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I don’t see the 8.0 but surely it’s pricey now in these grades… I have a pair of undercopies, one is a VG+ and the other about a VGFN if I recall correctly. Still undecided what to do, as I would have loved a VF or so but not much of a choice right now, unless spending thousands in the hope to find a nice copy to replace my nice one above…

Bump for one of my favorite threads… Still looking for the one where we showed and talked about all kinds of illustrated and propagandistic material of the interwar (1919-1939) and wartime (1940-1945) material.

Great piece! Love the bold graphic storytelling! Yup, I recall he already posted it and I love it! Hey, didn’t we use to have another thread (or two) about wartime printed material – more or less graphic in nature or interesting? My research is now focused once more on this, and I am collecting rare and unusual items from everywhere. I recall for sure we had a thread where we showed propaganda illustrations, posters, postcards, leaflets et al. besides comics – that would be great to recover.

Thanks, I take every opportunity to post it as it’s very nice but as I said I’d favor a slightly less nice copy with better printed interiors – not a time to be picky I know! It surely is, my friend. And you? – Have a good Easter time. I have stopped buying Marvels but collecting interwar and wartime material right now (not just comics) related to my research. Stay tuned! @Harry: Yes, initially it was just a desired issue because of the Frightful Four, but then the "double" first apperance (both Medusa, first Inhuman, and the Frightful Four as a team) caused a mix of speculation and genuine interest (hey, I still do not have it, better buy it before it goes out of hand) and now it’s costly…

One of my favorites which I still don’t have is #21… I agree on the "price too step" on the #36, Bill. I would have loved to choose the "perfect" copy among a number but now I am stuck with my nice copy (but which has some insides with slight off-register plates, a defect which most people do not even notice but that bothers me). BTW, this looks a bit nicer than yours, but it was actually a CGC 8.0, heavily hammered because of a slight dust shadow on the back cover…

And classic issues! #57-58 and that nice #28… I think I still don’t have a #28 – right now I am in a "halt" with collecting Marvel books…

1Cool was never alive to begin with. On the contrary, you’re so full of life that you sparkle!

I believe the problem is raised by the fact you said it was graded by another company. You should have just said you were selling it as a raw book assigning your grade. The rest would (or should) have been uninfluent. And you still have to get back to me… (At this point, have a Good Easter!)

Still loving this one! And the Roosvelt biography is beautiful. A kind of propaganda which would not be done this way, today.

.... that FF 44 always takes me back....... those 60's FF's were so weird and bizarre..... they just blew me away. You gotta remember, things were pretty tame and innocent back then, heavy metal hadn't been invented yet, TV was just starting to go to color, and the comics from the House Of Ideas were about the most sophisticated form of entertainment around, definitely larger than life..... for us kids back then, it was our closely guarded secret GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) It was one of the first I decided to purchase when I was early in my stages of collecting the original american editions. #45 and #46 were already a bit more expensive, but I saw I could afford a nice #44 and I had to get Gorgon… And not that was much different in 1978, believe me: we had TV, "sophisticated" stuff and videogames but nothing was more realistic, mysterious and exciting at the same time than a Marvel comic. Suffice to say I started watching the cartoons on TV (they were the Hanna Barbera ones I believe, which were aired later on here) but as I read my first Marvel comic… I never dreamed to watch a cartoon once again!

Very nice story! And that #44 is pretty gorgeous!

Lots of material about the interwar years and World War 2, for my comics-raelated research. Although time is very limited…

Welcome back! How are you?

Aaaaaah! That #1…

@Marv-vell, I think it’s a lot better this way: with super-high grade copies you can be seriously tempted to sell at any given moment, while with great presenting lower grade ones, not so much… @Harry: I have a lowgrade #48, PM me if you can be interested.

For some reason, I don’t see the Photobucket images you have posted…

I just love Billy's RAW Annuals…

I guess most of us are like that… Especially with squarebound books or as far as better page quality goes. I especially enjoy to read books with whiter pages, as the artwork stands out a lot better! @Mar-vell: Thanks, in fact that is A LOT better for me…

I think that's R rated. If she is 11 Akira is probably not suitable. Not because it contains anything "obscene" or excessively violent in graphic terms, but it is a narration which couldn’t be so suitable (and even enjoyable) for a 11-years old. I remember I found it quite "strong" when I read the incipit when it came out (and I was 19).

Are you selling your undercopy of #4, Mar-vell? I am still missing it but not among my priorities, just curious.

Um… She might just love Kiseiju. The story involves teenagers, about 17 years old (they are very mature, and the events make them even more mature), and it’s pretty strong, but I guess that if I have read and enjoyed Killraven at the same age, it can be OK.

Jim, I have never been able to finish reading the whole work (in italian they suspended the publication), but I would recommend Kiseiju (in english: Parasyte): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasyte I am not sure whether these are easy to find in english: the first american edition was suspended, and the second one probably did not have a big print run: I tried to re-collect the series in the american edition but I am still missing some issues. However, it is an unique read for sure. You would like it as well.

Thanks, Jack. Page 15 is just FF#7 is… the "sense of wonder" of the classic years of science-fiction backfiring all the way!

They nailed it, carefully placed two pieces of microchamber paper on it , front and back, placed it within a mylite 2 mil with acid free buffered fullbacks, again front and back, placed that mylite into a 4 mil mylar, placed that into an acid free archival top loader, and then into a microwave signal blocking foil padded envelope, into a lead lined concrete box (constructed with 3/4" galvanized rebar, and shot that biatch into space...... I gave this a + feedback as soon as it arrived. I‘d give it an A+++++ eBay feedback even before it arrives!

This cracked me up… Not saying it's always the case, but Hector is an acute observer. :: you forgot 6 - mention current inventory with possible grades and future plans for said inventory