jpepx78 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 6 hours ago, n2wdw said: Who is she? Alice Ann Kelley actress/cover model Dr. Love 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 3:53 PM, jpepx78 said: Alice Ann Kelley actress/cover model Thanks for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/25/2019 at 11:01 PM, adamstrange said: Yup. Good catch https://www.comics.org/issue/6278/cover/4/? @PeterPark and @adamstrange - Thanks for this information. Both comics are now on my want list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Some recent pictures of my comic room: One of my rules is, only comic related stuff can go into the room. So even for these tissues, I have this hand made Pac Man holder (that I got from a Steel City con a couple of years ago). This next picture is the door to the comic room. There's an Olivia original (of Marilyn Monroe) on top and Betty's Bath by Dave Stevens below. Janesko and more Olivia to the sides. Recently I added a 2nd lock, the dead bolt lock above the keyed lock. I never paid attention to locks until recently. Turns out they have different grades. This dead bolt is Grade 1, which essentially means you could blow up the house and the lock would still be locked (although there wouldn't be a door anymore). Also, I think I mentioned we are selling our big house (where we raised our kids) and are moving to our beach house, and as part of that we rented a storage unit to hold things like old high school yearbooks, Christmas decorations, etc. I also keep my miscellaneous alphabet and magazines in this storage unit. I've organized things so I can easily add to the long boxes. bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post n2wdw Posted April 2, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 2, 2019 (edited) Big Matt Baker Win Last Night! I won this on eBay last night. It's a Baker you don't see often. I put in a fairly high max bid, but was still surprised to win it. UVA wins, Duke loses and now I win this auction -- it's been a good week! I also won this Wild Boy on eBay last week. So with these 2 pickups, I now have 173 Matt Baker covers. This is 58% towards my goal of getting a copy of every comic with the cover by Baker. By my count, there are 298 Baker covers (although I include in my list some magazines and books that are reprints). So I still have 125 to go. I have about 8 years of active collecting before I retire. So can I get 16 a year for 8 years to finish this collection? Not sure. It's not even a money thing -- you can have all the money in the world (which I don't), but if the comics aren't offered for sale, there's nothing you can do about it. But it would be kind of cool, to someday auction all 298 comics on C-Link or Heritage. Maybe I'd do it as a single lot, just for the fun of it. Or maybe I'll donate them all to where I went to school, UVA. It would be something to see all 298 displayed at the same time in the library where I spent so many hours studying, way back when, among the frat boys and pretty sorority girls. It would be like, the geeks win in the end. Edited April 2, 2019 by n2wdw bc, Casablanca, Yorick and 5 others 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
szav Posted April 2, 2019 Share Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 9:32 AM, n2wdw said: Recently I added a 2nd lock, the dead bolt lock above the keyed lock. I never paid attention to locks until recently. Turns out they have different grades. This dead bolt is Grade 1, which essentially means you could blow up the house and the lock would still be locked (although there wouldn't be a door anymore). I can see you take security in your comic room seriously with all the boobie traps you’ve planted too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 3, 2019 Author Share Posted April 3, 2019 On 4/2/2019 at 3:16 PM, szav said: I can see you take security in your comic room seriously with all the boobie traps you’ve planted too. Ha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 More recent pictures from my comic room: bc and mlansdown 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 6, 2019 Author Share Posted April 6, 2019 As I wait for UVA to play Auburn, I'll post a few more recent pics of my comic room. In 4 hours I'm going to be either really happy or sad. jimjum12, CKinTO and bc 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 All you have to do is just go down to your junk room. That should cheer you up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 UVA pulled off another miracle win last night, so I'm happy! I also got a great Manhattan at the bar we watched the game at. This one was smokey, and had a slice of bacon. Bacon makes anything 10x better! jimjum12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlansdown Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 I love that you have an entire box dedicated to your copies of X-Men #1! Great pictures of the comic room - keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 2 hours ago, mlansdown said: I love that you have an entire box dedicated to your copies of X-Men #1! Great pictures of the comic room - keep them coming! If you like that, you'd really like my Action 1 box. I have a Detective 1 box too, but unfortunately no Detective 27 box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamtoreal1 Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/6/2019 at 2:07 PM, n2wdw said: As I wait for UVA to play Auburn, I'll post a few more recent pics of my comic room. In 4 hours I'm going to be either really happy or sad. that clue comics is sick! Hutch88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 12:32 PM, n2wdw said: Some recent pictures of my comic room: This next picture is the door to the comic room. There's an Olivia original (of Marilyn Monroe) on top and Betty's Bath by Dave Stevens below. Janesko and more Olivia to the sides. Recently I added a 2nd lock, the dead bolt lock above the keyed lock. I never paid attention to locks until recently. Turns out they have different grades. This dead bolt is Grade 1, which essentially means you could blow up the house and the lock would still be locked (although there wouldn't be a door anymore). Also, I think I mentioned we are selling our big house (where we raised our kids) and are moving to our beach house, and as part of that we rented a storage unit to hold things like old high school yearbooks, Christmas decorations, etc. I also keep my miscellaneous alphabet and magazines in this storage unit. I've organized things so I can easily add to the long boxes. Great posts and cool collection! For some reason, I picture this sign above that door Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted May 1, 2019 Author Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) My wife and I are on vacation, on a Mediterranean cruise. So that's where all my money is going lately, instead of buying comics. Like here about comics, sometimes I post a log of our vacations. Here's a link, to anyone who's interested (especially if you like reading about food and travel): https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/2652742-tr-seabourn-11-day-mediterranean-islands-odyssey-may-2019/ Edited May 1, 2019 by n2wdw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bumble Kitty Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 On 3/29/2019 at 12:53 PM, jpepx78 said: Alice Ann Kelley actress/cover model Actually, that is Yvonne De Carlo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpepx78 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Bumble Kitty said: Actually, that is Yvonne De Carlo. Yes it is De Carlo. When linking the thread, a random picture from within all the posts is loaded. Unfortunately I don't know if the picture can be set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n2wdw Posted May 21, 2019 Author Share Posted May 21, 2019 Another Cross-Over Book: Millie the Model 7 Here's another book I sent in for CGC's crossover program, Millie the Model 7. CBCS has it at 6.0. CGC brought it up to 6.5. I wonder if being in a slab works to press the book, and that's why sometimes the grade goes up. I also wonder if the CGC grader gets to see the other company's grade prior to grading -- does anyone know? I asked this to a CGC rep once (via email), but didn't get an answer (it's possible the rep didn't understand my question and I didn't press it). kelholt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
50YrsCollctngCmcs Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 7 hours ago, n2wdw said: Another Cross-Over Book: Millie the Model 7 Here's another book I sent in for CGC's crossover program, Millie the Model 7. CBCS has it at 6.0. CGC brought it up to 6.5. I wonder if being in a slab works to press the book, and that's why sometimes the grade goes up. I also wonder if the CGC grader gets to see the other company's grade prior to grading -- does anyone know? I asked this to a CGC rep once (via email), but didn't get an answer (it's possible the rep didn't understand my question and I didn't press it). 1 I always assumed the book is removed for grading and that the grader's do a detailed evaluation of the book including all pages. Not sure how having it in a holder could influence the grade; that doesn't sound right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
