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There are people which collect ads but honestly… Usually the motivation is different and it’s often for historical research. I can’t believe someone sees ads or articles as "first apperances": it’s obvious that the term ALWAYS referred to comics stories in this context. As awesome an article or whatever it is, it’s not the comic story.

Honestly, but I don’t get this. A good portion of the Power Pack (original series) issues are some of the best material put out by Marvel in that period. Single issues are proper masterpieces – I have the impression that either people no longer understand the inner life of children or just have never read it. :shrug:

Wait, previews can be first appearances? If the story is original, yes. If not, no. The nature of a "preview" almost universally means that it's material intended to be printed elsewhere. I'm pretty sure that the Damage Control preview in Marvel Age Annual #4 is not excerpts from the book, but it's been a while since I read it. I do remember that the Wolverine preview is sort of a recap of what had been happening with the character in X-Men, so it's not exactly a story, although the art is original. A good example of a legit first appearance in a preview is Lazarus. I just read the story in Marvel Age Annual #4. It's a 4 page, original story that predates Damage Control's other appearances. Even at only 4 pages, it's actually a frame story - the first page has a guy from Damage Control approaching the Joe Fixit version of Hulk and handing him a brochure about Damage Control. Pages 2-3 are basically an ad for Damage Control (which Hulk is reading) explaining what the series is. And page 4 is Hulk kicking the guy's butt and tossing him out of the casino. So it is an original story, not an excerpt of a later published issue. It's not much of a first appearance - in terms of these sorts of things, it's not as strong as something like Rat Queens in Image What's Next - but I think it is their first appearance. Erm, we're talking Damage Control, right? Who cares? Even if this show gets picked, and even if it does better than Walking dead (Sorry, I have to be my eccentric self here, bear with me), its still a series about a unit reconstructing demolished areas. How will this ever generate cult following status?? People just get into the habit of "investing" in "optioned" books without even thinking of the book's context. This is a fun series, a brilliant concept and Im glad it got picked. But come on now.. When it comes to Hollywood I think the "yeah, we can do it but should we?" Question got thrown out the window a long time ago. (And not only Hollywood).

Wow Jason, that’s incredibly nice! And the best thing is that you are a Hulk fan. (thumbs u

I love that stamp on the FF4! Me too… The star is large and the "3" very unusual… Wonder what was meant to signify.

It's not possible to compare values without acknowledging vast differences in supply whenever it occurs. Action #12 and Detective #27 have survived at similar quantities... so there is no concern about a supply difference. Detective #27 is incredibly more valuable than Action #12 because DC #27 is the first appearance of Batman, while Action #12 is an earlier advertisement for Batman. Malibu Sun #13 vs. Spawn #1 is a difference of about a million copies. If there were ALSO a million copies of Malibu Sun #13, it would be worth a small fraction of the value of Spawn #1. The fact that Malibu Sun #13 sells for more than Spawn #1 isn't a reflection of Malibu Sun #13 being the first appearance of Spawn. It's a reflection that the first appearance of Spawn in Spawn #1 is extremely easy to locate, while a very early advertisement for Spawn is much more difficult to locate. If ads aren't counted as first appearances 75 years later (Superman, Batman)... then they never will be. That doesn't mean ads can't be more valuable... but that's because of supply and demand... not because an ad is a first appearance. \ This too. And that was a great post! (thumbs u

I blame the weed, Seizoen Bretta, three weeks off from work and an obsession with collecting real first appearances. Add to that the fact that my LCS is now selling books like Deadworld 10, Capes 1 and others with first appearance labels on their walls. If the market matters so much when determining these things then that should matter. No? I don’t know what are "over-wide shlongs" and an "an**al blitzkrieg" but I neither want to know…

That is interesting, but any reason besides the TV show?

I’m never sure when you are joking and when you are serious, but what are "latchkey kids"? I see the term refers to a copy of a key. Kids who come home to an empty house because no adults are home. They need their own keys to get in, which is where the term comes from. Thanks! (thumbs u

I’m never sure when you are joking and when you are serious, but what are "latchkey kids"? I see the term refers to a copy of a key.

Even if this is the "Copper's Heating/Selling Well on Ebay" thread I was saying it’s a shame they are not known and appreciated. I wasn’t thinking about the value. Also, I was talking of books up to 1991 max. (and so the very early Wolverine, in this case) – most of the following years' productions were just bad. I would not pay $0.50 myself for most of what Marvel published in the 1990s. i have two kids, a big mortgage, and a job that doesn't pay that well (considering where i live). i spend 97% of my waking hours stressed about money and 93% of my dream-time as well. Find something that makes you money other than your job. yup, that's me bring a crass money driven comics selling non-purist when i was single and childless i thought about building up a cool collection with lots of cool stuff and owning them until i dropped dead or whatever, but now i mostly see thousands of potential ways to pay my bills if i only had more time and energy. it's sad. i enjoy the medium still, of course, but virtually nothing i own is viewed as a long term hold anymore. I believe he was just suggesting that you could find a way to have additional income, aside from buying and reselling comics, without having to continuously worry about it. Not that it’s easy but maybe find a way to save on your daily expenses? I seem to recall you said you live in an expensive zone.

It seems to climb more and more every week, I wish I pulled the trigger last year. But if it has rusty staples no way that it is in the VF range, i.e. VF and above, so no way that it would cost so much. :shrug:

Sweet! I have just an issue of Squa Tront but it was very well done!

Now you've done it. Used up the board's allotment of question marks. Now no one can ask a question until November. Damn it.

Or not? :shrug:

Or just to accelerate the crash of the market? I guess you're not familiar as to how a website can actually make you money, much this this very forum. I don’t know what you mean, but surely these things are not good for the market, or for ANY market, in the long term.

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll have to see if I can track down a copy. Pick it up, it’s very cool, and from what I get it’s only the beginning (David Gerstein is quite a fan). Also, if you love the original Phantom Blot classic, and you have never read the Scarpa's follow-up, look for the Mickey and Donald (first Gladstone series) early issues (I believe they were 6-7-8). Here’s the splash page of #6:

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll have to see if I can track down a copy. Many of those stories were well written and the character was quite popular back home when I was a teenager. Thanks, Italy, for the Duck Avenger, even if no one else here has a clue who he is... And by "here" I suppose you mean the States (as I seem to recall you work there). Yes, this opens up a whole discussion on how the authentic spirit of Walt Disney was brought forward by our authors. I had this discussion with Scarpa once. It is obvious (and undeniable) that the comics originated as an "american" product, but I have always felt Walt Disney vision as being truly "universal" (a lot more than Stan Lee's, for example): the Disney mythos is universal, and our first generation of authors was so imbued with its magic (not only the classic Disney comics) that the fact Walt Disney did not care much about comics did not stop them to build up a legacy in the best possible way. Clearly, each author has its cultural background, but if you manage to enrich what is already been done (like Carlos Pacheco did on the Fantastic Four, for example) you pick up a tradition and effectively nurture and make it grow once again in its original spirit.

It remains an inconsistent mash-up, in my consideration. These characters barely resemble the original ones (and I don’t mean the original guardians, but Gamora, Star-Lord, Rocket Raccon and even Warlock and the High Evolutionary from the little I have read of these writers). That is enough for me to immediately discard a modern Marvel comic. The African-American Johnny Storm is something they have done for a movie: something inspired by the Fantastic Four, but nothing more. These movies are single efforts, I don’t see any standing artistic value in them, no matter if Marvel tries to keep elements of the original works in them and Fox this time didn't.

Or just to accelerate the crash of the market?

How do you know who the problem was in the relationship? Maybe it was both. Or maybe not. But speculating like this is just plain unreasonable. Roy, you are always very wise. These things are just sad and I agree with Foolkiller: if you have so much spare time, just pray for that broken family and (even more) for their kids.

But they have a microscope in their brand… :shrug:

For some reason I haven’t scanned my #75 (a nice copy I bought from October) but here’s my #74. I seem to recall it has a very slight rust on staples but it was nice and I’m just fine with it. I just keep it warm and safe from humidity.

Right, after #102 it just loses some steam, IMO… to regain it later on! (thumbs u

I have seen that… You never keep your word! Congratulations!