Ditch Fahrenheit

Great conversation! Question: Do you believe that an eBay seller, relying on a third-party certification, should be held to a higher standard than Heritage Auctions or ComicConnect? Here are HA and CC terms and conditions: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heritage Auctions Additional Terms & Conditions COMICS, COMIC ART, & ANIMATION ART AUCTIONS COMICS, COMIC ART, & ANIMATION ART TERM D: Comic books sold referencing a third-party grading service are sold “as is” without any express or implied warranty. No returns of CGC-certified or CBCS-certified comics will be accepted. Certain warranties may be available from the grading services and the Bidder is referred to them for further details: Certified Guaranty Company, LLC (CGC), P.O. Box 4738, Sarasota, FL 34230; Comic Book Certification Service (CBCS), 4635 McEwen Road, Dallas, TX 75244. COMICS, COMIC ART, & ANIMATION ART TERM G: Since we cannot examine encapsulated comics, they are sold “as is” without our grading opinion, and may not be returned for any reason. Auctioneer shall not be liable for any patent or latent defect or controversy pertaining to or arising from any encapsulated collectible. In any such instance, purchaser’s remedy, if any, shall be solely against the service certifying the collectible. COMICS, COMIC ART, & ANIMATION ART TERM I: Although consensus grading is employed by most grading services, it should be noted as aforesaid that grading is not an exact science. In fact, it is entirely possible that if a lot is broken out of a plastic holder and resubmitted to another grading service or even to the same service, the lot could come back with a different grade assigned. Non-Auction Buy Now Terms & Conditions Items graded through the grading companies below and sold through the Make Offer to Owner program are not returnable. Coins, Token & Medals: NGC & PCGS Currency: PMG & PCGS Comics: CGC & CBCS Movie Posters: CGC Sports: PSA, SGC, PSA/DNA, JSA ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ComicConnect CGC & 3RD PARTY GRADER SALES: Please note that although we do accept returns on our regular listings, all sales of comic books noted as graded by the Comic Guarantee Corporation and sealed in the CGC protective plastic casing, or any other sales of comic books graded and sealed by a 3rd Party Grader, are final.

Link - The Daily Comic Book Panel Thread Here we go. Identify the issue if you can. I'll be opening new panels and giving clues if no one gets it.

Link Batman Golden Records Boxed Club Set (1966)

Marvel 2-In-One Is Headed for a Reboot – Maybe

PS - Here's a recent example which is eerily similar to yours. Link

Sorry this happened, and hope you can get it sorted out with the seller. When you get the book back, can you post pics of both books (showing the grades)? I'd like to add this to my list. Thanks.

Link Answer: Alarming Tales #1 You would think Hector would have gotten this, since I stole the pic from his listing. Very Ditko-esque, don't you think? The moral of this story is that no matter where you go, there will be girls.

Link Final clue: The story was written, penciled and inked by Jack Kirby.

link Another clue before I eat lunch...

Here's a clue... Famous artist. This story was written, penciled and inked by him.

Link Ok...I have time for a second one. Can you guess the issue? More hints/clues if no one guesses it coming up later.

George Reeves meeting fans in the 50s

Writer Dan Slott Promises Surprises in the New FANTASTIC FOUR

Just look at this beautiful work.

Solved by Stu. Link

I can't predict what CGC will do about this, but I think I CAN predict what will happen to sellers. There are a LOT of very picky collectors out there. How many times have you seen gorgeous books returned because of undisclosed scratches on the case? So, unfortunately, sellers are in a pickle: A) If they disclose the faulty case in the listing, buyers will avoid them. B) If a buyer (who's not super-informed about all the technical mumbo jumbo about newton rings) buys a slab from a seller who doesn't disclose the newton rings in the listing, there's some probability it will be returned, with the seller paying to/from shipping and insurance. Stating 'no returns on slabs' or pointing out that the pics show the newton rings won't matter. eBay will side with the buyer because it's an obvious (undisclosed) flaw. Fun.

I think He might actually be a Her.

Link Ok, two new clues: 1) The artist is famous, and he did both the pencils AND the inking. 2)

Link I did some detective work and found some better pics of the seller's books for sale...

Link Here's today's panel. Can you guess the issue? I'll provide clues if no one gets it.

I need some too. I've been going through ice cubes like crazy lately.

Link Remembering when T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan interviewed Stan Lee, 1975 Remembering when T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan interviewed Stan Lee, 1975 Far Out Staff August 3, 2018 We dive straight back into the Far Out Magazine Vault to find Marc Bolan, the musician, guitarist and poet who is arguably best known for being the lead singer of the glam rock band T. Rex, who was seemingly obsessed with comic books. Now this tale seemingly twists and turns into areas that even we weren’t sure where it would take us next. This story is going to depict how three extremely popular figures of popular culture all interviewed each other, at different times and in different circumstances but all with aiming for the same end result. However, we begin our story in 1976 when Neil Tennant, latterly of Pet Shop Boys, interviewed Bolan about his specific love of Marvel Comics: “I’ve been into Marvel since 1967,” Bolan said at the time. “The Silver Surfer, in particular, was one I liked. Dr. Strange was another. At that time they were very weird compared to the other comics on the market, though they got more commercial since then and Stan Lee was a great writer,” he added. Avid fans of Bolan will know all too well his penchant for comics, none less for having noticed his reference to Marvel Comics superhero Silver Surfer who made an appearance in his song ‘Mambo Sun’ where Bolan sang the words: “On a mountain range, “I’m Doctor Strange for you…” The interview with Tennant came five years before he would go on to form Pet Shop Boys. At this moment in time, Tennant was actually working as London editor for Marvel UK, the UK branch of Marvel Comics, it was a position he held for two years. Going back to his interview with Bolan, Tennant delved deeper into the T. Rex man’s love for comics, to which Bolan answered: “I’d like to write some comics for Marvel. I’ve actually got a book of Science Fiction stories coming out soon, there’s a couple of superheroes in it,” he added. “One’s a God from another planet. These super-heroes aren’t really like your’s, but they could be. Stan was very into the idea of my doing this.” Bolan then explained how Marvel Comics had directly impacted his music, explaining how featured characters had taken a place in specific songs: “Yes,” he answered when Tennant asked the question. “There was the Silver Surfer in ‘Teenage Dream’, and Doctor Strange has been in one. My new album, Futuristic Dragon has a spoken introduction which sounds very much like the intro to a Doctor Strange story—lyrically it’s very much like that. Have you seen the cover of Futuristic Dragon? It’s rather like one of your comic covers.” Bolan’s interview with Tennant came at a time when Bolan himself worked for the BBC on his own separate interview series, a time when the T. Rex singer would host a BBC radio show and interviewed his heroes. One of those heroes, it would seem, was the former editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, Stan Lee. “It was nice meeting Stan last year, he was lovely to interview,” Bolan told Tennant. “Really he’s a hustler, a solid gold easy hustler! That’s just the way Comic guys should be, he’s got such a lot of energy. “We talked about the possibility of me creating a superhero for him. Something along the lines of Electric Warrior, a twenty-first century Conan.” “In fact, I don’t like Conan as a character—I think he should be something less of a barbarian, more like one of Michael Moorcock’s characters,” Bolan added. “You could make a much better composite character using Moorcock’s Elric, with a bit of the Silver Surfer, a bit of Thor, and create a far more involved character, a character more in touch with now.” It just so happens that the audio clip of Bolan talking to Lee appeared online. The interview, which is dated October 20th, 1975, meanders through their love for Silver Surfer and Doctor Strange. At one point, the details of a new Titans comic is mentioned. Incredibly, that discussion included the plans for casting David Bowie’s wife Angie Bowie as Black Widow for a new TV series entitled Daredevil. An image of that Angie Bowie discussion can be found below. For now though, here’s the audio of Bolan and Lee in conversation: