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    Centaur Comics

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    (I meant for it to show up on the boards...) :gossip:

     

    Sincerely,

    Douglas Gillock

    Consignment Director, ComicLink :makepoint:

     

    Congrats :shrug:

     

    Nice to see you still hanging around. Any progress on your Lev Gleasons?

     

    Nearly 4 years now...

     

    Thanks for asking about the Gleasons. I've really been concentrating on the CDNP run over the past couple of years. It is coming together really nicely, though the later issues (in most cases) have proven to be pretty much impossible in my target range of 6.0 and above. The earlier ones are obviously tough as well, but they are out there if you want to pay for them. Issues above #100? Different story...

     

    now back to Centaurs.

    Golden Age marketplace links

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    Looks like the same book to me (based on the cover wrap and the placement of the top staple in particular), but it doesn't look like it was played with.

     

    I don't think that a 9.0 to 9.2 jump is really that unusual or scandalous. Maybe the person who resubbed it thought that the 9.0 was a little harsh? confused-smiley-013.gif

    Which one would you choose ????

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    This is a very tough one IMO and originally I was going to go Duck, but after looking at the census numbers, I'm going to All-Star.

     

    There are three other 6.5s on the WDC&S #1 as well as a 8.5 and a 9.4 (and a 5.5 and a 5.0 for that matter, which on a good/bad day might look an awful-lot like the 6.5).

     

    The All-Star is tied with one other copy at 9.4 for the highest certified, but being a Church, it is going to be "the best copy" in the minds of 99% of the hobby.

     

    Note, if the 6.5 WDC&S was the highest certified copy, I would have gone Duck.

    Which one would you choose ????

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    For the past two:

    NYWF vs. Wonderworld #3

    NYWF: Why, 1939 Superman... blond, no less! Though, I would rather read the Wonderworld.

     

    Resto Batman #1 vs. Resto 'Tec #31

    Tec #31: Why, first it's probably a scarcer book than Bat #1 (correct me if I'm wrong here). Second, pre-Robin Bats is the way to go. Third, if this applies, there is more confidence in CGC's resto detection than PGX's. Lastly, the Bats #1 is trimmed...

    Show me your Timely's and I'll show you mine. Have a Cigar...

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Silver - Congrats on the HT #12 - sweeeet copy! MUCH nicer than the one you didn't get a couple months back. 893applaud-thumb.gif

     

    Yeah it sure worked out nicely. thumbsup2.gif

     

    Hold that thought, I guess I'm on the "waitlist" now. Christo_pull_hair.gif I guess hitting the BIN is always an adventure. Why did I know that this was going to happen. frustrated.gif

     

    Seller's renegging on the deal maybe? If you're on a "waitlist" for another CGC 5.5 Human Torch #12, you might be waiting a little while (there's only one in the Census). Who's the seller?

    KUDOS THREAD - positive feedback on buyers/sellers

    in Kudos Forum

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    Kudos to dmgscr for a NYC in-person pickup & purchase of my CDNP #36!

    Very easy transaction, and a great guy to chat GA with. Many thanks, Douglas, enjoy the book! thumbsup2.gif

     

    Right back at you, Jon... Hopefully next time we can involve some trench coats, briefcases, and a parking garage. Nice to not only add a nice book to my collection, but to actually meet the person I'm getting it from... rare these days.

    Thanks again!

    Golden Age group shot

    in Golden Age Comic Books

    Posted

    So whats more impressive, a high value first appearance or a strong run of hard to find issues. A similar point, if you had, say Superman 1-100 and wanted to raise some money (space wasn't an issue) would you sell the unrestored VG #1 or the VG to VF 2-100 with equivalent value for the same $$$$?

     

    Seeing a strong collection has always struck me as much more impressive, but the flipe sid is that there's little WOW factor for tht uninitiated. Show your uncle, the baseball card collector, a Superman 1 and he probably congratulates you, show him 2-100 and he might shrug.

     

    In the end what do we individually appreciate more. I would prefer the single key to the larger run. It was one of the reasons I sold off 90% of my Spidermans, I got sick of owning issues from the lat 60's to 70's which had god-awful art and stories. That it got better in the 80's was great but all those books are so easy to find I could never get excited about collecting them.

     

    I'm sort of struggling with this question myself right now, though "struggling" is a bit too strong of a word. Currently, I'm leaning towards more of a completeist mentality. I read my collection, so simply from that perspective, more is better. I will occassionally pick up a higher dollar, earlier issue when the right copy comes along, but I figure if my eventual goal is a complete run, acquiring as many issues as possible as they arise makes sense. I am working under the assumption that a few (several? many?) years down the line when I'm left with a few high dollar Gleasons still to acquire, I will have a bit more diposable income than I do right now. Might be wishful thinking, but for the time being it seems like the right answer for me. If I was in it purely from an investment stand-point, I would have a different answer, but I would probably be buying different books as well, so it's kind of irrelevant.

     

    I'll say, I do get a good deal of pleasure laying 50 issues of Boy or CDNP side by side and imagining the run without any of the annoying gaps.

    Golden Age group shot

    in Golden Age Comic Books

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    Boy Comics, 49 issues and counting:

     

    boy_collection.jpg

     

    In the long run, which are more fun to read: Boy Comics or Crime does not Pay? popcorn.gif

     

    Good question. CDNP is certainly the more "premium" run and is certainly considered a "more important" book than Boy. Having read a decent segment of both runs, however, I've got to say that for pure reading pleasure, issue to issue, Boy takes the prize for me right now. It's a really inclusive title with stories ranging from traditional superhero tales, to crime, a little teen-humor, morality tales, a bit of everything. CNDP might have originated the Crime genre in comics, but Boy could never be penned up in a single genre at all. It's obvious to me that Biro, Maurer, et al had a lot of fun producing such a flexible book. The continuing characters also make it fun (something that CDNP was generally lacking with a few rare short-lived exceptions). It's also great that they can be had relatively cheaply by comparision to CDNP and Daredevil. I expect it will be the first run I complete of the long-running Lev Gleason titles.