ciorac Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, Pre-Robin tecs are all great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I agree with marvel 3 being lame. Even though I am obviously a Timely sycophant, you guys are nuts. There are many adjectives to describe this cover. Lame ain't one of them. Set aside the fact that it is an Angel cover for a moment... You have a hot chick with her clothes getting torn off; a hairy, legless dwarf with a hatchet; skulls; and weird, cool machinery. What the heck is there not to like? This cover SCREAMS golden age! It definitely ain't lame! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I guess I cantake it back and say its ok. But its no 2 or 12, when we compare the Angel covers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBedrock Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 For comparison here are all of the early Marvel Mystery Angel covers. To my taste there really isn't a bad cover in the bunch. (And "ok" is alright by me (thumbs u ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swapto Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 For comparison here are all of the early Marvel Mystery Angel covers. To my taste there really isn't a bad cover in the bunch. (And "ok" is alright by me (thumbs u ) You just knocked me of my seat..... that 2.... oh man that issue I will own one day! Without a doubt 2 is up there as one of the greatest Timely (and overall) cover. That 12 is great too. Is 12 only Kirby? Or is it Simon and Kirby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I know the CGC label doesnt say it but those two worked together for a long time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PokerKid Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I agree with marvel 3 being lame. Even though I am obviously a Timely sycophant, you guys are nuts. There are many adjectives to describe this cover. Lame ain't one of them. Set aside the fact that it is an Angel cover for a moment... You have a hot chick with her clothes getting torn off; a hairy, legless dwarf with a hatchet; skulls; and weird, cool machinery. What the heck is there not to like? This cover SCREAMS golden age! It definitely ain't lame! That is a warped cover and one I really like. I also like the various Angel covers - it is the Angel stories that stink up the joint. So when can CGC adopt the "lame" "great" scale for cover notations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonds25 Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Figured I would save Steve the trouble of doing this later. Both of these have been off the market for years, so it's hard to say what the market value is, but if you could pick one, blah, blah, blah Action #1 all day long. If the Amazing Fantasy had white pages instead of off-white, I might take that instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I gotta agree with the tall guy. MMC 3 rocks. How can you not like an amputee dwarf? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, Pre-Robin tecs are all great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 For comparison here are all of the early Marvel Mystery Angel covers. To my taste there really isn't a bad cover in the bunch. (And "ok" is alright by me (thumbs u ) got any high grade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 But Richard in your opinion all Timely covers are great. I've never once heard you say one wasn't. So clearly your opinion is based purely on your love of the Timely group of books. There is no objectivity there at all. I can point out tons of crappy covers from DC, Fox (plenty!), MLJ, Fawcett, Centaur, Timely, EC, etc. Most Timely-heads can only find crappy covers in all publishers but Timely To honestly think that a publisher, who put out as many books as these publishers did, would hit the home run you think they hit for every single solitary book is just not a solid piece of turf to defend, from an objective standpoint But certainly, if your subjective opinion is that a book like Marvel 3, with the pasted on looking head on the preposterous legless dwarf, and an expressionless poorly drawn hero as the centerpiece of a drab cover is a great example of Timely cover composition, then more power to you my brother. I'm happy you can find a gem in it that I can't. It's what makes the hobby fun, interesting and diverse. (thumbs u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, Pre-Robin tecs are all great. Well they are. And there is much love from this geek for 38 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Yep, Pre-Robin tecs are all great. Well they are. And there is much love from this geek for 38 as well. no, I agree, it is just that all mine are gone, gone, gone... i've lost, that lovin feelin....woa that lovin feelin.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dizzyfoxx Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 My favorite of all the MMC Angel covers is definitely the #8. I think back when these books were first on the news stands and the kids running up to check out the newest issue. I can only imagine that kids at the time absolutely loved that two-ton monster and that freaky four-armed goon. I also like the aesthetics of the all yellow cover. The fact that it also has decent sized shots of Torch and Subby is definitely a plus also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I think 8 is alright. But that 2 and 12 are breathtaking in my opinion. the only tec I think is ok but not gret (from 27 to 37) is the 34. Not one of flessels best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yannis Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 I tried to say not great, sorry people the buttons on my g1 phone are small Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 For comparison here are all of the early Marvel Mystery Angel covers. To my taste there really isn't a bad cover in the bunch. (And "ok" is alright by me (thumbs u ) This cover and this copy is just fantastic. Every year that passes this issue jumps a few notches higher on my want list. Issue #3 barely stirs anything in me, maybe the odd bowel movement, and #6 is better but they can't hold a candle to issues #4, #5 and #9. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
showcase4 Posted January 29, 2009 Author Share Posted January 29, 2009 Both sold for $35,000 about 2-3 years ago. Which one would you choose, and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
