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Not to disagree but 12 is a typical gag cover (car in water) but 11 13 14 are more oddball scenic. I've never even understood the gag for issue 10. Link to issue 10 cover

TMNTerminator Show off that ad for issue 1. I think I deleted the picture after you bought it from me. That's a pretty sweet item I'm sure not many have seen. Ed

Quick question to anyone with an opinion. I have a chance to buy a Superman #1 raw. I know that it was sent in for restoration and that the centerfold was married. I have checked GPA and it's tough to get a good handle on prices for this book right now as it's definitely gone up in value. Yet as a restored issue I'm not sure how drastic the move up has been. Overall grade I'd figure is a 5.0 so If it got a 5.0 Mod (P) what would its generic market price be on an auction like ebay lets say - or a good asking price here on the boards. Also, can Mod P have "pieces added, cleaned cover, or replaced staples" or does that put it in Ext (P) land. I haven't looked at the interior covers just yet, nor checked it in person, but I figure that level of restoration is where it's at. BTW, I don't think he'll go below $20k so it's a tough call for me and I figured the boards would be a good place to get some free advice. Ed

Is your next purchase FC 422 Gilded Man?

Yup should have included that, just toss that in with the corssovers or with Other. Ed

Here's a good question in the form of a poll.

Don't forget X-men 162. While 133 and 141 were cornerstones to his coming ubber popularity, which culminated in the Miniseries, I think 162 was his first solo book. As I recall it was the first time he mentions his "Bezerker" animal part of him. To me this really made him stand out as an anti-hero and not the whiner he was under the Claremont era as well as other whining superhero's that seemed to define marvel during the 70's. Spiderman: Whiner since day one. Iron Man: I'm a drunk feel sorry for me. FF: Woe is me, I'm trapped in a rock body. Silver Surfer: Earth people just can't be nice to each other, boo hoo. Captain America: America just isn't what it was during the war. (tears up) Power-man: I'm Black and the man has kept me down long enough She Hulk, Ms Marvel, Spiderwoman: Who says the weaker sex is subordinate, maybe if I beat up on enough men, I'll feel better about myself. Vote for the ERA! Wanda: The world just doesn't understand, I'm in love with an android. X-men: The world just doesn't understand, I'm a mutant and different from everyone else. Hulk: Why won't puny humans just leave Hulk alone, boo hoo. Black Bolt: Wolverine: I'm the best there is at what I do, and what I do isn't pretty. Question, when did this quote (or derivative) first appear?

BZ, Wikipedia shows that CG used ether in Curious George Takes a Job released in 1947 BTW it also says that Curious George Goes to the Hospital was released in 1966. This is the one where he eats a puzzle piece but doesn't actually use ether. Wiki Link

After re reading the Donald Duck does ether storyline from WDCS 112 I wondered which came first, this issue or the Curious George story (see below) So was Carl Barks influenced by the Curious George story and is the CG story the first one where a ether is used like this in a kids story. I feel like there have been plenty of Disney/Warner Brothers/MGM/Hannah Barbarra cartoons with kid sniffing drug use that might predate 1947.

There could be. Let's say Black Terror becomes the next big thing. There'd be all sorts of 1st appearances of minor characters and detailed origins etc. I think some of the obscure 1st appearances are relatively unknown and could become a surprise if demand rose significantly. Can anyone tell me Sylvestor and Tweety's first appearance? How about Yosemite Sam? When was Frazetta's very first published art done? First cover? Anything of real significance is probably already out there. Except maybe a prototype or somesuch.

This one represents well. Like Detective and Action among others, it was a comic with a variety of stories - which was more typical than the solo character comics. It has a detective story, an adventure story, a funny animal story, and a superhero story. It is a key with Woody Woodpeckers 1st appearance so there is also Movie tie-in/animation crossover. It is a flag cover and a patriotic cover. And it has WWII appeal with the planes. It was the last issue of a series and the first funny animal cover prior to switching over to new Funnies (another common aspect of GA comics was titles that ended) And it is politically incorrect with 'lil 8-ball. Show me a comic that has all that.

I put in a decent bid above $1000 but couldn't keep up with the big boys. With VG books going for $500+ a $1000 would have been a steal in my book. Married covers, married centerfolds, replaced staples, touch of glue or slight color touch are the closest to an unrestored as it gets. On an otherwise impossible book in high grade it's easy to overlook and bid it up. But yeah, a blue label 9.2 would probably hit $4000 or so, similar to Little Dot 1 or Richie Rich 1 type figures. Ed

I can't wait to see the interior panels where "The Red Bee plunges his big knife into the killer fish!"

Jeez, I'd forgotten about that creation. Guy must have been punk'd by somebody via email but you're B***Sh** radar needs to be pegged whenever you see something like this. Heck, I'm still on the fence about the Amazing Fantasy 15 art recently shown. And its at the National Library. Ed

Thank you, I perform best with no competition.

Captain Marvel Jr 37

BZ, Can you say that the collection has all the cartoons and that they are unedited? One of my big pet peeves is the missing cartoons that they used to show and now no longer do. And also the editing. All usually for PC reasons such as an explosion leaving Daffy in black face. Or the one I'm thinking of is where the dog shoots himself in the head after he sees Bugs dead. That part is always cut out nowadays. Ed

I thought I had half a trophy? ft88: /2

wow, super nedor key! Here's the Origin and 1st appearance part of the story. Why keep a low/mid grade GLOD encased anyway? You'll have to buy the book to finish the story (has it been reprinted anywhere?) Is this the origin of steroids too? Or is that reserved for Captain America's secret serum. Enjoy.

I have a question, did your dad keep any of those comics?

Lets bring back this title with a bang. Just picked this one up and on it's way to papa. Sold a bunch of SA Marvels on the boards to fund this guy. I can't wait until the movie comes out.

Return to Tralla La? http://www.realbeer.com/news/articles/news-002665.php

As they say, if you aren't ready for a child - get a dog.

Not a comic but from 1970. Spidey "Off the Wall"