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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CREAM TO OFF-WHITE
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Certification #:
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0188878004
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Owner:
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!?_Clark Kant-Waite
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
(CGC Book #18) (TOP POP, 1/2)
(Publisher, Pedigree, One Owner, File Copy)
THIS ONE.. A nemesis. ACCORDING TO DONAHUE, THIS IS A TRUE FIRST STATE! [I] BOUGHT THIS BOOK DIRECTLY FROM (AND BY FIRST-HAND) DON DONAHUE. *** I was living on Berkeley Way when I bought this comic from Don Donahue. I bought a Kennedy Guide Hardcover from Bud Plant, Inc. on a presolicitation announcement, and, not long thereafter (possibly just before), I had written to Don to request a Price list. Much of what he listed I had been targeting, and I was overwhelmed. "What do I start with?", I pondered. Being a good collector, I resolved to maintain my "collector's focus." So, I bought what I could as I went along. When Don still had 1st Printings of Mr. Natural #1, he was charging $75.. That's what I paid for this one. It was one of his priciest comic books. It wasn't much long after I bought this copy he SOLD OUT. ...just like the last of the first printings of Zap Comics #3, which I bought from Don for $24., which disappeared, shortly thereafter. I had bought Mr. Natural #2 1st printings for $35., and others, but I don't know what took me so long to buy a Mr. Natural #1 from Don. (To date, this is only one I have, or want.) *** ...back to Berkeley. I had a friend of mine tip me off when Scooby's Toys, on Adeline, Opened. One evening, Biff was out front talking to Don. That's how I met Don, standing there on the steps to his loft. I asked Don if I would be okay to "will-call" books I wanted to order, and Don said that would be okay, and if anything came up, he could leave them downstairs with Biff. Eventually, I got around to ordering a Mr. Natural #1, first printing. I rode on my bike and picked a few books one day. When I got home, and over a time, I compared that copy I recieved to what Kennedy listed. By the time I saw Don again, to pick up some more books, I asked him, about why this was a THIRD. He asked me if I had seen the Kennedy guide, and I told him that I had.
He noted that Kennedy had a ?, question mark, by the 3rd
(, but Don didn't mention the subsequent ?, question marks
on later printings, of course, I was ONLY asking about ..
THIS ONE!).
Then, I asked Don if he re-shot the cover for the Mr. Natural #1, 1st Printing, and he told me "Yes." I don't know why I didn't ask him WHY he re-shot the cover, but I took him for his word. (on later Don books, I've uncovered, art shot 'to the edge') Quickly, though, I did chime in with regards to circulation, asking him if there were less than 1,500 of these, but Don replied "... more, like 2,500." I was excited to hear this news from Don, but this book would come to stiffle me.
{Also, one will NOT find AS MANY [incorrect 3rds, as ANY OTHER. Also, THESE..., TRUE First Printings/TRUE First States ... SHOULD BE .. and SHOULD HAVE the LOWEST numbers in CENSUS and [circulation] POPULATION data!
There SHOULD BE a lot MORE '3rds' if we believe.... IF.. they DO look like this, THEN, TRUE FIRSTS will be the scarcest, and REAL THIRDS should out-number them (i.e., ...of 20,000)]}
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So, taking Don's comments into consideration, these should not show as frequently as other Mr. Natural #1, "1st Printings." (This is the case for registered 3rds, jives with a re-shot print-run of 10,000.)
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Now, (02-07-2022),
their lots are
60 1sts, 1 9.8
18 2nds, 6 9.8s
10 ... "3rds", 0 9.8s
(Art shot to the edge
was only on the first 2500, or so, copies.)
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Here are further notes regarding Mr. Natural #1, 1st Printing, First State: Use the copyright information, the publication date, Don's Street Address for Apex, and the back cover art to rebuild the sequence, which Kennedy and SUBSEQUENTLY [FOGEL(!)] have erred in.
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Mr. Natural #1, 3rd: The copyright information on page 2 says, "Printed by Apex Novelties and Published By the San Francisco Comic Book Company 3339 23rd St., San Francisco, Cal. 94110". On the back cover its 6-5/16" Has 1970 (20000 copies)
Feb. 19 1971 (2)<3rd (According to Don Can't: "...less than 1,500?" Don: "...more like 2,500.") *** Mr. Natural #1, 1st: The copyright information on page 2 says, "Printed by Apex Novelties and Published By the San Francisco Comic Book Company 3339 23rd St., San Francisco, Cal. 94110". On the back cover its 5-1/2" Has 1970 (8000)
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TAKE NOTE! This is a first printing, first state..
(i.e., 1 of 84,600+/- copies of the first 5 printings,) BUT
this one, is one of the last of the DON DONAHUE,
TRUE FIRST STATE, FIRST PRINTING, Mr. Natural #1s.
The HIGHEST GRADE on a Mr. Natural #1 is 9.6!)
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The cgc CENSUS has TWO LISTINGS for 3rd Printings
(i.e., 1: 8/70, 2: 2/71) - ks/ckw
Description for Cert.# 0902363001
Mr. Natural #1 (Apex Novelties/San Francisco Comic Book Co., 1970) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages. A superb first printing copy, currently topping the CGC census. Origin of Mr. Natural is featured. Robert Crumb story, cover, and art. Contains adult content. Fogel's 2015 Underground Comix Price & Grading Guide NM- 9.2 value = $500. CGC census 10/15: 2 in 9.6, none higher. From the Howard Greber Collection.
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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
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THIS .. IS .. A .. W-I-P!!!
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