Ant-Man

Thanks for the X-Men 130!

Always fun to visit Bedrock City when traveling down south.

Haven't bought from Terry in a while, but my recently purchased slab was shipped timely and well-packed. Would certainly do business again.

The Gothic Romances/Tales of Love books are next on the list.

The next ten is where we see many of the familiar titles listed so far: 12 True Movie And Television 1 (1950; Part teenage magazine; Liz Taylor photo-c) 13 Out Of This World Adventures 2 (1951; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a) 13 Pussycat 1 (1968; B&W reprints from Men's magazines; scarce) 15 Cracked 1 (1958) 16 Mad 30 (1956; 1st Alfred E. Neuman cover by Mingo) 17 Blazing Combat 1 (1965) 17 Mad 25 (1955) 17 True Movie And Television 2 (1950; Part teenage magazine; movie stars photo-c) 20 From Here To Insanity V3#1 (1956; cover says "Crazy, Man, Crazy" and becomes so w/V2#2) 20 Marvel Preview 7 (1976; Rocket Raccoon debut)

From an Overstreet perspective (their pricing of raw, 9.2), I believe most, if not all, of the top 10 would come from the Mickey Mouse Magazine title. After that, many of the books are larger, "magazine-sized" format from the Golden Age, which may or may not qualify as a magazine (not my area of expertise): 1 Wow Comics 1 (1936; 1st Will Eisner-a in comics) 2 Wow Comics 4 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye, Mandrake, Flash Gordon; Eisner-a) 3 Wow Comics 2 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a) 4 Tops 1 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare) 4 Wow Comics 3 (1936; Fu Manchu, Popeye; Eisner-a) 6 Tops 2 (1949; large sized-magazine format; for the adult reader; rare) 7 Shock Illustrated 3 (1956; 100 known copies; bound & given away at E.C office) 8 Mad 24 (1955; 1st magazine issue) 9 Out Of This World Adventures 1 (1950; sci-fi pulp magazine w/32 page color-comic insert; Kubert-a) 10 Eerie 1 (1965; B&W; low distribution; poor print quality; smaller size) 10 Vampirella 1 (1969)

FF #3

A little off the beaten path ... for me, anyway.

Not something I see everyday.

Overstreet's list of the Top 25 Bronze books is incorrect for the second year in a row now. Same goes for their expanded Silver, Copper & Modern lists. I'm sure Gold has some errors too, but I don't watch that one as closely. This is sad on a few different levels.

I believe the largest % gains in the Silver Age were Rawhide Kid #17 (150%), Blackhawk #133 (100%) and Linda Carter, Student Nurse #1 (66.67%). None are in the top 50, but on a pure % basis, they did well. My pick to show (continued) significant gains is Tales Of Suspense #52. It's a shame that a list as short as the top 25 Bronze books was only correct through #15. Even so, my picks are books that currently sit outside of the true top 25, but could make the jump (ASM #101 and Tomb Of Dracula #10, with 'Tec #400 as a longshot).

I agree that the picture above is not indicative of overall foot traffic. It was never elbow-to-elbow, and certain sections were busier than others, but I never got hit by a tumbleweed. If you've been to WW Chicago, this con was in the hall where folks pick up their wristbands and line up. I had a two-day pass with early access, so I got in before many of the dealers were fully set up. I was looking for early Marvel SA, and got a nice TOS from Comic Interlude. I thought the dealers had a decent selection, just not the ones I needed. I see this as encouraging for future(?) shows. I also got about 30 books from Hector. I don't get autographs, or do much in Artist Alley, so 1 full day would have been enough for me. If you enjoy flipping through $0.50 - $5.00 boxes, I think it was well worth the $10 admission that Groupon was offering. Saw quite a few folks making stacks of books. Cosplay was at a minimum. Other than Jake "The Snake" Roberts and Dave & Busters, it was a comic book show.

Tickets were being offered through Groupon. Not sure if they are still available.

And the Hero Initiative edition

The spiral-bound BIG BIG edition

The Hall of Fame edition

Two regular editions

Does Preacher #1 still command a few dollars?

Agreed. I wasn't buying ASM at the time, but I knew to pick up #298 because of Todd. I even grabbed Incredible Hulk #330 for the same reason. ASM #300/Venom was not a consideration. It was about the artist, the crazy webs flying all over the place & the seemingly impossible positions in which Spidey would wide up.

Always fun to visit Bedrock City when traveling down south.

Season 2 drop on Friday, Jan. 18.

There is a fanzine called "Marvelmania Magazine" that ran for six issues. I believe the final issue prints that unpublished Starhawk story.

Around $300.

Got the same during open registration. Haven't been since '07, and I've been trying for the last six(?) years. Thought it was interesting that Preview Night was not available as a stand-alone ticket during open registration this year. You had to buy all four days.

Definitely plan on attending, if only to support a new show. Having won the SDCC lottery, I will not be going to WW Chicago. Maybe this show will get the local dealers that some feel have been priced out of the larger Chicago shows?