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Did you see that Marvel Feature #5 9.8 just sell for $38.55? Ouch! That hurts. Paid twice that for mine. I'll just tell myself it wasn't white pages to rationalize it, .

Another CBG cover.

Boris Vallejo's cover to Endithor's Daughter.

First appearance in the thread of Frank Thorne's more NSFW version of Red Sonja, the blonde Ghita of Alizarr. (thumbs u They seem to have come to terms with one another.

Comic Buyer's Guide #106

Check out this cover.

Meet Blue Tonya. See any similarity? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gatecrasher-2000-2A-VF-/150879284583?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item23211b2d67#ht_1836wt_932

Yeah, and the $500.00 one on eBay sold right after I got mine. That is the book value for it though. I think comicpriceguide.com list a 9.8 at $840.00. I think the only one on eBay now is for $750.00. Not sure if it's whit pages or not.

Check this out! http://www.nealadamsstore.com/Original-Neal-Adams-art-on-Red-Sonja-Sexy-CGC-94_p_630.html

Yeah, I hardly ever buy raw books online anymore. There's a couple sellers I trust, but not many.

Imagine finding that gem mint online, and the seller doesn't know how to ship raw comics. That's happened to me more than once. They stick it in an envelope, no backing, and mail it off with not so much as a "do not bend" written on it. Oh the horror of it all!

It's not so much where you buy it. Although that might be part of it. It's what you're trying to do with it after you buy it raw. If you're shooting for a 9.8 white pages it's going to be tough. You could have it pressed into a 9.8 maybe, but the page quality is going to be another issue. Both the above mentioned dealers have been selling long enough to know what passes for what, but even then you have to get through the CGC gauntlet. We've both seen 9.8's that may not be as nice as some others, and 9.6's that look flawless. It's a tough call because you have to ask is it worth going through all that to get a 9.6? Which is basically a death sentence for most bronze books. Especially Red Sonja. There are some 9.8's and 9.6's that have been sitting on eBay for years now. It's a gamble at best. Just because a website says it's a 9.8 doesn't mean CGC will say it is. Of course you could get lucky and find one, but then you have to pay to get it pressed, to be graded, shipping, insurance, etc. Will it be worth it after all of that? That's the choice we have to make in this hobby nowadays. Why can't we go back to folding them in half, and carrying them around in our back pockets to show all our friends?

I see your book and raise it -> http://www.ebay.ca/itm/SAVAGE-SWORD-CONAN-13-NOV-1978-RED-SONJA-SOLOMON-KANE-JOHN-BUSCEMA-INTERVIEW-/261055695421?pt=UK_Books_comics_Magazines_UK_Comics_ET&hash=item3cc821ca3d Wow! That's a serious cover. Wonder where I've seen that before?

There are two Whitman's on eBay. This is the best one. The other is just horrible. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Marvel-CONAN-THE-BARBARIAN-1970-Series-78-VF-/170760144528?pt=US_Comic_Books&hash=item27c2190690

Nice! Would love to see a cover gallery.

No. If it was in better condition maybe. Cover is a swipe of Conan #44 isn't it?

Ever see this before? Crazy! http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Avengers-Savage-Sword-of-conan-rare-1976-N0-144-June-19th-comic-book-Marvel-/130753142445?pt=UK_Books_Comics_Magazines_US_Comics_ET&hash=item1e717e9ead

In many cases it's even better. Some of the modern books are great, but with all the variants there's quite a few stinkers too. I think Lucio Parrillo is probably the only one doing this style right. Joe Jusko is great too. His cover for #50 is amazing. Many of the newest issues leave a lot to be desired though. They've got it down to only two covers now, but the art is really lacking. Lucio Parrillo is doing the Queen Sonja covers though, and they are superb. The one thing you have to give Dynamite credit for is their interior art. It really is a joy to actually read the comics.

Thanks. Actually, my scanner is terrible. I figured I'd try using Photo Bucket. Took me a few tries, but I finally got it. That's just how it posted here. I don't know why the text is so blurry. Book is sweet though. Just came today, and it's big. Won't fit in my CGC box. I wonder if they make magazine sized boxes. There are a few other Savage Sword books I would like with Red Sonja covers, and I'll need a place to put them.

No doubt. Some exquisite examples.

That's awesome!

Interesting. So what happens when one cover is better than the other? Is the outer cover the one that counts? I was looking at a thread on here involving manufacturing errors. Printing errors are one thing, but some of the bindery errors were just insane. One comic even had a crossword puzzle book cover on it. There were some that even had two full comics inside. Mostly upside down and out of sequence pages though. Still, you would think quality control would catch most of that stuff, but to actually make it to the shelf is just crazy.

Yeah, that's going to be tough to find out. Looking at my #4 now I see it says, Copyright 1976 Marvel Comics Group. A Division of Cadence Industries Corporation. Maybe start by doing a Google search there with Cadence Ind. Corp. Let me know what you come up with.