Dick Pontoon

I guess the other bidders didn't get the memo that the comics market is crashing.

Kirby drew 31 Avengers covers in the '60s and 11 from '76-'77.

This x 100.

Taking it another step further, let's assume the grading is spot-on. If they're graded as VF/NM, that means 9.0. I was under the impression that unless it's a book like Batman Adventures #12, there basically ain't no moderns worth grading in that range.

Were these Ted Sallis' personal copies? Another rough one.1.8/2.0.

That looks like mold to me. If it's not, it still looks like moisture damage and heavy soiling. I wouldn't feel comfortable beyond a 3.0.

That book is rough. 2.0/2.5. OP may want to make his scans with a neutral color behind the books.

Uh-oh. I was just trying to be snarky/sarcastic myself!

Actually, I didn't scour GCD. Since I collect PCH, Atom Age and pre-hero Marvels, I was pretty sure Heck didn't have art in any of those books until the mid-'50s, so I looked on Wikipedia to confirm his start date there. I have considered getting a Carrabotta signature in the past and own a copy of JIM #14, which he has a story in, so I did in fact look on GCD to see what other early issues applied in his case. And I was just trying to be helpful to a new member. There's so many azzhats posting these days I often don't bother. And since we're on the subject Smartyharmonpants, Don Heck died several years before CGC was founded.

Vic Carabotta! He's still alive and well and even does shows! He drew stories in JIM 1, 13-16 and 25. I believe Don Heck didn't start working for Marvel/Atlas until 1954 and did not have any work in anything between 1-22.

Pentagram? You can't see the entire shape but that's a Star of David design not a pentagram.

But what about

Might want to check out this thread:

This pretty much mirrors my experience. I don't doubt that some sellers took a bath, but I haven't seen any big dips on the books I'm looking for and those books are nothing fancy.

None of the above. That sounds snarky, but there's not a single book on that list I would have any desire to buy. Probably the Bats #171 if pushed, and provided it was only a detached centerfold and not missing a page.

I've never received a single book like that from Heritage. I have received books without any cardboard sandwich but only a substantial lot of books, bagged and bundled together so they were like a brick.

Whoa! An original with the Anthony Quinn face!

Not until after the Disney Special WWBN Halloween Show.

That looks like a fine fit to me. You don't want them so tight that the edge of the book is next to the edge of the bag.

His posting slowed around the time he opened his store and then stopped. https://fantasticworldscomics.com/

Who is the seller? Why the silence?

Yes, was interesting to watch. Some of the earlier models went way below the estimate but the Aurora dinosaur kits did pretty good and the Micronauts were crazy to watch although I expect some of the prices will look like bargains in 5 years. Sealed kits are very cool but not in my collecting wheelhouse since I'm mostly focused on funnybooks. I like to build them, too, so re-pops usually suit me fine, plus I still have all my original kits (Aurora monsters, Prehistoric Scenes, Monster Scenes, etc.). I thought it odd they sold the Prehistoric Scenes in lots as well. I'm kicking myself for not throwing a bid in on that Monogram lot, it sold very cheap. Where do you see the kit market going in the future? I've always felt that they were more of a niche collectible than comics, and that there isn't the same amount of newer, younger collectors to pick up the reins as the older folks move out of the hobby. And yeah, the Micronauts prices! Wow!

One of my least favorite villains. Always hanging around idly and aimlessly. Just shiftless! He only got worse when he teamed up with The Malingerer.