Timely

Reduced to only $35.

On 2/17/2022 at 12:11 AM, grapeape said:

That’s my page 3 

Did you pay $4500 for it? If so, you are sitting pretty!

On 2/16/2022 at 4:01 PM, grapeape said:

I wonder if Conrad Eschenberg still owns this? Wow neato splash that I remember and  I grabbed the battle page of Spidey and Torch also from this six page story. Conrad held on to this for a long time then I saw it finally offered maybe fifteen years ago for $60-$70k. I don't know if it sold or went back into his collection. Anyone else remember that? Of course we are experiencing a much different OA market today. I think this HA auction coming up is the key to whether or not we see a coming flood of the very best art pieces pried from stubborn collector hands. Never thought I'd see TOS 39 art at auction in my life time. I thought the book would stay together longer. I do understand why its broken up. Money money money.

Didn’t this splash sell in a Sothebys auction in the 90’s? I know I saw it for sale (I believe in an auction) a long time ago.

On 2/16/2022 at 3:05 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

Do you know which book had the first Hitler cover appearance?  Is it Cap 1? 

Up to that point, America had not yet entered the war.  Most Americans had come to view Hitler as a bad actor, but there were still enough Americans that liked him that the cover caused a backlash. The mayor of NYC actually offered bodyguards to Simon and Kirby.

So Cap 1 might not be the first appearance of Hitler on a comic book cover, but it's gotta be the first in a long line of comic heroes taking shots at him.

Hoping someone can fill in the gaps for me here

Captain America Comics #1 was the first American comic book to have Hitler on the cover.

Not a flip as far as I know, but the $1,500,000 price tag for this Kirby/Ditko ASM #8 splash is of note!

https://www.comiclink.com/itemdetail.asp?back=%2Fsection.asp%3F_SORT%3DYES%26id%3D1398%26f1%3DListDate%26ODire1%3DDESC%26f2%3Di.Publisher%26ODire2%3DDESC%26f3%3Di.IssueNumber%2C%2Bi.Genre%26ODire3%3DASC&id=1556222

Alex Schomburg World War II airbrushed cover from 1944 only $50 with free shipping in the con US. Signed on the bottom. Overall book is in Fine condition. Probably the least expensive Schomburg cover you'll ever see for sale here!!!

5 day return. Paypal or check.

On 2/12/2022 at 10:44 AM, Chaykin Stevens said:

Is it known who pencilled the cover?  GCD can't decide between John Buscema and Keith Pollard.

Heritage credits John Buscema and Joe Sinnott.

I see they just listed the cover to What If #1.  Bechara had this one a few years back.  It's going to go for way more now!

Dealer's gonna deal?

While collector's come and go.

Flipper's gonna flip!

On 2/3/2022 at 12:14 PM, artdealer said:

4 x 6 image for $6500? 
You can buy a Miller Sin City page from my site for that price!

 

4 x 5 image for $6500? 
You can buy a Miller Sin City page from my site for that price. 

I really liked that Miller piece that was $8500. Boy did it go fast!

On 2/1/2022 at 9:33 PM, Randall Ries said:

1989 was a sorry year for the Dark Knight. 1986 was the year he was christened "The Dark Knight" by Frank Miller. As far as I know. Then Michael Keaton accepted the role of Batman in Tim Burton's ridiculous-a-thon "Batman". To the horror of all of us. Batman fans and Michael Keaton fans. Keaton is a comedian.

Back to Gotham City as a giant playground. With giant props. With a goofus Joker again. And we got who? Talia Al Ghul as Batman's love interest? Awesome! MIGHT have been. But no. We got Vicki Vale.

Neal Adams, Denny O'Neil, Terry Austin, Marshall Rogers, Jim Aparo, Bob Haney and Frank Miller must have sat in the theater in 1989 and wondered why they had put all that thought and effort into revitalizing the character just to watch DC Comics pander to their children.

"Daddy! Make Batman wear a dress! Tee hee!"
"Ok, honey!"
"Daddy! Hire Tim Burton to direct your Batman movie! We LIKED Beetlejuice! He was fuuuunny, Daddy!"
"Ok, Sweetheart!"

I mean, come on. Tim Burton had manlier shoulders than Batman, fer Chrissakes! Tim Burton is 6'0. Batman was supposed to be around at least 6'4. "A huge man dressed like Dracula". Michael Keaton? 5'9. About a foot short.

Don't believe me? How about....YOUR OWN EYES? Here's Michael Keaton as The "Dark" Knight and Tim Burton. Here we see Keaton standing bolt upright with the graceful, sloping shoulders of a high school lab partner. Tim Burton is humped over like Wybie in "Coraline" and he had a majestic shoulder spread compared to Batman in this photo.

So, who would you have chosen as the roll of Batman when it was cast in 1987-88? 

Yes, I’ve seen zero up to 5 digital code stickers on a single book, even a few  1.5’s where half the sticker was cut off during the manufacturing process.

On 1/30/2022 at 8:57 AM, B2D327 said:

I think they already have

So somebody takes a Justice League of America #208, rips the cover & 1st 8 wraps off, sends this part of the book to CGC and they grade it a 9.8?

Avoid these guys!

They sent me a nice book but taped the top edge of the open mylar.  In transit, the comic got stuck to the tape. I told them about this & they told me to open a dispute with the post office. It was not the post office's fault that they taped the comic.  Then they halted all communication & banned me from buying from them!

Learn from my experience!

Seems like a lot of the strip artists hold on to everything!

On 1/24/2022 at 9:41 AM, vodou said:

I think: it's $500 list on any of the usual dealer sites that don't only handle four figures and above; it sells within 45 days.

Putting it on eBay with $400 starting bid or $500 BIN would make it disappear pretty quick.

Agreed. I’d buy it for $400