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Readcomix

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    Tales to Astonish #49. Flat and clean with nice date stamp but I'm calling it Good range due to Marvel chipping, slight tears in cover. 1st Giant-Man (actually tied chronologically with Avengers #2, but Giant-Man's origin is explained here. Reading Avengers #1 to #2 off the racks if you missed this must have been very confusing.) $50
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    Kid Colt #121, just to the high side of VG. Awesome date stamp top center. Kid Colt meets the Rawhide Kid; Retrun of Iron Mask. $20.
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    Daredevil #18, 1st Gladiator, GVG with cover detached at lower staple. SOLD! ($10)
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    Daredevil #9, GVG, SOLD! ($10)
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    Daredevil #8 GVG, prominent date stamp. SOLD! ($20)
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    Daredevil #6, GVG $30
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    Daredevil #3, 1st Owl. VG $80 SOLD! per PM
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    Okay, let's start out with Daredevil #2. G/VG. 2nd DD, 2nd Electro, Thing cameo. $100 SOLD! per PM
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    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)
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    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.)
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    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, 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, 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 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
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    Sorry for delay; starting in a few!
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    You left out purple....purple gorillas....
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    Great book...and it's also the first black character in an Archie title (Valerie precedes Chuck Clayton and Coach Clayton). If any Archie silver key is underrated, methinks its this one. Congrats
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    Screenshots of final action
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    When you boil my rant down, this is what I was getting at. We are the infrastructure these days.
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    Thrilling to filling
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    To another famous pair
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    While there's lots of graceful boardies, there's also lots of truth in this sentiment. Sure I like a nicer looking copy over a lesser one, but if it's a book I want and the only copy I can get, I still love it. Always have. I can't think of a better thing I've seen happen in this hobby in a long time, movie hype notwithstanding, than Overstreet moving up many GA prices in lower grades. While condition is a part of collecting collectibles, the fundamental chase should be the intrinsic cool factors (in the best shape possible) not just the shape itself. Kinda reminds me of the guys who spend more time waxing their sports cars than going around turns sideways. Just as important is that the hobby needs collectors who are also ambassadors. I grew up influenced by dealers who played this role (not just selling me stuff; I never saw a GA on offer in Iron Vic's or Octobercountry, but Vic Bertini and Bruce Conklin would always be willing to regale with tales of the mystique of GA books. Similarly, I can't remember the last Dolgoff market report where he failed to gush like a kid about any GA Caps he acquired in the past year -- and that's a good thing as well as an important one). Its easy to get to a certain level of collecting focus, so to speak, and forget that your flip book is someone else's key/Grail, but we do the hobby no favors with this behavior. The best way to show off a cool collection is to share your passion while showing those books; you can derisively think of it as grooming your buyers for when you cash out, but I prefer to think of it as grooming future stewards of these treasures. (I do think a lot of boardies do this well.) Speaking for myself, far from flushing garbage, I've sold or traded a lot of books I've loved in order to acquire books I've wanted for years. But it does not mean I don't miss them. I traded my SA Dr Strange run for a GA Batman, for example. I'd do it again, but I miss them too. I guess sometime ago I came to the realization that collecting is stewardship. So I figure it's better to have as many beloved books as possible for a time, even if you have to slowly cycle through in order to have as many as you can over the course of one's collecting days. Some stay longer than others, some come back, but it's all stewardship. You want to hoard a favorite book, fine, but share the passion that makes you hoard it in the first place.
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    My pleasure; thanks for sharing all yours! Makes a handy shopping list
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    I'm closer to Grebal's number too unfortunately; mostly due to the damage at top center on the cover. Otherwise I'd be up in that seven range too. Seems like one of those books they are always tough on; the dark cover is unforgiving. Congrats on a great book; I'll always have a childhood soft spot for it
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    Original Owner Silver Age collection offerings, beginning tomorrow night around 9-10 pm EST. Some of you may recall a few weeks ago I acquired an OO collection distinguished by two cool characteristics -- clear, prominently placed date stamps in unobtrusive places on most covers, and the collector's initials, M.R.," in blue pen in the lower right margin of the splash pages (on most but not all books). I have selected a few pieces for my collection, and I have offered books to a couple local collectors (DD7 will be shown on Thursday; will offer it thereafter if he passes), but the others will be offered over the next several days starting with Daredevil tomorrow night. Also coming are Tales of Suspense, Tales to Astonish, Strange Tales, Journey into Mystery, Kid Colt 121, and a group of the Atom to be offered as a lot for a shipped price. All others will be offered individually; shipping will be actual. The collection was amassed in Springfield, Massachusetts; as indicated by a form filled out but not clipped in TTA #65. The books are lower grade range but clean, flat and bright. It's cool stuff; please check it out! See pics below to get an idea.
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    Congratulations! I share that sentiment....Still remember falling for Moldoff's Hawkman from my Famous 1st Edition Flash Comics 1 as a kid...as Sacentaur said, they are not as popular today but great books. Possibly the most generally underapprdciated major GA title these days? Congrats on a tough and awesome book!
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    This one too
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    It's subtle but it's on here