My random GI Joe thoughts:

#2 is my favorite in the series, always has been. After all these years it's still a great read. Glad I picked up a 9.8 years back.

I recall at a con I attended in the late 90's JHV had short box full of 1's for $2 each un-bagged. I picked up one of the copies I felt was in nicest condition. Had it slabbed in 2000, it received a 9.8 (old school label!) and have kicked myself in the arse ever since for not grabbing a few more that I thought were equal in grade to mine.

Hello Matt, Hope you and CGC folks are well!

Seeking set creation, please, of:

Set:   Star Trek: The Enterprise Logs (1976)
Publication Dates:   1976 (Aug 1976 - Winter 1977)
Publisher:  Gold Key
Total Issues/Volumes: 4
CGC Census Link:  https://www.cgccomics.com/census/issues_bytitle.asp?title=Star+Trek%3a+The+Enterprise+Logs&publisher=Gold+Key

The 1st issue does not actually mention a volume number on cover nor in the interior and ofttimes is listed as NN, issues 2,3,4 all contain the volume nember

Thanks for all your efforts!

Set Created. Thank you

On 4/14/2020 at 8:34 PM, Jordysnordy said:

24 should have 1 less 9.8 blue label as my blue went to yellow - not through CGC so the census was never corrected.

Even got a PQ bump  

Yes it is interesting that the pages became more white as the many years passed

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On 2/20/2020 at 6:03 PM, BCoffee said:

Hello,

Wondering if anyone has had any experience buying art from the Artists Choice. I have had a couple of really strange experiences, and was wondering if this was typical.

A couple of years ago I messaged them about a page that was for sale on their site that I wanted to buy. I didn't hear back, and after a week I emailed them. they let me know they had me in the que and would be getting back to me shortly. After another week I emailed them again, they apologized but let me know there were other people ahead of me, and they would get back to me when they could. Finally after a month they let me know that the page had already been sold....

There have been two more times that I have tried to buy art from them that they have for sale on their website. They typically take weeks to get back to me, seem mildly annoyed that I check back in every couple of weeks, and then end up never finally following through with selling me a page, and after a couple of months, I give up. 

Is this normal? Is there a secret code word I'm not using? I've bought art from art reps and dealers with what appears to be a lot more inventory, and I can't think of anything going over a week for just getting the artwork sold. They seem to rep some pretty great artists, so I'm not sure why this hasn't come up as a problem. If I had people trying to buy my art, but getting roadblocked by my rep, I would think that would be a problem. 

Maybe my experience has just been a total anomaly?

Dealt with Beck twice several years apart between. The first time like you I felt an anomaly, the next time was in person and after a bit of nonsense I simply (and literally) walked away. I'll leave you with this thought - never Trust ANY dealer.

Interesting and Fun topic!

Found some of the Canadian Newsstand Price Variants RAW at a show that looked so nice that I had them graded.  None were pressed!

Annoying that when I created the invoices the Canadian editions were in the pull down list, all appeared correct on the invoice/forms and when checked in at CGC's booth i had them attach a note, but when I received them no Canadian notation on the slabs What really gets me is the Supergirl also shows "Canadian" under the price! Seriously CGC?

Bottom cut off as the Slabs don't completely fit on my scanner. My apologies for the redacted bar codes and cert #'s but have had numbers "appropriated" by others for their registries in past.

On 8/11/2018 at 6:35 PM, dtt255 said:

I have an original page of comic art from Amazing Spiderman 230, page 8, drawn by John Romita Jr.  I want to get it graded and sealed up.  Does cgc do that? 

 

thanks!

 

Terrific page.  

On one of kind items my feeling is seriously why bother. It's not like there is a better one of the same piece.  As for the authentication angle, OK  I guess, but anyone who is not able determine if "real" on their own I feel is in the wrong hobby.  Apologies if my comment comes off as harsh but this hobby, unlike comics books, at current prices is no longer a place for greenhorns

22 hours ago, comix4fun said:

I've commissioned, literally, hundreds of pieces and have very very few horror stories. Like, count them on one hand few. So I'd wager your personal experience might have more to do with the particular people you chose to deal with, and bad luck encountering them, than in the "commission game" itself. 

Also an admittedly small sampling. That said it allowed me to focus on published art from the earliest comic reading days of my youth which for me has been most rewarding.

Henry Blake: The father dying, right?

Klinger: Yes, sir.

Henry Blake: [takes out a stack of papers and reads them] Father dying last year. Mother dying last year. Mother AND father dying. Mother, father, and older sister dying. Mother dying and older sister pregnant. Older sister dying and mother pregnant. Younger sister pregnant and older sister dying. Here's an oldie but a goodie: Half of the family dying, other half pregnant.

Got nearly the same excuse from an artist a while back.  My opinion is shelling out money for commissions is significantly riskier than gambling given winning is rare . Which is why I no longer participate in the art commission game.

On 7/18/2018 at 8:50 AM, ygogolak said:

Thanos Copter Coming To Comic-Con

https://www.cosmicbooknews.com/thanos-copter-comic-con

Thanks for the link!  Buying one of them now.

I see the original Thanos Copter art page with the image used on the new toy's box is in a gallery on the Comic Art website. Other than the Chuck Norris #1 cover this may very well be the coolest page of art in any of the gallery's.

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Hello TheGirlHasNoName;

Adventure Comics 459-466

From issues 459-466 Adventure Comics was a 68 page, $1 book.  $1.00 was pretty much the price of 3 regular comic books combined back then, as result these did not sell in great numbers. The book's also have different front cover look which in addition to the page count and price I feel separates them nicely from the rest of the run, much as the later digests do.  Issue #462 in my opinion is Bronze Age minor key, albeit a sad one, as it features the Death of the GA/Earth II Batman. 

Many thanks for your time, effort and consideration in fulfilling this request.