G.A.tor Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Both are unrestored, and both were around $250. Which one would you choose, and why I will go with the Tec, I have always liked David Letterman, and this being his first cover appearance and all... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Both are unrestored, and both were around $250. Which one would you choose, and why ...........or Archie's Pal. It seems a more distinctive comic than the Detective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.schomburg Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I would take the Tec over the Jughead...cause I have absolutely no interest in Archie books Mystery Men over the Tec 2, This one was hard, both hard to find, both key in their own way, but the MM is much nicer. I also have a hard time with stained covers...so the Tec gets hit hard in my book. Who am I kidding, I would use the money to buy more Timely's. If given to me with a choice, I'd probably sell them and buy Timely's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Both are unrestored, and both were around $250. Which one would you choose, and why I will go with the Tec, I have always liked David Letterman, and this being his first cover appearance and all... @rap, now that everyone knows about the Letterman cover it will cost some serious buck to buy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Detective 143 - I like will take superheroes over Jughead's female problems every day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 I'd take the detective. I've had several J3's and even though it's a really funny cover gag, I'm too familiar with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJBEE2001 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Detective 143 - I like will take superheroes over Jughead's female problems every day I couldn't agree more. I think I'd collect funny animal books before I started collecting Archies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Here's a comparison of rarely seen early GA books, a low grade 'Tec #2 vs. the Windy City Mystery Men #1 (2nd highest graded copy) whose page quality includes the phrase "light tan". Which would you choose? I'm going back and forth on this one. I think I'm leaning towards the Fox book, but could be swayed the other way. On this one, you can definitely put me down for the Mystery Men. The 'Tec 2 just doesn't present that well given all that krap on the right edge. Must admit that early 'Tec's are really enticing however. The MM1 is especially important when you consider that it is really the first book published by Fox. It's also a pedigree copy and hard to find in nice shape like most of the early Fox books. Only real downer is that OS short of kill the demand interest in the book when he jacked the price up from $2,000 to $8,500 in fell swoop several years ago. Nothing that collectors chase more than an undervalued book and it's amazing how fast interest drops when they suddenly percieve it to be fully valued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdandy8 Posted February 16, 2007 Share Posted February 16, 2007 Amazing Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamstrange Posted February 17, 2007 Share Posted February 17, 2007 Amazing Man Welcome to the Boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashrael Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Wow, last post was 3 days ago. I needs a bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted February 19, 2007 Author Share Posted February 19, 2007 Both sold for $13,800 back in 2002. Which one would you choose, and why ? This is the 1st time Superboy has been used in this thread. .............or Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Black Hand ® Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 MF 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 I have to go with MF53. The Spectre is my favourite superhero from the Golden Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 more fun 53 for me please! Bailey's cover, spectre makes his costume + all the other features in the book win over superboy 1 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Filter81 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Not even close. I think this one is going to be a clean sweep. $5k under guide for a MF 53 or full guide for a Superboy 1... You could throw in $5k in cash w/ that Superboy and I'd still take the More Fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmg3637 Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Since I already own a nice Superboy 1 that I bought off ebay about 7 years ago. I would go for the MF 53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 More Fun 53, although I have always loved that Superboy cover ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 Not even close, MF#53. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted February 19, 2007 Share Posted February 19, 2007 clean sweep?...MF 53 (do you hear me Xavier Logan!) rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
