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Gang Busters 6 |
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Gang Busters #6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.2 |
| Cert #: |
0262319001
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Owner Comments
Not the most action packed cover, well really, there's no action at all. Only 6 graded copies. You need to read my journals to hear the story of my Gang Busters comics. (The test is on, CBCS vs. CGC. journals) Oh no, I've heard that the journals have been removed. So much for free speech in the journals. I'll get back soon and tell it here in condensed form.
If your new to the series of posts please read the first parts to see what's going on. The first book to look at will be the Gang Busters #6. CBCS graded as 9.4 with white pages. I was thinking it would hold that grade but maybe have OW to white pages. CGC sent it back as a 9.2 with white pages. I guess I can live with that as there is a tiny bend with color break on the right top corner. CGC did add the name of Win Mortimer as a artist which CBCS didn't have. All in all not bad as I only spent $76 for it. Seemed like a fair price for a book from 1948. This was also the first time that I could see the grader notes on a submission I sent in. They're okay but they only show what's wrong with the cover. That's something I can see for myself. I'd rather know what’s wrong with what I can't see, the inside. Maybe they do that and this book didn't have anything wrong inside but neither did the other three books. Give me a few more days and I'll do the next book. That's the one with the trimmed cover. (CBCS got in touch with me over that one, be sure to read the next one).
(Updated- Nov. 2019)
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Gang Busters 7 |
| Item: |
Gang Busters #7 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
1784851010
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Owner Comments
GANG BUSTERS #7, CGC 8.0 VF, ONE OF THE TOP 2 GRADED OVERALL!
1949
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Page Quality: Off-White to White Pages
Type of Holder: Universal
Degree Of Restoration: Unrestored
Census Rank: 2nd Highest Graded
Census Highlight: One of the Top 2 Graded Overall!
End Date: 6/29/2020
ComicLink Comments:
Offered here is a high-grade example of this issue, certified at CGC's VF 8.0 tier and near newsstand-fresh Off-White to White Pages. The Overstreet Price Guide lists this issue in the condition offered for $122.
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Gang Busters 8 |
| Item: |
Gang Busters #8 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.5 |
| Cert #: |
1784851011
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Owner Comments
GANG BUSTERS #8, CGC 7.5 VF
1949, DC Crime. Dan Barry art
Publisher: D.C. Comics
Page Quality: Off-White to White Pages
Type of Holder: Universal
Degree Of Restoration: Unrestored
End Date: 6/29/2020
ComicLink Comments:
The offered example has been graded at the CGC 7.5 tier. It has also retained near newsstand-fresh Off-White to White Pages. The Overstreet Price Guide lists this issue in the condition offered for $107.
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Gang Busters 9 |
| Item: |
Gang Busters #9 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.5 |
| Cert #: |
1784851012
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Owner Comments
Not really sure how I got this comic. It is from a Heritage auction, just don’t know it I got it there or I got it off from someone else. Only 5 graded copies of this issue.
(Updated- Nov. 2019)
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Gang Busters 10 |
| Item: |
Gang Busters #10 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 8.0 |
| Cert #: |
0262319002
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Owner Comments
Once a CBCS jacket on this puppy but now a CGC. Sorry for the amount of time between my posts. This journal is about the Gang Busters #10 that I broke out of its CBCS jacket and submitted to CGC. I do have a bit of a problem with it being lowered a full point from 9.0 to 8.0. This is the one comic I was thinking would be a sure lock for the same grade. I'm sure I didn't do any damage cracking it out or that anything happened in packaging or shipping. I'm pretty sure the covers grade a 9.0 so it must be something CGC found inside the book that CBCS and I missed. I've said this in one of my other posts but I sure wish things inside the book that are a problem would be listed in the CGC notes instead of just cover problems. Oh well, all in all, I'm happy I did what I did.
One other thing I'd like to note is the amount of info that CBCS puts on its tabs compared to CGC. On this comic CGC lists one artist compared to CBCS listing five artists and the person who wrote the story plus the actors who appear in the photo cover and that's just on the front of the tab. The back is filled with the story titles in the comic and even some of the important ads that are in the book. Come on CGC, I love ya but it's time to update your info and even your tab.
(Updated- Nov. 2019)
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Gang Busters 51 |
| Item: |
Gang Busters #51 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 7.5 |
| Cert #: |
0759368010
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Owner Comments
Another pink cover, gotta love it. First sold by Heritage in 2007 for 77.68. Sold to me by Heritage in 2012 for $56.
Gang Busters #51 Aurora pedigree (DC, 1956) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2006 VF 8.0 value = $56. CGC census 4/07: 1 in 7.5, none higher. From the Cary and Cheryl Porter Collection.
A comic book dealer is constantly wondering when and where the next "great collection" will come along, and if he'll be the one to nab it. During the fall of 1996, Dennis Grimm's winning ticket walked through the door of his Castaway Comics store in Aurora, Colorado in the form of a kid carrying a bag full of comics. This was the first of several bags that eventually accumulated into a vast collection of Atomic Age comics now known as the Aurora Collection.
Eventually Bill Hughes, a well-known dealer who recognized how rare the books were, bought and marketed many of them to a national audience. This led to the collection's name and status that it holds today.
As astute collectors of 1950s comics know, the extra cheap paper stock and production methods of the decade have made it nearly impossible to find high grade Atomic Age books. So it's no surprise that a debut of 2000 fresh, high grade original owner comics from this period would make a significant impact on the comic community. Besides grade, another attractive feature of the Auroras is their cover markings, similar to the later Mile High copies. Both originated from the same regional distributor in the Denver area.
(Updated- Nov. 2019)
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