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Only those comics collectors of that country would know, But no big deal since they can't beat the real thing, and besides the paper quality of the covers looks primitive like old magazine papers

Great consolation seeing that the cover is off centred and front cover slightly aged in fade

On closer look, I don't like the type of paper they had used on the covers, lacking the gloss of the original versions

When did the Philippino bookstores started publishing these, and how long were they in business? Any reprints done on F4, Hulk 181, CTB 1, TOD 1, Marvel Spotlight 5?

They can't because of problems with the Fu Manchu licensing. That could also be the reason why the cover of SME #15 was missing among the key issues' covers showcase galleries of the Marvel 1970s volumes. Aren't you going to try to tell us there is an as yet unconfirmed "Shekel Copy" of SME 15? No i wasn't. But not far from it, though i should point out that i have seen a pence copy of both SME 15 &16 at a second hand bookstore but they were both in terrible shape- and smudged with brown stains (could be mess). I didn;t want to soil my hands, who knows what harmful bacteria were on them and so decide not to purchase. I already have NM/M cents copies.

I must admit i love GK's 70s-80s art, especially the covers, far more than my personal aversion to his early SA DC artwork on GL & Atom.

They can't because of problems with the Fu Manchu licensing. That could also be the reason why the cover of SME #15 was missing among the key issues' covers showcase galleries of the Marvel 1970s volumes.

Of course. No argument with that.

Thanks for the correcting my wild speculation.

This great series deserves omnibus/masterworks treatment, i mean which marvel series from the 70s-80s don't!! On the late Mr Gene Day, its a pity indeed because his art was getting better and better, and when he was off the book, it got cancelled months after,that, one likely reason must be the risen art standards.set by him was non-sustainable with his passing ( some food for thought-he certainly drew a lot of ornate oriental hindu statues and demoniac idols). On the uniqueness of SC, well, as all True Marvelites, we do know that MOKF would be the equivalence of what Conan and Dracula would be to their own respective genres, the greatest (barbarian/warrior; vampire and kung fu hero). Afterall, which character in Marvel can singlehandedly take on supervillains barehanded, without superpowers or special weapons/armory. Now, if ever someone is to make a movie of MOKF, they should use that classic "KF Figghting" theme by Carl Douglas, no, read the new limited series (first few issues are full of the original MOKF excitement and then some), and think of all the cool fighting moves and shades from the last Matrix movie, and you will know what i mean.

Lovely stack there

Thanks

Wow, top side looks like NM! How much did it cost u?

I read this story in the DC JK omnibus and love it. Where's the cover and how much did u paid for it?

Its a no-brainer- because its undervalued that's why there's lots of high grade leftovers to be slabbed. Anyway, don't expect to get any 9.8 graded bk cheap, especially if its a key. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split,..I'm not going out of my way looking for devils; but I wouldn't step out of my path to let one go by.” - Conan (Robert E. Howard)

When i saw this post, immediately i thought of this very retro 80s like song : and think what a great MTV would come out of using romance comics covers..

I may not be a star wars fan, but i salute you as a fellow comics collector who is passionate about the different #1(s) which he is into, speaking as a Bronze age fan that is.

Forgive me, but i always felt that ASM 300 is way too overrated (nevermind if i really put off byMcFarlane's art and his quirky spiderman) but for its being a 300th issue. Nuff said

U bet, pal! I wish more vintage comics connoisseurs would say that again!

Sure, but if u look at Conan, Marvel's inspiration to DC's flagship savage fantasy action title, u will know how Conan is even more cut off from the marvel universe, in fact but for 3 widely scattered 'What if' appearances from betw the late 70s to the 90s and some hinted at one panel homage appearance across here and there, though not quite as much as his less popular Atlantean counterpart, who was frequently mentioned and even appeared in Marvel team up,, Conan has absolutely nothing to do with the Marvel Universe. While Warlord was given exposure to the 4th world interactions, and in the 90s even paired with a long-haired look alike Aquaman in the latter's bk. So it 's more a question of appeal-demand for a particular title as u have said it, based on perceived worth, individually or/and influenced by collective opinion. Just my 2pence You cannot compare Warlord and Conan. How many Warlord movies did they make? Did they make a terrible Warlord TV show? How many Warlord series are currently being published? How many Warlord paperback books are there? How many paintings of Warlord did Frazetta paint? Did Warlord have FOUR titles being published by Marvel at one time (Conan, King Conan, Savage Sword of Conan and Conan Saga)? Conan was one of Marvels biggest titles for about 15 years, I suspect during most of that stretch (at least until perez's new teen titans) just the regular Conan series outsold every DC book, perhaps DC's top 2 or 3 titles. Conan's collectability had nothing to do with the rest of the Marvel universe. Why not? Disregarding the movies, paperback covers, on the strength and appeal of the titles alone based on the art and storyline, sure we can, though its a surety that conan wins warord hands down, but this is not to say that on a whole, the quality of conan comics did surpass that of Warlord ( speaking as a big conan comcis fan myself) because there are lots of goodies in Warlord that sometimes make up for what's is lacking in the conan stuff, with Warlord, not only there are S &S elements of REH but plenty of ERB Lost World stuff, so a barbarian movie made of WL would seem more believable and realistic in terms of the feminine sexual glamour of scantily clothed or unclothed women- do you think that women in ancient days would look as good as those from the 20th century onwards, and Mike Grell's art is something else altogether when he did WL. Certainly made my DC! - Superb barbarian apparel, unforgettable lovely ladies in sweet hyborian garb..know wat i mean. i don't disagree with you on the conan pts other than that WL is DC's answer to Marvel 's Conan in a sort of way, after Scalphunter/Claw and before Arak and Arion came along. Furthermore, i am ot saying that MOKF or Warlord firsts should be commanding as much as hulk 181 or even Conan but just merely stating my personal view that the firsts deserve higher value than what's in the guide. Again, my 2 cts.

Where and how did you managed to obtain the area distributions charts from, CSM? I made the Charts myself from the distribution marks on the top edges of 35 cent variants that I had or have seen. The Charts are very incomplete and I Have not done anything to update them in many years. I still don't have any concret info on where that 5th test market is and one or two of the other Markets might not be exactaly where I originally thought they were. The only ones I am %100 sure of is Wilmington NC. and Toledo OH. because large original owner collections cam from both those areas. I am still interested in the subject and am always looking for more info just have not found out much in a long time. You should write a book on your findings on the topic of variants and all those things people may not know about pertaining to comcs of this era

Sure, but if u look at Conan, Marvel's inspiration to DC's flagship savage fantasy action title, u will know how Conan is even more cut off from the marvel universe, in fact but for 3 widely scattered 'What if' appearances from betw the late 70s to the 90s and some hinted at one panel homage appearance across here and there, though not quite as much as his less popular Atlantean counterpart, who was frequently mentioned and even appeared in Marvel team up,, Conan has absolutely nothing to do with the Marvel Universe. While Warlord was given exposure to the 4th world interactions, and in the 90s even paired with a long-haired look alike Aquaman in the latter's bk. So it 's more a question of appeal-demand for a particular title as u have said it, based on perceived worth, individually or/and influenced by collective opinion. Just my 2pence

Thanks for all your helpful comments.

I really hate to disagree with you on that, but in my opinion, all these leftovers are bcause the book is not so sought after by collectors as say fan favourites like Dracula or Conan 1 or hot issues like hulk 181, X-men 94 etc, that are mostly sold out and hoarded by collectors and investors alike. Though i could be wrong and you are right, because i am just a buyer, and not in the business..

I wonder why? Is it due to the cover art or storyline ( before Moench. Gulacy & Day), or a genre series that has far lesser appeal due to the ethnicity of the main character? Even the second issue (SME #16) is easily available in high grade with low pricing comparable to paying for a non-key. Unlike say, for eg. Killraven which lasted for just a couple of years, MOKF survived until the 80s. So, if a bk like Amazing Adventures #11 (1st Blue Furred Beast) can climb up in value, just my rough unsupported opinion, say in comparing the prices of HG cgc books for both issues, one can only wonder at the discrepancy? Again, just my unsupported thoughts. Another long-running series that comes to mind would be DC's Warlord, it seems the first appearance of the main character in a try-out title would tend to put the 1st appearance issue from realizing its actual worth.