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I mean, if ASM 678 is consistently a $300 book why can't the Ditko cover (as a $7.99 1:200) double that? It's a great cover. I'm rather bullish on its near-term potential.

Avenging 15.1 is the only one to show the "claws" that were discussed a while back. So, to me, that's the only appearance of "Superior" so far. Whether it counts as a full or cameo (since the claws are the last page or two) remains to be seen and debated. I'd call it full, but I can see it as a cameo.

Daredevil #21 - 1st appearance of Superior Spiderman, comes out today I'm going out on a limb here, but I think ASM 698, Daredevil 21, and Avenging 15.1 are probably going to be, in some capacity, the "modern" Marvel Team Up 141 / ASM 252 (and, why not, Secret Wars 8).

For the most part, I agree. This one is very much Hulk 181 all the way (which is also a fairly "common" book). Character's popularity is going to drive the price more than anything else.

It's a little bit of both. The book is not uncommon, but it's only going for "hundreds" in 9.8. There are 800+ in 9.8, so it's not all that uncommon either. The books sitting in an overstock bin or forgotten in a storage locker may not be 9.8's all, and that is overlooked. The raw "ebay NM" is still a $60-$80 book, and I don't think that's all out of line when the character's popularity is considered. It's when those start going for $100+ consistently that one needs to say the bubble's ready to burst, because the market can/will be absolutely saturated with "good enough" raw copies.

What was it about ASM #1 in particular that re-sparked your enthusiasm for the hobby? I've always been a huge Spider-Man fan, so it was a logical "engine revving" purchase.

So 10X actual graded copies? That puts the number at, give or take, 14K...? I think that's probably a fair estimate.

I had all but given up on collecting comics after about 12 years of solid collecting, I just didn't find "fun" in them. Then I went to a show with a good friend of mine, and picked this up. I was bitten again by the collecting bug (pun sort of intended) and I've been "back" ever since.

I'd imagine those are the prices you'll see in the near term. Just for comparison's sake, WD 100 had a 1:200 that was around $149-$249 on release day. Then, the subsequent Lucille variant had an alleged 500 print run. Assuming 300,000 copies of ASM 700 (on the highside, I admit) and you have 450ish of the 1:700 cover. The Lucille sold for $349-$500 on release day, So, just using the WD 100 1:200 and 500 total (which, for all intents and purposes is 1:700) the pricing structure seems to suggest that $200 and $400 should be the going prices for the ASM variants (though the 1:700 is an "all bets are off" thing as I can't imagine even the most aggressive LCS's believing they can justify the order to hit that plateau).

Brock was absolutely great to deal with on the FF 1 I purchased from him. Great communication, easy transaction and bullet-proof shipping. I'm a very happy (and likely now a repeat) customer. Trent

Maybe it's just me, but I don't like the cover for 678 (and judging by the sales, it probably IS just me). I just find it kind of boring and odd, since it's completely unrelated to anything that happened in the story, or the recent Spidey universe. Maybe I'm just a grump.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1? Maybe which goes to show that the Walking Dead is special,and be very cautious about buying all these new moderns for speculative picks. It took the Walking Dead seven years to make it to tv,and become a hit. So people who are paying $50 to $400 a pop for the next Walking Dead book might have a long wait. The Walking Dead was the perfect storm that might never been seen in comic books again. It also ignores inflation. $1,500 in 1982 is more like $4,000 today.

Holy , how big is Negans forehead??? Jim We got this one kid, Mongo... He's got a forehead like a drive-in movie theatre, but he's a good ship. So we don't bust his chops too much. So, one day Mongo gets out of his cage... It's more like a leash. He's got plenty of room to run and play....dig.

I actually like it. Simple, relevant.

Looks like a Miller signature that I have. I'll try to post pics later.

Picked this up today. Very happy with it.

Forgot to post this.

Can anyone explain to me why ASM 678 is a $150 book? My LCS sold their last copy for $40 before I walked in the store (on the day it came out too). I know it's 1:50, but I've never seen a 1:50 jump like that so suddenly, especially a non-key issue.

I'd take a VG like that all the time. (thumbs u

You should be resubbing this book, put it in a new CGC label at the very least? Several have speculated 7.5 on a straight resub If that's the one you had at NYCC, it sure looks nicer than a 7.0.

Well, I was way off. The teased cover for #78 at the end suggests we might see some resolution to that angle though.