Illustrious

I have the reproduction copy that came with this Folio set, and looking at the eBay pics it looks to be that exact reproduction. The pages in the Folio print are made to look like aged newsprint just like the eBay one. If the seller listed the measurements we'd know for sure, because the copy that comes with the Folio set is a bit smaller than a standard size GA book.

My favorite Cap book, that's a beauty.

Only four copies total on the census, with the highest being this single 9.8:

I’ve bought and sold cards on MySlabs with no issues. Everything I sell on eBay that is cards/comics related also goes up on my MySlabs account at a cheaper price.

This right here!

I too mourn over the multiple copies of Hulk #181 I've bought and sold over the past decade, missing this massive price run up the past year, but at least I can take solace that in 2017 I bought and kept the now coveted "Deadpool rookie card" in PSA 9.

CLOSED.

Let's do a price cut.

Terms: First trumps all Payments: PayPal, due within 48 hours after sale Shipping: USPS Priority Insured with signature confirmation, shipping is included in price (this is a U.S./Domestic sale only at this time) Other: No sales to HoS or anyone on the Probation list, and again, keeping this sale U.S. only at this time Return Policy: No returns on CGC graded books. Please ask any questions before committing to buy. My Kudos thread: https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/244562-illustrious-feedback-thread/#comments CLOSED

I was surprised myself at what I was able to get it for, I was prepared to go higher but not over $500. It sounds like he did pretty good for himself though to find all those books for just $120! Congrats on all the books you were able to snag.

I recently was able to cross this off my want-list after wanting one for a while (also a good companion to @Tri-ColorBrian's post before mine!):

A couple recent pick-ups:

I've always been a fan of Action #47, the first Luthor cover. It seems like it doesn't get that much love:

My favorite:

My picks for most "affordable" key from each era: Golden Age: Action Comics #47 (first Lex Luthor cover) Atomic Age: Star Spangled Comics #122 (first Dr. Thirteen) Silver Age: Adventures Comics #260 (first SA Aquaman/Arthur Curry) Bronze Age: Shazam #28 (second Black Adam) Copper Age: Marvel Comics Presents #72: (first Wolverine/Weapon X origin) Modern Age: A-Next #7 (first Hope Pym)

I didn't pick up any major keys this year like in past years, but I did get some classic covers I've been after. In order of my favorite: 1. Captain America Comics #27 - Awesome Schomburg WWII cover 2. Detective Comics #153 - 1st solo Batman cover since Detective Comics #37 3A. (Tie) Weird Science #13 - classic UFOs over Washington DC cover 3B. Black Magic #44 - Aliens and Ghost Hitler, WTF?

Since we're posting our signed Cap #3's, that give me an excuse to post mine again. I too have Jack and Stan, and am missing Joe. I don't think I have seen a #3 signed by all three of them.

I don't think it's a question of if it will happen, but when. The main question of authenticity is going to come down to the dimensions, since the facsimile is 10x7, and Primetime said the original was 10x7.5.

@Primetime@woowoo I measured the dimensions with a ruler today just to be sure, but it looks to be right 10x7 inches as far as size goes. Is that what the original Marvel #1 measured at? @pemart1966 The printing is actually pretty crisp, I'm not seeing any bluriness at all having it in hand. There is some slight registration mis-alignment on some panels/pages, but it believe that could be intentional since they were going for realism. @Mmehdy Here are a few more pics as requested:

Anyone else pick this up when it was released a few weeks back? For those not familiar with this, it's a 272 page treasury-sized, high-end hardcover reprint of four Golden Age Timely stories selected by Roy Thomas. The issues reprinted in the book are Sub-Mariner #1, Human Torch #5, Captain America Comics #10, and All Winners Comics #19. The paper stock is a thicker, semi-gloss type, but the pages themselves retain the cream to off-white color of the comics being reprinted. Also included is a 10x7 print by artist Marco D’Alfonso. The real centerpiece of the whole collection to me is a true-to-size, facsimile reprint of Marvel Comics #1, printed to look, feel, and smell like a vintage comic from 1939. The pages themselves are some type of aged newsprint that is eerily close to the cream color and "musty smell" of some actual Golden Age comics I have from around the same era. All in all, it's an awesome package for Timely fans and Golden Age fans alike, and I highly recommend picking it up. https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/marvel-the-golden-age.html

This was mentioned a few weeks back in another thread but the Ant-Man/Black Knight analogy works well when it's compared like this: Black Knight #1 (first Black Knight) = Tales to Astonish #27 (first Ant-Man) Avengers #47 (first Dane Whitman) = Avengers #181 (first Scott Lang) Avengers #48 (first Dane Whitman as Black Knight) = Marvel Premiere #47 (first Scott Lang as Ant-Man) Now Black Knight #1 and TTA #27 are obviously going for more since they're older and the more scarce first incarnations of the respective "characters." But I made the point that as far as the Dane Whitman Black Knight is concerned, I'm putting Avengers #48 ahead of #47 based on the fact that Marvel Premiere #47 (the first appearance of Scott Lang AS Ant-Man), sells for more and is in more demand that Avengers #181 which is the first overall appearance of Scott Lang, just not as Ant-Man, the character that made him famous later when he took that mantle.

The only Topps comic I currently own: