Jeffro. Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 On 5/2/2018 at 6:27 PM, FineCollector said: I don't understand ASM 238 holding its price for so long. The Hobgoblin story through 289 was fine, and the Ron Frenz art was very decent, but how many people are reading 80's Spidey? Ned Leeds is dead, and the guy who stole his gimmick, Jason Macendale, turned into Demogoblin and is never coming back. Unless there are recent developments, Hobgoblin is a dead character that will never pop up again with any significance. You underestimate Marvel's ability to bring anything back regardless of whether it makes sense or not. RockMyAmadeus, divad and Larryw7 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjonahjameson11 Posted May 7, 2018 Share Posted May 7, 2018 ASM will always have a following so I would go with that. mr miracle? Big barda? How many people know or care about them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 2 May 2018 at 11:27 PM, FineCollector said: Unless there are recent developments, Hobgoblin is a dead character that will never pop up again with any significance. If we look at how interest in Howard the Duck and those early issue prices spiked after his teaser trailer at the end of the first GOTG film, I suspect it could be much easier to stimulate and sustain interest in Hobgoblin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darkstar Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 uh, Mister Miracle 4 for 60 bucks is an absolute steal. You can buy that, resell it, and buy a much nicer copy of ASM 238 than what you are currently limited to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 I get the realities of the current market...honest...but 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago, people would be looking at the title of this thread and thinking someone had lost their mind, ;) badback83 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) 14 hours ago, RockMyAmadeus said: I get the realities of the current market...honest...but 5, 10, 15, 20 years ago, people would be looking at the title of this thread and thinking someone had lost their mind, ;) Very true. A good example of this is an issue of Wizard I read in the 90s, which, when discussing the Fourth World characters, sarcastically asked something along the lines of 'Does anyone still care about this bunch of losers?' As a Kirby fan, something I didn't like. But, how times change. Edited May 12, 2018 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 42 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said: Very true. A good example of this is an issue of Wizard I read in the 90s, which, when discussing the Fourth World characters, sarcastically asked something along the lines of 'Does anyone still care about this bunch of losers?' As a Kirby fan, something I didn't like. But, how times change. Wizard was a magazine published by adolescent children, aimed at adolescent children. I wouldn't put too much stock in it, nor was I intimating anything like that. Just pointing out that the market has changed in dramatic fashion, that such a title would not only exist, but be taken seriously. And it is. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, RockMyAmadeus said: Wizard was a magazine published by adolescent children, aimed at adolescent children. I wouldn't put too much stock in it, nor was I intimating anything like that. Just pointing out that the market has changed in dramatic fashion, that such a title would not only exist, but be taken seriously. And it is. Just a comparison I made about how attitudes change. Edited May 12, 2018 by Ken Aldred Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAT MAN Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 On 5/1/2018 at 11:04 PM, Allimagee said: So, I have an opportunity to buy an Amazing Spiderman 238 with tattoos in about 9.0 condition for $80. Or a Mister Miracle 4 in about 8.0-8.5 possibly a 9.0 for $60. There is no wrong choice here but my only caveat to you would be this. Make sure the grading is tight. When you say ASM 238 in "about" VF/NM condition for $80, I would say that you can purchase a slabbed VF for that amount of $. Cheers and best wishes on your decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Allimagee Posted May 15, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2018 Thanks for all the replies!! I got some really good feedback but, since I couldn't decide which to buy I bought them both!! The ASM 238 is 9.0 IMO with the tatooz insert and the MM 4 should grade 8.0 or better after a clean and press!! Thanks again! Mystafo, alexgross.com, ___ and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 11 hours ago, Allimagee said: Thanks for all the replies!! I got some really good feedback but, since I couldn't decide which to buy I bought them both!! The ASM 238 is 9.0 IMO with the tatooz insert and the MM 4 should grade 8.0 or better after a clean and press!! Thanks again! Nice! MM #4's cover has always made me very uncomfortable. Who doesn't love being impaled by spikes...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted May 19, 2018 Share Posted May 19, 2018 On 5/15/2018 at 2:40 PM, RockMyAmadeus said: Nice! MM #4's cover has always made me very uncomfortable. Who doesn't love being impaled by spikes...? Ask Barbara Steele. divad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/2/2018 at 6:22 AM, Brian48 said: I'd go after MM4. Much harder to find in high grade. Doesn't mean anything if the demand isn't there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian48 Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 9 hours ago, Kevin76 said: Doesn't mean anything if the demand isn't there Same can be said for ASM 238, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grebal Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 On 5/7/2018 at 6:32 PM, jjonahjameson11 said: ASM will always have a following so I would go with that. mr miracle? Big barda? How many people know or care about them? 10 hours ago, Kevin76 said: Doesn't mean anything if the demand isn't there These two sum up my reaction - but glad you found the means for both! Spiderman will probably remain a very popular character, and ASM still has plenty of run collectors too. And unless supply is particularly low, it's demand that drives the price increases. Then again, I'm a Spiderman fan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 ASM 238 is Cronze Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 1 hour ago, Jerkfro said: ASM 238 is Cronze And Bropper. A versatile book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
___ Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 mister miracle 4 is selling pretty well in high grade, some crazy sales lately Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 (edited) On 5/19/2018 at 11:15 AM, Larryw7 said: Ask Barbara Steele. Bloody... Edited June 10, 2018 by RockMyAmadeus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin76 Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Buy both Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
