ADAMANTIUM

I was 9 years old when the cartoon debuted in 1987, and I had to have as many of the figures as possible when they came out - I still have a bunch of them. My dad took me to a comic shop in probably '88 or '89, and I got a copy of Leonardo #1 (sure wish it was Raphael #1 or a TMNT #1, but oh well). I also got the "First Comics" trade paperbacks around that time. Those are long gone now, but I'd read them to the point where the covers were coming off anyway. Now I finally completed my run of the Vol. 1 Mirage series (#1 is a 4th print, #2 is a 3rd print, and Raphael #1 is a 2nd print). It was a fun project! I also remember whenever we'd take a trip to the "city" (Madison, WI ) to go to the mall, I'd sit all day in the arcade while my parents shopped, playing the Turtles in Time 4-player machine, must have been in the early 90s. Another I meant to reply too. I was maybe 6 or 7 in 87 to 88, so I remember the cartoon but not the comics, except eventually later the adventures comics at the grocery store and one of the few comics that I begged, if my mom loved me to let me buy with change I had saved The cartoons weren't like a soap opera to me, but seemed that the characters were genuinely creative and uninhibited, while being spontaneous! Then the movie hit me like a ton of bricks! In seriousness with humor! I wasn't much for theaters at the time, so mom had rented from Blockbuster like the same day that I owned the tmnt novel to read. It was her way of wondering if I'd follow in her footsteps with books and movies. She just wasn't sure since the novel was created off the movie, if it "counted!" To this day I haven't gone back to memorize dates, it's just how I remember it and the introduction. I remember a long while with tmnt before the X-men animated series a Marvel subscription. I might still have had a asm classics subscription at this time I'm not sure. It was up to about the Cowboys championship that I bought myself or parents bought me a Irwin and Emmitt Smith poster that I bought at the same time this tmnt poster for my brother who was born in '87. I figured he'd enjoy what I had enjoyed, but it soon went to power rangers for him. Although he did keep up with the poster and surprised me with it a couple of years ago. Edit it to add, I didn't want the poster ruined and only had a certain size cardboard that I cut the poster to glue it to a board. I had been trying to think of a way for him not to krinkle it up or tear it. I'm surprised that even at 10 years old, I did a good job at preserving it.

I thought it had been deader within the past year, if CGC MIKE hadn't posted stats, maybe you're right in that it's just not the "usual suspects." I don't think Roy is out of line trying to redeem himself, then there is the: every other thread, every other post monotony that makes you not want to be associated with in as well....

wth "no one thinks..."

This is basically the truth of it, and I accept your apology @VintageComics as you weren't involved 4 years ago, and I'll admit after 2 months of seeing all the angst and how many people were involved? I pulled out, as it didn't make any sense to be that "insensed" If I had zingers to the point that whomever is still feeding you this knowledge, then the boards have mostly forgotten and forgiven, and I wish that to all I've offended. Tmk know one thinks of once in 7 years when defending newcomers that "I'm a troublesome boardie." Hopefully that helps clarify and justifies your apology, Lord willing to the point that you need not mention me? Anyway Hope You Find the Solutions that Bring Resolve and Peace to the Boards Experience. Peace!

ah gotcha, I thought it was some kind of generalization or something If incidents from 4 years ago is the only basis for "proof" then we've all got to get some happier memories in the meantime But ya I'm sure people who have been around and myself included thank you for that @Cat I'm not aware of all the grudges, just with these kinds of threads and names mentioned or when my name is thrown in it's the only thing I can remember.... Once in 7 years, 4 years ago All a different day and mindset. It is appreciated. I guess some good has come, but Lord willing it is all small potatoes. Surely those 4 years people have read my posts and agree with you Since I survived all the turmoil and people still see me around, I figured @VintageComics was speaking in generalizations, which we could all use a reboot. idk that bringing up the past will help, just "change yourself, they are the only thing under your control!"

Ya I certainly thought that I was "in the right" at the time, which I kind of still feel justified but NOT IN THE FALLOUT. I was here 3 years, and if I knew the push for defense would retreat everyone to their corners before hand? idk if I would have thought it was a "good thing" edit here to say (idk if it was my intention). Heck! I still don't know All I know and pray is that everyone sleeps well at night! There was nothing criminal or overly insulting to have, imo, the remembrance of it they have. 2 months and I was out. Yet my name is associated with it still. I have no idea. I can't even make recompense. It couldn't have been all me, but maybe I'm an easy fall guy? Hasn't really been too hurtful, except in threads like this that peels off scabs, so

Cat might not have known or been involved, nothing wrong with being unlearned, it just means hopefully all reputations can survive or be mended. I had to stop myself at the time even though "piers" at the time thought I had some "zingers" or as you said "intense". I've been wrong before, as I said I'm human, but I kind of dragged a lot of people into it at the time of my two month "defender of the universe! " But Lord willing we've all moved on, and if people change or revert back to being polite I'm all for it! Better that than being thought of as a catalyst for annoyance. Humans love a good back and forth. I'm not saying it'll never happen again, or that I was wrong for "defending at the time" but more that it shouldn't have had the overwhelming fallout. I tried to call it quits but there was already indifference BEFORE I got there. I can't stop people from blaming me, that would be a no win situation. Just so you know that it hasn't happened in a long while, Lord willing people can find closure or move on

Well, then I guess I was wrong. My sincere apologies to @ADAMANTIUM for making that mistake. Again, I wasn't disparaging him in any way. I simply thought I'd seen others disparage him at one point and was defending everyone's right to coexist. No Worries @Cat I'm human I've got heated. Water under the bridge if we let it And @VintageComics If you mean Back in 2019 there was a boardie that I was rude too, I may have prolonged it at the time or made it "worse than it was", when it could have been considered a small thing in retrospect. Mainly and even at the time I felt that I was over harsh and it was mostly dropped. Others who knew me kept their walls up Not "more than I" but for a longer period of time, which when they still felt heated, ahem, some may have thought I was 'still involved', which I wasn't. No hard Feelings. I only reply because the person I was rude to for himself losing patience with new boardies, well, I don't feel that should be a grudge or a fued that goes on forever. I've had a 0 point strike point in the 7 years I've been here, have only reported 10 to 15 posts ever, and hardly ever more that 3 to 4 against the same person. I wouldn't say "guilty by association", as I've been passionate too..... (sorry for the long post) I think what @Cat means is that I repented or tried and nothing else have I got as "heated about" for 4 years, so for the mention of my name out of the blue? But I guess some people still remember it with embarassment? It wasn't even about being "right or wrong" at the time. I was just defending newcomers, but I was fairly new myself, so it is "easy to see me as part of the problem or back and forth" back then. idk. I don't feel I was but maybe for 2 months, and I even had to tell others (that you've defended) that I didn't want to go around upset all the time, as cat said, not my character. But I'm human, you could say this about anyone, even the boardie I offended, but we're all human. No worries

It was his final post. So young, Prayers for the family. I regret not replying to it, sounds silly, but when he spoke I thought it may be a new trend or different parts of the country with a new test pattern or something. I figured if true it would play out in the thread, and I let it go, as I've never found a Walmart that sold them. Didn't look that hard as the ones near me are mostly grocery only. And yet the thought I might have replied makes it feel all of a sudden if that makes sense. He posed ideas that mattered and was easy to talk too

Appreciated

Wow an '08 sig and in pen!

Same with Robert Kirkham. I'm wanting a wd #1 pressed and yet, signed sounds suitable for the flat cost. I just hope I don't accidentally do the wrong one with the other Kirkham, talking walking dead here. Somehow I'm on pins in the back of my head for that to happen and afford it, but while I'm sure soon or eventul return to sign, there is not much ado with the walking dead atm. Or a Campbell sketch opportunity with blank covers allowed, cause it is odd sometimes cgc says no blanks allowed, but then some get done anyway Is there a key to sending blanks in for sketch remarque type stuff @CGC Mike does cgc ever return then? Or say no? Anyone with experiences?

NNNNNiiiiiiiCCCCeeee Are all the predators 1st print? That's a nice score all around though!

Beautiful

Ya I was thinking it had to be 2017 or there before, as I remember similar type $50 prices for each issue, but in really nice grade. Amazing those didn't hit my collection as I bought up stuff cause even in VF now would run a couple of hundred plus for each individual issue. Just astounding when you think about it. Even ASM #1 in CGC 2.0 was only a couple of grand if that, same with X-Men FF, and even daredevil in CGC 4.0 was under a grand. I remember thinking $500 for a book would be a comfortable limit, at the time it made sense, but I didn't get silver age Woulda shoulda could of. Even talked layaway with the LCS several times but was a broke college kid. "Making do!" with discovering CGC 😂😆

One of those that you pray the Father in Jesus name in thanksgiving BECAUSE someone thought of you, but you're imperfect and don't want to wind up with your foot in your mouth. Unproductive but peaceful day, get home have dinner and see on Facebook that one of the places I visited this morning got new stuff, AND to THEN ask yourself if you're going back by? I went back by and round the corner towards the comics already past the register and the owner says, "sir?" I turned back around the corner hoping he's talking about me, as we've hashed over comics before and giving him my number and etc. Sure enough out from behind the counter comes a stack of comics! I make pleasantries saying I SAW the Facebook post and yadda yadda. I'm looking through praying I find something since this is an opportunity, and I'd like to pay respect by buying something. I pick this Batman Beyond and go to the counter for ring up. His immediate response is, "I shouldn't have shown you!?" And I'm thinking what fresh hell is this but he's semi joking cause I didn't also shop around the store. I didn't think it was the time to say I was already in this morning, and there was a post on social, so I'll take a gander anyway stating," this was from behind the counter just in, and I didn't want to run off in the store with it but I'll go look if you hold it!" He says sure so I go look coming back mere minutes later with nothing, but I ask him about the mad magazines he got in, with the subscription cover on them asking, "do they come off, and this Batman is all I want thank you" By this time he's busy doing something else and answers me about the mad, then I pay and go. I paid and left. Remember I wanted to be fruitful to him for singling me out, but I'm imperfect, not that I see much else I could do in sincerity (because I'm not a manipulative person) but Lord willing as I put this as a back cover picture in the Batman Beyond registry that somehow I find favor! Happy Thanksgiving and thanks for listening from a fellow comic nerd!

That would have to be before 2017? Or so... Any idea how far back it was?

I tried to find stuff. Other than a black panther #3 2nd print and a brzrkr #1 that had a tear, absolutely nothing. It was buy one get one free but even at $3.99 I passed. Just thought I'd check in, been a slow end of year.

Those are not rare Whitman comics, so you didn't miss out on anything by not buying them :P ya I agree I corrected the issue #'s Donald was #174, but same difference. I don't like trying to find issue #'s in store Talk about trying to look up a long time on your phone for some funny books

I ran into Daffy Duck I think 102 or 110, the one with Porky in the vehicle And I want to say Donald Duck walt disney 174, riding a stack of papers or something. They were oddly placed at a store for $3.99 a piece but I took the time to look them up, and it is a slow peaceful day and since I didn't find anything else worth my time, I just left them there haha But I did think of y'all and thought I'd chime in, that You Made Me Look!!

That is quite a few to be unmarked and just out and about ! !

It puts Perspective cause that is a shock. Rest in peace friend Bird, 🙏 🕊️ it's the word! Looking back last I interacted was Sam's price of meat inflation even in Texas. A good word? He always seemed chipper! He had his view and stood by it, however didn't try to trample to make a point. He was a good dude with some insight, I even thought to tag for the boards exchanges and raffles, in which threads he had posted some reactions, but I figured with all that's going on just to live and let live. Past couple of years have been tough on several and didn't want to pressure anyone. Will be missed for sure!