Fox Comics Appreciation Thread! 20 20

[Straw-Man]

[Straw-Man]

[Straw-Man]

[Point Five]

(Weird 1)

 

Whoa.

 

 

[Straw-Man]

[Straw-Man]

and i kept a single jo-jo when the run went bye-bye, cuz it was recil's copy.

 

[Straw-Man]

and, saving the best for last, ...

 

[Silver Surfer]

 

Very cool. You just can't find any issues for this series on EBay.

[MrBedrock]

I love me some pedigrees.

I love me some thru-7/40 fox books.

 

but, I REALLY love me pedigreed early fox books!!!!!!!!!! thanks, boardie!

 

[Straw-Man]

I, know, right? what reprobate would let that thing go?

[gino2paulus2]

I, know, right? what reprobate would let that thing go?

 

and there we have it kids...the word of the day Great books men, all of ya's!!

[MrBedrock]

I, know, right? what reprobate would let that thing go?

Next time I see you please tell me who it is so I can go kick his .

[Flex Mentallo]

and, saving the best for last, ...

 

 

An antonym if ever I read one.

[porcupine48]

(Weird 1)

 

Whoa.

 

Seriously!I thought i was Mr big shot with my coverless #2

[sacentaur]

 

Why isn't this book in MY collection!?

 

Quite a parade of pedigrees, Mr. P.

[lou_fine]

 

Well, that's another one of those really HTF Allentown pedigree books that rarely ever comes to market.

 

I remember seeing both this one and its companion, the Allentown Wonderworld 13 at a Seattle convention back in the latter part of the 90's. Too bad Harley was able to convince me to pick up only one of them instead of both of them at the time, as I finally decided on the WW 13 at something like 1.75X guide or thereabouts.

 

Probably would have picked up both of them except that I am El Cheapo and never like paying over guide for anything, let alone almost double in this case. But it was an Allentown pedigree though. Also doesn't really help when I generally go to a con without much money in order to hopefully avoid wasting money on comics. Keeps my wife happy though. Strategy doesn't really work actually since big convention dealers, like Harley in this particular case, will almost always without exception try to convince you to take the book home anyways and simply pay them back afterwards.

 

The Allentown WW 13 worked out for me in the end since I decided to include it as part of my first and so far only sample testing of CGC's then new grading system a few years later. The book ended up being slabbed as a CGC 9.6 and managed to fetch an astounding (to me at least) almost 7X top of guide in the Greg Manning auction that year.

 

The book would probably pass this same dollar value 15 years later in this current hot market environment, but probably not by much.

[MrBedrock]

For visual reference...

[Straw-Man]

2 old box mates reunited.

[lou_fine]

For visual reference...

 

Richard;

 

It looks all sad and lonely sitting all there by itself.

 

You need to take a "hot couples" shot together with its better half, the Allentown Mystery Men 10.

[adamstrange]

I had Harley send that book out to me only to return it when it was clear it wasn't by Lou Fine. Besides who wanted to pay double guide for a Joe Simon