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It is interesting to me how something that is appealing to one collector is a turn-off to another. In addition to all the different approaches on what to collect, it is also fascinating what different collectors find to be appealing in a comic. Condition-wise I can accept an "honest wear CGC 4.0" silver-age key as well as the "would be a 7.0 if not for the chunk out of the back cover CGC 4.0" silver-age key. I will also try to get as high a grade as possible on non-keys. My ASM 1-20 range from CGC 2.5 to 9.0. I also am not wild about autographed issues which most collectors will place a premium on, but love silver-age books with stamps! I don't like arrival dates and any embellishments by a previous owner are a real turn-off for me, but a good stamp is a definite plus! Here is one of my favorite stamped comics... a mid-grade semi-key with a stamp that screams 60's. YU phone exchange for a News Stand owned by a guy named Monte in exotic Port Arthur TX. Does it get any better than this?!! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

It is interesting to me how something that is appealing to one collector is a turn-off to another. In addition to all the different approaches on what to collect, it is also fascinating what different collectors find to be appealing in a comic. Condition-wise I can accept an "honest wear CGC 4.0" silver-age key as well as the "would be a 7.0 if not for the chunk out of the back cover CGC 4.0" silver-age key. I will also try to get as high a grade as possible on non-keys. My ASM 1-20 range from CGC 2.5 to 9.0. I also am not wild about autographed issues which most collectors will place a premium on, but love silver-age books with stamps! I don't like arrival dates and any embellishments by a previous owner are a real turn-off for me, but a good stamp is a definite plus! Here is one of my favorite stamped comics... a mid-grade semi-key with a stamp that screams 60's. YU phone exchange for a News Stand owned by a guy named Monte in exotic Port Arthur TX. Does it get any better than this?!! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

What Silver Age comics am I going to wish I had not dragged my feet on purchasing one, two or five years down the line? I remember about ten years ago seeing a BIN on eBay that consisted of AF15 CGC 5.0, and ASM1 thru 9 all CGC ranging from 5.0 to 7.5. the price? $15,000. I dreamed of liquidating a sizable part of my collection to get the lot, but I was never really going to pull the trigger and I knew it. Of course who wouldn't make that deal now? So what is out there waiting to be had NOW? A year or two ago it would have been FF 36, 45, 46, 48, or ST 126. Fellow collectors give me your opinions (hot tips!) if you care to. ST Annual 2 is on my priority list along with ST 115, TOS 49, JIM 97, X-men 4 and 10, FF 13, Avengers 3 and 5. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

While OAAW 83, SSWS 90 and GIC 86 have not been cheap for some time , most DC war comics have been relatively inexpensive yet hard to find. The recent popularity of SSWS 84-91 makes me wonder about AAMW 84, AAMW 67, OFF 49, maybe even OAAW 151... Captain Storm 1? Thoughts? To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

GIC 87 1st Haunted Tank To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

The Hulk is GREEN!!! I would like to make the argument that this is the first appearance of the hulk because the gray hulk was a prototype! To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Here are some of my favorites! I love this stuff and I really have no idea why. I have been a collector for as long as I can remember. Oh well... To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.

Acquired 2-12-10 CGC 5.0. Store stamp on front.