DAMAGED Comic Books That Will Make You Cry!

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:36 pm

Several years ago, I bought a Silver Age collection of around 1,200 Marvels, including some duplicates. They varied in grade from some sweet VF & NM copies down to some train wrecks.

This post is about those train wrecks.

Those sad specimens who look like Very Fine's on the outside, only to reveal a cut page or disaster on the inside. I only found around 30 of these in the collection, so it wasn't as bad as it could have been.

But the issues that ARE damaged are real heartbreakers! Here is the first in the series:

STRANGE TALES #107

I love these early Marvel covers! Looks like a VF....

....until you come to the page with the cut panel. Right in the middle of the story! The ad page is only on one side. A Sub-Mariner panel is cut from the other side. Ouch!

Do you guys have any train wrecks? Wanna see some more of mine?

dino · Post by **dino** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:38 pm

more please.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:51 pm

Man, how sad to see a gem like that with a chunk cut out of a page.

gowaltrip · Post by **gowaltrip** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 7:52 pm

Aaaargh!!!

Ive always wanted that book! My favorite Strange Tales!

It looks so Kirby Classic!!!

What a shame!

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:05 pm

Here's another heartbreaker!:

TALES OF SUSPENSE #59

Classic Captain America issue....

....OH! The pain of it all! It's missing the last page of the Ironman story!

400yrs · Post by **400yrs** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:09 pm

OMG, this is a high grade collectors worst nightmare, but I think it has happened to all of us at some point in time. I picked up a X-men 30 something (36?) that looked pretty nice. When I got it home, I opened it up and several of the characters faces were cut out. Some kid had fun with cutting and pasting.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Thu Mar 31, 2005 11:14 pm

If only those people knew how much those little 12 cent books would be worth someday.

DJSpecter · Post by **DJSpecter** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:24 am

That Iron man one looks like an incentive to buy the next book... just another cmic book gimic.

<--just so you don't think I'm being serious<--just to cover my back in case I'm not supposed to be serious

gowaltrip · Post by **gowaltrip** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 7:39 am

Dang man, another Classic destroyed. Let me guess, the crap books are intact right? I used to have this one. I always loved this cover, but I sold it back in the early 90's and have never had another since. Your really hitting on books I'd love to own. Another...

AAAARRRRGGGGGHHHHHH!!!!!

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:58 am

I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:07 am

A moment of silence for our fallen comic book comrades.

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:35 am

whetteon wrote:

A moment of silence for our fallen comic book comrades.

As the sound of taps is quietly being played in the background.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:40 am

mrwoogieman wrote:I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!

Hmmm..nice haul. How much did you pay?

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:46 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:
whetteon wrote:

A moment of silence for our fallen comic book comrades.

As the sound of taps is quietly being played in the background.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Holidays/July4/TAPS.wav

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:51 am

Vault-Keeper wrote:
Daniel Jackson wrote:
whetteon wrote:

A moment of silence for our fallen comic book comrades.

As the sound of taps is quietly being played in the background.

http://www.ilovewavs.com/Holidays/July4/TAPS.wav

Just listened to it. I feel better know.

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 10:54 am

I played that bugle through my surround sound system, & my dogs went nuts!

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:13 am

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!
Hmmm..nice haul. How much did you pay?

Let's just say that the silver stuff more than covered the price of the collection and that these books were 'throw-ins' to the deal!

Vault-Keeper · Post by **Vault-Keeper** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 11:46 am

Here's another Classic Catastrophe!:

FANTASTIC FOUR #22

Another Marvel Masterpiece....

....Arrrgh! (Marvel once had a satire comic book titled that) At least the story s complete! Just a double-sided ad page cleanly clipped!

Redtrax · Post by **Redtrax** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:07 pm

*snif*
what a revolting development
*snif*

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:22 pm

....Arrrgh! (Marvel once had a satire comic book titled that) At least the story s complete! Just a double-sided ad page cleanly clipped!

It must have been the ad for the family of Sea Monkeys or the X-ray glasses.

whetteon · Post by **whetteon** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 12:49 pm

If it's just missing a page of non story then I'd be interested in buying.

Just so you know.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 1:38 pm

mrwoogieman wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!
Hmmm..nice haul. How much did you pay?
Let's just say that the silver stuff more than covered the price of the collection and that these books were 'throw-ins' to the deal!

That don't tell me what I want to know.

$$, man, $$. Unless it would affect current or future transactions, I love to see PUBLISHED reports of sales. That's why I've always gotten a kick out of market reports, full of lies though they may be...at least they're CLOSE to reality, and it gives everyone a concrete idea of what someone was actually willing to pay.

mrwoogieman · Post by **mrwoogieman** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:05 pm

ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!
Hmmm..nice haul. How much did you pay?
Let's just say that the silver stuff more than covered the price of the collection and that these books were 'throw-ins' to the deal!
That don't tell me what I want to know.

$$, man, $$. Unless it would affect current or future transactions, I love to see PUBLISHED reports of sales. That's why I've always gotten a kick out of market reports, full of lies though they may be...at least they're CLOSE to reality, and it gives everyone a concrete idea of what someone was actually willing to pay.

If I told you all that I got and what I paid for it, I would have to turn in my 'good guy' badge of honor, sorry.

riftt · Post by **riftt** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 3:21 pm

i thought this thread would be about comics whose stories made us cry (like when uncle ben died in ultimate spiderman, or we3)

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 8:19 pm

mrwoogieman wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:
ZephyrWasHOT!! wrote:
mrwoogieman wrote:I thought I'd lucked into it bigtime once, until close inspection revealed lots of problems with some Golden Age books I bought from a former collector.

Batman 47 centerfold missing
Batman 9 page out
Batman 13 page out
Batman 19 page out
Flash Comics 138 page out
Batman 100 1/4 of front cover missing

Don't get me wrong, the Silver Age stuff was complete and intact and there were some nice keys, but the golden age stuff was rotten. When I bought it the collector actually said, the silver stuff is good, but I can't say that for all the golden age stuff. Boy was he right!
Hmmm..nice haul. How much did you pay?
Let's just say that the silver stuff more than covered the price of the collection and that these books were 'throw-ins' to the deal!
That don't tell me what I want to know.

$$, man, $$. Unless it would affect current or future transactions, I love to see PUBLISHED reports of sales. That's why I've always gotten a kick out of market reports, full of lies though they may be...at least they're CLOSE to reality, and it gives everyone a concrete idea of what someone was actually willing to pay.
If I told you all that I got and what I paid for it, I would have to turn in my 'good guy' badge of honor, sorry.

Oh, hell, we've all paid $10 for some books and sold them for $5000.

Big deal.

Wuss.

I just care about NUMBERS, that's all.

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