MusterMark

Omg, that pilot was so good. And, his casting as The Flash is so perfect, it is ridiculous.

The show is really quite good. All shows have their issues, especially at the beginning. Most shows are worked on furiously as they begin, attempting to make them stronger. This is so with the writing, as well as the acting. It takes a while for the actors to begin to truly inhabit their characters, and for the writers to find the truest voices for the characters. When those things do come together, that's when sparks really start to fly. This show is already pretty creative, and often in surprising ways. It will likely (hopefully) continue doing that. To those that think it lacks direction, I feel the opposite - it is building momentum slowly (and occasionally not so slowly), and definitely seems to be going somewhere solid.

For what it's worth (and it is probably not worth anything!), I do slightly prefer the 55.

Hmm, I can see why it's a dilemma. Both are very cool. (thumbs u Best of luck with the decision.

That's a very interesting take on it. (thumbs u

I got the following. The cover is so cool.

I checked out the link, thanks. I recently bought "Joe Kubert Presents" (2013), which anthologizes "Joe Kubert Presents" 1 to 6. In this, I am about to read the USS Stevens stories by Glanzman. My question is: Is "A Soldier's Story" the same as the USS Stevens stories, or is it something totally different?

SA DCs will sell very well into the low 5 figures. High 5 figures and 6 figures is a different story. I happen to collect and love both Marvel and DC SA keys- to me, they compliment each other. Do you think any of this can be attributed to the top keys (SC 4, BB 28, and SC 22) being 1st SA appearances of GA characters and not original creations? Not really. The Marvel crowd will sometimes say that to put down DC books, especially when rating the importance of books in comic history, but at the end of the day I don't think that impacts valuation very much (if at all). SA DCs simply didn't create the same fervid following that SA Marvels did. Someone posted in this thread that if you're a wealthy collector and you like DCs, then you're probably more inclined to collect GAs than SAs. I never saw comic books as DC or Marvel. I saw them as comic books. I loved them all, didn't matter if they were Marvel or DC or this or that or the other .... And to a great extent, this is true for me today as well. I'm not saying this necessarily to counter your argument. I'm just saying this whole "Is it DC or it Marvel?" thing to be so unimportant (again, to me, personally).

Outstanding transaction! Great book, great service, great packing. And sent me an extra comic, for free. Wow.

Jimbo is an incredible boardie, and such a pleasure to know. I learn a lot from him every day and could not thank him enough if I tried. Thanks for the great books, Jim! So well packed and such wonderful books.

Yes, from the previews, the production value does seem quite high. Will be interesting to see if that is actually true, and also if it will be maintained.

Just gorgeous books, Sqeggs! And the earlier posts from tb too! Love these books. Thanks for reviving the thread.

It's not the affluence of the buyers, it's the influence of Marvel. Before Marvel, kids would read their DC, grow up and forget about them, life called. Marvel was more influential, the characters had real personalities, kids grew up but never forgot about the characters.DC kids liked their comic books but Marvel kids loved them. I must be the exception then - as I loved the characters and still I do. That`s cool, but can you drop 6 figures on one of your beloved DCs? Of course there are people who are passionate about DCs, but how many of them have the kind of coin to make 6-figure DC books as common as 6-figure Marvel books? You would be amazed by how many very wealthy Marvel collectors there are. Given time, things can change. The movies and TV of today is being viewed by the millionaires and billionaires of tomorrow - and Warner has quite a lot of plans for both forms of media. That combined with the fact there are tons and tons of high-grade Marvel books - it takes zero effort to amass a great set if you're willing to pay. It could be interesting if the demand for DC SA keys continues to build as these kids start getting older and earning money, and want a slice of their past. The fact that supply is so mush less, we could see some big books come out of the closets (if they're really out there like some say they are) that find ready cash to scoop them up. I might be wrong, but I might be right. And it doesn't help Marvel that their key properties - Spider-Man and FF - are not even under their control. Comics really are are just the petrie-dishes where ideas are born these days, new talents coming onto the radar and concepts for big media. That's drivIng the values these days - not the actual comics as much as the media. Heck, hardly anybody today has read the stories inside the SA books in the slabs. In a few years, no one buying comics or movie tickets will remember reading Marvel books as a kid. - that's my Probably correct.

Owners are gettin' out while the gettin's good. I would argue that there is still more upside in the book overall, particularly with the movie still on the distant horizon. However, super-high grade versions are hard to predict - particularly if more show up. I agree with you. This book has not exceeded its potential. It's a great SA key. There just isn`t much demand at the high end for SA DC. Wealthy SA collectors are almost always Marvel collectors because, guess what, Marvels were what they read when they were a kid. If a wealthy collector buys a six-figure SA DC, who`s he going to show it to? All of his wealthy comic collecting buddies are almost all guaranteed to be Marvel collectors. When he shows them the B&B 28 that he just spent $120K on, their attitude will be or or . He`ll say "but it was incredibly hard to find, there`s only 3 in the Census!", and they`ll go "Really? That`s, uh, fascinating. Now, back to talking about how difficult it`s been to upgrade from my 9.6 DD 7 to a 9.8 copy..." Believe me, I speak from experience! Hmm, maybe you're hanging out with the wrong crowd ...

I own tons of mid-grade SA Flash, and I love them all.

1. yes (all the 82xx and 83xx models are very good). 2. yes. Thank you! (thumbs u

Couple of quick questions: 1. Is the HP 8250 still considered one of the very best for scanning slabs? I have Windows 7 (not Mac). 2. Is the HP 8250 also good for scanning raw comics? Thank you very much.

This is my copy (not very high grade, I know).

Neglected to say in my earlier post: Totally awesome stuff, Jim, all of it. Thanks so much for sharing.

..... I forgot Katz...... I've only got one book with his work, it's good. Miller I haven't had the pleasure of seeing yet. In case anyone doesn't know..... many of these scans came from you originally GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u Here's a Chuck Miller cover. Battlefront 21, July 1954. Great cover. (What color, eh?). And the dehumanizing portrayal of the "enemy soldiers". Has interior work by Maneely, Colan, Powell, Lawrence.

Just saw it. Yep, this movie rocks!

Totally agree! Thank you (and to all).

So far what every one has said makes all this even more interesting than I anticipated!! Thank you very much to all of you.

Hi, I tried to use search prior posts to find answers to my questions, but had very little success … I am curious as to which Month+Year is considered the cut-off date between Pre-Code and Post-Code. Another wrinkle added to this is the difference between the Cover Date and the Month of Arrival in a store (I think most comics arrived in stores maybe two months before the actual cover date?). So let’s stick first with just the Cover Date. 1. The Comics Code Authority was established in September 1954, I believe. How long did it take them to create the Code (was the Code itself made/finalized in Sep 1954, or a month or two later)? 2. And how soon after that did the Code start being applied to comics? 3. Was the Code very initially applied to comics that don’t actually bear the CCA stamp on the cover?? That is, are there comics in the first few months of the Code being applied that don’t bear the CCA stamp? Or is it always the case that if the Code was applied, the CCA Stamp must be present on the cover? 4. Thus, what is the Cover Date of the very first Post-Code comic books? 5. Also, what is the probable Store Arrival Date of the first Post-Code comic books? 6. And are any of the above answers different for different publishers?? Thank you in advance for shedding any light on this for me. Sincerely, MusterMark

Me neither. I can't even look at Liefeld's "art". If I try, it makes me nauseous (not kidding).