Or what makes you buy what you buy?

There are done covers that just "pop". It doesn't matter at this point what's inside, only that the cover is so amazing it's worth picking up. If the comic book is good, the next issue is purchased. If not, it's a one and done. A book that I decided I really liked the cover was on World Wide comics. As I was piecing together my New Mutants collection I saw a 9.8 copy of The Incredible Hulk #109. At $1200, I knew it was a book I had to save up for, eventually I passed.

About a year later at the Baltimore Comic Con I found a pretty nice copy. Matt Nelson was in attendance and he helped me make the decision of purchasing the book. He thought it could get a 9.6 with a press. I bought the book and decided to take it home to read it before I turned it over to Classics Incorporated for the service. Everything changed the following month at the NYCC. Herb Trimpe was in attendance and I thought his John Hancock across Zabu would be ideal. I could always press it later.

The book is not hot at all. It's not a key issue. There is nothing special about it other than what a great cover it is. After being returned as a 9.4, I was very pleased with owning it. One day I might press it, or just try to sell it to purchase a higher quality copy. Of course that all might be a moot point.

Thanks for a Reading

Tnerb

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