Long running titles that nobody collects 5 5

[PeterPark]

Marvel Two-In-One 86 

[Black_Adam]

Not sure if this one was mentioned but I don't think anyone ever collected these...

...Super Friends was pretty lame too.

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, Black_Adam said:

Not sure if this one was mentioned but I don't think anyone ever collected these...

 

Very slow-burning.  It took years for the Thanos Copter issue's brilliance to become widely appreciated.

Edited July 20, 2018 by Ken Aldred

[OtherEric]

15 hours ago, Ken Aldred said:

Very slow-burning.  It took years for the Thanos Copter issue's brilliance to become widely appreciated.

I think Spidey Super Stories has had a group of people looking for them for a decade or so now.  What it does have is the almost complete rejection by anybody who isn't actually collecting the series; so while there's more interest in the title than a lot on the list, there's also a larger number of people going "Why?" or "You're kidding, right?".

For myself, I love them.  7 issues left to go...

[Not A Clone]

23 hours ago, OtherEric said:

I think Spidey Super Stories has had a group of people looking for them for a decade or so now.  What it does have is the almost complete rejection by anybody who isn't actually collecting the series; so while there's more interest in the title than a lot on the list, there's also a larger number of people going "Why?" or "You're kidding, right?".

For myself, I love them.  7 issues left to go...

I think someone mentioned that this series is hard to find in nice shape just because of the age group that initially read it. Good luck to those searching for nice copies!

[ShieldAgent]

On 7/20/2018 at 2:19 PM, OtherEric said:

I think Spidey Super Stories has had a group of people looking for them for a decade or so now.  What it does have is the almost complete rejection by anybody who isn't actually collecting the series; so while there's more interest in the title than a lot on the list, there's also a larger number of people going "Why?" or "You're kidding, right?".

For myself, I love them.  7 issues left to go...

While I do not collect this title, I do chase and buy the ones with the blank UPC.  Does 39 exist with a white box?

[OtherEric]

3 hours ago, ShieldAgent said:

While I do not collect this title, I do chase and buy the ones with the blank UPC.  Does 39 exist with a white box?

I don’t think so, but I’m much more familiar with the DC Whitman variants than the Marvels.  So I’m not positive.  GCD doesn’t show a variant, at least.

[steveinthecity]

6 minutes ago, OtherEric said:

I don’t think so, but I’m much more familiar with the DC Whitman variants than the Marvels.  So I’m not positive.  GCD doesn’t show a variant, at least.

For March '79 there's Micronauts, Shogun Warriors, and Battlestar Galactica that have had blank UPC boxes shown as "variants", but no superhero comics for that month, although the hero titles start again for April cover dates.

[1950's war comics]

On 5/24/2018 at 7:48 PM, KirbyJack said:

Treasure Chest ran from 1946 to 1972, over 500 issues. Distributed to parochial schools.

They now reside entirely in comic book stores, if one is to believe the comic book store owners I know.

classic example of an entire run of drek  

[tv horror]

On 7/20/2018 at 7:19 PM, OtherEric said:

For myself, I love them

Me too you're not alone, what Spidey collector would not want a set even just to find out what Spidey was getting up too when he wasn't fighting Goblins or Doc Ock. 

Edited July 25, 2018 by tv horror

[ThothAmon]

All Bronze Atlas comic books are fools gold, with the exception of Vicki.  Rarer than hens teeth.

Edited July 25, 2018 by ThothAmon

[Bomber-Bob]

On 7/21/2018 at 12:59 PM, Not A Clone said:

I think someone mentioned that this series is hard to find in nice shape just because of the age group that initially read it. Good luck to those searching for nice copies!

Back in the 90's, I completed a run of ASM. Mostly higher grade, never settling for any low grade place holders. After I finished, I started to collect Spidey Super Stories. I was never able to finish, just couldn't find them in high grade.

[letsgrumble]

On 7/3/2018 at 1:33 PM, iganatz said:

 

The last few issues my son needed to complete his Human Fly run. He really got into it.

 

 

[Parabellum]

On 5/29/2018 at 1:17 AM, MisterX said:

Another thread over in General got me wondering about two Copper series, Groo and the Nam. Anybody still collecting runs of those titles?

I collect The Nam, just missing issues 81-83.  I think I paid less than $2 each once it averages out.  It’s a fun series to read IMHO.

[Sweet Lou 14]

On 5/28/2018 at 6:17 PM, MisterX said:

Another thread over in General got me wondering about two Copper series, Groo and the Nam. Anybody still collecting runs of those titles?

I have complete raw runs of everything Groo has ever been in (that I know of ... I've never consulted an official master list).  It's always been a favorite of mine and those books have a lot of sentimental value.

Earlier this year I decided to pick up graded copies of his first appearance as well as his first issue with Epic/Marvel ... I would love to put together a 9.8 run of his 8 Pacific issues at some point!

 

 

 

Edited July 25, 2018 by Sweet Lou 14

[sfcityduck]

2 hours ago, Sweet Lou 14 said:

I have complete raw runs of everything Groo has ever been in (that I know of ... I've never consulted an official master list).  It's always been a favorite of mine and those books have a lot of sentimental value.

Earlier this year I decided to pick up graded copies of his first appearance as well as his first issue with Epic/Marvel ... I would love to put together a 9.8 run of his 8 Pacific issues at some point!

 

 

 

Lots of people collect Groo!  And many others are waiting for the long delayed Groo Omnibus reprinting his adventures.  

[sfcityduck]

On 5/16/2018 at 7:21 PM, jjonahjameson11 said:

Cerebus, Brave and the Bold, Worlds Finest, Four Color Series 1 and 2, Challengers of the Unknown, Marvel Comics Presents, etc.

anyone still collect Adventure Comics?  Those last issues were digest size and getting difficult to find in high grade

Huh?  There are incredibly long threads on the Golden Age boards dedicated to Four Color collectors, and that's setting aside the many great series that started as Four Colors (Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, etc.) which are still hotly collected.

 

[jjonahjameson11]

6 hours ago, sfcityduck said:

Huh?  There are incredibly long threads on the Golden Age boards dedicated to Four Color collectors, and that's setting aside the many great series that started as Four Colors (Donald Duck, Uncle Scrooge, etc.) which are still hotly collected.

 

I think those collectors are a very passionate and vocal minority.  

[seanfingh]

I didn't read the whole thread, but my answer to the question is unquestionably and absolutely Warlord.  By far the longest running Bronze series that absolutely no one collects.

[cranky's]

14 minutes ago, seanfingh said:

I didn't read the whole thread, but my answer to the question is unquestionably and absolutely Warlord.  By far the longest running Bronze series that absolutely no one collects.

What's your best picks for reading material?