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On 6/10/2023 at 3:03 PM, KirbyCollector said:

The difference is each company did not view those properties as negative to the company itself. Based on a number of articles going back two years, it seems Marvel believed it had a problem and then sought to mitigate it with various changes. When those appeared not to do the trick, they directed the present course. I'm still mystified as to why they decided to take any action at all... It reminds me of that ridiculous political group a few years back who wore Hawaiian shirts (!) as their uniform, leading some pundits to declare that anyone who wore them must be aligned with that group's POV. Thank God that idiocy went away, but I don't think Marvel's treatment of the Punisher will be so easily remedied.

Sometimes characters do run their course and vanish forever, but I'd be shocked if we've seen the last of the Punisher.

We do happen to exist in a time when the mere depiction of something is often viewed as tacit approval for it - the Punisher's murderous vigilantism may in fact make various people at Marvel / Disney nervous in the current climate (I don't have any special insight into this, so I can't say you're wrong)... nevermind the fact that such a response is exactly the point of the character if you bother to examine Frank Castle beyond the surface layer.

However, what we as fans have to always be cognizant of is that these characters are IPs first and characters second. The people responsible for these IPs will change every decade or so and entirely new directions can and will be taken based on current trends and societal norms... or, as I previously mentioned, simply because a writer needs to meet a deadline and wants to take a shortcut by leaning on continuity.

On 6/9/2023 at 11:28 PM, Panelfan1 said:

Punisher has been through bigger changes...remember this

And who could forget Frankencastle? 

On 6/9/2023 at 3:22 PM, KirbyCollector said:

In this case the character didn't "do" anything... yet the parent company has decided to burn down his whole background because of some minor outside usage they didn't approve of? That's damn foolish, considering he is one of the most iconic Marvel creations of the past 50 years.

It is quite difficult to destroy anything in comics, especially if there's any value in it. Continuity can always be revived at a later date. Some writer up against a deadline will lean into what came before as a quick way to add depth - that's a story almost as old as comics at this point.

FYI I looked around for some of that art as well a number of years back... really interesting story. Never saw any of Tradd's pages, picked up a few pages from the first issue but that's it.

Good luck.

Bump for price drops.

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #136 CGC 9.6

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244812

Amazing Spider-Man (1963 1st Series) #252 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244807

Hellblazer (1988) #1 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244815

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars (1984) #8 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244790

Sandman (1989 2nd Series) #1 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244767

Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) #158 CGC 9.4

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244802

Swamp Thing (1982 2nd Series) #37 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244804

Thor (1962 Marvel 1st Series Journey Into Mystery) #132 CGC 9.6

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244786

Wolverine (1982 Limited Series) #1 CGC 9.8

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?ItemID=55244773

Closed, moving to other venues, thanks for reading.

If you see this after the fact feel free to message me with any interest or questions.

Price drop to $2800 - listing ends tonight, thanks for reading.

Hi,

Listed this last week but wanted to try out a single book post before I move things to eBay. Thanks for reading!

Rules

No HOS / probation.

Slabbed book sales are final.

These books are unavailable elsewhere while this post is active.

The first unedited claim referencing a given item has won that item unless it was previously placed on hold.

Vague claims may lead to confusion, please be specific when making a claim. PMs are welcome, but claiming in thread is king.

I won't sell via proxy - if you claim in thread, then yours is the only name and address that I will ship to or accept payment from.

Payment will be by check, cash, money order, or PayPal - paying via PayPal means that the only name and address that I will ship to is that associated with the paying account.

Payment must be received within 5 business days of your claim being acknowledged or I reserve the right to make the book available for sale once more.

Shipping is via USPS to the CONUS.

Books will ship once payment clears.

Slabs will be insured for their purchase price, the cost of which will be split between the seller and buyer.

The base shipping cost for a package (via USPS flat rate box) will be paid in full by the buyer.

All of the above holds true unless some prior arrangement is reached via direct message prior to your claim in thread.

$2999

GPA

This will close in a few hours and items will move elsewhere, but feel free to message me even if the thread is closed.

This will close in a few hours and items will move elsewhere, but feel free to message me even if the thread is closed.

This will likely close up Friday night, open to offers if anyone sees something they like. 

Take 10% off list, this will wrap up and move elsewhere Friday night most likely. Thanks for reading.

Take 10% off of the remaining list prices.

Hero for Hire #1 6.5 OW/W - Origin & 1st Luke Cage - $475

Amazing Spider-man #300 9.6 W - Origin & 1st full Venom - $1850

Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars #8 9.8. W - Origin of the symbiote - $730

Amazing Spider-man #252 9.8 W - 1st black costume, AF15 swipe - $1695(90 day GPA $1745)

Hi, thanks for checking out my thread!

I have some older books available here if you're interested:

Rules

1. No HOS / probation.
2. All slabbed book sales are final.
3. These books are unavailable elsewhere while this post is active.
4. The first unedited claim referencing a given item has won that item unless it was previously placed on hold.
5. Vague claims may lead to confusion, please be specific when making a claim. PMs are welcome, but claiming in thread is king.
6. I won't sell via proxy - if you claim in thread, then yours is the only name and address that I will ship to or accept payment from.
7. Payment will be by check, cash, money order, or PayPal - paying via PayPal means that the only name and address that I will ship to is that associated with the paying account.
8. Payment must be received within 5 business days of your claim being acknowledged or I reserve the right to make the book available for sale once more.
9. Shipping is via USPS to the CONUS.
10. Books will ship once payment clears.
11. Slabs will be insured for their purchase price, the cost of which will be split between the seller and buyer.
12. The base shipping cost for a package (via USPS flat rate box) will be paid in full by the buyer.
13. All of the above holds true unless some prior arrangement is reached via direct message prior to your claim in thread.

Finally... more images are available upon request - my apologies for the lack of scans and the glare evident in these images. 

Amazing Spider-man #136 9.6 WP - 1st Harry Osborn as the Green Goblin - $700

On 11/16/2021 at 2:54 PM, Andy Wells said:

ugh oh no, care to share what I need to fix?

https://boards.cgccomics.com/topic/499036-marketplace-rules/?tab=comments#comment-12040188

On 11/16/2021 at 1:13 PM, aardvark88 said:

Do u ship to Canada? Nice books.

Hi - generally I try to avoid shipping to Canada, but if you're interested in something specific please PM me and we can talk about it.

Thanks!

That is all for tonight, PMs are open, and this thread will remain open for at least a few more days. I may or may not post more SA based on how this goes, but either way I'll post more books in this forum, and probably a few in copper / modern.

Thanks for looking!

Strange Tales #158 WP - 1st full Living Tribunal - $3250

Another I wouldn't mind keeping... very few have sold in this grade, and none in the last year. This is easily the most vibrant (bright red) cover copy of this I've ever seen in person and I looked at a few before finally getting this one.

Fantastic Four #67 9.2 OW/W - Origin & 1st of Him (Warlock) in cameo - $3500

I won't be too sad if I have to hold on to this one.