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On 11/26/2021 at 12:05 PM, flashlites said:

Thanks, now I guess I will have to hunt down one of those Kid Flashes.....hey, wait a minute, I guess I am collecting the toys now...oh no! I always told myself I wouldn't fall down this rabbit hole!

Beware of chasing that Kid Flash down... I discovered he was quite a rare MEGO, and he commands $$$, even loose and missing gloves or boots.

On 11/26/2021 at 2:57 AM, flashlites said:

I never saw a Mego Flash figure in the 70's. If that Kid Flash is a real 1970's figure that may be the first. It's not the Flash but it is a Flash. Yes my little 1980's Flash has the 'running legs' action

I have now gone down the MEGO "rabbit hole" much deeper than I ever would have wanted to...  You definitely did NOT see a "The Flash" MEGO in the 70s, as MEGO doesn't appear to have ever made him, although you will find hoards of fake "re-production" Flash MEGOs???  How do you re-produce something that was never produced to begin with?

That said, Kid Flash remains the only Speedster MEGO ever showed any love towards.  He was released in 1977 as part of the Teen Titans retailer assortment.  I found the 1977 Retailer Order Form, it appears as the first line of the Super Heroes collection. 

So, I will say now with my best certainty, that yes sir, you do posses the first "The Flash" figure.  The 1984 Kenner Super Powers Collection Flash.  A great piece of Flash History!

On 11/25/2021 at 3:28 PM, BabaLament said:

Yay red Tick! I have the black & white; haven’t found a red one yet. I’d like to get the whole rainbow of printings & re-issues, have them framed up for a display. 

I really like the polka-dot later printings, they just accentuate the craziness of the character!

On 11/25/2021 at 3:01 PM, flashlites said:

I do not collect the toys but over the years friends and family, knowing my interests have given me a few things. Here they reside on top of one of my bookshelves. I love the history of comic books and am putting together a library of related books on comics (with an emphasis on the Flash of course).

Notice the little Flash in the front next to Captain Cold? I believe he is the first Flash toy from the 1980's? Is that true? Is there an earlier Flash toy?

 

 

Thanks for sharing, some gems in there!  I see I'm not the only one with McDonalds Captain Cold!!!  I also spy your Eagle Moss, I have nearly a full Flash and Villains collection I'll have to share in a future post.  I believe the first action figure had a function, like squeezing the legs made the arms move, does your do that?  There were a few Flash MEGOs in the 70s.  I believe the below, Kid Flash, was the first ever Flash toy, as Barry Allen's MEGO came later.  As far as my favorite Flash figures go, they are the more recent Infinite Heroes figures from 2008-10.  They had so many cool combo packs and featured Jay, Barry, Wally, and loads of villains.  

On 11/25/2021 at 3:12 AM, Terry E. Gibbs said:

When you have to improvise.

I assume Grodd asserted mind powers to earn his place in your photo!

Anyone have a spot in your home that you consider to be your “Flash Shrine”?  I have a small dedicated space that I rotate comics and statues through.  I’d love to see yours…

On 11/23/2021 at 8:59 PM, Namtak said:

Where in Granby i might go check it out?what is the name of the place please?

I haven’t lived in Connecticut since 2013, but a quick google map walk down memory lane seems to indicate Wright’s Barn and Flea Market…  So closer to Torrington than Granby, but I remember driving through Granby on my way from Windsor to get there.  I believe the vendor with the comics had posted on Craigslist, which is why I ventured out there in the first place.  If you’re specifically hunting comics, I’d call ahead, as that vendor might not be around anymore.  Happy hunting!

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Pulled a Batman Adventures #12 and Mad Love One Shot out of a 4-for-$1 bin at an antique barn outside Granby, CT in 2012.

#12 is Long gone now, in fact, I sold it in less than a week for $600.

Mad Love is still kicking around in my random long box though…

On 11/15/2021 at 4:19 PM, Robot Man said:

Steranko is quite the guy. I remember him practically hitting on my wife at a show. He was so smooth. She was really flustered. We walked away and she couldn’t believe he was a “comic book artist”...

He is quite the personality… He asked me if I wanted a sketch on my book… When I replied: “I am happy with just your signature”, he responded: “Just A Signature!  What, I’m not good enough to draw on your book?”

Do what you want to what is yours I suppose…

Personally, yes, seeing this made me cringe…

Stan Sakai is my hero, and I’ve had him sign and remark dozens of books for me, but NEVER would I have him sketch all over the cover of my Albedo #2…

As for Kevin Eastman, no ill feelings from me… However I value far more the books signed by the other TMNT creator…

Call me shallow I guess… but that index finger haunts my dreams, and ruins an otherwise bombshell cover for me!

On 11/16/2021 at 2:24 AM, flashlites said:

Flash toys? That could be interesting. But if I remember right the first Flash toy was that little running figure from the 1980's?? Does anyone know of an earlier toy?

Did someone say toys? 

My 1999 Jack in the Box Flash had to wait a decade for a proper fast food nemesis, this came in the form of 2011 Happy Meal Captain Cold!

Hi,

Can I please request the following additions to set: Flash (2011)

Book: Flash 5 Sketch Cover

Book: Flash 7 Sketch Cover

Book: Flash 8 Sketch Cover

Book: Flash 9 Sketch Cover

Thanks!

BJCCCAT

Slots added on 11/10/20. Thank you

Hi,

I am curious, does anyone else feel that the score values for the DC New 52 1:200 Sketch Variants should be higher?

Example:

Flash 6 9.8: 24

Flash 6 1:200 9.8: 32

it is the same for all the 1:200 Variants, I.e. Batman, Green Lantern, Talon, etc...

Should a score only be 33.3% higher for a book that is 20,000% or more rarer?

Thoughts? Ideas what scoring should be?

bjcccat

Hi,

I am curious, does anyone else feel that the score values for the DC New 52 1:200 Sketch Variants should be higher?

Example:

Flash 6 9.8: 24

Flash 6 1:200 9.8: 32

Should a score be only 33.3% higher for a book that is 20,000% or more rarer?

Thoughts? Ideas what scoring should be?

bjcccat