COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Bone 1 Modern
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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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4017528001
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Owner:
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DocGo
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art. 1st appearance of Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, Smiley Bone, the Great Red Dragon, and Ted
Additional label notes: 1st appearance of the two unnamed Rat Creatures
The spectacular beginning to an epic saga! Split from his cousins in a strange land, Fone Bone must fend for himself while being followed by the Great Red Dragon as well as a couple of mangy rat creatures.
Second highest grade! Purchased from Annihilus via the boards. Annihilus was the original owner who bought it from the M&M Comic Service out of Chicago. He occasionally took chances on independents at the time and struck gold with this one. Thank you very much for selling me this gem! It was originally graded by CGC in 2007 as a 9.4. Received Grader's Notes of "multiple dents on front cover". Had it pressed by Matt Nelson of Classics Incorporated and came back as a 9.6.
I had it pressed and regraded in early 2022 as I thought it had a shot at 9.8 given my analysis of scans from other 9.8s in past auctions. It has no color breaking creases anywhere but I believe it’s the corners on the spine that keep it from NM/MT. Still a fantastic copy IMHO.
Estimated Print Run: 3000 (this number is from Jeff Smith himself who has said this in several interviews over the years)
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