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Readcomix

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    Texas Flooding

    in Comics General

    Posted

    2 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

    I have some relatives in the Houston area, they are surviving :)

    One is disabled but has a generator etc. But any thoughts and prayers appreciated. Lot of volunteers here in Dallas taking care of people. It's a tough thing, prayers for all those affected.

    Luckily it hasn't come this far North yet

    You guys supposed to get it too?

    [CLOSED] PRICE DROP! - raw, NM Preachers, #1 and more

    in Copper / Modern Age Only

    Posted

    FYI all I'm closing this thread (at least temporarily) to focus on my sales thread in G/S/B, "Original owner silver age M.R. collection," as I'm getting a lot of PM's about what else is to come there, so I am trying to get them shot and all posted as quickly as possible.

    Also, I'm weighing whether to break these books into smaller sub-lots; they may also return in that form. But I'm waiting 'til my current silver thread is completed. Thanks all for looking!

    [CLOSED] Original Owner Silver Age - the "M.R." Collection

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

    Posted

    Ok, taking a break for tonight. I will shoot for tomorrow evening for posting the rest of the TTA and getting into another title as well. Many TTA still to come, including #59 (1st Hulk in title, vs Giant-Man, and 1st mention of Hulk getting stronger as he gets madder.) There's also the first Glenn Talbot, the "new" Giant-Man, and a terrific Sub-Mariner/Iron Man slugfest, among others. Thanks for looking and see you tomorrow! 

    [CLOSED] Original Owner Silver Age - the "M.R." Collection

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

    Posted · Edited by Readcomix

    Reserved for recap

    SOLD

    DD #2, 3, 8, 9, 18

    TTA #51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 69

    Strange Tales #116, 117, 124, 125, 129, 130, 135

    Tales of Suspense #54, 55, 58

    STILL AVAILABLE:

    Daredevil 6 - $30 GVG

    Kid Colt 121 - $20 VG+

    TTA 49 GD ($50); TTA 50 ($20), 56 ($10), 82 ($5) all GVG

    The Atom (11-issue lot, various #2-21) -- $75 shipped for the lot; grades range poor to VG

    Strange Tales 118, 120, 122 ($10 each); 131 all 4 GD; 133 FR/GD, 136 FR 1.0 ($5 each)

    Journey into Mystery 102 VG ($100), 103 GD ($60)

    Tales of Suspense 47 GD/GD+, 49 VG- ($60 each), 50 VG ($75), 51 GVG ($30), 53 VG- ($40), 65 GD- ($15), 61, 63, 64, 67 all GD- ($10 each)

    [CLOSED] Original Owner Silver Age - the "M.R." Collection

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

    Posted

    Background:

    I began discussions about a year ago with a retired gentleman from suburban Connecticut who was in possession of the remainder of his childhood comics, mostly purchased off the racks in Springfield, Mass. (The Atom, the only DC title in here, was a subscription that he had.) I have selected a few books I am keeping and am sharing the rest here. 

    Most are generally in the shape that many an LCS would call VG; in many cases I'd agree and in others it's lower. A few are a little better. But most all of them present well; flat, clean and bright. About 10 years ago, the owner put them in comic bags. Each book is now in a Mylites2 with a board, which is how you will receive them.

    The collection has two distinguishing characteristics on most of the books that gives this collection provenance: 1) prominent, clear date stamps placed in unobtrusive spots; and 2) the original owner's initials, "M.R.," in blue ink in the lower margin of the splash page.

    The owner had other books than these; he donated several ASM's (#4 thru teens) and FF's (#12 thru 20's) to a charity auction in his twenties. If you encounter "M.R." Books such as these, they are from the same collection. I acquired everything he had left with a few exceptions: he kept Marvel Tales 1 and 2 and Sgt Fury annual 1 at his son's request; he could not locate his Atom #1 (donated back then?), and he kept a handful of high-grade "Combat," the silver age Dell war title. 

    Over the next few days, you will see batches of Daredevil, Tales to Astonish, Tales of Suspense, Journey into Mystery, Strange Tales, the Atom (probably offered as one lot) and one Kid Colt. I hope you have fun; I'm happy to share some of it after a year of pursuit. Enjoy!

    (Spoiler: he filled out but did not clip a coupon in TTA #65, which is how I know the collection was amassed in Springfield, Mass. This book will likely be offered, so at least one other collector will probably know the original owner's name, but I choose to respect his privacy here.)

    [CLOSED] Original Owner Silver Age - the "M.R." Collection

    in Golden/Silver/Bronze Age Only

    Posted · Edited by Readcomix

    Hi all,

    Welcome to a sales thread in which I will share an original owner silver age collection that I have worked for the last year to acquire. First, 

      :rulez:

    U.S. Only, shipping is actual. (If ya simply gotta have it, and you are an upstanding boardie who is O-U-S, PM me and we can discuss terms, costs, risk management re: international shipping vagaries, etc)

    BUT, that said,  :takeit: in the thread trumps, time stamp rules.

    Payment is Money Order or check. I'm sorry but I don't have Paypal and don't want one more e-thing in my life to manage.

    Don't be a listy, shame-y sort (tsk)

    Returns accepted; just notify me within three days of receipt and send it back on your dime, unless I missed something.

    Next, a bit of background on this (I think) special offering, and then we will commence to the goat-roping, beginning tonight with Daredevil and some of the TTA books, at least. I will probably need several nights to offer everything; feel free to pile until I have announced all books are posted, or when you are done just PM me a shipping address and I'll get a real postage number back to you.

    Edited Wednesday at 07:04 AM by Readcomix