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It's ALIVE!

How has no one brought up Iron Man 219?

Sell now!

Neither. E. Gerber for all. Neither 3M Post-it Tags

And here I thought this was the first Aliens . . .

I wasn't aware that they "grade off" for any store stamp or date stamp. In this instance I think they should "grade on".

That is art in and of itself - great job!

I've found a couple a couple Heathcliff the past couple of years. As well as Porker. Never found a Muppet Babies though. I'm surprised the Transformers isn't more popular. Must be more readily available. These are a perfect example of very niche books with both buyers and sellers. I don't think they sell high except for on the bay. Ok,ok - Just picked up a nice Cloak & Dagger PF

No doubt some writer's or artist's wife was turning the thumb screws . . .

Unsurprisingly.

I am absolutely in sync with your last paragraph...those are my positions throughout the discussion. I think we're talking about it, not because it isn't straightforward, but for the very simple reason that some segment of the comic collecting world is trying...for reasons of their own...to reclassify "first appearances" as the first time any character appeared in print, in any format, regardless of the source and regardless of the intentions of the publishers, redefining previews and ads as "actual appearances", despite the lack of sequential art that is the foundation of the artform. That is the fundamental problem. An ad in Previews magazine, for example, showing Rick Grimes on the cover of Walking Dead #1...several months before it was published...and the logotype for the title hadn't even settled at that point...that is now being pointed to as "the real" first appearance of Rick Grimes. Such way lies madness. Indeed, madness. The unfortunate thing is the motivation is $$$. But to dilute what took so long to evolve is sacrosanct. (Kind of like pressing to get a higher grade, or micro-trimming, or spine realignment . . . )

Fawn . . .

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/125156-do-you-think-this-todd-mcfarlane-signature-is-legit/?page=2&tab=comments#comment-3711291

From the internet: Just before Spider-Man #1 came out, the Comics Buyer's Guide had an article about a fundraiser that the Spider's Web, a comic shop in Puyallup, Washington (I think that is where McFarlane lived at the time), had for the local high school. The store was owned by Todd and his Brother in Law. For something like $10 + shipping, they were offering autographed copies of either the regular cover or the silver cover of Spider-Man #1. these copies were authenticated by a red spider web stamp on the back cover. "Here is the story with these stamps, Todd McFarlane used to own a comic book store and he would personally sign books he did in store and then stamp the backs of the books in red with a spider web stamp."

And here's one of my signed copies:

And what's special about the purple webbing (vs. silver)?

BTW, what is the significance of the red spider stamp?

Just a softball for you to hit out of the park.

Get it signed by Josh Brolin while you're at it!

The attraction of AH! is all in the eyes.

I guess that's the meaning of "redemption!"

Looks more like "Abe Lincoln" to me.

What about The Preacher Preview then? (6 Pages taken directly from the forthcoming first issue of The Preacher). The Market has spoken on that one. (Just another exception?)

At this point just DUMP!

It's the guy selling this one.