Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[lou_fine]

1 hour ago, buttock said:

I love that you've held these for so long! 

And still stored in a fashion where they are not only able to be presented so beautifully, but also easily enjoyed in the way they were meant to be. 

[lou_fine]

Since so much of our attention here has been so focused (and deservedly so may I add) on the Promise Collection of book in this round of the Heritage auction here, we should not forget that there are are also some non-Promise Fox pedigree books also available for all of us Fox aficionandos here.   Especially in the case of their headline grabbing Mystery Men run with 6 different pedigree issues available, including these two gorgeous former Berk Church beauties ranging from top to bottom for now:  

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/mystery-men-comics-3-mile-high-pedigree-fox-1939-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7244-94053.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=0|0

 

 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/mystery-men-comics-19-mile-high-pedigree-fox-1941-cgc-nm-96-white-pages/a/7244-94058.s?ic16=ViewItem-BrowseTabs-Auction-Open-SearchResults-120115&lotPosition=5|0#

[JimButlerGA]

It’s not the most beautiful, but when there are all of two on the CGC Census, one can’t be too picky. Very happy to add this book to the wwii cover collection.

Edited June 12, 2021 by JimButlerGA

[Zolnerowich]

On 5/30/2021 at 5:00 PM, mwotka said:

Great run of Fantastics!  Just got this recently and love this cover!

Such a treasure! Big congrats!!!!!!! 

[Robot Man]

[bounty_coder]

I certainly have not seen many of these around. CGC also needs to update their label on this book to read Fox Giant Ribtickler NN

[Point Five]

2 hours ago, bounty_coder said:

I certainly have not seen many of these around. CGC also needs to update their label on this book to read Fox Giant Ribtickler NN

Great cover! Never seen it before.   

 

[Point Five]

I haven't posted this in a good long time. Married loose front cover, no back cover, but sheesh... go find another one! (I'll wait.)

[sagii]

5 minutes ago, Point Five said:

I haven't posted this in a good long time. Married loose front cover, no back cover, but sheesh... go find another one! (I'll wait.)

  

There was one that came to auction on CC just before the Berk auction and i passed because I was saving for the Berk books. Was about a 5.0 I belive hammered just a little above 3k if I recall correctly 

one of my Top 3 all time comic book 'pass on' regrets 

[Point Five]

2 minutes ago, sagii said:

  

There was one that came to auction on CC just before the Berk auction and i passed because I was saving for the Berk books. Was about a 5.0 I belive hammered just a little above 3k if I recall correctly 

Interesting! GPA's only sale is a 5.0 for $5751 in October 2019... I wonder if it was the same copy.

And yeah, I hear you, sigh. Regrets, we've all got a few.

 

[sagii]

2 minutes ago, Point Five said:

Interesting! GPA's only sale is a 5.0 for $5751 in October 2019... I wonder if it was the same copy.

And yeah, I hear you, sigh. Regrets, we've all got a few.

 

I found it. Berk auction was in 2017, right? Wow, lol, can't belive I'm not sure 😅

Is it the same copy as the one you're referring to?

[Point Five]

Dang, that's a nice 5.0. I don't see the 2019 5.0 on Heritage so I'm not sure where the $5751 sale was. Maybe ebay.

 

[sagii]

2 minutes ago, Point Five said:

Dang, that's a nice 5.0. I don't see the 2019 5.0 on Heritage so I'm not sure where the $5751 sale was. Maybe ebay.

 

Yeah, I still think about that one,

[Straw-Man]

short little run of lou and joe.

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[lou_fine]

9 hours ago, sagii said:

  

There was one that came to auction on CC just before the Berk auction and i passed because I was saving for the Berk books. Was about a 5.0 I belive hammered just a little above 3k if I recall correctly 

one of my Top 3 all time comic book 'pass on' regrets 

 

9 hours ago, sagii said:

I found it. Berk auction was in 2017, right? Wow, lol, can't belive I'm not sure 😅

Is it the same copy as the one you're referring to?

 

From the CC archives, it looks like there were indeed 2 copies of Fantastic Comics 22 that sold in 2017, with the first one being the CGC 5.0 graded copy already posted that sold for $3,700 on May 2 of 2017.  

The second copy that sold the following month was indeed the Jon Berk Church copy which was graded as a CGC 9.4 and sold for $26,609 on June 13 of 2017 as part of that big big Jon Berk Auction:

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/712907

[sagii]

5 hours ago, lou_fine said:

 

From the CC archives, it looks like there were indeed 2 copies of Fantastic Comics 22 that sold in 2017, with the first one being the CGC 5.0 graded copy already posted that sold for $3,700 on May 2 of 2017.  

The second copy that sold the following month was indeed the Jon Berk Church copy which was graded as a CGC 9.4 and sold for $26,609 on June 13 of 2017 as part of that big big Jon Berk Auction:

https://www.comicconnect.com/item/712907

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Yes, it was after seeing that price that i knew the next time even a 5.0 grade copy came a long it would be at a higher price than the last 5.0. Don't regret my Berk buys, just wished i manned up and scooped that up as well.

What a difference a pedigree (and 9.4 copy ) makes though only a scant month later 

 

[Straw-Man]

big jon berk auction mile highs are the cat's meow.  even the non-ultra high-grade ones.