woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Did this book really sell that high. People going crazy Badger, thehumantorch and BlackTerror98 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) Love that Death 💀 Raider cover. Schomburg did not get the memo from Everett to draw the ankle wings in. People aren’t crazy. It’s a Timely, 1st Subby cover, and an early Schomburg Nazi cover Edited April 19, 2021 by Primetime Jasonmorris1000000 and goldust40 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Primetime said: Love that Death 💀 Raider cover. Schomburg did not get the memo from Everett to draw the ankle wings in. Just hard to imagine i have had 5 or 6 of these MM 4 25 years ago and they where hard sell. I bought this thing for half that last year and only bid cause i had a Buzz and said it never sell that cheap just want to bid for bragging rights Edited April 19, 2021 by woowoo Larryw7, sagii, Primetime and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Knight Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Subby movie in the works maybe? Primetime 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 1 minute ago, Dark Knight said: Subby movie in the works maybe? Nothing announced, just the supposed tease of the character in Avengers Endgame. Dark Knight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDarkseid1 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 42 minutes ago, woowoo said: Just hard to imagine i have had 5 or 6 of these MM 4 25 years ago and they where hard sell. I bought this thing for half that last year and only bid cause i had a Buzz and said it never sell that cheap just want to bid for bragging rights I’m with you, nutty price. I don’t think anything should be a surprise anymore though. Or can go the other route and just be constantly surprised 😁 BlackTerror98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post atomised Posted April 19, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 19, 2021 I was the consigner. I've had this copy for many years. badback83, circumstances, Point Five and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezin1234 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 13 minutes ago, atomised said: I was the consigner. I've had this copy for many years. Congrats. I’m sure you’re celebrating tonight pemart1966, Courageous Cat and atomised 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezin1234 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, woowoo said: Just hard to imagine i have had 5 or 6 of these MM 4 25 years ago and they where hard sell. I bought this thing for half that last year and only bid cause i had a Buzz and said it never sell that cheap just want to bid for bragging rights Great book. I don’t know how mmc2 vs 4 compare as far as desirability but almost everything marvel related is well up from 12 months ago. Last 3 months have been insane. woowoo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rezin1234 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 Pretty sure people are speccing the first appearance of Electro. 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 6 hours ago, woowoo said: Just hard to imagine i have had 5 or 6 of these MM 4 25 years ago and they where hard sell. I bought this thing for half that last year and only bid cause i had a Buzz and said it never sell that cheap just want to bid for bragging rights Great book, @woowoo. Why this never got a classic cover designation is beyond me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sagii Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I think the biggest take away is when it comes to important and or rare /scarce/ seldom offered gold , PQ is becoming less of a deal breaker to a lot of collectors. Buzzetta, Badger and Primetime 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 4 hours ago, GreatCaesarsGhost said: Great book, @woowoo. Why this never got a classic cover designation is beyond me Hey Buddy just can not see a Brittle 4 selling for 21k when i just bought a 2 in 4.5 for half that I know 2 is more than double in price guide but first Sub cover could be it. I guess i send my 2 back to Vincent and get 42k back for my return Edited April 19, 2021 by woowoo BlackTerror98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 9 hours ago, atomised said: I was the consigner. I've had this copy for many years. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 11 minutes ago, sagii said: I think the biggest take away is when it comes to important and or rare /scarce/ seldom offered gold , PQ is becoming less of a deal breaker to a lot of collectors. If they try and keep these Brittle books as long as some of us have when they go to look at it well sagii and Primetime 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ameri Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 In all seriousness, the cover to Marvel 4 cover may very well be the greatest comic book cover of all time. The unexaggerated rendering of the Submariner makes him appear like an ordinary man out for revenge and righting the wrongs caused by a senseless war, but wait! This human avenger, in an expertly rendered pulpy and grim style, is not wearing a shirt and he has slightly pointed ears! He comes across as a mythological god sent down from the heavens to avenge the enemies of the sea, his domain. No emotion on his face, and the water, the subtle blue skyscape, the grim seriousness of the situation, the tilted black death raider, the fear on the females face...they make for an unbelievable work of art. No other cover has bettered the battle of good versus evil as well as Marvel 4 and in such a totally realistic and unexaggerated fashion. We should be thankful that Martin Goodman gave us at least several comics in 1939 and 1940 that reflected the style of the pulps. This was only made possible because he was a pulp publisher and understood that artform. After this brief period of adult art, Goodman discarded this approach so as to mirror the other comics on the market which were cartoony and more unrealistic in nature. Jasonmorris1000000 and Primetime 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primetime Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Ameri said: In all seriousness, the cover to Marvel 4 cover may very well be the greatest comic book cover of all time. The unexaggerated rendering of the Submariner makes him appear like an ordinary man out for revenge and righting the wrongs caused by a senseless war, but wait! This human avenger, in an expertly rendered pulpy and grim style, is not wearing a shirt and he has slightly pointed ears! He comes across as a mythological god sent down from the heavens to avenge the enemies of the sea, his domain. No emotion on his face, and the water, the subtle blue skyscape, the grim seriousness of the situation, the tilted black death raider, the fear on the females face...they make for an unbelievable work of art. No other cover has bettered the battle of good versus evil as well as Marvel 4 and in such a totally realistic and unexaggerated fashion. We should be thankful that Martin Goodman gave us at least several comics in 1939 and 1940 that reflected the style of the pulps. This was only made possible because he was a pulp publisher and understood that artform. After this brief period of adult art, Goodman discarded this approach so as to mirror the other comics on the market which were cartoony and more unrealistic in nature. Well said. Marvel Mystery 5 is pretty pulpy as well. Love them both. The first five issues have that Goodman pulpy style to it. Then with issue 6 you get a different feel. Starting after issue 6, Goodman was able to settle on Meriden, CT as his publishing site so perhaps that had something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatCaesarsGhost Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ameri said: In all seriousness, the cover to Marvel 4 cover may very well be the greatest comic book cover of all time. The unexaggerated rendering of the Submariner makes him appear like an ordinary man out for revenge and righting the wrongs caused by a senseless war, but wait! This human avenger, in an expertly rendered pulpy and grim style, is not wearing a shirt and he has slightly pointed ears! He comes across as a mythological god sent down from the heavens to avenge the enemies of the sea, his domain. No emotion on his face, and the water, the subtle blue skyscape, the grim seriousness of the situation, the tilted black death raider, the fear on the females face...they make for an unbelievable work of art. No other cover has bettered the battle of good versus evil as well as Marvel 4 and in such a totally realistic and unexaggerated fashion. We should be thankful that Martin Goodman gave us at least several comics in 1939 and 1940 that reflected the style of the pulps. This was only made possible because he was a pulp publisher and understood that artform. After this brief period of adult art, Goodman discarded this approach so as to mirror the other comics on the market which were cartoony and more unrealistic in nature. And it surprisingly is a schomburg cover. I love his covers generally, but get tired of the cartoony enemy soldiers at the bottom Edited April 20, 2021 by GreatCaesarsGhost BlackTerror98 and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pemart1966 Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 2 hours ago, sagii said: I think the biggest take away is when it comes to important and or rare /scarce/ seldom offered gold , PQ is becoming less of a deal breaker to a lot of collectors. PQ should never be ignored. Brittle/tan/brown are a complete non starter for me. The seller did incredibly well for a book in that condition. BlackTerror98 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woowoo Posted April 19, 2021 Author Share Posted April 19, 2021 19 minutes ago, Primetime said: Well said. Marvel Mystery 5 is pretty pulpy as well. Love them both. The first five issues have that Goodman pulpy style to it. Then with issue 6 you get a different feel. Starting after issue 6, Goodman was able to settle on Meriden, CT as his publishing site so perhaps that had something to do with it. MM 9 is a Better cover to me #4 is just a Sub Cover #9 has both. Do not care what anyone says that book never should have sold for 21k or even half I think people that don't understand comics buying comics is a no no ? Like me trying to buy poke man cards with 100k to invest. I wind up with when i try and sell Larryw7 and GreatCaesarsGhost 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
