COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Mr. Natural 1 Universal
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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3748533003
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Owner:
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!?_ A. C. K.-What_?!
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
...x.
Mr. Natural #1
(Apex Novelties, 1971)
White pages.
Robert Crumb story, cover, and art.
CGC census 3/22: 2 in 9.6, none higher.
{ ...ONLY .. TWO copies in the past 88 MONTHS! }
{ Grade Date of First Cert. #: March 2, 2012.}
{ Grade Date of 2nd Cert. #: November 19, 2020}
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Verify CGC Certification - New Search
CGC Cert #3748533003
Title: Mr. Natural
Issue: 1
Issue Date: 2/71
Issue Year: 1971
Publisher: Apex Novelties
Variant - "Third Printing"
Grade: 9.6
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 11/19/2020
Grade Category: Universal
Art Comments: Robert Crumb story, cover and art
Grader Notes: small crease left bottom of back cover
Total Graded by CGC
In 9.6: 2
In Higher Grades: 0
TOP POP
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(02-07-2022)
CGC Census - Search Results
Title: Mr. Natural
Issue: No. 1
Issue Date: 2/71
Year: 1971
Publisher: Apex Novelties
Art Comments: Robert Crumb story, cover and art
Variant - "Third Printing"
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total
Mint 10.0 0
Mint 9.9 0
NM/Mint 9.8 0
Near Mint + 9.6 2 0 0 0 2
Near Mint - 9.2 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine + 8.5 2 0 0 0 2
Very Fine - 7.5 3 0 0 0 3
Fine + 6.5 1 0 0 0 1
Very Good/Fine 5.0 2 0 0 0 2
Good 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Total 13 0 0 0
>>>
..., with a CENSUS UPDATE, from 23rd Feb., 2025, here ..
CGC Census - Search Results
Title: Mr. Natural
Issue No.: 1
Issue Date: 2/71
Year: 1971
Publisher: Apex Novelties
Art Comments: Robert Crumb story, cover and art.
Variant: - [Incorrectly stated] "Third Printing"
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. CGCxJSA Rest. Total
GEM, Mint 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mint, Mint 9.9 0 0 0 0 0 0
NM/Mint 9.8 0 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint + 9.6 2 0 0 0 0 2
< "I own these two copies.",
"... one from DON DONAHUE,
& the only, other, SECOND one
from an Auction House." >
Near Mint 9.4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint - 9.2 1 0 0 0 0 1
VF/Near Mint 9.0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Very Fine + 8.5 2 0 0 0 0 2
VF, Very Fine 8.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine - 7.5 4 0 0 0 0 4
Fine/Very Fine 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine PLUS 6.5 1 0 0 0 0 1
Fine, FINE 6.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine minus 5.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
VGood/FINE 5.0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Very Good + 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good - 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
G/Very Good 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Good PLUS 2.5 0 0 0 0 0 0
Good, Good 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 1
..., with NOTHING below 2.0, for a ..
Total 14 0 0 0 0 14
Search again
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Now, (02-07-2022),
their lots are
60 1sts, 1 9.8 (, or 64, versus..)
18 2nds, 6 9.8s
10 ... "3rds", 0 9.8s (.. 14... in the last 7.25 years)
Underground Comix are known for using different prices,
covers (art or color variations) and/or interior content
to distinguish between printings.
1st-6th prints all have 0.50 USD cover price.
1st print August 1970 says printed by Apex Novelties and published by The San Francisco Comic Book Company.
2nd print November 1970 says published by Apex Novelties in cooperation with the S.F. Comic Book Co.
3rd print Feb 1971 says printed by Apex Novelties and published by The San Francisco Comic Book Company.
4th print June 1971 - the 1970 on lower right of front cover missing.
5th print says published by Apex Novelties and has a black box to right of information. 1970 returned to cover.
6th print has no black box to right of copyright information. All later printings say published by Apex Novelties.
7th print has 0.75 USD cover price.
8th print has 1.00 USD cover price.
9th print has 1.25 cover price.
This issue is a variant of Mr. Natural (San Francisco Comic Book Company, 1970 series) #1.
There exist further variants:
(see https://www.comics.org/issue/2119274/)
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THIS .. IS .. A .. W-I-P!!!
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