Popular Post Jesse-Lee Posted August 11, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted August 11, 2020 Just getting back into collecting - as a kid I would buy comics and read them until they fell apart basically. I have a list of 40-50 "personal keys" if that makes sense: comics I had and loved as a kid that I now want to have in a decent condition to keep and display. I know it's probably cliche, but based on when I was really active into going to comic shops and buying, my tops on that list are the Year One run, DKR and Killing Joke. I just got my first-ever graded comic today, and I'm hooked - it's gorgeous. I know it's not a 9.8, but I'm looking for a mix of "decent enough" plus affordable, and I'm pretty stoked! Xenosmilus, mec3437, JTLarsen and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hey Kids, Comics! Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 That's what it's all about. Collect what you like and you can never go wrong! Congrats. Keys_Collector, Will96, Jesse-Lee and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramrod44 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Welcome to the boards! Lots of topics to or about on here! Have fun! Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 (edited) Welcome but in the future....Never buy a 9.4 copper Edited August 12, 2020 by Xenosmilus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mec3437 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Great book @Jesse-Lee! Welcome to the forum! Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1950's war comics Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 losing your slab virginity is always something you will remember !! FoggyNelson 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor K Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Cool. Enjoy youre journey pursuing your want list. Been working on mine for about 10 years. Its up to you of course but if most of your list happens to be Modern Age I recommend going 9.6 or better. In case you ever want to sell them one day. Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 Welcome to the wild world of graded comics. Batman 404 was one of the first books I ever had slabbed. Gorgeous copy, but it came back a 9.0. Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, adampasz said: Welcome to the wild world of graded comics. Batman 404 was one of the first books I ever had slabbed. Gorgeous copy, but it came back a 9.0. I think it's a beautiful book in almost any condition, but I'm probably biased as a bat-freak. I got what I thought was a decent deal on this copy, happy to have it! ADAMANTIUM and JTLarsen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 18 hours ago, Xenosmilus said: Welcome but in the future....Never buy a 9.4 copper Ha, I know, but I got a decent deal and honestly it's what I can afford for now! For what it's worth - not that I plan to ever crack it - the seller listed it as unpressed... So maybe it's a secret 9.6? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adampasz Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 20 minutes ago, Jesse-Lee said: Ha, I know, but I got a decent deal and honestly it's what I can afford for now! For what it's worth - not that I plan to ever crack it - the seller listed it as unpressed... So maybe it's a secret 9.6? Come on. You know you want to crack it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pubmonkey Posted August 17, 2020 Share Posted August 17, 2020 Wttb and congrats on your first slab of many to come. Can you post the list of 50 ‘personal keys’ It would be interesting and maybe someone could help you out... cheers Jesse-Lee 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, pubmonkey said: Wttb and congrats on your first slab of many to come. Can you post the list of 50 ‘personal keys’ It would be interesting and maybe someone could help you out... cheers Thanks and good idea! Ok, it's a weird list and I add to it a lot, so it's growing to more like 100 or more - it's grown to include comics I actually had and comics I always wanted... Many of these are easily available and others are more difficult. Some are actual keys or minor keys, some I like the stories and some just hold significance for me. Some I just like the cover art - big Neal Adams fan. Some of these issues I want more than others, but I figured I might as well keep an entire list to reference as I'm looking. A lot of these I could get raw for pretty cheap now, and I've actually been looking and getting some raw here and there, but it comes down to having a limited overall budget, trying to find a decent copy and just finding the copy I feel is "right" for me if that makes sense. And also prioritizing a want vs a gotta have it... Here's the list as it stands so far (needs to be organized): Batman (Vol 1): 92; 113; 156; 163; 200; 205; 209; 232; 234; 241; 244; 246; 251; 366; 368; 400; 404-407; 423; 426-429; 679 (Zur En Arrh variant cover); 700 Legends of the Dark Knight: 16-20 Dark Knight Returns 1-4 1st print Killing Joke 1st Print Son of the Demon signed and numbered Crisis on Infinite Earths full run Detective (Vol 1): 345; 359; 395; 400; 404; 457; 475-476; 526; 575-578; 880 Joker (1975) full run Preacher 1 Superman 199 Green Lantern: 76; 77; 85 Iron Man 128 Wolverine 1-4 Watchmen full run Hulk 340 World's Finest: 88; 113; 154; 156; 185; 198-199 Brave and the Bold: 28-30 ; 59; 60; 67; 75; 79; 83; 84; 89; 91; 93; 94; 99; 111; 118; 200 Raphael TMNT One-shot Donatello TMNT one-shot Teen Titans (1968): 13; 14; 16; 19; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 28; 29; 31 Tales of the Teen Titans 42-45 New Teen Titans 1-10; 16 Captain Carrot entire run Edited August 17, 2020 by Jesse-Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse-Lee Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 My other problem is I've been buying other books not on this list too. Well, one of my many other problems... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhialtoTheMarvellous Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 My two copies of the Killing Joke were in the first batch of comics I had slabbed. My Batman Year One set is probably not going to make a 9.8. Jesse-Lee and mec3437 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
