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On 5/15/2023 at 6:53 AM, asteroid-comix said:

1549. X-Men #74 (CGC 9.8) $2000
    
Back Cover Scan

9.8 W Black cover X-men reprint - Wow!  Insane book, Frank!   

Gene - I will throw in my 2 cents feedback wise.  I went with my wife.  Loved the set up.  Super easy (and free!) parking.  Since we a little late, it was a breeze to grab our badges and waltz right in to the showroom.  We really liked the setup.  So nice not to be in cramped walkways between booths.  Although I will say, if you are going to let dealers use the side of their tables for also having boxes of books to dig through, the tables need a little bit more space between them.  Very easy to get stuck on the sides of tables.

Lots of tables for sitting and/or eating.  Finding a resting spot was never difficult.  Love that.  Easy access to catered food was cool, but the food was meh.  Maybe food trucks next time?

Couple of (relatively) minor issues -

• Dealer and artist signage.  The show signage was on the front of the tables.  Guess what you can't see when there are people in front of the booth/table?  We did not love playing guess the artist/dealer.  
• Dealer variety.  First off - Great job bringing a lot of great dealers together.  I saw some books that I have never seen in person before - really cool.  Maybe try to have some more value oriented dealers as well?  Lee's Comics dollar book boxes were super popular, so I don't think I am alone in that sentiment.

We had a great time, although I could not quite find the right deal for me (spent more on entry than on actual books) and will probably go back next year.

Been going to conventions since the early 90s - Met most of my comic book heroes over the years.  Most of them were extremely nice.  Couple tidbits of note:

• Chris Claremont - As you can probably guess by my avatar, he was a big one for me.  He was totally nice but he didn't bother to ask how to spell my name and used the less common variant.  So I have a personalized X-men 101 with my name misspelled.  Amusing story anyway.
• Paul Smith - Another biggie for me - Didn't realize he would be at the show I went to, so I had to dig through vendor boxes to find a book for him to sign. Couldn't find any of his X-men run, had to settle for a fill in Iron Man issue he did.  So I have a Iron Man with a little Lockheed drawing on it.

I would have loved to meet Byrne and Austin at some point, maybe one day....

Sure, why not - In!

On 3/21/2023 at 2:19 PM, Dr. Balls said:

Amazing Adventures X-Men reprint complete run 1-6 $20
1 9.2
2 8.0
3 7.5
4 9.0
5 9.0
6 9.2

On 3/20/2023 at 10:36 AM, sfcityduck said:

Quick question:  Am I tripping or were there smaller than magazine sized versions of the early issues?

Fantasy Quarterly #1 is regular comic size. Not sure if this is what you are thinking of but Marvel reprinted the entire original series in color in the mid 80s under their Epic line in regular comic size.

On 3/14/2023 at 11:12 AM, thirdgreenham said:

 

Confirming X-men 93 take, thanks!

On 3/14/2023 at 10:49 AM, thirdgreenham said:

X-men 93 pending back cover scan, thanks!

Time to bump this thread back to the front page - recent pickups - mostly upgrades but the 55 is my first owned copy

On 2/22/2023 at 6:12 PM, nochips said:

X-Men 57 VF Minus $ 75.00

Take at 20% off

Bought a book off ebay. Looks beautiful in the pics.

Book arrives today.  Shipping isn't great, but looks like book escaped unscathed.

Then I open the bag and take the book out.   Back corner was bent in when book was last put in the bag and board! 

Here is pic from ebay listing:

Seller is working with me on a solution but man, such a letdown.

On 2/14/2023 at 12:53 PM, F For Fake said:

Legionnaires 16 - AH! VFNM, sharp! $5

On 2/21/2023 at 10:26 AM, F For Fake said:

Just a couple more for today, then likely one last tiny little bump in the morning, and we'll call it a day.

Justice League America 31 - Adam Hughes first DC work: I've got 9 7 of these, four  3 Newsstands and five 4 directs. Average VF, some a little nicer than others. First to claim gets their pick. I didn't scan them all (time is tight) but am happy to provide scans upon request. Otherwise assume that the average is around VF, with a couple closer to NM, and probably a couple closer to fine. $3 each

1 ea newsstand & direct to @Toz

Take both per pm - for JL 31 - just one copy please - nicest of what's left

On 2/21/2023 at 10:27 AM, F For Fake said:

And similarly, Justice League 34, classic AH cover. I have 7 of these, again, average VF, nicest copies go to the first to claim. $3 ea

What the heck - I will take the two nicest copies please.

On 2/17/2023 at 7:09 PM, CDaBruce said:

JLA #34    Adam Hughes Classic   NM   $6 

On 2/17/2023 at 7:36 PM, CDaBruce said:

Hellions #18   Jay Anacleto Trade   Super Sharp NM+  $9 

 

Take please

On 2/15/2023 at 7:12 PM, CDaBruce said:

Star Wars #6  NM/NM+  $9

First full Sana Starros 

Take it

On 2/10/2023 at 7:54 PM, SOLAR BOY said:

X-Men #20---Sharp 7.0 Copy---$125 $115

On 2/3/2023 at 9:16 AM, drbanner said:

X-men 65 F Neal Adams cover/art $28.00

On 2/3/2023 at 9:16 AM, drbanner said:

X-men 89 VF  $35.00