Funnyslover Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) My first major purchase was the complete book, including cover, to Eternals # 1 by Jack Kirby. I bought it from the family for 10,000 dollars. Interestingly the page headers showed the original title was "Return of the Gods. Edited March 26, 2017 by Funnyslover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 My first OA was actually gratis from the artists: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeBailey Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 The First page I ever bought was at Heroes Con 2008 I think. I had looked at at many times before but pulled the trigger after Barry started doing Spider-man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted_L Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 I'm glad this thread has come back to life. I bought this from an ad in Comics Buyers' Guide in 1995. It was $200, which seemed like a lot of money at the time. It's still one of my favorites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadpoolJr. Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Decided to look at the OA section of a Clink auction as it was ending. Saw that this was only at $6 so I put down a bid of a whopping $11, and won. The shipping cost me more, but I soon learned that this piece would come to cost me more in the long run down the path of OA collecting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 My first sketch or OA that I had that I have a photo of is this sketch I had Jeff Smith do for me. A year later I handed it to Dave Simm and asked him if he would like to embellish, and thus he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 But this was my first page of published art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malvin Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: But this was my first page of published art Wow, that is one spectacular first buy! Congrats! Malvin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I first started collecting about 3 years ago when I picked up this Manhattan Projects page from Nick Pitarra. Thanks, Felix! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 (edited) 46 minutes ago, Ricksneatstuff said: My first sketch or OA that I had that I have a photo of is this sketch I had Jeff Smith do for me. A year later I handed it to Dave Simm and asked him if he would like to embellish, and thus he did. that's great On several levels! The gag, the art, the fact that its two guys who later hated each other, etc. Edited March 28, 2017 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 35 minutes ago, malvin said: Wow, that is one spectacular first buy! Congrats! Malvin yeah that's a great page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricksneatstuff Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 Looking at it again, I gave it to Dave later in the same year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareChaos Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 1 hour ago, MGS said: I first started collecting about 3 years ago when I picked up this Manhattan Projects page from Nick Pitarra. Thanks, Felix! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGS Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 3 minutes ago, SquareChaos said: Oh no, did I accidentally post in a Marketplace thread? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmaeditor Posted March 28, 2017 Share Posted March 28, 2017 I no longer own the first piece I ever bought. I sold it last year to a fellow Paul Ryan fan. I bought this directly from Paul back in 1997 at a Comic show in Houston, TX. Flash v2 #132 page 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batman_fan Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 This was the piece that started me down the OA path with a focus on splash pages. I later added covers in for good measure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatEscape Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 (edited) Talking comics with friends at a Con, one dealer asked if I collected OA to which I replied, "No, but if you have something with X-men..." The title splash to What If #27 by Jerry Bingham-- with an amazing Phoenix shot and full team in the background-- my first piece of art. Edited March 29, 2017 by GreatEscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alxjhnsn Posted March 29, 2017 Share Posted March 29, 2017 My first purchase is also my favorite - Superman by Curt Swan. The Description on the CAF tells the full story and also shows what a blue-lined inked version with color looks like. Click here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sideshow Bob Posted March 31, 2017 Share Posted March 31, 2017 This was my first buy. Thought it would help my daughters get into comics if I could frame something in their room, and My Little Pony was extremely popular in our house, so seemed like a great idea. And then the whole world of OA opened up from there! A YTLM page I"I'm not your f*%$ng sister") was my first buy for myself on eBay. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
