Ira K

And a few more items from the same collection. 

Absolutes. Can't go wrong with these 2.

Somewhat reflective and blue then pure black
If I can get this correctly slabbed I'll have all the distorted holograms with cgc labels that are impactful removal of ADAMANTIUM and this 1st appearance 
 
Leaving only x-force 25, uncanny x-Men 304 and Excalibur 71 to complete the set!



 

 
 

Purchased today:
Absolute Batman: Dark Knight III Absolute Batman: Incorporated Only 6 Absolute Batman books left to go...

Just back from Sarasota , I believe the Marvel Collector's Item Classic is the first reprint of Tales to Astonish # 27 , first Ant-Man.
 

More from this week

Recent returns from CGC.

Thanks!
I don't specifically collect these , but I like old books in general. They were all bought at two different LCS.
I am a fan of the first Dragon Man though, so that's my favorite of the batch.

Got this today, origin of big-man-with-blue-d * ck 

Not sure if I'll be able to complete them one day, but I will sure try. Let me know if you have any to spare.

LCS  had a sale so I'll ad this to the thread, I just couldn't say no to 31% off...
Idk if he priced higher for it though haha
Anyway shazam #25 

No problem, thanks for the kind words. Yeah I am looking forward to sending mine in to CBCS, I know the signatures are authentic, but it is something that needs to be done and I don't mind. I will have mine pressed before grading but my #1 raw looks pretty amazing on it's own so hopefully a pressing is enough to bump it up as well. I am waiting on the pandemic to ease down as the shipping carriers are overloaded and packages are going missing or taking longer to arrive with staff being out and distribution hubs especially for the USPS being closed. Also CBCS has a new case which should be out now and want to make sure I get the latest and greatest they have to offer when it comes to the case. Congrats on the 9.8 I have been watching how they have been going up and up on the secondary market.

So I was 15 when the movie came out, target demo I was already a Brandon Lee fan after Showdown in Little Tokyo and Rapid Fire, so I was looking forward to his next film.  Even better, it was filming in my town of Wilmington.  I remember sitting on the couch, doing my homework one afternoon, and the local news came on that there was an accident and Brandon had died in our local hospital.  I just couldn't believe it. 
Well the movie came out and I feel in love.  Poster on the wall, drawing The Crow myself, painting my face for Halloween etc etc. As a wrestling fan as well, Sting kept the look alive, which was also great.  Finally read the original mini in college, since the library had a copy of the trade. I read some of the sequels as they came out but the film and the original O'Barr story is what stuck with me. 
Fast forward to a few weeks ago, I find out my wife has never seen the film.  So we watch it, and I fall in love again. Picked up the deluxe HC to read again, the Brandon Lee Hot Toys for the shelf, and start looking at the comics.
I've bought and sold countless keys over there the years (many here!) but never owned the original mini from O'Barr.  So now its time to start!  This post is to see how long it takes, and looks like I have some reading on this great thread to catch up on.

And now the slabs!!!

A couple Punisher 218s & Batman Arkham Knight

Nice!!