Harry Lime

Sorry, Andy for being an insufficiently_thoughtful_person. I've just seen the #1. I thought it was a #4 but with an Australian colouring.

1 hour ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Nice books Andy. Google UK is equally unhelpful on the matter of Mr Crouch's history (I'm sure that search results differ by country) - just passing one line references here and there. I've often been referred to as a Crouch myself funnily enough (get your 'c' word jokes in now) due to the surname resemblance. I'm guessing Phil is long gone, was probably paid a pittance for his work, but loved what he did. We'll never know, eh. 

I thought it was because you're really tall.

@AJD Nice looking copies. Have you got the #1?

The oar propelled balloon made me laugh, they surely didn't do that....did they? On a related, similarly implausible note I watched The Aeronauts this week. Not a bad film, quite gripping (literally) in places but with a fundamental disregard for the amount of oxygen needed to keep a person alive.

On 2/6/2020 at 1:31 AM, Kramerica said:

Marvel Team-Up #12 VF+ 8.5 $22.00

 

 

On 2/6/2020 at 1:33 AM, Kramerica said:

Marvel Team-Up #13 VF 8.0 $8.00

@20% off, please.

11 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Nevermind all that Pete. That tree ate Sheila! 

Yes, but he was very polite about it considering he was an eyesore an' all.

1 minute ago, mike devon said:

The book has come back much better - 0.5 bump I think.  Split is the same.  Back way way cleaner.  Corner bend bottom right through entire book completely gone.  Stacking curl gone.  Pressing shouldn't damage a book unless it was in a bad state anyway.

How did Giles not impress..?

Didn't remove the NCB corner bend that I specifically asked him to remove. Basically spent £20 on a trip for my book to Wigan and back. Hope it saw the pier!

Well, the split looks a bit longer in the new photo, I'm not saying it is longer after the press, but it looks it, so I'm revising my initial estimate to a 6.5.

3.0

20 hours ago, The Lions Den said:

I hope I'm wrong, but does that split look a little larger now to you..?  

I thought that as well.

I didn't really think it needed cleaning & pressing, I hope you haven't damaged it further.

I've used Giles before, being in the UK he's the only 'professional presser' we've got, and whilst he didn't damage the book I wasn't overly impressed with the job he did either.

Just now, lizards2 said:

Yeah - that map was done years ago, so now I'm down to about 2.5 long boxes of just Marvels. 

I could probably just PM you with a private sale, as no one seems to have interest when I post them in mixed.

Most of the books have been posted before, but I do have about 50-60 new ones, that are of the more collectible bent.

I will see what I can do, as I just got done with a massive time-consuming crunch in my non-comic life, and have settled back into my inventory project.  I've also got to get some info to TOT on some DCs he wanted.

I remember your last SA/BA sale here, it was glorious...well for me anyway.

3 minutes ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Me too. Huge the Who collection was. If only we had a time machine and could go back Harry...

Hey, hang on...

I've been slowly rebuilding the collection sans the toys. Do you remember the 'Gareth Thomas' Tom Baker figure? , I had that as well. But it would be nice to have kept something original, you know. I'm really quite envious of Unca Ben's book and all the memories it must contain.

1 minute ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Yep, had a couple of 60's daleks and a few annuals. I also had (although they're relatively worthless) every Target book published up to that point (1979).

Wonderful scrapbook! It's great that you kept it all these years. I literally have nothing from my childhood, it was either chucked out by my parents or I sold it during my teenage years when I was 'too old' for childish things. In my case it Dr Who stuff, 2000AD comics and a load of UK Marvel reprints.

23 hours ago, lizards2 said:

In addition to labeling the boxes, you will find many titles filling partial boxes, or mixed in with other stuff.  I have been missing my main Conan 1-18 for the past 10 years because I don't know what box I put them in to fill it up.

So for me, I do label the boxes, but keep a separate, and highly recommended "BOXLORE" reminder of what short titles may be filling up boxes.

Additionally, and highly recommended, is mapping your collection.  In the example "West Right Wall", the short boxes are two boxes deep on the shelving, so I can't see the labels behind.  I have to use the map all the time to locate boxes, even those in front, as they are not in alpha order.  Note the boxes are listed in clusters of two in each column.

I am currently in the process of inventorying and bagging the last 15 -17 years of modern comics, so I feel your pain.

 

That's a lot of Marvel sale boxes you got there, Mike. Any chance they'll be seen on the boards?

19 hours ago, mec3437 said:

Been a little light on picking up pence copies lately, but here they are.  Still waiting on a few from across the pond.

 

 

That FF 54 is one of the whitest copies I've seen. Congratulations!

GreenEggs is gone. Long live the March Madness!

P.S. I'm in.

1 hour ago, crassus said:

Tales of Suspense 99 Q 6.5 (NOTE: btm staple is popped & fc is detached at btm staple; top staple and cf secure; bright & glossy; mod spine & edge wear, cb crse ur crnr fc; crnr blunting; sm chip btm spine; mod cb spine stress; light cb surface wear faintly visible btm r-edge fc where IM's slab touches r-edge of book; mod tanning interior cvrs; light to mod foxing & ink transfer bc; PQ is on the creamier side of CR-OW) $5.00

I think it's a great drawing and I'm not disputing a cat's agility, the tiger just seems a tad too looooong.

4.0, shame about the stains.

The Tiger has a serpentine look about him in the first panel of the story. That aside, the majority of the jungle action is very good indeed.

The Crimson Comet looks vaguely disinterested on the cover. Was he saving golden girls in distress from gas-mask wearing thugs all the time?

On 1/29/2020 at 7:21 PM, crassus said:

Strange Tales 148 5.0 (Bright with still good gloss and strong colours; mod to heavy spine & edge wear, mainly top & btm edge fc & btm edge bc; mod to heavy cb spine stress; sm staple tears; cb impact r-center fc at top of the Dr's forehead; hard cb impact btm spine fc & bc; blunting with sm crses both crnrs fc; mod to heavy tanning interior cvrs; mod tanning bc) $15.00

per PM.

5.5

2.5

4.5

5 hours ago, Kramerica said:

Marvel Spotlight #3 FINE 6.0 $15.00

2nd Werewolf by Night, Mike Ploog art

9 minutes ago, comicdonna said:

That was one serious blackout.  

3 minutes ago, Kramerica said:

@Harry Lime

This is yours as well 

Thanks, but I'll pass.