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Fantastic Four Collecting Thread!
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Pantodude

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It seems like there are FOUR areas to look at.  1) price circle, 2) left billboard, 3) CCA stamp, and 4) rightmost white text bubble.  If so, all three of you ( @Primetime @Straw-Man @KirbyJack ) nailed two of four, perhaps the most anyone can hope for?   (thumbsu

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On 3/31/2022 at 7:49 AM, KirbyJack said:

Hey, lookit!

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One of my favorites as a kid because I loved how overstuffed the story was.  There's a hate ray and a shrinking ray, an alien invasion, a dying planet and an O Henry/Twilight Zone coda, all in one.  Plus you get a self-portrait of Jack Kirby on a uniquely penciled and inked cover. 

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On 3/31/2022 at 9:28 AM, Straw-Man said:

t ooks ike ine oesn't ave   illboard dge.

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that's how my previous copy looked like, which a ever so little slither of red border. I have been studying FF 6 (full subby left foot), FF 7, and FF 12 the past year for bordedom. These little art cut off details is fun and worth pursuing. 

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On 3/31/2022 at 9:38 AM, KirbyJack said:

Primetime has the best of both worlds, tho. 

it's been three months of studying the 7 and looking at (thankfully) hoards of copies to dive into. The 7 is underrated big time - cool, dark, UFO sci-fi cover, Kirby mob scene. and the big central focused billboard sign. And it's the only cover Jack penciled and inked himself which many say is his own self portrait (Reed Richards). The anti-gravity splash swiped from Kirby's very own interior of Showcase 11 is quite an interior treat. 

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On 3/31/2022 at 10:33 AM, Pantodude said:

It seems like there are FOUR areas to look at.  1) price circle, 2) left billboard, 3) CCA stamp, and 4) rightmost white text bubble.  If so, all three of you ( @Primetime @Straw-Man @KirbyJack ) nailed two of four, perhaps the most anyone can hope for?   (thumbsu

agreed, and don't forget the IND stamp upper left which I always prefer to have fully shown along with the 12 cent bubble (no miswrap).

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Look how miscut (but pretty book) my former 9.2 was. Full CCA/red bubble/UFO/word bubble, but miscut IND/12 cent bubble/no red border. As with most books, you shift left and you get more right and vise versa. Challenging to get a good balance of art..

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On 3/31/2022 at 2:38 PM, Straw-Man said:

otta ove t!!!

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It looks like no one is going to have a perfect cut here. 
@Frisco Larson, do you have a La Prenza copy of FF 24? the Mexican versions are a touch wider; maybe it has all the art?

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