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zosocane

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    I think when X-Men exploded in the late 70s/early 80s, FF was no longer that top-tier super-hero team for Marvel. Even with Byrne's epic run, everyone wanted X-Men, X-Men, X-Men. Byrne if anything propped it up and held it up as long as he could. After he left, it just declined further (slowly but surely). Avengers always had the benefit of rolling in new team members to keep things fresh. That's something FF never really could do, except on a very limited basis (e.g., She-Hulk).
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    Take. Mike, can you re-DM my updated invoice? Thanks.
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    i know you said one book, but technically this is: buy 15 individual CGC-graded pages of AF 15 @ ~ $1K each ... hold. Liquidate one at a time, each year, starting 10 years from now, over a 15-year period. Go ahead, laugh.
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    Looks like Vince Colletta inked that cover. Nice copy.
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    That is heaven on Earth. The knowledge that a comic from the 1970s has never been opened.
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    Seems that the broader comic investment market is finally catching on to classic Raboy covers. Classic cover and notoriously tough in higher grade.
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    What a bloodbath.
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    I firmly believe this was the main 'buster' of the comic boom. Phase 4/Bore killed a lot of interest in Marvels. If any book should be breaking records right now, it's FF4 -- and it's dropping, noticeably, with 10 days to go before Wakanda Forever releases. Can't say I'm surprised when I see what Marvel Studios did to Namor.
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    Especially higher and high grade SA books from the first part of the SA (1956 to 1965) and always-in-demand and tough GA books. I have seen some raw GA classic cover books fetching very high prices at auction. Bottom line is that high-quality books and HTF books will drive growth while the broader economy has slowed.
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    Pressing is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be ... unnatural.
  16. zosocane
    Big MCU announcements coming up this weekend at D23 which will give FF and other books a boost. Stay tuned.
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    More evidence that quality books (i) hang tough during market headwinds and (ii) will be poised to shine when the broader economy improves.
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    The font size of their writer and artist notes and other issue information notes (e.g., "Classic cover", or first appearance information) is 8-point font, possibly smaller. It is astonishing that this has never been enlarged.
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    Even the prior high of $1,850 for a VF is pretty high.