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Clubs are for children. This is an Association of like-minded folk who realise that My Greatest Adventure 80 might just be the single greatest comic book of all time...or at the very least, just as worthy of a thread dedicated to the assembled images of copies procured throughout the years by people of a certain, shall we say high level of taste who can appreciate things which escape the notice of the average collector ***coughcoughmarvelzombiescoughcough*** as some of the other threads around here. Show them, and feel the waves of admiration, the burgeoning jealousy and what in all likelihood is a colossal amount of insouciance from those who have not yet seen the light! This book was a GPA low purchase at the time I bought it, which explains the giddy tone of this post somewhat; So? Who's next?

Nice book, for a Marvel.

I want to personally thank the person who bought the My Greatest Adventure 80 7.5w slab in the last comiclink auction. Twin Cities ped, sure, but holy mackerel at the hammer price. That's a nice ROI for the person who bought it in the original HA auction back in '11 You're welcome! I've had trouble finding the book (its been in my WTB thread for months). Its a tough key to find in HG, especially right now, and White pages to boot. On top of that, I had a few little books that sold in the auction that I didn't have much into so even at the price I paid, I was still happy to have it. And there was another person that bid it up to the same amount. But since that was my high bid first, mine stuck. I also picked up a lower graded copy a few months ago that's at CGC that I may use to offset the cost even more. If anyone has any other copies in higher grade, please PM me (or any other books in my WTB thread)! As a person with more than a vested interest in the title, I've noticed MGA 80 prices have been on the rise as of late so it's not as though you are an extreme outlier here (thumbs u

I want to personally thank the person who bought the My Greatest Adventure 80 7.5w slab in the last comiclink auction. Twin Cities ped, sure, but holy mackerel at the hammer price. That's a nice ROI for the person who bought it in the original HA auction back in '11

.... I always thought this was a Moreira cover..... it's still a great one, nonetheless ....... to me this is where the SA really begins. GOD BLESS... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) (thumbs u I never paid much attention to the dialogue on the cover to MGA #1, but upon closer inspection, it's a definite tip-of-the-hat to one of the greatest movies EVER made: The Wages of Fear (1953). If you haven't seen it, I won't ruin it. I caught it once by chance on late-night TV about 25 years ago and couldn't believe what I was seeing. Subsequently, it was screened a few times in my local art-house cinema. Truly timeless, beautiful cinematography, brilliant, and category-defying every step of the way. Just see it. Great book ! It's the first time I see MGA #1, thanks for sharing ! The reference to the Clouzot movie seems obvious, a wonderful movie. The movie occasionally screens on TCM. Yves Montand was never better in the role of a lifetime. It's a riveting movie an edge-of your-seat thriller. I first saw the movie in Israrel back in the early 1970s. If you've not seen the movie, and are used to the modern method of storytelling, be aware that the first hour or so is all exposition and character development. The meat of the story happens in the latter half of Act 2 and all of Act 3. A definite must for cinephiles, though. Yes, that's a real pool of oil he's swimming in, no special effects. You'll see what I mean when you watch it

Thanks for posting these. It's nice to large images of books one would normally only see together in something like Gerber (thumbs u

I really need to rescan this.

Just putting this here for completeness' sake; I like your taste in books, sir! (thumbs u

I wish I could find the strength to care enough to remember. It was so, so long ago. I assume it had something to do with getting back into the hobby and looking for information about same

Technically, last week, but still...

Norway... Sweet set!

Oh absolutely. Probably my favorite cover of all time

After six years of looking...

Cloak & Dagger have SUCH tremendous potential.... I can see Dagger cosplay going the way of Harley, Black Cat, Zatanna, or Catwoman at cons. Buy stock in double-sided tape if that series ever comes to fruition

Nice grab! I think RMA has like 80% of the print run for this variant

Wow!

Looks to me as though the entire masthead is hand-drawn rather than typeset, but I'd have to look at a copy in hand to be more sure one way or the other

sweet basil!

The last time you told the story it was about your mother and the Symbionese Liberation Army. If that were true, I would have a LOT nicer collection

My grandmother had an illicit affair with Lou Gehrig back in '28, and as a result instilled in me a great level of respect and admiration for the man. So, I use an anagram for ALS and my picture is a metaphor for my posts

I second that. That means you owe him $20 from last night. Nope first times free, I also got a nice stamp card from them. Go five times, the sixth one's free! Hitting it five times should probably earn you a reward of some sort, I'm guessing. Like a refund or a free pack of smokes or whatever they can cobble together from the trailer

Seriously, "elvis," what are you, like 15? Grow the * up

My God, you have to tell me your secret. I can't figure out how you can be so breathtakingly stupid. Did you fall down a flight of stairs when you were a younger kid than you are now, or did your mother drink a lot while you were in utero?

just wanted to change the thread title for google purposes. and, reported

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