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Updated with J. Scott Campbell Books/Links

I'm selling some CGC'd books from my collection - many signed. Below is the complete list. 

https://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=&_ssn=noodles1771&_sop=1

All books sold so far have shipped out within 24hrs of sale and are carefully and attentively packed.

All CGC Cases are Mint and literally have not been removed from the return box from CGC aside from the pictures taken for the listings below.

Feel free to e-mail any questions. Thanks for looking!

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Spawn #39 (Santa Spawn Cover) CGC 9.8 SS Signed by Todd Mcfarlane + Green Qualified Signed by Greg Capullo

Spawn #50 CGC 9.6 (Signed by Greg Capullo)

Bone #20 CGC 9.6 (1st Print Cartoon Books - Signed by Jeff Smith w/Bone Sketch)

Bone #24 CGC 8.0 (Signed by Jeff Smith w/Bone Sketch)

Gen 13 #14 CGC SS 9.8 (Signed by J. Scott Campbell)

Gen 13 #1 (Grunge McFarlane Spider-man #1 Homage Variant) CGC 9.8

Marvel:

Amazing Spider-Man #14 CGC 9.8 SS JScottCampbell.com Edition K (Signed by J. Scott Campbell)

X-Factor (Double Cover Misprint) #78 CGC 9.6/9.6 (Signed x2 by Joe Quesada & Jimmy Palmiotti on both covers!)

Uncanny X-Men #292 CGC 9.0 (Signed by Brandon Peterson in Blue)

Sky Doll #2 (Sky Doll Spaceship) CGC 9.8

DC:

Superman Man of Steel #19 CGC 9.8

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 CGC 9.8 (Signed by Brian Stelfreeze in Silver Ink)

Batman: Shadow of the Bat #1 CGC 9.6 (Signed by Brian Stelfreeze in Green Ink)

Batman: Sword of Azrael #1 CGC 9.8 (Signed by Joe Quesada)

Green Lantern #22 (1963) CGC 3.0 (Signed by Late GL Creator Mart Nodell)

Green Lantern #19 (1991) CGC 9.4 (Signed by Late GL Creator Mart Nodell)

1991 DC Cosmic Card - Golden Green Lantern (Signed by Late Creator Mart Nodell)

Harley Quinn #1 Amano Variant (Awaiting CGC Return)

Valiant:

X-O Manowar #0 CGC 9.6 SS (Signed x3 by Joe Quesada + Jimmy Palmiotti + SS Bob Layton)

Bloodshot #6 CGC 9.6

Eternal Warrior #1 CGC 9.8

Archer & Armstrong #0 CGC 9.4

Solar Man of the Atom #29 CGC 9.4 SS (Signed x3 by Joe Quesada + Jimmy Palmiotti + SS Bob Layton)

Dark Horse:

Blade of the Immortal #18 (Dreamsong 7of7) CGC 9.6

MISC:

Vampirella #7 *Frazetta Cover 1970* (Awaiting CGC Return)

Sacred Six #5 Chew Virgin Variant (Awaiting CGC Return)

Sold & Shipped:

Spider-man #1 (Silver Cover) CGC 9.8 SS Signed by Todd McFarlane w/Limited Label  SOLD & SHIPPED

Spawn #1 CGC 9.8 SOLD & SHIPPED

Spider-Gwen #1 CGC 9.8 SS Marvel Comics Rupps Comics Edition (Signed by J. Scott Campbell) SOLD & SHIPPED

Amazing Spider-man #361, #362, #363 / CGC 9.6, 9.4, 9.4 (All Signed by Mark Bagley) SOLD & SHIPPED

Amazing Spider-man #375 CGC 9.8 (Signed by Mark Bagley) SOLD & SHIPPED

Amazing Spider-man 'The Wedding' TPB ungraded by Stan Lee SOLD & SHIPPED

Uncanny X-Men #317 CGC 9.4 (Signed by Joe Madureira) SOLD & SHIPPED

Amazing Spider-man #365 CGC 9.8 (Signed by Mark Bagley) SOLD & SHIPPED

Spider-man #1 (Green Cover) + 13 (Black Spidey Costume) Both CGC 9.8 SS Signed by Todd McFarlane w/Limited Label SOLD & SHIPPED

Spawn #1 CGC 9.6 Signed by Todd Mcfarlane SOLD & SHIPPED

Spawn #45 CGC 9.8 SS Signed by Todd Mcfarlane + Green Qualified Signed by Greg Capullo SOLD & SHIPPED

Spawn #49 CGC 9.8 Signed by Greg Capullo SOLD & SHIPPED

Bone #1 CGC 8.0 (Signed by Jeff Smith) SOLD & SHIPPED

Gen 13 #1 (1994 Limited Series) CGC 9.8 SOLD & SHIPPED

Gen 13 #12 (Classic J. Scott Campbell Cover) CGC 9.8 SOLD & SHIPPED

Amazing Spider-man #361 CGC 9.6 SOLD & SHIPPED

Venom: Lethal Protector #1 CGC 9.8  SOLD & SHIPPED

Spider-man #13 CGC 9.4 SOLD & SHIPPED

Infinity Guantlet #1 & #3 CGC 7.5/9.6 Both Signed by George Perez SOLD & SHIPPED

X-Force #2 CGC 9.2 SOLD & SHIPPED

X-Force #11 CGC 9.8  SOLD & SHIPPED

Superman: Man of Steel #18 (HTF 2nd print) CGC 9.8 SOLD & SHIPPED

1991 DC Cosmic Card - Hal Jorden GL (Signed by Late Golden Age Creator Mart Nodell) SOLD & SHIPPED

Rai #0 CGC 9.4 SOLD & SHIPPED

Bloodshot #0 CGC 9.6 Signed by Joe Quesada SOLD & SHIPPED

4 hours ago, New Sense said:

Correct. The rules state it must be window bagged.

Looks like I might be getting a bag signed instead of a comic then lol.

If you send something to a Signature Series signing you can't just send the comic i a regular board and bag?

I hate being a downer and I'm not a particular fan of Alan Moore (though I respect his work) but anytime someone mentions Stan Lee I can't help but think of Moore's response on the subject:
 

I just wanted to update this thread for others that may be interested. I received my first online order from MyComicShop.com. Much improved shipping over TFAW.com. Photo below. The cardboard box has foam corners, the board and bagged comics came wrapped in another plastic bag with cardboard between them and the bottom/top of the box with more paper to even out the spacing between edges. The books themselves while having a little chipping on a corner at the spine for a few books came as well as can be expected without being in person to make a selection. Overall I'm pretty happy with it.

 

I was going through some sketch books I had from going to conventions as a kid in the 90s (literally I think I may have been 12yrs old). Can anyone identify this artist? It looks like it's signed 'James Biggs' or 'Jamie Biggs' but I'm not sure. I can't find anything for either on the Marvel Artist database. Did this person ever ended up working in comics? I've found some original artwork images credited to a Jamie Biggs on various sites but I can't tell if these were commissions are actually used in various issues. Can anyone provide some background on this guy's career (important issue runs, covers etc)? Thanks!

On 9/27/2020 at 12:09 AM, thunsicker said:

For comics that aren’t much collected, but are fun reads, I’ll nominate American Flagg!  I loved that back in the 80’s.

I really wish Image would reprint these in HC. So many people talk about this series but it seems difficult to come by any collected volumes.

This is more of a suggestion than a question.

Given a lot of CGC SS events don't require a membership (and they're not cheap) it would be nice to see some things done for members that are a bit special. Maybe a free custom label (for members) in honor of the person signing (example: a custom Spawn CGC SS label for a Todd McFarlane signing etc). You could also obviously charge for these to non-members who want them.

On 9/27/2020 at 12:09 PM, Turnando said:

I'd encourage you to stick with your LCS unless they are doing something you really don't like.

I think having a decent LCS is worth the extra few dollars, especially if it's a shop you like.

Choosing a book off of the shelf and buying it from someone you know is a genuine experience.  After you have it for a while you can decide of you want to slab it. Wait for a comic-con where you can drop it off in person.

Pre-ordering a collection online isn't fun to me.  Instant gratification fades quickly.

I've bought plenty online but a new book that I can easily buy from my LCS...never.

My original post probably didn't frame this well. This isn't about saving a buck between equals. There are particular books I know I'll want CGC'd before they come out. A LCS in many cases isn't going to order enough of a particular book to guarantee you a CGC worthy copy - that's the point of ordering online and I typically go through ebay to find a pristine raw copy of something I want graded. The problem is you incur a lot of shipping costs going through multiple ebay sellers thus I wanted to know about people's experience with larger online retailers who will have large stocks to pull the best quality copies from to fill an order that may ask for that level of product.

Feel free to collect however you like to collect - and let others do the same. Your LCS experience and sense of gratification is going to be different from others.

2 minutes ago, kav said:

Just ugh to any artist that draws these 90s hips.
Get out and experience the real world.  Females do not look like this nor do I want em to look like this.

I mean yes - but all art is a product of its time and this was the time of baywatch...

On 8/29/2020 at 10:42 PM, William-James88 said:

Jim Lee is one of my favourite artists, and while I love his art, I can't think of a big key of his. With other artists, there are these clear key issues that come to mind in terms of characters they created. Like with McFarlane I think of ASM 300, ASM 361 for Bagley, DD 168 for Miller, UXM 221 for Silvestri, XFactor 6 for Guice, Avengers Annual 10 for Golden, Killing Joke for Bolland and so on. 

So, just wondering, what is your go to Jim Lee key book. And would that be the book you'd get him to sign if a chance occured?

I can't really speak to Lee's DC work because I really only heavily collected in the 90s as a kid, but in the way that everyone associates Mcfarlane with Spider-man obviously Lee's association will always be with X-Men in my mind. I can't imagine that any DC work including Hush was anywhere close to his X-Men numbers or (to use a nebulous term) - impact. So even though X-Men #1 wraparound isn't tough to get in itself - it does seem like that's the key iconic book to have Lee's signature on. If you wanted more rarity maybe UXM 266's cover or his first UXM 248 would be harder to find 9.8s for.

However all that said, and all these years later I tend to agree with the below comment about the lack of design chops for Lee's covers and really just an inability to express much range of emotion (though not as bad as someone like Liefield). Having not collected during the DC years it's hard for me to look at Batman #608 as a cover and imagine wanting it signed or even to display it. It just comes off as such an uninspired stereotypical batman image.

Personally after an X-Men #4 or #1 to get signed and ebay'd - I'd probably keep an X-Men #1 signed for myself and get something more idiosyncratic signed to keep next to it (examples below). For me what's most collectible is not what the market or other collectors assign the most value or importance to but just my personal taste in what had the most impact on me (which is why we love comics and the artists that make them right?). (A gold wildcats 1 might be a fun addition to what's below as well).

On 8/29/2020 at 11:55 PM, kav said:

What i dont like about Jim Lee is first he draws like so many other artists.  second and most importantly he has no design sense.  He just draws a wad of superheroes on a cover for example.  As an artist it grates on my eyes.  Design is numero uno.

But if you're going to draw a wad of superheroes on a cover why not make it foil and try to hypnotize people?

Like a magic eye but with muscles.

On 9/15/2020 at 11:03 PM, ExNihilo said:

I use dcbservice.com (similar service to Midtown).  Each month you pre-order the books you want.  Most of the books have been received in better condition than I would have otherwise received at an LCS.

DCB had some positive reviews, one or two that complained about books not being shipped out months after they were released though. I'll probably try them out for their trade paperbacks at some point. Right now I'm waiting on an order from mycomicshop.com. We'll see how it goes.

I just received a small order from tfaw.com (Things From Another World) yesterday. Awful shipping. Terrible customer support. Before I even placed the order I called them to ask about their shipping and whether they used Gemini mailers (geminicomicsupply.com). They said verbatim: 'Yeah, we use cardboard mailers.' Apparently this is what they meant:

The books are completely unusable for CGC and don't even pass VF condition to my mind. I wouldn't even care if this were just the post office's mishandling but the fact that gemini mailers are common place among bedroom sellers on ebay and the 3rd largest retailer (according to their website) of comics can't be bothered with basic competent shipping practices is inexcusable. The damage to the books was entirely preventable with even modest professionalism.

All I can say is I'm glad I didn't order a variant cover or signed copy of anything that would cost real money and definitely will never use 'Things From Another World,' again for anything.

Lesson learned.

Updated sold/available listings.

Bump. Would like to get a few more opinions.

Thank you for the info revat.

Where do people recommend buying online for new books that may come in as close to mint as possible? I realize even new books come with issues. But I'm wondering what peoples' experiences are with online buying. Who packages well? Who consistently ships top quality condition stuff? Etc. Etc.

I tend to just go to my local shop but there are some books coming out on the horizon (from some favorite artists) I wanted to get slabbed and the online prices are a bit tempting over looking at the retail shelf.

Thanks!

Updated sold/available listings.

On 7/23/2020 at 9:26 AM, Jennifer F. said:

Good morning, thanks for your message.  We don't have any specifics on future labels at the moment but we are always considering new options and welcome any customer suggestions!  

Thanks!

Thanks. In addition to Marvel the 4 I mentioned (DC, Image, Valiant and Dark Horse) would be nice to have - specifically in conjunction with some signing events e.g. a Wildcats or Batman Label to go with a Jim Lee signing, a Maxx label to go with a Sam Kieth signing, a Bone label to go with a Jeff Smith signing etc. etc. (New Netflix Bone series coming btw) Something around Xmas for this would be killer.

Just wondering since CGC offers the custom Marvel Labels why DC, Image, Valiant or Dark Horse aren't also offered. Are there any future plans?
 

- Jim Lee

- Todd McFarlane (again)

- J. Scott Campbell

- Sam Kieth

- Bart Sears (Lives in Tampa! - I think)

- Joe Quesada

- Marc Silvestri

- Rob Liefield

Updated sold/available listings.

Updated sold/available listings.

Updated Sold Listings