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    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    On 3/12/2024 at 12:07 PM, Frisco Larson said:

    Next up is a rough Captain America #21 which is coverless, missing page 9, the centerfold, page 24 and the last page. This is a remnant of the Timely Trunk Collection. The pages are cream to off white in the center. The first two wraps (last page IS missing, so it's 1 & a half wraps) are loose with random pieces missing and multiple tears. The missing 9th page interferes with the lead Cap story, the CFO interferes with the second Cap story, the 24th page missing is one half of the text story and a Cap house ad, and the last page missing is the end of the Secret Stamp story. All the pages to the Dippy Diplomat story and Human Torch story are there, but the last page of the Torch story is missing a piece from the bottom last panel. Several center pages are loose, with tears and some small border pieces out. It is what it is. $60

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    Turtlemania Silver CGC 4.5 *Price Drop* **SOLD**

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    On 3/12/2024 at 12:10 PM, grendel013 said:

    I'm glad you two talked and it's resolved. My opinion is that he should not be allowed to sell here again. He has eBay and obviously is okay selling elsewhere. It's the disregard for the rules here that should get him banned. He should have never had the item listed on both venues in the first place. The end. Tired of hearing people's pity party "I needed quick money." That's fine. Then stay on top of your chit. 

    I disagree. We've all done dumb stuff, maybe not here on the boards, but I'd give him a pass at this point. He was under no obligation to make the donation but did it anyway and that shows some good will. I don't see the need to pile on anymore at this point.

    Fantastic Four Silver Age #6 and up.

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

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    On 3/7/2024 at 7:02 PM, DR.X said:

    Giant Size Fantastic Four Lot - $75.00

    These were listed in a thread some time back as single items. No interest at the time so I'm bundling them up in a one shot. These books all have defects associated with the state grade. If you need specific issue details P.M. me.

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #1 - 8.0

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #2 - 8.0

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #3 - 8.5 

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #4 -   6.5 

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #5 - 7.0

    Giant-Size Fantastic Four  #6 - 4.5

     

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    Fantastic Four Silver Age #6 and up.

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    On 3/5/2024 at 7:12 PM, DR.X said:

    Fantastic Four #63 - 4.5   BLASTAAR/SANDMAN

    BP = $20.00

    This is a very well read copy with lots of creasing, surface wear front and back covers. Someone checked off the check list with red ink, see pic.

    C.F. and cover are surprisingly well attached. Nice inside paper.

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    WHAT IF: Stan Lee wasn't working at Marvel/Atlas Comics in 1961?

    in Silver Age Comic Books

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    On 3/5/2024 at 10:18 AM, Zonker said:

    That is an interesting premise! (thumbsu

    I'm trying to think of an example of any single creator at DC in the 1940s or 1950s being employed and credited as a full cartoonist (responsible for creating all the words + pictures). I'm drawing a blank.  So I imagine Schwartz wouldn't really know what to do with a Kirby in 1961.  I believe Schwartz would have been of the mindset that you need to have a full script approved by editorial before the artist starts drawing, otherwise how can editorial be sure the artist isn't drawing something the company would not buy and will not publish?   On the other hand, Schwartz was a savvy guy, and looking around at the shoestring operation that was Timely Comics circa 1960, he might also have made a virtue of necessity and just let Kirby & Ditko do their thing.  

    Stan Lee would have probably been fine at DC in 1960, being able to draw upon their much deeper bench of comics scripters.  Whether he would have been sufficiently motivated to work with the likes of Bob Haney or Gardner Fox to make their dialogue sound more like how young people actually were speaking in the 1960s is an open question.  I could see him doing that to try to make his books stand out from the crowd, and to establish his own identity within the DC editorial ranks.  But I could also see Stan or his bosses take the opinion that extensively re-writing that amount of dialogue was more than was expected by someone being paid only as an editor.  hm

     

     

    I would have been intrigued to see how Stan and Carmine squared off/worked together.