brasseyebrasseye
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Originally Posted By: BEACHCOMBER
Oh..my..first full feature of Sub Mariner!!
Now that is a sweet book! I made an offer to Stephen for it (Bill - no comment please). As the book looks to be an absolutely stunning copy.
And it is quite difficult to locate in 9.6 grade, with Stephen's copy (now your's) making no.5. It's presumed Tom Brulato has the 9.8, the WP copy, Doug has one OW 9.6 copy, you have one, so after mine that leaves 1 9.6 copy unaccounted for.
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Originally Posted By: brasseye
Originally Posted By: Korvac Saga
The #2 copy, trailing a pair of 9.4's
Korvac, didn't Doug Schmell call this the one thee toughest SA Marvels to get in grade Great pick up
5 copies in 9.2 or better, making TTA 46 a surprisingly tough book to find in high grade, but not ranking it in the top five. Current census lists as the toughest Marvel superhero books in 9.2 or better (less than 5 in census): TTA 35 with only 1 copy, FF 3 with only 2, JIM 84, JIM 90, ST 103, Hulk 1, Hulk 3, and TTA 36.
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Originally Posted By: namisgr
Originally Posted By: brasseye
Originally Posted By: Korvac Saga
The #2 copy, trailing a pair of 9.4's
Korvac, didn't Doug Schmell call this the one thee toughest SA Marvels to get in grade Great pick up
5 copies in 9.2 or better, making TTA 46 a surprisingly tough book to find in high grade, but not ranking it in the top five. Current census lists as the toughest Marvel superhero books in 9.2 or better (less than 5 in census): TTA 35 with only 1 copy, FF 3 with only 2, JIM 84, JIM 90, ST 103, Hulk 1, Hulk 3, and TTA 36.
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Originally Posted By: CAP Freak
Originally Posted By: namisgr
Originally Posted By: brasseye
Originally Posted By: Korvac Saga
The #2 copy, trailing a pair of 9.4's
Korvac, didn't Doug Schmell call this the one thee toughest SA Marvels to get in grade Great pick up
5 copies in 9.2 or better, making TTA 46 a surprisingly tough book to find in high grade, but not ranking it in the top five. Current census lists as the toughest Marvel superhero books in 9.2 or better (less than 5 in census): TTA 35 with only 1 copy, FF 3 with only 2, JIM 84, JIM 90, ST 103, Hulk 1, Hulk 3, and TTA 36.
But it is about a year newer than those.
It is like ST 113, JIM 90 and JIM 95 in that regard, a book from mid-to-late 1963 with only 6 or fewer graded copies at 9.2 or better.
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Registered: 01/24/06
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Originally Posted By: namisgr
Originally Posted By: CAP Freak
Originally Posted By: namisgr
Originally Posted By: brasseye
Originally Posted By: Korvac Saga
The #2 copy, trailing a pair of 9.4's
Korvac, didn't Doug Schmell call this the one thee toughest SA Marvels to get in grade Great pick up
5 copies in 9.2 or better, making TTA 46 a surprisingly tough book to find in high grade, but not ranking it in the top five. Current census lists as the toughest Marvel superhero books in 9.2 or better (less than 5 in census): TTA 35 with only 1 copy, FF 3 with only 2, JIM 84, JIM 90, ST 103, Hulk 1, Hulk 3, and TTA 36.
But it is about a year newer than those.
It is like ST 113, JIM 90 and JIM 95 in that regard, a book from mid-to-late 1963 with only 6 or fewer graded copies at 9.2 or better.
Some nicely reasoned perspective here. Thanks.
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I try to imagine my collection as what could sit on the bookcase shelves of a slightly compulsive teenage boy who collects every Marvel, circa Christmas 1965. The collection would sit in neat piles beside a ball glove and an Aurora model of the Mummy.
It is like ST 113, JIM 90 and JIM 95 in that regard, a book from mid-to-late 1963 with only 6 or fewer graded copies at 9.2 or better. 
