L'Angelo Misterioso

Shill bidding?

I definitely think LB Cole is overrated, no matter what the cover is, as long as it's not one of his funny animal works, people will pay through the nose just because he did it. In contrast, the market will sleep on bad Schomburg covers.

I'll say it again: his penciled covers (the ones that are good) are awesome, but I do not get the hype for the airbrush covers. They look so....1947.

I definitely agree that collectors overreact to restoration. I have a raw copy of Haunt of Fear #17 that has minor restoration to the back cover, and I find it bizarre that this high-demand EC horror book, that is in 5.0-6.0 range, has its value slashed practically in half because of a small piece glued back onto the back cover. I'm interested to see how collectors' views on restored Golden Age will change in the future, if it will at all. I would think people will become slowly more interested in "PLOD" copies of books that are hard to come by in universal grade, due to cost and/or scarcity. Incidentally, I inherited a complete copy of Human Torch #13 that is taped up along the spine and has pieces missing from the cover. I have long contemplated getting restoration work done on, because although the book is not profoundly rare, it is sufficiently difficult to find copies on the open market, let alone an affordable copy. As much as I would like to find an upgrade. I am not sure how this compares to your Daring Mystery #2 in its pre-restoration state, but I have always thought some touch-up would do this book nicely.

Promise Collection 5.0, nice!

People are not going to forget who Hitler was, not any time soon. There is some confusion and historical revisionism in popular discourse about Nazism, but my generation (Gen Z) are well aware of Hitler and his impact. Hitler is a far more influential person in modern history than Napoleon; the endurance of his ideas, among other things, speaks to that. Consumers may stop spending five figures on comic books for a more general reason (comic books going the way of stamps and lobby cards, increasing cost of living, etc) sooner than they will stop because of perceived irrelevance of WW2 and Nazis. I honestly think WW2 covers like Catman and Marvel Mystery Comics will fare better in the future than GGA and way overhyped horror covers, anyway.

It's a good Will Eisner cover! I have a black-and-white reprint from the 70s

I was still considering that. I thought if I said it I would sound negative in light of the good news of NP getting his book back

One of the best EC covers imo

I want to give a shoutout to Haunt of Fear #17 for being the comic that exposed me to EC. I inherited a copy (I've already shown in this thread so no need to be redundant) and holding that book was the first time I had ever heard of the publisher. They are probably the most enjoyable 1938-1955 comics to read. Wally Wood, Graham Ingels, and Feldstein are my top 3 EC artists.

Let's not forget the others who have yet to be made whole....

I got this no-name Fawcett war book for somewhere around $20-30 because I liked both the design and the reds and yellows of the palette. I know it's not a prime example of pre-code war, but I'm surprised war comics with nice covers like this are still so cheap.

That's really cool that you got to bond with him over EC! And even better that he gave you such a cool gift! I'm not sure I would have expected him to still have original EC copies, but I'd sure as hell be surprised to meet an OG fan in the wild.

I cannot overlook the fact that Jack Kamen drew all his female characters with the same face, and that diminishes his artistic talent in my view. PCH is the chief genre for overhyped and profoundly overpriced covers, many of which are not even scarce enough to justify their FMV. I think war comics are gonna increase in popularity among collectors. The art in comics that collectors are primarily interested in (superheroes, science fiction, not newspaper strip stuff, etc) didn't become good until the late 40s. Early to mid Golden Age is just so unengaging to read because of lifeless, static interior art. Captain America books are overvalued.

Guy who's out one Detective Comics #29, other early DCs, and $12.2 thousand dollars ain't exactly made whole yet tho 😬😬

Aaayyyyy!

Thief

A new victim joins the fray How many people has he conned?

Bro he took over $12,000 from one guy I think it's perfectly called for

I was gonna comment on the dark scans actually, but I wasn't sure if that's just actually how the books look. I was considering the TFTC #27 but held off bc the image is too dark (note that this isnt an "I'll take it!")

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Can we get a list of who has comics that are still being held hostage by Mike, and who has books that have so far been returned by Mike? I've completely lost track of which books are items of dispute, except NP's Amazing Fantasy #15 (doubtful it's been mailed to NP)

There aren't enough skulls or headlights on it

Isn't your fault though, really. And, as established, his terms of service are BS and likely don't even hold any weight.

I am honestly astonished by the lack of resolution to this case. Like, there is so much money at stake here and I know I would personally be clawing at the walls if I lost high-dollar books like this. Incidentally, I will be offering restoration services for high-value Golden Age comics. Just disregard my previous posts griping about how difficult it is to acquire GA books. It will in no way affect my operations