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On 1/15/2022 at 4:41 PM, Grendel72 said:

Yup. As evidenced by the price of a 181 vs 180 book. There is a premium for nostalgia that we are more willing to pay for. So regardless where and how many times Gambit appeared before, 266 will always be the prize if someone wanted his first appearance. Would be cool if the pages for 180 and 181 both come up in the same auction, then we would really know...that 181 would blow 180 out of the water. 

If I'm not mistaken the original art for 181 was destroyed in a house fire.

On 1/12/2022 at 12:30 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Come again?

You're right. Thats probably what it is.

On 1/11/2022 at 11:10 AM, Lazyboy said:

Thread title has too many words. The first one doesn't belong.

Ah. You're right. Just fixed it.

https://comics.ha.com/itm/original-comic-art/mike-zeck-and-others-marvel-super-heroes-secret-wars-8-story-page-25-black-costume-venom-original-art-marvel-19/a/7266-91029.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515

Feel free to delete if this was already posted about.

I also believe that they allow replaced staples on golden age books as long as they are era appropriate.

On 1/8/2022 at 10:32 AM, N e r V said:

I think my opinion is actually lower of the people who actually buy the book vs the ones who started it. If it’s really a bad idea then no one will buy one, end of story, but if these actually sell what’s that saying about the current people in this market?
 

Yes I get you can call out bad optics for CGC which it probably is but what about anyone who buys one? This could only be a purchase as a joke for someone but I wonder if it actually works and sells?

I'm not too sure about that. Out of the thousands of people who read Bad Idea comics, I'm sure they can find 30 or 40 not too bright people who think they are getting some "rare collectible". Especially with all the press.

On 1/8/2022 at 5:49 AM, thesink said:

This is my least favorite remark. 

I really enjoy it. But to each their own 

Edit: Just now seeing this is a thread specifically for remarques. 

On 12/16/2021 at 12:18 PM, Randall Ries said:

But for the most part, I have no idea what they are even singing about. Butter pie? The butter won't melt so put it in the pie. You got it!

This may be arguing semantics, but thats a solo Paul Mccartney song. I still get what you mean though. Dig A Pony is probably a better example.

I've always wanted to get that issue signature series'd with Paul Mccartney's autograph. As for my opinion on the Beatles, Elvis's popularity was already beginning to wane when the Beatles came along. And the Beatles still have a more active fan base than Elvis. As a younger person I can say there are definitely people my age that listen to the Beatles, and even more who appreciate his music. I can't say the same about Elvis. Hey Jude? Let it Be? Day Tripper? Here comes the Sun? A ton of people know all these classics.

He was definitely a necessary character in the early Hulk issues. He was the only one who knew the Hulks secret, and was a friend of both the Hulk and Bruce Banner. Also Rick Jones was an orphan, and Bruce Banner had an abusive, rough upbringing. Therefore I've always felt that Bruce felt like a kind of father figure to Rick. I've never found him annoying per se. And he at least serves a purpose in the Hulk books which is all that I know him from.

Looks like a 9.8 WWBN #1 blew the estimated prices out of the water.

This is the definition of a stupid cash grab. Bad Idea is really living up to their name. And good job CGC for playing along. Maybe focus on getting out the books that are backlogged rather than feeding into gimmick.

On 12/28/2021 at 4:48 PM, djzombi said:

"I miss covers with substance"  
Like this one?  

Too much substance! Abort abort!

SM 2099 is in the spider verse trailer. I have a sneaking suspicion that Sony will use the "No Way Home" movie to distance the Spiderman property from the MCU and create their own "S-MU".

On 12/23/2021 at 6:35 PM, Ken Aldred said:

It’s true.

Just read up a little bit on it. That's crazy cool! Looks like they beat Lil Nas X 40 years to the punch.

Real blood in the ink? Like actually?

On 12/21/2021 at 5:50 PM, Domo Arigato said:

 

Whelp. Definitely not a 5.0 in my opinion.

On 12/21/2021 at 1:46 PM, Monster's Lair Comics said:

The other thing to consider with this particular book is that it appears to be a single staple book. Many books from the late golden age period were only stapled together with a single staple in the middle of the spine.  That makes it incredibly easy to make these detached.  The cover condition looks to be in wonderful shape, and with something like a single detached staple, how they decided to do a 5.0 on what would normally be a 4.5 top grade book.

Not only that but is there a possibility that the book never even had the middle staple put in?  If I'm remembering correctly older books had a tendency to have missing staples pretty often. Maybe its just a printing defect. In that case I don't think it should effect the grade.

On 12/20/2021 at 7:51 AM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Is it offered with the stamp too? 

From the website:

On 12/19/2021 at 5:18 PM, Bo1983 said:

Marvel age 12 is where that pic is from December 1983 release date on that.

Yea. Im a huuuge Secret Wars fan so I have 2 copies of that issue and have had more in the past. There are a handful of magazines that predate even Marvel Age 12's prototype. One of those is an Amazing Heroes issue (edit: 35) Which i have. And you or someone else mentioned another earlier.

On 12/19/2021 at 12:08 PM, Bo1983 said:

In all honesty I wish they had gone with that black and red custom in secret wars!

I agree It definitely would have been a more aesthetically pleasing design choice. It has a Miles Morales suit type look.

On 12/19/2021 at 9:38 AM, Bo1983 said:

 

I honestly can't read that. But does it matter what the original plan was? All that matters is what was printed.

If you say so 😂