cgc Which CGC comic is your most prized slab? 6 6

[Namtak]

My absolute favorite in my collection is ms5 it would break my heart and spirit to lose that one

[Galen130]

Nothing as fancy as these posted CGC SS books, but this was my first comic as a kid.  

[Namtak]

Since that thread include those that you absolutly dont want to part with(if i assumed correctly).these are the others that i favored a lot,and yes im a fan of sa submariner so what

[Namtak]

Just now, Galen130 said:

Nothing as fancy as these posted CGC SS books, but this was my first comic as a kid.  

I know the feeling well beside its a great kirby book

[Galen130]

1 minute ago, Namtak said:

I know the feeling well beside its a great kirby book

It is....love Kirby’s stuff.  Wish I had more though.

[Buzzetta]

11 minutes ago, IronMan_Cave said:

Gonna wait for the GA/SA boys to bring out their big guns

It's funny because I thought about posting my first AF15 as that was the one I had to work the hardest to get. 

I came across this book the other day and cannot bring myself to part with it as it came from a board member VW-Clobberin-Thing who has since passed away.  I keep it for personal reasons now.   There are a couple of others I will post like that here.

[Robot Man]

I generally don't like my books slabbed but I made the exception for this one.

[ExNihilo]

9 hours ago, Adam Lui said:

What is an authorized witness? And in either scenario, does CGC re-grade the book or consider it same grade? And are you paying the regular reholder fee of $15 in addition to the signature fee? And if they are required to re-grade do you eat that cost too?

For the Signature Series program, CGC must witness the signing in order to qualify.  COA's or other such verification programs are not allowed.  As CGC cannot be on hand to witness the various signings going on at a con at a given time, they have authorized certain people to act as witnesses on their behalf.  These will usually come in the form of whomever is representing CGC on site.  In some cases it's a local comic shop who deals with CGC, in others it's a facilitator that can be found in the Signature Series subforum.  In any case, an "authorized witness" is someone who CGC has approved to act on its behalf to witness a signing.

Once the book is signed it's submitted for grading and all standard fees apply.  The book is re-graded (ie not automatically assigned the same grade as before) and the costs are all the same as though you were submitting for the first time.  (That is to say, it's not a re-holder.)

[Adam Lui]

Thank you for the detailed explanation!

[NewWorldOrder]

Edited March 31, 2021 by NewWorldOrder

[oldmilwaukee6er]

This copy of Zap Comix #1 1st print was salvaged from the Mowry’s Opera House fire. Apex Novelties’ Don Donahue rented loft-space in the old opera house to rock bands (Zepplin, the Dead), nude dancers, Rip Off Press, etc. The precise date of the fire is still a point of contention, but Donahue recalls that it was during the printing of C*nt Comics (c. 1969) that the loft caught fire, a “spectacular blaze” that burned the roof off and consumed approximately 500 copies of Zap Comix #1 (1st) stored on-site. Firefighters and police took copies of many comics as well, particularly copies of Snatch. 

I emailed Don Donahue in 2006, asked him if he saved anything from the fire, and to my surprise he replied "yes." Of the 12 examples brought to market, 11 were sold to Carbonaro (Neatstuff Collectibles) with the remaining copy sold to me. Neatstuff sold most of them at San Diego Comic Con 2007, and they range from copies that are little more than charred remains, to this one that shows minor water damage & scorching along the edges.

 

[Terry JSA]

9 minutes ago, oldmilwaukee6er said:

This copy of Zap Comix #1 1st print was salvaged from the Mowry’s Opera House fire. Apex Novelties’ Don Donahue rented loft-space in the old opera house to rock bands (Zepplin, the Dead), nude dancers, Rip Off Press, etc. The precise date of the fire is still a point of contention, but Donahue recalls that it was during the printing of C*nt Comics (c. 1969) that the loft caught fire, a “spectacular blaze” that burned the roof off and consumed approximately 500 copies of Zap Comix #1 (1st) stored on-site. Firefighters and police took copies of many comics as well, particularly copies of Snatch. 

I emailed Don Donahue in 2006, asked him if he saved anything from the fire, and to my surprise he replied "yes." Of the 12 examples brought to market, 11 were sold to Carbonaro (Neatstuff Collectibles) with the remaining copy sold to me. Neatstuff sold most of them at San Diego Comic Con 2007, and they range from copies that are little more than charred remains, to this one that shows minor water damage & scorching along the edges.

 

I must say, this comic has a very interesting story behind it. 

[Namtak]

19 minutes ago, oldmilwaukee6er said:

This copy of Zap Comix #1 1st print was salvaged from the Mowry’s Opera House fire. Apex Novelties’ Don Donahue rented loft-space in the old opera house to rock bands (Zepplin, the Dead), nude dancers, Rip Off Press, etc. The precise date of the fire is still a point of contention, but Donahue recalls that it was during the printing of C*nt Comics (c. 1969) that the loft caught fire, a “spectacular blaze” that burned the roof off and consumed approximately 500 copies of Zap Comix #1 (1st) stored on-site. Firefighters and police took copies of many comics as well, particularly copies of Snatch. 

I emailed Don Donahue in 2006, asked him if he saved anything from the fire, and to my surprise he replied "yes." Of the 12 examples brought to market, 11 were sold to Carbonaro (Neatstuff Collectibles) with the remaining copy sold to me. Neatstuff sold most of them at San Diego Comic Con 2007, and they range from copies that are little more than charred remains, to this one that shows minor water damage & scorching along the edges.

 

What is the publicity on the back

[MAR1979]

Not in term of value but for nostalgia, the Star Trek The Enterprise Logs NN (#1) I found for $2 as a child below a dealers table at a small local show in the mid 1980's. I handled + stored it with extreme care from the first second I saw it. Submitted it to CGC 30+ years later for grading. Highest and only one graded higher than 9.2 in entire series! 

Edited April 5 by MAR1979

[Number 6]

4 minutes ago, MAR1979 said:

Not in term of values but for nostalgia mine is one I found for $2 as child below a dealers table at a small local show in the mid 1980's and kept careful care of it. Sent to CGC 30+ years later for grading. Highest (and only) graded in entire series.

 

WOW! That IS amazing!

[ThothAmon]

16 minutes ago, MAR1979 said:

Not in term of values but for nostalgia mine is one I found for $2 as child below a dealers table at a small local show in the mid 1980's and kept careful care of it. Sent to CGC 30+ years later for grading. Highest (and only) graded in entire series.

 

That’s a big ‘un. Kudos for your fastidiousness. Got a few nice ones myself. 

[oldmilwaukee6er]

36 minutes ago, Namtak said:

What is the publicity on the back

R Crumb back covers are great! He's talking about LSD here. Turning on. 

[MAR1979]

Thanks for the kind word folks - here is the back:

 

 

[Jasonmorris1000000]

I collect Bill Everett covers and stories and this one is his very first published cover from 1938.  It's not worth as much as a lot of my Marvel silver age stuff but it is much more difficult to find.  It's also the only comic I own from the 1930's

[Frost451]

its not my most expensive comic but I love the snake eyes head sketch.  

 

 

 

 

Edited March 31, 2021 by Frost451