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Making A Golden State-ment!

Please give me all of your thoughts on this! Ok, it has been put forth a couple of times from some of you guys about the validity of graded issues with the Golden State Collection sticker on it. Here is the collection as described by WWcomics. The Golden State collection was amassed by a meticulous collector residing in the San Francisco area who carefully filed away his newsstand copies each month. The core of the collection ranged from the early 60s to present, but also included a very
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It was a Longshot!

But it came up Gold!... And stickered! When I went to Megacon, I cracked open a total of 28 issues for signing. That's a lot for someone who up until then had never cracked open a graded comic or been to a Con of that size before. I went to shows with my father way back in the 80s and early 90s but they were small local type shows that didnt really feature many well known guests. Now that I have done Megacon, I am way more comfortable with what is involved in getting things done at a big Co
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Surprise Surprise Surprise!

Sorry. Bad Gomer Pyle impression. Warning!! This is a long journal! In my last journal, I mentioned that I had a couple of stand-out signing experiences at Megacon and went on to tell of my Brent Spiner adventure. Well, here was the other exceptional event. I have not said anything about this to anyone, including my good friend and fellow New Mutants collector Tnerb, because I just did not want to reveal it until I knew for sure how it would turn out. I mentioned in a previous journal tha
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Not A Spiner-less Coward!!

I was shaking in my Federation issued boots! When I attended Megacon in Orlando a couple of months ago, I had a boatload of things to get signed. While most of them were fairly routine, there were a couple of stand-outs. One of them was my experience with Brent Spiner. He is generally known as a goofball and an impressionist. His impressions of many of the other cast members including Patrick Stewart are hilarious and an absolute treasure to witness live. I had a number of magazines with m
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My PSL Number One!!

The Genesis of my CGC Life! Well, many of you have seen this one coming. But instead of just throwing my #1 out there, I will tell you the backstory that most of you dont know yet! I can remember seeing CGC graded issues back in 2000, when the company was first trying to get off the ground. At the time, I was not paying any real attention to what they were doing. I would see graded issues selling for ridiculous amounts of money over their regular book values and thought that those people wer
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Surfin To Phoenix

A SHOUT OUT TO Surfer99!!! Ever since joining the registry, I have met one member after another who are wonderful, helpful, generous, kind and encouraging. It seems like the vast majority of the collectors here fit into one or more of these adjectives. While there are a number of you out there who follow or interact with me on this site, I have had the distinct pleasure of personally dealing with Tnerb and Ronnylama with awesome and unforgettable results. Interactions which I will appreciate
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Welcome Starlog!!

FINALLY! And another surprise on the same day as well! After wanting it for a couple of years now and requesting it from Gemma a few months back, it is finally here!! Starlog Magazine is now a part of the CGC registry! I am so happy, I am about to explode!... Or implode!... Or whatever type of -plode happens when you finally get your wish on this glorious registry! Ok, maybe I am overdoing it a bit, but I have so looked forward to being able to finally go through my many issues of this m
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Two Sell or not Two Sell

There is NO question... I will NEVER sell the comic book that sits in the number two spot of my PSL! Never never never. Get it? Got it? GOOD! What issue demands so much loyalty from me?... DAREDEVIL #168 9.6 Wait a minute, you might say. What is so special about this issue? Yeah, it is a huge Copper Age key and has good value to it, but there are plenty of them out there in both 9.6 and 9.8 condition. You could pick up a copy any time you wanted, including a higher graded copy, so what
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Three Coins in a Fuchsbau

The Grimm reality of number three! Ok, for those of you who have not watched the TV series Grimm, the title of this journal is not going to make sense to you. It is the title of a particular episode from the show. At one point during the show these three coins show up that apparently have been around for centuries and have some sort of controlling power over anyone who touches them or even sees them. They give the owner power, glory and an undeniable charisma over other men. If the coins
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Un-FOUR-gettable!!

Where it all started! Ok the next issue on the list is not an OAK, and I could replace it if I had to at some point, but because of what it represents, I would just hate to have to give it up. #4 on the list... Marvel Graphic Novel #4 9.8 Yes, yes it is the first appearance of my beloved New Mutants. There were only eleven 9.8 copies of this big, beautiful book for years until recently when a few more showed up. Even now there are only 17 of them making this a tougher item to acquire.
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Johnny Five is Alive!

Back to the list! Ok, back to my PSL list. The next issue is another OAK in my collection that has some interesting aspects to its acquisition. #5 on the list... Jonah Hex #92 SS 9.8 Well here is ANOTHER last issue and another toughie due to the very low print run. 9.8 is the highest grade of this issue and there are currently only 18 of them out there. About two years ago I saw a few of them go up for auction one right after the other. Every time one showed up I put a bid on it and ev
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Deep Sixed!!!

Just got it done and it is already on my list! This journal will have to do for the weekend. I wont get back to the list until Monday or Tuesday. So with that out there, here we goooooo.... # 6 on my PSL.... New Mutants Annual #2 SS 9.8 So here we are with the first issue on my list from the greatest series ever produced by Marvel Comics. At least I think so. I have been putting together a graded set of this series for the entire time I have been collecting CGC comics! This is one of t
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7th Heaven

Scene 7, Getting The Comic You Want, Take 2... click! Its not often that you get a second chance at those rare moments in life when you wish you had done something differently. Usually, you have to just live with the outcome of the decisions you have made in the past, but not in the case of #7 on my Purge Survival List (PSL)!!! What is it, you may ask? Well, here it is... Dazzler #42 9.8 I remember when I first saw this copy show up on Ebay nearly four years ago for $150. I planned on co
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The Greatness of Eight-Ness!

Whaaaaat? I swear I am not trying to copy Tnerb on this list in any way. It just seems like we are generally having the same ideas so far when it comes to the Ages in the bottom three of our lists. He has a Modern Age, a Copper Age and a Silver Age. Ditto here, as made true by my #8... Little Dots Uncles and Aunts #2 9.6 I have a number of Silver Age Harveys, but if I had to part with all but one, this would be the one I would have to keep. It came down to either this one or my Tracy #1
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9.9 x 4 = 9?

The math does NOT add up but the reasoning does... I hope! Before anyone shouts out I THOUGHT THIS WAS A TOP TEN LIST SO WHAT GIVES? just know that this is the only one on my top ten that I could not pick just one. To split them up would mean that these issues would take up nearly half of my list and being that they are pretty much the same to me, I decided to group them together So here is my #9... ALL FOUR OF MY COPPER AGE 9.9 comics!! Warlord #82 9.9 Warlord Annual #1 9.9 (Golden St
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Great Idea! Me Too, Me Too!!!

#10 on my Top Ten "Purge Survival List"! I really like the idea put forth from Surfer99 to make a top ten Purge Survival List so since Tnerb is making one, I figured I may as well do the same. I know, Im just a copycat. For me, number 10 will be the more likely to go of the ten, while number one will have to be pried from my cold dead fingers. The issues that make my top ten list will be there for a variety of reasons. Sometimes sentimental and sometimes availability or demand. I will put
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The Thunderbolts Were Framed!!

And they deserved it! They were framed in the sense that I took the Original Art for the title splash page 1 from issue number 9 and had Mark Bagley sign it at the Megacon last month and then purchased a pristine copy of the actual comic from a dealer at the same show and had them professionally framed. It came out great! The frame is black leather bound and beautiful. The matting around the art drops down at the center bottom to show Mark Bagleys signature. The comic book itself is bright a
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Sienkiewicz OAK!!

Ronnylama Strikes Again! As many of you know from previous journals of mine Ronnylama generously sent me a number of issues that were part of sets I am putting together. He even sent me a 9.8 graded copy of Batman number 405 to help me complete my Year One set!! What a friend!! He also sent me a few Vigilante issues since I am also putting together a set of those. This is not a set that most collectors out there are all that interested in outside of number 1. I however would LOVE to eventual
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Risk and Reward

A hard choice I had a very tough decision on my hands a few months ago regarding my 9.8 graded copy of New Mutants Annual 2. As most of you know this was the first US appearance of Psylocke! For whatever reason this issue is one of the toughest of the copper keys to get in this grade. 66 have been graded and so far only 10 have achieved 9.8! I paid $200 for my copy two years ago and that was the last one Ive seen show up! So it was a huge risk for me to crack it open and have it signed an
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The 750 Mark!

Keep viewing folks! After quite a while without making any additions, I have finally started things moving again on my New Mutants set! I cracked open a bunch of my issues and had them signed and graded on site at the Megacon earlier this month and have been adding them as they became available to do so. While most of them have now been added I still have five possible additions in the works as well as looking at a few other possibilities. Almost all of the issues I had signed are now O
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Where is the Spider This Month?

Useless but Interesing!? It just struck me today, and its probably useless knowledge, but I find it very interesting how the cover logo for the first 35 issues of Web of Spiderman was slightly different every month. The SPIDERMAN part of the logo never changed but where the spider in the logo was placed seemed to change pretty much on every issue. It hangs from the top on every issue except for number 4 where it hangs sideways across the entire SPIDERMAN part of the logo. However the sp
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A Toast!!!

What a great pair of guys! This is a MASSIVE shout out and thanks to TNerb and Ronnylama! You two have been the absolute best with helping me reach this point! I am just as overjoyed at TNerbs ASM 129 as he is for my NM 47. While his is a huge key, mine is simply a single issue of the series that started my lifelong passion for comics. But as most fans and collectors can attest, it is those personally memorable and sentimental issues that mean more to us than even the big, sought after key
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The Moment of Truth

Drum Rollllll, Please! ALL HAIL RonnyLama!! The verdicts are in, the grades are finished, and I could not be a whole lot more happy than I am. YES TNerb, the New Mutants 47 came back in 9.8!!! (See pic below) I cannot begin to adequately thank RonnyLama enough for his generosity in helping me achieve this goal! This one issue alone was worth the trip for me! Now for the rest. Everything got white pages! Wolverine 1 came back SS 9.4 (9.6 was my guess) Wolverine 2 came back SS 9.6 (
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Pressing the Issue

From reply to personal journal entry I placed the following as a reply to the journal entry "The distinction between non-restorative pressing and pressing as restorative technique" by screenwriter3d but decided to put it out as a personal journal entry as well:   I personally feel that pressing of a comic can occur in a number of ways, some intentional and some as a side effect of normal collecting. Putting a comic in a tight box for long periods of time can cause a pressing effect. Grant
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R2 Day2 at the Megacon

Crazy!! Well day two is over at the Megacon and what a day! It was three times more crowded today than it was yesterday! I got Patrick Stewarts signature this morning and will get Jonathan Frakes tomorrow since he only showed up today just in time for the Star Trek Special event this evening. He will be doing signings tomorrow. It was fantastic seeing all nine original cast members of ST TNG and DeLancie all together in one place at the same time!!! I am waiting until tomorrow to inquir
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