Brian48

On 9/2/2020 at 7:11 PM, ThothAmon said:

First one I bought new. 
 

I bought that one new as well, but vol #10 was actually the first one for me.  I still have both stowed somewhere.  Never got vol 12 as I was getting out of the hobby at that time. 

7 hours ago, Morganmi said:

Nice.  That was the very first DD book I ever bought off the stands as a kid.  Remember it distinctly as I thought the Gladiator had one of the coolest costumes I've ever seen at the time.

On 5/19/2020 at 11:35 PM, jcjames said:

This is the ONLY Batman book that I still have from when I got it as a kid. I remember I traded a kid in the block a few Archies for it. Beat to hell but mine since 1973. Got Neal Adams signature about 5 years ago, he said I should go buy a better copy. 

 

I remember buying that book off the spinners myself, but alas my original copy has been long gone.  When I last saw it, the cover was detached, but I still read and re-read it.   

Wow.  Old thread. Forgot I had a copy.  Here's mine. 

Ra’s .........

Bats is porking Selina way too much for her to be a villain to me.  

On 6/22/2020 at 8:57 AM, telerites said:

Nice.  I remember buying the Captain America one when I was a kid.

Creepy, but not illegal if the age of consent is 16. Definitely should have known better on his part. 

Agreed with all mentioned.  I'd add Tom Palmer onto the list as well.  His inks made every artist look better.   

I had 2-3 copies of this back in the day.  Bought my first copy right off the stands.  Loved it so much, had to get a few more so I could keep at least one pristine copy and continue to reread my issue whenever I wanted to. The second appearance wasn't as good though.

30 years ago, I would have said Byrne.  Looking back now at the totality of their work, I'd give the Perez nod. 

41 minutes ago, Jake The Snake said:

Why grade the reprints? 

You'd be surprised how big of a demand those reprints can be.  Very low print run in those days and even lower high grade copies surviving. 

I would imagine BA 12 would be on the top 10 somewhere if you're excluding variants and such. 

On 5/20/2020 at 11:42 AM, Number 6 said:

I also got these. I’ve very pleased with the condition, they’re very nice NM copies...but they have just enough and the right kind of defects that I don’t think they would be worth submitting...which is a shame because a couple of them are very close. 
 

 

I bought these off the rack back in the day.  As goofy as that show was, I loved it and these books were even better.  Great find.

Worth keeping alive.  OK, I'm bored.

Batman 227 fan club

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/215337-is-batman-227-the-quotkeyquot-neal-adams-batman-book-to-have/

Conan diehards

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Hotness.  Especially for the females characters. 

I used magazine bags for most of my trades.  If I need something larger, I use bags intended for slabs. 

It should be at least a minor key, but it's just not a title that generates a lot of interest.  About as exciting as Peter Parker #1.  

5 hours ago, Rosland said:

Red Nails. Great Story.

 

Yes.  It is a gloriously violent and raw story.  Probably the most extreme story Howard ever written and my personal favorite. 

Does anyone know why it hasn't been adapted ever since?  Tower of the Elephant and others have be redone over and over again, but Red Nails has only been done once and this Smith version has been reprinted to the point of ridiculousness.  As good as this original is, I'd like to see a refreshed take. 

Another vote for Jimmy.

Maybe not a key, but I remember buying this book solely for the cover. 

19 hours ago, god503 said:

Snagged a 9.4 graded Giant Sized X-men 1.   As exited as i am about finding out that it wasn't pressed and what will/can happen after pressing, the question is, would you add a chris claremont sig to this?  

I dont want to turn it into a debate of sig fans vs non sig fans...  I am strictly talking about the financial aspect of a long term investment.  I know he did nothing for the book but obviously he is as close to a mr x-men just like romita SR is mr. amazing spiderman.

No.