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And you also have to totally ignore the fact that every important thing about the character was introduced in New Mutants #98.

What are some of the longest running titles that nobody seems to actually collect any more? Once upon a time, there were books that were popular enough to run for decades. But now, nobody seems to care. Does anybody collect Sad Sack? Or how about Archie and Me? For those who don't read Archie books, Archie and Me is a title focusing on stories where Archie interacts with Mr. Weatherbee. It's basically a Mr. Weatherbee title in the same way Reggie and Me is a Reggie title, and Betty and Me is a Betty title. It doesn't sound like a series that would exactly catch people's attention, but it ran for 161 issues over 23 years! But I'm not sure even Archie fans really collect it much these days. What other long running titles do people just not care about now?

Copper age Disney comics! Like, what's the deal here? I only know a little bit about this. I know there are some keys, particularly with Don Rosa issues of Uncle Scrooge. I know Gladstone took over publishing in the 80's, then Disney self-published the comics for a few years before Gladstone took over again. From my understanding, the late issues of the second Gladstone run on Uncle Scrooge in particular are hard to find and valuable. Are there any other keys, books of interest, etc? I have been looking on ebay for info, and prices seem all over the place, so I'm just more confused than before I started. I recently got a small OO Disney collection from the early 90's and I'm trying to make heads or tails out of it. It's got full or almost full runs of the Disney Comics runs of Duck Tales, Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck Adventures, but the collector stopped buying a couple months after Gladstone took over again, so for instance the Uncle Scrooge run ends just before The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck begins. This is an area I'm looking to get into more, so any information from people in the know about what's cool, what's not cool, etc. would be super useful! I wasn't able to find an earlier thread about this, so if I missed it, sorry and please point me in the right direction.

Could anyone point me in the direction of a comprehensive list of the comics Neal Adams worked on at Archie when he first got started in comics? There are some lists online I have found, but they all seem incomplete. Even the GCD is only a partial list because some of the comics he worked on haven't been indexed. Any help is appreciated!

Regarding the cover change, Roy said that Stan told him there were too many animals on the covers - spider, tiger, bat, snake from #4-7. So with #8, they started leaning more towards humans/humanoids? I don't know if there's any actual correlation between this edict and the sales figures, but Roy thought so. Either way, #7 apparently had the lowest sales of the early run according to Roy.

One interesting note on this. In one of the Conan TPB, Roy Thomas recounts the beginnings of the series, and he says that while sales were initially pretty good, they slid fairly quickly and steadily. He said that each issue of the run had a sales decline from the previous issue, until Stan suggested they change up the cover material with #8. Starting with #8, sales began to go back up again and the series became a hit. So, based on this, it seems as though the rarest of the early Conan issues should actually be #7.

Going to close this tonight, get these while the getting is good. Avoid FOMO, otherwise you'll regret not buying these for the rest of your miserable life. Why deny yourself?

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Archie's Pals N Gals #23 - 1st appearance of Josie and Melody - 2.0 - $75 shipped!

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4.0 for me as well.

Ditto. 2.5 seems pretty harsh, I would have said 3.0/3.5 based on the scans.

Going to close this down either tonight or tomorrow morning. Get it while the getting is good! Riverdale is only making Josie and the Pussycats even hotter and more popular than ever. Plus, let's be real, how many Wolverine comics do you need already?

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Never seen this, but it strikes me that there's no price on it. It must have been included with something else - as part of a set, or maybe a board game like the Pressman X-Men or something? Because just from the look of it, it does not appear to have been meant to be sold individually.

Thanks! Yeah, this is a big one that I think has been unfairly overlooked. I should maybe also make clear to those who don't know about it that this came out before the TV series by a full year. I don't think Valerie's importance can be overstated, as she was apparently the first recurring African-American woman in Saturday morning cartoons. And in terms of comics, this predates characters like John Stewart and Luke Cage by two years. The Falcon made his debut just a couple months prior to this, but wasn't a regular character yet. Anyway, I'll get off my soapbox! Suffice it to say I think this is a great comic. I find it a little odd that speculators chase every upcoming movie appearance in the hope that something will strike a chord, but a book like this - which has already had a huge cultural impact in TV and film and music even - is still somehow under the radar!

one book today. A couple rules first: 1. no HOSers, etc. 2. PayPal only 3. shipping is USPS 4. US only, sorry, international friends! 5. take it in thread trumps PM conversations 6. I'm sure there's more I am forgetting, but you guys know how this all works... Josie and the Pussycats #45 - 2.0 - $80 $70 shipped! 1st Pussycats! 1st Valerie! 1st iconic cat costumes! 1st issue of the new title! you get the drill... This issue introduced the Pussycats. Up until #45, the book was just called Josie, and was basically another Archie companion book similar to Wilber or Ginger or whatever. With this issue, the series 1) changed the title to Josie and the Pussycats 2) introduced the Pussycats band 3) debuted the new character Valerie, one of the first major African-American characters in comics 4) and introduced the iconic cat costumes! Sadly, the cover sucks, as it's a regular gag strip cover. There are three stories in this issue, and for some reason they decided to have the cover feature the third story, which is not about the Pussycats, rather than the first two stories, which are both about the Pussycats. The cover does have both the new logo ("and the Pussycats") and a reference to the new direction in the corner box, where it says "GOES MEOW!" Here's a look at the first story, introducing the band, and Valerie: And here's a look at the start of the second story, where they introduce the iconic costumes I have this copy as a 2.0. The spine is split from the bottom up to the bottom staple, and there is also a spine split at the top about 3/4" long. Amazingly, the cover is still somehow attached at both staples! It's complete, nothing missing from the interior. This is a low grade copy, but this book has finally been getting some well deserved attention recently for its broader cultural significance. I'm asking $80 $70 shipped! It's not quite so easy to get as some other Archie books from the period, as one of the reasons they made this change was an attempt to boost sales by copying the formula of the successful Archies band/cartoon. Safe to say, this change worked!

Thanks for the info about the teeth marks, that would not have occurred to me, but it makes sense. I actually like it - it's cool, adds some history and provenance the book. It's not quite a date stamp, but it'll do! Case #1001 was the first entry in an ongoing backup series detailing the "true" stories of boys gone bad. It only ran a few issues. This first story is about a kid who became a violent crime boss, only then he fell in love, and when the girl got hurt during a robbery gone wrong, he turned himself in to the coppers.

Grail alert!!! My girlfriend bought this for me for my birthday! My girlfriend is the best. This is the copy Metropolis has had up for sale for awhile as a 7.0. This is a bit outside my comfort zone for grading. Structurally, it's really nice. Small chiip/tear at top and bottom of spine, one small tear top edge fc, and some small, off "teeth marks" on both the front and back covers up near the top edge in the middle. Not sure what caused that exactly - salad tongs? However, as you can see there's a dust shadow, which is pronounced on the front upper right corner, and on the back along the top edge. The inside of the cover also has extensive tanning, fairly deep. Pages seem supple enough, but are maybe cream at best. Without the dust shadow and tanning I might call this an 8? With it though, I dunno. What do you guys think? At some point I'm going to get this graded, for insurance purposes if for nothing else. I have just read it, because there's nothing like reading the original and I have the reprint in #30 of course. Now I just need to find a #4 to finish the run! Hurray!!

I just found a batch of these at a shop, all apparently from the same collection according to the dealer. The group included the following: Man of Steel #18 4th print Man of Steel #19 2nd print Action Comics #684 2nd print Superman #74 3rd print Adventures of Superman #497 3rd print Justice League #69 3rd print There was also a Man of Steel #17 1st print, and two copies of Superman #75 4th print (which I did not end up buying). Not entirely sure what to do with these since I don't collect Superman. If I resell them, is it better to keep them as a lot or break them up individually? This is a bit outside my area of expertise, so any advice is welcome.

There's a 40 currently being offered for sale here on the boards. A 41 sold in the same sales thread very quickly with an asking price of $550 for a copy listed as a 6.5. My gut tells me 40 is definitely a ways ahead of 41, but not quite so much as that $3900 sale suggested. I feel like that was a bit of an outlier. For what it's worth, there are 13 total copies of #40 in the census compared to just 7 copies of #41. The highest #41 is a 7.5, with three copies at 7.0 behind it. I'm surprised the surge in prices hasn't brought more books out of the woodwork. I don't have a #40, but here's my #41:

I like BV #40 well enough, and its sidekick BV #41 as well. I do think many collectors buying those books are missing the forest for the trees, though. There's obviously a lot of focus on the GGA elements of those covers, of course, but as has been pointed out, there are plenty of other BV covers with cheesecake. What makes these great - and other issues from this era underappreciated - is that the covers are by the incomparable Harry Lucey. I know everybody loves DeCarlo, but for my money, Lucey is the top Archie artist, period, full stop. With 40 and 41 slowly (or quickly) getting out of range for some collectors, I'd think Lucey's other great covers from this period would start to get more attention as collectors look for other cheaper options to satisfy their itch. 31, 38, 42, 43, 46, 49, and 68 are all excellent Lucey covers with similar appeal.