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Thats what im hoping for. Maybe i should take a photo of the sigs and slap it on the back of the slab. Or even better CGC should take an image to document it.

The sadder fact is that there were just enough well-heeled SA collectors who wanted DC to block my progress.

The following books are now SOLD FF #330 X-Men #2

The Church collection was sold in several large chunks that contained complete runs of many titles.

Which issue was on the rack when you started to follow the title?

I stay away from purchasing mystery boxes because of what others have already said about them. Just stuff the dealers are trying to get rid of because no one wants to buy them. All garbage books. Yes, it's quite similar to sports card pre-pack breaks. But different from the usual box or case breaks because those cases and boxes were factory sealed so the contents are unknown. You can hit a big $100k card from a break just like that, but be careful with whom you shop with. Some of these card breakers are shady and would sometimes not ship the cards you won from the break OR they can say that the card was lost in the mail but they in fact kept it due to its high value. I've done about a few years of sports card breaks back then and have hit some monsters that are worth $$$. I've stopped now a few years ago, but it sure was fun 😆

Marvel Team Up#63 VF+ $10

Here's my only slabbed pedigree book, and I love it!

Mmmmm, Batgirl!

Brave and the Bold# 116 VF/NM $20

Slightly different story. Gave up collecting comics back in the mid 90s when I found one dealers nm was another Fine minus. Got back into it after the Flash TV show. In Australia many of the options for buying comics and art are not here. By 2016 the internet had changed that. Business was still going well and the Australian Tax Office had changed our tax law on depreciation to allow 100% write off for asset purchases under A$20K. So I jumped in and the thresholds I set for myself soon were eclipsed. "I just want this cover and then I am done" - "I just need SA page for this artist and character and then I am done" . Then stuff happened. One of our board members offered me some SA pages, the agent I started with was also Brett Booths, and Finches agent, and soon I was chasing pages before they had ever hit the site. (I have actually bought a high % of my stuff from agents of stuff never listed and in some cases entire books before the book even hit "solicitations". Have aimed at Covers and splashes mainly since mid 2016 when I realized that they would be an easier sell to an auditor if that ever happened. The fact I like them also helped. I still say buy what you love, but as someone here said, jump boots in on research. Become an expert in your chosen area. If possible find another kindred soul (Bill C. take a bow). Keep eyes and ears open, to other thoughts, but don't buy what others think is "hot - or looks cheap", if it is not really what you are into. Also don't throw a ton of money at "ordinary pages". Better pool it for something that will always take your breath away. (Of course not talking about flipping, here. ) Good luck.

Here's a picture of that same cabinet with a better view of the games from about eight years ago: I've added a few board games since then.

Hulk#212 VF+ $15

I think it'll be ideal for these books.

Second issue of Mystery Tales, a Goodman pub that ran for six issues 58 to 59 but still using the old title of the pulp and the comic after that Killer art, most of the fiction looks like it's under pseudonyms, likely from the identifiable authors in the ish.

Daredevil#134 FN $5

New Gods#10 FN $10

So i have a few books signed on the first page by Chris Claremont and John Byrne. Do you think the JSA option would work for these books.

Mister Miracle#15 VF $15

A few more from my run:

Pincake - what they serve you for breakfast in hell

You’ve got some great board games in those cabinets like the Terry Toons, Outer Limits, Lost In Space, Johnny Ringo and more.

Remember buying this copy when it came out. The store selling it was just across the street.