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I’m just floored at the quality of these gems . Wow

We have been seeing some cool Submariner Timelys as of late so let’s keep it going . Couple more in the collection as of today .

Sub-Mariner 5 was in my LCS years ago . They had cgc issue 2 at 2.5 or raw number 5. I chose the number two and never ever did find # 5 again . This was around 2008. I paid 250.00 Canadian for # 2 I believe issue 5 was less. Oh those were the times . You could look up on the back wall see silver age classics all over the place . How times have changed . I love the hunt as well it just requires more patience and timing

Wow just stunning . I could never afford such books but find them inspiring to continue hunting my own runs. I remember years ago on Metropolis web site having a “ D” copy Sub-Mariner 32. It was highest ever graded and cost a pretty penny back then , I think it was $ 7500.00 USD over 10 years ago . Such a pleasure to see these high grade books .

Sometimes it pays to surf around I can’t believe my luck . This is a very tough book to find . Low grade some tape on spine . Honestly don’t care ! Stoked to find this one Sub-Mariner Comics # 27 Timely 1948

Thank you !

Another cool cover from my fav Golden Age hero. It has great colour and eye appeal for a low grade . Just trying to pick up books I can afford and enjoy.

Few Subbys on their way to me . Here’s one to ease the hunger ...

Couple new Subbys.... lovin the 29.

Wow! Simply fantastic .

Those are some serious books and grades. Thanks for sharing

Not as interested as me

Love that one

Submariner Comics 2 circa 1941

Love that 25. All of these are hard to find . I’ve got few more to share once they arrive . On their way is 22,26,29 cgc blues . I already have 32-42 completed just need to send the atlas books for grading

Here is a book that is one hard find . I don’t mind lower grades because it’s all I can afford but I’m very excited to find this one . I missed out recently on eBay for Submariner Comics 30 . I waited too long and it sold I’m very upset I did that . I’m working on a run from 22-42 and doing well so far. These last Subbys are tough .

He’s already in retirement mode. He will make some very limited convention appearances but he was selling a lot of goods off his site to get rid of inventory. I imagine getting sketches moving forward ( nice finished ones ) will be very difficult . He was only doing portraits anyways . More detailed drawings he just hardly did anymore .

I was very lucky with the Zeck as Mike is near impossible to get art from directly . This torso render came from his close friend Chuck Costas who privately sold it to me . It was done 2019 Torpedo comic con in Vegas . From what he told me it’s one of the best he’s done in a long time . The days of cover recreations is long over with and he’s in retirement mode now . I just love this one gives off Kraven last Hunt vibe

A few Black Suit Spidey pieces I added at end of 2019. So happy to have these Mike Zeck Ron Frenz Jamie Biggs Rick Leonardi

Here is comparison from eBay to mine . They look the same Puzzled

I have two atlas books from two diff sources these things don’t look trimmed I’ll post some pics here maybe you can help me out . I want to send them in to grade

When you say smaller you mean not golden sized more like silver sized? I was going through my Atlas Subbys and I have two issue 34 & 35 which are def smaller than rest . They def are not trimmed in any way just were produced that way . when I grade these will the case be smaller or better question are golden CGC graded books slightly larger in the slab?

No doubt early FFs

Anyone looking to get art from Mike I think it’s now or never . Commissions are not happening as stated above . His convention headshots sell very quick on his site and at shows . I think he’s finally settling in to a scaled back Convention schedule meaning hardly any . He went hard for years and it’s time for him to enjoy and from what I’ve read and been told by his close friend , drawing and sketching and convention merchandise is all going to disappear . It’s a lot of work to lug it around from place to place I think he’s going to taper it all off. comgrats to all owners of those amazing cover recreations