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I'm pretty sure that NM98 and WD1 becoming a big deal is at least partially because nobody was holding them... and even when they were a few years old... no one cared. It's a catch-22 to hold something immediately and hope it becomes the kind of thing nobody held for years. The thing is you never know. Look at Batman 635. I bought that issue new 15 years ago, read it, bagged it, and forgot about it for 15 years. Now the stupid thing is shooting though the roof, based on movie rumors. Yeah CGC has my hopefully 9.8 copy now, but at the time I had zero reason to buy more than one. I think most of the time it is impossible to predict when a modern issue will become a key, or even what will become hot. Raise your hand if you bought multiple issue of Batman Adventures 12 in 1994. I highly doubt many people did, it was an out of continuity kids comic based on a TV show.

Sweet score! If you need a home for that Pep... Why do I never find collections with good stuff in them.

I think Alias 24 is very questionable from a speculation standpoint. I put my personal max on the book at like $10, with the TV show coming up nobody has taken me up on that. Alias #1 looks fairly solid right now. I think values will spike a little more then settle in with NM raws selling $75 to $100.

What in holy blank in comic covers is that abomination.

Problem I am quickly seeing in GA is that the supply demand equation for the best stuff really stinks. I am looking at pictures, then looking at number of copies around the internet, and looking at prices, it does not always make for a nice equation. I am also sure the same covers that look great to me are cover almost any collector would want.

I have the Adlard Sketch variant, is very high grade for WD 100. Hope that one continues to grow, think it is the highest price cover currently.

I check with comics from NYCC. For MST they are marked as received 10/16.

Thanks for all the responses and support. I have plenty superhero stuff as it is, and looked at GA in other genres is just a way to keep things interesting. Both EC and Planetary look promising.

When it comes to old Sci-Fi there's EC, Planet Comics and then everything else... and I'll tell you the "everything else" does not come to market much (as one of those collectors). The good thing about Horror (and PCH, Pre-Code Horror) in general is that there is lots to collect out there, so that's a good thing for getting into that area of the hobby. (see how I directed him away from my interests? heh heh heh... ) I concur with the others, getting copies of the Gerber GA books will give you tons of entertainment and education and be great source material going forward. and yes there is good bit of reprint material out there so you can enjoy consuming those stories as well as collecting the originals! Yeah, yeah, stay away from my wheelhouse. No, I do see plenty of EC stuff I like, I know it has been reprinted often, but it still has the neat factor to it. I know it may be "overdone" but I see a few Tales from the Crypt cover that are just great.

I think I would lean towards the old Sci Fi and Horror stufff. When I think of old GA stuff other than early superhero, I think EC, but I know there is tons more out there. In general, I think I am looking for great art more than great stories.

I have good knowledge in Silver Age Marvel (DC not so much), and was wondering what a good starting point is for GA stuff. You do not have to stick to superhero. So what are basically good GA starter books that will not break the bank, for the inexperienced.

To be honest JR JR has been for at least the last 15 years.

I would buy that

What is the 9 d price? German version? Deutchmark?

This book is going to hurt a lot of people. Doubt it, fans, actual gwenpool fans are buying this book, that means the book is going to stay in PC's so the book won't be recycled and relisted from buyer to buyer. She's only just getting started, same was said for spider gwen and both EoS2 and the Land variant maintained their value, they drop a bit but they aren't dollar books like people thought they were going to be. I bet she gets her solo series early next year, too much money for marvel to not take advantage of it. Sure, Spider Gwen has real fans now. I met a ton of them at NYCC. I even asked one girl (she was doing a Spider Gwen cosplay, and a good one) was this a temporary thing. She just said I love the character and will stick with her no matter what. SG has now had two series and a large number of appearances in a short time in other books. Gwenpool has had one gimmick variant cover, how does that make a lasting fan base? Yes the character could last, but there is nothing to base that on yet.

All thanks to CGC........ It's like watching a trainwreck. So do we have counselors standing by for the almost inevitable crash of this particular book?

You mean the Liefeld giant chest at the wrong angle. Well yes they did. I need to find the reasons Liefeld sucks breakdown again. Oh here it is!!!! http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/4/21/2960508/worst-rob-liefeld-drawings and wait part 2!!! http://www.progressiveboink.com/2012/6/14/3084348/the-second-40-worst-rob-liefeld-drawings

I scanned the book so it was auto cropped. Had not thought of putting colored paper on the scanner.

A first appearance is the character being used is a significant fashion. It has no relation to what or when the story is.

Hot comic is it a hot grade?

Rule of 1st appearances, keep it simple stupid. If you make this argument, I could claim the 1st appearance of just about any character is before their first appearance. What character does not have a flashback story at some point?

It's getting out of hand. I think entry into the club at a .5 complete is around 5,000$... That is correct. My 0.5 complete listed as restored due to cover trimming was purchased of eBay for a best offer made on a $5000 listing. If you read up though, I was not the purchaser so I do not know the accepted offer. There is zero sign of this book slowing down. The only thing that could change it would be an unexpected find of new issues. I always wonder on a book like this where there are about 2700 slabbed, how many raws are still left.

Generally yes, but l'll take WD 100 2nd prints over the 1st print all day long. Negan full body pic, low print run and the black cover is tough in 9.8. WD 100 3rd print is another good one I have the Adlard Sketch variant. I am happy with that.

Now you are just hording them!!!

Highly unlikely they'd make a guarantee. Yet 9.8 SS copies are not only guaranteed, they are witnessed! And a lot of these big stores that get 100's of copies, will pre-scan copies for CGC submission, put those to the side and sell the "bad" copies.