Karma23 Posted November 11, 2006 Share Posted November 11, 2006 thought I'd show these off, found em this afternoon at the LCS, very nice white pages on these Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Nice pick ups! Andy Oh...and I'll have a read of those two stories later tomorrow. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingOfRulers Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 (edited) Soon, I'm going to start picking up CGC'd Sgt. Fury books. I want that to be my only high grade CGC run. Going for all 9.0+ except for #1. I just read Sgt. Fury #11 today. Stan Lee -script and Ayers pencils. I have to say I wasn't too impressed with this issue. The story was Capt. Sawyer took a leave for a bit, and a loser officer came to replace him. Story seemed pretty...blah. Edited November 12, 2006 by KingOfRulers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma23 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I think the best Fury's are actually the ones with John Severin artwork and Ayers inks, I think they begin in the 40s or 50s but very good stuff. The Fury stories were never as intense or as serious as the most of the DC war titles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 Although I like to think I have a nice Sgt. Fury collection, that is certainly not my main area of interest. I love DC war because of the fantastic artwork and the great, often realistic stories (except for some of the Unknown Soldier-but I love those books too). Sgt. Fury was just a little to over the top for me. He rip off his shirt and run into flying bullets on a month to month basis. Ah, that's not fair, he's alright, just not my cup of tea anymore.... Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 I loved Sgt. Fury when I was a kid. But compared to the DC war books, they definitely are a little more shallow. That said, the Ayers/Severin artwork was really great. One of my favorite war stories of all time is 'The All-American' in #82 (I think!). Great stuff - I sill have a stack of low-grades from when I was a kid. My one memory is that I saw 10 Sgt. Fury back issues for every one DC war back issue. Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 You probably have seen this one in other threads but I'm so punchy happy to receive it this week that I'll plaster it all over - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 That's nice, but I don't see the Eiffel Tower anywhere there. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrooge Posted November 12, 2006 Share Posted November 12, 2006 That's nice, but I don't see the Eiffel Tower anywhere there. Find me a Blackhawk cover with the Eiffel tower in it: I'll buy it and post it here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 In case you folks want to now...there is a Showcase 59 in 9.4 on eBay as we speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 You mean you like the Teen Titans in Showcase 59? Joking aside, I took a boo and not only are Archangels selling the 9.4 of Showcase #58 (Boston Pedigree), Heritage have just listed a 9.8 (Also Boston Pedigree). I love that book, but I'm going to keep my eye out for a nicely-priced 9.0. Still... those books are MONSTERS!! Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 You mean you like the Teen Titans in Showcase 59? Joking aside, I took a boo and not only are Archangels selling the 9.4 of Showcase #58 (Boston Pedigree), Heritage have just listed a 9.8 (Also Boston Pedigree). I love that book, but I'm going to keep my eye out for a nicely-priced 9.0. Still... those books are MONSTERS!! Shep Yeah...isn't this the Teen Titans collecting thread? Obviously meant the 58 Seems like there are plenty of copies around this month. There sure weren't a few months ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I love that book, John! I bought a copy in 1978 at my LCS. It was off-the shelf fresh, probably in the 9.2-9.4 range. I immediately put a tape tear on the cover, not that I cared, and I loved reading it. I looked at it a few months back, and I've never seen whiter pages in a pre-1970 comic. Granted, it's pretty beater now. Bought it for a buck, along with nice copies of Star Spangled War #143 and #148 (which I upgraded on long ago.) It's one of those 'from my childhood' books that I'll never part with. Too bad there aren't more nice copies of Showcase #45 out there. I've been looking for a 9.0+ copy for a while. Mine's 7.5/8.0, which I'm not moaning about, but I that's another Showcase that I'd love to get in sparkly shape. Any leads? Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 I love that book, John! I bought a copy in 1978 at my LCS. It was off-the shelf fresh, probably in the 9.2-9.4 range. I immediately put a tape tear on the cover, not that I cared, and I loved reading it. I looked at it a few months back, and I've never seen whiter pages in a pre-1970 comic. Granted, it's pretty beater now. Bought it for a buck, along with nice copies of Star Spangled War #143 and #148 (which I upgraded on long ago.) It's one of those 'from my childhood' books that I'll never part with. Too bad there aren't more nice copies of Showcase #45 out there. I've been looking for a 9.0+ copy for a while. Mine's 7.5/8.0, which I'm not moaning about, but I that's another Showcase that I'd love to get in sparkly shape. Any leads? Shep I wish I had a lead...I saw one in9.2 about 6 months ago and got outbid on the thing...I imagine i'll have to pay out the ying yang for a nice copy if one ever surfaces...Now that book has a great cover... ...I have totally cleaned out all my local sources for war books(and about any other DC in 9.4-9.8 -- they still charge guide prices out here)...Like everyone else, I have a wantlist with just about anyone who will take them, but nothing but dry lately...though clink has 5 books I'll be bidding heavily on in their next focused auction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 As promised: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfiver69 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 As promised: Love that book. Great cover, and two killer stories. Shep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnenock Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Yeah...I've read the EA story in his archives and loved it...still working on reading the Rock Archives...but I don't think that archive has been published as of yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karma23 Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 sweet looking copy John. Sadly, I've never read it, but that's just another thing to look forwad to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 As promised: Sweet Jeezus! Nice book. I thought I had a nice copy of that, but mmm mmm that's good! Those yellows and pinks on that cover in nice shape just make it a joy to hold! Way to go, John! Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thirdgreenham Posted November 16, 2006 Share Posted November 16, 2006 Too bad there aren't more nice copies of Showcase #45 out there. I've been looking for a 9.0+ copy for a while. Mine's 7.5/8.0, which I'm not moaning about, but I that's another Showcase that I'd love to get in sparkly shape. Any leads? Shep I've got a nice 8.5 CGC of that book, but always looking to buy more. I'm happy with it in any grade to tell you the truth. A sickness of mine is I'm a little bit of a hoarder of key issues, so I should have about 10 copies of Showcase 45, mostly VG's mind you. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
