morbius21 Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 (edited) Please check out my Famous Funnies #1 (July 1934). The first 5 pics are the front cover. The last five are the back. My complete back cover pic did not turn out and I did not realize it before I boxed it up to send off. Book is all there but cover is for all practical purpose detached. Thanks. Edited March 28 by morbius21 Update with grade results. thehumantorch and grendelbo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I got a number in my head but do you have any back cover pics? More of the spine showing the split would be cool too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbius21 Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 (edited) The last 5 are the back cover. Unfortunately, I didn't realize my full back cover photo did not turn out (super blurry) before I packaged it up and sent it off. It should be back Tues or Weds. Thanks for looking. I opted not to do any pressing and hardly any cleaning. Edited March 23 by morbius21 clarification Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Gotcha. 2.0 Point Five and Sandflea 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scburdet Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1.8/2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mars76 Posted March 24 Share Posted March 24 1.8-2.0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corvonie Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 1.8, MAN what a piece of history grendelbo, harbourhow and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Point Five Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 On 3/23/2024 at 6:53 PM, grendelbo said: Gotcha. 2.0 grendelbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post morbius21 Posted March 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 28 Thanks for looking! Nowherebound, Yorick, scburdet and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 CGC Cert # 4401545001 Title Famous Funnies Issue 1 Issue Date 7/34 Issue Year 1934 Publisher Eastern Color Grade 1.8 Page Quality CREAM TO OFF-WHITE Grade Date 03/20/2024 Grade Category Universal Key Comments 1st monthly newsstand comic book. Comic strip reprints begin. Wraparound cover. Grader Notes detached cover finger bends on cover moderate rat chews left top of back cover through book multiple spine split soiling on cover staining to cover grendelbo and Point Five 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 It's 90 years old. 28 Universal, 1 Qualified and 17 Restored books. Just 46 books are graded. You made a great finding! Sandflea and grendelbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbius21 Posted March 28 Author Share Posted March 28 (edited) I am excited. I feel the grade given was spot on. Edited March 28 by morbius21 Clarification Point Five 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 3/27/2024 at 7:55 PM, JollyComics said: moderate rat chews left top of back cover through book How do they know it was a rat? DNA? grendel013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thehumantorch Posted April 1 Popular Post Share Posted April 1 On 4/1/2024 at 11:48 AM, Yorick said: How do they know it was a rat? DNA? Teeth marks are too big for a mouse and too small for a polar bear. Yorick, grendelbo, namisgr and 2 others 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 Great comic! Nice to see it receive an unrestored blue label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 On 4/1/2024 at 12:48 PM, Yorick said: How do they know it was a rat? DNA? You got the answer. How to identify the rat bite. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JollyComics Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 My grandfather (1912-1988) told me a true story. He lived in Chicago and saw the rat tried to swim out of the toilet bowl so he flushed it down. morbius21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qalyar Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 That book is fantastic, and seeing it with a blue label (and what I agree is exactly the right grade) is a beautiful sight. morbius21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morbius21 Posted April 2 Author Share Posted April 2 I probably should have given it a light C&P. It wouldn't have changed the grade but may have given the front cover a little better presentation. I was scared of needlessly damaging the book. I guess I'm just second guessing myself at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grendelbo Posted April 2 Share Posted April 2 On 4/2/2024 at 2:27 PM, morbius21 said: I probably should have given it a light C&P. It wouldn't have changed the grade but may have given the front cover a little better presentation. I was scared of needlessly damaging the book. I guess I'm just second guessing myself at this point. No way would I have pressed this. Yorick 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
