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Pretty close to it, I'd wager.

Well, I hear you, and I grew up on McFarlane Spidey, and later came to appreciate Ditko, Romita and others, but 'secondary' nostalgia, for me, is a distant echo of 'primary' nostalgia.

HI, all; I will be closing this thread Friday, Sept 4th @ midnight (Eastern Time)

Anyone else notice the glaring similarities between the Blevins Ghost Rider #37 cover (sold for 4K) and the Saltares Ghost Rider #90 cover (sold for 3.5K)? I think Saltares should have included an attribution to Blevins, right?

Nostalgia gap

That's right. For me, the ASM nostalgia pecking order is: McFarlane --> Ditko --> Romita Sr. Furthermore, the gap between McFarlane and Ditko is huuuuuuuge!

Agreed. the McSpidey page was hardly a surprise, especially when having insight to private sales numbers, but the Finch cover...WOW!

Bob Brown immediately comes to mind. Anyone ever seen or read an article about him? Likewise, John Calnan? Well, I was able to find one interview with John: https://www.nerdteam30.com/creator-conversations-retro/an-interview-with-john-calnan-a-comics-artist-too-often-forgotten for Marvel, I’d say Ron Frenz was a longtime workhorse who didn’t receive much in the way of praise, likewise Keith Pollard.

Are we talking 3x a normal cover or more?

Much appreciated, fellas. 👍🏻

Huge difference!

Hi all; just trying to help a friend with a recent piece he picked up in trade. Art is blue pencil and India ink on approximately 11x16 comic art board. Signed at the bottom right corner by Norm Breyfogle in 1989. its a whimsical page, well executed, but does anyone know if/where it was published? There’s some warm up squiggles on the back. would appreciate hearing back with any information

CGC 9.8 with white pages were slightly over $800 in March, but now they're over $1200, which seems to be in step with the increases that other noteworthy issues of ASM have experienced during the same timeframe (i.e. ASM 252). If its for sentimental investment, and you can afford it, a 9.8 is the way to go.

Are you looking to acquire in order to complete a run or for investment? Raw or slabbed? And yes, the tats are extremely important to the value of the book.

After 35+ years of sitting in the $1 bins, Eternals #1 has exploded. So yeah, it only took 35 years, but the book exploded. Likewise, She-Hulk #1

Correct. There is a separate section in the OPG for giveaways.

Turn to gold every day? After how many years? Decades? Sure there are examples of $1bin books becoming hot and going for big bucks, but they are few and far between and it still takes time for them to become valuable

This is a giveaway, not a price variant

If $180 for 1 cgc 9.8 kills your budget for 2-3 months, your ability to collect books for investment is very limited.

Thanks!

ITEM: Amazing Spiderman #300 CGC Signature Series 9.0 (CT-1), NEWSSTAND edition, white pages, signed by Todd McFarlane, Jim Salicrup (Editor), Bob Sharen (Colorist), and Rick Parker (Letterer). CGC Notes slight amateur color touch. If you take a close look at the top left corner box near the spine, you can see a slight marker blemish. I believe this was done by one of the creators during the signing and resulted in the CT-1 designation. PRICE: $550

I'm not giving up hope. I know they're out there, so please let me know what you've got. Did I already mention there's a $5K finder's fee for information leading to a purchase?

Stay tuned...more to come later today...

ITEM: Amazing Spiderman #298 CGC Signature Series 9.6, white pages, 1st McFarlane art on Amazing Spiderman. Signed by Todd McFarlane (Penciller), Bob McLeod (inker), Jim Salicrup (Editor), and Rick Parker (Letterer) PRICE: $500