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[Straw-Man]

that is alot of funny-book right there!

[Mucheee1]

Some more freshly scanned books from the collection ...

 

[Straw-Man]

each and every one a winner!

[Nick H (UK)]

This one always makes me smile, particularly after an evening at the cinema watching Joker. Bleak. 

[Frisco Larson]

On 10/5/2019 at 8:13 AM, BrianR said:

So  here is my  group  shot  of the first 20  I own.  I am missing/ hunting for 6 and 7.  The 4 and five are flipped.  I added a couple others to fill in the gap  I did a count and have 76 issues of the 161  + 3 annual run.  

THIS is truly FANTASTIC!!! I have been casually buying La Prensa Editions of Marvel Silver Age for the last couple of years and haven't even SEEN most of these books for sale. I'm working on many of the runs, so haven't made much headway in any particular one yet. These are just amazing!!!! Thank you so much for sharing these!!!

[Frisco Larson]

These are what I have pics handy of. 

[Frisco Larson]

These pics are the pics from the auction I purchased them from. Any corner bends have been properly folded back down. 

Edited October 9, 2019 by Frisco Larson

[Frisco Larson]

[Frisco Larson]

Although titled Los Fanta'sticos this is our Strange Tales 131

[Frisco Larson]

As above, our Strange Tales 132

[Frisco Larson]

And finally, our Strange Tales 134. I haven't referenced the back cover date stamps that many of these carry to see how well they correspond to the America Editions arrival dates, but it would make for interesting conversation, should anyone undertake that.

[Frisco Larson]

Found a couple more that I actually bought locally at a comic shop. I also took an inside front cover pic!

[Frisco Larson]

A favorite cover, in ANY language! I also snapped an inside front cover and a few house ad pics!

[Frisco Larson]

And because Billy will likely get to this number today, my only late FF that I have a pic of.

[Straw-Man]

here ya' go jimmy; i'll show my last 3 tomorrow.

[Black_Adam]

Nothing crazy High Grade or anything but I'm happy to add this Double Cover of an (IMO) under-appreciated Dr. Doom cover to my collection courtesy of @crassus

I don't think I own any other double covers, were they common with Silver Age Marvels?

[Math Teacher]

On 10/5/2019 at 8:13 AM, BrianR said:

So  here is my  group  shot  of the first 20  I own.  I am missing/ hunting for 6 and 7.  The 4 and five are flipped.  I added a couple others to fill in the gap  I did a count and have 76 issues of the 161  + 3 annual run.  

I'm not trying to be critical in any way. Could someone explain to me why someone would want to collect these type of issues?

I'm sure there is a very viable reason, but I'm not sure what it is.

Pretty please, with sugar on top, don't attack me for asking a question. I honestly want to know.

 

Joe

[BrianR]

Hi Joe,  Its  the same reason  I collect  U.S.  books  they are cool.  Some consider these reprints ,  but the really are not.  They are the 1st printing/  editions  for the Spanish/ Mexican Market.  A lot have the original cover art prior to editorial  changes on the U.S.  editions.   The Foreign book  market  is starting to get bigger and bigger  here in the U.S  as people realize  how special  these are.  Just like FF 1  introduced the Marvel  Universe to the U.S.  this Introduced  it to the Spanish speaking world.  They are a piece of history.  There is only a few months  difference in release  dates and that is because Marvel  didn't want cross over competition  in markets  that bordered each other. for the same material.   I also  love the hunt.  There are only about  12  known  copies of this  FF 1  and an  estimated 100  to exist.  So  part of the fun is the challenge as well.  I have started to learn Spanish  and have made friends in various parts of the world tracking down  books. This  has  introduced me to more cultures  and dig deep  to build relationships I would have never done  just with U.S. books.   I talk to guys in Venezuela   buying books  learning about their hardships  not having electricity postal strikes  etc.

That  FF 4  is rarer  than  the #1 .   In  no way do I consider them as valuable as U.S.  copies although some do command higher prices.  If I have the money  I can complete the entire U.S. run again  in weeks  where as no matter how  much money  it takes years  for these.   I can ramble on for hours  explaining various aspects of collecting these.  In the end  you have to hold  one of these in hand and flip through  it. Once you do  you will realize  how cool they are.

6 hours ago, Joe Ankenbauer said:

I'm not trying to be critical in any way. Could someone explain to me why someone would want to collect these type of issues?

I'm sure there is a very viable reason, but I'm not sure what it is.

Pretty please, with sugar on top, don't attack me for asking a question. I honestly want to know.

 

Joe

 

[Frisco Larson]

19 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

here ya' go jimmy; i'll show my last 3 tomorrow.

Love 'em Billy!

[Frisco Larson]

13 hours ago, Joe Ankenbauer said:

I'm not trying to be critical in any way. Could someone explain to me why someone would want to collect these type of issues?

I'm sure there is a very viable reason, but I'm not sure what it is.

Pretty please, with sugar on top, don't attack me for asking a question. I honestly want to know.

 

Joe

It's a very valid question Joe and one where I can only speak for myself. For me, these books are kind of like being in an old familiar house and discovering a room that you didn't know existed. Specifically, I mean by seeing the differences between them and the America Editions. Scroll up and view the 2 issues I posted where I included some interior pics. Check out the house ads. Those are different than the American counterparts. I have other things that I enjoy about them too, like the reduced cost (starting to climb a bit now though) and I also enjoy displaying them side by side with my American Editions (check out my Spidey 14s in the Spidey thread). They look so cool together!!!