Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[comicjack]

On 3/2/2022 at 12:18 PM, Straw-Man said:

Love this cover one of Joes best 

[lou_fine]

On 3/2/2022 at 3:08 PM, adamstrange said:

Both the Church copy and the Allentown (not graded) are eye-popping gorgeous.

Yes, no doubt that deep blood red background on a pristine copy like the Church or Allentown copy of Mystery Men 8 would just pop.  

Since you've had the distinct pleasure of seeing both copies in real life and the Church copy graded out as a CGC 9.4 WP copy, do you think the Allentown copy would also be right up there or closer to Payette's tougher raw grading at the time as being only a VF/NM copy?  

[lou_fine]

On 3/2/2022 at 3:13 PM, adamstrange said:

On 3/2/2022 at 3:07 PM, lou_fine said:

Is that Mystery Men 2 robot cover also an Allentown copy of is it from another pedigree? 

Not the Allentown.  IIRC, it came from an original owner find from the Northeast. 

I don't recall whether the other WWs were pedigrees.  The WW 8 is definitely not the Allentown.

Hard to tell from this distant shot here, but is that copy of Mystery Men 2 anywhere close to the other copies in terms of its condition?  

Also, as far as you know, any other early Fox beauties or any other nice books of significance from that original owner find in the Northeast?  

As for the Wonderworld 8, just glad to see that Overstreet eventually got around to breaking out that issue there on its own after initially only breaking out Wonderworld 7.  Especially since Wonderworld 8 clearly deserves to be recognized as a classic cover in its own right.    

[adamstrange]

On 3/2/2022 at 8:35 PM, lou_fine said:

Hard to tell from this distant shot here, but is that copy of Mystery Men 2 anywhere close to the other copies in terms of its condition?  

 

It's not spectacular like a Church or Allentown, but it's still fresh and highish grade, 7.5 or above.  There were just a handful of books from that source.

On 3/2/2022 at 8:19 PM, lou_fine said:

Since you've had the distinct pleasure of seeing both copies in real life and the Church copy graded out as a CGC 9.4 WP copy, do you think the Allentown copy would also be right up there or closer to Payette's tougher raw grading at the time as being only a VF/NM copy?  

Front cover was amazing so the book is likely 9.4 - 9.6, depending on what the back cover looked like.

[adamstrange]

Here's Adam Strange looking fondly at the Church MM 8 when it was owned by Jon.

[Straw-Man]

great pic!

[sagii]

On 3/3/2022 at 2:58 PM, adamstrange said:

Here's Adam Strange looking fondly at the Church MM 8 when it was owned by Jon.

Has anyone ever told you you look like Adam Strange? 

[Spyder!]

Happy to add a copy of this great book back to the collection. Missing back cover, but the front presents great!

[Spyder!]

Just back from CGC

[comicjack]

On 3/7/2022 at 5:00 PM, Spyder! said:

Just back from CGC

Those detached covers always present way better 

[Straw-Man]

On 3/7/2022 at 4:24 PM, comicjack said:

Those detached covers always present way better 

slabs are great for that issue and compromised pq, unless so bad the sawdust starts to pile up at the bottom.

[Straw-Man]

On 3/7/2022 at 4:24 PM, comicjack said:

Those detached covers always present way better 

off-topic for thread, but not for quoted post.  here's a classic example; high-grade appearance, low grade slab, bought for a song.  i wouldn't have considered it raw, but had no problem filling that hole in the run as it is.

[Forbush-Man]

On 3/8/2022 at 3:38 AM, Straw-Man said:

off-topic for thread, but not for quoted post.  here's a classic example; high-grade appearance, low grade slab, bought for a song.  i wouldn't have considered it raw, but had no problem filling that hole in the run as it is.

That's a great looking 4.0 you got there, PAL. 

[Johnny545]

On 3/8/2022 at 3:38 AM, Straw-Man said:

off-topic for thread, but not for quoted post.  here's a classic example; high-grade appearance, low grade slab, bought for a song.  i wouldn't have considered it raw, but had no problem filling that hole in the run as it is.

Beauty.

[Nic8612]

Decided to take the plunge before it becomes unobtainable

[Straw-Man]

beautimous!

[Spyder!]

Purchased a few weeks back but just arrived today. 

[Funnybooks]

On 3/28/2022 at 3:01 PM, Spyder! said:

Purchased a few weeks back but just arrived today. 

sweet copy!!!

[Spyder!]

Added another Fox 

[PovertyRow]

Been wanting to get some Dagar Desert Hawk for some time. This was a favorite title back in the day for me. A shockingly good MCS eBay BIN. Could not believe $185 for a CGC 6.0. Granted some foxing on the top of the front cover but the way I see it, Foxing on Fox books with a couple of Foxes on the cover is appropriate!