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On 12/12/2023 at 11:55 PM, shadroch said:

If you want them all in one lot, paying $2.50 a book isn't terrible.  NM 169s sell for a nice chunk, as does the first Ghost but not many other issues have much of a premium on them.   I wasn't the biggest Iron Man fan and didn't care for it after #220 give or take an issue.  Hopefully, it is a local deal because shipping 200+ books isn't cheap, especially if they are B&BD. 

Best of luck with the deal.

Issues 128, 150 and 282 also sell for larger premiums.

Hmmm... not sure why those lines have strikethrough, but I can't change it... hopefully, it's still legible.

It sounds to me like it could have been this one? Marvel Saga was a series that retold the history of the Marvel Universe through "little bit of the stories too" - basically, excerpted highlights reprinted from the original books. Marvel Saga #4 was the first one to focus on the X-Men, though they were prominent after that.

It ran for 25 issues in the late 1980s, so a little earlier than your suggested timeline.

Everybody vs. everybody? Check!

Seriously... Captain Canuck vs. Gumby vs. E-Man vs. Milk & Cheese vs. Shi vs. Zippy the Pinhead vs. Badger vs. Too Much Coffee Man vs. Captain Action vs. Usagi Yojimbo vs. Flaming Carrot vs. the Tick vs. Bone vs. the Maxx vs. Cerebus... etc., etc., etc.

Superman vs. Popeye? Check!

How'd this get to page 3? I go off to the Middle East for a few days, and one of my favourite threads goes dark. Here's a few you haven't seen, as I try to get us back on track.

Teen Titans in an Archie digest? Check!

On 12/10/2023 at 1:38 AM, BA773 said:

Look i can do same for you

The fact is that the page is automatically traducted by the browser so the mention stay in my message as i see hem if i miss to put again the page in english

Qu’est-ce que ca fait si je write in two languages en meme temps?

On 11/25/2023 at 6:15 PM, ADAMANTIUM said:

One of those that you pray the Father in Jesus name in thanksgiving BECAUSE someone thought of you, but you're imperfect and don't want to wind up with your foot in your mouth.

Unproductive but peaceful day, get home have dinner and see on Facebook that one of the places I visited this morning got new stuff, AND to THEN ask yourself if you're going back by?

I went back by and round the corner towards the comics already past the register and the owner says, "sir?" 

I turned back around the corner hoping he's talking about me, as we've hashed over comics before and giving him my number and etc.

Sure enough out from behind the counter comes a stack of comics! I make pleasantries saying I SAW the Facebook post and yadda yadda. I'm looking through praying I find something since this is an opportunity, and I'd like to pay respect by buying something. I pick this Batman Beyond and go to the counter for ring up. His immediate response is, "I shouldn't have shown you!?" And I'm thinking what fresh hell is this  but he's semi joking cause I didn't also shop around the store. I didn't think it was the time to say I was already in this morning, and there was a post on social, so I'll take a gander anyway stating," this was from behind the counter just in, and I didn't want to run off in the store with it  but I'll go look if you hold it!"

He says sure so I go look coming back mere minutes later with nothing, but I ask him about the mad magazines he got in, with the subscription cover on them asking, "do they come off, and this Batman is all I want thank you"

By this time he's busy doing something else and answers me about the mad, then I pay and go.

I paid and left. Remember I wanted to be fruitful to him for singling me out, but I'm imperfect, not that I see much else I could do in sincerity (because I'm not a manipulative person) but Lord willing as I put this as a back cover picture in the Batman Beyond registry that somehow I find favor!

Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for listening from a fellow comic nerd! 

Dude, I just gotta say that when you have fun, I think we all have fun. Some people's excitement is infectious. 

As I think about this thread, there's one title that fits the bill better than any others. Scooby Doo Team-Up ran for 50 issues from 2013 to 2019 and is chock full of surprising IP crossovers. I think I might have to put a set together... 

On 11/24/2023 at 4:35 PM, stormflora said:

Question for you Whitman experts: The same seller I'm looking to buy a Tom & Jerry lot from has a bunch of other lots as well, especially for Gold Key/Whitman. I'm thinking it is a liquidation/divestment by the seller. At this time, I'm only interested in Tom & Jerry, but these other lots look incredibly tempting from a ROI perspective. Hard to pass on. Of the lots I believe I could secure, it would only cost $1-2 per issue (before shipping). Pretty much guaranteed to take them.

The lots that interest me a bit are: Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker, and Mickey Mouse. There are some other large lots too, but with aggressive bidding which I am not interested in bothering with. Perhaps they have key issues or something to warrant such behaviour. Note: The Woody Woodpecker one has a few duplicates within, while the rest do not.

Are any of those series worthwhile? Do they have any resale value? Considering that they do not have aggressive bidding, I would wager that they do not contain any key issues. But it would still cost less than $1-2 per issue, which I can accept for the resale potential. Grade-wise, they seem to be G/VG.

It's a tough call... I buy any of the 8-12/80 Whitmans and any of the 75 cent variants pretty much on sight. However, I still don't think the market really values these as much as it could. They are slow movers on eBay, for example, with a few exceptions (Uncle Scrooge 179, etc.). If they're in really high grade, they sell a bit better, but even then the price isn't always what one might expect.

Given that context, I'm less inclined to go big on the more common issues. If the true rarities struggle in the market, why scoop the more common stuff up?

I do think the situation will eventually change, but how long will that take? Maybe 5 years, or 10? Do I really want to sit on large volumes of lower grade materials that is a marginal seller, waiting for "the day"?

In the meantime, I put together sets of what I like, focus on the tougher books, and scoop the occasional high grade copy if the price is right.

I spent years amassing a massive collection, but now I focus more on curating what I acquire, with an eye to those books with the highest potential (whether that be the highest potential enjoyment or the highest potential value).

On 11/19/2023 at 1:02 PM, bellrules said:

Happy you found some. Had I known you were there, I might have driven down from Edmonton. If you’re still in YYC on Sunday, check out the Hillhurst market 

I was only in Alberta for about 12 hours, but I'll be around a fair bit in 2024... I'm in Grande Prairie in February, and in Edmonton in June and October. Maybe I can but you a drink on one of those Edmonton visits...

Ok, I’m losing track of this thread… is it bad movies or good pickles that are killing comic book stores in 2023?

https://bleedingcool.com/comics/105-comic-book-stores-doing-black-friday-sales-today/

Here's an Underground book that isn't well known...

Welcome to the Boards, mate!

Those are very cool books. The print run and survival rate numbers you mention drive some people around here a little squirrelly, if I'm permitted a Canadianism. I think you might say it "makes them mad as a cut snake" or "makes them go off like a frog in a sock". Don't let the drama put you off!

Basically, print run numbers are hard to verify, and survival rates are impossible to verify, so some people want to remind us that anything we say about this stuff is really just a guess.

Having said that, I agree with you - Australian variants are harder to find than regular editions, and their survival rate is undoubtedly lower than their print run.

It's a tough call for books in the 8.0 to 9.0 range - they're nice, but not spectacular, Still, if I was in your shoes, I might send them for third party grading (like CGC) and try them on eBay. I think your market will likely be stronger outside Australia than inside...

I hope that helps!

On 11/23/2023 at 11:49 AM, BronzeBruce13 said:

I have no words... least worthy entry by far. Not even sure what I'm looking at

 

This fits the theme, but this one is also all Marvel, crossing over with the imaginary Ace Comics from the 1992-93 CBS sitcom Bob. You can read the backstory here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_(TV_series)

How about Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Spawn? With Savage Dragon, Shadow Hawk and the Maxx thrown in for good measure...

Does this count? Marvel, DC, Archie & Jughead, Casper the Friendly Ghost and (inside) even Richie Rich.

Here's a classic... Spider-Man crosses over with Saturday Night Live.

It's got the first comic appearances of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and John Belushi, but that's just for starters. Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson are audience members, while Stan Lee is the guest host and Rick Jones (from Incredible Hulk and Captain Marvel) is the musical guest. It even has SNL cast member Garrett Morris as the first black Thor.

Sonic the Hedgehog and Sabrina the Teenage Witch

On 11/18/2023 at 6:36 PM, swig said:

did frank ciroco ever draw anything else comic wise/

He’s done a fair bit, including last year’s Becoming Frankenstein miniseries.

On 11/18/2023 at 8:00 PM, bellrules said:

Where near Calgary? Was it Snap or Treasure Cove?

Yes, sorry - I'm poaching your territory. It was Snap, though I did visit Treasure Cove as well. I paid more than I'm usually comfortable with for them, but they were pretty nice copies.