Marty Mann

On 4/16/2024 at 3:14 PM, ThothAmon said:

Great stuff Marty. Keep it coming. Excuse me if you’ve addressed this earlier. When did you first decide to “collect” your comics ie worry about keeping them nice?  When did they first get bags/boards?  Were you concerned about light, temperature or humidity at some point?  Were you aware of Overstreet early on?  Love stories about collectors before it was a thing so I’d appreciate hearing your journey as a collector. 

Thank you for your interest in my collection. I always tried to keep my books in good condition  as I read and reread them over  the years..

I packed them away in 1954 as I entered the NAVY and unpacked them  again in 1976.

My two sons and I attended our first Comic Book Show in 1976. I couldn't believe all of the comic books, boxes after boxes, all the books

packed in clear plastic bags selling for what I believed to be a lot of money for old 10 cent comics,

Looking at  them table after table, I realized that I had many of these books in boxes at home  boxes I hadn't opened for over  20 years..

Talking to the dealers at the tables they all suggested if I was interested in knowing the value of my books I should invest in a copy

of OVERSTREET'S PRICE GUIDE.

I bought a copy for $7.50 and the dealer threw in  a package of 100 bags. ,

We went home, brought out a box, let them air out and spent the Summer looking at and bagging books.

Please let me know if you have any other questions, I truly enjoy sharing.

Marty