Popular Post jimjum12 Posted September 24, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 24, 2018 21 hours ago, mysterio said: On 9/21/2018 at 4:08 PM, bc said: I’d agree. It’s pretty key for determining the tenor of that era, and kind of fits/bridges the similar focus in the first 5 issues of TOS/TTA. The monster in #3 is kind of a prototype for what comes later (and one of our first looks at the life on Planet X). (And if you ever part with that 8.0 #1 please keep me in mind.) What was the semi-ongoing story, The Interplanetary Patrol ? … or something like that ? Those are awesome.... and the run is a real bear to put together in grade. Here's one I just snagged from @AtlasFan sale thread..... it has a little trimming, disclosed of course..... but, hey, a TOS 2 that's all there for less than two Franklins GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) TheWatcher, AtlasFan, bc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted September 24, 2018 Share Posted September 24, 2018 This is my favorite Ditko cover. 1950's war comics and bc 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted September 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 26, 2018 Funny that I just posted that AAF11 was my first PHM a few days back, finally snagged an upgrade a few minutes ago off the CLink auction block TheWatcher, batman_fan, Silver_Couch_Surfer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 11 hours ago, bc said: Funny that I just posted that AAF11 was my first PHM a few days back, finally snagged an upgrade a few minutes ago off the CLink auction block I was hoping you’d be showing that book off today. Great pickup! bc and D Stuart 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I posted this in the CG Clink thread as well, but it’s just as appropriate here. Paid a bit more than I thought I’d have to, but I am happy to have it. bc, TheWatcher, *Bronze age fan* and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 15 minutes ago, mysterio said: I posted this in the CG Clink thread as well, but it’s just as appropriate here. Paid a bit more than I thought I’d have to, but I am happy to have it. Awesome pickup! I figured you'd be showing off at least one JIM from this CLink auction -bc mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/21/2018 at 5:04 PM, bc said: So did anyone else migrate from the SA hero issues to the PHMs? I started in on them virtually as soon as I saw that they were available. I spent years being a Kirby completist, so it was all fair game. I do vividly recall getting mocked for buying them; even by comic buying friends! How ya like me now, fanboys?! The books I transitioned to were the Kirby westerns. Really went after those when I completed PHM, and notsomuch before. bc, porcupine48 and 1950's war comics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 5 hours ago, mysterio said: I posted this in the CG Clink thread as well, but it’s just as appropriate here. Paid a bit more than I thought I’d have to, but I am happy to have it. Great looking book, excellent eye appeal on this one. Other than that bottom right corner crease it looks awesome. Let us know what the BC looks like when you get it because it looks 8.0 to me. BTW, you never see this book book anywhere. It could be the first time I have seen this cover. Love it . Congrats ! bc and mysterio 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said: Great looking book, excellent eye appeal on this one. Other than that bottom right corner crease it looks awesome. Let us know what the BC looks like when you get it because it looks 8.0 to me. BTW, you never see this book book anywhere. It could be the first time I have seen this cover. Love it . Congrats ! It does seem to be a tough book. #58 has had a reputation for being difficult but I’ve seen more of them than #60. I'm also impressed by the fresh appearance of the book based on the scan. I’ll post a BC scan when it comes in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post porcupine48 Posted September 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2018 47 minutes ago, KirbyJack said: I started in on them virtually as soon as I saw that they were available. I spent years being a Kirby completist, so it was all fair game. I do vividly recall getting mocked for buying them; even by comic buying friends! How ya like me now, fanboys?! The books I transitioned to were the Kirby westerns. Really went after those when I completed PHM, and notsomuch before. I remember buying my first TTA(93-I've went on about that a bunch of times before) and being hooked,such a COOL title! I started seeking out the other "Tales" books and noticed with earlier hero issues there would be these great short paged sci fi stories that soon became my favourites.I was pretty young and green at the time,just learning,and thought the early,non hero books I was told of by the clerk at the shop I visited every Saturday during that summer of 1988 must be the rarest books in the world! This was one of those long gone dusty shops in a rough part of town that sold records,had box upon long box of comics on tables and the floor and an adult section in the back!After many afternoons spent happily digging I was rewarded with my first,and I never stopped looking.Before joining up here after a long hiatus from comics I thought I was doing great with my forty or so examples of what I didn't know were called PHM I'll never forget the warm feeling of buying my copies of TTA#1 and Strange Tales #1 here in 2009. I've been into the photosucket,so here's a few pics.Googam just happens to be a fave. mysterio, bc, TheWatcher and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 2 hours ago, porcupine48 said: 3 hours ago, KirbyJack said: I started in on them virtually as soon as I saw that they were available. I spent years being a Kirby completist, so it was all fair game. I do vividly recall getting mocked for buying them; even by comic buying friends! How ya like me now, fanboys?! The books I transitioned to were the Kirby westerns. Really went after those when I completed PHM, and notsomuch before. I remember buying my first TTA(93-I've went on about that a bunch of times before) and being hooked,such a COOL title! I started seeking out the other "Tales" books and noticed with earlier hero issues there would be these great short paged sci fi stories that soon became my favourites.I was pretty young and green at the time,just learning,and thought the early,non hero books I was told of by the clerk at the shop I visited every Saturday during that summer of 1988 must be the rarest books in the world! This was one of those long gone dusty shops in a rough part of town that sold records,had box upon long box of comics on tables and the floor and an adult section in the back!After many afternoons spent happily digging I was rewarded with my first,and I never stopped looking.Before joining up here after a long hiatus from comics I thought I was doing great with my forty or so examples of what I didn't know were called PHM I started on them back in the very late 80s while still in high school. I was a Spider-man and Hulk fan, so in addition to their main titles I also started going after TTA for the Hulk stories (didn't really care about Ant/Giant Man back then). While looking for TTA at shops and the one show I could get to (the OG Chicago Comicon, Christmas in July every year) I started stumbling across the first pre-hero Marvels I got to see. I started buying TTAs way back then, too bad I never bought any of the #13s or #27s I saw! KirbyJack, porcupine48, bc and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheWatcher Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 14 minutes ago, mysterio said: I started on them back in the very late 80s while still in high school. I was a Spider-man and Hulk fan, so in addition to their main titles I also started going after TTA for the Hulk stories (didn't really care about Ant/Giant Man back then). While looking for TTA at shops and the one show I could get to (the OG Chicago Comicon, Christmas in July every year) I started stumbling across the first pre-hero Marvels I got to see. I started buying TTAs way back then, too bad I never bought any of the #13s or #27s I saw! Fond, fond memories of those shows bc, porcupine48 and mysterio 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I bought my TTA 27 in 1988. Paid $75 whole dollars, because the comic store guy compared it to FF 2. (They knew how to hook me back then.) That’s really what started my PHM jones; I was a run collector, and I had just bought the biggie...may as well get ‘em all. *Bronze age fan*, TheWatcher, porcupine48 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post porcupine48 Posted September 27, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 27, 2018 18 minutes ago, mysterio said: I started on them back in the very late 80s while still in high school. I was a Spider-man and Hulk fan, so in addition to their main titles I also started going after TTA for the Hulk stories (didn't really care about Ant/Giant Man back then). While looking for TTA at shops and the one show I could get to (the OG Chicago Comicon, Christmas in July every year) I started stumbling across the first pre-hero Marvels I got to see. I started buying TTAs way back then, too bad I never bought any of the #13s or #27s I saw! Thank goodness my dad gifted me a Marvel Monsterworks one Christmas and I hunted down all the stories I could,Blip and Groot were high on the list.Marvel Universe helped too,with the first appearances listed.#27 is the only issue I need for that run,sigh. jimjum12, TheWatcher, bc and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucheee1 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 A recent addition for your enjoyment. KirbyJack, bc, jimjum12 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 17 hours ago, Mucheee1 said: A recent addition for your enjoyment. Very nice addition with really strong colors! Here's the other "variants" -bc Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post *Bronze age fan* Posted October 7, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 7, 2018 I love seeing these covers!!! Some great examples of some great comics everyone! This is one of the threads I always enjoy following! bc, 1950's war comics, KirbyJack and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bc Posted October 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 15, 2018 Just to get this thread back on the first page.... TheWatcher, Bomber-Bob, *Bronze age fan* and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber-Bob Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 2 hours ago, bc said: Just to get this thread back on the first page.... Awesome copy of a difficult book. The colors pop ! Congrats. Mucheee1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Bomber-Bob said: Awesome copy of a difficult book. The colors pop ! Congrats. Thanks! Actually got that 3 or 4 years ago, just grabbed a random pic to bump the thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
