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Took them long enough! DC's early 80's revival of Blackhawk by Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle came about because DC wanted to have a comic on the stands to take advantage of Spielberg's interest in doing a Blackhawk movie. I'll be curious if DC does the same thing this time around and gives them a new title. I'm also curious which of the many versions of Blackhawk Spielberg is going to work from. My guess is the original, but he could use elements from the Chaykin run as well.

I had my PayPal account hacked many, many years ago. They actually hacked my email, as I had a weak password at the time. Then they got my Paypal info from my email account, and set up a filter on the email to block all notifications from Paypal so I wouldn't be notified of their activity. They didn't change any of my passwords, so I was able to still use everything as usual without any idea something had happened. In my case, Paypal actually caught the fraud themselves and called me about it. Here's the kicker - the hackers actually added $6,000 to my account! Apparently they were trying to launder money through Paypal. Since at that time I rarely used Paypal, and only for like $20 ebay purchases, Paypal noticed the abnormally large transaction and caught it. I got off pretty lucky, but that was weird!

I'm pretty sure women didn't dress like this in 1943, but... what's a little anachronism between friends? I don't now how long these bootleg, out of continuity issues were produced, but I gather it was quite a while, because I have a much later issue - #262! - which also features Fury encountering some out of place women, this time resistance agents helping him. Mexican Fury was fighting a very different war than American Fury!

In Mexico, Sgt. Fury kept going after they ran out of US books to reprint, so they just made stuff up. I have an issue which uses the exact plot from #5, except instead of Strucker, it's a hot female assassin wearing a late 60's style mini-dress and wielding a sword. Not a key, but it should be!

one time price drop to just $40 shipped for this huge lot of 57 Avengers classics. Holy smokes! I'll be closing this thread tonight, so strike while the iron is hot!

One and only price drop on these sweet, sweet Jimmy Olsen issues! Now just $140 shipped! There's going to be a Jimmy Olsen movie soon where he becomes fat for no reason and then tries to kill Superman with his elastic powers, only to be stopped by a gang of tiny duplicate robots. So you should speculate on these now, because they are going to make you rich!!!* * - note: this is a lie. but these comics are cool anyway

#3 has an appearance by Reed Richards during his time as an OSS agent in World War II. #5 is the 1st appearance of Baron Strucker. #8 is tied for the first appearance of Baron Zemo. It came out the same day as Avengers #6 - another interesting Stan gimmick, where Sgt. Fury told the character's story during WW2 and Avengers continued it 20 years later. #8 is also the first appearance of Percy Pinkerton. #10 is the first appearance of Captain Savage, who later went on to get his own spinoff series. #27 has the origin of Nick Fury's eyepatch. It's also the first appearance of Eric Koenig, who later joined the Howlers, became a SHIELD agent, and was played by Patton Oswalt on the Agents of SHIELD TV series.

Howdy! Usual rules: 1. No HoSers, poseurs, squares, losers, or bronies 2. USA only, sorry international friends! 3. Paypal only, thanks 4. I use USPS 5. first in thread trumps all, including PM One lot today, it's a gigantic lot of Avengers mini-series. 57 total issues for just $55 $40 shipped! This lot includes: Earth's Mightiest Heroes vol. 1 #1-8 Earth's Mightiest Heroes vol. 2 #1-8 Avengers: The Terminatrix Objective #1-4 Heroes Reborn: The Return #1-4 Avengers: Infinity #1-4 Domination Factor: Avengers #1-4 The Last Avengers Story #1-2 Avengers/Thunderbolts #1-3, 5, 6 (missing #4) Avengers: Celestial Quest #1-2 Avengers Icons: Vision #1-4 Vision #1-4 Hercules #1-4 (vol. 1) Hercules #1-4 (vol. 2) There's a ton of great reading here. The Earth's Mightiest Heroes runs are great, as they retell classic Avengers stories with a modern sensibility. Vol. 1 retells Avengers #1-16, while vol. 2 retells elements of #57-74. The two Hercules series are must reads as well, and there's tons of cool stuff dirt cheap. I've enjoyed them, now I need space, so I passing on the fun to other folks. All of the runs are complete with the excpetion of Avengers vs. Thunderbolts, which is missing one issue, and Avengers: Celestial Quest, where I just stopped after #2. But hey, Thanos is in that one, as you can see in the photo since he's on the cover!

price drop on the Superboy lot, now just $105 shipped!

big lot of 40 silver age Jimmy Olsen issues - $160 $140 shipped! That's just four bucks apiece for some real deal Silver Age goodness! This lot stretches back to 1959 and has a number of 10 cent and Big 10 and Big 12 cent issues! It's filled with Superdickery, go-go checks, an 80 Page Giant, and some Neal Adams covers! Condition is mostly lower grade, solid books in the 2.0 - 4.5 range with issues you might expect from those grades. There are some outliers: 56 has a split spine and detached cover, 60 has tape on the spine, 69 has extensive tape, This lot includes the following issues: 39, 41, 42, 43, 49, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 66, 69, 81, 83, 84, 87, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 97, 99, 102, 103, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 118, 120, 124, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132

The latest episode of the Classic Comics Forum Podcast is now available: https://classiccomics.podbean.com/e/classic-comics-forum-podcast-19-the-brave-and-the-bold-50-73-part-1/ This time around we're starting a 2 part discussion of the team-up era of The Brave and the Bold, before they settled on Batman as a permanent star. In this episode, special guest MDG and I discuss issues #50-56, as well as his time working as a writer for both DC and Valiant/Acclaim, where he co-wrote X-O Manowar for several issues. Hope you enjoy!

Price drops!! Superboy lot is now just $120, and the crime lot is now just $15! Both prices include shipping!

I know there are some "first appearances" like #97 that generate interest - that issue has a cover and preview of Darkhawk #1. #99 has something about the Infinity Gauntlet or something? and #91 is a Thanos cover. There are other preview issues I think that have some interest, like #25 has Rocket Raccoon on the cover. #19 has Spidey's black suit on the cover plus a preview of the Star Comics line. #82 has a Cable preview before NM #87. Annual #4 has an actual first appearance I think - there's a unique 4 page story, not just preview pages of a different comic, introducing Damage Control. It also has a cool Art Adams cover. #90 has a McFarlane Spidey cover. And some of the later issues are pretty hard to find. 41 seems to be the big key so far, but I do think some others have room. #8 is also a Stan Lee cover - drawn, rather than a photo - and there's a long interview with him inside. That one hasn't quite taken off yet, but I think it has potential.

complete run of Ditko's Shade the Changing Man - SOLD!

Yanked this lot, nobody wanted it. Good riddance, I say!

big lot of 30 SA Superboy issues - $140 $120 $105 shipped! The copy of #81 is from the Twin Cities Pedigree! Unfortunately, it has a tear on the front cover repaired by a giant piece of tape over it. If you wanted to get a pedgree book without breaking the bank, here's your chance! It's probably just a mid-grade book even without the tear anyway. A number of these issues have early Neal Adams covers! Additionally, I have several other issues in the #80's that are incomplete, or coverless, or both. For instance,. I have a #86 not pictures that is missing most of the first page. Etc. I will throw all of those parts in as well for free. Here's the rundown of issue #'s. condition is all over the place, but tends to be on the low side. Mostly readers. #81, 94, 106, 110, 112, 126, 131, 136, 137, 140, 142, 147 (tape along spine), 148, 154, 157, 161, 163, 164, 170, 171, 172, 173, 176, 177, 178, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190

Howdy folks. The usual rules please: 1. No shamies, scabbies, slobbies, or scruffy nerf herders 2. Paypal only please 3. USA only for shipping, sorry to all our international friends. 4. I ship via USPS 5. First in thread trumps any PM conversations, first time stamp wins. Three lots to start with! PRICE DROPS!! big lot of 30 SA Superboy issues - $140 $120 $105 shipped! big lot of 40 SA Jimmy Olsen issues - $160 $140 shipped! complete run of Ditko's Shade the Changing Man - SOLD!!

picked this one up today at a shop:

picked these up today at an LCS:

Young Romance #150 - 4.5 - $120! The silver age romance book. Falling in Love #99 is also great, but I consider it the start of the bronze Age for romance. When it comes to pure Silver Age romance, nothing tops this cover as far as I'm concerned. It's the classic of classics. This is a nice looking copy. It is slightly rolled, and has creases parallel to the lower spine consistent with spine roll. A copy a grade or so higher than this sold here on the boards a couple months ago for $150. I'm going to call this a 4.5, and ask $120 shipped!

Betty and Veronica #41 - 2.0 - $85! Along with #40, this is one of the two top classic Betty and Veronica covers. Figuring out the value of this is almost as hard as grading it. There haven't been any on the bay in months, and none up for auction that I am aware of either (though I might have missed something). This is not an easy book to find! And the people who have copies aren't getting rid of them. This copy is tight, with fantastic, bright colors! Unfortunately, the colors are also bright on all the writing all over the book. Apparently they hadn't invented the notepad yet in 1959. Not sure how to grade it or price it so I'm just winging it on both. Let's call it a 2.0? And maybe $85 shipped?

First, the rules: 1. No HOSers, probies, groupies, homies, yuppies, etc. 2. Paypal only please. 3. USA only, sorry to all our international friends! 4. shipping is included, I use USPS. 5. First in thread trumps any PM conversations, first time stamp wins. And all the rest of the usual stuff. Two books today! Two classic covers. Betty and Veronica #41 - 2.0 - $85! Young Romance #150 - 4.5 - $120! or take both for $175! pics shortly!!