Ricksneatstuff Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 1 hour ago, Patriot6 said: @Ricksneatstuff Didn't want to clog up the new this week thread, so... In regards to your new #50, that copy looks great! What do you think it would have come back as sans the 'poor' PQ? Furthermore, how do you really feel about tan or slightly brittle? Especially if the copy in question looks way better than the grade? I recently purchased a book, I will post when it arrives, that I had the same conundrum with. Slightly brittle PQ, but a very nice presenting book. I went for it. Do you feel like the slab sort of protects the book from itself, meaning the pages are less likely to be affected when encapsulated? I avoid slightly brittle. I’m ok with LT/OW archiecomicscollector, ThothAmon and Point Five 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I avoid slightly brittle. I’m ok with LT/OW Oh Man. And a GREAT PRICE. DO you think the LT/OW is why you got the great price? Congrats, such a sweet comic. Edited December 1, 2018 by gadzukes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 7 minutes ago, gadzukes said: Oh Man. And a GREAT PRICE. DO you think the LT/OW is why you got the great price? Congrats, such a sweet comic. I guess so. I was happy with the final hammer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 12 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: I guess so. I was happy with the final hammer. As you should be. Deal! Ricksneatstuff 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 16 hours ago, Chug-a-Lug said: I assume the Mile High collection includes some Archie comics. I found this. https://github.com/roblarsen/Edgar-Church-Collection-Data/blob/master/src/A-C.csv Archie is well represented starting at issue 5. Didn’t go through the census data but only three books, in the first 50, starting with Archie 21 have sold according to GPA. Only one through Heritage. The three that have sold went for record prices and are the highest graded. My guess is that they are safely ensconced in the nicest Archie collection out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chug-a-Lug Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 8 hours ago, ThothAmon said: I found this. https://github.com/roblarsen/Edgar-Church-Collection-Data/blob/master/src/A-C.csv Archie is well represented starting at issue 5. Didn’t go through the census data but only three books, in the first 50, starting with Archie 21 have sold according to GPA. Only one through Heritage. The three that have sold went for record prices and are the highest graded. My guess is that they are safely ensconced in the nicest Archie collection out there. Thanks ThothAmon. It's interesting that, in addition to Archie 1-4, Pep 22 is also not part of the collection despite a near-complete run prior to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 That list is very incomplete. Archie 1 and Pep 22 were represented in the Church collection. My guess is that Archie 2-4 were also there. Sqeggs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 I found an early Canadian Archie last week. Just thought you guys might like to see it. I wonder if there's a Canadian Archie 1 or Pep 22? Patriot6 and archiecomicscollector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 If you look in my sig line you will see the Canadian version of Pep 22 (Super Comics nn). There is a Canadian Archie nn one shot (also in my sig line) but it is taken from Pep 49, not Archie 1. The short Bell series of Archies that your book is part of ran from 1948 to 1950 give or take. Patriot6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 For those interested in foreign Archies, foreigncomiccollectors.com has an article in issue 4 of their magazine. archiecomicscollector 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 2 hours ago, 143ksk said: For those interested in foreign Archies, foreigncomiccollectors.com has an article in issue 4 of their magazine. Thanks, that was a fun read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share Posted December 2, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 8:26 PM, Ricksneatstuff said: I avoid slightly brittle. I’m ok with LT/OW Is the back cover as nice as the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, gadzukes said: Is the back cover as nice as the front? Yes gadzukes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 2 hours ago, gadzukes said: Thanks, that was a fun read. Thanks! Lotemo and I wrote it 😀 gadzukes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot6 Posted December 2, 2018 Share Posted December 2, 2018 7 hours ago, gadzukes said: I found an early Canadian Archie last week. I have a few. They're actually pretty tough to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Great suggestive cover! archiecomicscollector and gadzukes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheycallmeArchie Posted December 12, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) Hi everybody. I'm a longtime Archie collector who has been aware of these boards but hasn't posted anything until now. As a matter of fact, this is my first post ever on any message board. Some of you may have seen me at various shows in the midwest. I know of a couple of posters on here but I am one of the black hole collectors. I'll be periodically posting some of my Archie comics on this topic and the MLJ topic. Some are CGC graded but most of them aren't. Maybe someday I'll grade more. Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my copy of Archie #50. I've probably had it for 20+ years and can't believe how much the value has gone up compared to the issues around it. Edited December 12, 2018 by TheycallmeArchie misspelled word archiecomicscollector, Point Five, comicdonna and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadzukes Posted December 12, 2018 Author Share Posted December 12, 2018 13 hours ago, TheycallmeArchie said: Hi everybody. I'm a longtime Archie collector who has been aware of these boards but hasn't posted anything until now. As a matter of fact, this is my first post ever on any message board. Some of you may have seen me at various shows in the midwest. I know of a couple of posters on here but I am one of the black hole collectors. I'll be periodically posting some of my Archie comics on this topic and the MLJ topic. Some are CGC graded but most of them aren't. Maybe someday I'll grade more. Anyway, I look forward to hearing from you. Here is my copy of Archie #50. I've probably had it for 20+ years and can't believe how much the value has gone up compared to the issues around it. Welcome to the boards Theycallmearchie (and welcome to the club). What a great 1st post to make. That's a gorgeous copy, and yes... even low grade copies of 50 are going for a lot of money. I'd say yours is at least a 4.0 if everything is complete & attached with a similar back cover. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
143ksk Posted December 12, 2018 Share Posted December 12, 2018 13 hours ago, TheycallmeArchie said: Some of you may have seen me at various shows in the midwest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheycallmeArchie Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Thanks Gadzukes, it's nice to be here. I'm not much of a grading expert but I would say the 4.0 is about right. There is a small spine split at the bottom cover but not too bad. The centerfold is nice and tight and the cover is attached at the staples. I usually collect the 3.0 - 6.0 range as they are generally in pretty decent shape and are affordable. I won't turn down a higher graded copy at a good price but I'm not going to break the bank. Here's the back cover and the spine split. On the back cover at the top there is 52.00 written in pencil on it. I wonder if that's how much I bought it for way back when? gadzukes and archiecomicscollector 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
