Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror

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#5670561 - 05/10/12 10:00 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Menace #4 (Jun 1953, River City Pedigree). CGC Grade = 5.5 ow-wh. Census Rank = #2. Price = $340. SOLD – Thank You! Purchased from Brian Peets during the initial release of the River City Collection in 1998. There is a single piece of tape on the inside of the front cover (put there by the original owner -- presumably, to stabilize the 2"-long top-right corner crease apparent in the scan). Edited by zzutak (05/10/12 10:53 PM) Edit Reason: Book Sold
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#5670562 - 05/10/12 10:00 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Menace #5 (Jul 1953, Aurora Pedigree). CGC Grade = 7.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #4. Price = $1600. SOLD – Thank You! Purchased from Executive Collectibles Gallery during their auction-based initial release of the Aurora Collection in 1996. Edited by zzutak (05/11/12 05:33 PM) Edit Reason: Book Sold
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#5670563 - 05/10/12 10:00 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Menace #7 (Sep 1953, River City Pedigree). CGC Grade = 6.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #4. Price = $480. SOLD – Thank You! Purchased from Brian Peets during the initial release of the River City Collection in 1998. A real beauty!
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#5670564 - 05/10/12 10:00 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Menace #8 (Oct 1953). CGC Grade = 6.0 cr-ow. Census Rank = #5. Price = $320. SOLD – Thank You! A very bright and glossy mid-grade specimen. Rusty staples with light rust staining to the back cover.
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#5670595 - 05/10/12 10:07 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
Heresy Heresy Bid more or post more... tough one... Registered: 06/01/07 Posts: 914 Loc: Dallas, TX	Originally Posted By: zzutak Menace #4 (Jun 1953, River City Pedigree). CGC Grade = 5.5 ow-wh. Census Rank = #2. Price = $340. Purchased from Brian Peets during the initial release of the River City Collection in 1998. There is a single piece of tape on the inside of the front cover (put there by the original owner -- presumably, to stabilize the 2"-long top-right corner crease apparent in the scan). _________________________ My WTB Thread Read it if you have PCH to sell.
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#5670662 - 05/10/12 10:20 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Men’s Adventures Lot (1953-54). Possibly the most chameleon-like title in the Atlas universe -- originating as True Western #1-2, morphing into True Adventures #3, and finishing as Men’s Adventures #4-28. The six horror-focused issues #21-26 are sandwiched between the twelve war-oriented issues #9-20 and the two superhero revival (Human Torch) issues #27-28. The horror issues are virtually impossible to find in grades of FN or better, and the five-book set shown below represents the fruits of my 40+ year quest. Lot Sale Price = $1800. Men’s Adventures #21 (May 1953). CGC Grade = 6.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #1. Men’s Adventures #24 (Nov 1953). CGC Restored Grade = 6.5 cr-ow (Restoration includes a small amount of color touch on the cover). Census Rank = #1. I purchased this from Jim Payette, and neither of us noticed the color touch observed by CGC. Just sayin’ …… Men’s Adventures #25 (Jan 1954). Coverless with ow-wh pages. Probably an unsold copy that was stripped of its cover. Men’s Adventures #22 (Jun 1953, Aurora Pedigree). CGC Grade = 7.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #1. Purchased from Executive Collectibles Gallery during their auction-based initial release of the Aurora Collection in 1996. Men’s Adventures #26 (Mar 1954, Big Apple Pedigree). CGC Grade = 6.5 cr-ow. Census Rank = #2. I had this copy pegged as a sure-fire FN/VF. Of course, at that point, the top-right corner was still attached.
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#5670664 - 05/10/12 10:20 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Strange Tales #7 (Jun 1952, Aurora Pedigree). CGC Grade = 5.5 ow. Census Rank = #8. Price = $320. Purchased from Executive Collectibles Gallery during their auction-based initial release of the Aurora Collection in 1996.
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#5670665 - 05/10/12 10:21 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
zzutak zzutak Up 20 words per minute since I signed up Registered: 04/18/07 Posts: 1313 Loc: Central California Coast	Strange Tales #10 (Sep 1952, Díck Ayers File Copy). CGC Grade = 7.5 cr-ow. Census Rank = #3. Price = $860. SOLD – Thank You! Signed by Díck Ayers on the first page of the last story. Purchased from Jim Payette in 1996 (along with several other comics from Ayers’ personal collection). Edited by zzutak (05/11/12 03:58 PM) Edit Reason: Book Sold
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#5670688 - 05/10/12 10:25 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: zzutak]
JiveTurkeyMoFo JiveTurkeyMoFo ColdTurkeyMoFo TOTAL NEWBIE Registered: 03/27/03 Posts: 14059 Loc: Hurricane Alley	Originally Posted By: zzutak Men’s Adventures Lot (1953-54). Possibly the most chameleon-like title in the Atlas universe -- originating as True Western #1-2, morphing into True Adventures #3, and finishing as Men’s Adventures #4-28. The six horror-focused issues #21-26 are sandwiched between the twelve war-oriented issues #9-20 and the two superhero revival (Human Torch) issues #27-28. The horror issues are virtually impossible to find in grades of FN or better, and the five-book set shown below represents the fruits of my 40+ year quest. Lot Sale Price = $1800. Men’s Adventures #21 (May 1953). CGC Grade = 6.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #1. Men’s Adventures #24 (Nov 1953). CGC Restored Grade = 6.5 cr-ow (Restoration includes a small amount of color touch on the cover). Census Rank = #1. I purchased this from Jim Payette, and neither of us noticed the color touch observed by CGC. Just sayin’ …… Men’s Adventures #25 (Jan 1954). Coverless with ow-wh pages. Probably an unsold copy that was stripped of its cover. Men’s Adventures #22 (Jun 1953, Aurora Pedigree). CGC Grade = 7.0 ow-wh. Census Rank = #1. Purchased from Executive Collectibles Gallery during their auction-based initial release of the Aurora Collection in 1996. Men’s Adventures #26 (Mar 1954, Big Apple Pedigree). CGC Grade = 6.5 cr-ow. Census Rank = #2. I had this copy pegged as a sure-fire FN/VF. Of course, at that point, the top-right corner was still attached. Though I focus only on the war themed part of the run, I can personally attest to the difficulty of trying to find decent copies of this title. Its a bugger of a title to try and collect in anything approaching mid to high grade. _________________________ Schomburg Nedor Knock-Out Covers:
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#5670814 - 05/10/12 10:47 PM Re: Mostly Pedigree Sale: CGC-Certified Atlas Pre-Code Horror [Re: JiveTurkeyMoFo]
buttock buttock TOTAL NEWBIE Registered: 06/23/03 Posts: 6969 Loc: not yet processed	Originally Posted By: JiveTurkeyMoFo Though I focus only on the war themed part of the run, I can personally attest to the difficulty of trying to find decent copies of this title. Its a bugger of a title to try and collect in anything approaching mid to high grade. Yeah, just try and find a 23 or 25 in grade! _________________________ Wanted: Nothing at the moment!
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