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About this journal

Well since the old journal format is gone I guess I'll try the new format. Right away I'm having issues...can't seem to fix the position of the picture, even though it appears correctly before uploading. Sigh. Anyway, thanks to dreamtoreal1 for this beauty. Excited to have ronnylama press it and get Claremont sign it at ECCC in March. Hoping for a 9.2 or better, but you never know sometimes. Hope everyone has a great 2018! 

 

Til next time...

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What do you do with your books?

Storage and display. I love my collection and it?s great to be able to view scans of all my books in the registry, but it?s not the same as seeing the actual comics in person. I?m curious what other people do with their collections. Some collectors out there have hundreds of books. Do all these books just get stored in comic boxes where they gather dust (figuratively), or do they get displayed somehow so they can be appreciated? Personally I like to display four books at a time (on my dresser)
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Steve Englehart 2005 CBR interview

Talking points include some of my favorite stories. I realized recently that some of the best comics from the 70?s feature the same writer?Steve Englehart. I decided to poke around the internet to see what I could find on him and ran across this cool interview from Comic Book Resources (CBR). The following are some excerpts from that interview (see my favorite issues in parenthesis): Tue, October 11th, 2005 at 12:00AM PST If you've not checked out any of CBR's recent chats with comic crea
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1973 Avengers 110 CGC 9.6

Latest addition?second chances. This has been the best month of collecting in my life. I was able to find and purchase both of the comics that have been at the very TOP of my ?must have? list for the last couple years. What are the odds of both of them coming up for sale at the same time, let alone becoming high bidder on both?!? I could not believe it when I saw this book up for auction on eBay again, and listed by a seller who primarily deals in electronics no less (how he ever got a hold
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1973 Amazing Adventures 16 CGC 9.6

Latest addition...at last. The title of this journal was either going to be ?Getting outbid blows? or ?Latest addition?. I?m thankful it?s the latter and I?m still trippin that I actually own this comic (I elected to wait until the book was actually in my hand before posting this). It?s been a long stressful crazy road. This is the first comic I?ve ever bought from an auction site (company name withheld) outside of eBay and the experience has been nerve-racking to say the least. The auction wa
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Crossover appearances

Villains: X-men, Silver Surfer So there was some interest in the Random Registry Ramblings, but to keep things simple I?ll limit my posts to one or two topics at a time. Right now, let?s talk about? The art of the crossover- no I?m not talking about Steve Nash with a basketball I?m talking about great Silver/Bronze Age appearances by cool heroes/villains where the story continues from one title to another. For many of these you have no way of knowing what happened to a character prior to the
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Random Registry Ramblings

Issue 1 I?ve been having a lot of fun with my registry set lately and wanted to share my experiences, but then I thought why not make this a recurring event? So if you?re reading this, welcome to issue #1!! Quick about me- I?m a Christian family man who enjoys collecting high grade Bronze Age appearances of the X-men and Silver Surfer. If this sounds like someone you have no interest in hearing from please stop reading now, otherwise proceed. Finding comics and determining value- up ?til t
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SDCC 2008 was a blast!!!

Comic-Con is a must for any fan. My family and I just drove back home to Arizona after spending five amazing days at the San Diego Comic-Con. Everyone had a great time and the weather was nice. If you go next year though, be prepared to spend a lot of money because hotel ($120/night), gas ($75/tank) and food ($12-25/person/meal) are expensive. Taking the trolley from the hotel (we stayed in Hotel Circle) to the Con helps because it?s only $15/person for a four day pass and you don?t have to pa
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Michael Turner 1971-2008

You will be missed. Michael Turner 1971-2008 A really good friend of mine called from Santa Monica and broke the news to me the morning after it happened. I had only met Mike a couple of times when I was in town visiting my friend, who was very close to Mike, but anyone who has ever met him will tell you what a great person he was. Mike was well known by friends, family and fans for being one of the nicest most genuine guys you?d ever want to meet. What I will remember most is his smile, sin
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Defenders 8 CGC 9.6

Latest addition; up next...San Diego! Well, I took my own advice and spent a little more on a book that has all the qualities I'm looking for: rare high grade issue from the Bronze age (only 9 of these on the CGC census to date...and it's the highest graded copy), a sweet battle cover, a guest appearance by my favorite character, and it even includes Chapter 1 of The Defenders vs. The Avengers epic battle (GREAT story!). Thank you finuga for parting with this one! The book also features a "bon
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Incredible Hulk 172 CGC 9.6

Latest addition. What can I say? I love high grade Marvel comics from the 1970's featuring guest appearances of my favorite characters and GREAT covers like this! Hulk #172 CGC 9.6= $200. Hulk and Juggernaut smashing through a wall together causing untold amounts of destruction= priceless. This is what comic book collecting should be! Sure, if you're lucky you can find a Hulk #181 CGC 5.0 for around the same price, but keep in mind there are currently 2976 copies of that book on record at t
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CGC lessons learned

Collecting CGC books is not so easy. When I first started collecting CGC books about a year ago I thought, OK, the first thing I'll do is go through my 1500+ comics and slab my favorite books if they are in decent condition. Some I even sent to be pressed to get the best possible grade (note- for those who may not know, "pressing" is the process of flattening your book and getting the creases/spine roll out...this process is not considered "restoration" so you will still get a Universal Blue l
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Then and Now

My love of comics began with the Silver Surfer. I've been collecting comics for 20 years. I got started when a friend of mine gave me half a dozen Silver Surfer books because he and I liked to surf together. I've been hooked ever since, and the Silver Surfer remains my favorite character of all time. I also enjoy Amazing Spider-man, Uncanny X-men and Wolverine. CGC is a new passion I've developed over the last couple of years. It's the perfect way to preserve, assess the value of, and admire m
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