XxSpideyxX

On 6/6/2020 at 3:02 PM, David Buck said:

And this appears to be the promo in question 

 

 

How did you find this?!?! 

1 hour ago, David Buck said:

Another copy out of the mailer on worthpoint

 

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/amazing-spiderman-252-original-1814372827

 

Are you a member?  Curious about the selling price.  I’ll more than likely sell this soon. 

1 hour ago, David Buck said:

And this appears to be the promo in question 

 

 

You guys should work for Scotland Yard!  Was Nabisco ever owned by or own Ralston?  Weird they both had the same promo offer.  

Odd that it's a "direct" version, no?  Seems to add credence to @telerites theory.  

Scans help reveal more detail.

2 hours ago, Get Marwood & I said:

Definitely don't open it. You can pick up an ASM #252 any day of the week. This is different, potentially unique. 

I've never heard of a promotional version of this issue from Ralston Purina so my assumption is that it is a regular direct edition copy (I can just make out the Spidey UPC in your first image). Can you see any evidence through the envelope to suggest otherwise @XxSpideyxX?

The closeup picture I posted is what is visible under normal lighting.  But I may try to hold it up to the sun or try a flashlight.  Maybe a scanner would reveal more?

2 minutes ago, telerites said:

Which is why I would not open it.  The CC listing does not give any real detail other noting the mailer and that it is a cool item.

I like the eclectic.

I guess CC and/or the buyer is banking on it being a 9.4-9.6 for it to have sold for $160?

4 minutes ago, telerites said:

Just don't let Mike's @comicdonna dog get close to it 

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To OP:

And for me, no way I would open that.  There's a ton of slabbed and raw ASM 252s available.

I see this at one time sold on CC for $160 but unsure when.  Not sure if you bought it then or later.

Keep it sealed and let someone else speculate if you sell it.  

The temptation is real.

Oddly enough, I can't find anything about Ralston/Purina giveaways in the 1980s on the Internet.  I may try to google the original recipient to find out if they are still alive and whether or not they remember the story behind it. 

I'm imagining this was discovered stored away at some estate sale and sold/traded by collectors ever since, including CC.

41 minutes ago, Tec-Tac-Toe said:

My dog would.

 

I apologize, I could not resist.

Hahah!

Hello,

This appears to be a Purina giveaway of some kind back in the 80s.  The envelope description says ‘Option - D’ and is sealed in the original Ralston Purina envelope.  I’m guessing perhaps they ran a redemption program where you could choose a gift.

Based on what I can see through the envelope, this is Amazing Spider-Man 252 and is obviously unread.  I also don’t see any mailing or folding creases on the package itself, but who knows how the corners of the book are to this point.  I’m also sure the pages are no longer white at this point. 😝

I’d really like to open and slab it (I don’t own a copy of ASM 252) but there is also something unique about the book’s present state.  🤓

Would you open it?  I’m super tempted.

On 5/21/2020 at 10:41 AM, Dave2739 said:

Anybody have any idea why the Kingpin is naked on that cover? My Spidey Sense would be tingling as well if a 600 lb crime boss was about to sexually assault me. 

This question bothered me so much that I tracked down a copy!  Lol 

Turns out this magazine reprinted various popular comic strips, including Stan’s Lee Spider-Man newspaper strip.

The story here basically follows Spider-Man as he must face a seemingly unstoppable robot controlled by the Kingpin.  Weirdly enough, the Kingpin barely appears BUT there is ONE shot of him being massaged and wearing only a robe.  
 

So perhaps he is naked after all?!?!?!!

He also did some great covers for Marvel Tales in the early #200s.

He did a lot of covers with Spidey and the X-Men, but this is one of my favorite covers he did across all his Spidey art.

Kingpin fighting in his tighty whities

is nothing new

6 hours ago, comicginger1789 said:

Interesting...def doesn't scream Mcfarlane, other than the webbing. Maybe this was early on when he was trying to keep the "house" style and when he was for sure given a run on the series, he did what he wanted. 

Well, his first 5-6 issues (298-305) really exhibited this style.  More cartoonish proportions, cleaner and fewer costume lines, less detail, etc. partially due to the fact that an inker covered some of his earlier work.  Around 306 is where you see a definitive shift in his style.  
 

But I’m still unclear on the origin.  The pinup says 87.  The poster says 88.  But the pinup doesn’t appear in print until after the poster? 

This very similar pinup appeared in Web or Spider-Man Annual 4.

It appears the ‘poster’ image was redrawn from this?

I had a poster of this as a kid but am not sure where this image first appeared.

1 hour ago, Harry Lime said:

Amazing Spider-Man #248 NM- $11 W 1mm nick left edge front cover.

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Take!

1 hour ago, kav said:

ugh that artwork.  and why is hair so hard to draw for 98% of comic artists?

I grew up reading the majority of Sal Buscema’s run.  He had a definitive style that stands out like so many other Spidey artists over the years (Ditko, Romita, Kane, McFarlane, Larson, Bagley, JrJr, Ramos, etc.), I respect these artists who brought a unique style to some of the most popular books and had long runs of success. 

Way before it entered popular culture, my favorite quote from any comic was "with great power, there must also come..great responsibility."  

Another good one from the Flash is:

"Life doesn't give us purpose, we give life purpose."  

Curious what quotes others have found to be inspirational over the years.

5 minutes ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

I haven't.  More of an East Coast guy. 

I am as well, but my best friend lives in LA and I've visited often enough to not want to go back.

3 hours ago, BlowUpTheMoon said:

I was there three years ago and the number of homeless and the amount of excrement on the sidewalks was astounding.  Much, much more than the other majors cities I've been in. 

Apparently you haven't been to LA?  

6 hours ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

Not spam.

Next time, just use Google to search "CGC" + whatever your query is to see if there's a thread already dedicated to it. The chat board search kinda sucks, but if Google can't find it, then by all means post a new topic.

Thank you, will do!