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16 minutes ago, Bird said:

I will take this one and the swarthy date stamp!

Not a date stamp. 

Wow, that is incredible.. I love stories of finds like this.

Great for you and for donating this back to where it belongs. 

1 hour ago, Shoomanfoo said:

I’m a big fan of this one

I also like how this one was done, I think it came out pretty good.

1 hour ago, maidenmate91 said:

@nicka just listed a HTF risque variant from dark horse in his modern sale thread. 

Thanks for the heads up..

 I have to get around to scanning my copy and then I will post it.

 I purchased it at a local show raw in my town and submitted it for grading.

Doesn't PayPal keep the fees for refunds now? 

I think paypal charges 3%, so for a $795 they would keep the $23.85.  So you would be out $23.85 twice.

18 minutes ago, Summydad1 said:

This will probably be my next one. When I find something new to me in the comic world, I go all in and research as much as possible. This right here is a very rare comic. Very, very rare! 

There where only 69 copies printed of this virgin variant. 

There is one 9.8 on ebay right now, which I think is listed at a very reasonable price.  I remember two listed in the past few years sell in the $800 range.

5 hours ago, Summydad1 said:

Crazy coincidence story. I have always liked the uncanny x-force 5 Psylocke variant but have only looked randomly. I have known about Manara but he wasn’t firmly on my collecting radar. After this thread was started I began looking seriously for the x-force 5. I bought a raw copy on eBay yesterday and was planning on posting a picture once it came in. Today as I walked in to my LCS the owner said, “I bought a box of modern variants from a guy off the street and it had these in it. Do you know who the artist is?” I said yes and I’ll take em! Both easy NM. 

Great to hear you picked up that X-Force 5. Yes, please post it when it comes in.

Wow that is a coincidence.. Great pickup on the two.  I don’t have the Guardians, but probably when the time is right.

11 hours ago, ThothAmon said:

Very sharp looking copy. 

Take

Sensation Comics 23 - 7.5 Light Tan to OW $385 CGC

Here are some more I have..

51 minutes ago, Mr bla bla said:

Manara is a great master. I especially enjoyed his early Guiseppe Bergman stories.

I got into the art, but I guess now I have to check out his earlier stores. 

19 minutes ago, Will96 said:

Wow. These are great. Not an artist I expected to see doing covers. Amazing.

There are not many, and I was kind of surprised when I saw he had done a cover in Italy for Wonder Woman.  

7 minutes ago, Summydad1 said:

I used to not particularly like his work but it has grown on me lately. I am in the market for a graded copy of his Uncanny x-force 5 variant with Psylocke on the cover. I will post a picture of it once I have it in hand. 

I know the one, the holy of all hollies..

There are a few on ebay now, a raw one with a decent price.

I have been holding out, I am looking for a 9.8 but don't want to pay ebay tax .

When I had this one graded there was none on in the  CGC Census. 

Virgin cover, they call it "Museum Edition" .

Kind of surprised that there was none, maybe because they were not many..

When I was collecting moderns, I loved picking up Manara Variant covers.  They where different then the stuff that put out with computers.

Show them if you got them..

Also, this was release in Italy last month and probably the reason I started this thread..

For Moderns, I liked Hughes, Artgerm and Manara.

But my heart is with older ladies now..

2 minutes ago, goldenacase said:

Planet Comics 30 CGC 3.5 OW $395

Take

Just now, Markentoth said:

I believe they are... <cough>

Hope it is something good..

Just now, jbpez said:

okay, I was going to do 1 FOX book tonight...but since all the chatter...I will do 2! they are next.

Are they not taken already?