KirbyJack Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 It’s a tough call, bc. I love Reed Crandall and Jack Davis, but when I first saw Al Williamson’s work, I was exhilarated. I think it would have been Astonish 1, but I would have loitered there a good long while deciding! bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Wow! Check out the difference in sale prices for Strange Worlds #1 vs. TOS #1. I’m starting to think I misspent my dime bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Frisco Larson Posted March 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2021 Having recently acquired THIS copy, I have REALLY enjoyed thumbing it up and have rekindled an appreciation in it that probably shoots it to the top of the list! KirbyJack, Mucheee1, universal soldier and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Oh and a quick story about the cover: I showed this copy to a longtime friend and comic collector who for whatever reason, never purchased a copy of it, although in the 90s he had dozens of PHM books in his collection. He didn't recognize the cover artist's style (and didn't notice the signature) and couldn't place it. When I showed him the signature, he was pretty surprised and thought Heck did a fantastic job on it! It also put this issue on his want list because he REALLY enjoyed looking through it as well. I do remember commenting to him that this issue seems to have an inordinate amount of ads. He agreed. bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frisco Larson Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 This would be my second choice if an extra dime were to suddenly become "available." I don't own a copy of TTA #1. It's never been appealing enough to me to drop that amount of loot on it, but I plan to check out some raw copies to see if my mind can be changed about it. I'm sure there's good stuff on the inside, so here's hoping! Yeah, like I really need another expensive book on my want list! Mmehdy, frozentundraguy, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 8 hours ago, bc said: Was thinking about this last night.... So if you were a kid back in the day with ONE dime to spend, which one of these 3 books would you buy? They were all on the newstand at the same time and represented new titles. Reveal hidden contents I would probably have picked TOS1. -bc TTA for sure! bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I’m not exactly sure why, but this is one of my favorite PHM covers (no sarcasm). bc and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 22 hours ago, The Commissioner said: Man, you all are posting books like crazy over the past few weeks, and I have nothing to share because I haven't been to a show since November 2019 that that situation gets rectified this year. bc, The Commissioner and Jasonmorris1000000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 30 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I’m not exactly sure why, but this is one of my favorite PHM covers (no sarcasm). It is one of my and my brother's too, but mostly for sentimental reasons. That is the first PHM he bought back in the 80s sometime that introduced us to this world. bc, KirbyJack and Jasonmorris1000000 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Was finally able to get my first shot yesterday (and feel like it today, so back to bed soon) so hopefully I'll see some of y'all at a show this year. Jasonmorris1000000, Mucheee1, The Commissioner and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Commissioner Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 2 minutes ago, mysterio said: Was finally able to get my first shot yesterday (and feel like it today, so back to bed soon) so hopefully I'll see some of y'all at a show this year. Glad to hear it! Anyone else get their shots yet? I'm in my mid-20s so I don't expect I will be getting it for some time. But hopefully I will be able to attend some shows this year once that does happen. bc and mysterio 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Just got in the eligible list last Thursday (50+), and then they opened it up to anyone on Tuesday Planning on spending some time this weekend to get an appointment scheduled. I work from home, so no huge rush. -bc mysterio, Jasonmorris1000000 and The Commissioner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucheee1 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 I’m not quite old enough and too healthy to get it here in TN, I’ll probably be the last person eligible for it. TN still 65 and older at this point. mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 (edited) 7 hours ago, mysterio said: Was finally able to get my first shot yesterday (and feel like it today, so back to bed soon) so hopefully I'll see some of y'all at a show this year. I got my first shot two days ago. Yea!!! It was one of the Moderna ones so I’ll need a second one in 4 weeks. Since I’m a college math teacher I was able to get an appointment for being in education. It’s weird though: I was at a division meeting yesterday and my college is still worried about opening up campus for Fall and they have a weird model for risk assessment. Edited March 18, 2021 by Jasonmorris1000000 mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 bc, KirbyJack and frozentundraguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Forgot I even had a slabbed copy of this one - thanks for doing the daily posting! -bc frozentundraguy, Jasonmorris1000000 and KirbyJack 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post frozentundraguy Posted March 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 19, 2021 I'm pretty sure I wont have the patience to save up the 3K or so it would take to buy Tales to Astonish #13. Plus I sent my copy of TTA #16 in for grading, so I broke down and bought stories 11 through 20 via a copy of Marvel Masterworks. KirbyJack, mysterio, bc and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2021 frozentundraguy, Mmehdy, KirbyJack and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysterio Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 On 3/18/2021 at 9:18 AM, Jasonmorris1000000 said: I got my first shot two days ago. Yea!!! It was one of the Moderna ones so I’ll need a second one in 4 weeks. Since I’m a college math teacher I was able to get an appointment for being in education. It’s weird though: I was at a division meeting yesterday and my college is still worried about opening up campus for Fall and they have a weird model for risk assessment. Sounds like my university... The faculty are even more skittish than the administration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasonmorris1000000 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, mysterio said: Sounds like my university... The faculty are even more skittish than the administration. I don’t know about you, but I’m never using ConferZoom again after we’ve reached herd immunity and go back to campus mysterio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
