Jasonmorris1000000 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 minute ago, Sweet Lou 14 said: Slow going on the PHM front, but I did manage to grab one this morning ... Sweet, Sweet Lou. Did you ever notice that Overstreet calls it an Iron Man prototype issue? I’m glad CGC didn’t put that on the label. The worst “prototype” issue in my opinion is this Hulk one in TTA #21. He’s not anything like Banner mysterio and 1950's war comics 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 1 hour ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: Sweet, Sweet Lou. Did you ever notice that Overstreet calls it an Iron Man prototype issue? I’m glad CGC didn’t put that on the label. The worst “prototype” issue in my opinion is this Hulk one in TTA #21. He’s not anything like Banner I did see that! I know there are some pretty flimsy "prototype" claims on some of these books, some of which get @bc pretty fired up. Where's my spare torch and pitchfork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 As prototypes go, Suspense 16 is not that far a stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I wonder why DC didn’t sue Marvel over the name Metallo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I wonder why DC didn’t sue Marvel over the name Metallo? Not sure, but I’m guessing that it’s because they stole it, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 On 11/6/2020 at 2:59 PM, bc said: The Thing prototype (came out the same month as FF #1) FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mysterio Posted November 22, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2020 Figured I'd stop by and say hello. This is the first time I've logged in to the boards in probably 4-5 months. I've been following the posts in here, but have missed interacting with my PHM bretheren. I did pick up a book recently that I wanted to show off, so I figured that this was a good time to pop back in to the thread. This book got me to #1-18 on my run, down to 15 books left in my graded #1-82 run (14 if you consider my low grade raw #49). DR.X, Mucheee1, Jasonmorris1000000 and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I can’t remember who it was, but someone mentioned Orrgo’s eyes were Mole Man henchmen (moloid?) eye prototypes. Hilarious and true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, mysterio said: Figured I'd stop by and say hello. This is the first time I've logged in to the boards in probably 4-5 months. I've been following the posts in here, but have missed interacting with my PHM bretheren. I did pick up a book recently that I wanted to show off, so I figured that this was a good time to pop back in to the thread. This book got me to #1-18 on my run, down to 15 books left in my graded #1-82 run (14 if you consider my low grade raw #49). Welcome back. I’m a huge fan of the early Bill Everett covers for JIM and they are definitely on my want list. I’ll probably only get 1.5-2.5 grade copies though cause I’m cheap. Ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 Just now, Jasonmorris1000000 said: Welcome back. I’m a huge fan of the early Bill Everett covers for JIM and they are definitely on my want list. I’ll probably only get 1.5-2.5 grade copies though cause I’m cheap. Ha ha Thanks! His covers are fantastic, I've always appreciated them but have really come to seek them out recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, mysterio said: got me to #1-18 on my run, down to 15 books left in my graded #1-82 run a great run to work on over ones lifetime !!!!!!! FoggyNelson and mysterio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 12:40 PM, 1950's war comics said: a great run to work on over ones lifetime !!!!!!! Can't imagine working on it pre-internet. Working on pre-hero TTA and TOS was bad enough, and those are reasonably common for PHM! Even with the internet some of these JIM books are still super difficult. I don't think I've ever seen any of the ones I am missing in person, and I have been digging boxes at shows since the late 80s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Grabbed this one opportunistically ... probably won't try to fill in the whole set, but I liked the idea of picking up #1. DR.X, mysterio and Mucheee1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 (edited) Anyone here win the JIM #46 CGC 9.0 last night? I was the underbidder at a level I didn't want to go to, but am still a bit bummed I didn't get it (even though I didn't seriously think I had a chance). I did score this upgrade from MCS (shameless plug, sales thread of several undercopies coming soon): Edited December 3, 2020 by mysterio Mucheee1, The Commissioner, Jasonmorris1000000 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) On 11/22/2020 at 10:38 AM, mysterio said: Thanks! His covers are fantastic, I've always appreciated them but have really come to seek them out recently. I just bought a graded unrestored 2.5 Journey into Mystery #6. It's my favorite cover in the series and I can't wait to get it in the mail. The seller first listed it for $950 and I offered $800, which they accepted. I know it seems like a lot for a low grade copy, but it's such a classic cover. I have a feeling this is going to start a chain reaction for me to try and build a run of early JIM's. I currently have #50-87 straight with only about 5 issues before these. Edited December 6, 2020 by Jasonmorris1000000 mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I just bought a graded unrestored 2.5 Journey into Mystery #6. It's my favorite cover in the series and I can't wait to get it in the mail. The seller first listed it for $950 and I offered $800, which they accepted. I know it seems like a lot for a low grade copy, but it's such a classic cover. I have a feeling this is going to start a chain reaction for me to try and build a run of early JIM's. I currently have #50-86 straight with only about 5 issues before these. That is a very fair price for a 2.5 in my experience, congratulations! Jasonmorris1000000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 I was hoping you'd say that, Mysterio. This was one the photos on eBay. I'll post a better scan later. mtlevy1, mysterio and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 (edited) Mixed success bidding on auctions this week. A couple of the PHM books I bid on went for much higher than I was expecting, but I did manage to score one today. Every copy of this book that I've seen available has had at least some degree of tanning along the edges ... the photo of this one isn't great so I'm hoping it's not too bad in hand. Edited December 7, 2020 by Sweet Lou 14 Jasonmorris1000000, mysterio and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted December 7, 2020 Share Posted December 7, 2020 16 hours ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I was hoping you'd say that, Mysterio. This was one the photos on eBay. I'll post a better scan later. Great eye appeal for a 2.5, and the price per point is right about what I paid on my 3.5. I'd say you got a very solid deal on the book. Other than the #1 this is likely the most expensive pre-hero in the run. Jasonmorris1000000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...