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Regretted selling these copies

Can we see a pic of the Spidey #50 and GL #87?

The new Black Widow:

"Ol Blue Eyes". Very cool cover!

Was there ever any talk of a Venom movie?

Very cool story! Glad you shared it. I remember taking a break from comics for a long time (I started collecting in the late seventies) and coming back when McFarlane was the craze. Took me a while to get used to all the new companies and gimmicks that were introduced. I picked up a McFarlane Spidey #1 and took another break for about 10 years

How about we don't tell other people how they can appreciate ASM #300, and don't run to the mods because someone says something that doesn't agree with us, so the thread isn't shut down? It's perfectly possible to have a discussion, even disagreement, without feeling the need to involve the mods. You DO know that's almost always why threads get locked, right? Surely, we're all adults here, are we not? These posts ARE on topic: ASM 300 Appreciation. Or, does how you appreciate rule, and how others appreciate suck? Debatable. As for the jagged/non-jagged, I agree that the non-jagged should be preferred. CGC has deemed (correctly so) that it's a production issue, so they don't downgrade for it so we haven't seen any price difference(s). I think there should be a slight premium associated, but the market doesn't. People pay PQ premiums (sometimes good premiums). Something, IMO based on my experiences, that many collectors wouldn't be able to notice any discernable difference on were the books raw. Heck, CGC can't even maintain consistency on it. But, for something you can clearly see (the jagged edge), they don't. Collectors are a strange lot. It's an interesting case, the jagged edge ASM #300. To answer the post above, it seems like the jagged/non-jagged books are about equal, at least in my experience, and I've handled maybe 200-300 since 1990? It's not the only book with this edge that was made in the late 80's (Action Comics Weeklies have the issue, too) but it's far and away the only key to have it. It was so ubiquitous, everyone just assumed that it was normal, and though I noted it in my head at the time, I don't think I ever saw it openly spoken of until the CGC era. As always, everyone should buy what they like, and be fully persuaded in their own mind. I have no preference either way, but that could be because I come from an era which accepted it as a given without question, and didn't consider it a problem worth mentioning. Ok, cool to know that both "straight" and "jagged" edges occurred in about the same rate as far as we know. When looking for my copy, I personally passed on all jagged edged copies until I purchased a high grade example with razor sharp edges and a beautifully centered/aligned cover. Similarly, "Marvel Chipping" was a common production defect on early Silver Age books, and I know many collectors who will pass on "chipped" copies and pay a premium for non-chipped issues due to the nicer eye appeal.

Beautiful Non-jagged edge copies.. both in 9.8 Non-jagged edge vs Jagged edge - Wouldn't this be a more important criteria to consider rather than whether or not it's a Direct or Newstand Agree with this. I'd like to know if a premium is normally paid for sharp, straight edged copies vs. the rough cut, jagged variety? And are the sharp edged copies tougher to find?

I have a strong affinity for White pagers myself. My recent Spidey #25 pick up. I know it's not a 9.2 but I'm extremely happy with it:

Oh, wow beautiful copy!!

Looks amazing! Awesome pick up

Couple of beauties

Beauty

Wow, lot's of beautiful Oakland's! Here's one of mine:

One other cool cover:

I'd like to join the club:

Thank you And have to thank Tom for this one:

A few recent acquisitions:

Very nice books!

Very nice!!

Look forward to the pic (thumbs u

Thanks!! One of my favorite Spidey covers (thumbs u

I'd like to make another entry if that's ok: