Knightsofold

It sure seems like there’s a large amount of Marvel 1s without a back cover. Is it just because of the mail away ad? It’s a shame.

But what’s that cover artist got against left arms?

I’ll take it! Jumbo 20.

Good deal for the buyer imo!

Sounds like you leveled up! Grats! Welcome to the real hunt. And being broke.

I agree.

Timely undercopies?

Yeah... that’s a steal! Grats!

Those prices!!!

Ooof. I hate magazine slabs like most, but I would hate this more.

I think of it this way, if you crack a book out and then try to sell it, you KNOW no one gives a F if you show the deslabbed label with the book. That grade along with any other former grades (even hand written on a backing board by a reputable dealer) is considered useless to 99% of buyers. That said, the rules of the game dictate the reverse for the seller. That said, if the buyer asks for info and finds out the answer given is a lie, then they’re untrustworthy and accepts and should expect exposure. I think if we as a community expect 100% disclosure of former grades from dealers, then we should expect former cgc grades to be printed on the label as well. Now wouldn’t that be something?

What was the date the grade regarding tape was changed? Thanks.

As a buyer, if a book arrived detached cover, I would first assume it was damaged in the mail/packaging, then I would assume once contacted, the seller could think I opened the book up and caused the detached cover. All this from expecting detached cover to be noted. I often buy low grade GA books and a detached cover is perhaps the easiest defect to grade, but unless it’s cgc I suppose I shouldn’t expect that it’s noted. All said, if the price I paid for the book seemed fair even with the detached cover I might just keep it and note the seller as someone to be more cautious with in the future.

Any Timelys on the way?

Nope, and everything's back up!

I hope Mike is doing ok, and the newstand comes back soon. One of the best comic sites out there.

I don't remember the specifics, but I was talking to a rare book collector and they said there was a point in time when they started putting acidic ingredients (pulp etc) into paper and from that point on the books degraded faster, and the earlier books/paper made the old fashioned (more expensive way) were not degrading.

They cover it pretty well in this book. http://www.tcj.com/reviews/the-secret-history-of-marvel-comics-jack-kirby-and-the-moonlighting-artists-at-martin-goodmans-empire/

This thread failed to make me buy the folio, but I did just have a beer, so cheers!

Totally agree, although I think if it had anything to do with the invention of comics, there would have to be at least 1 or 2 from the dawn. But maybe not.

For content, I’d still rather have a Cap 1 over a Batman 1.

From a human history node in the year 4965: COMIC BOOK A once popular human commodity created in the 1930’s in what was known as the United States of America. Thought to have birthed “super hero” fiction, the comic book was a paper publication that consisted of sequential juxtaposed panels of art that represented individual scenes. As with all books, no known examples exist today. Which 5 books would you pick?

Yeah, I've never heard anything like that here before.

I read something about Marvel pulling Art Spiegelman's controversial introduction/essay from this Folio Edition. Anything worth noting?

More popular with who? Sounds like you're saying Joker movie is more popular with people going to see comic movies. Are these people the demographic that buys $50k+ comic books?