Eerie #1 CGC 4.5
Avon Series' Eerie was a horror anthology series published right before The Comics Code Authority came in and effectively ruined horror comics. This shockingly beautiful cover features a classic Golden Age damsel in distress with a creepy ghoul. This issue contains a reprint from the original Eerie #1 from 1947.
This CGC blue label 4.5 features Off-White to White pages, and while the cover has faded slightly, the colors are still present and beautiful. Prices on this book have climbed steadily over a 10-year period, and there's no indication that they will crash anytime soon. The one-year average on similar 4.5 examples is $1,080. Currently, there are 68 graded by CGC, with 60 obtaining a blue label. If you're a horror fan, or new to the genre, this is a great book to pick up.
Film Fun October 1931
From July 1915 until September 1942, Film Fun Magazine brought the glitz and glamor of emerging Hollywood to the fingertips of readers across America. These magazines would feature famous Hollywood stars of the time on the cover, including Charlie Chaplin. Eventually, the covers would feature pinup girls by artist Enoch Bolles. The magazine contained photos of celebrities, movies, and pinups, alongside witty text.
The most famous cover from this series is arguably the November of 1941 cover. This copy of October 1931 is just plain fun, with a classic pinup girl laying on her back. This is a common pose in the world of pinup and was used periodically for the magazine.
Heritage notes this issue is in Fine condition. The Bookery's Guide to Pulps gives this a ballpark value between $25 - $65. Finding sold examples of this exact magazine isn't easy, but on average most Film Fun magazines sell for under $50. This is a real delight, and if you like the Golden Age of Hollywood or pinup art, this is a must.
Amazing Fantasy #15 CGC Signature Series Restored 5.5
If you watch the weekly auctions like I do, you tend to notice that Amazing Fantasy 15 frequently makes an appearance. To date, CGC has graded a little over 3,700 copies -- making this a fairly common book to find graded. But every so often something interesting pops up, and this copy is absolutely a delight. This example of Amazing Fantasy #15 has Extensive restoration as noted by CGC, but it was also signed by Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee in October of 2017. Per Heritage and the CGC grader notes, the restoration includes the following:
CGC Grader Notes:
Color touch (Average quality or materials over 4"" x 4"") Cover B-5
Cover cleaning (Average quality) B-1
Piece fill cover (Archival material, average quality up to 1"" x 1"") B-3
Re-glossing B-1
Reinforcement to cover (Archival material, average quality) B-1
Staple cleaned A-1
Tear seals to cover (Archival material, average quality) B-1
trimmed full top of cover
very light, multiple crease back cover
very light, multiple crease full right of front cover
This is still one of the most desirable Silver Age comics and a holy grail for many. While restoration may scare some away, for others this is a perfectly viable way of getting a key book at a lower cost than the Universal - blue- label price.
This CGC Signature Series Restored 5.5 features Off-White pages and presents extremely well. While there is no sales data on similar 5.5 examples, a 3.5 Signature Series Restored sold for $9,000 in May of 2017, while the next recorded grade, a 7.5, sold for $$6,850 also in May 2017.
By comparison, a CGC blue label 5.5 example has a one-year average of $76,080, with prices dipping slightly. There are no sales records of a plain Signature Series example at this time. I have no doubt that this book will reach at least $10,000, but this does have the potential to be one of the most affordable Stan Lee signed AF #15s we've seen.
