linmoth Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 I just remembered thinking they must have spent a small fortune on mylars. All the books were in them and the keys were doubled. It worked the books stayed perfect for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 20 hours ago, DanCooper said: I remember when Keith Contarino came on the boards, years ago, and said that he returned the Showcase 34-36 and Brave & Bold 34-36 back to Tom, because they were supposedly not high grade enough for Keith's tastes at the time! Keith was a great guy, but he must've lost his mind when he said this! 20 hours ago, DanCooper said: I'm paraphrasing the conversation here, but I think it went something like this: Keith: "I did a dumb thing and returned the Showcase Atoms and Hawkmans back to Tom because I thought they weren't high enough grade" linmoth: "Keith, what were you thinking?" Keith: "One of my biggest regrets in collecting" tth2: "Keith, what were you thinking?" Keith: "Ditto" 20 hours ago, DanCooper said: From the Heritage archives, here is the WP Showcase 34 (not mine) In my defense, I looked hard at the WP Showcase 34 but decided that my copy (which was later identified as the Slobodian copy) was better. Randall Dowling, HighVoltage, jimjum12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tth2 Posted May 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2021 Here's a few books from the Flash run. silverseeker, Randall Dowling, lou_fine and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 Thanks for posting those Tim! The 123 had white pages and had eye popping colors. I was surprised when it came back a 9.4 as the cover had a tear on it. It was on the opposite side of the spine 1/2 way up the book. It was about a 1/4” long and maybe a1/8” wide into the book. It was a rectangular tear top to bottom maybe a 1/4”. I’ve looked really hard at the scans but can’t see it but it was definitely there. I heard that Forbes bought it, only what I heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innocuous Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 I remember when you first posted those Flash comics for sale. My thought at the time was I already have my full run of mid-grade Flash (105-350), why would I want something I can't crack out and read. Now I have neither. jimjum12 and pemart1966 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DanCooper Posted May 4, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 4, 2021 32 minutes ago, linmoth said: The 123 had white pages and had eye popping colors. I was surprised when it came back a 9.4 as the cover had a tear on it. It was on the opposite side of the spine 1/2 way up the book. It was about a 1/4” long and maybe a1/8” wide into the book. It was a rectangular tear top to bottom maybe a 1/4”. I’ve looked really hard at the scans but can’t see it but it was definitely there. Also from the Heritage archive (and, also not mine! ) Western Penn flash 123: silverseeker, Randall Dowling, namisgr and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 On 5/1/2021 at 6:24 PM, linmoth said: He had 4 books for sale. Showcase 22, 23 and 24 Nm/M for 1K, Green Lantern #1 and Showcase 43 Tom, did you ever take any pictures of the Green Lantern 1 and Showcase 43? I think you mentioned that the Green Lantern 1 may have ended up in one of the early Sotheby's or Christie's comics auction. Do you recall which one? (I have most of those old catalogs and can check) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted May 4, 2021 Author Share Posted May 4, 2021 I took photo copies of most of my books, as I did the GL 1. It really doesn’t do the book justice. Don’t remember what auction. If I find the catalog I’ll LYK. Isn’t it fun looking through those old catalogs. If only!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 7 hours ago, linmoth said: I took photo copies of most of my books, as I did the GL 1. It really doesn’t do the book justice. Don’t remember what auction. If I find the catalog I’ll LYK. Isn’t it fun looking through those old catalogs. If only!!!! Do you still have a picture of it? I'd love to know if it was the 9.4 copy that I owned for a number of years. It's unfortunate that the Western Penn books didn't have any distinguishing marks to make it easier to identify copies that were released into the wild before they were designated as being part of the pedigree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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linmoth Posted May 6, 2021 Author Share Posted May 6, 2021 Tim, here is the GL 1. Not the best representation. The paper is a little wrinkled. When I get into my office I’ll see if I don’t have a better copy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Thanks Tom, beautiful book, but doesn't appear to be the same copy as the 9.4 copy I used to own. Too bad, it would've been really cool to find out that my copy was the WP. Edited May 7, 2021 by tth2 hchill25 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) Nice book Tim. Every time a GL 1 comes up for sale I always check to see if I can match it. This copy has a larger smudge on the spine side of the book. I’ve seen some close but none I would say was a match. Edited May 7, 2021 by linmoth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Artboy99 Posted May 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 7, 2021 I returned to collecting comics in 2004, and the very first CGC slab I ever bought was this Iron Man #1 from the Western Penn collection hchill25, HighVoltage, Black_Adam and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microchip Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 (edited) On 5/3/2021 at 8:21 AM, linmoth said: Iron Man 1 - 4 copies $475 each IM and Subby 1 - 8 copies $150 each Submariner 1 - 2 copies $160 each Submariner, there's more like 3-4 copies out there notated as WP's. CGC 9.6 to 9.8. Doctor Strange, I had 2 WP copies of #169's 9.6 to 9.8. Captain Marvel 1, only ever seen the two copies, same again 9.6 to 9.8. Hulk 102, I think there's 2-4 copies floating around, again 9.6 to 9.8. Captain America 100... I think there's a 9.2 copy out there. Edited May 7, 2021 by Microchip HighVoltage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 If you read my post, this catalog was years after the collection was mostly sold. I also posted that the OO probably bought 10-20 copies of the late 60’s books! I see them very frequently fo sale! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 7, 2021 Share Posted May 7, 2021 13 hours ago, linmoth said: This copy has a larger smudge on the spine side of the book. I've never understood how the printing process resulted in the smudge varying so much from book to book, but that smudge near the top corner of the building is often a good way of distinguishing between different copies of GL 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linmoth Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 That’s the first place I look to see if it’s a possibility. There are also some dots in different patterns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanCooper Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Thanks Tom, for posting that photocopy of the Green Lantern 1 Was there distributor ink on the top edge of the book (see the red arrow below) or is that from the photocopy? Also, you know, you can get that photocopy pressed, if you wish! BlowUpTheMoon and tth2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 It's remarkable how fast a SA thread dies if it's not about Marvels. jimjum12 and DanCooper 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...