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On 4/19/2024 at 5:03 PM, catrick339 said:

Iron Man 128
Classic Demon In A Bottle cover and story

Bumped corners, bit of wear along the spine.  Otherwiae flat, tight, clean, glossy  white pages. 

Yours for $60

Take per PM. Ty Rickster

On 4/19/2024 at 1:46 PM, KirbyJack said:

That’s why it’s my favorite copy of FF8!

On 4/19/2024 at 10:53 AM, dick pontoon said:

Amazing Spider-Man #221, FN, $5.

 

On 4/18/2024 at 3:59 PM, vaillant said:

Very sporadically logging in, as I have no time and also my own collecting is pretty much freezed because of lack of income.
But always joyful to show my #8… 

Wait, wait, wait...I missed this yesterday. YOU are "Claudio", correct?
Kirby signed this FOR YOU??????

I would LOVE to hear THAT story....just WOW.

On 4/19/2024 at 8:21 AM, catrick339 said:

Another Bitter Disappointment, same source, same story. 

The Man in the High Castle, Philip K. Dirk, Popular Library SP250
Again, first paperback edition, all pages between 8 and 191 gone. Not quite as nice, but the paperback first of Dirk's
most famous novel. Found tucked into a gorgeous hardcover copy of the first Book Club Edition of the novel. 
Once again, of possible interest to someone who wants to rebuild a junk copy, or just as an oddity. 
I *might* be persuaded to part with the hardcover, PM me if you're interested. 

Asking $5 for this one. 

Take and PM incoming.

On 4/7/2022 at 1:47 PM, vaillant said:

Le Téméraire No_18 (October 1, 1943) - Copy B

"Le Téméraire" was a famous "collaborationist" french comics journal published in Paris from January 1943 to August 1944. From January 1943 to the Liberation, it was the only magazine for young people distributed in the german occupied France.
Authors feartured include Erik (André René Jolly) with "Fulminate et Vorax", Francis Josse with "Marc le téméraire", Vica (Vincent Krassousky) with strips of his character Vica the sailor, and Auguste Liquois with "Vers les mondes inconnus” (a Flash Gordon inspired science fiction epic with racial overtones).

In issue 18, a Ku-Klux Klan feature becomes a means to express the anti-americanism of the collaborationist government. Author J. Savary teaches us that all the officers of the Klan were Freemasons, whose contributions gave rise to rebates and since the Klan dared to attack the Jews who control the American press, the latter, with the help of the 1934 elections, dealt the group a fatal blow.

This is a pretty scarce issue. I can take pictures of the other strips in the insides if you want.
Asking $60 / 55€  SOLD to Xeno1997

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This one is just nuts!!!

On 4/18/2024 at 7:19 PM, Calidream'n said:

If you have second thoughts about buying this, let me know! 

Second thoughts - now I know you’re CaliDreamin.

agree though, Alec is posting some gems

On 4/18/2024 at 4:11 PM, vaillant said:

I love this thread — hard to see these days… threads like this (and members like esquirecomics) were one of the main reasons which made me decide to join the boards, over 10 years ago.

Agree and…I think many of us could say the same about YOU.

On 4/18/2024 at 6:11 PM, Readcomix said:

Nice take, Nate! 

Thanks, Gene.

Alec continues to bring “Da Heat!”

On 4/18/2024 at 4:14 PM, vaillant said:

Bathe here: 

— from 2 years ago (it seemed less!). And I hope in short I will have a new one, albeit smaller, incoming.
Or one titled Worldwide Atomic Age / Anti-Communist items .  

Woah...what did I miss while I was "out"? 
I'll grab the loofa and get started...

On 4/18/2024 at 4:12 PM, vaillant said:

Did you manage to see the sales thread I did on worldwide WW2 wartime comics?

No? Post link pretty please?

On 4/18/2024 at 3:59 PM, vaillant said:

Very sporadically logging in, as I have no time and also my own collecting is pretty much freezed because of lack of income.
But always joyful to show my #8… 

Well hello there sir - longgggg time.

pretty FF8!

Sorry to hear about the income freeze.

What I remember most about your posts is your artistic eye for unusual stuff. Hope you get to throw more funny money at funny books again sometime soon.

On 4/17/2024 at 8:36 PM, MusterMark said:

Men In Action 5

1952 Pre-Code Atlas

Burning Alive cover by Joe Maneely

2.5

$75

 

take per PM

On 4/18/2024 at 2:42 PM, sfcityduck said:

THIRD ITEM:

IF BOMBS FALL!

For this I have a comparable. Heritage sold one of these last October under this listing: "If Bombs Fall! #nn (Review and Herald, 1942) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white to white pages. The first copy we have ever offered of this scarce book. WWII Air Raid Manual with illustrations by Milton Caniff. Not listed in Overstreet. CGC census 9/23: 1 in 3.0, 1 higher." It looked like this:

The copy I'm selling looks like this:

The interior of this looks good:

Heritage sold theirs for $528. This is an air raid manual with a cool cover of bombs exploding and a bomber in the midst of a fiery crash, and some illustrations by Caniff and others. But its mostly text. Digest sized. Because this one has some paint I think on the cover (see the white spot), I believe Heritage's is better both back and front. So I'm willing to let this one go for a lot less. PRICE: $100.

take

On 4/18/2024 at 1:59 PM, sfcityduck said:

Shorter listings - still cool items!

TERMS: 

 

First "take" wins. I am open to offers on all items, so feel free to PM me. But first "take" wins. So if you want to make an offer, make it quick and don't be surprised if I wait a bit to see if I get a "take" first. If you really really want an item, just say "take." 

 

Buyer pays actual shipping cost including insurance for full purchase price. If you have your own collectibles insurance and want me to ship under your shipping label, that's fine. For this auction, I anticipate that all shipping will be by USPS flat rate medium box. You can propose an alternative shipping means, but I get a right of reasonable refusal if I'm uncomfortable with the means. 

 

I prefer payment by check, m.o., wire, Zell or equivalent; however, I am open to other options.

 

I will generally take a return if notified within 3 days of delivery.

 

FIRST ITEM:

 

A 1944 Dick Tracy cover (6" x 9") by Chester Gould showing a bare-bottomed Hitler and Tojo getting bombed until they sing?

 

Does that exist?

 

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Price: $40. Could be made more pretty as cover shows some texture. Interior is the music for the songs on the cover. PQ is in IMHO off-white to light cream at worst. Staples show oxidation with minor transfer to center sheet music. None of that matters to me, as the image is cool, and the inexpensive price reflects the condition issues. Items like this have no comparables because most comic fans are still learning that this kind of stuff exists. In a CGC world, more and more will figure it out.

 

take

Picked up a FF 112 5.0 CGC a couple months back - book came quickly and excellent communication. 

Any more coming this week?

On 4/17/2024 at 10:54 AM, Math Teacher said:

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. Unless I am subbing for a math teacher, I'm pretty much just a glorified baby-sitter.

I mean...you're in pretty good company...

Agree with all of the above comments. If somebody is looking for a low or even mid-grade copy of this book - this is the one to snag.

Also - what were your poor kiddos doing while their substitute teacher was looking up GPA stats?

I picture you in the classroom like this: 

heh heh 

On 4/17/2024 at 8:58 AM, dick pontoon said:

Marvel Masterworks The Avengers Vol. 1, Hardcover, $12

 

take

On 4/16/2024 at 5:51 PM, Corvonie said:

YEEAAAAAAAAAA, BOY!   I saw this and thought of you.  Glad you nabbed it!

Such a fantastic run of books in so many ways. The OG “Dr Von Chilla” initially turned me onto the series with his original owner books that he gifted me like the kind man he was - and I have forever had a penchant for the series because of it.

this is SO GREAT.

On 4/16/2024 at 7:48 AM, musicmeta said:

You might want to start a thread in the General section to get a lot more forum members to see about these stamps.  

Done and done - thanks!

Hello!

I picked this FF41 double-cover up off the boards this morning and am VERY curious to know if anybody here has any ideas about the custom MMMS name stamp that appears on the cover with the member's name, as appears here for "Willie"? (of the Willie Cosey variety; not the Willie Lumpkin variety)

Thanks in advance for any help!

Hello,

If any generous and savvy boardie out there knows more about the CUSTOM MMMS name stamps - I’d love to know more (of the Willie Cosey variety; not the Willie Lumpkin variety).

Signed,

In Search of Willie