MachoGrande

It would be nice if the promoter would publish a list of exhibitors. It's in my hometown, but I'm not going unless there are a fair amount of comics dealers. 

2 hours ago, bronze_rules said:

Don't have a lot of time to double check, as I am off to the airport to catch a plane... but I believe it is from....

 

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46 minutes ago, joe_collector said:

In the end, it's probably going to turn out to be some weird Charlton book no one has read in 40 years.

And that is my biggest fear. While I don't remember owning many Charlton, Red Circle, etc., I did have a pretty decent collection of Atlas/Seaboard titles. 

2 hours ago, jools&jim said:

Anyway...I don't see a lot of '70s Kirby in this: for all his myriad innovations, Kirby (late period) mostly stuck with large spreads (single or double page) on the one hand, and traditional rectangular or square panels in various sizes and configurations on the other.  So the layout of that left-hand page in particular--if it is from the mid/late 1970s--seems just a bit  too unconventional for him, especially that large figure or object in the upper left-hand corner that "bleeds" across and down the page. 

I agree with this. In all the Kirbys I've plowed through in the past week, I've never come across a panel layout of his that's reminiscent of the left hand page in the photo.

1 hour ago, FlyingDonut said:

Someone pull Defenders 58. I'll bet its that.

Nope, just checked.

1 hour ago, jools&jim said:

As for DCs, Mister Miracle 23 or New Gods 17 look like good candidates...

Just checked. No go.

1 hour ago, joe_collector said:

I'm thinking that might be The Vanisher and it could be Champions 17.

Not Champions 18, but I appreciate all the suggestions!

21 minutes ago, joe_collector said:

Looks like 70's Kirby, maybe New Gods and I can't place that "guy with the eye shadow" on the middle of the second page - was he from Kamandi, Mr Miracle? I'm no DC expert, but maybe someone else can place him.

I just noticed the 1978 reference, so maybe Eternals?

This spread doesn't appear in New Gods, Mister Miracle, The Forever People, The Eternals or Kamandi. I've checked every page (I'm very unpopular with my wife this week).

56 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

It's so smudgy that it's basically an exercise in pareidolia.

Believe me, I'm starting to second guess what I'm seeing as well. I figured my only chance was that this just happens to be someone's favorite comic of all time and sees this this thread. 

42 minutes ago, Jeffro. said:

Is that a scan of the photo or a photo of the photo? If it's not a scan, can you scan it?

Also, are you over Macho Grande? 

It's a scan. The comic is such a tiny portion of the original photo, I had to blow it up quite a bit just to be able to make anything out at all. 

And, no. I don't think I'll ever get over Macho Grande. Those wounds run...pretty deep. 

12 minutes ago, divad said:

Upper left dude might be the Watcher, which would prolly make it an FF or a Thor - really can't see much.

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Yeah, it's a pretty lousy image. It's such a small portion of the original photo. My first thought was Uatu, as well. But after scouring all the Watcher appearances I could find, I don't think it is. However, I could be wrong.

Help identify this comic from an old photo

I was recently gifted a box of family photos that included a photo of myself from February 1978. I'm in my room reading a comic that I can't remember or identify. Here's a scan: 

Any eagle-eyed bronze age fans recognize anything from these pages? It appears there's dude in the upper left corner of the left hand page wearing a high-collared...robe? Maybe? And in the middle panel on the right, another dude with arched eyebrows? I'm drawing a complete blank. I was reading everything Marvel and DC at this point, and had a pretty decent collection starting from 1973 onward. I did have a few silver age books that I picked up at garage sales, flea markets etc, so it's possible it's older. 

Any help would be appreciated.

Picked up mine a few minutes ago:

Thanks Jaydog and RockMyAmadeus. And yes, that speckling on the spine is reflected light. It's a Karen Berger variant so I had planned to get it graded regardless, but having never submitted a book for grading, I wondered how those rubs might affect the grade.

 

I'm going to be in Baltimore in a couple weeks and I see that onsite grading is offered. Any experience with onsite grading positively or negatively affecting the grade?

 

Is that a colour rub on two different places on the back ? If so, I'm sticking with my 9.4. I have a 9.6 with one speck of that rub on one corner of the back cover. I even talked to Matt Nelson about it. The rubs on your book are much larger, and if in two different places I'm not seeing a 9.6. 9.4, maybe. CGC is tight now too, so also keep that in mind. Best of luck let us know how it turns out. Hopefully the others will end up being right. (thumbs u

 

-J.

You are correct. There is a lesser linear rub to the right of the trademark and the larger rub above it. I'll post my Baltimore results here in a couple weeks.

Thanks Jaydog and RockMyAmadeus. And yes, that speckling on the spine is reflected light. It's a Karen Berger variant so I had planned to get it graded regardless, but having never submitted a book for grading, I wondered how those rubs might affect the grade.

I'm going to be in Baltimore in a couple weeks and I see that onsite grading is offered. Any experience with onsite grading positively or negatively affecting the grade?

As a long time comic reader (35+ years), but someone who's never had a book professionally graded, I have a question regarding Sandman 8. Hypothetically, say you have a copy that looks great from the front, but the Batman ad on the back has a little of the ink rubbed off near the spine. How would that affect a book that would have otherwise received a 9.8?

 

Pictures would help. (thumbs u

 

-J.

I'm not close to a scanner this weekend, but here's the best camera phone pic I can pull off at the moment:

Bottom right back cover corner:

Front:

As a long time comic reader (35+ years), but someone who's never had a book professionally graded, I have a question regarding Sandman 8. Hypothetically, say you have a copy that looks great from the front, but the Batman ad on the back has a little of the ink rubbed off near the spine. How would that affect a book that would have otherwise received a 9.8?

Sale looks legit for the 9.2 #8b that just sold for $2k. Seller has already left feedback for the buyer.

 

http://feedback.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewFeedback2&userid=comikaze&ftab=FeedbackLeftForOthers

 

-J.

The sale was indeed legit. I've known the seller for over 25 years. He, myself and another comic collecting buddy each bought a copy of Sandman 8b from a CBG ad in 1993. My memory is a little fuzzy but I think we paid about $90 each plus shipping. After seeing the "crummy" copy sell on ebay for $400+ he sent his to CGC.

In the late 90's I recall occasionally seeing a copy sell for $50ish and thinking, "man, did I get screwed on that deal." Nowadays, I'm feeling much better

Didn't Albert sell a couple pages with large images of the Saint for around $3k-ish last year?

I sold the above-mentioned 5-figure issue #12 splash for $3200 in 2008.

When I bought my Preacher pages in 1999, I had a choice of buying the final three pages from issue 12 or this Issue #2 splash which would surely be expensive today:

Anyone know who currently owns the cover to Animal Man #5? I sold it to Wayne Osborne in the early 2000s. I'm told he no longer owns it.

Does anyone know who owns Kirby's "The Screaming Woman" from Spirit World Magazine? The complete story was offered in the Spring 2000 Greg Manning Comic Book/Comic Art auction.

That Wrightson list just blew my mind. Thanks again, Terry.

-Darren

Terry, can you explain the auction procedure? Were bids mailed in? Phoned in?

Thanks,

Darren

These are fantastic. The next catalog contains Kurtzman's "Corpse on the Imjin" correct? This is gonna sting a little.

Would like to know the whereabouts of this cover:

This is going to be the longest thread ever

I'd like to know if anyone has seen Kurtzman's Corpse on the Imjin from Two-Fisted Tales #25. And more importantly is it still together or pieced out?

I picked up a couple pieces at Comic Art Con as well.

Eerie #43 prelim by Luis Dominguez

The Vault of Horror #28 "We Ain't Got No Body" page 6 by Graham Ingels. I was on collecting hiatus when this particular story hit Heritage. Would have loved a shot at the final page.

Congratulations. Nice Sandman page. I held that in my hands for a while before putting it back down. Love the Lucifer/Sandman interaction.

Thanks, Ruben. At Comic Art Con I presume?

Just arrived!

-Darren