Keys_Collector Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 8 hours ago, davebo357 said: I like the Marvel Legends display. Thanks, that wall is devoted to X-Men only. Ira K 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Azkaban Posted August 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 31, 2020 Finally got one of my grails this weekend OtherEric, makeminemarvel, Randall Dowling and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post davidpg Posted September 12, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted September 12, 2020 Well I might as well chime in here. If you have a problem with the pic, just ignore what’s on the far left Randall Dowling, ADAMANTIUM, CKinTO and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze johnny Posted September 12, 2020 Share Posted September 12, 2020 16 hours ago, davidpg said: Well I might as well chime in here. If you have a problem with the pic, just ignore what’s on the far left Best example of how the Bronze Age took Silver to the next level! ADAMANTIUM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_russ84 Posted September 14, 2020 Share Posted September 14, 2020 I am new here but I can proudly say I am a part of this club! On #94 that is. Would love a GSX1 one of these days Morganmi, bronze johnny and Ken Aldred 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 I don't have pictures handy, but I have two GSX1s and a 94. I purchased my first GSX when I has a child in the early 80s. I was a big fan of the X-Men and was working on eventually having all the new X-Men comics. I knew I'd eventually have to acquire GSX1, so finally I bit the bullet and saved up my paper route money and got a copy for $35 at my local comic store. About two months later, that same store held a drawing for various valuable items. The owner called me to tell me that I had won the copy of GSX1. So I quickly went from having no copies to having two copies. I recently got them slabbed. The one I purchased is a 5.5, and the one I won is a 6.0. Several months later, I bought a 94, which has yet to be graded. Besides collecting, one reason those comics were important for me to have was that back then, there were no reprints or online versions. If I wanted to know the origin and early history of the new X-Men, the only way to learn it was by acquiring and reading the comics. Even if I had had a friend who owned them, there is no way they would have loaned out such valuable comics. CKinTO, ADAMANTIUM, Morganmi and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, tvindy said: I don't have pictures handy, but I have two GSX1s and a 94. I purchased my first GSX when I has a child in the early 80s. I was a big fan of the X-Men and was working on eventually having all the new X-Men comics. I knew I'd eventually have to acquire GSX1, so finally I bit the bullet and saved up my paper route money and got a copy for $35 at my local comic store. About two months later, that same store held a drawing for various valuable items. The owner called me to tell me that I had won the copy of GSX1. So I quickly went from having no copies to having two copies. I recently got them slabbed. The one I purchased is a 5.5, and the one I won is a 6.0. Several months later, I bought a 94, which has yet to be graded. Besides collecting, one reason those comics were important for me to have was that back then, there were no reprints or online versions. If I wanted to know the origin and early history of the new X-Men, the only way to learn it was by acquiring and reading the comics. Even if I had had a friend who owned them, there is no way they would have loaned out such valuable comics. Must seem like forever ago, and at the same time like yesterday! Glad you hung onto them and that it's now a story and part of your collection, with all the huplah and etc. the stories mean more tvindy and piper 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 3 hours ago, tvindy said: I don't have pictures handy, but I have two GSX1s and a 94. I purchased my first GSX when I has a child in the early 80s. I was a big fan of the X-Men and was working on eventually having all the new X-Men comics. I knew I'd eventually have to acquire GSX1, so finally I bit the bullet and saved up my paper route money and got a copy for $35 at my local comic store. About two months later, that same store held a drawing for various valuable items. The owner called me to tell me that I had won the copy of GSX1. So I quickly went from having no copies to having two copies. I recently got them slabbed. The one I purchased is a 5.5, and the one I won is a 6.0. Several months later, I bought a 94, which has yet to be graded. Besides collecting, one reason those comics were important for me to have was that back then, there were no reprints or online versions. If I wanted to know the origin and early history of the new X-Men, the only way to learn it was by acquiring and reading the comics. Even if I had had a friend who owned them, there is no way they would have loaned out such valuable comics. I’m going to cheat. I bought a copy of The Uncanny XM Vol 1 Omnibus and hopefully they will reprint Vol 2 soon. I think it’s awesome that you kept your copies. Ken Aldred, tvindy and ADAMANTIUM 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, piper said: I’m going to cheat. I bought a copy of The Uncanny XM Vol 1 Omnibus and hopefully they will reprint Vol 2 soon. I think it’s awesome that you kept your copies. It's quite possible that if such options had been available to me back then, I may never even have bought GSX1, especially considering that I didn't even particularly like the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, tvindy said: It's quite possible that if such options had been available to me back then, I may never even have bought GSX1, especially considering that I didn't even particularly like the story. On the other hand GSX1 is very sale-able in all grades (as you know). I don't like the story either but even I own a copy. It has too much upwards growth not to park a copy in my collection. tvindy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 1 hour ago, tvindy said: It's quite possible that if such options had been available to me back then, I may never even have bought GSX1, especially considering that I didn't even particularly like the story. Yes, x 94 was a much better story with Chris Claremont helming the ship... love that guys stories and that's why x94 is more special to me tvindy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 10 minutes ago, Wolverinex said: Yes, x 94 was a much better story with Chris Claremont helming the ship... love that guys stories and that's why x94 is more special to me Agreed! I always say that no X-Men story written by someone other than Claremont is ever good. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 (edited) 5 minutes ago, tvindy said: Agreed! I always say that no X-Men story written by someone other than Claremont is ever good. Agree that's why I think x 94 so undervalued and buy copies while they are relatively cheap compared to GS X1. Someone who actually read the series understands why this book is so amazing. It's the beginning of his legendary run...He is just a genius at writing. Edited September 15, 2020 by Wolverinex Morganmi and Ken Aldred 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 35 minutes ago, Wolverinex said: Agree that's why I think x 94 so undervalued and buy copies while they are relatively cheap compared to GS X1. Someone who actually read the series understands why this book is so amazing. It's the beginning of his legendary run...He is just a genius at writing. Yes, and the cover of GSX1 is just dumb, imho. I mean, Cyclops is there twice! And he's basically being astonished by himself. Super Friends #7 was clearly inspired by that cover, but they actually made it look good, or at least funny and entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WolverineX Posted September 15, 2020 Share Posted September 15, 2020 2 hours ago, tvindy said: Yes, and the cover of GSX1 is just dumb, imho. I mean, Cyclops is there twice! And he's basically being astonished by himself. Super Friends #7 was clearly inspired by that cover, but they actually made it look good, or at least funny and entertaining. LOL! WOW, I never realized that Cyclops was on there twice! That looks ridiculous now that you mention it.. hahaha. Yeah, I've stated this before, I LOVE wolverine, but not having him on the cover doesn't stop me from loving the X94 cover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Wolverinex said: LOL! WOW, I never realized that Cyclops was on there twice! That looks ridiculous now that you mention it.. hahaha. Yeah, I've stated this before, I LOVE wolverine, but not having him on the cover doesn't stop me from loving the X94 cover Yes, no one knew at that time that Wolverine would be the X-Men's breakout character. WolverineX 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 46 minutes ago, tvindy said: Yes, no one knew at that time that Wolverine would be the X-Men's breakout character. There's a reason why Cyclops is shown twice. He's part of the old and new guard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvindy Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 1 minute ago, piper said: There's a reason why Cyclops is shown twice. He's part of the old and new guard. Yes, I understood that. It's just a bit too literal for my liking. It might have worked better without that look of astonishment on his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 16, 2020 Share Posted September 16, 2020 Just now, tvindy said: Yes, I understood that. It's just a bit too literal for my liking. It might have worked better without that look of astonishment on his face. tvindy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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