Anyone else GAGA for Davis Crippen "D" Copy books?

[pennynike1]

I know that Edgar Church's Mile High collection started the whole Pedigree trend, but anyone else obsessed with Crippen copies besides me here?

[143ksk]

[pennynike1]

High 143, I am assuming that you have been purchasing the Archie, Pep and Laugh comics? Mayhaps even Suzie? There have been some really impressive specimens on there of late.

[143ksk]

I bought several of the Peps and most of the Laughs. I was too cheap to buy the Archies

 

Also, a bunch of Timely teen humor including runs of My Friend Irma and Patsy Walker (including the #1) and Millie #2

 

What have you bought?

[seank]

Ask me in a week or two when my three Crippen Jumbos arrive from Heritage.

[143ksk]

Here's a LINK to another Crippen thread

[pennynike1]

What have you bought?

 

I own the Crippen copy of Pep #82. My favorite Archie book that I did not win is surely Laugh #26. Did you win that one? I am jealous if you did. I was on a dial up connection when that book was closing and it ended before I could up my bid.

 

I currently have a number of books from various series in my collection. This includes Georgie Comics, Nellie The Nurse, Manhunt, Jo-Jo Comics, Rulah Jungle Goddess, Junior, Jumbo Comics, Fight Comics, Dagar Desert Hawk, Chamber of Chills, Witches Tales, Jungle Comics, and Wonder Comics.

 

I have also owned several others, but I have been forced to sell them to make room for some of the Junior books. My most recent sale, and one that I regret (but was unavoidable), is the selling of Crime and Justice #12 CGC 9.2.

 

The only thing I don't like is that some of the Crippen books I have seen on Heritage have staples that are "unpretty" or the books have dust shadow.

[pennynike1]

Here's a LINK to another Crippen thread

 

Those Patsy Walker books are really nice.

[143ksk]

 

Are you still interested in selling the Pep 82?

[pennynike1]

Are you still interested in selling the Pep 82?

 

Yes, but you should know that Heritage sent it to me with the outer plastic seal broken. I purchased it as a CGC 8.0, but when I received it one of the pins were loose in the holder. The case has not been cracked in any fashion, but on closer inspection you can see that the holder's plastic outer seal has been broken. In fact, CGC likely didn't seal it properly in the first place. Obviously, it still has the CA from Heritage verifying the VF grade, but it would need to be recertified.

 

Any interest in selling the Laugh #26 you just let me know.

 

[pennynike1]

Ask me in a week or two when my three Crippen Jumbos arrive from Heritage.

 

Which ones did you end up getting? My favorite Jumbo is #103. I don't believe I have seen a "D" copy of that particular issue yet. I passed up on the unslabbed Mile High copy of that issue a while back, in hopes of discovering that there is a Crippen copy.

[FlyingDonut]

I bought several of the Peps and most of the Laughs. I was too cheap to buy the Archies

 

Also, a bunch of Timely teen humor including runs of My Friend Irma and Patsy Walker (including the #1) and Millie #2

 

What have you bought?

 

YOU bought the 2?

 

You should have told me, I would have laid off. Well, probably not. If you ever want to get rid of it...

[Forbush-Man]

I bought several of the Peps and most of the Laughs. I was too cheap to buy the Archies

 

Also, a bunch of Timely teen humor including runs of My Friend Irma and Patsy Walker (including the #1) and Millie #2

 

What have you bought?

 

Would you mind posting a scan of the Millie # 2? I sure would like to see what it looks like in high grade. Mine's a VG+, but it took 2 years to find it.

[143ksk]

I bought several of the Peps and most of the Laughs. I was too cheap to buy the Archies

 

Also, a bunch of Timely teen humor including runs of My Friend Irma and Patsy Walker (including the #1) and Millie #2

 

What have you bought?

 

YOU bought the 2?

 

You should have told me, I would have laid off. Well, probably not. If you ever want to get rid of it...

 

Yeah, I figured it was a book I wasn't likely to see in that condition for quite some time, so...

[pennynike1]

What am I missing on the Millie #2? Sure she is cute, and it is the highest graded copy, and she is the prototype for the Blone Phantom. Let me stop there, I see why it is sought after, after all.

[adamstrange]

What am I missing on the Millie #2? Sure she is cute, and it is the highest graded copy, and she is the prototype for the Blone Phantom. Let me stop there, I see why it is sought after, after all.

 

How is she the prototype for Blonde Phantom? This was not a connection I was aware of.

[143ksk]

Millie dresses as the Blonde Phantom in that issue, which predates the Blonde Phantom title.

[adamstrange]

Millie dresses as the Blonde Phantom in that issue, which predates the Blonde Phantom title.

 

Pretty nifty! Thanks!

[143ksk]

I bought several of the Peps and most of the Laughs. I was too cheap to buy the Archies

 

Also, a bunch of Timely teen humor including runs of My Friend Irma and Patsy Walker (including the #1) and Millie #2

 

What have you bought?

 

Would you mind posting a scan of the Millie # 2? I sure would like to see what it looks like in high grade. Mine's a VG+, but it took 2 years to find it.

 

Sorry the scan isn't the best...

 

[Forbush-Man]

Millie dresses as the Blonde Phantom in that issue, which predates the Blonde Phantom title.

 

Yep. It's not the same costume as the actual Blonde phantom, but Millie does dress as "The Blonde Phantom". There may have been a reader response and later the Blonde phantom comic.........or it may have been a try out. Who knows.