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Bone (Cartoon Books) 1 |
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Bone #1 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.6 |
| Cert #: |
1108098001
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art. 1st appearance of Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, Smiley Bone, the Great Red Dragon, and Ted.
The spectacular beginning to a great story! Split from his cousins in a strange land, Fone Bone must fend for himself while being followed by the Great Red Dragon.
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.
Estimated Print Run: 3000
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 2 |
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Bone #2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1016835001
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith cover, story, and art. 1st appearance of Thorn.
After escaping from a rat creature attack, Fone Bone stumbles upon Thorn (love at first site to say the least). Although she doesn't believe his dragon stories, she decides to help him find his cousins anyway.
Highest grade! Won in the Jolly Comics auction on ComicLink. Is a beautiful 9.8 that’s deserving of its grade.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 3 |
| Item: |
Bone #3 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0800441001
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith cover, story, and art. 1st appearance of Gran'ma Ben (Rose).
Phoney reappears and he's grumpy as hell! Not the best of moods to be in when meeting Gran'ma Ben. Funniest issue of the entire series.
Highest grade! Submitted by and bought from mschmidt.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 4 |
| Item: |
Bone #4 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.9 |
| Cert #: |
1108099001
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story and art, 1st Appearance Kingdok and The Hooded One
The dark undercurrent surrounding the valley is finally revealed with the first appearance of Kingdok and the mysterious Hooded One. But why are they looking for Phoney?
Single highest graded copy! Bought off eBay as an old label 9.6. Received Grader's Notes that mentioned "slight stress lines" on front cover. Had it pressed by Matt Nelson of Classics Incorporated and came back as a 9.9. Currently (3/2022) this is the only MINT comic of the regular series graded by CGC.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 5 |
| Item: |
Bone #5 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1019270020
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith cover, story, and art. 1st appearance of Lucius Down.
The rat creatures attack Gran'ma Ben's while Phoney finds Smiley at the Barrelhaven pub. Lucius Down, the pub's proprietor, helps Phoney discover that his Boneville legal tender has no value in the valley.
By far, the hardest issue in the series to get in 9.8. This is the highest grade in the Signature Series category (tied with one other)! Signature was secured by Rich Henn who then sold the book on eBay to Jolly Comics. I won it at auction on ComicLink.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 6 |
| Item: |
Bone #6 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1201201004
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith cover, story, and art.
Following the rat creature attack on Gran'ma Ben's house, Fone Bone, Thorn, and Gran'ma arrive in Barrelhaven and rejoin Smiley and Phoney. The Great Red Dragon and Granny also have a brief reunion.
Highest grade! Bought off ebay.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 7 |
| Item: |
Bone #7 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0767614002
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
Fone joins Thorn at the Spring Fair where she discovers Tom, the pretty boy Honey Booth attendant. Meanwhile, Phoney & Smiley lay the groundwork for their Cow Race betting scheme.
Highest grade! Bought off eBay.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 8 |
| Item: |
Bone #8 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1341164006
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
Thorn's strange flashbacks begin and the Mystery Cow makes its first appearance. Includes my favorite cover of the entire run.
Highest grade! Bought off of eBay.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 9 |
| Item: |
Bone #9 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1108099002
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
The locals begin to find Phoney's Mystery Cow a tad suspicious, Fone starts his love poem to Thorn, and Tom shows up at the race with another gal (what a jerk).
Highest grade! Purchased off ebay as a CGC 9.6. Noticed several NCB stresses on spine and had Matt Nelson press them out.
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 10 |
| Item: |
Bone #10 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1191698009
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art. Gran'Ma Ben wins the Great Cow Race
Featuring the start and finish of the Great Cow Race, #10 follows Phoney's Mystery Cow as he struggles to keep up with the speedy Gran'Ma Ben. The pack of rat creatures who infiltrate the race certainly do not help his cause as he finishes well behind the defending champ.
Highest grade! My raw comic signed by Jeff at the 2013 SDCC. Thanks to Menace for facilitating.
Print Run: ???
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 11 |
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Bone #11 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0236225001
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
The great cow race is over and Phoney faces some retribution for his scam while Fone begins his love poem for Thorn.
Highest grade! Originally from the rolo40 collection that went from crackbacks to PhiGam and finally to me. Thank you Colin for selling me this beauty! Signature facilitated by Doug Peters at the 2014 Heroes Con.
Estimated Copies Sold: About 14,000
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 12 |
| Item: |
Bone #12 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
1191698010
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
As Phoney continues to scheme for ideas to pay off his massive debt, Kingdok praises the stupid, stupid rat creatures for disrupting the Cow Race and Thorn's dreams keep getting stranger.
Highest grade! My raw comic signed by Jeff at the 2013 SDCC. Thanks to Menace for facilitating.
Print Run: ???
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 13 |
| Item: |
Bone #13 Signature |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0956188002
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art
Fone Bone has his first experience with the dreaming when the Great Red Dragon intrudes on a Moby Dick-inspired dream (starring Phoney Bone as Captain Ahab).
Highest graded Signature Series book! My raw book witnessed by Joel Elad at the Flying Colors Comics signing (Concord, CA) on December 6, 2008. Also includes a sketch of Ted the Bug!!
Estimated Copies Sold: About 38,500
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 13 1/2 |
| Item: |
Bone #13 1/2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
3856116009
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art. Wizard mail-away exclusive.
This comic was a mail-away exclusive from the popular 90s comic magazine, Wizard. The cover is made of a glossier material than the regular CB & Image issues and is about 9 pages long. Story-wise, Phoney attempts to help Lucius fix Gran'Ma's roof with disastrous results.
Highest grade!
Estimated Copies Sold: About 38,500
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Bone (Cartoon Books) 13 1/2 Gold Edition |
| Item: |
Bone #13 1/2 Universal |
| Grade: |
CGC 9.8 |
| Cert #: |
0228209016
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Owner Comments
Jeff Smith story, cover, and art; Wizard mail-away edition
This comic was a mail-away exclusive from the popular 90s comic magazine, Wizard. The cover is made of a glossier material than the regular CB and Image issues and is about 9 pages long story-wise: Smiley attempts to help Lucius fix Gran'Ma's roof with disastrous results.
Highest grade of the gold cover variant! Bought from the Jolly Comics collection via ComicLink.
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