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[F For Fake]

13 minutes ago, onlyweaknesskryptonite said:

With it already being slabbed you can send it in for an evaluation ( joey or ccs) and they will tell you if they think it would get a bump or not without having to crack it. If they do not they will return it still intact. Either way that is a beautiful copy and congratulations!

Yes, this exactly.

With old slabs, there are two concurrent and sometimes contradictory schools of thought:

1. Grading was tighter then, so the book is likely not overgraded. (Though anecdotally I am to understand that grading is tighter now than ever before, so maybe that's not the case anymore?)

2. Books in OG slabs were submitted before pressing became the norm, therefore the book may be "upgradable", whereas everyone assumes that every book slabbed in, oh, the last 10-15 years or so, has been pressed within an inch of its life.

So...I realize now that none of this is actually helpful, so yeah, just do what @onlyweaknesskryptonite said and have a pro give it the once over. Personally, I'd just leave it in the slab as is. Beautiful book and I dig the older labels, not worth the risk of a downgrade for me. You may gamble and win, though!

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

13 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Yes, this exactly.

With old slabs, there are two concurrent and sometimes contradictory schools of thought:

1. Grading was tighter then, so the book is likely not overgraded. (Though anecdotally I am to understand that grading is tighter now than ever before, so maybe that's not the case anymore?)

2. Books in OG slabs were submitted before pressing became the norm, therefore the book may be "upgradable", whereas everyone assumes that every book slabbed in, oh, the last 10-15 years or so, has been pressed within an inch of its life.

So...I realize now that none of this is actually helpful, so yeah, just do what @onlyweaknesskryptonite said and have a pro give it the once over. Personally, I'd just leave it in the slab as is. Beautiful book and I dig the older labels, not worth the risk of a downgrade for me. You may gamble and win, though!

I do agree with F for Fake.. The older labels do have their draw.

[Larryw7]

First issue.

 

[theCapraAegagrus]

Gettin' paid, gettin' trades:

• Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 5
• Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 6
• Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 4
• Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Vol. 2

May be more to come later...

[comicartfan]

I had an 8.0 copy and I have always wanted to upgrade. I missed out on a couple of other copies that Greg Reece had, but got lucky I saw this one on Bob Storms's website. 

Edited September 15, 2020 by comicartfan

[onlyweaknesskryptonite]

3 hours ago, comicartfan said:

I had an 8.0 copy and I have always wanted to upgrade. I missed out on a couple of other copies that Greg Reece had, but got lucky I saw this one on Bob Storms's website. 

Man that is a beautiful upgrade.  Congratulations!

[theCapraAegagrus]

6 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

Gettin' paid, gettin' trades:

• Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 5
• Batman: The Golden Age Vol. 6
• Green Lantern: The Silver Age Vol. 4
• Swamp Thing: The Bronze Age Vol. 2

May be more to come later...

And so there is:

• Absolute Batman: Dark Victory
• Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween
• Death of Superman Omnibus
• Final Crisis Omnibus

[EC Star&Bar]

Slow week for me:

Walt Disney's Ludwig Von Drake #2 (Dell)

Red Ryder Comics #111 (Dell)

Graphic Ink:  The DC Comics Art of Frank Quitely HC (DC)

Simon & Kirby Boy Commandos Vol. 2 HC (DC)

Flash Archives Vol. 4 HC (DC)

Atlas Era Marvel Masterworks Vol. 6 HC (Marvel)

Disney Beauty & the Beast Cinestory Comic HC (Joe Books) -- my 3rd and 4th copies

Jet Scott ("A Lost Science Fiction Masterwork") Vol. 1 HC (Dark Horse)

Classics Illustrated #14:  Wuthering Heights HC (NBM/Papercutz) -- my 5th copy

"More Peanuts" replica edition SC (Titan)

[William-James88]

5 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

And so there is:

• Absolute Batman: Dark Victory
• Absolute Batman: The Long Halloween
• Death of Superman Omnibus
• Final Crisis Omnibus

Those Tim Sale Batman stories are the best!

Here's what came in for me this week, these GA comics are amazing. So glad to add them to my collection.

 

[speedcake]

[Phicks]

Picked up Hulk 152 and Daredevil 106 right here on the boards from our very own Dr. Banner.   I have now completed a streak of Hulk 102-176 in 8.0-9.0, and Hulk 152 was the elusive last book I needed.   I already had a Daredevil 106, but it was only a VG copy which looked rather out of place with my usual 8.0-9.0 collection.   Dr. Banner was also selling a hi grade copy, so with Spider-Man 83 already paying the shipping, I added Daredevil to my order.
 

As I was entering my comic collection into an Excel database for the first time earlier this year, I was stunned to see I was missing Spider-Man 83.   An acquisition from eBay addressed this hole, and I now have an exact 100 issue streak from 42-141.  And an all new (to me) story to read from Stan the Man and Jazzy John!

[comicginger1789]

So a couple books I had sitting stateside finally got to me. These were purchased back in March and I kinda just waited thinking I would go get them when things got better but here we are. So I just had them sent to me...

First, some Golden Age goodness. Bought these because the price seemed right and I was in a GA mood at the time.

 

The date stamp and date on the Jumbo had me wanting it more than a normal copy.

And this....with a pleasant surprise inside!!!

 

And round it out with some ho gym ASM as an upgrade on my current copy

[ADAMANTIUM]

[William-James88]

9 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

 

I facken hated that film as a kid #notmyfreewilly

Edited September 17, 2020 by William-James88

[F For Fake]

18 hours ago, comicginger1789 said:

 

And this....with a pleasant surprise inside!!!

 

 

Wow, a Double Dave! That's awesome. I've owned a ton of Dave covers, and several copies of this book, but never had a double cover. That's terrific!

[F For Fake]

17 hours ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Starjammers rule! 

[comicginger1789]

2 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Wow, a Double Dave! That's awesome. I've owned a ton of Dave covers, and several copies of this book, but never had a double cover. That's terrific!

I bought because I love his work and it was one I didn't have. Doesn't have the glasses although I have a pair from another 3-D comic from that time...plus I'll take the extra cover! It was funny the seller did not notice because he did list saying the glasses were missing which means the book was opened 

[F For Fake]

My morning yard sale experience put me in a comic buyin' mood, so I dropped by the lcs this afternoon and picked up a truly random assortment of stuff.

First up, this set of Resident Evil comics. I didn't really know anything about them, but experience tells me that at the right price, horror movie/game tie-ins from this era are a pretty safe bet. At around a buck a book, I took a chance. Looking at eBay now, it seems like I did well on the gamble.

Next, a couple of first appearance beaters. Not in great shape, but for under $10, again, I'm not going to pass 'em up.

Last up are two random GA books! The shop doesn't get a ton of Golden Age material, so I'm always interested when they do, as they are pretty fair in pricing. Had to bring these home with me.

And now...I'm broke!

[Jesse-Lee]

A bale of turtles (and a few other things):

 

[IbukiLord]