KirbyJack Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 Two of the scarcer Marvel keys; that's a good days work! FoggyNelson, 1950's war comics and Dreamtoreal1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassemble Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 2 hours ago, gadzukes said: Hey, it's got it's problems, but it also has some nice parts. The spine is actually very nice and NO marvel chipping. Do you suppose there's a way to get rid of those rust stains? I'm certainly going to try to find out when I replenish some funds. I don't know at this point. Any experts want to weigh in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 4 minutes ago, sassemble said: I'm certainly going to try to find out when I replenish some funds. I don't know at this point. Any experts want to weigh in? Does the rust go thru to the inside of the cover? If it's just surface rust you might be able to carefully scrape it off with an x-acto knife. Be very gentile, and if it doesn't seem to work just stop, don't take any chances. I've had surface rust on a couple comics before and was able to clean it up nicely with some careful scraping. You never want to scrape "color" off of the cover... just rust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgesicle Man Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 Mine is at the Graded/Quality Control stage and I can't tell you guys how many times I've refreshed that cgc page! I figured I would come join the club. SECollector and Readcomix 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgesicle Man Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway29 Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 Great looking book. I have to ask, what's the grade...and is it what you were hoping for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted September 20, 2017 Share Posted September 20, 2017 2 hours ago, Callaway29 said: Great looking book. I have to ask, what's the grade...and is it what you were hoping for? +1 Very pretty! FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgesicle Man Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 (edited) 4.5 off-white pages. I'm very happy. There are two large color breaking creases on the cover. Without those this book would be even better. Still a great book to have in any grade. My 35 is getting graded now. I feel like you can't have 1 without the other. Edited September 21, 2017 by Sludgesicle Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SECollector Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 3 hours ago, Sludgesicle Man said: 4.5 off-white pages. I'm very happy. There are two large color breaking creases on the cover. Without those this book would be even better. Still a great book to have in any grade. My 35 is getting graded now. I feel like you can't have 1 without the other. Its awesome, congrats. Cant wait to see your #35 as well. Sludgesicle Man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted October 11, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2017 Rejoining. The purchase of this comic in 1988 literally changed my life. bc, Sludgesicle Man, zhamlau and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sludgesicle Man Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 (edited) Great looking 5.5. You can’t have one without the other. Edited October 23, 2017 by Sludgesicle Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted October 24, 2017 Share Posted October 24, 2017 I have most of a copy of #35, but I'm planning to sell it. To collect the hero issues, I feel 35 is more important than 27. I'm keeping my 27 for sentimental reasons. FoggyNelson and 1950's war comics 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/11/2017 at 6:50 PM, KirbyJack said: Rejoining. The purchase of this comic in 1988 literally changed my life. @KirbyJack A little back story on how it was a bit of a life changer please...... Lucky Baru 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 OK! When I got back into comics, I was Fantastic Four only. No interest in anything else whatsoever. I passed on a LOT of incredible books, like a VF Detective 168, a VG Showcase 4, Action 23 in Fine, a F+ copy of Spidey 1, etc. My Astonish 27 was almost another pass. It was on the wall at Bob's for weeks, because he wanted a ton for it, and Bob was adamant in his $75 price. He talked me into it by linking it with FF 1 and 2, the only other Marvel Age 10 cent hero books (well played, Bob! Know your clientele!). After I got it home, I started really thinking about the Marvel Universe. I bought my first Overstreet, I had a 'key" book, I had spent more than $25, and my floodgates were opened. I was now collecting the entire SA Marvel line. Without my Tales To Astonish #27, I might never have looked up from my FFs. 1950's war comics, bc, Spaceguy and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 On 10/22/2017 at 5:02 PM, Sludgesicle Man said: Great looking 5.5. You can’t have one without the other. I have one without the other ... ... so, yes, it technically is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted October 26, 2017 Share Posted October 26, 2017 Just now, NoMan said: I have one without the other ... ... so, yes, it technically is possible. And I have the other without the one. So to complete a set, yours is the easier effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Crossed over to the dark side and knowingly bought a "restored" comic (though I did buy a trimmed Startling a little while ago). Was impatient for a relatively inexpensive copy, and from what I could tell this copy had binder holes that someone filled in and painted in slightly off-color (you should see the back, they used a ballpoint pen to poorly color in a blue piece). pgx gave it a 7.5, heh. Plan to crack it out, probably pop out the holes, and have myself a 4.0 copy if that's the only restoration. I know, it's a total krapshoot, really, but it's all mine (at least, once they mail it, and assuming it gets here). NOTE: does anyone know if 3/15 was that month they were doing honest work over at pgx? Already got this one 10 years ago, so I've completed the pair of ant mans, yay. bronze johnny, KirbyJack, SC22 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) 19k and change for an 8.0 in this latest HA auction. I love this book. I lucked into a 7.5 at Terry's Yorba Linda Con 2 years ago. Kinda like with my HOS 92 that I lucked into. I just loved the books and got 'em and the prices skyrocketed. No smarts on my part were involved. I believe these two comic purchases are the only ones I've ever come out ahead on (investment-wise). Loved the books, got 'em, prices went up. And it's only if I sell them now would I make something. Since I love 'em I'm keeper' them so prices are sure to tumble. Edited February 22, 2018 by NoMan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starcrossed Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Hey, I just joined the club. Mostly. ? KirbyJack and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 If you’re going to have a coverless book, it helps to have a killer splash page like that! Starcrossed, bc and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
