Timely Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 I like the November 1941 arrival date on it, how cool! Timely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Sweet! That's the kind of restored book I love. Looks great, no pieces added, but a bargain compared to a true high grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shield Posted March 29, 2004 Author Share Posted March 29, 2004 (edited) CentaurMan, judging by your name, you'll probably appreciate this 1938 book. Amazing Mystery Funnies #1: One of the rarest Centaurs, and the first ever Bill Everett cover. Oh, you don't want THAT thing clogging up your collection! I'll gladly take it, and even pick up shipping! PM me if you need my address! Edited March 29, 2004 by Shield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoulaid Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Those are super nice books! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoulaid Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 Timely- do you have that Larson list in digital form? It would be a great favor for collectors if it's placed online. I'd be happy to host those files on my webpage if needed. Even if list exist only on paper it should be scanned. btw how many Larson books there are? I'm still digging through old issues of TBG from 1975. I hope to find the original sales list. I'll tell you what - I've looked through about 20 issues so far and the availability of old sweet Golden Age is astounding! I've seen maybe a dozen each of Superman #1, Batman #1 and Captain America #1. Also about 6 each of Action #1 and Detective #27. Near mint runs of Amazing Mystery Funnies. 2 Red Raven #1. How about Captain America #1-25 run, or another run of Cap 4-10 (VF/NM) - $850. Action #1-10 run from Bruce Hamilton. Green Lantern #12-19 (NM/MT) - $25 each. Pep #17 - $150. Millie the Model #1 (mint) $5. Hot Stuff #1 (NM) - $3 That's just the tip of the iceburg. Fortunately, I bought more GA comics in 1975 than any other year spending practically every penny I could scrape up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 i need oxygen after those books...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 oh, and hkp, that how i feel about your disney books, they are COMPLETELY off the scale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kryptonitecomics Posted March 29, 2004 Share Posted March 29, 2004 That's just the tip of the iceburg. Fortunately, I bought more GA comics in 1975 than any other year spending practically every penny I could scrape up. Your a lucky man, I was still riding around on my tricycle in 1975 Buying GA now is certainly a costly endevor $$$$$$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timely Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 That's just the tip of the iceburg. Fortunately, I bought more GA comics in 1975 than any other year spending practically every penny I could scrape up. Your a lucky man, I was still riding around on my tricycle in 1975 Buying GA now is certainly a costly endevor $$$$$$$$ Yet rewarding! Timely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghoulaid Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 shiverbones: If I remember right, you like pre-code horror, correct? You would CRY at the prices those books were going for in 1975 - Basically, $2.00 each (not EC, of course. Those averaged $15-$20 for NM). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Oh Ghoul-aid, i KNOW!!!! I look in old overstreets and see things like black cat mystery #50 NOT EVEN BROKEN OUT listing at $3.20. AAAHHHHHH!!! Wolverton was always pricier & EC, but otherwise, it does indeed make me want to cry! i am going to sulk now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shield Posted March 30, 2004 Author Share Posted March 30, 2004 You guys gave me a great idea! I'm going to hit the hay early tonight, and read a couple Weird Science EC reprints before I fall asleep. I loves my EC's! Thank goodness they were all reprinted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 You guys gave me a great idea! I'm going to hit the hay early tonight, and read a couple Weird Science EC reprints before I fall asleep. Well I gotta say that sounds pretty good! I think I will pull out a couple of my pre-codes and have a nice read tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lou_fine Posted March 30, 2004 Share Posted March 30, 2004 Gorgeous. My copy of Amazing Mystery Funnies #1 is more like a G/VG, but I love it all the same. I've got a small trove of Centaurs, including Amazing-Man 5, a full run of Detective Picture Stories, a full run of Comics Magazine, and a lot more cool books. I now have 17 of the 24 issues in the Keen Detective Funnies run as well, including 3 of the Church copies. When I get my scanner up and running again, I'll start putting them up. In general, though, my books won't be near the grade quality of the ones you're putting up. I'm lucky to find them at all, much less in high grade. Based upon your Centaur collecting experience, which series do think is the rarest of the Centaur runs? In addition, off the top of your head, what do you consider to be some of the rarest individual Centaur books? Looking forward to your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tb Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Here is a book that I purchased from rarehighgrade recently. A nice copy of MM Mag V5#12 had been my holy grail for years but I never though I'd find one. I guess you probably have to be a serious Disney collector to fully appreciate just how special this book is. To put it in context, I lost the only two other decent copies I've seen in the last 5 years to Steve Geppi. One was an FN+ (from Gary Colabuono's collection) in 2001 and the other a VF- (where I had to give up at $7,200, which had haunted me ever since). Aside from having an incredible collection, RHG is also an amazingly nice and considerate person - I had the pleasure to meet him when I flew out to pick up the book last month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiverbones Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 to see your disney books in one spread must be such a joy. I think you must have one of my favorite collections i see on these boards. Thanks again for Sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Beautiful book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buttock Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 Gorgeous. My copy of Amazing Mystery Funnies #1 is more like a G/VG, but I love it all the same. I've got a small trove of Centaurs, including Amazing-Man 5, a full run of Detective Picture Stories, a full run of Comics Magazine, and a lot more cool books. I now have 17 of the 24 issues in the Keen Detective Funnies run as well, including 3 of the Church copies. When I get my scanner up and running again, I'll start putting them up. In general, though, my books won't be near the grade quality of the ones you're putting up. I'm lucky to find them at all, much less in high grade. Based upon your Centaur collecting experience, which series do think is the rarest of the Centaur runs? In addition, off the top of your head, what do you consider to be some of the rarest individual Centaur books? Looking forward to your input! I've been collecting Centaurs for >10 years, mostly superhero/sci-fi. Funny Pages 40 & 41 are impossible in any grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shield Posted March 31, 2004 Author Share Posted March 31, 2004 Better not get that too close, or I'll get my slobber on it. Unbelievable book. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RareHighGrade Posted March 31, 2004 Share Posted March 31, 2004 (edited) HKP, that MM Vol. 5 No. 12 could not have found a better, and more appreciative, home than yours. Since you've posted your Holy Grail, here's mine: Edited March 31, 2004 by RareHighGrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
