The Million Dollar Debut... of the Detective #359 Club! 3 3

[etanick]

hehe...a club I can actually join.

[Speedy-D]

hehe...a club I can actually join.

prove it!

[Speedy-D]

Here's my copy which I'm looking to upgrade at some point.

Funny ... I'm lookin' to buy yours when you do.

[Point Five]

Here's my copy which I'm looking to upgrade at some point.

Funny ... I'm lookin' to buy yours when you do.

+1 A nice 7.5 would be the perfect sweet spot for me.

 

 

[Speedy-D]

Here's my copy which I'm looking to upgrade at some point.

Funny ... I'm lookin' to buy yours when you do.

+1 A nice 7.5 would be the perfect sweet spot for me.

 

Don't sell it to Jon! He should be spending his loot on food for the baby!!

I'm just a lonely old man who can spend his money wherever he wants!

[Point Five]

Here's my copy which I'm looking to upgrade at some point.

Funny ... I'm lookin' to buy yours when you do.

+1 A nice 7.5 would be the perfect sweet spot for me.

 

Don't sell it to Jon! He should be spending his loot on food for the baby!!

I'm just a lonely old man who can spend his money wherever he wants!

 

A stash of high-grade Detective #359s are my last best hope to pay for his college years.

 

 

[lemonman5]

Here's mine:

 

[Columbia Comics]

Here's my copy which I'm looking to upgrade at some point.

Funny ... I'm lookin' to buy yours when you do.

 

I'm also in the same boat..I want to buy one (or several) as well.

[Speedy-D]

Here's mine:

 

I will also be buying this one!

[kimik]

Upgraded from a 7.0 to this copy late last year thanks to Brian/foolkiller:

 

[scooter99]

 

http://www.highgradecomics.com/article.php?dynamic=book_details&id=87641

 

 

 

The back cover is super white.

 

What a book!

 

[Speedy-D]

Terrible scan or printing defect?

[oakman29]

Nice book.

[blazingbob]

Terrible scan?

 

My scanner tends to blow up the white's a bit.

 

I don't really like screwing around with the settings a lot because then it screws up the front covers.

[Speedy-D]

Was it a high res scan that you scaled down? Sometimes that will cause those moiré patterns to happen, if the settings aren't right.

 

Either way, dope comic!

[scooter99]

Beautiful book, Bob. I'd love to have a copy that nice.

[Tony S]

I just can't help it but he "checker board" top on DC's books during that era always reminds me of the Aurora AFX race cars I had during my childhood.

 

Tec 359 is the "Deep Purple SA Key." great book.

 

John

 

I don't know if the teminology is still widely used - but collectors used to refer to the checkerboard as "go-go checks" and collecting books with them was a popular theme.

 

Maybe I'll post up my copy tomorrow. "Just" an 8.0 - but it presents very well.

[Tony S]

OK - here are my enteries into the club. And if no one minds too much - I would like to expand it a bit.

 

First my Detective 359. Not up to Bob's standard - but he isn't called High Grade Comics for no reason!

 

 

Now IMO that the next three appearances of the Barbara Gordon Batgirl are well worth a look at as well.

 

Detective 363. Almost a headlight cover here and she's blindfolded too: May 1967

 

 

Next up World's Finest 169. A cute cover with Supergirl as well as Batman and Superman. Sept 1967 I had to "borrow" this image btw. I realized looking about that I don't own a copy of this issue. I'll have to fix that.

 

 

And my personal favorite. Detective Comics 371. Earns a "classic cover" designation from the OPG and the first appeance of the new Batmobile based on the TV show - Jan 1968

 

 

Love these early Batgirl issues. Hope you've enjoyed looking at them

Edited June 5, 2012 by Tony S

[scooter99]

OK - here are my enteries into the club. And if no one minds too much - I would like to expand it a bit.

 

First my Detective 359. Not up to Bob's standard - but he isn't called High Grade Comics for no reason!

 

 

Now IMO that the next three appearances of the Barbara Gordon Batgirl are well worth a look at as well.

 

Detective 363. Almost a headlight cover here and she's blindfolded too: May 1967

 

 

Next up World's Finest 169. A cute cover with Supergirl as well as Batman and Superman. Sept 1967 I had to "borrow" this image btw. I realized looking about that I don't own a copy of this issue. I'll have to fix that.

 

 

And my personal favorite. Detective Comics 371. Earns a "classic cover" designation from the OPG and the first appeance of the new Batmobile based on the TV show - Jan 1968

 

 

Love these early Batgirl issues. Hope you've enjoyed looking at them

 

Nice books, thanks for sharing.

[Point Five]

OK - here are my enteries into the club. And if no one minds too much - I would like to expand it a bit.

 

First my Detective 359. Not up to Bob's standard - but he isn't called High Grade Comics for no reason! ...

Great books. Congrats on that sharp 8.0! (thumbs u