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He was created as a Superman copy in the first place - per WIkipedia:  Hyperion is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, of which there are several notable versions. The original Hyperion made his debut in The Avengers #69 (Oct. 1969), created by writer Roy Thomas and artist Sal Buscema.^[1] The alternate versions are each from a different dimension of the Marvel Multiverse, and consist of both heroes and villains. Thomas says that the character was intended as a pastiche of DC's iconic hero Superman.

On 12/13/2021 at 9:21 PM, Axelrod said:

Had this poster on my wall for years.

I always loved just the composition of it and the way it incorporated every character from the first three years of the NTT.

Sadly, it was one of the things that got lost when my mother sold her house.

Wow - great to see this one again.  I also had it on my wall for years - through most of high school at least.  I think I still have it in a tube in a closet somewhere, but I haven't seen it in quite a while.  What a great poster....

On 12/9/2021 at 11:16 AM, Robot Man said:

“Acceptable” ?

Ha - exactly!  Totally acceptable. It's definitely not perfect, as you can see from the (poor) photo, but it is complete and looks pretty good despite the defects along the spine and the writing on the cover, and I am very glad I bit the bullet and bought it when I did 12 or so years ago before prices went completely crazy...

10 hours ago, Yorick said:

I was looking for my Secret Story 1 to post some interior shots over in the Less Than Ten Census thread, and I ran across this GCD no-show...

Romantic Hearts #5 (Gordon & Gotch - Action Comics Publishing), no date.  (Is this a Prentice cover?)

According to GCD it is possibly Ken Bald.  The cover originally appeared on Lovelorn # 66 from ACG...

3 hours ago, Scrooge said:

To be fair, I should have posted in this thread that the book was finally located. I posted the story elsewhere but long story short, through the powers of the boards, I was able to recently acquire it 

Fantastic news!  Congratulations!

When I saw you had posted in this topic I got excited and thought you had finally tracked down a copy of Redskin 8, Scrooge!  I have been on the lookout for one for you for years...

This is, by far, my favorite topic in the Forums and has been since I stumbled across it over a decade ago (?!?).  It was my entry into the whole site as a matter of fact.  Tons of great info an good reading here (even if the old pics are missing)....

On 2/24/2021 at 12:34 PM, Robot Man said:

Wow! That rack to the right of the kid looks like my collection. I probably have most of those books. You rarely see much PCH displayed on racks like that. 

I also like seeing that column of 'MAD rip-off' comics too (well, including Gabby and Fight Comics at the bottom).  And the Dells are at ground level for easy younger kid access.  What an incredibly well stocked, and well organized, display!

Good timing for this topic - I just experienced this recently.

In the fall of 1987 when I was away from home for my sophomore year of college my Mom and stepfather divorced, and my Mom moved from the house to a smaller apartment.  By the time I got home for Thanksgiving all of my possessions that hadn't gone to school with me were in boxes in a closet in the new apartment.  My Mom often threw things away that 'weren't important', so I assumed a lot of my stuff was just tossed.  Fortunately my comics were in about four long boxes that made the move.

Fast forward to a couple of years ago...  My grandmother passed away and my uncle was clearing out her home and found a few boxes with my name on them in her attic, and told me to come get them if I wanted them. I finally got around to going through them a month or so ago....  A couple of boxes of childhood toys, a box of high school papers and notebooks, etc.  The last box was full of magazines and folders, and I quickly figured out it was all of the stuff that had been in the desk in my bedroom when I left for school that September - a bunch of letters from new college friends I had received over the summer, and pretty much everything I had brought home after my freshman year.  My high school diploma and year book.  All nice stuff to get back after all these years.  At the bottom of the box was a stack of magazines - old Comics Journals, Mad, etc.  Stuck in in the middle of them was the copy of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 (3rd printing) I had bought at some point in high school.  It had never made it into my comics boxes because it was larger size, and was in a desk drawer with the other magazines.  I had vague memories of buying this way back when, but over the years (decades?!?) just figured Mom had tossed it or that I'd loaned it to someone.  It was a nice surprise to realize it was still around, and that it had survived all these years!

29 minutes ago, James J Johnson said:

 

You know, I hate to be a stickler for details, but could you show me where that text appears in this ebay listing? 

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Captain-America-Comics-6-CGC-9-0-1941-1273053001/133549265572?hash=item1f182812a4:g:9f4AAOSwZzNfiiBj

He's referring to the weekly auctions handled through the My Comic Shop website, not the eBay listings (two separate auctions).  This info appears there, but not on their eBay listings.  I know that doesn't help you with you initial post about asking questions through eBay, but it answers this one.

14 hours ago, SOTIcollector said:

And actually, there are two romance books.

Here's one, and possibly the two others (with just the tops of the covers it's hard to tell, but these were released roughly the same time):

Around Christmas, or just after the first of the year, when I was three years old my parents and I visited my youngest uncle, who would have been around 20 at the time.  Before we left he gave me a stack of comics and Mad magazines.  Among the random issues of Junior Woodchucks and Porky Pig were these four - all of which were fairly recent (cover dated 12/71 to 2/72).  I recognized Batman and Superman, but all the other characters were a mystery to me for years.  The two wraparound covers were particularly mind-blowing.

Even though I didn't learn to read for another couple of years I poured over these comics, and still know most of the stories by heart almost panel by panel.  And the combination of new stories mixed with reprints going back to the 40s gave me an immediate love and interest in older Golden and Silver Age stories and comics, even if I didn't realize it at t he time.  

I still have my ratty, well-read and much loved copies from 1972, although the cover to the Batman disappeared years ago....  I have gotten nicer copies of each of these other the years, but I still go back to the torn, taped, shabby copies to read. 

14 hours ago, oldmilwaukee6er said:

It may be the death of the $4-5 direct market floppy. 

But this is also the rise of the $20-30 Kickstarter crowd-sourced floppy.

Don't forget that in the heart of Covid McFarlane raised $3.2+ million to produce 3 Spawn figures. Or that Jim Rugg (who?) raised 95k for a blacklight comic book before it even was solicited in Previews. 

Jim Rugg shares a YouTube channel with Ed Piskor (Cartoonist Kayfabe) that has over 20K subscribers...  Using that to push his Kickstarter for Octobriana at the beginning of most of the videos no doubt had a huge impact.  It's a great YouTube channel, and I'll admit that after a few episodes I subscribed, and after several more I supported his Kickstarter campaign.  It's not like he's some kind of newcomer - he's been making comics (Street Angel, Afrodisiac, etc) for 15+ years now....

6 hours ago, Primetime said:

Looks like a Police Comics 59, Modern Comics 54, amongst others.....I guess that store was charging 13 cents per comic instead of 10 cents? Or 2 for 25c. wow, big profit margin. 

 

http://www.mikesamazingworld.com/mikes/features/newsstand.php?publisher=all&type=calendar&month=8&year=1946&sort=alpha

I think those prices applied to the books at the top of the rack above the comics ('Baby Is One', 'How to Sleep', etc.).  I doubt comic books were generically referred to as "Books" in 1946.  Looks like the store just used most of this rack for comics instead of the books it was intended for.  And with good reason!  I like to imagine that Marvel Family, or National Comics or Marvel Mystery Comics were better sellers than "Now We Are Seven"! 

On 7/3/2020 at 11:36 PM, Bearcatcoach said:

Covid-19 has taken care of most shows unfortunately....but as of right now the Buckeye Con in Columbus on July 19th is still a go.  I will probably process some of the best stuff from this collection for it....but I already have more than enough ready for a great Buckeye show.  I just hope everyone in attendance uses their best judgment to be as safe as possible in these crazy times!

Hey!  I always attend that show!  I hope it happens (fingers crossed) and hope I run into you!  I'll be the one wearing a mask... 

Incredible Hulk 141 (first Doc Samson).  My uncle gave me a stack of comics and Mad magazines when I was 3 (?!?) that totally changed my life.  I think this was the only 1st appearance among them.... And what an impression this made on a 3 year old kid!  Just crazy.  Of course, it was a couple of years before I could read it - but I paged through it in awe often before I could!

On 4/10/2020 at 4:52 PM, GACollectibles said:

Forbidden Worlds #42 VG/F $30

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I'll take it! - Thanks!

On 4/10/2020 at 4:52 PM, GACollectibles said:

Forbidden Worlds #42 VG/F $30

 

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I'll take it!   EDIT:  Sorry - this was supposed to be for the Forbidden Worlds #36.  So, to clarify, I will take Forbidden Worlds 32, 36 and 42!

On 4/10/2020 at 4:42 PM, GACollectibles said:

Forbidden Worlds #32 F+ $100

 

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I'll take it!

1 hour ago, Yorick said:

Wow.  I want that Picante! 

Me too!  I took a chance on a couple of issues on eBay several years ago from a seller in Mexico City.  He had 5 or 6 as I recall, so I bought two to give them a try.  They were $40 or $50 each, or I would have scooped them all up.  It took several weeks for them to arrive, and once I had a chance to read them I immediately tried to buy the remaining copies, but of course they were long gone by that point...  I'll see if I can dig mine out sometime this week and post pictures of them.

Received my comics today - well packed, accurately graded and shipped fast, as always.  It's always a pleasure purchasing comics from Robot Man!  Thanks Bob!