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They do a lot of the regional flea markets and other antique shows in Illinois and (I think) Wisconsin. One of the guys that worked for him was a comics fan, and was able to have various shows over the years (one every 18 months or so in the 00s).

I just googled it and it looks like it's another Zurko show. https://www.chicagopopculturecon.com/ I've never been the biggest fan of their events.

I believe Sears had a similar product, so maybe it came from there.

That box was from the JC Penny comic packs you used to be able to buy. I suspect that in that pile of comics were several of the comic variants. They're not super valuable or anything, but they're cool to find.

Cosplayers don't shop for comics. They are there to walk around and have their picture taken, not buy comics. I know of some who wear an elaborate outfit, walk around for 3 hours, go out to their car, change, and then return to shop, though. Remember, cosplayers don't have pockets to put money.

If I wasn't already doing a show Sunday, I'd be there with bells on.

Really? That's a shame. It's against their Terms of Service, but we all know how much Facebook cares about those.

I'm more annoyed at the raffle style of sales he does. People reselling doesn't bother me in the least.

You at least get something with mystery boxes, though. Here (at last 90% of the time) you're throwing money away.

Here's my quandary. I set up at local shows, and there's a guy who travels all around to various cons as a buyer. I always had the idea that he was a reseller, which is fine by me. I have a price on my books and if you think you can make a profit on it, I have no problem selling to you. However... I am a member of various Facebook groups where people sell comics, and I noticed that he sells there. The only reason I was able to connect the dots was when he put up three things that I sold the at a show the previous day, all of which were odd enough that it had to be him. While some of his sales on Facebook are a straight price for comics, about half of them are raffles. He will sell 10 or 15 or 20 spots for a specific price and then have an automatic number generator pick a winner. He ends up collecting around twice the value of the book from these poor suckers who are trying to win. For example, he had a New Teen Titans #44 CGC 9.4, selling 15 spots at $10 each. He gets $150 (minus Paypal fees). You can find this same book on eBay for about $75. Now, I'm not going to tell someone that they're being idiotic in trying to win these comics (even though it's obviously not worth it), and I'm not even going to tell this guy to stop doing it (even though it's against eBay's policy). But I do want to tell him that I'm not going to sell him my stuff. Am I being overly sensitive? Should I just not care? He's not buying anything that I couldn't sell to another person.

I will say that if the show is busy and I'm the only one there (which I usually am), if you ask me to open up a dozen $3 books, I'll tell you that a) I can put them aside and when it's less busy, they can come back and look at them, or b) I can sell them to you now and you can bring them back if you find anything wrong with them.

Dan Adkins? I thought he was a decent, though not incredible, inker over Wood. They had a very similar style. He also pencilled the cover to Doctor Strange #169, which has always been one of my favorites. He lived in Reading, PA (or somewhere around there), and he showed up at a few local conventions in the 1980s.

The other thing that's shocking is the number of new shows that are using "Comic Con" in their name. After Salt Lake City Comic Con lost their lawsuit against SDCC, I assumed that other events (especially new ones) would follow. I guess Comic Con Revolution did not get the memo. https://fox13now.com/2018/08/24/the-convention-formerly-known-as-salt-lake-comic-con-loses-another-round-in-copyright-battle/

Leo does his best to put on a good show. I've done well there in the past.

I don't think big convention centers do that sort of thing. I mean, if they need to fill up space, they'll look to wherever they can get a tenant. Keystone here in Philly is in the same place as WW Philly, for example.

It's really freakin' cool, though.

To be fair, there are a limited number of open spaces at these convention centers. Something happens nearly every weekend. I would love to see something happen in March. I know there's a chance of winter weather, but with climate change, how much snow will there be any more, amirite?

Next year it's August 23-25. If they're trying to get to spring (and I think that's a good idea), they're not doing it fast enough. (WW Philly next year is June 13-16.)

The first Ace show is coming up in a few weeks and the celebrity guest list is packed with stars of comic book movies. If I cared about that sort of thing, I'd be excited. But the autograph prices are off the charts. (Chris Evans is $200 or $250 for a photo opp depending on whether or not you want him to carry a shield! Yes, it's $50 more with the shield.) As a dealer -- though not as a big-time dealer who would be doing these shows -- I just think to myself, "How much money do the attendees have to spend at any one time? And between autographs/photo ops/admission/parking/food, do they have any money available to actually buy comics?"

Shouldn't you be bailing out your basement?

Well, they announced the show for next year, so I suppose it went well enough.

I'll be there setting up at my first Wayne show. Stop by the RC Comics tables and I can take a look.

Never mind... someone already posted something.

The same with New Mutants #86. At the bottom of the last page, Cable is in the next issue blurb, and nobody has ever considered that the first appearance of the character.

Dragon Con has always been a fantasy/sci-fi/video game/media con more than anything else. They do have comics and comic creators, but that has never really been the focus. It's almost like the Creation Cons of old. There were comics there, for sure, but it was mostly sci-fi and that sort of fandom.