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Fantagor (Richard Corben) 1 |
| Item: |
Fantagor 1 |
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CGC |
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0211056004
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Owner Comments
(CGC Book #50, Magazine #4)
...Dave Sheridan's copy.
--->>>
(Most of his books were well-read,
thumbed-through, but I couldn't
pass being the caretaker of his
lot.)
One day I went in to Comics & Comix,
in Berkeley, Ca..
Peter Grubbs was working upstairs,
and told me he had a 1st Printing,
Plymell edition, of Zap #1.
So, I followed him upstairs to see
a box of comix, with some very juicy
bits.
Peter [G.] made me a deal on the whole
box, and told me Dave Sheridan's wife
came in to C & C, and sold them the
box that day.
So, for 60 bucks for the Zap #1,
first edition, and 60 bucks for
the remainder, I got the box...!
(...including a yummy Corben-covered
Slow Death Anthology, among others....)
So, the Zap #1 has my intials, and Dave's,
(KS/DS), on the ibc in ink, but that's gone,
SOLD, and this is the first of the others.
I'll get ''em going, Inshallah.
***
This is
The 8th cgc'd Fantagor #1, 1st
edition (i.e., Magazine-sized,
of 1,000 copies).
***
...with the following Cert. Info.:
Certification #: 0211056004
Title: Fantagor
Issue: 1
Issue Date: Fall 1970
Issue Year: 1970
Publisher: Richard Corben
Grade: 6.5
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 04/23/2013
Category: Universal
Art Comments: Starr Armitage stories Richard Corben cover Richard Corben and Herb Arnold art
***
...images to follow
("There....") - c June 2013.
***
..., and them CENSUS numbers:
Title
Fantagor
Issue No. 1
Issue Date Fall 1970
Year 1970
Publisher Richard Corben
Country
Country/Variant
-
Grade Universal Qualified Signature Series Restored
See Detail Total
Mint 10.0 0 0 0 0 0
Mint 9.9 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint/Mint 9.8 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint + 9.6 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint 9.4 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint - 9.2 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0 4 0 0 0 4
Very Fine + 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine 8.0 2 0 1 0 3
Very Fine - 7.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fine/Very Fine 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine + 6.5 1 0 0 0 1
...with nothing below 6.0,
for a Total of 9 Books, as of
Christmas Day, 25 Dec., 2013.
(This is the First Edition, Magazine-sized,
from ole DS himself.) - can't
Rest In Peace, Dave.
This one's been corner-stoned!
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| Slot: |
Fantagor (Rip Off Press) 2 |
| Item: |
Fantagor 2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC |
| Cert #: |
1092602002
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Owner Comments
(CGC Book #2) (TOP POP)
(Highest Graded Copy, & 1ST 9.8)
This is a Don Donahue, Apex Novelties, Publisher,
Pedigree, One Owner, File Copy, and ...
This may be the first, or third CGC'd ..
Fantagor #2, but it IS .. the first 9.8! I
can't remember if the the 9.4, and the
9.2 came after this one, or they were
there already. My memory says this was
the FIRST OVERALL ... CGC'd Fantagor
#2, Rip Off Press, AND the FIRST, ..
1ST 9.8, ...
and the first to say RIP OFF PRESS on the label(?)! - 30 Jan, 2025
***
This Fantagor #2, came from Apex Novelties Publisher,
and Founder Don Donahue. - Requiescat in Pace Don
Donahue - This was [/represents] one of my last contacts
with Don Donahue.... It was second week of 10th month,
in 0-0-7.
***
Of this specific book Don Donahue said:
""FANTAGOR #2 (1972, RIP OFF PRESS, FIRST
AND ONLY PRINTING). Front and back covers by
Corben. Includes a color section with stories by
Corben and Metzger. Other artists are Jaxon, Strnad,
Karbonik, Bliss and Arnold. The condition of this
uncirculated copy has to be seen to be believed.
It is so pristine that it seems to belong to the realm
of pure idea."", AND Of this, Jay Kennedy wrote in
The Official Underground And Newave Comix Price Guide:
""706. FANTAGOR #2 1972, Rip Off Press, Box 4158 S.F.,
CA 94114, 7" X 10", $1.00, glossy color, Guts: newsprint
with pages 19-34 in full color on white paper, Artists:
Richard V. Corben (= "Gore" ) 1, 2, 27-34a, 52, Bob Bliss
3-8, D. Karbonik 9-18 (i,l), F. Lind 9-18 (s,p), George Metzger
19-26, Jan S. Strnad 27-34 (s), Herb Arnold 35, Jack Jackson
(= "Jaxon" ) 36-51. 1st....""
***
I was really lucky to get this book, and have it, somehow,
survive alongside me, and now, it is all the work I can do
to have this, AND THE OTHERS THROUGHOUT) registered,
and.. corner-stoned into these VERY LARGE BACCARATS,
like.. glass coffins to crack open in case of emergency.
***
... a good clear scan of the back cover of this thing?
...posted !!! (at long last)
***
...sending special thanks to the cgccs for
the BIST 2012 Award for this book, and..
undying special thanks to ROP, and
especially to Richard V. Corben; Bob Bliss;
D. Karbonik; F. Lind; George Metzger; Jan
S. Strnad; Herb Arnold, and to the last-listed
JAXON [Jack Jackson] (= the artists from
706. above), and to every unnamed one
who put this lovely little tome together.
-arf-arf- (o)
Thanks thanks cgc, cgccs, and especially Gemma!
***
Double Bonus:
What a strange, and unexpected surprise
came in the mail Saturday, 25 Aug, 2012!
Why was CGC sending ME an envelope?
Obviously, it wasn't Clay Geerdes Comix
Wave #17, SS by Eastman; it was WAY too
thin.
Contained therein was.. a Registry Award
certificate for "...outstanding achievement....",
for this book!
Thank you SO MUCH CGC, and CGCCS for
The Award and The 2012 Best In Set Type
certificate for this comic book.. ..from Don
Donahue (Requiescat In Pace, Don), and
for this Berkeley Boy from Rainbow House;
it really means alot to me.
***
..., and the following..
Certification Information:
Certification #: 1092602002
Title: Fantagor
Issue: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Issue Year: 1972
Publisher: Rip Off Press
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 02/15/2012
Category: Universal
Art Comments: Richard Corben cover & art.
Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan Strnad, Herb
Arnold & Jack Jackson (JAXON) art.
CENSUS: (see below)
Grader Notes: None Available
***
This book remains the highest graded copy
alone at 9.8, besting the second at 9.4, as of
Sat., 15 June, 2013; a ..one of a kind, which..
is still true as of Christmas Day, 25 Dec., 2013.
***
CENSUS:
[looks like]
Title: Fantagor
Issue No.: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Year: 1972
Publisher: Rip Off Press
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total
Mint 10.=0
Mint 9.9=0
Near Mint/Mint 9.8 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint, + 9.6 0 0 0 0 0
NM, Near Mint 9.4 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint, MINUS 9.2 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
...with nothing below 9.0,
for a Total of 3 copies!
***
..., but, now, there is SOME CONFUSION
see here, there is this:
CGC Census - Search Results
Title: Fantagor
Issue No.: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Year: 1972
Publisher: Last Gasp
Art Comments: Richard Corben cover & art,
Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan Strnad,, Herb
Arnold & Jack Jackson art.
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total
Mint 10.=0
Mint 9.9=0
Near Mint/Mint 9.8 3 0 0 0 3
Near Mint + 9.6 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint 9.4 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint - 9.2 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine/NM 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine + 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine, VF 8.0 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine - 7.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fine/Very Fine 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine PLUS 6.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fine, FINE 6.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine MINUS 5.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good/F 5.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good + 4.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good - 3.5 0 0 0 0 0
G/Very Good 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Good PLUS 2.5 0 0 0 0 0
Good, Good 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Good MINUS 1.8 0 0 0 0 0
Fair/Good 1.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fair, FAIR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Poor, POOR 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Total 6 0 0 0 6
..., and this:
CGC Census - Search Results
Title: Fantagor
Issue No.: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Year: 1972
Publisher: Rip Off Press
Art Comments: Richard Corben cover & art,
Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan Strnad, Herb
Arnold & Jack Jackson art.
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total
Mint 10.=0
Mint 9.9=0
Near Mint/Mint 9.8 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint + 9.6 0 0 0 0 0
Near Mint 9.4 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint - 9.2 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine/NM 9.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine + 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine, VF 8.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine - 7.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fine/Very Fine 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine, PLUS 6.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fine, FINE 6.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine, MINUS 5.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good/F 5.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good + 4.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good 4.0 0 0 0 0 0
Very Good - 3.5 0 0 0 0 0
G/Very Good 3.0 0 0 0 0 0
Good PLUS 2.5 0 0 0 0 0
Good, GOOD 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
Good, MINUS 1.8 0 0 0 0 0
Fair/Good 1.5 0 0 0 0 0
Fair, FAIR 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Poor, POOR 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Total 3 0 0 0 3
So-o-oo,
These two populations should be combined, because ...
this book sold at HERITAGE AUCTIONS, on
16-23, October, 2016, which they described as this:
Fantagor #2, (Rip Off Press, 1972), CGC NM/MT,
9.8, Off-white to white pages. Richard Corben
cover. Corben, Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan
Strnad, Herb Arnold, and Jack Jackson art. Adult
content. Fogel's 2015 Underground Price & Grading
Guide value = $30. CGC census 10/16: 3 in 9.8,
none higher.
..., but when you look-up the Cert. info., you get this:
Verify CGC Certification
Certification Information
Certification #: 0141630002
Title: Fantagor
Issue: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Issue Year: 1972
Publisher: Last Gasp
Grade: 9.8
Total Graded At: 3
Page Quality: Off-white to WHITE
Grade Date: 11/14/2006
Category: Universal
Art Comments: Richard Corben cover & art
Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan Strnad,
Herb Arnold & Jack Jackson art.
What are Grader Notes?
So, ...
there are TWO LISTINGS FOR FANTAGOR #2, but ...
no LAST GASP edition (which this cert. look-up shows)
that says RIP OFF PRESS on the cover...!
see: https://comics.ha.com/itm/bronze-age-1970-1979-/fantagor-2-rip-off-press-1972-cgc-nm-mt-98-off-white-to-white-pages/a/121643-14357.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515#
***
..., but wait, there's more!
HERE, ..
is an UPDATED CENSUS: {11 August, 2023}
CGC Census - Search Results
Title: Fantagor
Issue No.: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Year: 1972
Publisher: Rip Off Press
Art Comments: Bob Bliss, George Metzger, Jan
Strnad,, Herb Arnold and Jack Jackson art. Richard
Corben cover and art.
Grade Univ. Qual. SSer. Rest. Total
Mint: 10.=0
Mint: 9.9=0
Near Mint/Mint 9.8 5 0 0 0 5
Near Mint + 9.6 1 0 0 0 1
Near Mint 9.4 3 0 0 0 3
Near Mint - 9.2 4 0 0 0 4
Very Fine/Near Mint 9.0 1 0 0 0 1
Very Fine + 8.5 0 0 0 0 0
Very Fine 8.0 2 0 0 0 2
Very Fine - 7.5 1 0 0 0 1
Fine/Very Fine 7.0 0 0 0 0 0
Fine + 6.5 1 0 0 0 1
..., with nothing below 6.0, for a ..
Total 18 0 0 0 18
Search again
***
..., and after all this time,
here is a Cert. Look-up, for THIS BOOK:
Verify CGC Certification - New Search
Cert #, Go
CGC Cert #1092602002
Title: Fantagor
Issue: 2
Issue Date: 1972
Issue Year: 1972
Publisher: Rip Off Press
Grade: 9.8
Page Quality: WHITE
Grade Date: 02/15/2012
Grade Category: Universal
Art Comments: Bob Bliss, George Metzger,
Jan Strnad, Herb Arnold and Jack Jackson
art. Richard Corben cover, and art.
Grader Notes: Unavailable
Total Graded by CGC, In 9. 8: 5
In Higher Grades: 0
TOP POP
This.. is.. a.. W-I-P !!!
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