143ksk Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 (edited) Nice Fighting Americans Here's my first Vancouver book Edited July 9, 2007 by 143ksk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Here's my first Vancouver book I KNEW you were going for that one in the Heritage auction, Steve! Hearty congrat's STEVE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Would like to get a higher graded copy one day but this will do for now, bought it just because of the cover. [/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted July 9, 2007 Share Posted July 9, 2007 Would like to get a higher graded copy one day but this will do for now, bought it just because of the cover. neat, never seen that issue before rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 With a big, hearty thanks to Metropolis, I can't wait to get this gem: Very significant (and entirely overlooked) book for several reasons: - Early pre-war Schomburg cover. - Schomburg's first cover on Thrilling comics (and one of his earliest works for Nedor/Better/Standard), a run that would last over ten years until the final issue (# 80). - Receives the rare Overstreet "Classic Cover" designation. - 2nd highest graded copy, 2nd only to a 9.6 (Mile High?) with the next highest being a mere 6.0. And a big kudos to Metropolis for what I thought was very fair pricing on the book (I paid a mere 14% more then the book sold for at auction in 2005....a very "close-to-Guide" type price). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socratic Wonder Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 With a big, hearty thanks to Metropolis, I can't wait to get this gem: Very significant (and entirely overlooked) book for several reasons: - Early pre-war Schomburg cover. - Schomburg's first cover on Thrilling comics (and one of his earliest works for Nedor/Better/Standard), a run that would last over ten years until the final issue (# 80). - Receives the rare Overstreet "Classic Cover" designation. - 2nd highest graded copy, 2nd only to a 9.6 (Mile High?) with the next highest being a mere 6.0. And a big kudos to Metropolis for what I thought was very fair pricing on the book (I paid a mere 14% more then the book sold for at auction in 2005....a very "close-to-Guide" type price). What a beauty!!!!!! Great cover! Cool Facts! Superb Grade! Smart purchase all around congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 With a big, hearty thanks to Metropolis, I can't wait to get this gem: Very significant (and entirely overlooked) book for several reasons: - Early pre-war Schomburg cover. - Schomburg's first cover on Thrilling comics (and one of his earliest works for Nedor/Better/Standard), a run that would last over ten years until the final issue (# 80). - Receives the rare Overstreet "Classic Cover" designation. - 2nd highest graded copy, 2nd only to a 9.6 (Mile High?) with the next highest being a mere 6.0. And a big kudos to Metropolis for what I thought was very fair pricing on the book (I paid a mere 14% more then the book sold for at auction in 2005....a very "close-to-Guide" type price). What a beauty!!!!!! Great cover! Cool Facts! Superb Grade! Smart purchase all around congrats Thank you! I'm really "Thrilled" (groan!) to have found this book on the Metro website for a very reasonable price. BTW, and maybe Jeff (Nearmint) can confirm this for me, but this might actually be the earliest Schomburg cover on a Nedor/Better book. If not, its gotta be right up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It may very well be his earliest for Better/Standard/Nedor. I can't think of any earlier. I owned that copy raw for several years(long time ago), and you're going to be very happy with it. Not only are the colors striking, but the book is one of the most supple GA books I've ever owned. I sold it when I decided to exclusively collect Schomburg's war covers. I probably should have kept it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It may very well be his earliest for Better/Standard/Nedor. I can't think of any earlier. I owned that copy raw for several years(long time ago), and you're going to be very happy with it. Not only are the colors striking, but the book is one of the most supple GA books I've ever owned. I sold it when I decided to exclusively collect Schomburg's war covers. I probably should have kept it! I'll pay homage to your sacrifice by giving it a good home! Were you the original submitter Jeff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It may very well be his earliest for Better/Standard/Nedor. I can't think of any earlier. I owned that copy raw for several years(long time ago), and you're going to be very happy with it. Not only are the colors striking, but the book is one of the most supple GA books I've ever owned. I sold it when I decided to exclusively collect Schomburg's war covers. I probably should have kept it! I'll pay homage to your sacrifice by giving it a good home! Were you the original submitter Jeff? No, I sold it raw before CGC opened its doors, probably through a CBG ad. At the time, I also had VF- copies of #6 & #8, and a really high grade #5 that I'd picked up from Harley for a whopping $190, but those aren't Schomburg covers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiveTurkeyMoFo Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 It may very well be his earliest for Better/Standard/Nedor. I can't think of any earlier. I owned that copy raw for several years(long time ago), and you're going to be very happy with it. Not only are the colors striking, but the book is one of the most supple GA books I've ever owned. I sold it when I decided to exclusively collect Schomburg's war covers. I probably should have kept it! I'll pay homage to your sacrifice by giving it a good home! Were you the original submitter Jeff? No, I sold it raw before CGC opened its doors, probably through a CBG ad. At the time, I also had VF- copies of #6 & #8, but those aren't Schomburg covers. Thanks for the background info. I'm pretty stoked about getting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I haven't received it yet, but I just won a very hard to find GA trooper book. I can't contain myself, I have to post it now: Keen Dective Funnies God I love BidNip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.tor Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 I haven't received it yet, but I just won a very hard to find GA trooper book. I can't contain myself, I have to post it now: Keen Dective Funnies God I love BidNip luckily I already had this issue congrats, it is a great book! gator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Surfer Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 George that is a killer book, congrats. I actually have never seen that cover before but it is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Man, I'm on a roll today! Just won another one, thanks to Bidnip! Is This Tomorrow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
october Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Man, I'm on a roll today! Just won another one, thanks to Bidnip! Is This Tomorrow? You could have had my 7.0 for $15 more. ...though not anymore after showing what people are willing to pay for a 2.0. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paratrooper Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Man, I'm on a roll today! Just won another one, thanks to Bidnip! Is This Tomorrow? You could have had my 7.0 for $15 more. ...though not anymore after I showing what people are willing to pay for a 2.0. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hockey&comicsguy Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Some new stuff I got. Nothing terribly exciting but for me this means I went from owning zero GA books about a month ago to 7 now so the collection grows, albeit slowly. FYI-all feebay stuff except the Tec. I got that from Metro. My first dealings with them. Frankly, Vincent was awesome. Cut me a nice deal on this and some other stuff and basically answered every email I sent him promptly. I was very pleased with them in my first experience. back scans of the Mary's were posted in the PGM thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciorac Posted July 10, 2007 Share Posted July 10, 2007 Wow! What an amazing book! Congrats JTMF!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck Biggins Posted July 11, 2007 Share Posted July 11, 2007 My nicest Wonder Woman yet. I LOVE it!!!! Nothing is more satisfying than getting a high grade copy of a GA book you have on your want list. Whats even better, is this book will have a box buddy soon! A lovely 8.0 WW 60!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
