joe_collector

I have all the ASM 35-centers in duplicate+, but not #169. I have even bought several 35-cent ASM lots, and runs of ASM comics with 35-centers in them, but still nada. I know they exist, but it seems that the distribution may have been slightly different for that first month.. I found these listings earlier this week, and these illustrate exactly what I have found over the years, ASM 170-173 35-cent, 169 30-cent. If that 169 was a variant, I would have been so in there. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180006173153 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180006173571 For those that have got ASM 169 variants, I'd appreciate some info on where these are popping up.

I have just listed a ton of EBay auctions. Check them out!!!

Rule 2567: Always post a LINK to your auctions in the message text, and do not just assume that everyone has signatures enabled and can read yours. It's amazing how many people forget this simple rule. Directly below, I will post what an "Example Auction Post" (which assumes everyone can see your sig) looks like to people with sigs disabled.

Personally, I use the green Scotch "invisible tape" that is commonly bought for wrapping Christmas presents.

I thought Beyonder already had a nice 30-cent variant (he posted a scan awhile back), and was looking for a regular NM copy?

Uh, we're talking about Hulk 202 here, right?

Nah, but even "Stan the Man" knows when the time is ripe to fleece the speculators.

Truthfully, in most cases, it's the price the dealer pays 30% of to buy when a sucker walks in the door.

Because a few dealers actually sold some Defenders variants, and (gasp) reported them?

A while back BronzeBruce13 and I formally buried the hatchet, and as a gesture of good will, our resident Bronze Age CGC magnate offered to help me check off some of my BA "want list" at "bargain prices". Since the initial feud was pretty nonsensical to say the least (we collect many of the same books and share many "fave runs"), and I was a little more than curious at what kind of raw books Brucie had on tap, I agreed. So I sent him over a list, and he stated that many of the Hero For Hire comics I needed were in the BronzeBruce13 Raw Vault, and in pretty snazzy condition. So I sent him over my address, ramped up my security forces, hired some illegal immigrants to open my mail, and waited. When the box arrived, I was very pleased at the contents, since not only did it contain the HFH comics we agreed on, but a few "surprises" as well. But the biggest surprise was to come later, when I asked Bruce for an invoice total on the comics. His answer? "Fuggetaboutit!". Well actually, he kinda "made me an offer I couldn't refuse" and although I normally don't take anything gratis and inquired about a total again, Bruce's good-natured PMs, his winning personality, and the bloody Spider-man mask in my bed eventually won me over. Suffice it to say I was blown away by the generosity, and for possibly the first time in years, I took the gesture in the manner it was intended. I also "filtered down" some of the upgraded books to other collectors, but that was nothing compared to this. So without further ado, here are a few of the Hero for Hire books that the Godfather of Bronze Age Soul sent my way: Along with a few "surprises" like this: P.S. That's not ALL of them either.

Kudos to another nice set of BA books from our resident Guardian Angel of BINs, nikos61. Keep 'em coming buddy! And kudos to r1970d. This is our first transaction, but well-packed and nicely graded books will have me coming back.

So, did the whipping feel good? SNAP! "Again, this time with a GIANT-SIZE!"

In X2? In the first movie, he was pretty good, and they even had him fighting a bit without claws. But in the sequel, he fights Mystique and Deathstrike, and it's like a he's a person_having_a_hard_time_understanding_my_point, swinging away with his claws, and hitting just air. Over and over the poor guy swings his claws and misses, never thinking to change his attack, and never using his fists or hands in any way. It's just claws, claws and more claws. Mystique and Lady Deathstrike pummel him mercilessly, right until the end, where Wolverine's adamantium skeleton turns him into The Terminator and he finally prevails. Lame! He showed virtually no fighting skill in those bouts (a normal, non-Terminator would have been killed long ago), and basically the character degenerated into an adamantium-laced insufficiently_thoughtful_person swinging his claws around.

Point 1: Don't tell me they've given Wolvie super-strength, as he used to be a 1 out of 7, basically a strong normal human. Point 2: I agree with this last point on fighting, but did it bother anyone else that the "movie Wolverine" in X2 basically devolved into a claw-swinging-person_having_a_hard_time_understanding_my_point with no real fighting ability whatsoever?

Bah, enough whining about drbanner and his coal-powered Snipe software .. time to find more deals on EBay.

I probably find as many as he does, but I don't bid unless it's on my "list". Otherwise I pass it on to someone I know collects them... like banner and his Hulks.

So out of the goodness of my heart, I give banner this one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6602654690

That's a good call, as I have see many articles on the "real life take" on drugs with GL/GA in various reprints, but I guess at least one article covered the initial start. I think I've been painted as an "anti-GL/GA 76" guy, when in reality I love the comic and it's one of the few DCs I own and plan to keep. My only point was that the drug issue in 85-86 were the crowning achievement of the run, and helped cement it, due to mainstream media coverage, as a classic. If you reread my comments, in no way am I saying that GL/GA 76 would not be remembered had the drug issues never been published, only that their effect and influence would be muted. I still stand by that, just the same was I feel that the BA ASM run would not be looked at the same way without ASM 121-122.

ASM 101 (or the last page of ASM 100) with the 6-armed, Morbius vampire-killing machine, freakshow story. The BA for Marvel had nothing to do with drugs or social issues, and everything to do with death, anti-heroes, and inserting horror elements into the superhero world. For example, go back through the previous 100 ASM issues and find me a villain who hunts and kills people indiscriminantly, and does so in such a gory method as the black-hearted Morbius.

Essentially, the "drug issues" got the series its main press attention, and in turn, got people interested in the whole run. If GL/GA 85 & 86 had never been published, I sincerely doubt that GL/GA 76 would be as popular and revered.

You're trying to be funny right? Once again, the original post that we're talking about: Marvel did it first, they knowingly took on the code, took a risk and they did it with their most popular book! Harry was hooked on something (pills, acid, something) and having flashbacks, a lot EARLIER than Speedy was.

No there were not: Amazing Spider-Man, The #96 1963 Series - Marvel, May 1971, coverprice 0.15 , 36 pages. Green Lantern 85 1960 Series - DC, August-September 1971, coverprice 0.25 , 52 pages. Just to refresh your memory, here's the original post you are ALL disagreeing with:

Well there you have it... But he's talking about the codeless DRUG ISSUES, which translated (using 20/20 hindsight) into a growing appreciation for the ENTIRE GL/GA run, which started in 1970. I do believe Marvel was first in introducing codeless drug stories to the world, and that GL/GA followed their lead. Hey, I WAS right: Amazing Spider-Man, The #96 1963 Series - Marvel, May 1971, coverprice 0.15 , 36 pages. Green Lantern 85 1960 Series - DC, August-September 1971, coverprice 0.25 , 52 pages.

Nothing like breaking the third wall by ripping off an old Twilight Zone episode.

As a kid, Captain Marvel 32, no question. That book was a real mind-bender and I literally read it to pieces. As an adult, Watchmen 6, potentially the best comic ever written.