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Thank you! Bats, Flash and the rest came after, no?

I think so! As to DC annuals, did any precede Secret Origins #1? (1961). I'm too comfortable to go dig out its peers, and someone around probably knows for certain anyway. Maybe we need a square-bound Silver Age thread! Now you've got me thinking about how very awesome, for very different reasons, the first two Strange Tales annuals are!

IN the right measure

LAST CALL! Will close this and wrap up when I get up in the a.m. Viewing a Copper/90's collection tomorrow on the way home; if I take it I will offer anything from there that I don't plan to keep in its own, new thread. Thanks all!

So powerfully true! I recall this book being much more sought-after years ago for those reasons. MT1 too, but this one always seemed tougher to find pre- internet. They are not "retirement portfolio" books but they are true collectors' keys. Like many of us, I've got my various bookshelf type reprints of big Silver keys, but reading these is much closer in look and feel to reading one's actual copies, right down to hand feel and weight as you sit there with it.

From an ascendant hero vs descendant hero perspective, that makes sense, but from an overall importance to the genre perspective, I still think it's not even close. It's not just the Surfer, or Galactus, but the whole story arc. It's the birth of the cosmic superhero epic, such a mainstay of the silver and bronze and copper ages. Today, stories are as commonly set out in the void as on earth, and the Marvel movies are headed there too. Sure the Legion was a few years earlier, and the Skrulls came along in FF2, but the flower blooms here. I have no idea, but it wouldn't surprise me if this is the arc everyone from George Lucas to Jim Starlin fondly recalls from their childhood. That said, FF52 took some balls to create. I think it's actually underrecognized as a key; it is more than just the first black Marvel hero, in the way that GL 87 or Josie 45 break the color barrier for DC and Archie, respectively. Stan and Jack didn't just finally make one of their superheroes black; they did it with no precedent except one short-lived Dell cowboy hero. It takes a lot in the mid-60's to create an African King superhero, name him The Black Panther (given that controversial group), and plop him in their flagship title. It was a moment, and it gave us quite a character, but the birth of the cosmic superhero epic was bigger for comic book storytelling.

Thank you! My thought exactly as I purchased it. I've had my Marvel Tales #1 for a while; I see this one in the wild far less frequently.

First thing I thought too, Oak. If anyone has the spirit, it's him. But he's up there in years, has accomplished his goals, and is facing a difficult challenge. Hard not to worry about it. Rest in peace, and thank you, Mrs Lee. Your support of your spouse mothered countless childhoods.

People of Asa to People of JSA

Falcon to Blackhawk

I just whacked the Albany, NY posting.

Thank you, Chris!

And recipient of John Byrne's Next Men #1; thank you!

Okay...this IS the only time I've bought color seps/mechanicals or whatever these are called. Cover to #2; so pretty without the logo and letters I still think the story would have improved with J'onn J'onzz going last angry Martian on JohnStewart's hapless, arrogant . But the art is nice.

One more thing: The copy of John Byrne's Next Men #1 that's offered in this sales thread just became a freebie for the next buyer. Cheers! AWARDED to Martin Sinescu for the good taste to purchase 'Tec 554, first Farrah Fawcett-haired Black Canary! Thanks Martin!

I just confirmed an appointment to view another Copper/90's collection on Friday at 2 p.m., so this thread has 24 hours of life left, and the following sales are in immediate effect. Shipping remains actual. Carnage lot of ASM #344, 359-363 (6 books) was $110 NOW SOLD Spawn dozen (#1-10. Extra #4.7) was $40 NOW SOLD SpiderMan vs Wolverine was $10 NOW $8 Jason vs Freddy vs Ash #5 was $8 NOW $5 Jason vs Freddy vs Ash tpb was $60 NOW $30 Batman Man Who Laughs tpb ot of print was $10 NOW $8 The Crow Wild Justice #1 was $5 NOW $4 Comico Primer #5 was $50 NOW $35 Batman #399 4th print was $5 NOW $4 Detective #554 was $10 NOW SOLD Blip #2, 3 were $4 each; NOW $2 each Bizarre Adventures #34 was $5 NOW $4 Watchmen #1 2nd print variant cover (two available, with freebie; see listing) was $5 each NOW $4 each Omega Red trio; 2 copies X-Men #4, 1 X-Men #5 was $20 NOW $15 X-Men #282, 283 was $5 for the pair NOW $3 for pair Alpha Flight #106 2nd print was $5 NOW $4 Speeding Bullets was $5 NOW $4 Marvel Age lot of 3 was $5 NOW $3 Elementals #1 was $5 NOW $3

Exactly! I can't be having my butt kicked in my own sales thread! But non-treacherous villains are of course welcome, Jimmers!

Witches' Western Tales #29 GVG about 2.5-3.0 range. $10.

Low-grade Peanuts lot of three for $8: Tip Top #192 about 1.5 with spine roll, wrinkles, small pieces missing, stains. Tip Top #220 CF missing; incomplete. Peanuts #3, about 2.0 with stains, writing.

Dale Evans #3 VG $30. Alex Toth. Acquired from a retired pressman from Western Printing; he says it was a Western file copy. Apparently, employees split up what was laying around when the plant closed up shop in the 80's. I think the subsequent storage in his home could have been under better conditions but it's still bright.

Patsy and Hedy #5, lower side of VG; $20.

Cosmo, the Merry Martian #4; lower end of VG, $20. Late 50's Archie Comics sci-fi/GGA humor.

CLOSED Okay, I'm about a week late but I'm finally adding seven new lots (items that I have not offered before) to my small Summer Reruns thread. All else applies, reruns still available at their slashed prices; will begin posting seven new offerings now. Just a few items that I cannot believe did not go the first time around; so I am improving the prices. Prices just cut again....cuts vary; see listings, but they were either 20%, 25% or 33% drops, depending upon which listing we are talking about. Rules: Shipping will be actual; via cheapest USPS method that includes tracking, utilizing a nifty flip n ship comics mailer. No HOS, probies, or treacherous villains, please. PM's welcome of course, but in the thread trumps all, time stamp rules. Payment is Money Order or check. Returns: Sure, just notify me within 3 days of receipt and pay return shipping. Unless of course return is due to my error/something I missed.

Erle Stanley Gardner to Erle Stanley Gardner

Last one for tonight, a 1987 classic. Spider-Man vs Wolverine one-shot. Calling it VF due to very slight plumpness to the spine, a slight roll. Looks like a storage issue of poor stacking. $10.