|
|
Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Oct 17, 2019 18:59:48 GMT -8
THAT is some expensive rat chow!
|
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 17, 2019 19:11:14 GMT -8
That is one ugly book.
|
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 17, 2019 19:13:05 GMT -8
|
|
|
|
Post by Bryan on Oct 17, 2019 19:17:16 GMT -8
That copy is not fit to be sold! Hard to believe the opening bid is $10,000.00. |
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 17, 2019 19:18:40 GMT -8
It'll probably wind up like that batman 1, relisted month after month...
|
|
|
|
Post by Bryan on Oct 17, 2019 19:22:57 GMT -8
It'll probably wind up like that batman 1, relisted month after month... Also, the rat chewed up so much of Detective Comics #27, can that copy still be considered the 1st appearance of Batman?? |
|
|
|
Post by Siggy's Tar Dust® on Oct 17, 2019 19:25:41 GMT -8
I think this might have been the start of rat chew.  |
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 17, 2019 19:29:04 GMT -8
Yeah, most likely the appetizer.
|
|
|
|
Post by Bats on Oct 18, 2019 23:38:32 GMT -8
That copy is not fit to be sold! Hard to believe the opening bid is $10,000.00.  |
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 19, 2019 5:15:59 GMT -8
The first key comic that I bought was at a flea market in Alameda, CA, back in the 80s. It had significant chew marks, but I was happy to own this book. I recreated the missing parts of the cover using pictures from what I believe was an Overstreet guide. While it's no longer my pride and joy, it's still a book in my personal collection.   |
|
|
|
Post by Stu on Oct 19, 2019 15:18:17 GMT -8
Currently for sale on Ebay for $18  |
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 19, 2019 17:04:53 GMT -8
And it's graded as Fair/Good.  |
|
|
|
Post by Bats on Oct 20, 2019 0:18:07 GMT -8
And it's graded as Fair/Good. 
But it does come with a free dose of Leptospirosis.
|
|
|
|
Post by FiveZero on Oct 20, 2019 5:18:18 GMT -8
And it's graded as Fair/Good.
But it does come with a free dose of Leptospirosis.
I've always wondered if it were possible for people to catch some type of disease from these books. |
|
|
|
Post by Bats on Oct 20, 2019 6:23:53 GMT -8
But it does come with a free dose of Leptospirosis.
I've always wondered if it were possible for people to catch some type of disease from these books. Leptospira would typically only survive for a few weeks, so infection is extremely unlikely if the books were chewed years ago. Also, the rat would need to pee on the book. Saliva isn't considered to be a significant risk.
There was a case in the UK many years ago where a man visited a pub and asked for a bottle of beer. The beer had been stored in a rat-infested cellar where a rat had peed on the bottle. The man died some weeks later from Leptospirosis (Weil's disease).
Anyway, I'm getting 
|
|
