comicginger1789

I used a formula!

Do not send the "gifts" in at all....keep them As for how the comic will grade, if there are spots inside the comic that these were cut out of or removed from, they probably will deem it a qualified (green) label and notate that. I am not an expert though on these foreign copies being graded...so MAYBE they have some leniency. But to me, it would be like ASM #238 with the tatooz. If those are missing, usually it means a qualified label. Personally, I would keep the issue raw as I don't think slabbing does anything in its favour. It is a 5.0 range book from what I can tell and I think leaving raw, with the cool goodies in the bag and backing board is the way to go should you look to one day sell it.

I frankly just have gotten bored. I stopped after Loki. I have not seen anything since. Just no desire....as least not for the MCU aspect. As for comics, colleting and reading and grading and all that, I am doing lots of that. But the desire to try to fit in 10+ hours of TV or a 2.5-3 hour long movie doesn't excite me. Plus the ideas I have seen have not excited me. Oops I lied. I did watch the Halloween Special with Man-Thing. That I liked. More of that please.

This is mine. Still have it. I acquired in a lot that I bought probably close to a decade ago. I kept it because at the time, there was not much value to it (still isn't I don't think) but I thought it was cool to have a book that old. Eventually I stumbled across LB Cole and his work and that set me into a Golden Age buying zone. I try to purchase 1-5 GA books a year (horror, jungle themed or war themed) that fit my fancy, be it artist related or simply because I like the cover. I always try to buy Cole books but even his Jungle and Western stuff, which in the past was substantially cheaper, is now creeping up (or at least people are asking a lot more than they used to for it). I also eventually want to get an older Superman and Batman cover from the 40's. In due time I suppose.

I think that at this point, as others have alluded to, Mile High Does Not Care. They have comics, a huge "collection" and almost operate more as a museum nowadays. And hey, mycomicshop may sit on that $7.20 comic for a while. Mile High, likely forever. But Mile High attracts the comic people who don't know comics in and out. So yeah, they may make hundreds of sales a year that are 5 or 6 times what a self respecting collector would pay just because they get the "rookie" market who is simply wowed by the spectacle of the place.

Personally, I feel lucky that a hobby I have enjoyed since I was 11 or 12 has turned into something that if I wanted to, I would cash out and put at least 1 kid through a decent school program. And all of it at a fraction of what I spent to accumulate it. I think it is hard to be a collector and investor at the same time. I tried it and ended up just acquiring more books for myself that I did try to turn them into profit. It is a venture I might try again but it took the joy away from the hobby honestly. I am content right now just buying what I like when the price is right and not worrying about it. As long as I am getting a decent deal on a book I will enjoy today, I feel confident I can recoup its cost (and likely then some) down the road when needed. I think now is a good time to buy though. Buy desired books that over the last decade have shown overall gains. Buy the best grade possible. By the biggest keys possible. And you should be fine. Playing the small game with weekly or monthly hot books can probably be done but requires a lot of work and time and potentially, more losses than gains.

I agree that we should see the cover in question!!!!

This is the answer I've been collecting and grading my stuff for 20+ years. Looking at graded books, grading guides, frequenting forums like this have all helped hone my own knowledge. If a book has certain defects like bends or dents that I feel can be pressed out, I have it pressed. If it is a book with creases or spine ticks and I know that no mater what is done, that book is destined to be a 6.0 book, I don't worry about it. You can save money with experience and a good eye or you can just have everything pressed until you do develop that.

Yeah but its a killer TV for $5 and $15 all in for a remote....I can live $20 all in for a nice older TV that works well and does the job for retro game systems

Yeah sadly not on this model. One of the few that requires the remote to do so.

And for a DC Black label story, whilst feeling the need to express some self love, the robotic hand breaks the Batman! The splash blurb on the cover will read “Gripping action in the traditional DC form!”

I need these books personally. I have the Marvel ones but these are the ones I wished I owned.

He should have a detachable robotic hand, capable of sneaking into places and spying incognito whilst relaying info to Batman electronically....like a superhero version of Thing from the Addams family.

I also would never grade it. I would personally prefer raw But if you are deciding between grading as is or adding a facsimile cover, I would definitely NOT add a fake cover.

Haha I guess? Someone must have had them in a shop or flea market b0oth or something at one time too because they all have a 2018 sticker and $5 price on the back of the backing boards. In addition, majority of them have a date stamp on the back corner (some in the same orientation parallel to the spine on the back cover, suggesting done around the same time or by the same place that sold them back in the 60s)

The full romantic shebang

It was one I was most excited for I kinda knew it had some value hence why I went for it on the lot I will def post pics of all hopefully this evening as they should arrive today

Marketplace find (only because I don't have any flea markets within 3 hours of me and yard sales aren't quite happening yet where I live) I figured $4 a book all in shipped to my door was a good price to take a gamble on 35 or so books. The closer up pics I was provided show these to be in Fine or better shape too, which I am happy about. Plus, there are about 15 books I have no clue what they look like so I shall enjoy a few surprises when they arrive!

I was thinking 5.0 before scrolling. Nice book!

I have the Invaders run for three reasons.....very cheap to acquire (or were when I did 5 years ago), great covers and solid stories. Robbins art does taint the whole experience which could have been regarded as one of Marvel's best from that time, yet sadly the interiors are always a letdown. Apologies to Frank and his fans but not my cup of tea, I am sorry. But not bad enough to warrant not collecting!

A lot of people were huffing the comic highs at the time...reality has come back a bit and now they are taking the L.

This is what happens when you take a 4 day break from the boards. Usually I am able to visit daily, or every other day at least

Another problem that I see is a peak much too soon. Don't get me wrong, the build up to Thanos was great. And maybe it had to be done that way to get the MCU where it is and to establish itself. But after a villain like Thanos, people expect a lot. Forgive me but Kang just isn't the guy I envision for that. Or at least the approach and story they have been telling so far is not exciting me at all. To the point where I have stopped watching because it is more of a time consuming endeavour than something I enjoy....which is sad but the truth. I think they could still get things back on track, now that the prospect of the X-Men and FF are poised to eventually appear, I could get pulled back in. I also think this current phase has been too much too fast. Phase 2 had 6 movies over 2 years (3 a year, which I liked) Phase 3 had 11 movies over 3 years (almost 4 per year now) Phase 4 had 7 movies over 1.25 years and also 8 shows (which altogether as run times, most were like watching 2 movies each) Now I know COVID wreaked havoc on some of that but Marvel was still ramping it up regardless. I think the sweet spot was Phase 3....and that should mean ALL content. Movies every couple months and shows too is just too much. I am content with a spring show, a fall show and 2-3 movies sprinkled in between and it sounds like that is the plan so fingers crossed I can motivate myself to get back in. As someone who has read all the show spoilers and such I don't feel the need to necessarily watch everything I have missed either.

Right? Like call it Avenger: Rise of Ultron...and if you want to reference bits from Age of, do it. Or tell your unique story and leave the door open for a future actual adaptation closer to the actual events in Age of Ultron.