airwalker

1 hour ago, Murkadellik said:

Here's my baby ?

Love to see the book with the full 6.0 blue label....please.

Very nice!  GLWTS.

Didn't realize I had another account, I was wondering why it was airwalker1 signed on....above is my first and last post under that sign on name.

probably posted this before but here is my slabbed Sensation 6. Not too many for sale, but there is a 4.0 on CL.

WHILE YOU WAIT...

 

 

As a punk kid going to the old Houston Cons there was always one dealer who had the coolest selection of old comics...Burrel Rowe. Most of you know my relationship with Burrel, he was my mentor and inspiration for doing what I do. The first comic that I ever purchased from Burrel was...Submariner #1. 1976... I was thirteen. The Mile High collection had not been found yet. Camelot was still a dream. But Burrel had his home office, garage apartment. The center of the comicbook universe as far as I was concerned. My first visit there, dad drove us. Burrel lived about ten minutes away. We pull up in front of a normal two story house. We knock and Burrel answers. We meet his wife and walk through the house. There is nothing comic related anywhere! Hmmm...

 

Then we go out to the garage. There is an upstairs apartment that Burrel uses as his home office (his day job was as a lawyer. He wrote most of the water district law for the State of Texas). As you walked up the stairs the walls were lined with artwork and framed comics. On one wall were all of the Famous Funnies Frazetta issues framed together. The upstairs consisted of a main office room and a side guest bedroom. The twin beds in the bedroom had custom headboards with frames. On our visit one headboard had Batman 1-10 and the other had Superman 1 - 10. His desk sat right in the middle of the main room with bookshelves lining the wall behind. The shelves were filled with binders in which he stored all of his comics. In hindsight this wasn't the ideal way to store comics, but at the time they all looked so damn cool and high-tech.

 

Anyhow, we dug through comics for the next few hours, talking and browsing. My dad became more fascinated with them as the day wore on. He had always been very supportive but had never taken an active interest. But that day he really got involved. And at the end we walked out with a Submariner #1. It was a beautiful VF ish copy. It had a very light crease on the front cover and very pretty pages. $500! A lot of loot back then. I have since seen many copies that are nicer. I owned the Larson, a killer white pages 8.0. But I still have this thanks to my dad and Burrel...

 

 

 

First, great story, Richard and beautiful book. You and I are pretty much the same age and I started collecting in the early 70s. No way my dad would have ponied up for that book - I had a hard enough time getting me to buy a 20 or 25 cent comic. I used to pick up soda bottles and return them to the grocery store to get my comic spending money. My mom was a little more supportive, she let me buy my first SA book - Avengers #19 for a few dollars. Nothing spectacular condition wise but Avengers was my favorite title and to get a 12 center with that PopArt logo was heavenly - and yes I still have that book.

I have heard stories of the reactions other collectors parents had to their collecting and I thank my good fortune. I obviously had a very special situation. My dad was always positive and supportive, to the point that after he retired he was excited to work in the shop.

Great story and book. $500 back in 1976 was a lot of money - glad comics worked out for you.

I just need a 3.0 to 4.0 and I would be one happy collector.

Very nice book....

Very nice book, especially the white cover and pages

I've been collecting for just over a year now and just sealed the deal on this sucker.

Proud to be part of the superman 1 club!! Will post a better pic when it's in hand next week!

 

Wow !

+1....nice book.

What would a nice All Select #11 CGC 8.0 ow/w go for?

maybe 2500

 

Really, that much...

 

In August 2016 a 9.2 sold on HA.com for $4,541 (less than OSPG of $4,800). I'm eyeing a copy right now, so I was hoping that the 8.0 would go less than $1,950.

 

could be 1500. Trouble is there are so few of certain books that fmv is really a best guess

What would a nice All Select #11 CGC 8.0 ow/w go for?

maybe 2500

Really, that much...

In August 2016 a 9.2 sold on HA.com for $4,541 (less than OSPG of $4,800). I'm eyeing a copy right now, so I was hoping that the 8.0 would go less than $1,950.

What would a nice All Select #11 CGC 8.0 ow/w go for?

Here is my raw WW1.

Coverless and missing 1st wrap (with staining to add character)

Centerfold

I have one of the three thanks to iceman399 and quadman78...

 

That's a nice 2.0.

Connie Nielson, who plays Queen Hippolyta looks amazing for 51 year old.

love the trailer

My trio!!

 

LOVE IT!!!

Crazy stoked to pick this baby up! It was on my list of wants for this year:

 

Congrats....love it.

Pretty excited to add these to the collection today. Thanks to a great boardie!

 

Congrats....one day, I like to get this set.

 

Yes, this is happening. Finally have one.

 

I want to thank my friend and fellow boardie for helping me with this too- You know who you are!

 

Even if it's a rough one at least it's complete.

Nice....congrats.

Thanks. A few years back, before the major price jump, I was trying to upgrade my #7 and bought a raw 7.5 (better looking than my current #2, but not as nice pages) off Ebay. After counting the pages, I noticed one non-story page was cut out. I was so disappointed but still loved the book. The seller agreed to refund my money upon me telling him about page cut out.

Nice book!!!

Thanks everyone. I bought this book about 16 years ago and it was my first big purchase.

 

Love it! Was this an auction pickup? I've been looking for a mid grade copy for sometime now.... Want to sell yours?

Thanks. I picked this up years ago and had it graded. It's my keeper.