Back in January I set some goals for myself. Due to some diligent purchasing and the ability to bite the bullet and open the wallet in other cases, I am further along than I thought I would be.

Back in January I wrote my goals for the year:

http://comics.www.collectors-society.com/JournalDetail.aspx?JournalEntryID=10438

My goals this year are to crack the top 50 in the Spidey set and pick up at least another ten books in my goal to have the first 100 books slabbed. I also want to upgrade a few books.

Let's see...

Since that journal, I have picked up 42 books since that post. Yeah, I went a little crazy but part of me said to just suck it up and finish this set off before it grows too far out of reach.

I also upgraded several books. ASM 31 went from a 6.0 to a 8.5. Issue 65 went from an 8.0 that I had owned for a few days to a 9.6 due to a deal that was too good to pass up. My ASM 22 went from a 3.5 MA to an 8.5 Blue.

I wanted to crack the top 50 and as of this writing I am at position 48.

Now the question is what to focus on once this is completed?

I would like to add a few more Golden Age Batmans and Supermans to my collection. I had an opportunity to show them off as a tool for a work related event and it went over pretty well. I would like to own a copy of Batman 20 in a nice glossy presentable shape. I would love to pick up a few more Superman war issues and that Action Comics #41 will eventually be mine I tell you. Still, I am tempted to buy a third copy of AF 15. The first copy graded out at a 1.8. The second is the most beautiful 3.5 currently graded. I promise pictures one day... I promise.. Perhaps I will go 4.5-5.5 range and then call it a day... Perhaps that money would be better spent on a Hulk 181 in a 9.6? I don't know...

These decisions can wait until another 17 Spidey issues are in my hands,

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