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[Zolnerowich]

On 3/2/2021 at 3:11 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Bad counting on my part - had the cover of #23 confused with #25, which is the one I don't have. But don't ask me how I could have forgotten this one!

Dagnabbit that's a fetching copy!!!!!

 

[Zolnerowich]

On 3/2/2021 at 8:59 AM, mwotka said:

I know we are off the rivets, but I have always felt like 23 24 25 tie in with them pretty nicely with the Zolne covers, while 26 is more the start of a new era with Doolin cover art starting.  That 9.2 23 is beautiful!

Superior colors, Mike! Never seen the purples outlining the logo so brilliantly.

[Zolnerowich]

On 3/2/2021 at 12:10 PM, adamstrange said:

My 23

Zolnerowich fully endorses this OA by Zolnerowich!  

[Zolnerowich]

On 3/2/2021 at 8:33 PM, kelholt said:

I used to own the 9.2 and sold to Cheetah and now Flex has it. I agree with Flex, neither scan do the book justice. It is a beautiful book. 

Here is my 23

Hooboy! That is epic. Simply epic! 

[Zolnerowich]

5 hours ago, Tim Weaver said:

Well, here is my first attempt to post a scan of one of my Planets.  It's a little small, and washes out the colors a bit, but at least it's a start.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Small photos. BIG BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

[Tim Weaver]

55 minutes ago, SuperGrover said:

will be gone tomorrow so here is my 25... took me along time to find a nice copy.

 

Very nice reds on that copy.  Why is it going away?

[Zolnerowich]

Playing some more catch-up here, beginning with #20.

Another one of my earliest purchases. Back when I was a naive lad who knew nothing about the dramatic color variations on the Planet covers.

 

[Miamiknight3434]

Here is mine 😁😎

 

[Zolnerowich]

Lovingly deslabbed, this one.

[Zolnerowich]

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[Zolnerowich]

I like this one.

[Spyder!]

20 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said:

I like this one.

Excellent colors and good page quality too. A very nice book.

[mwotka]

Nice ones Zolne!  I remember I bought this issue the day I first met you in person at Richard's table in Chicago at C2E2.  But I'm probably due for an upgrade on this one.  Still a very solid cover.

 

[Zolnerowich]

7 minutes ago, mwotka said:

Nice ones Zolne!  I remember I bought this issue the day I first met you in person at Richard's table in Chicago at C2E2.  But I'm probably due for an upgrade on this one.  Still a very solid cover.

 

One day [soon] we shall meet again at the Bedrock City booth!

[kelholt]

6 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

I think #25 might be the most commonly miscut Planet(?) If the ones I've seen are typical, miscut copies seem to be the rule rather than the exception for that particular issue. I've lost the scan of the last copy I had unfortunately, but as I recall it was severely miscut, but it had strong reds. So I think a square cut, well centred #25 with strong colours might be a bit of a unicorn. (I'm ready to be proven wrong by you guys though, so post 'em if you got 'em!)

I’m not sure if it’s a miscut or a miswrap , but Planet 42 is notoriously “off kilter”. On most copies on left side it shows ‘lave of the hydra’ and most of her fingers are in the spine area and wrap to the back cover. If your copy says ‘slave of the hydra’ in plain view from front then you have a unicorn. Some even have a unprinted area to top right. Both items I mentioned are in this scan. Even the 9.4 on census is printed this way.  Full disclosure on pic: Not my book and graded 8.0

 

[Tim Weaver]

41 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said:

I like this one.

Awesome book.  I think I was the underbidder on this one.  That may well be the best color strike of any 24.

[Ricksneatstuff]

1 hour ago, kelholt said:

I’m not sure if it’s a miscut or a miswrap , but Planet 42 is notoriously “off kilter”. On most copies on left side it shows ‘lave of the hydra’ and most of her fingers are in the spine area and wrap to the back cover. If your copy says ‘slave of the hydra’ in plain view from front then you have a unicorn. Some even have a unprinted area to top right. Both items I mentioned are in this scan. Even the 9.4 on census is printed this way.  Full disclosure on pic: Not my book and graded 8.0

 

I agree.  42 is almost always mis-wrapped. 

[Flex Mentallo]

Belatedly recalled that the #25 I used to own was a Heritage buy [in 2011!]. Retrieved the scan so you can see the colors - and the miscut.

Edited March 4, 2021 by Flex Mentallo

[Spyder!]

9 hours ago, Flex Mentallo said:

I think #25 might be the most commonly miscut Planet(?) If the ones I've seen are typical, miscut copies seem to be the rule rather than the exception for that particular issue. I've lost the scan of the last copy I had unfortunately, but as I recall it was severely miscut, but it had strong reds. So I think a square cut, well centred #25 with strong colours might be a bit of a unicorn. (I'm ready to be proven wrong by you guys though, so post 'em if you got 'em!)

 

2 hours ago, kelholt said:

I’m not sure if it’s a miscut or a miswrap , but Planet 42 is notoriously “off kilter”. On most copies on left side it shows ‘lave of the hydra’ and most of her fingers are in the spine area and wrap to the back cover. If your copy says ‘slave of the hydra’ in plain view from front then you have a unicorn. Some even have a unprinted area to top right. Both items I mentioned are in this scan. Even the 9.4 on census is printed this way.  Full disclosure on pic: Not my book and graded 8.0

 

The vast majority of both 25’s and 42’s appear to be miscut.  I briefly owned your old 25 Kelly, and then I sold it to another great boardie @SamPool.  Although restored, I feel this copy captures the “unicorn” status mentioned by Flex of being both centered and having deep reds.