FineCollector

It didn't happen then, because that poop stain of a movie ruined Daredevil for years. Just like the Green Lantern movie sent prices tumbling for GL keys. When movies are done well, (or series), then the books take off. This also applies to speculative fever before the product is released. (See Flash, Avengers, Iron man etc.) I'm talking about the run-up before the series came out. Why did everyone think first Purple Man was a good buy when details were still sparse? From what I've heard Purple Man will appear in the Jessica Jones series, not DD. The Purple Man was used very effectively in Alias. Creepy beyond belief. Evil at a Joker level. Which is, basically, not the Purple Man. And this proves once again that Bendis more than often either did not know better or did not care anything for the characters. Characters change. Just like people. With good reason, yes. Not at a whim, or not because Bendis doesn't know/like/care about a character.

It didn't happen then, because that poop stain of a movie ruined Daredevil for years. Just like the Green Lantern movie sent prices tumbling for GL keys. When movies are done well, (or series), then the books take off. This also applies to speculative fever before the product is released. (See Flash, Avengers, Iron man etc.) I'm talking about the run-up before the series came out. Why did everyone think first Purple Man was a good buy when details were still sparse?

Before the Affleck Daredevil movie, Wizard jacked up the prices, but I didn't see the books actually moving at a higher price. Why would it happen now?

Guide says you did okay, and I agree. Low and mid-grade silver age Thors generally sell under book, but people hold on tighter to the 126.

Light water stains on the back cover along the spine clinches it, 4.0 for sure.

Best thing we can do is not go see it, convince others not to go see it, and let it flounder. Once it gets tagged with "disappointing opening weekend," we're one step closer to Fox telling themselves that comic book movies are on the decline, and selling the whole franchise.

The Justice League cartoons said Raysh, but I'm told Rawz is how it was intended in the 70's

Your links suck.

Great run. Gruenwald and Lim were fantastic together, and the issues are dirt cheap. Keep going until 382, the last part of the Serpent Society storyline. (thumbs u

flash is Dawson's creek, with super powers zzzzzz, but to each their own.... do go on. At least Flash has villains. Who was the chick with the razor blades on her fingers supposed to be? You could fill a whole season of SHIELD with Serpent Society members, and no one would care if you punked them, but noooo... tech weirdo and generic mafia thug, it is! Have fun with that!

I too was wondering this - why? Without Flash, there is no Reverse Flash, and Barry's mother presumably has to die for Flash to exist. Cue the huge argument about time loops...

In the "no one cares but me" category, Angar the Screamer's power doesn't work like that... Have to say, as much as I didn't like this past episode, it was worse running right after a huge Flash episode. I've officially given up on this trash.

I don't collect anything particularly rare, so for me, it's one and done, I don't want to have to buy another copy. I'm fussy, the book has to be rock solid on the staples, (preferably off-center slightly to the back so there are no tears), no rust, minimal water or foxing, and have a certain eye appeal, or I''ll pass it up. Robert/Crassus buys books in exactly the same shape I want, but seemingly logs on 20 minutes before I finish work every day! Buying a specific grade has burned me many times in the past. I've been working on a run, and the D-list key is suddenly a hot ticket. Why didn't I buy one before? I didn't find a copy I liked.

It's a terrible compulsion, being a run collector. I bought the first Rocketeer, I finished Starslayer. I bought the first Crow, I'm working on the rest of Caliber Presents. Avengers, TOS, Cap, JIM, Thor, FF, Flash, Aquaman, Phantom Stranger, Captain Marvel Adventures... I'm actively chipping away at all of those. I may never get the mega-keys to finish the runs, but the hunt is where the fun is. I don't think we're talking about the same thing...

I had to look those up, and WTF? People have too much money to burn. The Showcase 60 for $3 is ridiculous. Congrats on hitting a gold mine.

Just to address the "we as a whole" thing, I don't buy trimmed books and don't at all encourage what this guy's doing, but I'm trying to be polite and not make anyone feel like I'm pointing fingers.

Therein lies the problem, it's not a 9.0, never will be. I mean you no offense, and I'm glad you're happy, but this dealer is appealing to a very real and present need by collectors to pay as little as possible for a big number on the label. The fact that this seller deserves eternal punishment by having his extremities trimmed with a paper cutter is complicated by the fact that we as a whole are enabling him to profit from this.

It happens every now and then. I took a gamble from a thrift store and bought a "mystery" longbox for $50. No Marvel, DC, or even anything recognizable in there. Not even the 1 billion printed Valiant books. Just a bunch of junk. I was just gonna burn it, but instead I donated it to Goodwill. well, i knew exactly what is was buying, but erroneously believed more of it was better than dollar box fodder than it really was. i know it's not all about the flip but i feel better when i lay out a chunk of change and know that i could get it back if i wanted to sell 20% of the books I bought and keep the rest. here i would have troubles breaking even after fees, not to mention the time. oh well. There's a lesson to be learned by this story, but I wouldn't count on anyone figuring out what it is...

Don't have the Muth issues, but late-run Surfers were a terrible read... they revealed that Zenn-La was long gone, and that Galactus had maintained the world as a a hologram to make Surfer happy. Then they killed Galactus. Clearly, none of that trash stuck. You've never read a real copy of the book, have you? It's pages and pages of gorgeous John Buscema art, set in Asgard. The whole book looks that good.

Silver Surfer 4 is my favorite cover of all time, so...

Purdy, but we expect a story! (That X-Men 94 with the corner crunch is speaking to me... )

You haven't been here long, have you? It's all about the flip. You'll have your own list of "favorite" boardies before long

My first store was Heroes Comics in the suburbs of Montreal in 1989. I was late to the party, because Montreal already had chain stores of Capitaine Quebec, and Gerry Ross' Million Comix, which I only discovered later by flipping through the yellow pages (and dad driving me there on Saturday mornings). I remember it was '89, because the first book I bought there was the Batman movie adaptation off the stands. The store was tiny, but orderly. I don't remember the wall books all that well, what caught my eye was the Marvel choose-your-own-adventure type novels (bought the Cap issue), and some pewter superhero figurines (which I never got into). They ended up moving to a bigger location on the main street for a few years before moving into a flea market around the time of the X-Men 25 holographic cover, and dropped out of sight. There's still a Heroes Comics north of town in Laval, and he does conventions too, but I'm not a fan. Nice to see the mention of Silver Snail in Ottawa. They have lousy back issues now, but the manager Kin is a friendly guy.

Cool find. Did you buy anything else? Since it was for charity, and all?

Not at all, we're happy to hear about great finds. We only hassle the clown who cries poverty! (thumbs u And TF, those are darn fine dollar bins. In the comic wastelands of Ottawa, the shops around here don't have regular back issues that good.