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Jim Steranko was paying homage to this Weird Science cover: When he drew this Nick Fury cover:

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=680076&fpart=488 They were all Harvey file copies I purchased in the mid-nineties when Diamond Galleries mailed out a catalogue devoted to Harvey files. Here as well are scans of the sister title:

Here are scans of a few more from a Tom and Jerry related title: 19 21

Here are scans of five more of my Felix the Cat comics:

Turok clearly served as the template for White Eagle on Indian Chief 31: 1 31

A certain day in early August 1963 was key to instilling a lifelong interest in comics within me. I had set aside any comic buying for nearly a year because my heart was broken when my older sister had convinced my mother to throw out my small stack of comics the previous fall because they were surely going to corrupt me for life. (My sister was of course correct. They did.) On a visit to Ken's Variety on Wharncliffe Road, however, I checked out the spinner rack and saw these comics in all their shiny glory: I mean how could I resist? Within the next five weeks or so, these comics hit the newstand at Les' Variety which was just a block away on Wortley Road: Well that was it, game, set and match. And now here I am today, still a huge comic fan!

Well that might translate into increased demand for DC comics from 1960-61 - in twenty years or so. You're preaching to the converted. I've been tucking away nice Silver Age DCs for nearly 35 years. You might have noticed that I've posted scans of some as well.

But it wasn't a weak title when it was being published in the Silver Age! It was a very good one. That's why it's held in such reverence today. Your comparison is off base though. While Fantastic Four may indeed be a second or third tier title these days, this is being determined by the buying preferences of today's thirteen year old customers at the local comic shop. But these are not the collectors bidding thousands$ for high grade early Silver Age comics! The collectors paying the big money for Fantastic Four 1 are doing so for two reasons. First of all, that was the issue that launched the Marvel Superhero Universe and revolutionized the history of comics. Secondly, the Fantastic Four title was Marvel's flagship through the Silver Age. That was where the canvas for Marvel's Universe was being painted. That's where the majority of Stan Lee's most creative thinking was displayed, and that's where the major character introductions that shaped the Marvel Universe occurred, e.g. Sub-Mariner, Skrulls, Dr. Doom, Inhumans, Galactus, Silver Surfer, etc. While the Amazing Spider-Man title was a good read as well, Spidey's supporting cast of Doc Ock, Vulture, Green Goblin, Kraven the Hunter, J. Jonah Jameson, Mary Jane Parker, Gwen Stacey, etc. were hardly characters playing lead roles in the grand panorama of the Marvel Universe.

I disagree. What makes the cover of Fantastic Four 1 iconic is that it's the first Fantastic Four comic. As a cover judged on its own merit, however, it's very ho-hum.

That's the way it is with real estate as well. If you buy a property because you like it and it's ideal for you, that's an actual fact. And chances are that you're not unique and somebody else will like it for similar reasons when you choose to sell so that you'll end up doing well on the property as an investment. If, on the other hand, you compromise on your preferences so that you buy something that you think will appeal to the general marketplace when you sell, that's not a fact based decision. That's a speculative guess as to what others might think in the future. And that type of speculation/guessing can turn out to be very, very wrong. If you buy what you like though, you won't go far wrong.

It's still a really gorgeous one despite the sideways cut. (thumbs u

Those are really astonishing copies! (thumbs u

Good stuff! I love trifectas! Here are a couple Batman unmasking covers with the requisite pesky women reporters with cameras:

Here are scans of a few more of my Famous Monsters of Filmland magazines:

Do you mean Howard Post?

Oh I wish! I only have 25 or so issues plus three Giants.

Here are scans of five more of my Tom and Jerry comics: 196 199 200 202 205

Here are some scans of a generally underappreciated Dell title: 13 14 File copy 18 20 22 24

Cool! Brave & the Bold 31 is far tougher to find than any of the preceding three.

Here are scans of my Showcase comics featuring Cave Carson:

They're all worth getting encapsulated from CGC's standpoint - but I'm not sure any are from yours. But why did you post a twelve cent and a fifteen cent comic in a thread devoted to ten cent comics?

I agree! Dinosaurs sure do make for great covers! Here are scans of my Tommy Tomorrow comics: Mohawk Valley copy

Whatever Steelcity has is really nice. He's that kind of fellow. I've noticed.

Well I certainly do, but I guess most people wouldn't classify me as a casual reader, and almost none a casual collector! It's an exponential curve. I'd say the available quantity of the DC titles drops by about 25% per year moving back in time from 1965. By the time one is back to 1959, it's very difficult indeed. Using my 25% per year axiom, comics from 1959 could be only 17.9% as common as those from 1965 while comics from 1958 could be only 13.3% as common.

Okay. Here then are scans of six more of my Fly comics: 10 11 12 Bethlehem copy 14 Bethlehem copy 15 16 Bethlehem copy I went to Vegas three times in late 1981 and early 1982 but I've not been back since.