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TheComicsPreacher
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On 4/5/2024 at 9:16 AM, Straw-Man said:
sorta fell into my lap; been w/o one for awhile, so glad to have it! spidey grr came with it, headin' over there now...
What in the f-ing...???
Sorry, I probably just sound like a sycophant at this point, but... just
Well - now I know which cohort has been hoarding all the FF diamonds! You sure wouldn't expect to find the likes of these on Yancy Street...
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On 4/5/2024 at 4:18 AM, KirbyJack said:
For the same reason that, if you were speaking to him, you'd call Norrin Radd, "Surfer", or The Vision, "Vision". You wouldn't ever say; "Hey, The Hulk, come have some beans!"
Happily, they stopped referring to him as "Thing", and just went with "Ben".
Makes sense , but I think it even happened in the narration? I could be wrong.
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On 4/4/2024 at 5:58 PM, KirbyJack said:
We do have some great people here that can rekindle the joy.
The stuff in the books is good for that too.
Si!
Ok - tangent - any info on the backstory on why Ben is called “Thing” in first couple issues (or was it just the first issue only? I can’t recall) and subsequently “The Thing”.
I always thought “Thing” read so awkwardly in sentences - maybe that alone is the reason for the switch.
PS - this thread is just pure gold to me -
for soooo many reasons. The books themselves are not the main reason.
you guys rock
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On 4/4/2024 at 7:03 PM, KryptoMayor said:
Can’t resist anymore. I’ll take FF72
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Nice FF72 for the grade
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On 4/4/2024 at 11:01 AM, ft88 said:
Superman 133 VG/F $40
yup - take
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On 4/3/2024 at 10:13 PM, Spiderturtle said:
I grew up in the 80's, going to 7-11 to get my comics. i was introduced to batman through that TV. been a comic collector my whole life. If i can live another 40 years, then i plan on collecting comics for the next 40 years
Well, there goes that pet theory!
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On 4/3/2024 at 8:57 PM, WernerVonDoom said:
There was a guy that was scamming CGC by switching high grade books with low grade books and getting the books re-holdered. CGC put out a list of 350 books that were affected.
Ewwwww
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On 4/3/2024 at 8:00 PM, Hepcat said:
I don't think there are many comic collectors in the movie crowd. Quite simply I don't think many of the kids whose introduction to Batman was through the 1966-68 became lifetime comic collectors. I think the lifetime collectors came from the contingent of pre-existing comic buyers.
I suspect that is true for the generation that grew up in the 60’s, when comic book movies and TV shows were not existent and/or pretty god awful. For that generation, the comics books themselves were the best medium through which to enjoy the characters.
I am not sure the same can be said of those who were born in the last 20 to 30 years, when comic books themselves have comparatively gone downhill, whereas movie quality has comparatively gone way up - starting with the original superman movies, Batman movies, and then, of course, the introduction of the MCU.
but that’s just my two cents - very curious to hear what others think
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On 4/3/2024 at 7:08 PM, WernerVonDoom said:
I'd post my #2, but it's on the the infamous list of 350.
How many comics have been slabbed total and I got 1 of 350? It's like the reverse lottery.
What is the infamous list of 350?
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On 4/3/2024 at 5:15 PM, I’m Rick Jones person_without_enough_empathy said:
3 years ago when I was Covid bored and thought it up, I would have been happy with someone just getting the chapelle’s show reference. I happily accept your high praise and will refrain from using the word “sir” in the future, Rick Jones is more street than that. Thanks @Corvonie @TheComicsPreacher
I hereby award myself: Silky Johnson status. The most coveted and misunderstood of all Chapelle show positions. Fair?
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On 4/3/2024 at 4:41 PM, KirbyJack said:
I used to feel exactly the same way.
But after some great interactions with boardies like Jon Berk and the ever-effervescent Billy Parker, I honestly believe that the “big dogs” are NOT looking down on anyone’s collection.I think people here just want us to be genuinely enthusiastic about our comics; whatever they may be.
love love love it
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Fair prices on sweet raw books from a great seller.
- SpidersComics, Math Teacher and Corvonie
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On 4/3/2024 at 2:20 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said:
That's a very tall order. I decided to draw the line at 8.0 for FF #1 and Hulk #1.
I am so out of my league amongst this crew...is this post a dream? What the....
Holy cow!!!!!!!!!!- KirbyJack and Sweet Lou 14
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On 4/3/2024 at 1:31 PM, KirbyJack said:
I just spent 4 minutes imagining how great that would be.
This is so fun to watch - they are all beautiful, but I gotta say: the RAW copy has my heart. Take those copies out of their plastic prisons guys - they want to be freed! Can you hear their cries for help? Do it..do it...do it...
- KirbyJack and Sweet Lou 14
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On 4/3/2024 at 11:53 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said:
Here's mine ...
Great Scott! What else will this boardie crew pull out of their hats?!? So pretty!!!!!!
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On 4/3/2024 at 2:17 AM, WernerVonDoom said:
#3 for the 3rd
The inks on this! Look at that red in the banner...it is so bright that it almost looks fluorescent - amazing. Don't know if I have ever seen red ink on ANY SA cover look quite that vibrant.
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On 3/24/2024 at 2:52 PM, KirbyJack said:
If it makes you feel any better, I consider raw, reading copies of Kirby Fantastic Fours to be the most entertaining (and thus, intrinsically valuable) comic books in all existence.
Just finished a nice little sit down with some Kirby beaters - read FF99 cover to cover without even blinking . First time I actually read raw early FF in a while - and all those warm fuzzy feelings came rushing back to me. For me, just enjoying the story without concern for grade of book, value of book, etc is what got me into this hobby in the first place - important to remember those roots methinks. For this Preacher, FF1-100 is all about one man: Señor Benjamin Grimm. God damn I love Kirby for bringing us Ben!!! God bless that man…
- jimjum12, Steviehuv66 and KirbyJack
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On 3/31/2024 at 5:31 PM, bc said:
Here's the list for the upcoming sale:
- Amazing Adult Fantasy (7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14)
- Amazing Adventures (1,2,3,3,4,4,5,6)
- Journey Into Mystery (49,51,52,53,54,55,56,60,61,64,67,68,70,71,73,75,76 (Black circle, white circle & pence),79,82)
- Kid Colt Outlaw (107)
- Strange Tales (60,60,61,62,63,64,67,68,69,70,71,72,72,73,75,76,77,78,78,79,79,80,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,91,92,93,95,97,Annual 1)
- Strange Worlds (2,3,3,4,5)
- Tales of Suspense (5,11,13,19,20,21,22,23,25,27,29,30,32,33)
- Tales to Astonish (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,11,11,14,15,16,17,18)
- World of Fantasy (1,2,3,4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,17)
-bc
This is going to be frickin awesome…(if you let a pseudo-noob like me partake in the fun). What a fantastic batch of raw goodness - YOWZA!
@Corvonie - you seen bc’s stash? Hot tamales…
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On 3/29/2024 at 5:14 AM, MAR1979 said:
No matter how much my SP500 fund rises or drops, I'm not moving a cent of it into comics 😁
MCU no longer fueling the back issue fire as it did for near 15 years and burst from the bubble have caused drove after drove to leave hobby.
Settle in folks, attrition in collectors and price dips and or stagnation will reign until at least decades end.
P.S.
Of course there will always be exceptions or outliers or hot book de jour, I'm talking about the 60-00s Marvel market as a whole.
This post does apply to SA - please ignore that portion of my sig
This. Spot on imo - but will be fun to see how this plays out in the next five years. There is so much uncertainty, but if I were forced to make a prediction, I would posit that prices continue to fall and level off around 2030..and after that who knows. The next big spike in prices will probably not occur until the youth of the early 2000s starts to bring in big paychecks and gets nostalgic about the days of the MCU on the big screen. Although I have always wondered will that generation want to collect the original comics - or movie memorabilia?
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On 1/30/2010 at 10:20 AM, etanick said:
I am going to start this thread now that mine #1 is gone and keep track of as many of the sales as possible like the showcase #22 thread. Feel free to pm me with any sales that I missed. I am just going to focus from 1/2010 forward.
9.4 - Feb CL auction - ?
9.2 - Pedigree - $55,000 (1/10)
9.2 - Feb CL auction - ?
9.0 - Jan CL auction - $22,506 (1/10)
9.0 - CL sale - $22,000 (1/10)
8.5 - Jan CL auction - $12,575 (1/10) mine copy, going to a good home I hope. It has been with me since 2003 but it is time to let it go.
8.5 - Feb Qualitycomix auction - ?
Post your prized X-men #1 folks
@etanick - oh where, oh where has etanick gone? Oh where, oh where could he be??? Been forever man - hope you are well!
-Nate
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Batman #18, #52, #80, #121, Batman #38-9.6 WHITE Pages, Amazing Fantasy #15, 2nd page wrap, Detective Comics #66, 1st Appearance & Origin of Two-Face
in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only
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Oh no… sooo very tempted…
someone take this thing