Norrin_Radd

This is one of the few threads that WAS flame-retardant.

The cover art to Black Panther #8 is up for sale now on eBay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3985&item=2292546315&rd=1

Incredible Black Panter cover! Was this the one that was offered on Ebay about 6 months ago?

Better not have been!

I bought it from the artist (Mark Bright) in Nov 2001 for $300.

I'd like to own the cover to #1 but Metropolis has it.

One of my favorite Black Panther covers that I am fortunate enough to own...

Black Panther #11 Cover by Bright

Burton,

That picture in your avatar is not Jack Burton. Henry Swanson's his name... and excitement is his game.

Been hangin' out at the White Tiger?

Where ya been Jack?!

Got no money

got no car

got no woman

and there you are

Words of wisdom from Young MC.

Cute.

Back in '02 we were buying a new house, so I liquidated many books and downgraded many others. I sent a slew of books to CGC, including 9.4 copies of Marvel Spotlight 2, Batman 227/232/234, Hulk 181, etc.,. Amongst these were several high-grade DC horror books, including what was then the only 9.4 copy of DC 100 Page Superspectacular #4.

 

Anyhow, I sold most of the books, and was planning on selling them all (or I wouldn't have had them slabbed in the 1st place), but the horror books weren't really selling for all that much and I was reluctant to let them go. However, a collector I had done a good bit of business with offered me silly money for the DC 4, so I sold it. To this day, that's the only book I've really regretted selling. Fortunately, about a year later the guy emails me and says he wants to get out of collecting and would I like to buy back some of the books. I said sure, and "Hey, do you still have the DC-4?". Long story short...I bought it back at the same silly money price I sold it for and the book made my "grail list" in the Holy Grail thread...and here it is.

 

Good to hear a story with a happy ending.

Back in 1998 or so Vintage Investments was offering the Bethlehem copy of TOS 39 for $7000. I dithered about whether to buy it and by the time I pulled the trigger, it was already sold (to Mark Arrand aka Colmore Comics as I've subsequently discovered). They offered me a replacement NM TOS 39 for $6000, which I bought. The Bethlehem copy subsequently graded out as a 9.4 and the copy I bought only graded out as a 9.2.

Boo frickin' hoo. "I only have 9.2 copy of TOS 39!"

Still, I can understand your loss at the Bethlehem copy.

OK, here is my story.

 

I was working at a public relations firm in DC that went tits-up December 31, 2001.

I didn't think Americans knew that phrase.

You got to love how so often, the lowly humans seemed to KNOW the name of the monster! "It's DIABLO!!"

 

How do they KNOW this stuff?

 

I was thinking the same thing! How these unsuspecting people were able to realize in seconds that they were being chased by Uklatrebb the Odorous is...well, a little mystifying. Ah, the magic and wonder of comics!

 

Thanks to everyone for sharing the covers, too. Good stuff!

You would think if they were that well-informed about the monster, they would be able to mount a better defense.

You're on a roll tonight jayman.

Has anyone read the Alter Ego Halloween issues?

Or

Back Issue #6?

Finally got a nice (VF) copy of this guy!

 

I wonder if these are the same pesky kids on Cain's roof from HOM # 175?

Won't they please just leave those Gargoyles alone?!!??

Will they ever learn?!

Nice covers. Haven't seen them before.

The Haunted Horror Comic Pedigree.

Great avatar!

 

 

"And now you contemptible harpy, I shall end your oppressive reign of matriarichal tyranny"

 

 

 

Or my favorite..

 

Mother... I have a present for you in my diaper.. and I will tell you this.. it is not a toaster!

"Damn you, vile woman! You've impeded my work since the day I escaped from your wretched womb."

Great avatar!

"And now you contemptible harpy, I shall end your oppressive reign of matriarichal tyranny"

Sweet book. It does look nice.

Kudos to DarthDiesel for my Spotlight #28 price variant...

With a little something extra...

You are the MAN!

Let me know when you upgrade your 9.2.

I think sckao owned the Green River 9.4 copy. Wouldn't it be nice to see a pedigree lineup of the same book? We'll have to do that sometime.

 

Interesting idea.

 

I also think it would be interesting to take a Title, and see if we can build a complete run using only slabbed pedigrees. You have lots of Avengers pedigree books, so we start with #1 (someone post a pedigree), move to #2, and so on.

 

Of course if Doug participates, he probably wouldn't need much help for many titles.

 

Or we can just starting have a post thread dedicated to each different pedigree. Just show as many as we can, which would be nice as we make start seeing difference between them (i.e. some have better quality of production, page quality, yellowing, exceptional gloss, etc.).

 

I'm a PEDIGREE ADDICT.

One of my (many) collecting fantasies is to own a copy of one book (like FF48) in several different pedigrees. But, that would take a long time to put together.

Redhook's SA 205 (it was almost mine)