, and maybe a discount on those. Launch date within the next few weeks I hope. Edited February 19 by DR.X Corvonie, jimjum12, MattTheDuck and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 8:57 AM, DR.X said: Here's an update on this thread. I'm just about finished processing the next round, that will feature #61 - #100. I will probably split the thread into two evenings. There will be roughly 18 new slabs (9.0-9.4), and three left overs slabs from the last round, and maybe a discount on those. Launch date within the next few weeks I hope. Can't wait! I hope I didn't use up all my luck hitting refresh at just the right moment to snag your copy of 49. Did you end up listing the 48 and 52 in the last group? If not, are they coming in this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted February 19 Author Share Posted February 19 (edited) On 2/19/2024 at 9:46 AM, Corvonie said: Did you end up listing the 48 and 52 in the last group? If not, are they coming in this one? No, those are not for sale right now. They are tucked away with about 20 other nice Silver Age books that I "was" going to send to CGC. No way with all the krap going on there right now. Edited February 19 by DR.X Corvonie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 1/25/2024 at 8:23 PM, DR.X said: Fantastic Four #59 - 5.5 SOLD TO CORVONIE BP = $45.00 This copy has some wear down the spine, and some tears at the staples. Edge wear and handling marks and was well read. C.F. is well attached and really nice inside pages. No cutouts or missing panels. I love in #57 where Doom sends Surfer an invite to his castle and Surfer is like "OOH A PARTY!" like he's Bugs Bunny going for a ride with Mugsy. What a maroon DR.X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted February 19 Share Posted February 19 On 2/19/2024 at 10:48 AM, DR.X said: No, those are not for sale right now. They are tucked away with about 20 other nice Silver Age books that I "was" going to send to CGC. No way with all the krap going on there right now. Amen to that. I had the biggest book I've ever owned with them just come back (the Hulk 181 I listed here), and was like "if that thing is stuck in QC purgatory for more than a day, I'm gonna start asking for proof of life daily" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR.X Posted March 1 Author Share Posted March 1 Here's an update on this thread. I'm just about finished processing the next round, that will feature #61 - #100. I'm looking at Tuesday 3/5 in the evening, around 6 to get started back up. I will probably split the thread into two evenings, doing about 20 books each night. Go get some money lined up. There will be roughly 18 new slabs (9.0-9.4), and three left overs slabs from the last round, and maybe a discount on those. skypinkblu, BuscemasAvengers and Azkaban 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azkaban Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2024 at 11:32 AM, DR.X said: Here's an update on this thread. I'm just about finished processing the next round, that will feature #61 - #100. I'm looking at Tuesday 3/5 in the evening, around 6 to get started back up. I will probably split the thread into two evenings, doing about 20 books each night. Go get some money lined up. There will be roughly 18 new slabs (9.0-9.4), and three left overs slabs from the last round, and maybe a discount on those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePreacher Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 On 3/1/2024 at 9:04 AM, Azkaban said: Ditto! Also, will any be raw, or all slabbed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
