howardhallis

Dr Strange's short lived superhero suit... Ran from Strange Tales 177-182. Also was wearing the mask in Avengers #61 and maybe some other titles. Was gone by the time of Marvel Feature #1 (Dec 1971/1st Defenders). Jim It was Doctor Strange series 1 #177-183, actually, which continued its numbering from Strange Tales. They also used the masked costume for some nice psychedelic posters that came out in 1971 from Third Eye:

Wong is cleaning the bong.

Funny funny! It's the good Doctor's 1st, 3rd and 4th appearances.

More stuff I got from Wizard World Los Angeles: Another mid-grade copy with great eye appeal: And finally, a brand new action figure!

Stuff I got from Wizard World Los Angeles: My 5th copy of this one... Nice mid-grader with no date stamps: This is my nicest copy of this issue. Probably in the 7.0 range:

Correction: CGC & raw comics. No PGX/PGA/POS slabs, you can get a strike for that. there's a new impartial third party company called POS now?

Love that cover. Great looking copy!!! Super-white!!!!! That was the first book I ever liberated from the slab.

Sold this one earlier this year to someone on the boards...

My one and only Pedigree is from the Winnipeg collection, which is nice since I have family up there!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=2260568166&category=32769 I really really really really want the Dr. Strange book, but the 4 other books I don't need, and cosmicspiderman will kick my butt on any bid I could make. I sent him an eBay message and offered to buy the Doc comic for $250 if he wins... This goes for any of you 35¢ variant people out there... if you have the Dr. Strange #23 or 24 variant, I'll give you $250 each if the condition is VG or better. Yes, 35¢ variant collectors are completely insane.

I'm talking most injury-to-eye, severed heads, bondage, brutality, etc. Not just SOTI stuff either. Any obscure gems that featured a plethora of gore. Please post scans! Also, I'm interested in any suggestions for quality non-EC horror titles with great stories and art. I've read all the EC reprints and hunger for other stuff published at the time that would be worth checking out!

And:

I think my images were too big to both be displayed in my first post, so I'll try again:

Sheesh... if that was the case then why aren't my Defenders and Doctor Strange 35¢ variants all listed at over $100!?

Just got back my Miracleman #1 Gold Variant. Got an 8.5 I really thought it was nicer than that. Perfect spine and crisp pages. Had no idea they went off white or that there was a wrinkle on the cover all the years I've had it... Never opened it actually. Oh well, still not a clunker, but far from the gem I thought it was... Still, despite the grade, it was of interest to me whether CGC would list that it was the Gold Variant on the label, since the variants only notable characteristics are the Alan Moore signature on the front page and the Yellow Certificate of Authenticity signed by Sakai (Stan?), Cat Yronwode and Dean Wallaney at the 1985 San Diego Comic Con. I had the COA, which was included with the comic when I submitted it to CGC at Wizard World LA in March. As someone stated on an earlier board, CGC sent back the Certificate of Authenticity in its own plastic pouch: Still, the label didn't specify that this was the Miracleman #1 Gold Variant Edition. The reason why this is important is because that variant is literally one of the most valuable variant editions in comic book history, being listed in the 2004 Overstreet Guide at $1500. Now, I didn't know the price of this at the time of the CGC submission. I had the book in my collection since the 80's and always thought it was one of the ones in the nicest shape. I knew there were only 400 of them, so I decided to get it slabbed. It wasn't until the 2004 guide came out that I knew it was so valuable. My question is, will CGC ever encapsulate and label a Miracleman #1 Gold Variant as a Miracleman #1 Gold Variant? Did they not do it because I put the fair market value at $40 (I swear! I had no idea until the guide came out!) Is there a way to resubmit the book to get the label to say that if I list what the Fair market value is, now that I'm more aware of it, or is there just no way to authenticate the COA or the signature?

Well, one day I hope to sell the comic, but in the shape it's in now, it really needs some work... You can see it here: http://www.howardhallis.com/restoration Of course, I would never attempt to scam anyone, and would always inform any potential buyer that restoration was done.

Just in terms of how obvious restoration is, if I got a book professionally done and had pieces replaced and the spine tightened, does the restoration work usually stand out like a sore thumb, or could it look decent? I know this is a bit off topic, since I plan to get a book worked on rather than being the victim of a scam. Still, before I send my book off, I want to know what I can expect. Finally, I've been taking fantasyfootballbono's advice and contacted Matt Nelson at www.comicrestoration.com. Anyone else had any dealings with him? Just want to know before I send my Amazing Fantasy 15 to Texas if anyone else has had any reports on the guy pro or con.