Fantastic Four Collecting Thread! 33 33

[Straw-Man]

On 9/4/2023 at 12:45 PM, namisgr said:

I had the good fortune to buy a handful of FFs from the Pacific Coast collection, back in the days before CGC and when it first came to market as the 'original owner collection' marketed by Pacific Comic Exchange.

Here's the ish with the first Frightful Four appearance, scanned while still in its mylar and backing board protector and also after it got slabbed.  The cover always puzzled me as to how Medusa's hair was holding herself and the Trapster in midair:

     

love it!   wish i had a p. coast in my world's second best comic magazine run!!

[Straw-Man]

here's another ped copy of that great issue.

[Morganmi]

On 9/4/2023 at 5:22 PM, Straw-Man said:

he's leaning out the open window; you can see the bottom edge of the window right along his shoulders.

Oh yea your right. It looked like part of the thing but now that you point it out i totally see it.

[Straw-Man]

i like this one as well!

[Straw-Man]

but there is little doubt which of my ff peds stands atop the medal stand, imo...

[KirbyJack]

I’m not gonna like that last one because of the hurtful “second Greatest” shot.

[Straw-Man]

heeeheeeheee

[namisgr]

Take your pick.  The middle copy has the best preservation of color, the right copy the best structure, while the left copy comes with the best price.

      

[Morganmi]

On 9/4/2023 at 6:47 PM, namisgr said:

Take your pick.  The middle copy has the best preservation of color, the right copy the best structure, while the left copy comes with the best price.

      

I'd take the middle one. If a book has those deep colors, it is more important to me than small defects and even centering to a point. 

[KirbyJack]

[MattTheDuck]

[KirbyJack]

I was saving this one for Billy, but he must have spider webs in his phone or something.

[Straw-Man]

On 9/6/2023 at 7:11 AM, KirbyJack said:

I was saving this one for Billy, but he must have spider webs in his phone or something.

just about as good as it gets, sir!   lawd, how many times have i read 'em??

[KirbyJack]

[MattTheDuck]

[KirbyJack]

[namisgr]

Great pair of books and early Doom story. 

Reprinted in Marvel Collectors Item Classics #s 11 and 12 for those looking for inexpensive ways to read these stories in their original comic book form.  

[Straw-Man]

early ped!

[Straw-Man]

i do so like that it's very blue!

[Straw-Man]

and a red one here...