What Classic Comics Have You Purchased Lately?

[pmpknface]

Bill is my favorite artist, and I was thrilled to have him create this for me:

http://cdn.comicartfans.com/Images/Category_2177/subcat_2991/BillS_Ele_sketch.JPG

[CromagnonMan]

im not keen on the Sienkiewicz New Mutants run, it completely changed the tone of the comic. My favorite NM issues are the ones running up to Sienkiewicz, #1-17 i think.

[MDG]

I actually had a big chunk of Sienkiewicz's New Mutants in with a box of 70s-80s books i picked up at a flea market. I thought what he was doing was interesting, but didn't think it made the book any easier to read. Also bugged me that he designed a character (Warlock, maybe?) as a graphic device rather than a character--always wondered how other artists dealt with it.

Sienkiewicz is certainly a very good artist--remember first seeing his Adams-ish art on Moon Knight in the Hulk magazine--but (dare i say it?) maybe not suited for comics. His interests seem more around graphics (and maybe illustration) than sequential storytelling. I was actually looking forward to Stray Toasters, but bailed on it--and Mr. S--after the first issue.

[benday-dot]

As a younger collector who first encountered Bill S. on Moon Knight and then New Mutants I was most impressed. While I applaud the willingness to break away from the Marvel House Style and embrace something radically different I am no longer the the unreserved fan I once was. Nowadays, my tastes have changed somewhat.

Sienkiewicz belongs to that more impressionist and painterly style that is highly evocative and not a little dreamy, but those artists I most love now are those that are devotees of a more expressive and bold manner of rendering.

Here I am thinking of guys like Kirby, Toth,and most recently Darwyn Cooke. Their art is blisfully simple, geometric and highly stylized... it's incredibly dynamic cartooning and is perfect for heroic graphics. And then too there are guys like Kubert and Ditko who are equally expressive and whose line work is equally bold, but manage to convey power through a more naturalistic modeling.

The guy who kind of leans the Sienkiewicz way, but in my mind still retains all of the expression of the classic hero mold is the great Gene Colan... a unique and awesome force in the history of American comics.

[rick]

I thought you were a Chuck-hater:wink: (at least i think it was you who was, it was definately a Rick:biggrin:)

Yeah, Chuck's a dick, which is why I waited several months before breaking down and buying it from him.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Yeah, Chuck's a dick, which is why I waited several months before breaking down and buying it from him.

Ha ha... have some bad experinces there Rick ? I have never bought from Milehigh comics before.

[CromagnonMan]

Ha ha... have some bad experinces there Rick ? I have never bought from Milehigh comics before.

I always buy from there. Ive been happy with most of my purchases. The grading is not as meticulous as mycomicshop.com, but you often end up getting better condition than expected. Its more often on the upside than the downside anyway.

[The Confessor]

I always buy from there. Ive been happy with most of my purchases. The grading is not as meticulous as mycomicshop.com, but you often end up getting better condition than expected. Its more often on the upside than the downside anyway.


Likewise. I've had nothing but good experiences with regards to buying from Mile High. The shipping is always prompt, I've never been dissapointed with the condition of my books, and the price per comic has always been much better than it would've been had I bought those same issues from a British vendor (of course, I do wait until there's a juicy codeword sale happening).

Chuck's alright by me! :tongue: :smile:

[dan bailey]

If memory serves, once upon a time rick worked for Chuck, so his biases are based on up-close-&-personal experience.

Like a lot of us, I use both Mile High (from whom I'm due to receive an order Friday, as it happens) & Lone Star. Some of the former's prices are utterly insane, but good buys can still be had, & the reduction of the free-shipping threshold from $50 to $20 is very appreciated. I'm wondering if Lone Star will ever follow suit ...

[SUPERECWFAN1]

If memory serves, once upon a time rick worked for Chuck, so his biases are based on up-close-&-personal experience.

Like a lot of us, I use both Mile High (from whom I'm due to receive an order Friday, as it happens) & Lone Star. Some of the former's prices are utterly insane, but good buys can still be had, & the reduction of the free-shipping threshold from $50 to $20 is very appreciated. I'm wondering if Lone Star will ever follow suit ...

Ahhh ok. Yeah I guess getting to work for someone like that could show you what they really are like.

[rick]

Ha ha... have some bad experinces there Rick ? I have never bought from Milehigh comics before.

Chucks comicbooks are just fine.

My problem is more personal, as I consider him simply put, the least ethical person I have ever worked for in my life.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Chucks comicbooks are just fine.

My problem is more personal, as I consider him simply put, the least ethical person I have ever worked for in my life.

Ahh I can see. I suppose running a huge business like that would do it. I know he's detailed in CBG he goes on trips buying tons of comics and all. So I can imagine running that machine , his ethics wouldn't be there.

[Invincible-Spawn]

http://i929.photobucket.com/albums/ad135/BUSHIN-NINJA/026.jpg?t=1299089728This guy up the street gave this to me for 2$

[Jim Lahey]

Got a bunch comics for $1 each
Iron Man 108, 151, 186
Detective 506, 519, 540, 547, 567, 584,
Batman 431, 434-441, 443, 445, 449, 457
Cable 1
Action 532, 542, 564
Spiderman 2
Marvel Team Up 150
Incredible Hulk King Size Annual 9, 10
Incredible Hulk 191, 251. 286, 357, 373, 378,
Thor 266
Amazing Spider-man 340
Spectular Spider-man 96, 200
Wolverine 22, 88

[benday-dot]

If memory serves, once upon a time rick worked for Chuck, so his biases are based on up-close-&-personal experience.

Like a lot of us, I use both Mile High (from whom I'm due to receive an order Friday, as it happens) & Lone Star. Some of the former's prices are utterly insane, but good buys can still be had, & the reduction of the free-shipping threshold from $50 to $20 is very appreciated. I'm wondering if Lone Star will ever follow suit ...


Shipping... that's the only area in which Mile High holds the edge over LoneStar (My Comic Shop) as far as I am concerned. Like Dan, I've bought from both and have regularly found that:

Lone Star has:

Better Inventory
Better Prices
Better Grading

In Mile High's favour, I have found if a problem does occur, or you are somehow dissatisfied, it is usually hassle free in obtaining from the company a return/refund. But then again, I've never had a problem with Lone Star...

[CromagnonMan]

I have started my Akira (Epic) and Ninja Turtles Vol.1 collections. Got a number of issues from both series. Only 13 left to get to complete Akira, a shedload to complete Turtles. But ill keep picking away at them for the rest of the year probably.


Regarding the Lone Star/mycomicshop.com vs Mile High Comics debate..........Lonestar have more accurate grading so when you order a VG 4.0 or FN 6.5 you know exactly what youre getting. When you order a VG or FN comic from Mile High it will be anywhere in the spectrum so its a bit of a lottery.

[dan bailey]

Doesn't matter at all to me, but I know it does to quite a few people -- one thing Mile High has over Lone Star is that the former's comics are always bagged & usually boarded, regardless of age, condition, etc. (Actually, the order I received from them last month included one unbagged comic, but that was definitely an exception to the rule. Maybe I should regard it as a rare variant edition ...)

With Lone Star, that seems to be true only of Bronze Age & older comics, with only a very occasional exception. They do offer bagging & boarding, but for a price.

[pmpknface]

I have started my Akira (Epic) and Ninja Turtles Vol.1 collections. Got a number of issues from both series. Only 13 left to get to complete Akira, a shedload to complete Turtles. But ill keep picking away at them for the rest of the year probably.


Regarding the Lone Star/mycomicshop.com vs Mile High Comics debate..........Lonestar have more accurate grading so when you order a VG 4.0 or FN 6.5 you know exactly what youre getting. When you order a VG or FN comic from Mile High it will be anywhere in the spectrum so its a bit of a lottery.
Good luck on AKIRA! The last few are the toughest. I paid a pretty penny for my #38, but it was MINT!

As for the debate, I haven't used either so I'm out of it. I have looked at Mile High's site, and that thing is in sore need of an upgrade.

[CromagnonMan]

Good luck on AKIRA! The last few are the toughest. I paid a pretty penny for my #38, but it was MINT!

No doubt, though i only need the last 2 issues along with some of the earlier ones. Ill wait patiently:smile:

Theres no doubting Mile High's website is UG-LY but it pretty user friendly once youve signed up to the mailing list so you get to know the codewords, otherwise it looks pretty expensive for some things.

[inferno]

Incredible Hulk #465, 466

[Jezebel Bond]

Likewise. I've had nothing but good experiences with regards to buying from Mile High. The shipping is always prompt, I've never been dissapointed with the condition of my books, and the price per comic has always been much better than it would've been had I bought those same issues from a British vendor (of course, I do wait until there's a juicy codeword sale happening).

Chuck's alright by me! :tongue: :smile:

The NM book I ordered for $59 came as described, if not better (I'd give it a 9.6) and that's being in fussy-finicky mode. So my last purchase from Mile High was a good one.

[dupont2005]

Good luck on AKIRA! The last few are the toughest. I paid a pretty penny for my #38, but it was MINT!

As for the debate, I haven't used either so I'm out of it. I have looked at Mile High's site, and that thing is in sore need of an upgrade.

I am only missing the last few issues as well. I have seen them sell for around $30 but always at a bad time for me to bid, and the ones listed as Buy It Now are always way high.

[dupont2005]

My recent purchase:biggrin:

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[dupont2005]

Continued

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[Jim Lahey]

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/Szuter/f2c3a38b.jpg

[Jezebel Bond]

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/Szuter/f2c3a38b.jpg

Valuable! Nice haul

[Jim Lahey]

Sadly the Hulk is in bad shape and is missing part if the cover.

[MDG]

My recent purchase:biggrin:

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Are these the ones from RAW? Were they available seperately?

[dupont2005]

Are these the ones from RAW? Were they available seperately?

Yeah they are from Raw magazine:smile:

[Batfan71]

The Life of Captain Marvel - 1-5
Daeredevil: The Man Without Fear - 1-5
Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider Man - 100
Spider Man vs Wolverine - 1
Amazing Spider Man - 280- 283
Spider Man - 13
Web of Spider Man - 29
Marvels - 1,4
Marvel Fanfare- 20. 21
Uncanny X Men - 183
Incredible Hulk - 339, 341, 344, 345

[zryson]

wonderful purchases everyone -- glad so many are finding those classic older comics for cheap prices! definitely lots of bargains to be had for consumers!

[The Confessor]

A major haul for me this week! I finally closed the deal on a number of Silver and Bronze Age books that I've been haggling for with a guy I met in my LCS. The entire stash cost me £35.00, which works out at approximately £1.84 ($2.99) per issue, which is pretty cool when you consider there's some key Jonah Hex books that I've been after for a while in there, including his first two appearances in All-Star Western #10 and #11. There's also cool things like Dark Mansion Of Forbidden Love #1, Marvel Team-Up #137 and DC's Sherlock Holmes #1, which have plugged some holes in my wants list.

Condition varies wildly, with the Marvel Tales issues only being GD, while JLA #120 and #121, and the Marvel Fanfare issues are all NM. All-Star Western #10 is VG+ and according to comicspriceguide.com is worth around $70 or $80 in that condition - not that I give a shit about value or condition particularly, but I think this illustrates what a great deal I got on these books. :smile:


In keeping with the prevailing trend of showing off our nastiest home carpets in this forum, here's some pics of my stash...


http://i51.tinypic.com/993o1h.jpg

http://i52.tinypic.com/2qa5jj8.jpg

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[CromagnonMan]

Looks like you did well there Confessor:wink: 1st Apps of major characters are always tough to find for cheap!

[pmpknface]

Confessor - I really hope you have the first 6 issues of Marvel Fanfare, because that's all 1 sotry (ok, maybe 5 issues, I forget). Great tale too!!!

[Reptisaurus!]

Confessor - I really hope you have the first 6 issues of Marvel Fanfare, because that's all 1 sotry (ok, maybe 5 issues, I forget). Great tale too!!!

Okay, since we're here.

I collect team-up books.

I also collect stories that were SUPPOSED to go in team-up books, but didn't.

Example: There was a Supergirl/Doom Patrol story that was scheduled for Super-Team Family (a team-up book) but ended up in SuperMAN family. (Not a team-up book.)

Likewise, SOME of the first couple issues of Marvel Fanfare were originally scheduled for Marvel Team-Up. At least issue 1 and 2.

Now, here's the question: Were issues 3 and 4 ALSO scheduled for Marvel Team-Up? I vaguely remember reading that, despite the fact that they continue the story from MF 1 and 2, they were actually scheduled to come out as issues of Uncanny X-Men. Is that right?

[The Confessor]

Looks like you did well there Confessor:wink: 1st Apps of major characters are always tough to find for cheap!


Yeah, I must admit I'm really chuffed that I managed to pick up Jonah Hex's first two appearances at such a bargain price. I'm trying to get all of Hex's '70s and '80s appearances and these purchases mean that along with Jonah Hex #1, I now own all of the most expensive issues, which is a good place to be.



Confessor - I really hope you have the first 6 issues of Marvel Fanfare, because that's all 1 sotry (ok, maybe 5 issues, I forget). Great tale too!!!


Yes, I did know that issues #1 to #4 were one story but I only own the issues shown above unfortunately, so I still need to locate Marvel Fanfare #3 and #4 (and probably #5 as well) in the not too distant future.




Likewise, SOME of the first couple issues of Marvel Fanfare were originally scheduled for Marvel Team-Up. At least issue 1 and 2.

Now, here's the question: Were issues 3 and 4 ALSO scheduled for Marvel Team-Up? I vaguely remember reading that, despite the fact that they continue the story from MF 1 and 2, they were actually scheduled to come out as issues of Uncanny X-Men. Is that right?


I'm not sure about issues #1 to #4 but I do know that according to the GCD, Marvel Fanfare #5 and #6 continue stories that began in Defenders #53 and Marvel Team-Up #21 respectively. I'm looking forward to reading Marvel Fanfare #6 because MTU #21 is a great issue.

[Reptisaurus!]

Looks like you did well there Confessor:wink: 1st Apps of major characters are always tough to find for cheap!

Good! I'm glad somebody else considers Golden Oldie a major character. She's finally getting the respect she deserves!



I'm not sure about issues #1 to #4 but I do know that according to the GCD, Marvel Fanfare #5 and #6 continue stories that began in Defenders #53 and Marvel Team-Up #21 respectively. I'm looking forward to reading Marvel Fanfare #6 because MTU #21 is a great issue.

21 was Doctor Strange and Xandu? Kind of a sequel or remake to Amazing Spider-Man annual # 2? Yeah, that was pretty great.

[Phil Maurice]

Journey Into Mystery #85 in F+. 3rd app. Thor. 1st app. Loki, Odin (cameo), Heimdall and Asgard. Tough book that I've been after for a while. It was NOT a bargain.

Have had #82 and #84 for a long time. Maybe there's a #83 in my (distant) future?

[Jezebel Bond]

Hey Confessor, I got the companion book to your Marvel Tales 14. Since zryson has started a carpet movement, I'm gonna join in before I put it in a Mylite.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/61/11303416.jpg

I sold off enough books to get myself this in VF for $92.00 :biggrin:

I've bought about 20 Amazing Spidey pre-100...will take a pic of the lot as soon as I unpack everything...have about 40 unopened packages to fiddle with.

[Your pal, Jim]

Okay, since we're here.

I collect team-up books.

I also collect stories that were SUPPOSED to go in team-up books, but didn't.
Example: There was a Supergirl/Doom Patrol story that was scheduled for Super-Team Family (a team-up book) but ended up in SuperMAN family. (Not a team-up book.)

Likewise, SOME of the first couple issues of Marvel Fanfare were originally scheduled for Marvel Team-Up. At least issue 1 and 2.

Now, here's the question: Were issues 3 and 4 ALSO scheduled for Marvel Team-Up? I vaguely remember reading that, despite the fact that they continue the story from MF 1 and 2, they were actually scheduled to come out as issues of Uncanny X-Men. Is that right?


That sounds fun, I'm adding it to my want list!

What else ya got?

[pmpknface]

Great asm!

Hey Phil - can you post a pic? I'd love to see your copy!

[Phil Maurice]

Hey Phil - can you post a pic? I'd love to see your copy!

Here it is. Not as nice as that ASM #19 above. That image is giving me the Ditko itch. My checkbook just winced.

[pmpknface]

Dude! Great pickup!!!

[Venabili]

10 of the East Coast reprints of EC Comics - so now I have only 2 to track down. :)

Add to that Golden Comics Digest 35 (one of these days I will manage to collect all these in good shape) and Super Duck 56&57 and that's pretty much all the pre-Modern comics from last few weeks.

Not exactly on topic (way too new for that forum I suspect) - Just got the last 2 issues I needed to finish all Warlord series (and most of the appearances - I am missing one Aquaman to get this project done), the last few issues I was missing from the Animal Man run (I am missing most of the appearances so working on that next) and got quite a few bits and pieces for my Wildstorm Comics collection...

[MDG]

10 of the East Coast reprints of EC Comics - so now I have only 2 to track down. :)
I has a subscription to these when they first came out. Weird experience--they were supposed to be bi-monthly, but at least once it took nine months between issue. Next one came six weeks later.

Mind if I ask what they're going for?

[Jim Lahey]

Recently bought Daredevil 10 and 15 still waiting for them to arrive.

[Venabili]

I has a subscription to these when they first came out. Weird experience--they were supposed to be bi-monthly, but at least once it took nine months between issue. Next one came six weeks later.

Mind if I ask what they're going for?

Almost all of the EC reprints seem to have a really weird story attached to them. Almost as if the books are somewhat cursed.

They are cheap - not as cheap as the Cochran reprints but usually if you persist you can pick almost any of them in F/VF shape for under $4 (or even under $3 sometimes). High Grade copies? I am not so sure - I am happy enough with F/VF copies for most stuff. These 10 were ~$45 I believe - a bit over the going rate but could not resist on almost getting all of them at the same time when I finally decided that I want them. One of those days I will decide I want the originals as well - seeing how I am already tracking down every single reprint...

[Phil Maurice]

Dude! Great pickup!!!

Thanks! I sold Journey Into Mystery #11 in 6.0 and added it to my tax return in order to acquire this one. The seller came $60 off of his asking price, but I still paid roughly 1.2x guide.

[Phil Maurice]

Almost all of the EC reprints seem to have a really weird story attached to them. Almost as if the books are somewhat cursed.

One of those days I will decide I want the originals as well - seeing how I am already tracking down every single reprint...

If these are the ones from the early 90's, I tried collecting them but found the reproduction to be. . .muted. That's probably not the right word. I just didn't like the reproduction quality compared to the originals. They were unsatisfying for me.

I decided to go with the originals. Needless to say, that's a much slower process and I may be dead before I finish. To make matters worse, I discovered a few years ago that I prefer to collect Gaines' file copies, slowing my EC collecting to below a crawl.

[Venabili]

If these are the ones from the early 90's, I tried collecting them but found the reproduction to be. . .muted. That's probably not the right word. I just didn't like the reproduction quality compared to the originals. They were unsatisfying for me.

I decided to go with the originals. Needless to say, that's a much slower process and I may be dead before I finish. To make matters worse, I discovered a few years ago that I prefer to collect Gaines' file copies, slowing my EC collecting to below a crawl.

The East Coast are the 12 "EC Classic Reprints" from the 70s (the first one was in '73, the 12th in '75) - I like them a lot more than the Cochran ones but never actually had any of them.

The Cochran (and Gladstone) are the ones from the 90s. I do collect these as well - even though the reproduction leaves a lot to be desired. But these were the ones I could get my hands on the easiest a few years ago when I got interested in EC - so they were good enough for a while :)

[Phil Maurice]

The Cochran (and Gladstone) are the ones from the 90s. I do collect these as well - even though the reproduction leaves a lot to be desired. But these were the ones I could get my hands on the easiest a few years ago when I got interested in EC - so they were good enough for a while :)

Gladstone! Yes, those are the ones I'm thinking of. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in thinking they were sub-par. As for the East Coast reprints, do you know what was used in the reproduction? Was it the original art?

[DubipR]

99 cent hunting...nothing that stood out but these 2 Frank Thorne beauties

http://comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/302/149951_20081120010355_large.jpg

http://comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/302/149876_20081119165823_large.jpg

[Venabili]

As for the East Coast reprints, do you know what was used in the reproduction? Was it the original art?

No idea although I doubt it. Might be wrong though and I had never found a valid statement one way or another and if they were from original art, I suspect someone would have made the claim in the few decades since their publishing (I might have missed it though). However - having a Cochran issue here and a East Coast one (no Gladstone one but if I remember correctly, these were close to Cochran's in appearance), I like the colors of the East Coast one a lot more - they are not as dulled, the lighter colors in the later reprints seem to be darker than in the earlier without having the darker colors being so changed and the East Coast ones do not look as almost-computer colored in some instances (especially around basic colors -- but I suspect that might be a wrong impression because of the overall darker colors... (I am not sure that is a good explanation of what I mean...).
Even though you can say that the East Coast is older, it is a lot more pleasing to the eye than the later reprint. And it is not a question of fading of any type - although there is that as well in some of them.

[Phil Maurice]

No idea although I doubt it. Might be wrong though and I had never found a valid statement one way or another and if they were from original art, I suspect someone would have made the claim in the few decades since their publishing.

Some stalwart here will no doubt shortly answer that question. I'm afraid my knowledge of the 70's EC revival is limited to the space Digby Diehl devotes to it in his book. Thanks for bringing this publication to my attention.

I hope you don't mind that it may have brought you some friendly competition as well.:smile:

[zryson]

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[zryson]

Hey Confessor, I got the companion book to your Marvel Tales 14. Since zryson has started a carpet movement, I'm gonna join in before I put it in a Mylite.

http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/61/11303416.jpg

I sold off enough books to get myself this in VF for $92.00 :biggrin:

I've bought about 20 Amazing Spidey pre-100...will take a pic of the lot as soon as I unpack everything...have about 40 unopened packages to fiddle with.

stunning jez! and 40 unopened packages --- wow! love the carpet btw!

[Venabili]

Some stalwart here will no doubt shortly answer that question. I'm afraid my knowledge of the 70's EC revival is limited to the space Digby Diehl devotes to it in his book. Thanks for bringing this publication to my attention.

I hope you don't mind that it may have brought you some friendly competition as well.:smile:

Only if I ever go after high-grade copies -- the ones I am after are not that rare (although I had not seen #11 offered anywhere for a very long time). But even of I do - well, if someone cares enough for any book to try to track it down, I cannot begrudge them. :) Besides... one of those days I won't be able to resist an original copy... which might step on someone else's toes - I hate unfinished series so if I get one issue of something, I will try to find them all :)

East Coast ever published just 12 issues - I have no idea how they chose what to reprint though - some choices seem almost random. But they are not that hard to be collected if someone puts their mind to that. :)

Diehl's book - I actually never thought of checking what he says about these reprints - I have it somewhere back in Bulgaria. Together with the Geissman & Von Bernewitz's. I think I might as well find copies of them again... :) Thanks for the reminder.

[benday-dot]

Gladstone! Yes, those are the ones I'm thinking of. I'm glad to hear I'm not alone in thinking they were sub-par. As for the East Coast reprints, do you know what was used in the reproduction? Was it the original art?

Let me just draw a distinction here between the EC reprints put out by Gladstone and then those subsequently issued by the similar sounding Gemstone Publishing.

Russ Cochran was a longtime EC fan who gained the rights to the EC material under the Gladstone imprint, the same which published a host of Disney comics.

Cochran came up with the (IMO) ill-advised approach of combining two EC issues under one cover and putting out the whole in a giant-sized format. The whole thing seemed rather random and denied the buyer the pleasure of possessing one of the two covers. I share the opinion that the repro work on these was rather murky.

Subsequent to this iteration of EC publishing history Cochran took his project and his "ECs" over to Steve Geppi (of Diamond fame) and his Gemstone outfit.

Gemstone did a better job of the whole reprint business. The printings were more "honest", following the original chronology and devoting only one reprint per cover. If still inferior to the originals, they were yet much improved over the previous Gladstone efforts. Though lacking in a certain authenticity that only the finest reprints seem able to capture (see some Fantagraphics, IDW American Library work and the latest Marvel Masterworks that seem finally to have gotten the colouring right) the Gemstone comics do demonstrate a much crisper look.

[The Confessor]

Hey Confessor, I got the companion book to your Marvel Tales 14. Since zryson has started a carpet movement, I'm gonna join in before I put it in a Mylite.


Ooh....nice book jez. Very nice indeed.



wow! love the carpet btw!


Yes, it's an awesome bit of carpeting. You can never have too many gratuitous shots of carpet in this thread.

Great Carpets of the Classic Comics forum Vol. 11, part 7. :biggrin:

[Venabili]

Let me just draw a distinction here between the EC reprints put out by Gladstone and then those subsequently issued by the similar sounding Gemstone Publishing.


Yeah - Gladstone's (and the first Cochran color reprints - if we do not count the strange things called EC Classics Magazine) were the 64-pagers with two issues in each. Sometimes it is a pain to figure what is reprinted in each of them (some of them were... let's say anti-logical) :)

I suspect you are right and Phil Maurice was thinking of these

[Ben D]

I have purchased Batman vol 10 recently.

welcome to the boards, troutfishing! :smile:

[Paulie]

Spectre (Moench) 4-6, 10-11, 17-19, 21, 24-25, 30 - We've talked about it here before that this run on paper (Colan, Morrow) should have been fantastic but wasn't.

Strikeforce Morituri - 2-11

The Books of Fate 1-5, 10

Fifty cent bin yay!

[MDG]

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/4954/sat1a.jpg (http://img39.imageshack.us/i/sat1a.jpg/)
Re: Supergirl--were they watching a 3D movie before she came in?

Yeah - Gladstone's (and the first Cochran color reprints - if we do not count the strange things called EC Classics Magazine) were the 64-pagers with two issues in each. Sometimes it is a pain to figure what is reprinted in each of them (some of them were... let's say anti-logical) :)
There was also just one--I think--tabloid-size reprint of an issue of Tales from the Crypt.

If by EC Classics Magazine you mean the magazine-size repints on good paper, I think those looked great. But I got sick of the (seemingly) constant format changes of the various Cochran reprints.

[Cei-U!]

I had a miniscule budget compared to the last few years ($50 maximum) but even so, I managed to piece together a nice little haul:

Black Goliath #4
Combat Kelly #7 and 9, completing this run (paid $5 for #9!)
Gunhawks #2-3 and 5
Machine Man #4, completing my run of the original Kirby (later Ditko) series
Marvel Presents #1 and 3
Red Wolf #4
Sgt. Fury #55, 67, 78, 102 and 115-117 @ $1 each (#55 completes my run of #1-60)
Strange Tales #176 (the Golem)
Super-Team Family #13 (just need #14 to wrap this'n up)
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1
World of Krypton (the '79 mini) #1-2 (still need #3)

plus 1/2-priced copies of The Essential Savage She-Hulk and Essential Peter Parker, vol. 3.

I also got several items from my collection autographed by Bruce Timm, Marv Wolfman and the inimitable Sergio Aragones. So while my funds were low this year, I maximized my convention time productively.

Cei-U!
I summon the small victory!

[Paulie]

I had a miniscule budget compared to the last few years ($50 maximum) but even so, I managed to piece together a nice little haul:

Black Goliath #4
Combat Kelly #7 and 9, completing this run (paid $5 for #9!)
Gunhawks #2-3 and 5
Machine Man #4, completing my run of the original Kirby (later Ditko) series
Marvel Presents #1 and 3
Red Wolf #4
Sgt. Fury #55, 67, 78, 102 and 115-117 @ $1 each (#55 completes my run of #1-60)
Strange Tales #176 (the Golem)
Super-Team Family #13 (just need #14 to wrap this'n up)
Tales of the Green Lantern Corps #1
World of Krypton (the '79 mini) #1-2 (still need #3)

plus 1/2-priced copies of The Essential Savage She-Hulk and Essential Peter Parker, vol. 3.

I also got several items from my collection autographed by Bruce Timm, Marv Wolfman and the inimitable Sergio Aragones. So while my funds were low this year, I maximized my convention time productively.

Cei-U!
I summon the small victory!

That's a big victory! That Sgt. Fury era -when Severin starts until the giant-size issue (92? with the mystery Trimpe pencils?) is one of the forgotten highlights of Marvel's Silver Age for me.

Combat Kelly #9 I think is a rare pairing of Ayers and Colletta... For all the crap he gets I think Vinnie C's inks look ok on some of the less detailed pencilers (an issue of Captain Marvel with Don Heck comes to mind). No knock on Ayers or Heck intended...

[Venabili]

There was also just one--I think--tabloid-size reprint of an issue of Tales from the Crypt.

If by EC Classics Magazine you mean the magazine-size repints on good paper, I think those looked great. But I got sick of the (seemingly) constant format changes of the various Cochran reprints.

Do you have any more info for that tabloid size reprint? :) I've never heard of it (I think...)

Yeah - that magazine. They are good - I like them. But the first few did not reprint full issues - they reprinted stories from different issues... randomly selected from what I can say. So even though they reprinted some full issues at one point (starting at issue 7 or 8 I think), they were not started as real reprints... more like a showcase type of thing.

As for the changes - it is more a question of not finishing what had been started... The only full reprint are the EC Complete Library (the hardcover B&W books -- some days I like these more than all the miss-colored color versions they published through the years) and the single issues reprints that Gemstone/Cochran did (and the annuals - I believe they actually collected all in annuals as well).

[MDG]

Do you have any more info for that tabloid size reprint? :) I've never heard of it (I think...)

It's not in the GCD. Only reference I can find is on this page (scroll down)

http://www.treasurycomics.com/gallery/galleryOTHERoneshots.htm

[Venabili]

It's not in the GCD. Only reference I can find is on this page (scroll down)

http://www.treasurycomics.com/gallery/galleryOTHERoneshots.htm

Ah, the treasury one - I had all but forgotten about that one.

It is from the RCP reprints that Cochran was publishing between the Gladstone and the Gemstone ones - after Gladstone stopped with a total of 18 64-pagers(or even before that - really don't remember now), Cochran did 17 more 64-pagers plus the Treasury. As far as I am aware it is the only Treasury edition that he published... I think he never did a second one not because of the low sales (although that might have also been part of the reason) but simply because he moved to Gemstone and they had a bit more sense and started reprinting the individual issues one by one. No reference links and so on so I might remember some of this wrongly.

Who says that collecting reprints cannot be fun...

[Phil Maurice]

Who says that collecting reprints cannot be fun...

Cetainly not me. Besides, I was desperate for an excuse to join the "ugly carpet" contingent.

Reprints FTW!

[Reptisaurus!]

(just need #14 to wrap this'n up)
!

Is that Wonder Woman and the Atom? I might have an extra, if you want it.

(It's not a very GOOD storyline, mind. But it is a team-up book!)

[zryson]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1106/weekend1a.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/weekend1a.jpg/)

[Cei-U!]

Is that Wonder Woman and the Atom? I might have an extra, if you want it.

Why, yes it is... and yes, I do! :smile:


(It's not a very GOOD storyline, mind. But it is a team-up book!)

My sediments exactly!

Cei-U!
Loves him some team-ups!

[Paulie]

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1106/weekend1a.jpg (http://img88.imageshack.us/i/weekend1a.jpg/)

Zryson - The FF annual is a truly Bizzaro story about Dragon riders by Ed Hannigan. Between his run on Defenders and this annual I am convinced that he had the strangest storylines in all of Marvel history. The Steve Ditko art fits the story but is not his strongest work.

[zryson]

Zryson - The FF annual is a truly Bizzaro story about Dragon riders by Ed Hannigan. Between his run on Defenders and this annual I am convinced that he had the strangest storylines in all of Marvel history. The Steve Ditko art fits the story but is not his strongest work.

hey paulie, thanks for the note. when it comes to marvel i am mostly going on instinct and what the covers look like as i was a dc kid so marvel was something i was aware of (in a loose sense) but something i never pursued until recently. i have been buying old marvel comics the last eight months or so, mostly based on covers and what i think (hope) will be a good story. i dont read all the comics i buy right away (sometimes its takes a few years) but i thank you for the note :smile:

[Beria]

Today I bought the Spirou album "Le Gorille a bonne mine" by Andre Franquin (norwegian translation) and the DC Universe Christmas trade from 2000. Looks like there is a lot of good stuff in it (Miller, Cardy, Simon & Kirby, Garcia-Lopez etc).

[zryson]

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/1209/weekend11.jpg (http://img849.imageshack.us/i/weekend11.jpg/)

[pmpknface]

I remember liking that Hulk annual.

That Amazing Fantasy #17 is part 2 of a 3-part story that happens between SF 15 and ASM 1.

[The Confessor]

That Amazing Fantasy #17 is part 2 of a 3-part story that happens between SF 15 and ASM 1.


...and it's pretty good too and very much in the mold of Kurt Busiek's excellent Untold Tales Of Spider-Man series, which started at around the same time.

[Reptisaurus!]

Why, yes it is... and yes, I do! :smile:

My sediments exactly!

Cei-U!
Loves him some team-ups!

And... does this one have the Secret Society of Super-Villains in it? (Earth Two Connection!) Or was that only Captain Comet and Aquaman.

I have a feeling BOTH my copies are in Michigan, but I should be home either this weekend or the next. Can I PM you when I find it?

[Venabili]

Cetainly not me. Besides, I was desperate for an excuse to join the "ugly carpet" contingent.

Reprints FTW!

Which is that Daredevil?

[Jezebel Bond]

Which is that Daredevil?

It's Daredevil Annual #3 from Jan 1971

Check link below

http://marvel.wikia.com/Daredevil_Annual_Vol_1

[Venabili]

It's Daredevil Annual #3 from Jan 1971

Check link below

http://marvel.wikia.com/Daredevil_Annual_Vol_1

Thanks. :) I thought I have all of these annuals and I do not remember seeing that cover at all. Hm.

[Cei-U!]

And... does this one have the Secret Society of Super-Villains in it? (Earth Two Connection!) Or was that only Captain Comet and Aquaman.

I have a feeling BOTH my copies are in Michigan, but I should be home either this weekend or the next. Can I PM you when I find it?

Absolutely!

Cei-U!
Nuff said!

[rick]

My copy of Omniverse #1 finally got here, and it is even better than the second issue.

Just total continuity geekdom at it's finest.

I am a happy fanboy.

[Phil Maurice]

Query: "Which is that Daredevil?"

It's Daredevil Annual #3 from Jan 1971

This got me thinking. Which had the higher print run, and an assumed greater visibility: DD #16 & #17 or Annual #3? In other words, which is now more rare?

The fact that a professed DD fan like Venabili was unaware of this Annual would seem to suggest the latter. Does that make it more desirable?

It wouldn't be the first time a reprint surpassed the original, would it?

[Jezebel Bond]

This got me thinking. Which had the higher print run, and an assumed greater visibility: DD #16 & #17 or Annual #3? In other words, which is now more rare?

The fact that a professed DD fan like Venabili was unaware of this Annual would seem to suggest the latter. Does that make it more desirable?

It wouldn't be the first time a reprint surpassed the original, would it?

I don't think there's anything too rare about DD Annual #3, on eBay it has a buy-it-now price in VF condition for $18.00. Considering it's 40 years old, that's not exactly price-busting. In actual auctions, it might get maybe 50-75% of that at most. I'd prefer to get the original DD book with the same cover...#16...now that's hot!

[Venabili]

This got me thinking. Which had the higher print run, and an assumed greater visibility: DD #16 & #17 or Annual #3? In other words, which is now more rare?

The fact that a professed DD fan like Venabili was unaware of this Annual would seem to suggest the latter. Does that make it more desirable?

It wouldn't be the first time a reprint surpassed the original, would it?

Keep in mind though that my comics buying until a few months ago was from Bulgaria -- which meant internet only and kinda limited - a lot of people would not ship there... and especially on ebay I would not even look at a listing that does not ship to Bulgaria. So the chance of not seeing (or not remembering...) a pretty common issue is kinda bigger. Not that it cannot turn out that it is in one of the boxes back at my Mom's and I simply do not remember it but I remember all the other annuals - and I do not remember that one at all...

So I am not sure what the answer of your question is - but my 'knowledge' sometimes might be a bit strange.

[Jamie]

Sometimes when I see the covers posted in this thread, I'm consumed by curiosity. Why does Superboy need that extra candle on his cake, for instance?

That shows they still do their job decades after they first came out.

[andycapper]

Does anyone remember Entertainment this Month? Their ads were in every book in the early 90's. I was rereading some Spidey and came across some ads. I bought from them a few times and was wondering if they were still in business?

[CromagnonMan]

Won this on ebay. I think i got it quite a lot cheaper than usual, but it is still the most ive ever paid for a comic :

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/51924671656.4.gif

[Roquefort Raider]

Won this on ebay. I think i got it quite a lot cheaper than usual, but it is still the most ive ever paid for a comic :

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/51924671656.4.gif

That's a very rare one, I believe. Good catch! Perez and Janson artwork, if i remember the house ads correctly?

[dan bailey]

Sometimes when I see the covers posted in this thread, I'm consumed by curiosity. Why does Superboy need that extra candle on his cake, for instance?


Good question. I read the entire run a few years ago, but memory fails me here. Maybe it was his Kryptonian birthday or something, too ...

[CromagnonMan]

That's a very rare one, I believe. Good catch! Perez and Janson artwork, if i remember the house ads correctly?

most places charge a lot for it. i got mine for £13/$20, i wouldnt have bought it otherwise. it still ranks as the most ive paid for a single issue. im hoping i like it since im not really a huge Beatles fan. Im hoping the artwork is amazing. The Marvel Super Specials do usually have some awesome artwork.

[dan bailey]

Not bad at all. In the past we've had, I believe, at least one thread on the most people have paid for a comic, & it's a subject that comes up every now in this thread as well ... & while $20 probably makes some of our resident skinflints (me included, at least for the last half-decade or so) clutch at their wallets till the moths inside are all ground into gray dust, I'd say you did pretty OK for yourself.

(Most I've ever paid was something like $29.50 for 80-Page Giant #1 maybe 6 years ago, but that's because I was ... well, not young & stupid, but just stupid. I somehow mistook it for Superman Annual #1, a copy of which I later wound up obtaining for quite a bit less than $29.50.

(Otherwise, I don't think I've ever paid more than maybe $15 for a single issue, in the form of various early 80-Page Giants & mid-to-early '60s DC annuals. And, of course, on a per-issue basis the $160ish I paid around 2004 for Sgt. Furys #s 2-9 [or -10; can't remember] put those comics in that ballpark as well.)

[pmpknface]

I broke the bank on ASM #1 a while back, but I'm sure my modest copy has increased in value a bit since then.

Then of course I did finish that run which wasn't cheap....

[killerbass]

I broke the bank on ASM #1 a while back, but I'm sure my modest copy has increased in value a bit since then.

Then of course I did finish that run which wasn't cheap....

So, it can be done. :smile:

After you completed the ASM run, did you replace any of the issues that were not quite the condition you would like? Which ones?

(I am already eyeballing a few, that I can't believe I bought 6 years ago...)

Still needs 89 issues,
Tom

[pmpknface]

Actually, no I didn't. Instead I moved on to Daredevil and completed that (I had already finished the other Spidey books)! For the most part, my run was pretty nice. I've got a beautiful #40 (ungraded), a 6.5 #3, a 7.0 Annual #1 and some other nice ones. I'd say the early ones (besides my 3.0 #1) is in vg-fine for the most part.

Most of the issues that I have that are kinda beat were ones I got as a kid, and those I don't mind having beaten a bit. I didn't care what order I got them in as long as what I was getting was a deal and I was satisfied with the grade / cover.

I do have a copy of DD #4 (1st Putple Man) that I got for $5 over 15 years ago that is really beaten up and for some reason has 2 of the same pages printed in it. But I LOVE IT! It was my oldest book for a long time, and I've thought of replacing it but havent' found the need.

Instead, I buy LB Cole covers. :biggrin:

[dan bailey]

I do have a copy of DD #4 (1st Purple Man) that I got for $5 over 15 years ago that is really beaten up and for some reason has 2 of the same pages printed in it.

Ultra-Rare Variant Alert!!!

[pmpknface]

Ultra-Rare Variant Alert!!!
You know it! The next time I go back into the archives I'll have to dig it out and take a pic of it.

Also, just got this:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqV,!iUE1NPYvwFBBNb()-7spg~~_3.JPG

It's from 1990, but here's the description:


3-D Exotic Beauties #1, Nov. 1990, The 3-D Zone. Original Cover art by L.B. Cole (1st L.B. Cole art in comics after 36 year hiatus). Contains Golden Age reprints- from titles like Slave Girl, The Killers, Spectaucular Adventures, and more. Plus 3-D galleries from pulp magazines and some historical and biographical info.

[CromagnonMan]

Does it come with 3D spex:cool:

[Jezebel Bond]

Does it come with 3D spex:cool:

Even if it doesn't, you can get them on eBay. I downloaded a CBR of Danger Girl 3D and used the red and blue glasses, and was quite impressed.

Although I can get better 3D Anaglyphs of real models. It makes guys do weird things, like buy comics from me :biggrin:

[dupersuper]

DC Comics Presents THUNDERagents trade
Vertigo Resurrected Finals trade
Vertigo Resurrected Extremist trade
Superman: The Dailies volume 3
Serenity 1 (for $1)
Mage 1 (for $1)

[zryson]

great purchases everyone :smile:

[Rob Allen]

I'm a little late with my haul from the Emerald City Con. Unfortunately I don't have issue numbers with me, but I bought:

- half-a-dozen issues of Not Brand Ecch, completing my collection

- three issues of Silver Surfer (3, 4 and 7), leaving only #5 to complete that one

- the 1978 Lee/Kirby Silver Surfer GN (for $5)

- the Bat Lash Showcase (for $3), which I promptly got autographed by Sergio Aragones.

I'm very happy.

[pmpknface]

I'm a little late with my haul from the Emerald City Con. Unfortunately I don't have issue numbers with me, but I bought:

- half-a-dozen issues of Not Brand Ecch, completing my collection

- three issues of Silver Surfer (3, 4 and 7), leaving only #5 to complete that one

- the 1978 Lee/Kirby Silver Surfer GN (for $5)

- the Bat Lash Showcase (for $3), which I promptly got autographed by Sergio Aragones.

I'm very happy.
Congrats! Completing runs rocks! And that Surfer ogn is key!

[Venabili]

Daredevil 87, 88 and 89. Which gets me into the 1-100 range of Daredevil which I was trying to keep my hands off from while collecting the later issues. So much for that plan - I even started looking for a reasonably priced good-looking DD 1. I was going to start getting these anyway so I can as well start finishing this run :)

[pmpknface]

Nice... good luck. You can get nice quality books cheap in that run. Years ago I got a sweet run from a single owner collection in bulk off ebay at a nice $

[CromagnonMan]

Received my Marvel Super Special # 4 today (The Beatles Story). On first glance, not overly impressed. The best thing about it seems to be the cover, and the few 'montage' pages (if thats the right term) for the various periods of the band. The story itself ive heard a million times before. The rest of the artwork seems fairly conventional. Also, i was expecting the humungous Treasury size, rather than the standard magazine format. Think id be disappointed if i paid much more than what i paid. But well ill see what i think once ive read it. It is in great condition though, im very happy with the F+ grade the seller put on it.

[Paulie]

Another gold mine in the fifty cent bin... seems like I'm more into buying loads of issues lately so I can get closer to completing runs instead of buying keys.

Strikeforce Morituri 21-25, have loved this series so far but I've heard it dies after Peter B Gillis leaves.

New Teen Titans '80 - 30, got this in VF to replace a beat up copy.

New Teen Titans, Deluxe Series, 37-38, 40

The Spectre, Doug Moench series, 26-27

West Coast Avengers, regular series, 1-3, and the Milgrom art already looks bland from my initial perusing. I remember that Englehart did one good time travel arc at some point... 17-24?

[zryson]

Another gold mine in the fifty cent bin... seems like I'm more into buying loads of issues lately so I can get closer to completing runs instead of buying keys.

Strikeforce Morituri 21-25, have loved this series so far but I've heard it dies after Peter B Gillis leaves.

New Teen Titans '80 - 30, got this in VF to replace a beat up copy.

New Teen Titans, Deluxe Series, 37-38, 40

The Spectre, Doug Moench series, 26-27

West Coast Avengers, regular series, 1-3, and the Milgrom art already looks bland from my initial perusing. I remember that Englehart did one good time travel arc at some point... 17-24?

nice purchases paulie!

[fitefansho]

All in what I consider to be like-new, near mint condition. Bought from a local comic book store.

Action #600 ($5) Anniversary issue, love the first story illustrated by Perez an interesting love story between Superman and Wonder Woman w/ Darkseid as the villain.

Secret Origins #50 ($5) The Grant Morrison Flash of Two World story is great and the cover is really cool.

Suicide Squad #1 ($3) Read this series as a kid but lost the issues, trying to maybe get back into it with the #1 issue.

Strikeforce Morituri #1 ($3) Similar to the Suicide Squad but I think I like this premise more. I can see myself maybe buying more issues of this.

American Flagg #1 ($3) Never ever read a single issue, heard good things about this series, trying to give it go starting with #1 issue.

Captain America #321 ($3) Love the cover Cap firing a machine gun. Gotta grab #322 now to finish the story.

Daredevil #160 ($3) A steal at this price, classic Daredevil to add to my collection.

Daredevil # 181 ($3) An absolute steal at this price, rounding out my Miller run. This is the famous issue where Elektra is killed.

Daredevil #182 ($3) Same as above. Great cover. Great comic.

[Jim Lahey]

Got a bunch of issue for $1 each.
The Human Torch #4
Wolverine #1, 39 (1988)
Star Wars Annual #2
The Silver Surfer #50
The Amazing Spiderman #243, 313, 365
Star Wars #74, 89
Uncanny X-Men #248,251
Detective #575
Batman #292,415,420
What If #3
DC Comics Presents #33 Superman and Shazam
The Punisher #50
Fantastic Four #267
Battlestar Galactica #1
Marvel Team Up # 46 - Spider-man and Deathlok
Iron Man #236
The New Teen Titan #19

[zryson]

Got a bunch of issue for $1 each.
The Human Torch #4
Wolverine #1, 39 (1988)
Star Wars Annual #2
The Silver Surfer #50
The Amazing Spiderman #243, 313, 365
Star Wars #74, 89
Uncanny X-Men #248,251
Detective #575
Batman #292,415,420
What If #3
DC Comics Presents #33 Superman and Shazam
The Punisher #50
Fantastic Four #267
Battlestar Galactica #1
Marvel Team Up # 46 - Spider-man and Deathlok
Iron Man #236
The New Teen Titan #19

cool bunch of comics jim! always great when you can buy comics for $1 each

[Victoria H]

I just bought Amazing Spider-Man #71 on ebay. I was a little thrilled because I am a big Quicksilver fan. :)

And also picked up an extra copy of New Mutants #98 at the thrift store a few days ago. That probably doesn't count as "classic comics," but for only $0.50, I was still quite happy with that acquisition! :eek:

[Jamie]

And also picked up an extra copy of New Mutants #98 at the thrift store a few days ago. That probably doesn't count as "classic comics," but for only $0.50, I was still quite happy with that acquisition! :eek:

Don't worry, Victoria. From the introductory thread stickied at the top of the forum:


Classic is defined as anything more than two years old, although in practice, most of the discussion here centers around comics which are older than that.

[Venabili]

A few small thingies...
- Amethyst Princess of Gemworld (9 &10) - finishing the '83 run
- Amethyst 8 (from the 1985 run) - finishing this run as well and all available comics with her as a title character
- Animal Man 2 (the last one from the run - no idea how I managed to skip that last time I was picking up the ones that did not come with the big lot I snagged at ebay )
- Golden Comics Digest 3, 7, 15

[inferno]

Classic is defined as anything more than two years old, although in practice, most of the discussion here centers around comics which are older than that.

Using that definition, I picked up Hickman's Nightly News from bankrupt Borders... but my arbitrary definition of "Classic" is "20th century," so I won't mention that.

[inferno]

Does this cover PAUL IS DEAD?


Won this on ebay. I think i got it quite a lot cheaper than usual, but it is still the most ive ever paid for a comic :

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/large/51924671656.4.gif

[Patrick Dean]

Does this cover PAUL IS DEAD?
Don't be ridiculous. Of course it says that; Glove is pointing right at Paul's head!

[CromagnonMan]

Does this cover PAUL IS DEAD?

Yes, an entire half-page is devoted to it:eek:

here is a scan

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/DC906270/CROPPED.jpg

[CromagnonMan]

Recent purchases :

American Flagg #1-42
Jon Sable Freelance #1-56
Avengers #152-210

i like buying in large lots, its cheaper:)

[pmpknface]

I just bought Amazing Spider-Man #71 on ebay. I was a little thrilled because I am a big Quicksilver fan. :)

And also picked up an extra copy of New Mutants #98 at the thrift store a few days ago. That probably doesn't count as "classic comics," but for only $0.50, I was still quite happy with that acquisition! :eek:
Always loved that ASM cover.

That NM #98 is getting MAJOR $$$ all over the place. You got that for a song.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

2 days ago I traded for Defenders #71 and #79. Giving me a run from Defenders #74-#152. I need a few issues to have a straight run from #50-#152.

Also I bought cheap copies of Starlog #128 and #179. I loved the covers and one is a Batman Returns cover. Shame Starlog is outta business.

[Skib]

Don't know how much of these are considered "classics", but I got these Batman runs off one seller on eBay for a decent price:

374-380
391-397, 399
457-464
493-500
504-509
511-514, 516-519

DETECTIVE 661 664 666

Now to track down the few missing books. :biggrin:
Man, I have a lot of reading to do.

The reason for getting these is that I'm simply starting up my Batman collection and figured I'd go with some lots to save some $. Previous to this purchase, I only had #700-current. I hope to get at least #200 through current, but we'll see what my budget allows for.

[Reptisaurus!]

The library discard shelf yields:

Superman Chronicles Volume 6
Kurtzman's HUMBUG vol. 1 and 2
The Complete Peanuts Volume 1 and 2
Shade the Changing Man Vol. 1
Infinity INC. Vol. 1
The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore
and
JLA: Heaven's Ladder. Which is probably my favorite JLA story ever.

[zryson]

nice purchases everyone! lots of fantastic bargains out there :smile:

[Victoria H]

Don't worry, Victoria. From the introductory thread stickied at the top of the forum:

Well, in that case... :biggrin:

I also bought the entire run of Ren and Stimpy, mainly because I loved the television show as a kid.

I bought the 1998 Ghost run too. I love that comic (mostly the art, but the story is good too).

[zryson]

Well, in that case... :biggrin:

I also bought the entire run of Ren and Stimpy, mainly because I loved the television show as a kid.

I bought the 1998 Ghost run too. I love that comic (mostly the art, but the story is good too).

hey victoria -- noticed you are new -- so welcome! :smile:

[presynaras]

Hey I am relatively a newbie when it comes to comics, but I got an ultimate spiderman volume 5. I don't know if it could be called a classic? The art work does seem to be old fashioned :)

[pakehafulla]

Recent purchases :

American Flagg #1-42
Jon Sable Freelance #1-56
Avengers #152-210

i like buying in large lots, its cheaper:)

Man I would be in heaven having all of those again.
Flagg was an absolute blast, especially for the mid 80's.
Sable was my favourite comic for about 2 years(well fave non-superhero anyway).
And as for that run of Avengers...OMFG...Perez...Korvac...Wundagore...and those Alan Weiss issues with the creepy little dude from Secret Wars (lets take a wild stab in the dark and say I cant remember the characters name here)...oh hell they were about 6 months after those werent they?
Anyhoo...thats some great stuff you got there...much jealousy here

[zryson]

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1254/nuepa.jpg (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/nuepa.jpg/)

[Jim Lahey]

^ Nice pick up.

[dupersuper]

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/1254/nuepa.jpg (http://img809.imageshack.us/i/nuepa.jpg/)

As always, I love your pretty posts on this thread.

[CromagnonMan]

Man I would be in heaven having all of those again.
Flagg was an absolute blast, especially for the mid 80's.
Sable was my favourite comic for about 2 years(well fave non-superhero anyway).
And as for that run of Avengers...OMFG...Perez...Korvac...Wundagore...and those Alan Weiss issues with the creepy little dude from Secret Wars (lets take a wild stab in the dark and say I cant remember the characters name here)...oh hell they were about 6 months after those werent they?
Anyhoo...thats some great stuff you got there...much jealousy here

yep im looking forward to reading them. ive read a few issues of each so far. American Flagg seems a little odd, but ill need to read further to see if i dig it or not. Jon Sable is kind of corny '80's hit-man type stuff, good job i like 80's cornball stuff. Kind of reminds me of the early Punisher appearances.

[Francis Dawson]

Went to a UK SF/ Comics fair this afternoon. I picked up a load of cheap reissues of Kurtzman war comics, some goofy Spire stuff, an OG Panic #6, a lovely Jesse Marsh drawn issue of Gene Autry and, best of all, both issues of the (in)famous Air Pirate Funnies picked up veeeery cheaply.

[Beria]

Today I got Essential Captain America vol 2 and the Superman Past and Future TPB. I've got some hours of Kirby, Steranko, Swan, Weisinger and Schwartz craziness ahead of me.

[Batfan71]

This month's binge was exclusive to DC goodness:

Action Comics - 584, 586, 600
Adventures of Superman - 424, 426
Superman ( Vol. 2 ) - 3
Batman - 403, 430
Detective Comics - 477, 479, 500
Firestorm Annual - 5
Formerly Known as the Justice Leauge - 1-6
Justice League of America - 192
Legion of Superheroes - 301-303
Omega Men - 1
The Question - 1
The Shadow ( Chaykin Mini ) - 1-4
New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) - 20-22

[zryson]

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5567/neuionmn.jpg (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/neuionmn.jpg/)

[zryson]

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3091/neucm.jpg (http://img695.imageshack.us/i/neucm.jpg/)

[zryson]

Went to a UK SF/ Comics fair this afternoon. I picked up a load of cheap reissues of Kurtzman war comics, some goofy Spire stuff, an OG Panic #6, a lovely Jesse Marsh drawn issue of Gene Autry and, best of all, both issues of the (in)famous Air Pirate Funnies picked up veeeery cheaply.

sounds very cool sf! i love going to comics fairs :smile:

[zryson]

This month's binge was exclusive to DC goodness:

Action Comics - 584, 586, 600
Adventures of Superman - 424, 426
Superman ( Vol. 2 ) - 3
Batman - 403, 430
Detective Comics - 477, 479, 500
Firestorm Annual - 5
Formerly Known as the Justice Leauge - 1-6
Justice League of America - 192
Legion of Superheroes - 301-303
Omega Men - 1
The Question - 1
The Shadow ( Chaykin Mini ) - 1-4
New Teen Titans (Vol. 1) - 20-22


mmm nice! i love looking at the latest purchases from everyone! and as i always tell myself and friends if you have to binge, why not binge on comics? :smile:

[The Confessor]

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/3091/neucm.jpg


Are those new purchases zryson?

[zryson]

Are those new purchases zryson?

if you mean brand new like off the racks no. have been visiting various bookstores and just buying different things i like the look of. usually they come with bags and boards from the bookstores (sometimes which are antiquated or secondhand) but i usually replace those as i like to give each comic a brand new b&b (at least a bag, and if its old enough also a board just to give it a bit of extra support in the comic box). have been buying a fair amount of comics as of late mainly cause i have been having problems in my personal life which get me depressed so i like to splurge on comics. which does help. if sometimes only temporary. (plus when i saw a stack of justice league and fantastic four comics i couldnt help myself -- i love jl and ff i have taken a shine to)

[zryson]

http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/7389/neucms.jpg (http://img194.imageshack.us/i/neucms.jpg/)

[The Confessor]

if you mean brand new like off the racks no.


Well, yeah...I realize that they're not new comics that have been published this month. :smile:




have been visiting various bookstores and just buying different things i like the look of.


Oh, OK...and I assume that the stash of comics above, consisting of the Fantastic Four, JLA and Batman: The Killing Joke, is one of your latest purchases?

If so, I think I've spotted a double. :smile: You already bought a copy of Batman: The Killing Joke back in early February...

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=12581914&postcount=4375


This duplication jumped out at me because I'm a big fan of that particular comic and I remembered noting that you'd landed a nice condition copy of it a month or so back. Not that you can have too many copies of such a great book, of course. It's awesome that they're both first printings though and that they look to be in very simliar condition. What are the chances?!

No doubt you'll donate one to charity.

[dan bailey]

It's awesome that they're both first printings though and that they look to be in very simliar condition. What are the chances?!


All the more so since they would've just been lying around in bins in garden-variety used-books stores in whatever paradise zryson lives in but refuses to disclose in any way, shape or form. :wink:



No doubt you'll donate one to charity.

As long as it doesn't go to sick kids in a hospital. Well-done comic, but subjecting moppets to the story line just might subject one to child abuse charges, I'm thinking.

[Batfan71]

mmm nice! i love looking at the latest purchases from everyone! and as i always tell myself and friends if you have to binge, why not binge on comics? :smile:

Hey thanks Zryson & as always, your posts rock!!! I'm pretty sure you have the best used book store in the free world at your disposal!:cool:

[zryson]

Well, yeah...I realize that they're not new comics that have been published this month. :smile:






Oh, OK...and I assume that the stash of comics above, consisting of the Fantastic Four, JLA and Batman: The Killing Joke, is one of your latest purchases?

If so, I think I've spotted a double. :smile: You already bought a copy of Batman: The Killing Joke back in early February...

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=12581914&postcount=4375


This duplication jumped out at me because I'm a big fan of that particular comic and I remembered noting that you'd landed a nice condition copy of it a month or so back. Not that you can have too many copies of such a great book, of course. It's awesome that they're both first printings though and that they look to be in very simliar condition. What are the chances?!

No doubt you'll donate one to charity.

from time to time i buy duplicates. sometimes i dont even realize at the time that i have bought duplicates (like with that recent superboy comic with krypto attacking superboy on the cover; one of which i am using as a reader before giving away) i did know i had bought another killing joke recently but when i saw another killing joke (im assuming its first printing, as i think the green print one is the first printing from memory) i thought might as well buy it too since it was cheap to buy. since i have been having problems in my personal life, i have been turning to comics, and just visiting various bookstores. there arent as many as there used to be, so im just trying to enjoy the few that remain open and buying different things i like the look of. so yeah you might see duplicates from time to time like with the jurassic park comics from a few months ago.

[zryson]

All the more so since they would've just been lying around in bins in garden-variety used-books stores in whatever paradise zryson lives in but refuses to disclose in any way, shape or form. :wink:



As long as it doesn't go to sick kids in a hospital. Well-done comic, but subjecting moppets to the story line just might subject one to child abuse charges, I'm thinking.

i wouldnt say i live in paradise. far from one unfortunately. but some of the local bookstores are really good and give me alot of happiness when i visit them. and no the killing joke wont be going to sick kids in hospital. when i give comics to hospitals they are kid-friendly comics. while i have given away graphic novels from time to time the killing joke spare copy is staying in storage.

[zryson]

Hey thanks Zryson & as always, your posts rock!!! I'm pretty sure you have the best used book store in the free world at your disposal!:cool:

nah i wish! the stores i used to go to as a child were so much better. there are so few used bookstores now. most of the ones i used to visit went out of business in the late 90s and early 00's. i miss them alot when i think about them. there was one store i used to go to growing up and they had so many old comics. i loved to sit on the floor and just go through them for hours and hours and then walk up to the counter where the old amused manager sat and carry this huge stack of comics in my tiny arms and place them neatly on the counter. one of the stores (the one which i buy most of the stuff at) has alot of comics. but they view the comics with some amusement. and when i go there it can be hit and miss because while there might have been lots of comics when i last visited them sometimes when i go there the comics have all sold and they need to bring more out (and they arent always so willing to bring more out). so i am just trying to buy as much as i can, when i can, while they are still open. and praying like crazy they dont close.

[zryson]

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5828/neupu1.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/neupu1.jpg/)

[zryson]

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/549/neupu2.jpg (http://img15.imageshack.us/i/neupu2.jpg/)

[zryson]

Well, yeah...I realize that they're not new comics that have been published this month. :smile:






Oh, OK...and I assume that the stash of comics above, consisting of the Fantastic Four, JLA and Batman: The Killing Joke, is one of your latest purchases?

If so, I think I've spotted a double. :smile: You already bought a copy of Batman: The Killing Joke back in early February...

http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=12581914&postcount=4375


This duplication jumped out at me because I'm a big fan of that particular comic and I remembered noting that you'd landed a nice condition copy of it a month or so back. Not that you can have too many copies of such a great book, of course. It's awesome that they're both first printings though and that they look to be in very simliar condition. What are the chances?!

No doubt you'll donate one to charity.

yeah the above are some recent purchases. i have been buying a fair amount lately because prices are way down and there is surplus of stock. i bought more of that batman grendel yesterday cause i gave the other ones away. its weird. alot of the recent stuff i posted this year i already gave away. i read them and just pass em on. and then later i change my mind and re-purchase them again if i can find them at cheap prices. its weird. but thats me.

[zryson]

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2481/nuepche.jpg (http://img4.imageshack.us/i/nuepche.jpg/)

[Jim Lahey]

Nice pick ups zryson!

[zryson]

Nice pick ups zryson!

hey jim; thanks. i think its a good thing i expanded my interest in other comic publisheres like marvel, etc. once upon a time i only bought dc comics. but i have to admit marvel published some great stuff!

[zryson]

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2690/newpso.jpg (http://img600.imageshack.us/i/newpso.jpg/)

[SUPERECWFAN1]

My old school back issues from the 1970's. I really loved these old Superman issues.


Superman #261 , #306 , #316 , #320 and #343.


and drumroll for the big issue....


http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/Lordra9/FantasticFour150300x450.jpg

This one features the marriage of Quicksilver and Crystal. A hastly done wedding where for years the lived a marriage nightmare in hell. :tongue:

[Skib]

^ Man, loving all those images.

Not as old, but continuing on with my Batman collection:

Batman: 443-456, 466-471, 478-484, 520-535 :biggrin:

[zryson]

My old school back issues from the 1970's. I really loved these old Superman issues.


Superman #261 , #306 , #316 , #320 and #343.


and drumroll for the big issue....


http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp178/Lordra9/FantasticFour150300x450.jpg

This one features the marriage of Quicksilver and Crystal. A hastly done wedding where for years the lived a marriage nightmare in hell. :tongue:

very nice SUPERECWFAN1! i have been getting into fantastic four more over the last six-twelve months.

[zryson]

^ Man, loving all those images.

Not as old, but continuing on with my Batman collection:

Batman: 443-456, 466-471, 478-484, 520-535 :biggrin:

hi Skib -- batman is always cool. regardless of what era! nice purchases :smile:

[zryson]

felt sad today so went to some bookstores and grabbed these (plus a few others). felt even more sad when i saw someone else buying half a box of old justice league comics for $40 including some really nice silver age comics. but i am happy with these superman.

http://img222.imageshack.us/img222/2913/picsnn.jpg (http://img222.imageshack.us/i/picsnn.jpg/)

[Skib]

hi Skib -- batman is always cool. regardless of what era! nice purchases :smile:

Thanks. I thought I did pretty well with getting all of those for under $40.

The previous lot I got last week cost me about $50.

All those books you purchased recently look to me in great shape. Do you look to get all your issues in a certain condition?

[Dizzy D]

Just bought Zot! The Complete Black and White Collection. Now to find time to read it.

[zryson]

Thanks. I thought I did pretty well with getting all of those for under $40.

The previous lot I got last week cost me about $50.

All those books you purchased recently look to me in great shape. Do you look to get all your issues in a certain condition?

i think you did excellent Skib in buying your comics! for your question, yeah there are a few things i look for in comics when buying which are; are the covers neat and flat, is there obvious wear on the spine, do the pages have obvious damage (writing, dates, insect damage, water/fluid), are the centre pages and other pages attached firmly to the comic, do the comics have a noticeable moldly smell, etc. i try to buy comics in at least FN+ condition. but i generally prefer VF (and where possible will buy comics in NM) but yeah mostly FN+-VF because i think alot of the comics people sell arent NM but rather VF. and i definitely prefer buying comics in person, so i can pick up the comic and give it a quick once-over analysis with my eyes before determining whether to buy it or not? but i will also buy comics in VG. i normally dont keep these however, despite trying to, and will either a) keep them until i find a better copy or b) use them as readers and pass them onto a hospital wing for sick children or give them to a homeless shelter so adults and kids can enjoy them

[Beria]

Just bought Zot! The Complete Black and White Collection. Now to find time to read it.

An excellent book. Especially the later chapters.

[zryson]

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/50/newpucs.jpg (http://img841.imageshack.us/i/newpucs.jpg/)

[pmpknface]

Dude... that ppssm #73 is in my wheelhouse!

[dupont2005]

I bought 11 Deadworld comics :smile:

[Jim Lahey]

http://i1081.photobucket.com/albums/j342/Szuter/a43cbef1.jpg

[CromagnonMan]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/DC906270/DSCF1750.jpg

[CromagnonMan]

http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m312/DC906270/DSCF1752.jpg

[pmpknface]

Love the Mighty Marvel Mags!!! ;)

[adam_warlock_2099]

Marvel Preview Satana!

(It's still on my to get list.)

[pmpknface]

I've got that one. It was also partially the inspiration for this (just released, and ini my collection):

http://www.horrortoys.net/previews/Satana_mini-bust.jpg

[The Confessor]

Nice Daredevil purchases there Jim Lahey. Those two issues are all kinds of Silver Age goodness and it looks from the picture as if they're in pretty nice condition too. Also, issue #10 has the added bonus of being a "Marvel Pop Art Production". :wink:

[CromagnonMan]

Love the Mighty Marvel Mags!!! ;)

Thanks:wink: Lovin' 'em myself :smile:

Havnt read the Satana MVP yet.

[MrHalfawake]

wasn't a particularly rare or expesnive find or aqquisition but it's one Ive beenw anting for a while now

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2821/im000281.jpg (http://img163.imageshack.us/i/im000281.jpg/)

Uncanny Xmen 171, Rogue joins the team.

Ive really been trying to revuild my colelction of 80s/early 90s books and this was one of the first ones I needed to grab.

[inferno]

Classic X-Men #8
X-Men: The Early Years #11

[The Confessor]

wasn't a particularly rare or expesnive find or aqquisition but it's one Ive beenw anting for a while now


Nice purchase but just one thing...I notice that you've chosen to photograph your comics against a sofa. The proper etiquette for posts in this thread is to photograph you newest purchases against some nasty looking carpet...the nastier and uglier the better! It's kinda like a Classic Comics pissing contest...who's got the most horrible carpet. See recent posts by myself, CromagnonMan, zryson, ultimatejezebel and Phil Maurice for further details.


Word to the wise. :wink: :biggrin:

[Jezebel Bond]

Nice purchase but just one thing...I notice that you've chosen to photograph your comics against a sofa. The proper etiquette for posts in this thread is to photograph you newest purchases against some nasty looking carpet...the nastier and uglier the better! It's kinda like a Classic Comics pissing contest...who's got the most horrible carpet. See recent posts by myself, CromagnonMan, zryson, ultimatejezebel and Phil Maurice for further details.


Word to the wise. :wink: :biggrin:

To reiterate and amend a Drowning Pool classic...

LET THE COMICS HIT THE FLOOR....

[MrHalfawake]

Nice purchase but just one thing...I notice that you've chosen to photograph your comics against a sofa. The proper etiquette for posts in this thread is to photograph you newest purchases against some nasty looking carpet...the nastier and uglier the better! It's kinda like a Classic Comics pissing contest...who's got the most horrible carpet. See recent posts by myself, CromagnonMan, zryson, ultimatejezebel and Phil Maurice for further details.


Word to the wise. :wink: :biggrin:

Unfortuanlyl all my floors are hard wood(don't say anything) or linoleum

[The Confessor]

Unfortuanlyl all my floors are hard wood(don't say anything) or linoleum


Linoleum could be all kinds of awesome, depending on the colour scheme. I grew up in a house with hideous, vomit inducing orange and brown lino on the kitchen floor. Mind you, that was back in the late '70s...it might be difficult in the 21st century to reach the heights of bad taste that were so prevalant in the 1970s.

Then again, maybe not. :smile:

[pmpknface]

Have I posted this yet? I forget. Anyway, here's a bunch of books I've picked up and mentioned lately in 1 shot. The Dick Cole is a cover proof, so no book but the image is pristine and that's a prroof made before the cover. I now have 3 of those.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pmpknface/5525321262/

[zryson]

very nice purchases everyone! and its so great to see people taking actual photographs of their latest purchases. even more so, with some very nice carpeting on display :smile:

[zryson]

was looking through old childrens comics and books and annuals today and bought this interesting collection -- nice illustrations inside too.

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/1100/todabk.jpg (http://img847.imageshack.us/i/todabk.jpg/)

[MrHalfawake]

very nice purchases everyone! and its so great to see people taking actual photographs of their latest purchases. even more so, with some very nice carpeting on display :smile:

so I got no points for addign a miniamte then huh. yeash what's it take to pelase people these days

[Jamie]

so I got no points for addign a miniamte then huh. yeash what's it take to pelase people these days

I liked the minimate. :)

If I were to photograph recent purchases against a carpet, it'd be in the bathroom, and y'all don't want that. :eek:

[DubipR]

Driving home from the supermarket and I see a garage sale. Curiosity killed my cat and I found these:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/DubipR/SpiritCovers.jpg

3 issues for $3.00. What's nice is that 2 of them had this:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/DubipR/EisnerSig.jpg

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Driving home from the supermarket and I see a garage sale. Curiosity killed my cat and I found these:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/DubipR/SpiritCovers.jpg

3 issues for $3.00. What's nice is that 2 of them had this:

http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g192/DubipR/EisnerSig.jpg

Thats a great find too. I bet they never knew he autographed those did they ?

[killerbass]

Wow, what a great bunch of comics you guys have been buying!

This weekend is Megacon, here in sunny Orlando, Florida. And I spent some money!

Here's the first bunch of three:

https://files.me.com/tmckenna/dbfgif

I paid $180 for #23, and $100 combined for #83 & 86. I now have a run from 76 through 103.

Here's the second batch of three:

https://files.me.com/tmckenna/0fmw48

I used store credit and my subscriber discount (from my LCS) to get #129 for $81. I paid $15 to get a NM copy of #197, and got the Authentix variant in 9.8 for $30. (Yes, the comic is going to be broken out of its case, once I get some Mylar bags...)

I now need 84 issues of Amazing Spider-Man -- 24 issues from 1-100, 57 from 101-200, and 3 from 201-224. (Anyone have a spare NM copy of 220, 223 or 224?)

That's it, I'm pooped,
Tom

[graviton]

Wnt yard salin' last weekend - it wa beautiful waeather, FINALLY - and found some goodies (don't have a working camera at the moment):

House of Mystery # 167
Swing with Scooter # 8
Tales to Astonish #91
Gold Key Lost in Space # 21 & 24
Magnus Robot Fighter # 19

All in FN/FN-, got the lot for $10! I love days like that.

Ohn abd the Swing With Scooter #8 Completed my run on that title, which I never expected to complete. I love the first 8 issues of that comic, but it turned into a knock-off of Archie Comics after that.

[pmpknface]

Thats a great find too. I bet they never knew he autographed those did they ?
SCORE!!!

I've gotten a Bob Layton signed Iron Man #250for $.50 and a Brian Pulido signed Evil Erine tpb for $7 (in the 90's, so that was a bigger deal) but this is a STEAL!!!

killerbasss - Congrats to you too! As an ASM completist, I feel your pain (as does my wallet) so nice job!!!

[dupont2005]

Jeez, who sells Eisner signed comics at a yard sale? Not the owner of the collection, that's for sure. Someone's going to be pissed at their parents/spouse/kids.

[pmpknface]

Finally!!! I've been dying to own a copy of this rag:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270725076650&si=T9ewnpN3v5JCPNfSimikiuUeqWM%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

HANSI-The Girl Who Loved the Swastika - 1976

[SUPERECWFAN1]

SCORE!!!

I've gotten a Bob Layton signed Iron Man #250for $.50 and a Brian Pulido signed Evil Erine tpb for $7 (in the 90's, so that was a bigger deal) but this is a STEAL!!!

killerbasss - Congrats to you too! As an ASM completist, I feel your pain (as does my wallet) so nice job!!!

Well I bought a Detective Comics #427 from the 1970's and one autograph is from Julius Schwartz . It shocks me they sold it to me that cheap at $6 bucks. But above Schwartz is Irv Novick's autograph.

Its kinda cool to have a book signed by 2 greats who aren't with us anymore .

[pmpknface]

I know what you mean. I'll have to take a pic on MY Will Eisner sig. Got it for a song year ago.

[Jezebel Bond]

Does anyone else have 103 unopened packages full of around 1000 comics?

Carpet photos coming soon....

[zryson]

Does anyone else have 103 unopened packages full of around 1000 comics?

Carpet photos coming soon....

looks like your muscles will be getting a good workout :smile: have missed you posting pics.

[PhD Researcher]

I remember having a number of the comics from the series The Man from U.N.C.L.E. I remember enjoying them because of the intrigue. I believe I still have at least two, but they're packed away.

[CromagnonMan]

I just made a deal for Daredevil #158-240 (so it has all the Frank Miller issues) and Amazing Spider-man #284-329 (so it has 1st Venom etc). Im paying around £155/$250 for the lot which i think is a pretty good deal?? Im told theyre all in high grade, and ive bought from the seller before and always got the goods. What do you think? I just want to confirm its a good deal really!

[CromagnonMan]

Finally!!! I've been dying to own a copy of this rag:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=270725076650&si=T9ewnpN3v5JCPNfSimikiuUeqWM%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT

HANSI-The Girl Who Loved the Swastika - 1976

by the way, interesting purchase pumpknface!

[killerbass]

I just made a deal for Daredevil #158-240 (so it has all the Frank Miller issues) and Amazing Spider-man #284-329 (so it has 1st Venom etc). Im paying around £155/$250 for the lot which i think is a pretty good deal?? Im told theyre all in high grade, and ive bought from the seller before and always got the goods. What do you think? I just want to confirm its a good deal really!

Almost sounds too good to be true. The DD 158 and ASM 300 in NM are almost worth that much.

It'll be interesting to see what the issues look like when you get them!

--Tom

[CromagnonMan]

Almost sounds too good to be true. The DD 158 and ASM 300 in NM are almost worth that much.

It'll be interesting to see what the issues look like when you get them!

--Tom

Thats what i thought. As long as the keys are in at least Fine ill be happy, but when ive bought from the seller before the issues were always high grade. Thanks for confirming its a deal! I dont know if the seller is aware the 1st Venom is worth as much as it is going for these days.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

I just made a deal for Daredevil #158-240 (so it has all the Frank Miller issues) and Amazing Spider-man #284-329 (so it has 1st Venom etc). Im paying around £155/$250 for the lot which i think is a pretty good deal?? Im told theyre all in high grade, and ive bought from the seller before and always got the goods. What do you think? I just want to confirm its a good deal really!


Almost sounds too good to be true. The DD 158 and ASM 300 in NM are almost worth that much.

It'll be interesting to see what the issues look like when you get them!

--Tom


Thats what i thought. As long as the keys are in at least Fine ill be happy, but when ive bought from the seller before the issues were always high grade. Thanks for confirming its a deal! I dont know if the seller is aware the 1st Venom is worth as much as it is going for these days.

Yeah you have the big keys there really in DD.

Frank Miller 1st issue
1st app of Electra
Death of Electra
Born Again

Then ya have ASM...

1st Todd McFarlane art on ASM
1st App of Venom.

[benday-dot]

Does anyone else have 103 unopened packages full of around 1000 comics?

Carpet photos coming soon....

With 103 unopened packages of comics some must have been sitting around in such a state for quite some time. Do you not run the risk of discovering that some purchase you might have made last Summer contain a comic or comics that in some way do not live up to your expectations? I know you are particular about exactness in grading.

Or worse... what if an error was made, and a comic was missed or a wrong comic sent? That's happened to me before. With such a great time spread existing between the receipt of the boxes and actually verifying that what is inside matches just what you paid for do you not risk hurting your chances of remedying the situation. The seller might think it odd if you were to complain in March or April about a purchase made sometime last year.

[Jim Lahey]

Is bidding $500 for this a good idea ??

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270722845257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[dupont2005]

Just bought 28 issues of Love And Rockets for 50 cents each:biggrin:

[Brian Gravity]

Is bidding $500 for this a good idea ??

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270722845257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I'm on the fence on this one...I've seen better looking "poor" condition ASM #1's go for $1k. But if you just want the comic in any condition just to have I'd say go for it, $500 would be a deal.

[benday-dot]

Is bidding $500 for this a good idea ??

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270722845257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

It looks like it would fall apart upon turning the cover. If you want one to read just get a reprint. If you want one not so much to read, but to complete a collection of originals then I would at least get a copy that is nicer to look at, even just one that is in Good condition (2.0). That one rates a Poor. I would never pay 500.00 for a comic set to fall apart.

It seems the only purpose of buying a copy of something like ASM #1 is for purposes of "beholding" and this one isn't much to behold. It seems like paying an awful lot for something not so very impressive.

Maybe you can explore past sales of ASM# on eBay to see if others are paying that kind of money for a book that looks like this.

I love originals, but don't believe in paying small fortunes to acquire them. Any out of range book, like ASM# 1, I settle happily for reprints.

[Jezebel Bond]

With 103 unopened packages of comics some must have been sitting around in such a state for quite some time. Do you not run the risk of discovering that some purchase you might have made last Summer contain a comic or comics that in some way do not live up to your expectations? I know you are particular about exactness in grading.

Or worse... what if an error was made, and a comic was missed or a wrong comic sent? That's happened to me before. With such a great time spread existing between the receipt of the boxes and actually verifying that what is inside matches just what you paid for do you not risk hurting your chances of remedying the situation. The seller might think it odd if you were to complain in March or April about a purchase made sometime last year.

Yeah, I know I'm taking a risk putting them aside like that, but they're mostly purchases made this year. About 3/4 of them were repeat buys from sellers who maintained high standards and the rest were HCs and 'new' comics from the past 5 years that I got for considerably less than cover price.

I'll get around to them this week...having made another 7 buys between yesterday and today.

[zryson]

spent some time at the various bookstores at the weekend

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/4086/nuewk.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/nuewk.jpg/)

[Brian Gravity]

spent some time at the various bookstores at the weekend

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/4086/nuewk.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/nuewk.jpg/)

This thread and posts like these is what eventually led me to finally sign up onto the boards. Thank you everyone for showing your amazing collections!

I love classic comics, especially the golden/silver/bronze eras. I'll post some pics of my own hauls when I have a chance. Well met!

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Is bidding $500 for this a good idea ??

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270722845257&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

I'd think you could get a better copy of that issue to plunk down $500 bucks. I mean not NM...but something a little better man. Thats my take on it.


spent some time at the various bookstores at the weekend

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/4086/nuewk.jpg (http://img813.imageshack.us/i/nuewk.jpg/)

I thought for a second you may have had the Detective Comics , 1st app of Talia there.

[Jamie]

It looks like it would fall apart upon turning the cover. If you want one to read just get a reprint. If you want one not so much to read, but to complete a collection of originals then I would at least get a copy that is nicer to look at, even just one that is in Good condition (2.0). That one rates a Poor. I would never pay 500.00 for a comic set to fall apart.


I'd also be concerned because there's no indication that the seller would take any more care shipping this than he would a less fragile/valuable comic. With one in that poor condition, I'd worry that it might have already fallen apart by the time it got to my door.

[Jim Lahey]

Thanks everyone I wont be picking up that ASM #1

How about the entire New Mutants run?

Complete set from #1 to 100. Also includes annuals #1-7, Special Edition #1, and Summer Special #1. In addition, there is also issue #87 (2nd print). Total of 110 books. Mid/High grade set, with books in Fine to NM condition.

For $200.00

[CromagnonMan]

Thanks everyone I wont be picking up that ASM #1

How about the entire New Mutants run?

Complete set from #1 to 100. Also includes annuals #1-7, Special Edition #1, and Summer Special #1. In addition, there is also issue #87 (2nd print). Total of 110 books. Mid/High grade set, with books in Fine to NM condition.

For $200.00

Well the only valuable comics in the New Mutants run are

#87 (First Print red cover-1st app of Cable worth about $30 in VF/NM ,the 2nd print gold cover has no value)
#98 (1st Deadpool - this was fetching $50 in VF/NM not too long ago. i think its dipped a bit since).
and maybe #17 (1st Warpath-maybe $7 in vf/nm)


the rest of the New Mutants comics are $1 comics at best. It is an excellent series to own though.

[Jim Lahey]

Well the only valuable comics in the New Mutants run are

#87 (First Print red cover-1st app of Cable worth about $30 in VF/NM ,the 2nd print gold cover has no value)
#98 (1st Deadpool - this was fetching $50 in VF/NM not too long ago. i think its dipped a bit since).
and maybe #17 (1st Warpath-maybe $7 in vf/nm)


the rest of the New Mutants comics are $1 comics at best. It is an excellent series to own though.

Not exactly talking about the valuable that much, is it an enjoyable series?

[CromagnonMan]

well, that depends what kind of comics you like. i will say this, the 1st 17 issues are up there with the best of Chris Claremont's Uncanny X-Men, so i will highly recommend those. #
17-54 are still written by CC and are also enjoyable, just not on the same level as the 1st issues.
#54-85(ish) are written by Louise Simonson who also did the 1st half of X-Factor vol.1 and the team changes up and gets new members. There are people who love and people who dislike Louise Simonson New Mutants, im of the former category.
#86-100 are basically X-Force by Rob Liefield, most of the old characters are removed or take a back seat and characters like Cable and Deadpool are introduced. take from that what you will.

[Brian Gravity]

Not exactly talking about the valuable that much, is it an enjoyable series?

New Mutants is one of my favorite series. Some of the content is pretty dated now, but if you're into the 80's you will enjoy it.

The characters were awesome...you had Magik who has become one of my favorite characters ever...boy do they do a number on her. Warlock is my 2nd favorite, I just love that character. Then you have notable members such as Cannonball, Wolfsbane, Psyche/Mirage, Sunspot...and then later Magma, Cypher, Rictor, Boom-Boom (loved her), and of course Cable. The list goes on.

The series is great but there are a lot of sad, sad moments. To me, however...this is what made New Mutants what it is today. No one was ever truly safe, like heroes are in so many other books.

As far as the deal goes...$200 for that lot isn't too bad. Having #98 alone is always a good thing to have, as the first app. of Deadpool will only increase in value (as well as #87). You'll also be getting the first app. of Psylocke in Annual #2, not worth that much but still cool to have. As another poster said though...a lot of the Mutant books can be found dirt cheap.

[zryson]

This thread and posts like these is what eventually led me to finally sign up onto the boards. Thank you everyone for showing your amazing collections!

I love classic comics, especially the golden/silver/bronze eras. I'll post some pics of my own hauls when I have a chance. Well met!

hey Retron; i am glad you decided to sign up to the website. as i have always told friends, its new members which help propel websites onto brighter and greater things and the infusion of new members helps keep things fresh. i like classic comics too. at the bookstores i go to you can find any type of book but the problem is more a structure one as there isnt any real order to them so books and comics will be all over the place so its very much like a treasure hunt.

[adam_warlock_2099]

I've got that one. It was also partially the inspiration for this (just released, and ini my collection):

http://www.horrortoys.net/previews/Satana_mini-bust.jpg

I like that gal. I like her a lot. :smile:

That's a purdy statue too.

If I can recal, there was a Satana issue that had one panel of her complete with horns in a sultry pose, that I would tattoo on myself if I could duplicate the picture exactly. I believe it was in either Marvel Team-Up #80 or 81 by Mike Vosburg.

[Brian Gravity]

hey Retron; i am glad you decided to sign up to the website. as i have always told friends, its new members which help propel websites onto brighter and greater things and the infusion of new members helps keep things fresh. i like classic comics too. at the bookstores i go to you can find any type of book but the problem is more a structure one as there isnt any real order to them so books and comics will be all over the place so its very much like a treasure hunt.

Thanks a lot I really appreciate it. As obsessed about comics as I've been over the years I'm surprised I never joined sooner.

I just got a few in the mail today. Love the Avengers #58 cover. Bought Daredevil #37 because I can't recall ever seeing him fight Dr. Doom. Also wanted to check out the origin of Dr. Phosphorus in Detective Comics #469. Very happy with these overall.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx359/graVitii/lot1.jpg?t=1301349151

[Victoria H]

My mailman brought me these today:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ed5cp2.jpg

[Jezebel Bond]

My mailman brought me these today:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ed5cp2.jpg

Finally! Another female poster :biggrin: Welcome, and good to see them on a carpet :wink:

[Rasputin9977]

http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/iss/400w/324/143241/560392.jpg
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http://d1466nnw0ex81e.cloudfront.net/iss/300w/899/78991/6367921_1.jpg

[DubipR]

Just bought 28 issues of Love And Rockets for 50 cents each:biggrin:

A most excellent find my friend!

[zryson]

http://img560.imageshack.us/img560/8175/newwkn.jpg (http://img560.imageshack.us/i/newwkn.jpg/)

[The Confessor]

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx359/graVitii/lot1.jpg?t=1301349151



Ooh, nice...nice carpet. :biggrin:




My mailman brought me these today:

http://i54.tinypic.com/2ed5cp2.jpg


Love Amazing Spider-Man #71, it's one of my favourites of that era for some reason. Of course, it's also part of the larger "Petrified Tablet" story arc that ran from ASM #68 through to #75...which is a fantastic period of ASM in opinion.

Something I've wondered is whether this issue represents the beginning of Quicksilver's (and the Scaret Witch's) turn away from Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. If memory serves me correctly, isn't Quicksilver's entire reason for tangling with Spidey in this issue to prove to the public at large that he's one of the good guys (with Spider-Man obviously being regarded as a menace by a lot of the public). I imagine it wasn't long after this issue that Quicksilver and Wanda joined the Avengers.

[Skib]

I swear, looking @ all these pictures makes me giddy like a little child.

[Scott Harris]

Something I've wondered is whether this issue represents the beginning of Quicksilver's (and the Scaret Witch's) turn away from Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. If memory serves me correctly, isn't Quicksilver's entire reason for tangling with Spidey in this issue to prove to the public at large that he's one of the good guys (with Spider-Man obviously being regarded as a menace by a lot of the public). I imagine it wasn't long after this issue that Quicksilver and Wanda joined the Avengers.

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch had been Avengers for quite a while before this issue. However, in Avengers #49, they left the Avengers and rejoined Magneto after a complex sequence of events led to Scarlet Witch getting shot in the head or something. I forget the exact details, but for awhile her powers were screwing up as a result of this attack and they decided to rejoin Magneto; Quicksilver appears on the wrong side of the ledger during this time period in X-Men #45 for example.

Amazing Spider-Man #71 takes place during this period as well, though I think they may have left Magneto again by the time this story came out, which is why Quicksilver is trying to prove himself again.

Quicksilver left the Avengers in February, 1968; ASM #71 has a cover date of April, 1969. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch rejoined the Avengers in Avengers #75, April, 1970.

[Lone Ranger]

A rather unique addition to my Infinity Cover collection - $4.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/scottandkat/marmadukemouse.jpg

[Brian Gravity]

Ooh, nice...nice carpet. :biggrin:


LOL, that's actually a bedspread. If carpet is a prerequisite I'll be happy to oblige! :smile:

[The Confessor]

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch had been Avengers for quite a while before this issue.


Thanks for the in-depth explanation, Scott. I'm not too knowledgable about The Avengers and know little or nothing about X-Men continuity so it's good to get a little history crash course like that.




A rather unique addition to my Infinity Cover collection - $4.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/scottandkat/marmadukemouse.jpg


Great cover!




LOL, that's actually a bedspread. If carpet is a prerequisite I'll be happy to oblige! :smile:


Oh OK, my mistake. :redface:

Well, I wouldn't say carpets were a prerequisite as such, but it's definitely carpets FTW! :biggrin:

[Lone Ranger]

Not a comic, but I pic up this 1966 French Batman movie poster via auction over the weekend. I really dig the painting - can't wait for it to arrive.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/scottandkat/batman-francais.jpg

[Scott Harris]

Thanks for the in-depth explanation, Scott. I'm not too knowledgable about The Avengers and know little or nothing about X-Men continuity so it's good to get a little history crash course like that.



As a follow-up, there was a Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch tryout story before they joined the Avengers where they tried to break free from Magneto and strike out on their own as heroes. It happened in Strange Tales #128, where the duo goes to New York City basically to find some heroes to talk to about switching sides. Instead of the Avengers, they go to see the Fantastic Four. However, when they get to the Baxter Building, the Human Torch recognizes them as members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and attacks them before they can explain themselves. After a fight, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch decide to just give up on the whole thing and leave.

This was about five months before they joined the Avengers in Avengers #16.

[Victoria H]

Finally! Another female poster :biggrin: Welcome, and good to see them on a carpet :wink:

Thank you for the welcome! :) And I figured that carpet shots were an unspoken rule. :wink: Plus the cat was hogging the bed...again.

The Confessor - I really liked that issue too. I mean, for the obvious Quicksilver reference, but I love Maximoff angst, and there was plenty of that in this issue. :biggrin:

[CromagnonMan]

However, when they get to the Baxter Building, the Human Torch recognizes them as members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and attacks them before they can explain themselves. After a fight, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch decide to just give up on the whole thing and leave.


As usual! this plots been used a billion times for different characters. cue a long drawn out fight before both sides say "hey, why're we fighting?" "i thought you were," and "but i thought you were,":biggrin:

[The Confessor]

Instead of the Avengers, they go to see the Fantastic Four. However, when they get to the Baxter Building, the Human Torch recognizes them as members of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants and attacks them before they can explain themselves.


As usual! this plots been used a billion times for different characters. cue a long drawn out fight before both sides say "hey, why're we fighting?" "i thought you were," and "but i thought you were,":biggrin:


Ha, ha...glad to see I'm not the only one who was thinking that CromagnonMan. This is the basic plot of pretty much every issue of Marvel Team-Up. :biggrin:

[The Confessor]

Just picked up a nice stash of 19 Bronze Age era Batman comics from my LCS, for the not unreasonable price of £1.50 each. Condition varies wildly from a tatty GD all the way up to an immaculate NM, and all points in between. Can't wait to get stuck into these. :smile:


http://i54.tinypic.com/2ytrx5k.jpg

[dan bailey]

You people & your fershlugginer carpets -- you must all live in the equivalent of stately Wayne Manor, or something. Can't remember the last time I had enough floor space to photograph 6 or 8 or 15 or 50 comics, what with all the short boxes, books, mags, records, CDs, DVDs, VHSes ...

Bah!

*shakes fist in general direction of world*

[zryson]

Just picked up a nice stash of 19 Bronze Age era Batman comics from my LCS, for the not unreasonable price of £1.50 each. Condition varies wildly from a tatty GD all the way up to an immaculate NM, and all points in between. Can't wait to get stuck into these. :smile:


http://i54.tinypic.com/2ytrx5k.jpg

wow! v. nice confessor!!

[Jim Lahey]

Fantastic Four #78 (NM Grade)
Tales of Suspense #98
Green Lantern #61

Pictures will follow once they delivered.

[zryson]

You people & your fershlugginer carpets -- you must all live in the equivalent of stately Wayne Manor, or something. Can't remember the last time I had enough floor space to photograph 6 or 8 or 15 or 50 comics, what with all the short boxes, books, mags, records, CDs, DVDs, VHSes ...

Bah!

*shakes fist in general direction of world*

actually most of the carpets i show came from secondhand charity stores. as for living in the equivalent of wayne manor, you dont see the stuff behind the scenes like when i bump into things and trip over others. or me scrubbing the carpet before taking the pics so it will look better when i photograph it.

[Brian Gravity]

Just picked up a nice stash of 19 Bronze Age era Batman comics from my LCS, for the not unreasonable price of £1.50 each. Condition varies wildly from a tatty GD all the way up to an immaculate NM, and all points in between. Can't wait to get stuck into these. :smile:

That's a very very nice lot of Batman comics indeed. Nice score there.

[Skib]

Just picked up a nice stash of 19 Bronze Age era Batman comics from my LCS, for the not unreasonable price of £1.50 each. Condition varies wildly from a tatty GD all the way up to an immaculate NM, and all points in between. Can't wait to get stuck into these. :smile:


http://i54.tinypic.com/2ytrx5k.jpg

Oh man! Beautiful stuff.
I'm been on the look out for a nice copy of Batman 251 for a few weeks now.

[SUPERECWFAN1]

Just picked up a nice stash of 19 Bronze Age era Batman comics from my LCS, for the not unreasonable price of £1.50 each. Condition varies wildly from a tatty GD all the way up to an immaculate NM, and all points in between. Can't wait to get stuck into these. :smile:


http://i54.tinypic.com/2ytrx5k.jpg

Damn I am envious...nice Batman collection man. I need 4-6 issues there for my run.

[The Confessor]

That's a very very nice lot of Batman comics indeed. Nice score there.

Oh man! Beautiful stuff.
I'm been on the look out for a nice copy of Batman 251 for a few weeks now.

Damn I am envious...nice Batman collection man. I need 4-6 issues there for my run.



Thanks guys! I'm pretty pleased with my haul and the price was certainly in line with my thrifty buying habits, so it's all good. Really looking forward to reading some of these this evening.

[Jezebel Bond]

That was a nice Batman haul. Wish I could find myself a high-grade #251 for £1.50 :frown: I did get a NM #300 though, it's in one of those unopened packages I have :cool:

[Brian Gravity]

Here are some of my pickups today. Particularly ecstatic about the Hulk 340, got it for $8 NM. Also had to have the 1st app. of Stingray.

http://i771.photobucket.com/albums/xx359/graVitii/lot2.jpg?t=1301525455