mysterio Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 19 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: It's interesting in that I have seen at least three different versions: Two versions with 10c price but with different font and then a few with no price. The no price copies are by far the rarest of the three. I’ll have to check mine. A no price variant would be pretty cool. Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 15 hours ago, Mucheee1 said: which completes the run. Great books! AA-AAF is quite possibly my favorite pre-hero run. Mucheee1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 20 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: It's interesting in that I have seen at least three different versions: Two versions with 10c price but with different font and then a few with no price. The no price copies are by far the rarest of the three. Mine has a price. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 21 hours ago, Frisco Larson said: It's interesting in that I have seen at least three different versions: Two versions with 10c price but with different font and then a few with no price. The no price copies are by far the rarest of the three. I was hoping to win this nice looking 'no price' copy on ebay in the week but it went too high: There are actually four TTA #16's to collect: KirbyJack, Frisco Larson and rakehell 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, mysterio said: I’ll have to check mine. A no price variant would be pretty cool. It IS cool to pick up any variants when you see them. It's just a cool dimension to extend your collection. Let's face it, once you complete a set, that's it, typically, so anything beyond that that you can find adds to the fun. Get Marwood & I and mysterio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 6 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: I was hoping to win this nice looking 'no price' copy on ebay in the week but it went too high: There are actually four TTA #16's to collect: I stand corrected! I am probably one of the strongest supporters of the pence books on here (after YOU of course ) and I enjoy seeing them every time one gets posted! rakehell and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Frisco Larson said: I stand corrected! I am probably one of the strongest supporters of the pence books on here (after YOU of course ) and I enjoy seeing them every time one gets posted! Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, mysterio said: Mine has a price. Nice copy! Now your search begins, should you choose that path. mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 12 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said: I was hoping to win this nice looking 'no price' copy on ebay in the week but it went too high: If it’s a true 7.5 that’s not a bad price. Not a bargain, but value for money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucheee1 Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Well, since we are talking about TTA's ... mysterio, KirbyJack and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 Scary scarce! Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, Mucheee1 said: Well, since we are talking about TTA's ... That 4 is the issue I see the least from this block. Never owned one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, KirbyJack said: Scary scarce! Agreed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted October 16, 2019 Share Posted October 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Frisco Larson said: That 4 is the issue I see the least from this block. Never owned one. I've been hunting TTA pre-hero for nearly 30 years (started as a teenager). #4 is definitely the scarcest. #3 is no picnic, nor are #5-6. KirbyJack, Sweet Lou 14 and Frisco Larson 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Here's a good example of the British reprint having more cover than the US original: I wonder what the original art looks like / contains. rakehell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said: Here's a good example of the British reprint having more cover than the US original: I wonder what the original art looks like / contains. That's awesome!!! I have a few of those British reprint books and I'll try to dig them out this weekend. Fun stuff!!! rakehell 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 56 minutes ago, Frisco Larson said: That's awesome!!! I have a few of those British reprint books and I'll try to dig them out this weekend. Fun stuff!!! Lot's of examples out there Frisco - not pre-hero, but here's a good example from my Marvel pence thread: On 5/9/2019 at 5:24 PM, Get Marwood & I said: I picked up a copy of issue #130 of the UK reprint title, Spider-Man Comics Weekly recently, which reprints part of the story from ASM #96 and with which it shares a cover. I owned it as a kid and spotted it again recently online and felt nostalgic. Like you do. Anyway, something about it was nagging me. Something was different. So I compared it to the cover of ASM #96 (pence copy obviously) and aside of the obvious colouring differences, and the fact that it's daytime on the reprint cover, I noticed that there is a lot more of the policeman - sorry, cop, on the right hand side than we're used to seeing: That's a good inch extra of cop there. So I wonder if the original art has the 'full cop', or did someone add a bit for the reprints oversize cover? I don't think I've ever seen the OA for the cover but did find this prelim piece online: Hmmm Frisco Larson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 ....and back to pre-hero Marvels (have I posted this already?), here's a 9d Rro: I wonder what our discoverer was doing in a bottomless pit anyway. A bottomless pit is quite a thing in itself really, when you think about it. I wonder how he knew it was bottomless? Did he drop a stone and wait for ages? Maybe it was the stone that woke Rro up. I'd imagine a stone travelling at 100mph hitting you on the head would wake even the hardiest sleeper. No wonder he had the hump and started throwing trains about. That would be some headache he'd have. Assuming Rro is a he of course? And how do you pronounce Rro anyway? Is it the same as Ro, just with another 'r' ? How do you pronounce two 'R's'? Roll them? Rrrrrrrro... porcupine48 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Get Marwood & I Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 59 minutes ago, Mucheee1 said: Nice date stamp on that one Mucheee1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
