minutekev@50

So now that Ian has his Double Action No. 1, anyone else looking for one? A little bird told me there's this old eccentric artist out west that's been hoarding comics for years....Mosque, Temple, Shrine, Synagogue...something like that... Thinking about driving out there and offering him 2 G's for the lot... Because....gosh-darn it...the WHEELS ARE IN MOTION! Wait a minute, what year is this?

50 years from now, who's gonna care? Logan son of Darth and Colin son of Minutekev? Logan: "I remember my dad's tale of Ian and his quest for every DC comic imaginable." Colin: "Me to! Did Ian ever complete his quest?" Logan: " " Colin: " " Logan: "Say, why are we the only two people posting in these forums?"

Kudos back at ya Aces.

KUDOS to Darth again. Hope he likes the reading I sent along with the Avengers comic. KUDOS to Ares as well for his fast payment on the trades I sold him.

Here's what I found on the LOC's website. Special Collections in the Library of Congress Comic Book Collection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For more than sixty years, the Library of Congress has acquired comic books through copyright deposit. The current collection of 6,000 titles, probably the largest in the United States, contains approximately one hundred thousand pieces and is growing by about two hundred issues each month. Represented in the collection is the entire range of comic-book subject matter: western, science fiction, detective, adventure, war, romance, horror, and humor. Although scattered issues date from the late 1930s, the holdings are most comprehensive from 1950 to the present. Action Comics, Archie, Detective Comics, Tarzan, and Wonder Woman are among those with fairly complete runs. A record of the holdings, by title, is maintained in the Newspaper and Current Periodical Reading Room. Because of the rapid deterioration of the paper and the value of older issues, full access to the comic book collection is restricted to readers engaged in serious research.

Speaking of which can you view the LOC's comic collection in Washington? I once heard it was the largest in the free world.

To me Adams' work looked so much worse when someone else inked it..

Yeah, KUDOS to Darth for the 3-variant Batman 619's I bought...Great packaging and he even sends you the Paypal packing slip

I'm not a Golden Age collector. I'd like to be but the books are just a bit out of my price range. Plus, seeing that I was born in the 70s, I really have no real emotional attachment as I do with the Bronze age (and the Silver as well). What I'd like to know is what is the state of the Golden Age market? I recall reading several market reports in Overstreet stating that non-key issues of Golden Age books were becoming more and more difficult to sell at guide price (except Timely). So is it unrealistic for a Golden age seller to realize guide prices for VG-F-VF books? Also, will this trend continue? There will always be something desirable about the first appearence of a key character, but as the years pass will we see a distinct decline in prices paid for Golden age comics? I guess what I'm asking is will the Golden Age crash?

Kudos to NotMHchuck (charles). Just completed his first deal with me (and also first in the forum). No problems whatsoever!

Kudos to Rube11 (Steve). Fast payment via Paypal for the three Conans..(Despite the fees, I luv Paypal for paying and buying!) Also Kudos to Rob React for his fast payment for the Authority TPB I sold him...Plus, gracious guy that he is, he turned down my offer of free shipping!

How's this? Joanna kill off Joe C's character in some fashion and keep going.... Problem solved hole..

Just completed a great deal with Punisher for a few of the Batman/Loeb-Lee issues that I was missing...talk about airtight packing! My highest recommendation!

Well, after reading all this 'love', I just know I'm going to have to do some business with Bruce soon! Bruce, this was a great post and it makes me feel all 'warm and cuddly' inside to know that the majority of the people who post on these boards are, not only passionate comic collectors, but genuinely honest and trustworthy people! Thanks for starting this!

I remember when I was younger, I used to see my cousins do their comics this way and was like...'whoa, what a cool way to read a comic!'

Spine roll. If you stack comics too high the staple side starts to curl upwards. Of course you can stack your comics, but it's recommended that you go no higher then 20 per stack (which in a person with a large collection's case could mean hundreds of tiny little stacks for them to prance around )

On the otherhand (hypothetically speaking) if I was a teen collecting in the 80's i'm certain I would have probably snatched up a lot of those bronze/silver back issues everyone spends a grip of cash on now. Hell, even during the 90's as a kid I was a pretty tenacious at finding some of those cheaper bronze backissues. Sigh. I'm not sure. I was a teen in the 80s and for some reason didn't even think about collecting back, back issues. I was more focused on the new stuff. Don't I feel like an insufficiently_thoughtful_person Double, double sigh.

You're right. That is ridiculous. The problem is, with Overstreet and dealers paying that much attention to Hulk 181 as the keyest of key bronze issues, people are going to keep speculatin'.... You won't find me paying thousands for a copy... (Although how to God I wish I would have been old enough, and had the foresight, to pick up a box of them back in the 70s....)

When friends, mothers and lovers persecute you for collecting comic books, open up the Overstreet Price Guide and show them what a NM copy of Action Comics # 1 goes for these days...No matter if you will EVER own a copy or not. Unless they're somewhat IN-THE-KNOW about collecting comics they will become convinced that you will be one rich mutha in 40 years and that your copy of Man-Thing No. 1 will bring thousands.

I vote for Brave and Bold No. 79. (Adams' Batman and Deadman) I have that issue. If it's recognized as the start of the Bronze Age, maybe it will go up in value.