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Fox Comics Appreciation Thread!
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Professor K

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On 3/23/2023 at 6:58 PM, Straw-Man said:

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Wow. How long have you had all those about? I ask because I think you probably got them long before they became so costly. I envy you guys and girls who had the foresight to acquire these back then. 

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lou_fine

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On 3/23/2023 at 3:54 PM, Straw-Man said:

all this mystery men talk has me feeling the urge to post the run thru joe again, as it's been quite a while.

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You definitely can't go wrong with a Mystery Men 1, especially when it's a part of the much in demand and HTF  Allentown pedigree.  :cloud9:

A case of to each their own, but I personally would consider Mystery Men 1 to be the #2 book in the Fox pantheon line of books behind only Fantastic 3 and surprise, surprise, ahead of Wonder Comics 1.  Especially since I view Wonder 1 as tantamount to almost being the Red Raven book of the Fox line of books.  hm  (shrug)

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lou_fine

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On 3/23/2023 at 5:48 PM, Professor K said:

Wow. How long have you had all those about? I ask because I think you probably got them long before they became so costly. I envy you guys and girls who had the foresight to acquire these back then. 

Not sure about the others, but really not that long ago for the Allentown copy of Mystery men 1 in the grand scheme of things as it was only in August of 2016 when it sold at Heritage for just under $40K:  :gossip: 

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/mystery-men-comics-1-allentown-pedigree-fox-1939-cgc-nm-92-off-white-to-white-pages/a/7139-91103.s?ic4=ListView-ShortDescription-071515

Golden Age (1938-1955):Superhero, Mystery Men Comics #1 Allentown Pedigree (Fox, 1939) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages....

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Spyder!

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On 3/23/2023 at 6:14 PM, lou_fine said:

You definitely can't go wrong with a Mystery Men 1, especially when it's a part of the much in demand and HTF  Allentown pedigree.  :cloud9:

A case of to each their own, but I personally would consider Mystery Men 1 to be the #2 book in the Fox pantheon line of books behind only Fantastic 3 and surprise, surprise, ahead of Wonder Comics 1.  Especially since I view Wonder 1 as tantamount to almost being the Red Raven book of the Fox line of books.  hm  (shrug)

Hmm…username checks out, since you put 2 Lou Fine books ahead of an Eisner lol

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lou_fine

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On 3/23/2023 at 3:55 PM, Straw-Man said:

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Now, that's certainly a beautifully presenting copy of one of the Top 3 graded copies of Mystery Men 2 that you've got in your collection.  :luhv:  :applause:

And from some of the posts here, an issue that some boardies now feel to be the second most valuable issue in the early Mystery Men run, ahead even of the long acknolwdged Mystery Men 3 issue.  :whatthe:  (shrug)

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lou_fine

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On 3/23/2023 at 10:57 PM, Spyder! said:

Looking through some older posts. Wow, the colors on this copy are just insane!

It's just so nice to see this copy get back its lost pedigree provenance from when it was sold earlier back earlier in 2002 and again in 2005:  :cloud9:

https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/wonderworld-comics-3-fox-1939-cgc-nm-94-off-white-pages-this-94-copy-is-the-best-one-available-according-to-cgc-s-cen/a/817-4132.s?ic16=ViewItem-Auction-Archive-PreviousPricesHeritage-081514#

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Especially when it's from the very much in-demand Allentown Collection and even moreso with only 135 exant copies, and a pedigree with no clear identification markings.  :applause:

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On 3/23/2023 at 5:57 PM, Straw-Man said:

nicest 3.5 in my collection.

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It would be the nicest 3.5 in my collection too!

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On 3/23/2023 at 6:57 PM, Straw-Man said:

nicest 3.5 in my collection.

One of the nicest 9.4s in my collection. :shy:

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On 3/24/2023 at 3:32 PM, adamstrange said:

One of the nicest 9.4s in my collection. :shy:

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On 3/24/2023 at 3:43 PM, RareHighGrade said:

Mike drop. (worship)

OMG, yes..............the dripping blood red former Jon Berk Church copy of MM 8 all cracked out in its raw and full unabashed eye popping glory to be perused and enjoyed the way it was always meant to be.  :cloud9:  :applause:

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