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Over the weekend, went to a flea market and found a couple with a short box of comics. Mostly Disney and Archie but did find these for $1 a piece.

2 minutes ago, ThothAmon said:

 

 

This.  Gpa is a subscription service that provides sales data for CGC'd books. https://www.gpanalysis.com/

Well, I didn't want to pay to look up values. I just wanted a resource to find comics listed in various grades with accurate prices. EBAY is all over the map and it's not that accurate. I hate when I go to a flea market and some guy has some nice books and goes to EBAY to see what the prices are. Usually he goes for what people are asking for and not what the item has sold for. I don't mind paying fair market for something but the problem is what is an accurate gauge.

Where is the best website, app or book that will give me the most accurate price on comics. I used the only COMICS PRICE GUIDE but everyone tells me that website is long out of date. EBAY is too volatile varied to get an accurate reading. The OVERSTREET is also out dated even before it comes out.

I could use help in determining my collection and key books. Especially for re-sale or insurance.

56 minutes ago, fastballspecial said:

I think any book in the Marvel vault that would appeal somehow to Disney fans, but might worth looking into cheap like Power Pack.

It might years down the road, but I could see this along with several others. Disney has changed the game for Marvel unlike DC which I think is years behind on that.

 

I agree on POWER PACK. It's only a matter of time. NEW MUTANTS is a prime example. Not only does POWER PACK have an outstanding run on its own but is firmly established in the MARVEL UNIVERSE.

I also believe GREEN LANTERN #141 has great potential as well. 1st OMEGA MEN could be DC's answer to GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY. plus LOBO!

RAGMAN #1 is also a sleeper. DC's DAREDEVIL?

Another overlooked gem is STATIC #1. Had his own animated show and could possibly show up along BLACK LIGHTNING.

PHANTASM from the comic adaptation could appear as well in live action form in either GOTHAM or in a BATMAN movie. A great villain to rival the JOKER!

Other possibilities?

PREZ, NEW GODS, MR.MIRACLE. THE DEMON, SATANA, DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON, SHANG-CHI MASTER OF KUNG-FU, WHITE TIGER, JACK OF HEARTS, SHOGUN WARRIORS, MICRONAUTS, DAZZLER, SPIDER-WOMAN, NIGHT FORCE, CAPTAIN CARROT, AMETHYST?

3 hours ago, jgallo said:

What online price guide did you check? As rjpb was saying all keys have a base buy in cost.  This book has say on ebay for a long time at 7kish before he jumped the price.  I would pay 3k for this book in a heart beat.  I dont think it was ever on ebay at 5k.  I dont think your ever going to see a nearly complete copy of this book under that price.

this is assuming the craigs list post isnt fake...

 

James G

I used this one

http://comicspriceguide.com/

Ok. I checked the online price guide (and I am not sure how accurate it is) but a .5 condition (poor) is still valued at $1400. So $5000 is way off base IMO.

Certainly not worth it especially restored.

Hmmm. Like a big hotel. I know the power level of the Legion is way up there as a group so its hard to come up with credible threats. Past stories always seemed to deal more with in-fighting or betrayal rather than an outside threat. Another thing is that they are all teenagers. Hormones must be raging in the clubhouse. I mean in all these years not a single pregnancy? Also, do they eject a Legionaire once they reach a certain age ala LOGAN'S RUN? I don't remember them every getting old though I may have missed that.

1 minute ago, adampasz said:

Yeah, and the Karate Kid book from the 70's was modern day.

The thing about LSH is, when you put them all together, they are insanely powerful. So they would be redundant in a time that already has a JLA, a Green Lantern Corps. etc.

BTW, I think Starlin did draw some issues back in the Copper days. Or at least did some covers.

Well, you could always de-power them somewhat or set a limit to membership. I mean I always kind of wondered why they are all together at once. Did the clubhouse have THAT much room. I always thought they should run like a firehouse. Rotating the membership with shifts.

2 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Dude, Paul Pope LoSH? I would be ALL OVER that.

I know right? Too bad ALAN MOORE hates DC right now but he could rock that world. Of course it would probably involve half of them going insane and the other half being killed.

8 minutes ago, adampasz said:

 I don't think LSH in the modern era works, unless they are not Earth-based. There was, of course the L.E.G.I.O.N. series in the 90's which is kind of that. There was also the New 52 Legion Lost, which was pretty bad. Maybe they could do a Guardians of the Galaxy angle on it... but ultimately, the distant-future setting, and the massive scope, are key elements of why The Legion is interesting. It's hard to know when or if the LSH can be rebooted successfully, because the whole concept of the LSH seems antithetical to the self-contained 6-issue arcs and decompressed storytelling that have dominated comics for the last 15 years.

I have pretty much put together a high grade run of the Copper Superboy and LSH books. (I had many of these as a kid, and read them to oblivion.) It is a fun run to collect, with great art (Grell, Broderrick, Giffen, et al), and it's pretty easy to find most of them.

I've expanded into collecting the Adventure Comics appearances. These *tough* to find in VF and above! But they're great books. I've had some success funding them on ComicConnect, eBay, and from sellers on these boards.

What creators would you want to see on a new Legion book?

I agree somewhat. The whole "inspired by Superboy" doesn't seem to work now since Superboy (the silver age version) no longer really exists so cannot be instrumental in creating the original LEGION. The GUARDIANS angle would probably work for LEGION. A group of intersteller superheroes. But then we have the GREEN LANTERN Corps for that. LEGION would have to be entirely different IMO.

I would love to see JIM STARLIN take a crack at it. Perhaps Paul Pope or Terry Moore.

15 minutes ago, Bomber-Bob said:

A service where you can select the minimum grade for them to process the book. Rejects get billed @ something like 5.00 each, maybe 6.00 now.

Oh. Thanks. That's nice to know.

2 minutes ago, miraclemet said:

Can't read the notes... What do they say?

Color touch to cover

Pieces added to cover

Cover detached,  tape on cover, interior.

Missing centerfold 

 

Did I miss anything?

 

I think you got it.

45 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

IIRC there was at least one storyline during the Moy years where there was a group of LoSH "trapped" in present day. It can be done, for sure.

What issues were those?

37 minutes ago, Alawson453 said:

Try your luck on "The Duck"  I would search for High Grade copies of Howard's first appearance

in Giant Size Man-Thing as well as HTD #1 and the early price variant issues.  We all know what happened

to the early Rocket Raccoon appearances.  If Howard is used properly to the same extent I believe his

popularity would easily make him just as popular if not more so than Rocket.

Isn't his 1st appearance in ADVENTURE INTO FEAR #19?

Would you buy it?

I like looking through Craigslist and other online sites like it to see if any comics come up for sale. Most of the time its recent stuff but every now and then this comes up.

Would you buy this comic at $5000? What is max you would pay?

3 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

i told a fib; i have another pence book, and amazingly coincidental that it, too, is a western [given i have so few].

Interesting. There is a RED RAVEN that appears in the X-MEN as well. These can't be the same can they?

Is it worth it?

This came up recently on my local Craigslist.

He is asking $5000. Is it worth it?

What is exactly is pre-screening?

It depends. If you have a straight run then I think sets are better if they are issues that are not key or major series. For instance I think you would have better luck selling a set of HUMAN FLY #1-17 rather than selling each issue individually. However, if you had X-MEN #94-100 then it would be better to sell individually. Though I have seen large lots sell extremely well, especially if peppered with some key issues.

14 hours ago, VintageComics said:

This book sat in my personal collection. I couldn't resist this gorgeous cover. Turn out it graded highest graded.

A beauty for sure!

I would recommend also MARVEL GRAPHIC NOVEL: THE NEW MUTANTS (1st prints) especially in high grade.

Why couldn't DC move the LEGION to modern times? I could see a retconning  where they become stranded in the past and have to adapt to our primitive world. Maybe some time warp or experiment goes wrong. We could see new versions of LEGION villains and perhaps they bring back some 30th century virus or create a genetic modification to create modern versions of the LEGION. Then they could be on par with the JUSTICE LEAGUE or THE TEEN TITANS.

15 hours ago, Larry Snyder said:

I was born in 1956 and loved the mid 60's Legion. All my hard earned allowance went to DC comics and I never missed an Adventure. As a retired adult with money to spend. I am recollecting the issues that stood out in my mind. I was fascinated by COMPUTO and chuckle whenever my glance catches the Adventure #340 in 9.8. Poor Triplicate Girl!!! Last month I picked up a beautiful #247, only to find it had slight color touch. CCS estimated a Universal grade of 5.5 after restoration removal. I can't wait. I also Loved Adventure #300--I have a White pages 5.5 and an OW/W 8.0, as well as all the beat up ones I read as a pre-teen. I would love to see a TV series on the Legion!

I too loved the silver age LEGION. They were fun and silly but not to the point of stupid. Lots of potential and 1st appearances. I am looking for a nice copy of SUPERBOY #89 (Mon-el) and SUPERBOY #98.

Very interesting thread.

Speculation on books can be a tricky thing.

On VALIANT until the 1st movie comes out its iffy for me. I never cared much for the VALIANT universe and it depends if a mass audience will also accept it. If the movies are good then I am sure the comics will spike but I don't have long term confidence. But if they can be had for cheap, why not?

My collecting habits have changed to buying up 1st appearances of little known or obscure characters from MARVEL and DC.

I used to be able to pick up BLUE BEETLE from Charlton #1 for next to nothing just 3-4 years ago. Now its exploded.

Here are some books I recommend if you can get them cheap and in high grade:

POWER PACK #1-Laugh if you will but then BIG HERO 6 was a nothing title also. The title itself screams DISNEY. I will almost bet they are developing it in secret. Right now you can still find #1 for less than $10. I still find them in the wild for $1-$2. I pick up all I can.

GREEN LANTERN #141-This introduces the OMEGA MEN. With GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY a big hit for Marvel, this maybe DC's intro to its cosmic universe.

5 hours ago, Straw-Man said:

finally, a boardie sent me a link to this'un, knowing about my off-register fetish, and i grabbed it--the only non-g.a. book in that little peculiar run of mine.  it is also my only pence book.

It looks like the black plate got off center.