KirbyJack

Welcome to the boards, Jedi!

(The silver age is strong in this one...)

You're gonna have a good read there, friend.

...tape wasn't a defect.

I remember hearing that back in the day.

From dealers.

I've got all the silver age issues. Then I'm about 90% to #300.

ASM #8! Enjoy that Kirby goodness!

I think you can feel good about diving into the X-Men pool, Mac. Investment wise, they're a solid #2 behind Spidey, (or at least they will be).

Nice digs!

I'd love to have real comics on display, but I'm afraid of light damage.

It's a terrible thing to live in fear.

Those are sharp!

Holy cats, that's your old beater, isn't it?! I'd love to know what you sold it for!

Thanks!

What is going on with that showcase 4? (Condition wise.)

It's a gem, ain't it?

It has a little touch of white-out on the cover, and the main image of The Flash has been worn away and replaced with one from a reprint! (yipe.)

I'm not too condition-needy in regard to my SA D.C. keys; I just want a copy. I paid $500 for this thing in February of this year (or, rather, my wife did. It was my wedding present), but it's still the cheapest Showcase #4 I'd run across! The paper is decent and I'm just happy to have one.

In an unrelated vein, this message board has inspired me. I have sent my Fantastic Four #92 in to CGC to be graded. It's about as nice as I have and I'm realistically hoping for a 9.0. We'll see...

I know you were all dying to find out...

It just came back a 9.2!

Oh yeah? Well my copy has a huge spine roll, so it's bigger than yours.

So there. Na na na na na.

Cool comix, Mac! My copies might be a pinch prettier, but I got 'em when they were cheap. If I were buying them today, you and I would be after exactly the same kinds of books!

I'd love to have space for a desk in my comic room. That's nice.

Brilliant brace of books, 'Blazer!

I agree 100% that Ben's look wasn't all the way there until Sinnott began inking him. The "Skrull Gangster World" story is a huge sentimental favorite of mine and I love the art of that era. I think The Thing looked best in the issues following the "Him" story (FF 65&66) and before #94.

Just a personal preferrance.

They're beat, but they're mine!

Here's my little group.

That's a nice trip in the WABAC machine for me, too. Beautiful.

Congrats to Motown Mike!

It's just some old gray carpet in our lizard room.

You can see it all in the popular "Show us your lizard room" thread in General!

Nice book! Just $60?

Wish I had spent $10 more 20 years ago when I bought them.

Hear it. Back in the late 80s, I was quite single-minded in my silver age pursuit. I needed everything. Now . I was buying old Marvels 20-30 issues at a time. I remember very clearly passing up higher graded comics in favor of lower grades, just so I could harvest greater quantity.