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Grant Turner
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On 9/19/2021 at 4:18 PM, AnkurJ said:
The art was not ComicLink’s or Nostalgic investments. It’s a local NJ collector. I can ask if he is ok with his name being disclosed.
I’m interested in one of the pages in this photo. (You can have him contact me if that’s better for him- I can get my info)
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Anyone know who’s booth this was? I touched base with Comiclink but they said it wasn’t them…
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On 9/10/2021 at 10:57 AM, RBerman said:
Gratz to Rob Liefeld! (I assume. He has been picking up as many Byrne/Austin pages as he can.)
Did my ears deceive me, or on the Gibbons Watchmen page, did the auctioneer challenge, "Rob Liefeld, I know you're out there"? I'm seeing some different auctioneers this time than usual.
It wasn’t him. He just posted on FB that he didn’t bid on this or the Iron Fist page, as he got the page he wanted last week. He was happy that Byrne prices are going up though!
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Strange Tales 106 pg 10 by Ayers!
I had to sell off some things I really liked to make room for this but I think it was worth it. The FF is my favorite team, and Reed is my favorite hero, and both were missing from my collection.
I wanted the earliest silver age page I could find (and afford) so I’m really pleased with this one. It ties with ASM 1 and FF 12 as only the fifteenth appearance of the team. The page features all 4 members, all identified by name and all using powers. And while not drawn by Kirby, Ayers is at his most Kirby-esque here (especially with Sue)
And it’s the first appearance of Carl Zante!
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I requested a con sketch from Bob McLeod and got it in the mail today.
Bob totally crushed it! I couldn’t be more pleased with it!So excited to include this in my commission collection.
Rahne Sinclair from the New Mutants
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I enjoyed LOKI very much and really wanted to commemorate the experience by purchasing something Kid Loki related. I did a quick search to see if any page from his first appearance was still floating around (it obviously wasn’t, duh me) but, when I put Pasqual Ferry into the comic art tracker search engine, I found a preliminary sketch of his, that I immediately identified as from KL’s first appearance so for $30 including shipping from Spain, I got this, and I couldn’t be more delighted!
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2 hours ago, zhamlau said:What were the pieces (now that the auction is over)?
The Tales to Astonish 44 page was the one I wanted, but I didn’t want to go over 12k (ended up going for 18)
my back up was the Strange Tales 106 page with all four of the FF. It leaked over my max just a bit. Wanted to keep it at 5k, got it for $5,200 (not complaining)
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4 minutes ago, gumbydarnit said:
For me, the MOST IMPORTANT process would be to put my absolute caps on pieces and jot em down, so when the bidding frenzy starts, I already have my most uncomfortable last bid figured out. Once it passes that amount, I’m done… I’m a spectator.
This lets me take the heat of battle emotions out of it when trying to figure out whether or not to place another bid, and keeps me from paying 1st tier artist prices for a 3rd tier artist work ; )
That’s what I ended up doing!
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Well, my initial statement was slightly off. Turned out the two pieces I had my eye on were both on Saturday, but the gist was still the same: the marquee piece was second, the piece I would’ve wanted if the other fell through was first.
But with that, my strategy did work! I placed my best and final bid on the second piece. I was higher bidder for a week, and then just before pre-bidding closed, I was outbid.
Which then freed me up for the first piece which I won!
(and truth be told, the second piece ended up going for way more than my best and final so I can’t even be sad about missing out as I never had a chance!)
- cloud cloddie, BCarter27, John E. and 2 others
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I’m not looking for some big insider secret here, but I am curious…
im interested in two things in an upcoming auction. One ends Thursday and one ends Saturday. I would want the Saturday page more, but I would certainly want the Thursday page if the Saturday one didn’t pan out.
How would you plan your bidding for that?
I ultimately decided to put my best and final on the Saturday page and if it’s met by Thursday then I’ll move on the other page, and if it’s not met, I’ll let it ride and just say goodbye to the Thursday option.
but in the future, what should I do? How would you handle it?
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5 hours ago, rlextherobot said:
I remember joking to a friend that you could buy a page of art from a key book cheaper than CGC 9.8 copy of the same book, which while still an exaggeration is less of one than it was a year ago.
I bought an Avengers 9 page for less than half the 9.4 price and an X-men 2 page for less than half the 9.6 price in the last year and 1/2...
these prices are insane
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Here’s an example of Stan’s handwriting from Avengers 9. It’s kind of hard to decipher (I think it says “Not Muscular- one of Don’s biggest faults” and is probably a note to the inker)
and an example of Jack’s notes from layouts he did on Tales of Suspense 77 (much easier to read and more focused on story)
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Hi Jennifer- is there a way to see if they added the first appearance info or not?
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Sold last week on Heritage. Now “new and improved” on Cool Lines
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I’m very excited about this one. As my collection has sort of settled in, and I’ve got all the high-end pieces that I think I’m going to get, I’ve shifted my focus to those lesser pieces that mean a lot to me sentimentally. Especially pages from series or stories arc I loved as a kid.
One of my all time favorites is Defenders 100, so, although not a page from that book, this is from the story arc leading to it (the Six-Figured Hand!) and it features several of my favorite characters; Dr Strange, Valkyrie, Hellcat, Nighthawk, and Son of Satan! Plus it’s the 2nd app of Gargoyle.
Maybe most exciting of all, it’s my first page with Sinnott inks! I have a sketch of his, but here is the master at work.
Look at that 4th panel, stunning!
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Thanks for the assist Jennifer! Much appreciated
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That would be awesome, thanks!
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Jennifer,
im afraid I was sleeping a little in the job. The comic was sent in already before I reached out to make the suggestion. It’s there scheduled for grading. Is it too late now to put a bug in someone’s ear? I can show the evidence to verify the first appearance, and it’s a character that had 50+ appearances plus became a major character on Agents of shield
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I’d like to suggest that you add “first appearance of Al “Mack” Mackenzie to Nick Fury vs SHIELD #3. Can I request that here or is there a dedicated area to make those suggestions?
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So happy to add a Power Pack page to my collection. I loved this series as a teen in the 80’s.
(Those in the know understand just how hard it is to track down early Brigman PP pages.)
this one’s got all four kids, in their newly acquired costumes, and 3 of them using their powers!
got it from Singapore and the shipping was almost more than the page, but it was totally worth it. Thanks Weng Keong Tam for making it happen!
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I have a page from Tales of Suspense 77 with layouts by Kirby, pencils by Romita, and inks by Giacoia.
on the back there are sketches of a man’s face, it kind of looks like a drawing of jack. Do you think it is? Do you think Romita drew it?
any ideas about the woman?
thoughts? Theories? Insights?
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Unpublished - Son of Satan commission by Michael Golden
Tales of Suspense 50 13 page story first appearance of the Mandarin on Heritage!
in Original Comic Art
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Any guess on how high this might go?
Key book. Major 1st appearance. Complete story.
https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/don-heck-tales-of-suspense-50-complete-13-page-story-the-hands-of-the-mandarin-original-total-13-/p/7248-155002.s