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Did the market suddenly decide they prefer that to #18? Or are the market buyers too dumb to know the difference. Apparently so.

I just got my 9.8 copy back from CGC... (thumbs u

Speaking of team titles,what is everyones take on Invaders? I loved the nostalgic feel of the book. I loved this series as a kid. It had cool stories, good to decent artwork, famous superheroes, deadly villains and Nazis. What more could you want? Uh, less Frank Robbins . . .

Back on track: Brave and the Bold #200 $12 Uncanny X-Men #221 $16 ASM #289 $36

I was referring to Za's entire body of work in this thread. And he only chimed in with your technique after someone scratched the heck out of one of his books Nor did he discuss avoiding inked areas.

Most likely so without proper instruction. That would be like you saying, I tried tight-rope walking for the first time and fell. Takes practice and technique. Yes, but so does jerking off . . . Wow that's classy. I think I will bow out of this now. I have no doubt that you may know what you are doing, but to provide half the answer to the un-initiated can be deleterious

Most likely so without proper instruction. That would be like you saying, I tried tight-rope walking for the first time and fell. Takes practice and technique. Yes, but so does jerking off . . . don't use a pad. There is no such thing as a no-grit pad (sorry, Michael). Get a scope out and look at the surface you just cleaned - you'll see the scratches. White gum is the only eraser to use. David - I agree with you. The PAD may have grit due to things I already outlined. The CONTENTS of the pad is grit free and it is why it is squeezed over the paper to distribute the powder. The hand should be used to apply the powder to the book.

Most likely so without proper instruction. That would be like you saying, I tried tight-rope walking for the first time and fell. Takes practice and technique. Yes, but so does jerking off . . . don't use a pad. There is no such thing as a no-grit pad (sorry, Michael). Get a scope out and look at the surface you just cleaned - you'll see the scratches. White gum is the only eraser to use.

Actually, these are both the wrong tools to use. The dry cleaning pad is really best used for cleaning a work surface or desk area, not comic book covers. The eraser grit will scratch the cover surface. Minute scratches, but scratches nonetheless. And the best eraser to use is not a drafting eraser. White gum. Period. Pentel makes a pencil-tipped one that is very handy.

That's ridiculous. I'm calling foul on that. I can't give my 3rd print away, and it's not badly priced. Apparently the twitter tweeters are calling it legit. Currently 31 watchers. It's crazy. Totally. I bet this one is nicer: Linky-dink

I'd pull out my copies to help . . . but I can't remember where I put them [insert spliff here]

Not sure what's going on, but you definitely are neither Bruce Wayne nor Batman, in reality or any form of fantasy. Also, 700 quote deep posts make for a hard read and wasted space. ok, on with the learning... "I knew John Kennedy, and you're no . . . "

Hmm, that has a Gotham City storyline in 52-53 that Kevin Smith worshipped on the Fatman on Batman podcast recently; that's the only change to the status quo I can think of. $4 a pop if they were NM+ books is a completionist steal imho

Nope (unless someone buys it)

No, there doesn't. I only mentioned it because it got 27 hits in the first day. Most of the moderns I list don't do that in a week.

Seems to be a healthy amount of interest in this issue:

Very gently . . .

Or - and this may be a shocker for ya - they just want anything to do with the Death of Superman storyline, from lead-ins to actual full appearances. Not to beat a dead horse here, but are you saying they are paying higher price for a cameo because they want to complete their collection repeatedly? I understand your argument, but it should have been going one for awhile right? Not just the last few weeks/months yes? The large number of sales here including one of mine just baffle me. People do know the difference between a cameo and a full appearance. Comic collectors aren't that stupid and do you actually think people are spending their money blindly? The MOS 17 is harder to find than the 18 which in turn makes it much more desirable. Hence the premium being paid. Do you know the difference between supply and demand? Yes. And yes, we all do. MOS #17 is no harder to find than any other issue in the title. Prove it, sell me 20 copies if they are so easy to find. I'm quite sure that there are many of us here sitting on more than 20 copies of M.O.S. #17. Every collection I've bought has had at least one copy of that issue, but there are usually multiples in those collections. Well I got plenty of money here ready and willing to Paypal anyone who can come up with multiple copies of MOS 17 since they are so "common" I wouldn't sell you yesterday's newspaper . . .

Or - and this may be a shocker for ya - they just want anything to do with the Death of Superman storyline, from lead-ins to actual full appearances. Not to beat a dead horse here, but are you saying they are paying higher price for a cameo because they want to complete their collection repeatedly? I understand your argument, but it should have been going one for awhile right? Not just the last few weeks/months yes? The large number of sales here including one of mine just baffle me. People do know the difference between a cameo and a full appearance. Comic collectors aren't that stupid and do you actually think people are spending their money blindly? The MOS 17 is harder to find than the 18 which in turn makes it much more desirable. Hence the premium being paid. Do you know the difference between supply and demand? Yes. And yes, we all do. MOS #17 is no harder to find than any other issue in the title.

Kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s watching the Batman, X-Men, and Spider-Man cartoons on Fox are now in their 20s and 30s and have disposable income to blow on things like collecting comics. The characters that were featured in these shows that were creations of the 80s and 90s (as opposed to the characters that had been around since the gold and silver age) have all seen an increase in demand over the past couple of years. Newer characters like Gambit were just as popular with kids back in the day as any of the original X-Men. So you have newer collectors that have strong ties (and perhaps even stronger ties) to the newer crop of characters than they do with any of the characters created decades before. Even if someone does favor someone like Cyclops over Cable, there is a good chance they cannot afford those older books anyway. Why Harley Quinn specifically is so popular? I'm not exactly sure, she just seems to be everywhere (except on the big screen), so that likely has something to do with it. Another big part of it from what I can see is her strong female following. I've sold more Harley books over the past year (mostly non-keys btw) than anything else and I would say probably 70% of my buyers have been females. I sold a handful of BA 12s last Christmas and every one of them was purchased by a female. Yep, and women aren't cheap like you tightwads. They tend to know what they want and get it. Im selling Harley's all over the world now to women and men. Just sold a set of one shots and mini's to a buyer in Saudia Arabia. What's nice is they seem to buying to collect everything and I mean everything. I think BA 12 is going to plateau soon, but there is a lot of movement available for some of her one shots, minis and the original series. I am experiencing the same kind of demand (thumbs u

Kids who grew up in the 80s and 90s watching the Batman, X-Men, and Spider-Man cartoons on Fox are now in their 20s and 30s and have disposable income to blow on things like collecting comics. The characters that were featured in these shows that were creations of the 80s and 90s (as opposed to the characters that had been around since the gold and silver age) have all seen an increase in demand over the past couple of years. Newer characters like Gambit were just as popular with kids back in the day as any of the original X-Men. So you have newer collectors that have strong ties (and perhaps even stronger ties) to the newer crop of characters than they do with any of the characters created decades before. Even if someone does favor someone like Cyclops over Cable, there is a good chance they cannot afford those older books anyway. Why Harley Quinn specifically is so popular? I'm not exactly sure, she just seems to be everywhere (except on the big screen), so that likely has something to do with it. Another big part of it from what I can see is her strong female following. I've sold more Harley books over the past year (mostly non-keys btw) than anything else and I would say probably 70% of my buyers have been females. I sold a handful of BA 12s last Christmas and every one of them was purchased by a female. Yep, and women aren't cheap like you tightwads. They tend to know what they want and get it.

Yes, but that was then, and this is now.

Just finished reading Batman #570 No Man's Land - The Code: 1 Nize! Way under the radar early Harley App (Oct 1999) by Mike Deodato features Harley in one of her first stories where she is the actual focal point of the story and not just window dressing for the Joker.

That PANTHA's got my Pulse-Pounding! (thumbs u

Yeah, what's up with that? Any explanations? SM: MOS #17 and #18 thread And of course, this one: 1st Appearance of Doomsday??