Zolnerowich Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 10 hours ago, entalmighty1 said: Recent pedigree grabs! Neat stuff! Never seen the likes of that Horrific and Strange Stories before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 An exceptional copy. Going off to Sarasota. Unless there is some "invisible" stain I think 7.5 to 8.0. Inaflash, path4play, kelholt and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 1 minute ago, Ricksneatstuff said: An exceptional copy. Going off to Sarasota. Unless there is some "invisible" stain I think 7.5 to 8.0. Whoa, looks like my dream copy! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just arrived from CGC, presents so much better than the assigned grade but I shouldn't complain - very scarce book, and a pedigree (Big Apple) to boot. Larryw7, Electron, batman_fan and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 A fine (/very fine) job by CGC, this is the Detroit Trolley copy (an OO pedigree that they do not recognize). Yorick, batman_fan, Electron and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entalmighty1 Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 22 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Just arrived from CGC, presents so much better than the assigned grade but I shouldn't complain - very scarce book, and a pedigree (Big Apple) to boot. Hell of a 5.5, no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sqeggs Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 57 minutes ago, sacentaur said: Just arrived from CGC, presents so much better than the assigned grade but I shouldn't complain - very scarce book, and a pedigree (Big Apple) to boot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said: An exceptional copy. Going off to Sarasota. Unless there is some "invisible" stain I think 7.5 to 8.0. Holy , Rick! Congrats! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 1 hour ago, sacentaur said: Just arrived from CGC, presents so much better than the assigned grade but I shouldn't complain - very scarce book, and a pedigree (Big Apple) to boot. And a couple of holy craps to you too, Sacentaur...this and the Hit Trolley sacentaur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Nothing like you guys added, but this hit the doorstep a couple days ago Ricksneatstuff and kelholt 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 Biro's covers can be wordy, but he certainly sets the scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 10, 2017 Share Posted June 10, 2017 On 6/3/2017 at 4:43 PM, Zolnerowich said: Brittle but beautiful. And let's face it, I'm no contender for the Berk copy. I actually first laid eyes on this book the night of the Berk event, as I was kindly offered a quick peek at the Metropolis back offices, and saw this tucked in among their stacks. It called out to me then, and was eventually lucky to bring it home. Nice, great reds! Does anyone else think that this cover was an Eisner/Fine collaboration? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolnerowich Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 7 hours ago, rjpb said: Nice, great reds! Does anyone else think that this cover was an Eisner/Fine collaboration? That's an interesting question. I think it's pretty well established that Eisner and Fine collaborated closely together and learned a lot from each other during that time. So chances are good that Eisner had some role in the cover, maybe layouts or some of the figures. But if you look at Eisner's Jumbo 12 cover below (not my copy) from a few months later, Eisner's style seems quite different, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 On June 5, 2017 at 5:55 PM, Sqeggs said: Possibly a copy Edgar picked up used? Or maybe one that the person who bought it from Chuck read multiple times? Both are possible I suppose. There weren't many doubles in the Church collection from what I have read, but there were a few. The (long-time) dealer who sold it to me says he bought he it from one of the CpitL City Distribution guys who bought it from Chuck. Lesser grade Church not odd for a 1950 book, and coding nomenclature is correct but I'm odd spot (under Vic's elbow). If the Gerber copy was Church's, this is NOT it unless he had two copies. Gerber copy has writing upper left that could be Church style,coding or arrival date. Can't quite make it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjpb Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 4:47 PM, sacentaur said: Just arrived from CGC, presents so much better than the assigned grade but I shouldn't complain - very scarce book, and a pedigree (Big Apple) to boot. This is why it's all about eye-appeal for me, I've seen 8.0s that are less appealing than this book. I'd happily take the lesser grade and the savings that go with it. I don't even bid on higher grade books that have foxing problems, as regardless of CGC has to say, they are more like 4.0s as far as eye-appeal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sacentaur Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, rjpb said: This is why it's all about eye-appeal for me... Yup - as long as I've been collecting, presentation (eye appeal) and page quality have always been of prime importance to me (even if that means taking a hit on the technical grade sometimes). Edited June 11, 2017 by sacentaur Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hap Hazard Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 On 6/9/2017 at 4:43 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: An exceptional copy. Going off to Sarasota. Unless there is some "invisible" stain I think 7.5 to 8.0. An amazing copy tough to find in any grade here's my low grade copy for comparison. Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Hap Hazard said: An amazing copy tough to find in any grade here's my low grade copy for comparison. I kinda like the Blonde over the Redhead.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 On 2017-6-10 at 1:07 PM, Readcomix said: Nothing like you guys added, but this hit the doorstep a couple days ago Stood up, called a stupid big mouth, smacked in the face and now facing the claws of blondie. Not her day is it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted June 11, 2017 Share Posted June 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: Stood up, called a stupid big mouth, smacked in the face and now facing the claws of blondie. Not her day is it. Not a cover you will likely see a modern version of; meets my pre-code criteria Does suck to be her though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
