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Fox Comics Appreciation Thread!
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lou_fine

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On 2/25/2022 at 7:35 PM, IngelsFan said:

Just back from CGC. I’m extremely happy with the grade and the conservation work.

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On 2/26/2022 at 6:45 AM, Straw-Man said:

glorious!   truly one of the hardest books in the fox-thru-lou/joe run!

Definitely an understatement when it comes to trying to find a copy of this truly HTF book in the marketplace in any condition at all, let alone in decent shape.  :cloud9: :takeit:

Looks like the highest graded Universal copy after all these years is still the Jon Berk Church copy which came in at a CGC 8.0 VF grade with the next highest graded copy being a mere CGC 4.0 VG copy.  If you include the Restored or Conserved copies in your case here, it looks like your copy here would be the second highest non-Universal copy out there since there's also one other Restored copy listed in the CGC census at a grade of 8.0 with MP restoration.  (thumbsu

Personally, I feel this issue of Mystery Men is still a bit undervalued relative to some of the other early surrounding Mystery Men issues, especially since it festures the first Blue Beetle cover appearance.  Not sure if we will ever see another copy of this issue surpass the Church 8.0 graded copy, especially since the Larson copy is listed as NM, but has a clipped coupon missing from the back cover.  :frown:

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On 2/26/2022 at 7:16 PM, lou_fine said:

 

Definitely an understatement when it comes to trying to find a copy of this truly HTF book in the marketplace in any condition at all, let alone in decent shape.  :cloud9: :takeit:

Looks like the highest graded Universal copy after all these years is still the Jon Berk Church copy which came in at a CGC 8.0 VF grade with the next highest graded copy being a mere CGC 4.0 VG copy.  If you include the Restored or Conserved copies in your case here, it looks like your copy here would be the second highest non-Universal copy out there since there's also one other Restored copy listed in the CGC census at a grade of 8.0 with MP restoration.  (thumbsu

Personally, I feel this issue of Mystery Men is still a bit undervalued relative to some of the other early surrounding Mystery Men issues, especially since it festures the first Blue Beetle cover appearance.  Not sure if we will ever see another copy of this issue surpass the Church 8.0 graded copy, especially since the Larson copy is listed as NM, but has a clipped coupon missing from the back cover.  :frown:

"mere?"   i forgive you.  sorta.

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On 2/26/2022 at 5:30 PM, Straw-Man said:

and let me tell you that this one ain't a picnic, either.   years and years of upgrade-searching, to no avail.

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Yep, for some odd reason, issues 7 through 9 of the Mystery Men run seems to be quite a bit tougher to find than some of the other early MM issues, especially if you are trying to search for them in grade for an upgrade to your personal collection.  :frown:

Compared to the Mystery Men 7, at least with the Mystery Men 8, you've got the Jon Berk Church copy in CGC 9.4 and according to the census, it drops down to a CGC 7.5 after that.  Looks like there's also a Larson copy out there, although Tricarchy indicates that the Larson MM 8 has a light stain halfway down the spine on both the front and back covers.  There's also an Allentown copy of MM 8 which Payette had graded as a VF/NM copy and as we all know here, Payette generally seems to be a much tougher grader than CGC on these books here.  Strongly doubt that either of these 2 copies will be graded or coming to market any time soon, as they are most probably locked up tighter than a drum in some lucky collector's long held personal collection.  :cloud9:

Looks like it's also pretty much the same thing with the Mystery Men 9 as you've got the Jon Berk Church copy in CGC 9.0 and then it drops all the way down to CGC 5.5 for your next highest graded Universal copy.  Not as bad with the Larson MM 9, as Tricarchy indicates only a dust band on the front cover right margin and also a dust band on the top of the back cover, which in theory should hopefully not deduct from the CGC technical grade too much.  Once again, Payette has the MM 9 listed as a VF/NM which probably means that it might possibly grade out somewhere into the 9's.  (thumbsu

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