tomo

So I know there has to be a way to do this, I just haven't stumbled across it yet.

I have several saved searches on eBay, and recently someone at Mile High Comics has been working overtime by listing a slew of overpriced Superman silver age books.  Is there a way to exclude a certain seller from showing up in your searches?  I'd hate to actually miss a book I would be interested in, after having to scroll through multiple issues of fair and good condition books at near mint prices.

At least they put their watermark at the bottom of the image so you know better than to even click on the listing to investigate further.

1 hour ago, Artboy99 said:

Thanks for that pack mint Mana Drain!

Man oh man, I played the heck out of that card when that set came out.  Thanks for the memory trigger!

23 hours ago, Silver said:

That's it folks, thanks for hanging with me and celebrating the Boy of Steel and his thirty year run!

if I ever get an Adventure 247 I may do a Legion of Super-Heroes complete, it's the only issue I need to have every Legion appearance from the 1950's - 1990's! 

Hats off to a great thread!

It was nice being able to tune in every couple of days and find a non-AF15 post to read in Silver Age!

About two months ago, I decided a needed to seriously address a couple of holes in my Superman collection that had been bothering me for a couple of years.  I heard through the grapevine that this one guy had a massive collection of books, and just might have the couple I was looking for.  Turns out he has a website.

I barely made it out of there with my retinas and wallet intact!

1 hour ago, 1950's war comics said:

Story has it that owner of Curious book store Ray sold all his comics to Harley Yee about 20 years ago and concentrated on just books and magazines.

He has a few comic books left.  Nothing that hasn't been picked over or refreshed in the last two years, however.

i did find a nice mid-grade Lois Lane #23 there for a decent price last year though.

44 minutes ago, Comicdave said:

You only cleared $50 on the Harley Quinn 1-26 nm/m? Shoot issue 1 is a $75-$100 book by itself.

That should've read "fifty dollars more."  And I did end up getting close to $100 for my #1.

9 hours ago, Silver said:

A really great giant size issue with Neal Adams pencil.this is a fairly tough issue to get in high grade and usually goes for a few bucks when it's available.

 

I don't think I've ever seen this cover before, thanks for sharing!

7 hours ago, Silver said:

Happy Fathers Days to,all you dads!

Speaking of Dads, what in the world is Pa Kent up to now?

 

Spoilers!!

1 minute ago, SOLAR BOY said:

Doctor strange #38--This is a cool book of one of the coolest heroes.  Solid 9.0+ copy.  Asking $8

Do you have a DS#4, by any chance?  I just realized this week that my copy is missing the value stamp. 

5 minutes ago, SOLAR BOY said:

ok ill make it a free bee later hahaha....let me know if there is a specific book you guys want throughout the night and i can look through my stuff

How about a spare My Greatest Adventure #85 laying around?  I recently picked up a #80, so the 85 is the last of the DP ones that I need.

1 minute ago, HighRadArea said:

Look to the right of the quote box.

Or above it, if your on a mobile platform.

52 minutes ago, SOLAR BOY said:

WEird Western Tales #12--This is a nice 3rd appearance of Jonah Hex.  This is a very sharp 8.0 or so copy.  Im asking $45

I'll take it at 20% off if I'm still in that window!

I'll take the World's Finest #111 and 121 at 20% off.

looking forward to tonight's offerings live, as I was sound asleep after a hard day spent working outside yesterday.

13 hours ago, Silver said:

Well, there is not much to really say about 68 that anyone doesn't know. This is the big one. My optinion this book is as important as Action 242.

I agree 100%, as both introduced iconic villains.  I think a case could be made that Bizarro is more iconic than Brainiac, or at least more well known to the uninitiated general populace.  Both came out within 3 months of each other, but boy-oh-boy are the guide prices worlds apart on these.

Maybe it's because this isn't the real "Bizarro #1" Bizarro, or that he's more of a comic figure and not as "serious" as Brainiac?  I wasn't around back then to know first hand, but I'm guessing he was popular enough as the Tales of the Bizarro World backups ran in Adventure Comics for a dozen-odd issues or so in the early 60's.

13 hours ago, Silver said:

He3 is another one of those books from Ted. A really nice copy of an incredibly cool cover. Look,at the colors on this book! Anytime you find a D.C. From this time period that looks this good, snatch it up, there are not many out there:

 

Hmmm...My copy of #67 also has what appears to be a see-through cover, although my scan makes it look less pronounced than it is in hand.

21 hours ago, Silver said:

You bring up some great points Ian. I have long thought that Superboy introduced as many or more of the familiar silver age story elements as the Superman titles. Usually if they started in Superboy they would port over to Superman and occasionally the other way around. Let me see if I can name a few. Krypto, red kryptonite, robots, Bizarro all started in Superboy and were then used in Superman. Phantom Zone started in Superman and worked its way back to Superboy. I could probably think of s few more.

by the way, your being modest. You might not have a complete Superboy, but your Adventures are amazing!

Superboy also had the 1st appearance of Mon-El.   Kryptonite Kid (Man), and the Superboy (Superman) Revenge Squad also first appeared in Superboy, if you wanted to start digging a little deeper.

Also, wasn't the Phantom Zone first introduced in Adventure Comics #283, so technically that's another Superboy generated idea.  Unless there's a Phantom Zone reference I'm unaware of.  That issues also boasts a first appearance of General Zod that rivals Darkseid's 1st appearance for "ho-hum" scale.  So throw Phantom Zone criminals to Superboy too?

On 6/5/2017 at 10:44 AM, Silver said:

Thank you Tomo, I will make sure to keep you in mind as I upgrade issues and look for homes for my undercopies!

Sounds good.  You have a willing customer waiting in your back pocket.

We're closing in on some classic issues...can't wait to see what you got in store for us for 68, 80, 86, 89.

X-Factor #1 (5 copies)

I just recently ebayed the last one off last year.

Funny thing was, I bought 2 of every issue right up until #6 when I stopped buying any.  Oops.

21 minutes ago, Aweandlorder said:

That explains This listing

That's funny, as I looked at the listing and said to myself that that price wasn't bad for 10 NM copies...and then I read further in the description how that is a price for just one of the books!  Yikes!

8 hours ago, wormboy said:

Treasury Editions seem to be having a moment.

$$$

Yeah, I've noticed a fair amount of strong results of the Superman vs. Muhammad Ali issue lately.

I'm in awe of your run so far.  Such great looking books all around.  My collection of Superboy doesn't start in ernest until around issue #57, and then takes a big old vacation around issue #150.  I've also been settling on beater copies of filler issues (unless I see a deal), so looking at the high quality of your run has been really fun.

11 hours ago, Silver said:

Lol, at least I know someone is still looking at this thread!

Here's another lurker sounding off...keep going, I love this thread.

I especially enjoy the little behind the scenes stories you remember about their acquisition!

I just go to Costco and grab the flat sheets that the manufacturers use when shipping pallets of cartoned goods.  There are usually flat sheets (3' or 4' square) between the layers on the pallets.  I can often grab 2 or 3 when ever I go.  I fold them in thirds and put them in my cart.  I then cut them up when I get home.  A little bit more labor, but a free source of cardboard is always good.  Depending on what the product is, sometimes you can get a really nice double corrugated piece.

I've talked with the manager at my location, and was told as long as I don't go too crazy taking cardboard out by the cartloads, then they usually don't mind.  They do recycle the cardboard and sell it to China, so they probably wouldn't appreciate someone cleaning out the store one afternoon.

Fantastic book!

I've also been collecting the Super family titles, but only for two decades... and seriously for probably only one.

I have about a dozen more 12 centers to go, and I'll have all of Superman and Action done from #150 and #283 on up, respectively.  I keep getting distracted by deals on some 10 centers, however.

That's the blessing and the curse with the Superman titles...There is always more books out there, but then there are a hell of a lot of books to collect.  

Congrats again on the accomplishment.

4 hours ago, divad said:

But we're talking about REAL books . . . 

Yeah, but selling those allowed me to buy some of these REAL books, so I guess that makes it all right?