Randall Dowling

Vampirella 13, 9.2, This is a stunning copy of an otherwise, very tough white cover. It's only real flaw of note is that a few of the interior pages have very small chips out of the corners, a production related artifact. This is likely the nicest 9.2 you'll ever see. If I received this book as a 9.4, I'd be pretty happy. So if it doesn't sell at this price, I'm fine keeping it. $175  Sold to jr70

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Vampirella 14, VF+ Former CGC 8.5 OW/W (cracked out), A very solid copy but has a series of non-color breaking creases on the right side that account for the assigned grade. These were undetectable in the slab. $85

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Vampirella 17, VF/NM 9.0, A nice glossy copy with excellent colors. Feels pretty fresh in hand. A VG+ copy sold a week ago for $53. This copy high grade copy is $125

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Vampirella 22, VF+ 8.5, A very solid copy of this early issue. Some non-color breaking bends and a crease on the right edge of the back cover keep it from grading higher. Still a very presentable clean book. $70  Sold to piper

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Vampirella 24, VF/NM 9.0, The colors and gloss on this book are dripping wet. It just has some small non-color breaking dents on the spine and the faintest of smudges on the tough black back cover. Otherwise, an incredible copy. A CGC 9.2 just sold for $258 and what looked like a F+ copy sold for $56. This copy is $125  Sold to N e r V

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Vampirella 61, NM 9.2-9.4, Nice bright copy of one of the classic Vampirella covers in the run. Reds are clean and bright. Glossy and fresh. $60 Sold to Jayman

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On 4/10/2022 at 7:29 PM, Jayman said:

No takers on a guess?

Or is it too obvious? 

It's a tough one.  The previews are for Vampirella 34, Creepy 63, Eerie 57, and Spirit 2.  But I checked the back covers to each of the previous issues and it wasn't one of those.  

I'll be back in an hour to start the Vampirella countdown.

Eerie 38, NM- 9.2, A very pretty copy of the classic Ken Kelly cover (so good they made a poster out of it). Great gloss and colors on a very clean front cover. The back cover has a thin dust shadow that holds it from higher grades. $85  Sold to Jayman

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Creepy 16, F/VF 7.0, A very solid copy with some general wear and some non-color breaking bends on the back cover. Colors and gloss make for great eye appeal on this book.  Somebody is going to be very happy with this book. $75

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Recap of what's left:

• Creepy 16, F/VF 7.0, $75
• Vampirella 24, VF/NM 9.0, $125  Sold to N e r V
• Vampirella 22, VF+ 8.5, $70  Sold to piper
• Vampirella 17, VF/NM 9.0, $125
• Vampirella 14, VF+ Former CGC 8.5 OW/W (cracked out), $85
• Vampirella 13, 9.2, $175  Sold to jr70
• Vampirella 12, NM- 9.2, $175  
• Vampirella 10, NM- 9.2, $175  Sold to jr70
• Vampirella 9, NM 9.4, $250  Sold to eyersman
• Vampirella 8, NM 9.0, $95  Sold to The Lions Den
• Creepy 9, FN 6.0, $60  Sold to PKJ
• Rampaging Hulk 8, NM+ 9.6 or better, $180
• Rampaging Hulk 4, NM-/NM 9.2-9.4, $90  Sold to N e r V
• Rampaging Hulk 3, NM- 9.2, $90
• Eerie 123, VF/NM 9.0, $25  Sold to N e r V
• Eerie 119, VF 8.0, $20
• Eerie 90, NM 9.4, $80
• Eerie 83, VF 8.0, $30
• Eerie 81, NM-/NM 9.2-9.4, $250  Sold to N e r V
• Eerie 77, NM/NM+ 9.4-9.6, $110  Sold to dover
• Eerie 39, VF+ 8.5, $150

I've decided to part with a few more of my best books.  These are getting very tough to find in nice shape and many of these books are exceptional in eye appeal.

The usual rules for this thread apply:

-No HoS or Probation list buyers

-No buyers that I have on ignore (you probably know who you are but if you're not sure, I'll let you know)

-I will ship to Canada but will have to quote shipping options.

-Payment via Paypal or Zelle.  Zelle preferred.

-Shipping via USPS Priority for $13 for the continental United States.  Shipping for Canada will be quoted.

-First  in the thread wins and prevails over pm offers

-Returns accepted for 14 days after delivery

Feel free to pm with offer or questions.  I'm always open to reasonable package offers. 

My Kudos thread is here for those that don't know me:

Thanks for looking!

On 4/2/2022 at 11:28 AM, MattTheDuck said:

Golden Age Planet Comics #52 in "thicker" slab = 15.1 oz

Silver Age Daredevil #29 in "thinner" slab = 14.5 oz

Bronze Age ASM #103 in "thinner" slab = 1 lb, 1 oz 17 oz.

FTFY.  Come on, Matt the Duck!! 

On 4/9/2022 at 10:19 PM, oakman29 said:

Is it 48?

 That was fast!

Gotta love back covers of Warren mags!  Who can name it first??

On 4/8/2022 at 11:36 AM, vodou said:

Congratulations -you're rich! (measured in art or money)

Or maybe not, after all?

For about twenty years now I've considered "trading up" a terrible way to collect and haven't done it. Why? Because you are strip-mining your bench* to add a single star. I had done a bit of that very early on but found the practice leaving me feeling a bit empty. One new star in, bench cut in half. Bah! So then around that time, when my cumulative collection value was approximately what it would take, I tested myself with a thought experiment: would you trade it all for one top Frazetta oil? Answer: no. And that was that, I haven't looked back since. 

A much better idea, which I've practiced ever since, is to just pour as much new money as possible in -and be happy with what that level of spending buys. It's true that the first ten years of the new century, when prices were not moving up more than 10% or so a year, some years not particularly at all, some discipline and faith were required to stick to that plan but those were also the years when I was accumulating a ton of art, as my income was (still, then) climbing faster than prices! That's the essence of buy low and like any dollar cost averaging (DCA) plan, you will buy less and less quantity (for the same periodic outlay) as you climb the price ladder (which is a sign that your early faith was well-founded after all) but you'll also see the value of your existing accumulation (your bench!) to date rising along with. And...

Which means you can still buy "today" like yesterday and for around the same money, meaning just as many pieces coming in and approximately just as much thrills (a much anticipated package arriving several times a week if not every day) as before...if you're flexible on content. Are you collecting art or certain specific nostalgic characters/titles/companies/era? Your answer there is going to drive it all. To those that most/all of the above doesn't work for...I wish you the best and it's well past time to buckle down and get another degree or suite of professional designations along with a second job as you're going to need to double your income every year to keep up with the limited pool of art you're stuck on that's also doubling every year. No snark, just how it is.

*Imagine if the New England Patriots hadn't had a sudden QB health problem requiring promotion of Tom (from The Bench) and instead Drew stayed healthy and NE traded Tom away for a "star" replacement a few seasons later? Lots of (future) stars start off riding the bench, just like the mountains of 1980s Marvel panel pages I was buying for less than $50/page 25 years ago -glad I kept 'em!

All that I got from all this is that you don't love Frazetta enough.  

On 4/9/2022 at 9:52 PM, Stevemmg said:

That 38 in particular is a really tough one in grade, congratulations!  I just updated a Fe of my Vampirella copies below. 
 

Gorgeous books, as always, Steve!  That 36 and 37 pair is exceptional!

On 4/9/2022 at 9:27 PM, Gregd said:

A few that I just purchased. Really into the Vampis lately.

Nice group of mags!  Vampirella 23 is particularly tough in high grade as is 31.  

Like others, I enjoyed the second episode better than the first.  It's promising so I'll keep watching a while longer.  Oscar Isaac is turning out some interesting performances and Ethan Hawke (who I usually can't stand) is putting out a reasonably non-damaging performance.

On 4/5/2022 at 5:38 AM, theCapraAegagrus said:

I haven't seen Batman Returns in ages, but I strongly suspect that Morbius is better than the Kilmer and Clooney Batman movies.

That's a very tough call... I'm not sure it is.

On 4/8/2022 at 11:20 PM, batmiesta said:

Crazy price for a Foom #10.

Foom #10 9.8

$33,600 For those who can't see it. 

On 4/8/2022 at 10:51 AM, KYSS said:

At the Lexington KY comic con a few weeks ago I submitted some of my most valuable TMNT books to be signed cleaned & graded. Now I'm seeing that the returns could be 8 months or more. Can someone give some details as to what takes so much longer for a magazine or large format comic, and if anything can be done to reduce the turnaround time?

Welcome to the boards!! (and even better, the magazine section!)

My understanding is that for standard submissions, TATs for both comics and mags are about the same (5-12 months).  But if someone else knows more, feel free to correct me.  It's an awful thing to have to wait that long.  Here's a thread from a few other board members for more information.