'PLANET COMICS' (is deserving of its own thread) 29 29

[comicjack]

2 hours ago, Spyder! said:

Happy to have this copy of 20 in hand. Love Zolne rivets.  I’m hoping it will grade higher than my 3.5.  Might be close. 

nice colors and a great cover 

[Spyder!]

Thanks to Rick for helping me upgrade my 19! Can’t wait to see this book in hand. I’ve always loved the ray gun from 19, probably my favorite weird space weapon in the run.  There are lots of cool guns in the Planet run though. What are some of your favorites?

[eschnit]

Anyone know who owns the Cosmic Aeroplane 65 7.0?...and if there are any other known pedigree 65s?  It’s interesting that not only is it missing from the Church collection, but almost every other pedigree as well.

[Zolnerowich]

On 6/19/2019 at 12:19 PM, jhutton2 said:

I still have them

 

On 6/19/2019 at 2:41 PM, Spyder! said:

+ 

[Artboy99]

19 hours ago, eschnit said:

Anyone know who owns the Cosmic Aeroplane 65 7.0?...and if there are any other known pedigree 65s?  It’s interesting that not only is it missing from the Church collection, but almost every other pedigree as well.

I wasnt aware the Church collection did not include a Planet 65.

[eschnit]

5 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

I wasnt aware the Church collection did not include a Planet 65.

You might be right.  I don't know either way.  I just know it wasn't part of the group in the Event Auction from last year.  

[comicjack]

1 hour ago, eschnit said:

You might be right.  I don't know either way.  I just know it wasn't part of the group in the Event Auction from last year.  

Doesn't mean there isn't one that has been in the past with certain books

[eschnit]

5 minutes ago, comicjack said:

Doesn't mean there isn't one that has been in the past with certain books

I hear you.  More often than not, that kind of thing doesn't remain a secret though.  I mean the guys at Metropolis must have been told right?

[Ricksneatstuff]

I have been told there is not a Church Planet 65

Is this correct @Flex Mentallo and/or @jhutton2 @kelholt @adamstrange @Artboy99 ?

If it is out there and you enjoy copious amounts of money reach out to me please. 

Edited June 24, 2019 by Ricksneatstuff

[adamstrange]

14 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I have been told there is not a Church Planet 65

Is this correct @Flex Mentallo and/or @jhutton2 @kelholt @adamstrange @Artboy99 ?

If it is out there and you enjoy copious amounts of money reach out to me please. 

The Planet run was sold by Chuck before he put together his catalog, making it difficult to verify. 

Chuck sold a number of comics early on and a neat cover like Planet 65 (which would have been cheap at the time) could have been picked up by someone of modest means.  It would probably not have a code and could be out there in the collecting ether, hopefully to be eventually discovered, though perhaps without attribution to the Church collection. 

Or Edgar Church may never have owned it.

[Ricksneatstuff]

24 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

The Planet run was sold by Chuck before he put together his catalog, making it difficult to verify. 

Chuck sold a number of comics early on and a neat cover like Planet 65 (which would have been cheap at the time) could have been picked up by someone of modest means.  It would probably not have a code and could be out there in the collecting ether, hopefully to be eventually discovered, though perhaps without attribution to the Church collection. 

Or Edgar Church may never have owned it.

OK, with this in mind, I am going to say it is probably this one 

I need to crack it back out and smell it now. 

 

[adamstrange]

The only Planet listed in Chuck's catalog is the 67 -- which was graded "fair".

[kelholt]

1 hour ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

I have been told there is not a Church Planet 65

Is this correct @Flex Mentallo and/or @jhutton2 @kelholt @adamstrange @Artboy99 ?

If it is out there and you enjoy copious amounts of money reach out to me please. 

When Fishler initially bought all the Church Planets, I was told that 65 was not in the group. It could have been sold before this but I doubt it. With all the awesome Planet books why would just 65 and a handful of others be cherry picked out and leaving all the other great ones.

It does not exist or at least where it could be proven except if coded IMHO.

[Artboy99]

26 minutes ago, kelholt said:

When Fishler initially bought all the Church Planets, I was told that 65 was not in the group. It could have been sold before this but I doubt it. With all the awesome Planet books why would just 65 and a handful of others be cherry picked out and leaving all the other great ones.

It does not exist or at least where it could be proven except if coded IMHO.

conversely why would Church buy all the other Planets but not the 65? 

I believe it exists.

[Ricksneatstuff]

25 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

conversely why would Church buy all the other Planets but not the 65? 

I believe it exists.

 Some say it’s been spotted deep in the woods of northern Oregon.

[adamstrange]

30 minutes ago, Artboy99 said:

conversely why would Church buy all the other Planets but not the 65? 

I believe it exists.

My suspicion is that Church had his newsstand set aside "one of everything", given how complete and consistent the collection was.  Even if that's the case (and it's the best case for ensuring consistency), there were 18,000 issues over the course of 1937 - 1952 (with some before and after that).  It is not surprising that there would be some doubles and some misses.

Given the evidence we have is "no evidence" I can't really pick between the options.

1. It might exist and we find it.

2. It might exist and we don't find it.

3. It might have never existed.

[Artboy99]

6 minutes ago, adamstrange said:

My suspicion is that Church had his newsstand set aside "one of everything", given how complete and consistent the collection was.  Even if that's the case (and it's the best case for ensuring consistency), there were 18,000 issues over the course of 1937 - 1952 (with some before and after that).  It is not surprising that there would be some doubles and some misses.

Given the evidence we have is "no evidence" I can't really pick between the options.

1. It might exist and we find it.

2. It might exist and we don't find it.

3. It might have never existed.

missing an issue is definitely possible. As a completist myself I know if I miss a book I try to get it. 

I think Church also did.

[Paul © ® ⚽️💙™]

42 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said:

Some say it’s been spotted deep in the woods of northern Oregon.

As have Elvis and Jim Morrison.

[Spyder!]

Interesting discussion.  It just seems strange that he would have issues after 65 like 68, 69, and 70, but not 65. 

Also, there was no 66 or 71 in the CC auction, were these also not part of the Church collection? 

Did Fishler keep a few faves?

 

[kelholt]

26 minutes ago, Spyder! said:

Interesting discussion.  It just seems strange that he would have issues after 65 like 68, 69, and 70, but not 65. 

Also, there was no 66 or 71 in the CC auction, were these also not part of the Church collection? 

Did Fishler keep a few faves?

 

From what I have been told “none were held out of the auction”.