• When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

Mercury Man

Member
  • Posts

    1,998
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Mercury Man

  1. No Order Jack Kirby Alex Ross George Perez Jim Steranko John Romita Sr.
  2. I think RDJ, totally injected a whole new legitimacy into Iron Man both in comics and the movies. You can't underestimate proper typecasting.
  3. I'm not overly concerned about the action. But losing Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and the unfortunate passing of Boseman, they lose a lot of fan favorites. Then we are rolling out some sub-tier characters (Shang Chi, the Eternals), that many non comic junkies may just shrug their shoulders.
  4. I have decided to focus only on Marvel and avoid all X-books. In that sub-category. I am trying to isolate a few titles and complete some long Silver/Bronze runs. (Currently Cap, DD, Iron Man, Luke Cage, ASM). While I would like to whittle that down even more, sometimes you just come across some nice, higher grade stuff at decent prices, and don't want to pass up for FOMO.
  5. My wife and I were just talking tonight about the MCU. We-thinks the next phase will underwhelm. (Hoping F4, can inject something into it).
  6. Ink droplet/spray from printing. A printing press is not a perfect machine.
  7. Yeah, I picked one up in the Dollar Bin a few years ago. Think I sold it for $5. Take that Bitcoin!
  8. I don't know if I'd call it 'famous' but I always liked this one, and bought the statue-
  9. Edgar Church didn't use CGC. His books survived just fine.
  10. Timing is everything really. How many 'masters' lived frugal lives and died penniless, only to see their works in museums or be auctioned for millions, not seeing any of it? How many athletes in the 1950's-1970's made a decent living playing sports, but had to get jobs in the offseason to supplement lost income. Now they see average players get $3 mil a year? If these old comic book artists only knew what pop culture would evolve to, and how much their work would be worth, everything would have gotten saved.
  11. And you never disappoint by being a bad poster.
  12. There is no universe that a person can reasonably tell the difference between a 9.4 and a 9.6, or a 9.2 to a 9.4. It all depends on the graders blood sugar level at the time of reviewing said book.
  13. I've said it before, they really confused the masses with their whole 9.0,. 9.2, 9.4, 9.6, 9.8, 9.9, and 10. No need for all of that. 10, 9.5 and 9.0 would have been plenty.
  14. A very undervalued Silver Age book imho.
  15. Garage Sale type store advertised on FB Market they just put out an original owner collection on Tuesday. Couldn't get there until today. Mostly Copper/Modern with some Bronze Age. Mostly bagged, some boarded, most stuff in average condition. Not sure if it got picked over before they purchased it, or if it got picked over the last two days. I enjoyed the hunt. The 3rd picture is what I came home with. $20
  16. But being 'stray encased hair spotter', could get old quick.
  17. I live about an hour away....that'd be a pay cut. Nope.
  18. Walk in closet in spare room. No windows, interior walls, in short boxes elevated a bit on shelves. The only drawback is I live in FLA, so humidity is always a fight. I usually have an active cannister of 'Damp Rid' in there.
  19. Meanwhile Stan scurries to pencil 'SPIDER-ROACH'. Don't get me wrong, I like Stan. He had the gift of gab. But his P.T. Barnum was evident in the 1970's, which he was able to ride to the end.
  20. His hair came back in amazing fashion.