NoMan

I've decided when the GA time comes for me, it's gonna be one book. An Adventures Comic with Sandman, the guy with the sleep gun and gas mask and hat, suite and tie. Don't ask me how this will happen, but it will.

I got mini-runs. After selling everything and getting back into it, first thing I've learned is you can't get it all back. Especially runs. It's just too expensive. I couldn't replace my Avengers run again. I had #3 - #200. Oh, well. There somewhere and I hope they're loved.

Give in to the dark side. But just a little bit. I've the same problem. Some books I just like, and find myself buying when it wasn't part of a pre-set plan. And lot of people here have a lot more than I do, and it's not a space issue ...; the rationalizations/reasons can run on to justify if I decide to start a new run (bought about 6 Planet Comics as my intro to GA good gril stuff). I've about 10 short boxes that are my core "keeps," then another 4 shorts and maybe 5 long boxes that I'll probably sell over the next five years. And at that point I'll have picked up at least another few shorts worth of books. I've got my slabs down to a manageable box and a half (maybe 40). Compared to you, I'm doing great!

Ok, It's four short boxes. But two of them aren't completely full. Ok?

Getting back into the hobby after a long absence, I'm making a huge effort to keep it small and tightly focused. 1 long box of readers and about two short boxes of the nicer Mylite2s and full back board type-collection stuff. I think I have 8 slabs. At times I've already felt overwhelmed by what I have and the fact that my OCD is taking over. Sometimes I feel, "This isn't fun anymore." I think being older and a wiser collector helps. I dunno. I'm probably doomed...

DKR looks better then a 9.0.

I dunno. People who want up complete an ASM run need #1. It's a great comic with a cool cover. Some like AF15 and want it, some don't. ASM #1 is an important book with a good story/art that can and does stand on its own. Not sure that answered your question.

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You ever see the Simpsons where Homer goes to a yard sale and there's an Action #1, AF15, that upside down airmail stamp, and some gold coins and he says, "Oh there's nothing good here!

I say 7.5. However my grading skills are abysmal. Please wait for the pros.

Honestly in all my comic enjoying reading/collecting years I've never paid a single bit of attention on "Archie" comics. Since coming to these boards and seeing all the Archie stuff I'm amazed at the straight up sexuality in them. Those girls are hot. Come to think of it, I've always felt that way about Jose and the Pussycats.

anybody got a picture of the CGC safe? It's gotta be monstrous!

got readers of those and can't wait to read 'em. Micronauts #1 was such a strange comic, price-wise. That comic (issue #1) was hot when I was a kid working at my LCS in the early 80s. It was a Wall Book with a price tag of $15.00 (that was around $46.00 in today's money according to some inflation web site I checked) . It was the book-to-have! Over the years I've seen prices all over the map with that one. Love the cover!

The Manassas Drive-In was across the street from Bill's shop. On Friday and Saturday nights they played "adult movies." Bill was usually gazing out the window looking across the street those nights. I don't think he cared about comic books on a clothes line.

Joe's Books and Things - Manassas, Virginia. He eventually moved to Burke, Virginia (near Fairfax). Marie's Books in Fredericksburg, Virginia. And really getting old-school, Bill's Books and Things in Manassas in the late 70s. As a kid, saw a Superman #12 hanging by a clothes pin on a string draped across the room. Anybody from Virginia know what happen to Joe? I believe one of the Fantagraphics guys started his career selling those metal spinning comic racks to drugs stores around Northern Virginia in the early 70s. At least that is what I've heard.

I'm in. I'm going to be out of country and probably away from computer/internet from 2/17 - 3/11. So maybe I can't play

I met Seth at a comic signing/sketch thing at a LCS in Chicago and he seemed none-to-interested in Mr. X. He seemed especially pained when I asked him to do a Mr. X sketch so much so that I told him to forget it.

I checked Dean Motter's website and they will be issuing a TPB of all the MR. X comics in the original run. (They published a HC The Mr. X archives about 5 years ago, so this is a paperback version.) ALSO, they will be reprinting the 4 original mini-posters advertising the Mr. X. book from the early 80s as part of a MR. X. 30th anniversary deal-o. I have searched for these mini posters for decades with no luck. Super stoked! http://deanmotter.com/news.htm

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that's super awesome!

that's when Mr. X started to get unreadable and I bailed

I ned these posters. Please help!

Interesting strategy. Could the opposite be a better strategy? Keep the best 10% at the house for the "estate sale", do whatever cheaply with the rest. Salvation Army? They pick up. Tax write-off. If someone sees only the best, they may think this was an extremely picky and astute collector and this collector must know more then them and they buy at a much higher price. But, what do I know.

What are those collector packs? Remember the 4 mini posters they sold before the mr x comic came out? Never able to find those. city of dreams, city of nightmares