Robot Man

4 hours ago, 29dukedog said:

#5 Teen-Age Romances 43 - 276  

Really??? #5??? Nice cover but I think it was on my bottom or second to bottom. I can't believe this beat Phantom Lady #17...

19 minutes ago, porcupine48 said:

by seconds Dave,seconds!

When are you gonna learn Jimmers? You have to just grab it here, you wait, you loose...

Sorry, I didn't mean to cause such a ruckus about this. I should have just bought it and shut up. Happy to get it from a great seller. I will throw away that creepy Metro label and let it start it's life with me clean! 

For the record if I ever decided to part with it (which isn't likely), I would grade it as qualified and note the damage. It looks great otherwise.

Thanks Corey!

16 minutes ago, sagii said:

No, thank you! 

-....and yes, i wondered what CGC would've graded it at, even if i left the Metro sticker on it. And i'm sure they would've hammered it 

Metro sticker or not, either 0.5 or a qualified grade. Missing page, back cover missing ect usually garners a poor. I prefer the qualified grade because of the overall look and the fact that the page missing is from a lousy story that I would probably just flip past anyway. A great copy for my purpose and one that I probably couldn't see myself paying up for anyway. 

It just kind of amazes me that Metro would put that grade on it with that defect. I would give it a Q grade if I ever wanted to part with it. And full disclosure as you did. I don't buy from them much unless it's in person.

1 minute ago, sagii said:

If that's a 'Take it' it's all yours RM! 

Yep, I'll take it!

By the way, what's with Metro's grade of 3.5? We all know what CGC would give it. Man, if I got that in the mail from them, it would be on the fast track back where it came from. That being said, the price is right and it has all I want in it. I wouldn't read that story either. Thanks for putting it up Corey!

1 hour ago, sagii said:

This is a rare thing for me: I don't sell MLJ's because i collect them.

TOP-NOTCH COMICS #31 G/VG But had to agonize over this one. One of my grails (i love the crazy action on this one, and the 'jiggle' motions on Suzie's (ahem) tail lights were an added bonus. It's the 'D' copy also. But though the story affected by the tear was one i wouldn't read anyway, it kind of 'bothered' me a bit. I know there are collectors who don't mind such things and this will fit their collection nicely. Still an EARLY HTF MLJ. I have placed a sheet of paper in the pics so you get an idea of the effected story. All pages intact. Hate to be on the hunt for a copy again but...Asking $150

Motorcycle Cover   Gotta Have it Corey...

1 hour ago, Junkdrawer said:

This is an "all about the cover" book and you do have yourself a nice .5 there

No way, these Juniors are awsome on the inside as well. The cover may be the star but the inside art is just as good.

7 minutes ago, 29dukedog said:

Yes, there's a much easier way to do it... just click on "choose files..." and locate the folder containing the image you want to post... and just select it.  

I sure wish obtaining books that look like that was just as easy!

43 minutes ago, comicjack said:

Shouldn't matter at all just that he draw some wicked art 

+1  

55 minutes ago, N e r V said:

Not to derail this thread but from everything I read of Matt Bakers sexual status as being gay is still clearly unconfirmed and divided depending on whom you talk to. I know Ray Osrin and his widow (and others) say he definitely wasn't. His half brother on his never being married said  “His theory was: ‘Why make one woman miserable when you can make so many happy?” 

Yes you can find others that have suggested otherwise but I'm not comfortable attaching a sexual status in either direction to him or anyone else. It's just not right.

Neither one matters at all...

5 minutes ago, Point Five said:

In response to a query, unfortunately the board does not have timestamps any longer. Final bids are accepted up to and including 11 pm. At 11:01 on the dot (my clock, my discretion!) I'll post an 'auction has ended' message.

Nellie 29 35

Nellie 33 40

oh well, too late...

How about?

Nellie #29  $25.

Nellie #33  $35

This sale is now closed! Thanks to all!

20 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

A really nice guy with Warner named Marc Klein led us around the lot. We toured the Young Sheldon set which is a little different than Big Bang Theory in that it is not filmed with a live audience. We watched them film scenes taking place at the high school. It is really amazing what they do with lighting and design. Marc then took us to the Big Bang set. The living room set is permanent but was all covered with sheets. There were regular tours going on which aren't actually allowed on the set, so we had to wait until the set was all clear before we got to take the photos.

 

I grew up in Pasadena where the show supposedly takes place. They are very accurate when they mention places there. The show was WAY better before they got girlfriends and married. I saw a couple of the first season re-runs recently,  and they were off the hook funny.

Now that you sat in Sheldon's chair, he probably won't ever come by your store now...

41 minutes ago, MrBedrock said:

The reason for their visit was to do some research for an as yet untitled spin-off series. They asked Mike and I about Houston, what it was like to grow up here, what the comic book store scene would have been like in the late eighties, and what a young comic collector would have had to deal with culturally here. They explained that they were thinking about doing a series about Sheldon Cooper growing up. They were super nice and I think we were pretty helpful. They left and we didn't really think any more of it for a few months. The Big Bang Theory cast had renegotiated their contracts and a new season was underway.

Then we hear that Young Sheldon is on the fall schedule!

In June we get a call from the set designer for Young Sheldon, Richard C. Walker. He wanted to get some information on what type of product would be in a store during the summer months of 1989. Mike and Richard emailed back and forth for a month, narrowing down specific titles and merchandise that would been out then, and essentially designing a comic shop. We sent them a pile of time specific comics. In early August I was in Los Angeles for a DC retail meeting and visited the Warner lot to talk with the Young Sheldon folks and see the store. I can't post any pictures of the set, but the shop looks awesome! I can post a shot from an adjacent set though...

 

Is this what geeks that "toot their own horn" look like?

Seriously, very cool but couldn't you get them to get the real Sheldon Cooper in your store? That would be epic!

5 minutes ago, FlyingDonut said:

I sold about 50 of them at $40-70 each. 

That was you Dan? OK, I get the joke now. It never ceases to amaze me what people will pay good money for... Good for you!   

Is that Michelle Nolan's book? I haven't seen her in quite some time. Is she still around and into comics? She would probably all over this thread.

OK, did some price drops about as best as I can go on these rare beaters! I will keep this up today and send out invoices tonight. If you pay by Friday, I will get your books in the mail on Sat. otherwise, it might take me a few days as I'm traveling on Sunday.

Thanks to all who have ordered, lurked or even given me a hard time. Love this place!

Robot Man over and out!

4 minutes ago, szavisca said:

It doesn't to me, doesn't to most people now, but it most certainly did when he was alive.  He's worthy of praise foe how he dealt with it and overcame the obstacle it was when he was alive.

I don't think it was much of an obstacle to him but I don't really know. It appears that he was well liked and respected by his contempories and the public had no idea who he was. He seemed to make a good living and had a great time in his short life. 

18 minutes ago, szavisca said:

I'm sure the delay in awareness of Baker and his popularity has everything to do with age.  There was a delay in people recognizing the brilliance of his work because they weren't yet old enough to look past super hero comics.  I mean, I'll admit when I was 20 I wouldn't even give a romance comic a second glance.  I looked at them with scorn... and moved to the next box.  Now that I'm 42 I dig them because the art looks better than what his contemporaries did, and the themes and history behind romance and other genres in general seem cooler to me.

Not knocking super hero comics or trying to imply that Bakers are better, they're just different, and appeal to an older crowd.  And now that the general "crowd" is older... they've really picked up steam.

In retrospect it mighta been fun for the poll voters to also submit their age.  I'd guess it's 45-50.

Going forward I don't see his appeal ever waning.  He was imho the best.  And there will be a continual stream of people coming of age buying into his books.  And these people being 40+ Will have a lot of disposable income.

In that light id think a lot of his stuff may still be underpriced... although I don't have a good grasp on the true rarity which kinda scares me away from a lot of it.  Maybe there's still a ton these still sitting in storage boxes, attics, or even buried in the lcs...because there's still a tendency to overlook them like I used to.

Early in my collecting "career" I discovered ECs. I quickly discovered how cool other genres were. Not that I don't like "men tights" too but there is so many more interesting genres and EC covered them all. I can still say, that romance is still one of my least favorite to read. I love the covers and interior art but they are pretty much "read one and you've read them all" kind of like most superhero stuff.

4 minutes ago, szavisca said:

Also...It's possible Baker may one day have more cross cultural recognition...He seems like he should be more recognized as a pioneer in the African American community, though his biography, art of glamour, makes the case that race wasn't central to his identity.

Who knows, maybe someday someone does a movie or a first rate documentary about the guy's life...  he certainly seems worthy of it.

Ok.... intellectual hat off... let's get back to talkin bout which covers have the best bewbs again...

I don't see why the color of his skin should make any difference. As well as male or female. Great art is universal. 

1 hour ago, tabcom said:

Although not as popular, I'm considering starting a GA Steve Ditko poll of best comics. If there is any interest.

Personally, I'm not much of a fan of him as a rule but don't let me stop you. He has lots of admirers.

17 hours ago, ygogolak said:

Not sure who this was but they also had a Cerberus #1.

Why somebody would waste valuble rack space with two rows of a crappy book like that is beyond me. Is it "rare"?  in demand? Or they just didn't have enough good books to fill the rack???

By the way, Matt Baker seems to be the king of the boards these days and deservedly so. There are 3 threads here on the first page everyday alone. 

Makes me wonder who the most popular GA artist of all time would be? Some, like Kirby seem to go in and out of fashion in time. Years ago, hardly anybody talked about Baker. That's when I was quietly scooping up his work.

My favorite would be Schomburg. Closely followed by Baker and most of the EC artists. 

But that is a topic for another time.