YEAR IN REVIEW: What's New In Your Collection... 7 7

[lpsunburst]

21 hours ago, Robot Man said:

Wow, just some amazing pickups here. You guys rock! Me, I'm winding down a little in my comic buying this year. I was able to complete several of my PCH runs as well as upgrading a lot of books I love. I have long ago realized that there are a LOT of books I will never have and have made peace with it. Since I can't even compete here, I thought I'd post my favorite purchase of the year. As you know, I'm into other things besides comics. So I was overjoyed to be able to pick up this 1957 Gold Top Gibson Les Paul Guitar. I've wanted one for as long as I can remember. Was able to get a good deal on it from a friend. I think this makes 6 vintage electric guitars I have now. I still want a late '50's Gretsch Country Gentlemen and my collection with be complete. Sorry to this thread but those of you who play might appreciate this...

'57 RI right? Pancake body, mini HB's and thick binding in the cutaway. Beautiful guitar, great for Scott Gorham or Brian Robertson

[Artboy99]

received the Conan black light poster I recently purchased. I will be getting it framed in the future. I have always wanted one of these. Not golden aged, sorry about that.

Edited December 20, 2018 by Artboy99

[Tri-Color Brian]

Picked these up recently because they were cheap...I'm all about cheap...I am cheap...

I have no idea why I got this next one except that I liked the colors...Well, sagii will probably appreciate it...

[Zolnerowich]

It's been great seeing everyone's bounty for the year!

Here is a sampling of books that arrived in 2018. The theme was Foxes and Fictions. There's a couple Grails here, and a few grail "lites" among them.

In alphabetical order:

Tough book!

 

Tougher book.

 

And more robots!! 

 

My squeaky clean upgrade. 

 

That devilish doctor.

 

Look out behind you, Green Mask!

 

It ain't a Church copy, but still...

 

Classic pulp weird horror. Yum.

 

 

[sagii]

8 minutes ago, Zolnerowich said:

It's been great seeing everyone's bounty for the year!

Here is a sampling of books that arrived in 2018. The theme was Foxes and Fictions. There's a couple Grails here, and a few grail "lites" among them.

In alphabetical order:

Tough book!

 

Tougher book.

 

And more robots!! 

 

My squeaky clean upgrade. 

 

That devilish doctor.

 

Look out behind you, Green Mask!

 

It ain't a Church copy, but still...

 

Classic pulp weird horror. Yum.

 

 

Methinks you have graduated into the upper echelon of Boardies. WOW! 

[sagii]

6 hours ago, Tri-ColorBrian said:

Picked these up recently because they were cheap...I'm all about cheap...I am cheap...

I have no idea why I got this next one except that I liked the colors...Well, sagii will probably appreciate it...

Rabbits 

[Dick Pontoon]

Looking back, I guess I did alright! Real life priorities took precedence in 2017 and I didn’t buy much, but was more active this year. Here's a sampling:

[adamstrange]

13 hours ago, Zolnerowich said:

grail "lites"

I'm totally stealing this.

[kelholt]

Fun looking through this thread. Congrats to all as it is full of great books and finds. Majority of my collecting year was selling, but managed to pick up a couple “keepers”.

34 is tough to find for sale, tougher in upper condition, and even harder to find with true red. Check, check, and check with this one.

14 is the toughest Planet, even more so than the painfully tough 15 IMO. Love the purple tones on this copy. Glad to get this one from our buddy Jon Berk.

 

Lastly, my favorite Raw book of the year is a Zolnerowich Jungle masterpiece.

Edited December 23, 2018 by kelholt
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[Zolnerowich]

2 hours ago, kelholt said:

Fun looking through this thread. Congrats to all as it is full of great books and finds. Majority of my collecting year was selling, but managed to pick up a couple “keepers”.

34 is tough to find for sale, tougher in upper condition, and even harder to find with true red. Check, check, and check with this one.

14 is the toughest Planet, even more so than the painfully tough 15 IMO. Love the purple tones on this copy. Glad to get this one from our buddy Jon Berk.

 

Lastly, my favorite Raw book of the year is a Zolnerowich Jungle masterpiece.

Great pickups Kelly!!

[gino2paulus2]

On 12/20/2018 at 10:23 PM, Zolnerowich said:

It's been great seeing everyone's bounty for the year!

Here is a sampling of books that arrived in 2018. The theme was Foxes and Fictions. There's a couple Grails here, and a few grail "lites" among them.

In alphabetical order:

Tough book!

 

Tougher book.

 

And more robots!! 

 

My squeaky clean upgrade. 

 

That devilish doctor.

 

Look out behind you, Green Mask!

 

It ain't a Church copy, but still...

 

Classic pulp weird horror. Yum.

 

 

WOW!!!! that is one heckuva year bro!!! Super duper congrats those are all awesome!!! Here’s to another great year in 2019!!!

[jhm]

I had some requests to put my collection up on Instagram, so I have a nice hoard out of the safety of the bank for a few days  I'm taking pics now and going to post slowly over there @gocollectcomics if anyone wants to see (yes - shameless plug).

Here were my favorite pickups from 2018 - I'm just happy I didn't have to pick only 3 to post this year!

[Mr. Lady Luck]

17 minutes ago, jhm said:

I had some requests to put my collection up on Instagram, so I have a nice hoard out of the safety of the bank for a few days  I'm taking pics now and going to post slowly over there @gocollectcomics if anyone wants to see (yes - shameless plug).

Here were my favorite pickups from 2018 - I'm just happy I didn't have to pick only 3 to post this year!

Oh, that Spirit!!

[october]

2018 pickups (had to delete a few that actually came in 2017). 

 

Edited December 23, 2018 by october

[Point Five]

Those look nice.  

 

[buttock]

1 hour ago, jhm said:

I had some requests to put my collection up on Instagram, so I have a nice hoard out of the safety of the bank for a few days  I'm taking pics now and going to post slowly over there @gocollectcomics if anyone wants to see (yes - shameless plug).

Here were my favorite pickups from 2018 - I'm just happy I didn't have to pick only 3 to post this year!

Ho. Ly. Cow. 

[jimbo_7071]

I already posted by best pick up, but these two deserve honorable mention: my first Everett cover and my first Mile High with "C" coding instead of "D" coding.

 

[Tri-Color Brian]

2 hours ago, october said:

2018 pickups (had to delete a few that actually came in 2017). 

 

[Cat-Man_America]

I actually posted all of mine together on another board with specific details about the purchases, but in order to properly present that post without awkward explanation, spoilers are needed.  In fact, double spoilers to insure the integrity of the posted comments & contents without editorializing.  So, without further adieu, here's my Top 10 list in countdown order with several grail acquisitions in the pole positions...

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To keep the anticipation high and drooling fans on the edge of their seats, some lists utilize a count-down to number one, so why would I change a winning formula just to reinvent the wheelhouse? Without further adieu, here's my TOP 10 of the year (drum roll, please)... 

#10 Schomburg mayhem abounds in Exciting Comics #34 as the Black Terror hits a nazi officer so hard that it knocks the shocked commander's eyes back into his head...

Spoiler

#9 This is the second issue of The HUMAN TORCH in his own magazine (Winter 1940-41), and yes, more Schomburg mayhem complete with trap doors for Toro, machine guns blasting away and a beautiful heroine in need of rescue (presently in the queue for grading, raw purchased from Metropolis at SDCC)...

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#8 This copy of Captain America #63 is an upgrade of a mid-grade book I used to own; Syd Shores had a knack for producing creepy covers with oddball characters and this cagey villain The Parrot is no exception...

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#7 is Marvel Mystery #80 with it's wild Charles Nicholas Mad Hatter cover and the first appearance of Captain America in Marvel Mystery (purchased raw from Metropolis; recently graded)...

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#6 From my wheelhouse this blindingly yellow, imaginatively drawn Lou Fine cover on HIT Comics #9 stood out like a beacon from a distant lighthouse just waiting for me to pull along side and drop anchor (big THANKS to MrBedrock)...

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#5 is SMASH Comics #38 (a recent HA win), it's one of two stylish covers completed by Ruben Moreira (aka Rubimor) for Quality (two that I'm aware of, the other is the second Kid Eternity cover for HIT Comics #26; are there more?)...

Spoiler

#4 is a recent HA acquisition. The NYC invasion cover for Marvel Mystery Comics #33 (July 1942) is Alex Schomburg's first Japanese war cover for MMC, the prior three "Remember Pearl Harbor" MMC covers were done by Al Gabriele while Alex worked on other Timely projects.  Also, this was the same cover illustration provided for the rare Canadian Marvel Mystery Annual (128 pages with B&W interiors)...

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#3 is my upgraded copy of Marvel Mystery #66 (big THANKS to Timely) and bookend to MMC #33 (this being the last Schomburg war cover, dated Sept. 1945); in an ironic twist exactly 33 issues later there's another Japanese attack on NYC, this last ditch effort employing a WMD (the famous "Death Ray" cover issue of MMC coming out mere weeks before the U.S. actually used atomic bombs to bring the war to a close)... 

Spoiler

#2 My prize comic book this year is a copy of PRIZE Comics #20, a rare book with a beautifully detailed Jack Binder parade cover (March 1942).  Originally this was a Gerber "No Show" which means it's missing from Ernie Gerber's massive two volume Photo-Journal Guide to Comics.  Blank spaces were left in spots where no known copies were available to photograph at the time of publication (at present there are still only two known high grade copies, this beauty and the Church copy)...

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#1 My numero uno acquisition of 2018 is George Rozen's "The Twins of Death" Shadow pulp cover painting for the June 1st, 1942 issue (what more can I say?)...

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And there you have it!  

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Attribution for screen wizardry: Flee-Marquette (image circa 2012)

 

Note: If this doesn't work properly I'll probably find it necessary to edit, perhaps several times, or delete and start over.  ...Yay! Only a couple of minor edits were needed!

Edited December 23, 2018 by Cat-Man_America
Wordsmithing. :0)

[Larryw7]

My last purchase of the year, and I think I'll have bump it to the top.