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grube09

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  1. Tough call. Many people have been preaching the slow down of IH 181 for years, but the facts are that it just hasn't slowed in popularity & growth...really ever. Until that actually happens, I'm on the side of continued growth for IH 181. GL and other DC characters certainly have room to grow given the scarcity of books and lack of any decent big screen movies to get the new generation excited. Out of the DC universe I see GL & Flash as the untapped resources. It's hard to say if it will happen or not, though. If this is a pure $$ move, I'd get the nicest 181 you can get.
  2. Gotta thank Bob Storms for this beauty. My first Flash book of what I hope will be a fun series to collect!
  3. Beautiful raw books. #40 was the first ASM that really caught my eye. Just a great cover. I'd extend the run out to 52. I love that 3-part Kingpin story (50-52). Not many of the books from 53-118 do much at all for me. A few sprinkled in, but I decided against doing a run past 52.
  4. Bought an ASM 238 9.4 from AL. Great communication and fast/secure shipping. Would love to do business with again! Thank you!
  5. Awesome 9.2 Jeff! 39 & 40 are definitely iconic and easily my 2 favorite ASM covers.
  6. I always get nervous with raw books, especially of that kind of value. IF there is no restoration and it could hopefully pull a 1.5 or better, I'd do the trade. You could possibly sell the AF15 and then upgrade to a Hulk 181 9.6 if you prefer to have the Hulk over the AF. It also depends how attached you are to your particular copy of Hulk 181. While they are common, it's not always easy to find one with very nice centering.
  7. I love seeing these books together! What a pair
  8. Bob Storms really delivered on this one. Looks even better in person!
  9. Found my keeper copy. Unfortunately my scanner is down so looks like the iPhone will have to do. Thanks Gator!
  10. Very nice! I had a bid in on this one. Very nice white cover...just a really nice looking 4.0 IMO!
  11. I had a local wood worker build a cabinet for me. Each drawer holds ~50 slabs.
  12. Yep, I made the same mistake when buying a new Epson printer/scanner. Guess I have to keep my old HP ScanJet on standby
  13. I'm not sure which is the bigger dumpster fire...what this thread has become or last night's North Carolina/Gonzaga game.
  14. Beautiful sets guys! This was the first "set" that I had my sights set on when I got back into collecting a few years back. #1 - it's the Hulk who I grew up loving (even though I'm an ASM guy first) and #2 - being only 6 issues it's something I felt I could accomplish. BTW, has anyone noticed the new slabs are more difficult to scan? Or is it just me? My Hulk 1 just wouldn't scan very well (or #3). Probably not the right place to ask, but thought I'd check. My set:
  15. Someone buy the ASM...an old label 13. My love for old labels and one of my favorite Spidey issues is killing me!