Get Marwood & I

Oh, I hadn't noticed. So they are. Good spot, Stormflora

Much better

To be clear, I've never actively speculated on comics. I only ever bought what I loved. And sold, alas, sometimes, hence the earlier advice. Comparatively, I've always been an odd collector. Monetary value in comics is nice of course, but it has never been a primary focus for me. This is why collecting Charltons, Kings and Gold Keys is such fun. They aren't worth a shitake mushroom to 99.9% of people in the hobby so the competition is rarely fierce when the rare ones deem to pop up. After several decades of Spidey completism my focus now, happily, is firmly where other people's is not.

Indeed. Gone are the days when you could manage to put that run together. I bought and sold a few Spidey runs over the years, always replacing not too long after selling when I realised my mistake. I wish I'd kept the last 1-200 run now, and all the variations that I gathered. It saddens me to know that, short of a lottery win, I won't be doing that again Which is where Charlton comes in...

My advice, as a former completist, and once you have reconciled your position / thoughts in relation to the necessities of space, legacy and money, is to think long and hard about what you love, why you love it and - crucially - what it took to get it. It's very easy to convince yourself that you won't miss something once you've completed collecting it and the thrill of the chase is over. It's very easy to forget the time and effort that goes into putting a collection together, especially the rarer and unusual books. In my experience, if you love comics, really love comics, then you will miss some if not all of them. You may find that all the reasons that you originally wanted something are still there, under the surface, and you may end up with regrets - especially if the hobby explodes and the books that you banked on always being able to afford are suddenly out of reach. There will be books that have no meaning, which you won't miss. That is the nature of completism - the sum is often greater than the individual parts. Just take care not to throw the baby out with the bath water, as they say, when your thoughts inevitably turn to downsizing.

They're not that far off moles actually, Wombles...

And always nice to see a rare but welcome post from you too, Maurice Yes, it was all a bit much wasn't it. It was a shame that Bernard's final character contribution was the offscreen attempted murder of force field protected moles but this is what happens when you place the crown jewels in the hands of those with a self-serving, playful disregard for history. As good as the on screen character was - or certainly could have been, if better developed - it appears the real puppet master was actually behind the camera.

A lovely indicia indeed...

Very happy with this nice, bright, timely upgrade. One of the rarest pence issues out there

OK, listen. I've watched all three specials now. Read that word specials in inverted commas. Like other members of the solitary group discerning I was, of course, hoping for a return to something resembling form after the lost years of Chibnall. Alas, whilst there has been some good moments, it hasn't worked for me at all. Possibly because it is not aimed at me, Who knows. There is an absence of intelligence, respect and continuity that leaves me isolated. I'm not going to go into detail you'll be pleased to hear, as I have done in the past, picking it apart, or post at length about how long I've followed the show, to what degree, and why it has been so important. I'll just say this: I saw the best, and the best was Peter Capaldi, speaking the words of Steven Moffat. Heaven Sent, they were. Anyway, I don't like goodbyes either, so... see you on the other side.

That's nice. I always thought this an odd cover myself. Anyway, it's the most common of the four Flash UKPVs, in my experience, but really high grade copies rarely appear so you’ve done well Lord Vader

Don't worry about that Kromak, if you have cool stuff to show you go ahead and post as much as you like. It's what the thread is for, and you're not monopolising anything. I would love to see more

That's an interesting report Andy, thanks. The 'collectors' model takes some reading. I found this similar graph online:

Careful Andy. If you keep stirring the pot like this, the mods will give you a custom title and start chatting with you. Oh, and by the way, CGC are currently unable to increase the gallery image limit as they are too busy defending lawsuits.

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Ah, there it is again. My favourite two left shoes cover

@thecollectron deserves the credit - I'd never seen that book before he posted it earlier in the thread

Is it in this?

It's a well known fact Gary.

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Looking through the old Spidey files earlier it occurred to me that I can't recall ever seeing a SSM #2 with a T&P stamp: Those two aren't mine - I lifted them from the on line. There are plenty of stamped number ones to be found out there, but no number twos it seems. Go check your number twos, if you have one, next time your in the mood. Make sure it's from 1968 though, and not one resulting from last night's curry. I don't want to know anything about them ("Lo, this monster!").

It's me and you on the King front, Yoz. And you're only Flash! If I ever see another collector actively seeking out a Mandrake UKPV, or a Popeye, I'll likely pass out.

OK Mike. I don't know what OSF is, but I can appreciate why CGC would want to focus all their IT resources on the direct revenue generating aspects of their private business, rather than deal with some of the very longstanding issues affecting this free to join chat forum. On the flip side, I hope that they will appreciate that, sooner or later, even the most loyal members here may one day grow tired of pop ups, performance issues, lost content and problems with basic access. On a personal note, I will continue to try to help the members here with their technical questions when I see them but I won't trouble you or any other CGC staff any further regarding matters of performance, administration policy and functionality. It is clear that none of them are a priority.

It's possible, as your initial submission proved, but hugely unlikely I think. King UKPVs have little to no visibility and I've not picked up on any serious variant collector interest.