Best Champions set EVER
Well i finally did it, after 2 and a half years of wheeling and dealing I completed the finest set in the world of Marvel's Champions series from the Bronze Age. It feels somewhat bittersweet because this mission has been consuming my collecting for a while and now I don't know what to do next...
You can check out the set with descriptions & pics.
Not bad, could be better
Montreal is not known to be a hotbed of the comic collecting world, in fact I have yet to find a decent store with older books. But when the Con comes to town, the bank account gets drained. Graham Crackers & Harley Yee were the most popular booths since they never come here and have real quality stuff. Found a long sought after Avengers Annual 1 in decent shape (VF+ to NM-) Completed the 2nd Thor & Hercules trilogy with Thor 128-130 (all look VF) Couple mor
great books & even greater frustration
Just added Thor 221 & 222 in 9.4. And I have bids on Thor 225 9.6, 226 9.4 & Journey Into Mystery 125 9.0. Found an Avengers 42 in 9.4 which is high on my interest radar. And found an auction for Avengers 48 9.6 which I will most probably end up bidding way too much for and still get sniped at the end. So is the life I suppose....
Actually this might be a good time to vent about a very frustrating thing that happened a few weeks ago. I
Collecting the Prince of Power
With his recent surge in popularity in Incredible Herc, I decided to go for early appearances of Hercules. Man, who thought collecting such a secondary character would be so tough! I have managed a reasonable assembly thus far: JIM Annual 1 9.0, JIM 124 9.4, Avengers 38 9.0 Green River, Sub-Mariner 29 9.6 and my latest, Champions 1 9.6 Pacific Coast. I am desperately seeking out high grade Avengers 39 to 50 but the prices are getting ridiculous!! A 9.4 Avenger
