Always a superb time, Archie is caught between Betty & Veronica on the Cover of Pep Comics and taking bids at Heritage Auctions.
Like most youngsters grew up shopping for the digest books off the racks, and selected a aspect within the everlasting Betty or Veronica debate (Betty all day), however so far as having any sense of data about Archie Comics and the assorted publications over time, I’ve subsequent to no expertise — so let’s dive in right here. Publisher Archie had simply shortened their seminal title Pep Comics to easily Pep a number of points prior, which may be thought-about one of many signposts of the Archie Silver Age. In truth, cowl artist Bob White, who can be a daily Archie artist for many years, redrew this cowl from Archie’s Girls Betty and Veronica #10 from 1953 to slot in with the franchise’s evolving Sixties fashion. There’s a pleasant high-grade copy of this copy of the e-book, taking bids at Heritage Auctions, is a CGC 8.0, perhaps one of many highest grades for an Archie e-book I’ve ever seen. It’s the best graded copy of this concern on the CGC Census, and maybe surprisingly, there are solely two CGC-graded copies on the census as of this writing. It at the moment sits at $140. Check it out beneath.
Graded Archie Books, Not Something You See Every Day
“Pep Comics #143 (Archie, 1960) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages. Overstreet 2022 VF 8.0 value = $44. CGC census 1/23: 1 in 8.0, none higher. CGC Grader Notes: multiple tear with crease left bottom of, front cover breaks color, small stain right bottom of back cover, spine stress lines, wear bottom of spine, wear top of spine.” If I can go on a little bit of a tangent here- what occurred to Archie Comics? They barely put out any releases anymore, and a strong, basic fashion e-book that includes the characters virtually by no means sees the cabinets. That is a disgrace. I do know they weren’t promoting like they used to, however they’d an viewers, and there’s virtually no higher gateway comedian to provide youngsters than an Archie e-book.
Maybe that’s one thing the comedian business wants. Let’s all agree that basic Archie Comics ought to have a spot on the rack without end, and never as some bizarre horror comedian. Go here to get extra information and to put a bid. While you might be there, click on round to take a look at all the different books taking bids right now, together with extra Archies.
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