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Black Valkyrie? reallly, wtf, another win for the P.C. Fascists... Eh, I'm a "PC fascist" and I don't consider this a win at all. Just a poor casting decision. Valkyrie's visual identity in the comics is as a platinum blonde -- which is true to the underlying Norse mythology. Brunnhilde is a (real-world) mythological figure being herself, not a cosmic entity inhabiting an avatar (e.g. Thor in the comics). I fully support inclusive changes when they make sense in the story, but this choice just seems like pandering.

At my LCS? $125.

I believe that! Looks great for an almost-60 year-old black cover. Its owners weren't as pious as they should have been, else the book would be more worn Congrats!

Nice Surfers! Love the Star Wars, too.

+1 Please do tell where you got those frames/who makes them. That's exactly what I'm after as well.

Wow, that box is huge! Is Margot Robbie actually in it?

I don't follow sports cards anymore, so I had to look them up on eBay...jeez, those bottom two are worth $500 or more depending on how they grade out!!! Time to sell!

That looks really nice! Is it as sweet as it looks in the pic?

True I've got another ToS key headed my way... cover split and detached but presents well otherwise - just like I like 'em

Very nice ToS copies, podboy! I just plain like this cover, with its vibrant colors:

WOW!

Matt, that's an amazing space. And 2 bedrooms to boot?!

The bank is really sweet. My son got that one on release day with his Christmas/Birthday money. He has a whole city block set up and likes to use it to film stop motion animation

Those are amazing pieces, Dwayne! Score!

Then getcha some of this action!: http://www.ebay.com/itm/IRON-MAN-40-8-71-CGC-9-4-OW-W-NICK-FURY-APPEARANCE-/322028519968?hash=item4afa654220:g:n~IAAOSwZ8ZW2dil

ToS 52 and 57... not the most insurmountable thing since I'm only looking for mid-grade copies of my ToS 39-58 run.

Thanks, guys! I'm pretty proud of it

I wasn't really ready to take the leap and purchase my grail. I expected that to happen years in the future, if ever, simply because of the cost. Then, the perfect book popped up at the right time... I'm really psyched to get such a nice cover (that light blotch around Iron Man's knee is just a reflection - the book has nice, even coloring) with *both quotation marks* in such a low grade. Really, just the perfect, affordable book for me. Grader's notes: Front Cover Large Lite Multiple Crease Breaks Color Full Top Back Cover Lite Multiple Stain Piece fill cover (Archival material, average quality over 2" x 2") Cover B-5 Spine Completely Split My plan is to eventually crack it out, read it (a few times!), take lots of interior photos, and then send it to somebody like Matt for either a better restoration or even an upgrade to Conserved if possible.

That's in great shape! Nice score

Very pretty 5.0! Also, further evidence that hands are very difficult to draw correctly, even if you're Jack Kirby

G Debt funding an AF15 is not a bad idea. Speaking from experience, I 2nd mortgaged a nice AF15 4 years ago. Low interest, paid off quite a bit, and the AF15 is now worth more. Sure, nobody's ever gotten burned by buying into a bubble market using borrowed money... Be careful. The old adage is true for everything except housing: if you *have* to borrow money for something, you can't actually afford it. Why does housing get a free pass? Well, you have to have some place to live. That's non-negotiable. And renting is usually a losing proposition compared to purchasing. Comics are totally discretionary, and discretionary items are the first casualties when economies go south.

Good job rescuing that one from the antique shop! That's how I see it, anyway. Books like that belong in peoples' collections or with comics dealers (so they can eventually find appreciative homes), not languishing in some forgotten antique store. I'm more surprised that they weren't asking full Overstreet Mint for it

That's a nice copy of a great cover that I've never seen. Well done!

None of the comic/gaming places around here open until 10:00 a.m. or later. Of course, that means you're there before 10:00 a.m. Stores without gaming tables close at 7:00 p.m., +/- an hour. Some are either closed Sundays (not recommended) or have reduced hours (open at noon, close at 5:00 p.m.). So the question is, will you have gaming tables?

First Fafhrd and Gray Mouser in comics. Under rated issue. I have always liked those characters. The Leiber books are a fun read and the Mignola/Chaykin adaptations are great. My first D&D adventure was in Lankhmar and the party met Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser ? I saw that issue at the comic store today and didn't look closely enough at it. Pretty cool!