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I got this from MCS, didn't even realize it was a NS until it was pointed out to me (on the left):
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In addition to those MCS pickups, I added in these 2. Totally random, but I was reminded while diving in my boxes that I missed these 2 when they came out. Pull lists weren't perfect back in the day. The Kraven book was so popular that it went from a 7-issue series to a 6. Can't have a high print run. The Redemption book was part of the clone madness, of course.
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Rolling on with the Hobgoblin collection! Picked up a new one that wasn't even on my radar, Spider-Man: The Parker Years. This one only has 16 in 9.8 and 22 on the census. Looks good in the slab with the wrap cover too. It's mainly a flashback book that was during the clone madness, but my man is front and center on the cover so it was an easy call. I didn't even realize it was a NS copy until it arrived.
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On 4/12/2024 at 3:56 PM, Spider-Variant said:
Probably make it on the tail end of most BA definitions. But I won't complain either way, nice books.
Thanks! Glad it's approved, because I've got a new one! 1st Hydro-Man:
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Thanks for the great Spidey slabs! Smooth and easy! Recommended!
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Sweet new book in today! PPSSM #90 with an awesome Black Cat cover and Spidey all over the place. 9.8 WP (of course) and signed by Al Milgrom! 1st black costume in this title too.
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I hope Spawn is still selling. I've got a run from 1-113 and other Spawn titles (Curse Of, Sam & Twitch, etc...) I'm looking to move!
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On 4/17/2024 at 7:57 PM, moonpool said:
I would say of the American digests, high grade originals are really nice, esp the darker covers.
Looks like Kim Novak likes to gamble...
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Ok, we've got a new one! While not one of my favorite covers it is kinda cool. Spidey riding the back of Hobgoblin is pretty awesome! Also - and more importantly - this is the last Hobgoblin cover I needed in 9.8 below his "death" in #289. He did make a noted appearance in a few other issues (working on them) but this was the last "original" cover I needed in this title. I've got a #312 so from there I've go up to after his "resurrection" and get the newer ones. So here we go, ASM #286:
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On 4/17/2024 at 2:25 PM, Black Cactus said:
My grandfather was a frogman in WWII.
A little history... The Frogmen were the group that the Navy Seals originated from. As depicted in this book cover, one common task for the frogmen was to deactivate naval mines. From what my grandfather told me however, they never wore scuba tanks as they could risk bumping into the mines and the impact of metal on metal could trigger an explosion. Instead, the frogmen held their breath and cut into the navel mines with hand tools (while free diving in freezing ocean waters) in order to defuse them.
My grandfather and other frogmen were among other things, given "a pouch of herbs and chemicals to be worn at the waist, that will keep the sharks away." From what I remember him telling me, all they had was a swim suit, their tool kit, and their trusty bag of shark repellent.
The Navy frogmen received special training during WWII, and my grandfather's swim coach in the navy was Johnny Weissmuller, the actor who played Tarzan in the original black and white Tarzan movies. He was also an olympic medal swimmer and trained Frogmen during WWII. Apparently Johnny was quite the playboy of his day, being an olympian and hollywood star who spent his free time training the troops.
My grandfather was 6'7", and in order to get into the Navy his local recruiting officer (a friend of my grandfather's) lied on his application and said he was 5'11". Due to the small size of the ship's below deck quarters, you legally couldn't join the Navy if you were above a certain height.
He ended up being the tallest man in the US Navy during WWII, and I have a post-war newspaper clipping about this fact to prove the story.
During one of his landings in the Pacific Islands, he got separated from his team and was traveling through the local jungle on foot. He was ambushed by a small group of indiginous fighters, who upon seeing him, immediately fled. My grandpa believed it may have been because they had never seen a white man before, and certainly not one as tall as him. (Disclaimer: my grandpa never harmed anyone in the war that I know of, and was the most gentle of souls).
This is the coolest thing I'll hear all week.
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Just going over the covers... this one:
How jealous is she? I mean, she's hiding in the bushes like groundskeeper Willie! She's a 1/2 step away from being Carl from Caddyshack!
And these 2 are in the grass and draped in tree cover. Are the making out or playing hide and go seek?
I mean, can't they just go dancing and have martinis like everyone else?
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I thought maybe we'd get 2 more, vote for best 3 of 10 and then another to finish it all off - but it's not my poll.
Also - Thanks again for doing this @adamstrange! Now, let's continue to criticize everything that's wrong.
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Ok.. 1 other opinion.... this one:
Is a fantastic cover. You get 4 babes for the price of 1! But is it really a romance cover? It's more of a teen/humor book. The issue after it had a friggin' gorilla on it! Eventually it goes full romance, but whereas this is a great cover I couldn't vote for it as I don't consider it a real romance cover.
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On 4/17/2024 at 12:52 AM, adamstrange said:
I left out one book that tied for fifth place. I mentally flipped a coin, and it happened to land on the cover I liked better. What are the odds of that?
I love this one and it got my vote. The perspective, the MOON, the MANDALS! I love the TTLR run, but how some of them got in over this one I dunno.
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I wanna say Cap... but Batman did have a gun for a bit too...
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On 4/16/2024 at 9:12 AM, Ryan. said:
Cole books ending strong in the Mycomicshop Prime auction:
4Most Vol. 8 (1949) Four Most 5 VG+ 4.5 (mycomicshop.com)
Power Comics (1944 Holyoke) 1 CGC 2.5 (mycomicshop.com)
Holiday Comics (1951 Star) 5 VG 4.0 (mycomicshop.com)
Spook (1954) 28 CGC 4.0 (mycomicshop.com)
Power 2 @ $610 not bad for a 2.5.
Spook 26 @ $562 sounds about right.
Holiday 5 @ $455 is pretty darn good for an ungraded 4.0! I was happy to see that!
4Most v8#5 - $810!!! Holy shnikies! I did NOT see that coming! Ungraded, pretty well creased up TRC, and an often overlooked adventure title. The only think I can think of is that there's only 1 on the census in 4.0. It's a great cover, but that's one heck of a result! I didn't have my 4Most issues pegged to be in my next submission, but I may have to rethink that...
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On 4/15/2024 at 4:01 PM, grendelbo said:
IMO Copper Spidey begins with ASM 252.
That's fair. I just think because the Hobgoblin story was going on since #238 and ran through #289 that his 1st app may be a well-known # to go off of, and #252 was in the middle of that. #229 was 6/82, and #252 was 5/84 if it sways opinions.
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OK.... so I had mentioned that I was going to post another book (took me a minute to get it released to put into my registry set) but I wasn't 100% sure where to post it and if the above ASM #222 was in the right forum. I also posted #222 in the bronze forum and it seemed to get an ok. In the end (argue with me if you like, I'm open to ideas!) I decided that the line between ASM bronze and copper was #229. That issue starts the Roger Stern era, who did the Black Cat story a few issues prior to that, but then goes on a run for a few years. Also the Spidey logo in the upper right changes. It's not a big thing, but it helped me make a decision.
In any case, here's another pickup, #235:
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@adamstrange Is this correct for round 2?
Popular Teen-Agers #15 - 17.95%
Confessions of Love #14 - 16.24%
True-to-Life Romances #10 - 9.4%
Flaming Western Romances #3 - 8.55%
Top Love Stories #10 - 7.69%
Does that round out poll #2?
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@adamstrange So do we have our top 5? Looks like:
Popular Teen-Agers #5 - 12.96%
Top Love #8 - 9.26%
True-to-Life Romances #19 - 9.26%
True-to-Life Romances #15 - 9.26%
Confessions of Romance #8 - 8.33%
Is this correct?
In any case, if we disagree that these covers should have won I think we can agree that @PopKulture wins for sharing Anita with us...
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On 4/12/2024 at 6:14 PM, newshane said:
CURSE OF THE SPAWN 5-8 MISSING
CURSE OF THE SPAWN 9 - CGC 9.8 - SIGNED BY GREG CAPULLO
My last signature book, and she is a beauty! I'm sure Angela fans will agree...
This was a big month for me. I turned 18 and graduated high school.
Yes. Just... yes.
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On 4/12/2024 at 5:03 PM, OtherEric said:
And, as mentioned when I showed the copy from the lot I bought several days ago, this one was a case of upgrade quickly:
During one of his landings in the Pacific Islands, he got separated from his team and was traveling through the local jungle on foot. He was ambushed by a small group of indiginous fighters, who upon seeing him, immediately fled. My grandpa believed it may have been because they had never seen a white man before, and certainly not one as tall as him. (Disclaimer: my grandpa never harmed anyone in the war that I know of, and was the most gentle of souls).
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Glad to help the addiction, I mean collection!