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Very nice Charles Vess-like polar bear, wonderfully rendered.... above a hungry flock of gulls trying to pick at the most beautiful dead seal you ever saw. The artist's sig looks like it was signed by 3 people. Seriously, cool cover though!

Boy... those headlights are pointed right at ya, huh?

Just posted one in the ASM #238 / Hobgoblin thread, but this one doesn't have him so I'll drop it here. This anniversary issue has Spidey saying hello! It wasn't too much and I plan on getting all of the ones around it, so why not. It would have bugged me NOT to have it.

Here's the latest in the Hobgoblin run! Hopefully @jjonahjameson11 - you approve of Mike Zeck! Seriously, how does he sneak around NYC with this shoulder cannon?!? Both Jack O'Lantern and Hobgoblin are in this one, so it was on my list. I still need #286 (last Hobby cover needed below #300) and #287 to finish off the Gang War story. As not to double post the #288 is in the recent pickups thread, where I'll be adding another in a minute....

Both are cool, but I love that Spicy!!!

Great stuff! That polar bear cover reminded me of another (I have one, this is MCS):

PPSSM #98 & Spidey/Wolverine per PM. Thanks!

Is your keeper the lower left copy? If so, should have been WP!

I was curious about this so I went to MCS to verify. https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=330661 Of course the #11 stands out we all knew, but you're totally right. This run does have a bunch of more interesting ones. The #13 I knew off of the top of my head but there's a bunch of other ones with fun perspectives or the #6 car crash cover.

A few bronze Spidey books in this morning! First Normie: 1st Slyde: Last Gang War!

Yeah, that sounds more in line. FYI, that sound you hear is me gathering my AFPC run to send into CGC...

I was follow las night's HA auction. Ended up the underbidder on one book ( ) but also saw this... Um, did I miss something? Were 2 collectors high on Easter chocolate? I know Cole's crime books are under-represented a bit compared to the horror / romance genres, but this seemed a bit extreme. Thoughts???

I'm in. What the heck.... even a blind squirrel, right...?

Ok, I'd like to try and help out if I can. I've got a few large custom sets and I've gone about it 2 ways but I think 1 "may" help you. This is a tad involved, but I swear the payoff is worth it. For my Hobgoblin set I'm going for a chronological order. So I went to the Marvel Chronology Project's site and got all the appearances I wanted and put them in an Excel sheet. Then I numbered them all so that when I entered them they'd be where I wanted them listed. So my PPSSM #85 went in as a 4, my ASM #275 as a 17, and so on. So for the most part I had it mapped out before hand so I didn't have to edit them with each entry. However it's far from perfect, as now with new listings I just go far enough ahead to squeak anything in I need to. So I have the recent ASM's as like 130 and the Miles Morales ones 135 or so. I'd just have to re-number a few if I needed to, not a big deal. But something else popped up, a few books I hadn't accounted for! Such as a variant cover here and there, or the earlier Kingsley apps before ASM #238, so now what? Well, you can use decimals! So I have 2 Web of #85's, and they are 4.0 and 4.1. A Spidey mini came out a few years ago, but it takes place around #250 so they are 11.33 or whatever. You can squeak them in when necessary! If I can do this for a custom set that is comprised of 5+ characters in chronological order I'm sure you can do it! If you'd like to check out the progress: Good luck!!!

There only 1 more I don't have, so no worries. Sure some were rough, but I actuality think his style worked for the demons on this one. Actually, the one I'm missing is very dark, so is not as jarring.

Avatar has a bunch, and I've mentioned a handful. Uber is a WW2 horror/sci-fi story. Lapham's "Ferals" is werewolf stuff. http://www.avatarpress.com/2015/06/david-laphams-ferals/ Ellis did BLACK SUMMER, NO HERO, BLACKGAS, and others.

Alan Moore's "The Courtyard" and "Providence" may work as well, Lovecraft stuff. Providence Compendium https://a.co/d/aqqAn0Y http://www.avatarpress.com/thecourtyard/ Moore has described magic as a disease of language, and the Courtyard is kinda about that.

https://www.amazon.com/Nailbiter-There-Will-Be-Blood/dp/163215112X?ref=d6k_applink_bb_dls&dplnkId=b76deaf8-23da-4e9d-b0aa-60f86e08e3e7 https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/nailbiter

Slight edit / addendum... updated scans of PPSSM #147. I'm putting up a new post because I wanted to highlight something. I didn't even realize that it's one of those QES books. I never owned one before. I don't think I'd pay extra to get one or anything, and I'm not a fan of the stickers on the back of the slab, but the notes on the back label are kinda cool so I'm putting up the back scan. I'd never seen or noticed one before.

Ok, this was the main pickup! The funny thing is, I didn't mean to win it - but I'm glad I did! I threw in a bid and went to play darts. I came home and after I won both matches I found out that I won this one too! It's a great centered copy, with the MCG bar at the top having room and the CCA stamp having plenty of room. I can see the JR / JR sigs on the left. It's a tad wrapped at the top, but I can still make out the MCG sig a bit so that's ok. It may not actually look this bright, but MAN it's pretty shiny! Ladies and gents, my new Amazing Spider-Man 9.8 WP!!!

Thanks man! Here's a little more progression for ya! First off, an important one in the Hobgoblin saga (as I'm calling it). Even though he's not on the cover, it's where Macendale makes a deal with N'Astrah and we all know what that eventually leads to. This one was a decent price so I added it on to my main purchase, but first - Spectacular Spider-Man #147!

Just an FYI to others, I already reported this. I got the error when adding a new book to a custom set so I tried adding it to a competitive set. The thing is, I was creating a "new" competitive set and it didn't like that either. This was what I got: I guess the errors are related. Just a head's up all!

Still making the '91 cut a new arrival! I've still got a major one on the way, so this will have to do for now. I've had this one on the radar forever and finally found one at the right time. I know he was in #1 & 3 but this #2 will do for now:

Already at about $700. I'll be watching!