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Not in term of value but for nostalgia, the Star Trek The Enterprise Logs NN (#1) I found for $2 as a child below a dealers table at a small local show in the mid 1980's. I handled + stored it with extreme care from the first second I saw it. Submitted it to CGC 30+ years later for grading. Highest and only one graded higher than 9.2 in entire series!

Like tiny purple fishes

One of my top 3 favorite childhood MAD issues. Listened to that record over and over when I was a child, as I got older picked up extra copies whenever I'd see one fairy priced with the vinyl still intact. 17 years back I was going to pass on the 9.6 and wait for a 9.8, luckily I did not as there are still no 9.8's. To think at the time I thought $70 was absurd amount to pay even if it was a Gaines File copy. In what is a rarity, current me wants to thank past me for being smart enough to pull the trigger on this gem (which nowadays is sharp enough that it might receive a grade boost) It's a great big, beautiful, wonderful, incredible, super-spectacular day And your heart is humming with good times coming And you got that happy feeling things are going your way All the bells are ringing and a little bird's singing while he sits on your windowsill Singing yessiree, I can surely see, it will plainly be, most definitely A super-spectacular day! Untilllllllll... 'Round seven at night you go out for a bite The streets are aglow from a large UFO A creature comes out with two heads and a snout It croaks like a frog and throws up on your dog It thinks you are great and wants you for its mate You're sealed in a case and go flying in space And you silently say as the Earth fades away... That it's not such a super-spectacular day!

It'll get worse before it gets better but in a year will be laughing about it when the Mylar is free flowing.

Ol' Albert is doing quite well folks you need not be worried.

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Did not realize this was newsstand version when I made the purchase. Not sure how I missed the UPC code I still need to pick-up version I recall from my youth

Low print run last issue and near impossible to find in hard grade. Took me 20 years to find either a Direct Sale or Newsstand Shout out to Vane for all his time and efforts on this one!

A melancholy expression-ed Batman and Superman say goodbye to the Silver and Bronze age

Yep in cuffs. Salicrup is a genius

My guess is it's sort of both or sort of neither. An amalgam of the 2 but with touches neither had. As you mentioned on the cover red hair, red hair on back cover too. On the now iconic Thanos Copter splash hair is reddish brown with red highlights same with the 2 pages that follow it. Then it varies by panel between darker hair and reddish. "These comics are easy to read" even if many of the story's are unintelligible

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Found the Kirby/Romita #20 Cover and the #20 splash in different gallery's. Spidey looks like all Romita on that great cover.

"Top to bottom, left to right, that reading stuff is outta sight"

Reprint but my first exposure to the 68 series and J Buscema's great Namor art.

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I'm real fan of the #20 Kirby FF cover which was years before my time. Don't have scan of my book at moment. Fun series. Love those Electric Company Characters like EZ Reader and Jenna.

The whole thing is a dream sequence

$800-900 above current going rate and in my opinion it greatly lacks eye appeal. The off-centering causes some of the right side of cover to be chopped off right threw the blue "collectors item" circle as well as the comics code stamp/seal and the M in "TM". There are many nicer looking copies out there, at least to my eyes, that go for hundreds less. Is it the pedigree or in general folks love to fork over an extra $800 or so to comiclink ?

It does make sense #1 has hit the $2000 plateau even though the population of the book in CGC 9.8 compared to other books is on the high side. - #1 and #2 (low distribution compared to previous and next issues) are books that were pretty much HOT from the very day they went on-sale. Other issues in the run of course too were very hot during the 1980's but not from Day 1 - #1 and #2 are books that all kids collecting comics in 1982-end of decade had or wanted badly. - #1 is one of the most remembered (classic) books and covers of the 1980's. - It can be argued the TV Show and GI Joe #1 are Pop Culture symbols of a generation and the demand for #1 far outstrips supply Speaking of Issue #2, I recall as child getting it at an unplanned and unexpected visit to a comic book shop. Issue #3 was already out and no issue #2 appeared and my local newsstand racks. For many reasons including the story it remains my favorite issue of the run. I still read it once a year.

In general if I had the newsstand as a child I seek the newsstand now. Same too goes for direct sale. From what I've noticed the last few years, I'm no expert just my own observation, is 1979-1985 (inside the era I collect most) newsstand copies sometimes command higher prices than direct sales. Seems to me the effect is more pronounced on Marvel than DC. As for myself it's more of a deal with Marvel as the direct sales covers are different from my memories if I had the newsstand back in the day. With DC only the UPC area is differs and at least as of now I do not usually seek out DC newsstand copies even if I had those as a child - DC Presents 26, Fury of Firestorm #1 and Batman and the Outsiders #1 being my only personal exceptions as those 3 only seemed off to me without the UPC code and I've really no idea why...

Here are two Digests that were not from Vane's collection. Ed Hannigan created many interesting original cover designs in the early 80's, Best of DC #36 is an excellent example. Classic Kubert!

Bidding/Snipping Services have been around a while. Last 16 years I have used eSnipe for any item I am serious about or when I know being able to place a bid will be an issue. Their charges are reasonable and they are kind with what in effect is overdraft protection. It's not for everyone, but for Dimez it might have been a perfect answer. Be aware some services are "sketchy" so best to do research or get recommendations from those who you know to be honest.