MAY1979

I've sold under 10 comics in my life, but probably traded 20-25. The earliest trade I recall making was DD 257 condition unknown but no less than NM+ 9.6, for a sealed/unopened Mego Spock on Card - condition approx NM/M. This was back around 1991? Current day not sure it was good deal or not?

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Picked this up raw years ago for $5, just received it back from CGC - Not pressed Classic Cover by Perez+Austin! Outstanding Byrne interiors embellished by inking legend Gene Day. Not many books in the history of the Comics Industry before or since from cover to cover that looked so beautiful. Apologies for getting so choked up, but the saying they don't make them like that anymore applies to Avengers 181

Wow that is outstanding! Never knew those existed. For BF (Blue Falcon) fans Dynomutt #2 is pretty much the cover on which he is featured most predominantly. Penciled by Paul Norris co-creator of Aquaman.

As with all Treasury's the Hanna's are very, and likley even more, difficult to find in High grade. In 3 decades, I never came across any that made my personal cut

From Marvel's Scooby 8, Daphne showin' Cavy some love

Great cover!

Petty much all Marvel Hanna's are difficult in high grade since they were newsstand only, these two were the only 9.8's of these issue #'s for around 15 years.

My Laff-A-Lypics 1, when the first CGC census appeared as I recall it was the highest and 1/1 - alas no longer either. 1st Mumbly,1st Daisy Mayhem and 1st Captain CAAAAAVEMAAAAAAANNNN!

Something about the Marvel Hanna-Barbera's has fascinated me since i was a small child. They mostly look like late 1970's Marvel books but they were all non-Marvel Characters. They were not even licensed by Marvel just distributed. Nor were they written and drawn by Marvel staff. Love the film strips on the left side of books with the H-B Characters. The Marvel H-B's to me feel like Meatloaf & Mashed Potatoes or Grilled Cheese & Tomato Soup - meaning warm and comforting. I highly recommend Twomorrow's "Back Issue" #59 for any interested in the Marvel H-B's, tomorrows.com From Scooby Doo #1 - Pop culture world's collide Thanks to comic_memories who's journal post inspired this thread topic

#121,122,129 are Blue Chips that in long term will appreciate. Huge 9.8 and 9.6 population books like ASM 361 are questionable if they can sustain. Won't take much of demand drop for that to occur and has since late Sept it's pretty much down 1/3. I see it easily giving up another 1/3 of that. Long term I feel 361 will stagnate. #124 nice book , but yeah if Werewolf is in the MCU then Man-Wolf is redundant. Nice cover and era but at best it will remain a very minor "key" Someone mentioned Ditko issues, in long term no average collector will be able to touch them in 9.2 or above. Get'em while u can.

^ oh man Prodigy that is an ancient reference :)

The only Flipper I ever liked was a Bottle-nose Dolphin and even then not big fan. P.S. Anyone who holds the book for a while is not a Flipper in my mind. Example you purchased a lot in 2018 and are selling some off now. To me a flipper is someone who begins to sell the books pretty much the moment they first acquire them.

"Do comics start ever start going up for no apparent reason?" Not if they are DC.

Small stains/smudges at top of book are on the Mylar not the book.

At the time I picked up the Heathcliff, I had not purchased any raw Comic back issues in nearly 5 years as I directed all my collecting attention to 1970's Comic Art. As I completed an art trade at a 2004 con, I figured let me look at the Comic dealer next door. Thought I'd see if I still had knack of spotting high grade books. In the first box came across the Heathcliff, figured I'd quit before the OCD demons came back, paid for the book and left. Added it to my next CGC submission. Since then I pick up raw back issues every now and again. Not as afraid of the OCD as much since I eliminated new comic purchases in 2011. As I said Boring!

Yeah DC Comics Presents 26/NTT was not the best example but as you said it it was Marvel we'd be talking about a $5-7K book in CGC 9.8 ASM 316 yeah calling it first Venom cover is a stretch but Overstreet states it best "Classic Cover by Todd McFarlane" and it sure is...315 IMHO greatly lacks eye appeal in comparison. My Pet Peeve is the overall lack of love for ASM 299 compared to 300. In 299 Venom appears on 2 pages including a full page splash. So not a Hulk 180/181 situation given Venom does not appear on cover of either 299 or 300. 300 of course has pretty much been a hot book since the day it was released and does have a classic McFarlane cover. Oh well it appears a 9.6 300 will always command more than a 9.8 299

Those who have true interest in the books I think all know. Those who buy slabs merely to show-off on insert_name_here-gram.com probably have no clue. I do forget, is it V that is only partially Warrior reprints supplemented with new art or was that Miracleman? Or both? Or Neither? The covers though of course are new and in my opinion make DC's V more "display friendly". Sure wish I have thought to go after the Warriors a decade or 2 back. I know never too late

Now back and scanned.

Just received this back today. 1 of the 2 copies I purchased as child at one of my early comic shop visits. 2nd book I ever purchased more than one copy. The other copy will be wintering in Sarasota. Still shocked at the sharpness of this book. 2021 me thanks a 1984 child me for being so meticulous in purchasing books and enduring the LCS shop owner's "insults" - well more like comments of "just pick one already". Since I was very careful to never do any damage to any of his books I was at least tolerated? Like all my self-submitted comics this book is NOT pressed. Although that will change as last month I sent 2 submissions that i think the books will benefit from a C&P. So my personal non pressed streak endeth.

There is story behind the only Star back issue I ever purchased that is also the only Star I've ever sent for grading but it's even less interesting that the first part of this sentence

Wow! I'm rather jelly.

Just got this back from CGC. As with the scans in most of my posts this was the copy I purchased as kid from my LCS. Thought I had a small punchers chance at a 9.9 it's a really sharp copy. Preserved in a Mylar since moment of purchase. As I recall I first read the series in a trade somewhat later. I'm really enjoying receiving my 1984-1991 purchases all back slabbed from CGC. The no longer OCD me (I think?) wants to thank the OCD collector of my childhood. BTW it took diverting all my collecting attention to a collecting hobby where condition is pretty much meaningless to defeat that inner demon of mine.

Speaking of Todd McFarlane just got my 316 back. There are borderline 9.8 and there are strong 9.8's this is the later. It's the copy I purchased from my LCS as kid. The cover really Pops I can see why it's now considered classic. P.S. Most of my collection from back then was stored in Mylites with Boards. As not a "valuable" book until the last few years it did not make the cut for my Boxes holding Mylar encased books. When I culled it from my 80's ASM longbox to send to CGC months back found it did not have a board and was just in a Mylite. No idea why, but my heart sank when I saw. Luckily the book in front and behind both were boarded so to were most of the books in the box keeping it pretty much flat and stable. I examined it and breathed a huge sigh of relief seeing how nice it had remained.