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Posts posted by Vorpal
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Pretty happy to snag this beauty today:
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Just got this Eddie Barrows sketch in today.
That is amazing.
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Hey. Books are still out there. Guy called me out of the blue to come and look at his stuff. He had a pile of old Marvels. Including this
We're working out the details.
Wow. I hope you can work out something that is mutually beneficial.
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That's some really interesting information about Vertice, as well as some beautiful books you have; thanks for sharing.
Also, thanks for the kind words about my copy of Der Eiserne. If I had the available funds, I'd be in the market for this UK printing of ToS 39. Interestingly, the seller notes that it actually pre-dates the US printing by a month!
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Early Marvel books from the german publisher have recolored covers, and "striking" color schemes, so the early french Lug editions… I don’t like them but after a few issues the german editions use the regular colors.
I love that Iron Man, and following the armor developments in Iron Man is a thing I’d have loved to do, but I was focused on more "urgent" issues. Do you have a checklist for these?
This is the list I have. I'm stopping with the end of the 1968 Iron Man run, so basically nothing after Model 15 (for now ):
Model 1 - ToS 39
Model 1 Mk.2 - ToS 40 (gold armor)
Model 1 Mk.? - IM 191 ("retro" armor)
Model 2 Mk.1- ToS 48 (1st red and gold, "horned" faceplate)
Model 2 Mk.1A - ToS 54 (riveted faceplate)
Model 3 - IM 68 (infamous "nose" faceplate)
Model 4 - IM 85 (return to noseless faceplate)
Model 5 - IM 142 (Mk1 Space armor)
Model 6 - IM 218 (Hydro Armor)
Model 7 Mk.1 - IM 152 (Mk1 Stealth armor)
Model 7 Mk.2 - IM 229 (Mk2 Stealth armor)
Model 8 - IM 200 ("Silver Centurion")
Model 9 - IM 231 (Neo-classic armor)
Model 9 Mk.2? - IM 280 (Telepresence armor)
Model 10 - IM 278 (Mk2 Space armor)
Model 11 - IM 281 (War Machine armor)
Model 12 - IM 290 (NTU-150 Telepresence armor)
Model 13 - IM 300 (Modular armor)
Model 13 variant - IM 304 (Hulkbuster armor)
Model 14 - IM 318 (Arctic armor)
Model 15 - IM 319 (Crossing armor)
If this focus interests you, I've just started my in-depth review of the various armors in my journal:
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My first foreign comic! I was watching this on eBay for a bit, and finally decided to pull the trigger. This is a 1975 German printing of Tales of Suspense 39 (with backup story Tales to Astonish 27). I really wonder what possessed the colorist to choose orange for the cover armor, when the splash page has the traditional color (which is gorgeous, I might add). Newsstand visibility, perhaps? The entire color scheme of the cover is really, uh, vibrant
Either way, I love this issue. My main collecting focus is first appearances of each model of Iron Man armor, so this is a great (and affordable!) addition to the collection.
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The book is really good. It made me want to watch the movie, which I was pleasantly surprised with. I agree that a movie sequel is unneeded, though.
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This show is great! I can't wait to watch Episode 10 with my wife. We tore through Season 1 on Netflix and then caught up on Season 2 using Amazon Instant Video.
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...and my Silverprint proof set hand colored by Marie Severin for use as the "Impending Doom!" color guide (acquired from the "fantasyland15 collection" ) :
Wow, those proofs are amazing! Hand-colored by Marie Severin herself???
Thanks for sharing!
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Nice looking book!
I just picked up this Australian Jumbo Comics #28.When it arrived, I thought the lesson was that low grade books are still low grade even if they're cheap (A$13, or US$9). Now I think the lesson is that low grade books with mostly sound covers can look great in mylar.
This is absolutely true! Mylar makes books look so nice, I re-bag every comic I get with it -- cost be damned!
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Rune, this library/archive that you're keeping is really impressive. I love your passion and dedication. Your histograms are inspiring me to do something similar with my collecting focus. I do have a question, though. For the issues with really low census numbers, do you think that desirability/value (since these two things are intertwined) is a factor in any of them? Or is any Conan #1-24 valuable/desirable enough that any high-grade copy will get slabbed, and the low numbers are just due to actual scarcity of high-grade copies?
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Found these hiding out at a local antique mall today; $22 for everything in this pic.
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Sorry for the de-rail! Turns out it's not something I am interested in anyway. Please carry on, edowens71
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Gotta say this about Voldy's cases - the books look 1000 X better in them then CGC's.
Care to elaborate? Inquiring noob minds want to know...
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Nice re-cap and good goals you have there. I'm not sure if I'm setting any goals yet, . Also, I LOVE that Zap #3 cover... trippy, man!
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Very helpful posts! Thanks for the nice walk-through of the slab-cracking process. I also like the tips/reasons for doing so contained in your first post today. Personally, I'm torn about slabs. I love the fact that they protect the book and establish a hard grade, but hate the fact that they basically make the the book useless for anything other thank looking at the cover. I like reading my books, and there's nothing like the experience of reading the original printing... seeing the imperfections, smelling the paper, reading the vintage ads and letters pages...
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I love the pre-code horror books, especially Tales from the Crypt. If I weren't knee-deep in superhero stuff, that's probably where I'd turn my collecting eye. Either that or GGA
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I really like this cover, so when a cheap copy in decent condition popped up on eBay, I pulled the trigger:
I opened up the cover and was greeted by a nice surprise!
Cool, my first signature! - Almost assuredly authentic even though it will never be officially declared as such. Really excited to have a Bob Layton-signed book
**to those that read my journal, I apologize for the double post**
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Nice signature! As a kid, my interest was always piqued when Batgirl came on screen -- usually blasting forth on her motorcycle
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Entertaining and educational (both your post and the lady's)! I'll have to pick up that Zap #16 for my father-in-law, who is a fan of Wonder Warthog.
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I really enjoy the posts from you two. Please keep them coming!
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I'm super excited that we get the Iron Man Space and Hydro armors!
This week in your collection?
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Wow, you have some amazing weeks!