Ant-Man

More DC than I remembered …

January variety pack.

My biggest deal with Ed to date. Happy with all facets, hope to buy from again.

Wow, haven’t seen this thread in a while. Great comments/suggestions since 2019. Keep in mind that the non-US titles like Spirou and Warrior are not in Overstreet. Doesn’t mean they are not amongst the more valuable mags, just explains why they were not included in my list. As far as ‘magazine’ vs. ‘magazine-sized comic’, I made the decision to include both when compiling the list. Give folks a bigger grouping to consider. The challenge I see is defining a magazine. If comics are ‘storytelling through sequential art’, and we find this in magazines, what differentiates a magazine from a comic if not the size? I’m sure there are many here who could express it more eloquently than I. A few changes since 2019. Vampirella 1 has jumped Mad 24 and now sits behind Shock Illustrated 3. Blazing Combat 1 has passed both Pussycat 1 and Cracked 1. Savage Tales 1 saw a 68% increase (largest amongst the higher-priced mags) and is valued above all of the ‘Gothic’ mags. Sitting right behind that group, with a significant increase of its own, is FOOM 10 (if considered a mag). Has anyone here ever contacted Overstreet to discuss the creation of a magazine section within the Guide (similar to the War Report)? Collectively, I’ll bet the experts here on the Boards could educate the comic masses.

Avengers 2 (pg 7) & Avengers 3 (pg 10) per PM.

Happy hunting in 2022!

The last adventures of 2021.

I have never used the go collects site, so I’m not sure if the front and back covers are being counted as pages? I believe 32 is the correct count for interior pages. Congrats on your purchase.

The Epics I posted are a four-issue comic-sized limited series. Epic Illustrated magazine is a different animal. If you like fantasy-type stories, there are some great artists in the magazine. The boardies in the magazine thread know that title much better than I do.

More variety than value.

I don’t recall ever seeing this title, and this issue was a no-brainer. May, 1976.

Most of my dollar finds are in the ‘newsies’ thread, so these two get their own post.

I do find these spectacular when gathered together.

Quite an array this weekend.

Not bad everyone. Per the latest Overstreet (raw 9.2): 1. Marvel Spotlight 5 2. ASM 129 3. Tomb Of Dracula 10 4. Hero For Hire 1 4. Iron Man 55 6. Batman 251 7. Ghost Rider 1 8. Special Marvel Edition 15 9. ASM 121 10. Night Nurse 1 11. Strange Tales 169 11. Tomb Of Dracula 1 11. Wonder Woman 204 14. ASM 122 I suspect Marvel Premiere 1 is #15, but I cannot confirm. With this Age dominated by price variants and giant/square-bound books, the $0.20ers are just not as prevalent.

Cook County mandate started on Monday the 23rd.

Per Mike's Amazing World, cover credits go to Greg Tocchini. I was too lazy to grab the actual book.

Yes it is.

Back on track ... No matter how many times I rotate the pic on my machine, it never turns out right.

There was a nod to pulps and pre-hero books. Here are a few splash pages from Tales To Astonish #34.

I went this past weekend, and very glad I did. For those concerned about going to a museum 15 months into a pandemic, there was an after-hours option when the rest of the exhibits were closed. Tickets are sold with varying admission times (and they were checked). I thought the staff was safety-conscious, controlling the initial headcount into each gallery, and guests were offered a stylus to touch screens and other interactive displays. This was advertised as the only surviving original page from Marvel Comics #1.