PhilipB2k17

And DNAgents #5 is in the window! That’s where my DPS is from. Dated August of 1983.

This is why you don’t ask a generalist appraiser to evaluate Original comic art.

Here are the sum total of my entire 80’s Indepedent OA Pages (so far!). The first three are a DNAgent DPS with the two sexy pinups Will Meugniot drew on the back. Then my Badger page and my Myth Adventures (Phil Foglio & Tim Sale) Page.

If it has Spider-Man in it, then yes. And not a tiny Spidey. Otherwise, it's just a talking head page. And not a talking head page from a particularly important story. There are a very limited number of collectors who would be interested in this page at any price, let alone $250. $50 is a decent price for this, as I think it's probably more of a $100-esque page because its from the main title, and does have a tiny Spider-Man in it. I can go to eBay right now and find talking head Bagley Spider-Man pages (with no Spider-Man) for $50-$75 BIN's.

I have a very clear memory of going to my local comic shop and seeing both MTU 141 & ASM 252 on the display at the same time. The shop was limiting the number of ASM 252 copies you could buy. If ASM 252 came out weeks earlier, then it would have been sold out and they would not have had both available. I remember having a conversation with my shop proprietor about the discrepancy. He didn’t understand why one was considered “first,” while the other wasn’t either. I think we’d have to see some direct market release date records to resolve this. But CGC accepts them as being “tied,” so that’s sufficient.

How about a CGC label?

No it didn’t.

Is there a scan of the OA for that cover anywhere?

Glad I missed it.

Anyone else a fan of Crossfire by Mark Evanier and Dan Spiegle? I loved reading Evanier's essays in the back of the book. And Dave Stevens did a phenomenal Marilyn Monroe cover for one issue.

Not on eBay.

Yeah. Not a lot. $100 max.

That's what I figured. If that's a WWII era page, with a bit more Flash action, I could see it going for that higher range. But, also in fairness, maybe the appraiser was just giving them insurance value.

Where is our resident Infantino Flash art collector? I'd like his take. I wish I could pinpoint what issue that was from, so we could figure out some comps.

Gilbert's Mr. Monster was also terrific.

I just compare it to his near contemporary Starslayer pages (of which I have seen a few), and it's clear he was doing a different style for Sable. I agree that it started to fall off later on.

See, IH #181.

Just curious, but has the market REALLY decided that TT 12 is the 1st app of BMWL? Or, is this simply a supply and demand thing? Meaning, because there was a much lower print run on TT 12, its value is higher than DNM 2, and it just gained momentum as the "1st" appearance simply due to relative value?

No, the market decided on ASM #252 over MTU #141, even though they both came out on exactly the same day (I have a specific memory of this when I went to buy them at my local comic shop, and recall having that exact discussion. The Shop was limiting how many copies of ASM 252 you could buy, but not #MTU 141). Secret Wars 8, however, would "come first in the reading order."

Just saw this story. A local man bought a Golden Age Flash panel page in the 1970's for $7(!) at a comics shop. A Local appraiser concluded it was a $3000 to $4000 page. The art is by Carmine Infantino. Can anyone identify what comic this is from, and do any of you disagree with that appraisal? (The Appraiser is not an OA specialist). To me, it seems a bit high. But I'm not a GA Flash collector. https://www.detroitnews.com/story/life/home-garden/2018/03/08/flash-comic-antiques/32749065/

My favorite memory, so far, is meeting Howard Chaykin at a con and just talking with him for an hour (he was not mobbed, which I found ridiculous) about the comics industry (stories I am not allowed to repeat, but great!), his love for musicals, talking TV shows we both enjoy, and me giving him some good book recommendations. (Yes, I did buy art from him!) But, by far, the best was when he and I fancasted an American Flagg TV show/movie. It's since been announced, be he said at the time that he had just concluded a development deal on a Flagg movie/show. It was not yet public knowledge. After that we discussed who should play Ruben Flagg. As you can imagine, this was a pretty cool moment. I threw out my favorite: Jon Hamm. He immediately said "He's too old." Howard said he thought the character should be a comedian, or a comedic actor, because he viewed the series as a dark comedy/social satire. It's amazing to hear from the creator of an important work like that, their intention behind the series. Also, I was freaking fancasting American Flagg with Howard freaking Chaykin.

Yes. Grimjack! Someone was selling a couple of complete early First Grimjack issues on eBay last year that I made offers, on (but was rejected).

I may have to retract my comment about Grell's Jon Sable work. The OA from those books is awesome. Great to see this.

Great stuff, Felix. You and I are on the same collecting wavelength here.

I love, love, love Judge Dredd from this era, too. Mostly because Eagle comics were reprinting the best stories from 2000 A.D. by legendary artists like Carlos Ezquerra, Mick McMahan, and of course Brian Bolland. But, I don't technically lump those in with the 80's indy boom, as they were reprints, as much as I loved those books. I'm right there with you on DNAgents, and Groo, though. And while I liked Jon Sable, I am not sure that is Grell's best artistic era. And, others who pointed out Nexus and Badger -- ABSOLUTELY!