The Barbarian Master Set (Extra 2)
Savage Tales #1
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COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Savage Tales 1 Universal
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Grade:
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9.0
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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1995605001
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Owner:
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Rune
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
This book was kinda special, I bought it in 2009. The seller told me he frequently visited The Studio in the 1970s:
"By the way back in the 70's I owned a comic shop & used to hang around The Studio in NYC. That was a loft shared by Jeff Jones, Mike Kaluta, Barry Smith & one of my best friends Berni Wrightson. You would have loved it."
I believe he's talking about Baltimore's first comic shop The Nostalgia Crypt in Reisterstown, Md, which he opened in 1973. I also asked him about the grade - his reply:
"Honestly I don't know the grading system with numbers. When I was into this as a business in the 70's grading ran from poor to mint period. I used my best eye to give it a near mint. Pages are yellowing a little around the edges due to age ( 1971 ) is what I would have to say Hope this helps."
He shipped it in a thin paper envelope, no padding at all, but magically it arrived totally unharmed. I was close to giving him negative feedback just for the truly horribly shipping. I guess this book has come a long way, happy to see it in a proper home :-)
I also got copies in 9.6 and 9.8, but there's still some special magic about this copy - and I'm happy for the 9.0 grade. I wasn't expecting more than 8.0, maybe 8.5.
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