RockMyAmadeus

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Pffft. Class of '99. eBay message boards. Charter member.

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I have no class.

"Obscene."

Just got results from my 5/5 90 book pre-screen...another Batman #426 and #427 in 9.8. That makes 8 of 25 (probably) on the #427 census subbed by me. Will I ever get tired of subbing 9.8 Death in the Familys? Probably not. There are lots of other goodies, but I'll wait until they're in my hands to post.

While a seller should provide the exact same item in the picture, there's really no significant difference between a newsstand copy and direct copy from that period. In fact, the newsstand copies are the ones that are guaranteed to be first prints. If the book was in the expected condition, I'd be slightly annoyed, but I wouldn't demand a replacement. But, you were within your rights to complain, and I am certainly in no way defending SA.

And Death in the Families are NOTORIOUS for early page death...

Murphy Anderson definitely had a fondness for the screen mesh alien eyeballs.

One on the left is the only 9.8 SS on the census.

Well.....CGC used to offer slab credit to witnesses who turned in labels...but they stopped that as of May. Witnesses may still turn in labels as a matter of habit, or just because they want to keep the census clean. But it most definitely could have been a downgrade, too.

But the long flap on a long box is SOOOO hard to fold all the way over!

SS is the most likely reason. Or, the book could have been damaged.

So the census was updated, and now, instead of 19 Universals, there are only 18! WOOHOO! I love it when the census goes DOWN. Apparently, someone turned a label in....

He does seem to be a slow learner. Hate to see him get a strike but jeez..............READ THE RULES!!!! Now who's going to post fifteen new threads in ALL CAPS for us to read...?

She's a hottie NOW! I saw her in NY in Feb, RAAWWWRRRRR!

For the record, I think what Byrne, Perez, and Miller were doing in the late 70's/early 80's was absolutely mind blowing, and set the stage for the A. Adams, the Sienkewicz', and even the McFarlanes to come along later. If you're a fan of art for art's sake, it was truly an amazing time period in the artform.

While I totally agree that Alan Moore was in no way influenced by Frank Miller in any case (and yes, this is an absolute statement!), I think you're underestimating Miller's work in his initial Daredevil run. The writing, in terms of plot and subject matter was definitely more than standard superhero fare (though I'll grant you, the dialogues still weren't nothing to write home about) and the overall storytelling (pacing, layouts, composition) were miles ahead of anything being done in mainstream comics at that time. I won't argue that Miller was a great innovator (he was basically "borrowing" elements from the works of Steranko and -mostly- Eisner, while applying a Kurtzmanic sense of timing in the way the story flowed through the panels), but he did stuff that were definitely "different" compared to the average Marvel and DC comic book. And even though the sales of Daredevil took a while to increase, once they did, the title became a mega hit, surpassing even the X-men for a little while IIRC. Wellll......hmmm. Ok, I come from this from the perspective of reading these as an adult, and after I read books like Sandman, Watchmen, AM's Swamp Thing, Animal Man, etc. I also grew up reading no comics whatsoever, but actual books. I cut my teeth on the Oz series (highly recommended) and had read LOTR by the time I was 13. I had also read Dune by that point, and was a fond reader of James Herriot. I even read Clive Cussler. So that's where I come from as a reader. Most of the comics up until the mid-80's I wouldn't have tolerated in any way, because they were so radically inferior to the best novels that had been published. I read the original Miller DD run after all of this, and....it's ok. I don't think it's great, and it suffers from the same problem that Dark Phoenix Saga suffers from: the dialogue is so painful at times, it's difficult to read. (as an aside, I also think that Dark Phoenix is wildly overrated...while a stellar run THEMATICALLY, and well plotted [Claremont's strength to that point] there are moments of sheer groan inducing dialogue worthy of the absolute worst Telenovellas. Most of the rabid fans I meet of Dark Phoenix are men who read the story as children/young adults, and really had nothing better with which to compare.) Miller fixed this problem by DKR, but there's still painful and awkward dialogue even in Ronin. Ok, I'll grant that it was better than almost everything out there at the time (aside from X-Men and New Teen Titans), being the best of "pretty low brow" isn't saying much. Artistically, absolutely beautiful, no question. Brilliant, groundbreaking, innovative, some of the best material published. As a writer...? , not so much.

Sorry I was talking in my Hillybill speak, I ment to say I won that auction with Heritage, (well my brother did) and I got my 428 9.8 for less than 175 bucks, with a 9.6 426 to boot. That's great! That's a very, very good price for this book.

Sorry man....the dates just don't line up. Miller's writing wasn't "that amazing" on his DD run...at least until Born Again.... Which, of course, is the greatest DD story ever told.

Um. How can Frank Miller have opened the doors for Alan Moore, when Alan Moore was writing comics long before Frank Miller? Sure, Moore's first US comic came out in late 1983, while Miller's first written book came out in late 1980, but Miller worked for Marvel, Moore for DC, and Miller's writing wasn't recognized as anything amazing (aside from killing off Elektra) until at the earliest, Ronin (1983) and at latest, Dark Knight Returns (1986...to which I am leaning.) As well, DD remained bi-monthly for several months after Miller took over. What was particularly "new style" about DD #168-191? It's typical superhero fare, with the introduction of Ninja as major story element. And Moore coming to DC was almost exclusively the result of efforts by editors Karen Berger and Len Wein. I really don't think Miller influenced Moore or his career in any possible way.

......? Can someone provide a Hick to English translation of this post for me...? I KID, I KID! But seriously, say that again in English.

A Batman #428 CGC 9.8 sold on ebay just this week for $255. I was sooooooo tempted to buy it. I sold two last year for $661 and $550. There are 19 universals on the census. I doubt that, unless more show up, you'll be able to get another one for that price. I imagine most of them have gone into the hands of collectors by now.

Oh, and on the note of "profit sharing when you get a good deal"... It is the seller's responsibility to the buyer to provide NO LESS than what was described. It is the seller's responsibility to HIMSELF to provide no MORE than what was described. If sellers give away 9.8 potential books as "raw NM"...that's the choice they've made, and the buyer owes them nothing. If, however, the seller is selling 8.0 potential books as "raw NM"...he's wrong and shold be held responsible. I gave away, in 1999, what would probably become a 9.4 Amazing Spiderman #94. Selling price? $15. Oops.

Good thing I didn't waste the time going down to Newport...what this guy should do is simply partially refund everyone's payment an amount the BUYER thinks is fair, Shipping long boxes back and forth is a spendy and fruitless endeavor, unless the seller pays for it. Hold his feet to the fire.