Jeffro.

Yes? No? Maybe? At various times in its existence, CGC has been looser on grading and tighter on grading. There have been more threads on this board than I can remember talking about that very thing.

This. Just because the census numbers are low on a particular book that doesn't necessarily mean that the comic is rare/scarce. I have a couple CGC slabbed bronze DC war and horror comics. The census numbers for those books are low but there are many mnay copies available. If you want to talk about rare/scarce in grade that's a different discussion. One way that I get a handle on rarity is to track stuff on ebay. Certain comics just don't show up very often for sale on ebay and that's telling to me. It's not the be all and end all of determining rarity. No one source is, not the CGC census, not Overstreet, etc, but at the very least, it's a starting point.

That's Comics General

The proper environment for paper storage is far more important than whether or not it's entombed in plastic.

Last night I went box diving for my copy of Thor 390. Found the box and started flipping through issues. Apparently, I started buying Thor at issue 391.

Do research on Desert Winds. What he said

Yeah but that hardly matter in this market

No Yes

Amazing Fantasy 15 MAY variant??

I would hang these all over my house and every time I walked under one, I'd jump up and bonk it with my head.

Slabbing has nothing to do with historical / cultural purposes. You could stick them in mylar with full backs and achieve nearly the same result. If you're looking to preserve them, proper storage conditions for paper are the most important factor, not whether they are encased in plastic.

Not necessarily. The following is my book. I had this signed back in 2001 on the bottom of the first page by Andy and Adam Kubert. Those are the "2 names written on first page in marker" listed on the label. (I wanted Joe as well but turns out he wasn't there on Sunday) In 2009, when I heard that all three Kuberts were going to be at a con in NY, I had a boardie faciliate all three sigs for me. Of course, consistency is sometimes not CGC's strong suit so who knows how it will be shown on the label of the OPs book.

What the hell is this? Chris Pratt(???) Nathan Filion(???) and ?????? Geez, I'm out of the loop.

Lot of taking in this thread. Anybody can take em but can they hold em

Are you aware that there is now CGC in the UK? https://www.cgccomics.uk/

Growing up in the 70s, I'm also a fan of the Bronze Age Charlton War (and other titles) which are very, very affordable though sometimes hard to find in decent grade mainly due to low supply and even lower demand. But with lazy spell checking like this - on a cover to boot - it's not hard to see why the company was doomed to demolition... Just about everything about Charlton was on the cheap side. They didn't pay well. With a few exceptions, they didn't have the "good" creators and most of the more talented ones who broke in with Charlton quickly went to DC and/or Marvel. Charlton used paper at the end of rolls with the serrated edges still present. Production values were horrible. Charlton war comics can't hold a candle to anything DC did. Trying to put them on par with DC war is laughable. It doesn't help that they didn't have iconic characters like Sgt Rock, The Unknown Solider, Haunted Tank, etc. However, that doesn't mean they can't be enjoyable. Some of the covers are very good. They do have a certain charm and they did have Sam Glanzman. I know Sam will never be rated as highly as Kubert, Heath, Severin, etc in the war genre but he did some damn fine work. I've been thinking lately about picking up cheap Charlton war when I see them. I should pull out the handful I still have from childhood.

yikes! not good! we sure mycomicshop is still a good bet for me? I wouldn't let the experience of one person make the decision for you. I don't doubt that he had a bad experience. After all, no retailer is perfect and stuff happens. I would suggest making a small order to see if mycomicshop meets your needs. Their packaging is first rate. Very solid and their grading is light years better than it was in the past.

but just because its true

How do we know you're really a Batman fan?

For those old farts (like me) it was easy to tell that it was Beyonder with a different name.

Let's all get in the octagon and settle this once and for all.

It never was, pre-CGC, and thus we see how grading has changed as a result of CGC. I agree with you that the qualified grade was/is an unfortunate decision made by CGC. I understand why they did it but I don't agree with it. It's especially excrement when you consider that a comic with a popped staple can be given a green label (and be graded higher) or a blue label (with a lower grade)

The following is going to sound snarky but I don't mean it that way. Have you considered not buying junk so that you don't have to worry about selling said junk later? I'm being quite serious. I was looking through boxes the other day and continually shaking my head and asking myself why I bought all that crap.