PopKulture

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Yes, FF6 still has room for growth and will continue to rise. That being said, if your copy presents well, you could always keep it and pursue something else entirely. Choices, choices...

I bet he was a political cartoonist. The illustration definitely has that "feel."

To me, the best run in comics!! So much variety and quality. (Of course, if you laid all 1300+ next to a complete run of Marvel Mystery and told me to choose, I might not be so quick...)

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This vintage cigar box from the 1920's denotes the 11th as "Victory Day," a seldom used variation on what was first known as Armistice Day, then for a time Remembrance Day, and finally today's Veterans Day.

Nice! I wish I had mine. I do know the covers became separated on mine. I don’t recall the lack of accurate coloring on the six covers shown. On the individual pocket folders, they got the coloring mostly correct, but above? Where’s the blue background on the FF? Where’s the yellow background on Cap 193?

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If ASM 50 isn’t a silver age classic cover, what is?? Again, since it’s already a key book for the first appearance of Kingpin, I think the tendency is to look past the simultaneously amazing cover. Same with Avengers 57, though to a slightly lesser extent.

Yep, and add ASM 135, Thor 229, Hulk 189 and Cap 193 - all very strong covers, save perhaps the Hulk. The Cap, Thor and Spidey might make my classic cut-off, but bronze isn't so obvious as gold and silver (at least to me).

With some noteworthy competition from Avengers 57 and Avengers Annual 2, though like you I would give SS4 the edge.

Funny that you posted as I was typing and Hulk 340 figured as an example in each of our posts!

As others have alluded, many iconic books also sport iconic or classic covers. The distinction definitely becomes somewhat murky. Take Action 1 for instance: does anybody really think that is not a classic cover?? Of course it is. Batman 1 - simple and classic. Silver age Green Lantern 1 - not so much. Looking through the annals, many key books also sport classic covers, but many of them do not get noted as such. In my mind, an operational definition might be summed up thusly: a cover that makes a book dramatically stand out against others near it in a run, or an era, which is often desired more for its cover alone by collectors who otherwise might not collect that run or title. ASM 151 is a sound bronze age example. I'd argue it's the cover that drives the demand more on a book like Hulk 340 than the interior, especially now some thirty years later.

My favorite bronze age cover!!

Definitely one of the all-time best... from any age.

Here are a few first issue magazines I picked up fairly recently, although the Cleopatra is more properly a one-shot.

Sure, or I'll pay for 276 and take 248 as a freebie. Most of the Gaiman Sandman has proven a good read. I'll leave it up to you.

Of any of the remaining books? I'll take 248 if that's still available - thanks!!

I'll take 137 and 276 if still available.