innocuous

24 hours left. I'm sure my high bid won't last. Who will steal this from me.

On 2/16/2022 at 10:05 PM, Pimpy said:

I have two

 

Congrats. It's hard to tell from the pic, but that first copy looks nicer than 8.5.

On 2/17/2022 at 2:33 PM, alexgross.com said:

although it is possible that this is a real stan lee signature near the end of his life, when he was quite shaky, i believe that the fact that the cgc label simply says name written in pen on cover, without quoting the name stan lee, indicates that cgc does not consider it to be authentic. 

it certainly looks bogus to me though i am not a handwriting expert. i've seen some very bad late stan sigs on books, but they do not look like this one. 

Yes. Usually CGC will note the name, such as "Stan Lee written on cover in marker". 

Maybe it was really a kid named Stan Lee and this is his personal copy. If that's the case, we need to track him down and let him know someone stole his comic.

On 2/17/2022 at 10:37 AM, silverseeker said:

Next up is Flash #139...such a simple concept to create a villain with the same costume as the Flash, just with the colors reversed.

Always loved Professor Zoom, even before he showed up in the Flash TV show...

Sharp looking copy.

On 2/16/2022 at 8:26 PM, PDS74 said:

Totally new to the boards, longtime reader.  I too am a long-time Flash fan, having sadly sold my collection 15 years ago pre-marriage and then got back into things once the pandemic and some personal challenges (divorce, health) hit my life.  Discovered this thread a few days back and getting a real kick out of it.  Long story short, my favorite 5 covers from the classic era are 113, 123, 139, 174, and 323 (have all those issues).  Just acquired a CGC-graded copy of 139, very exciting!

Welcome to the boards. Time to post some pictures.

On 2/17/2022 at 2:42 PM, 1950's war comics said:

DC #1 Sugar and Spike is a key book for the same reason DC #1 Showcase is a key book 

On 2/15/2022 at 10:55 PM, 10centcomics said:

Is there really any need to debate this?

Why else are we here? 

I mean, we could also cross-reference the census to GPA. Then, we could also pull the published run numbers and extrapolate another guesstimate. In addition, we can calculate the probability of how many mom's threw away which comics based on how naughty the kids were back in the day.

But all of that would be way off because when I look at my collection, I don't see a copy of OOAW#83. Wait a minute, that aligns with the data!

Bumped again for the personalized option and still outbid. 

On 2/15/2022 at 11:12 AM, alexgross.com said:

no doubt this is true to some extent-

General cooling trend across the silver age?

On 2/13/2022 at 3:07 PM, KirbyJack said:

My personal favorites today are

1. Fantastic Four 1

2. Journey into Mystery 83

3. Strange Tales 110

4. Avengers 4

5. Fantastic Four 4

This is a good list based on the OP. However, I would give one up for FF52. I just don’t know which to replace. 

On 2/14/2022 at 6:29 PM, Buzzetta said:

Didn't Suydam get in trouble for taking over other artist's space at cons? 

Classless guy it seems. 

Yes. Assigned one table, would take up three.

On 2/13/2022 at 6:38 PM, cloud cloddie said:

I just bid on it. I want the burn video option. 

Outbid. 

Need to check back later.

Strong prices in the HA auctions that just finished. I was thinking of throwing in some bids, but the copies listed all had 50+ bidders tracking. Congrats to winners.

On 2/14/2022 at 10:30 AM, WernerVonDoom said:

Colors POP!

On 2/14/2022 at 4:50 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

I sure hope folks aren’t scheming in this way, but it sounds easy enough to pull off. I took a look at the seller’s other items. Man does he have some good, pricey stuff! Especially to this rookie’s eyeballs. If this seller were to go in on a scheme like this then he/she stands a lot to lose. 

ebay, HA and others all have had colorful conversations on the boards about shenanigans. Good luck.

On 2/14/2022 at 12:25 PM, kagemusha7s said:

New name for people who still collect DC...

Big Five Collectors

Not mine, but one of the five is for sale right now in the for sale forum.

On 2/14/2022 at 3:57 PM, 1950's war comics said:

the only silver age  DC books more scarce although these are not keys are issues 2, 3 and 4 of "it's game time"very hard to find in anything above 4.0... first issue is more common though

Actually, impossible to find without all the puzzles filled in on the inside. I've had 2 of those in the past, but some kid ruined them by doing puzzles and drawings instead of putting them into mylars. If those are your copies, Congrats!

Since we're also adding scarce non-keys, I would also add New Adventures of Charlie Chan.

So far it sounds like OAAW83 and SC6 are in the competition. Sounds good to me so far.

Seems like no love for the sidekicks, Jimmy1 or SC9.

On 2/11/2022 at 7:06 PM, flashlites said:

I will also have to get Julie's book for my Flash library. Did Carmine ever write a book?

I have the Amazing World of Carmine Infantino, where he is credited as co-author. Not sure of any others.

On 2/11/2022 at 6:51 PM, Pantodude said:

Seriously?  Are you sure it's  not just your reflection on the back of the slab?    Or are you making fun of a very, very special person.  BTW, the best hair work EVER must be Ted Danson's?

Well, since my copy is raw, and I had to pull it out of the mylar to check the back, we'll go with very very special person, aka, astronaut, on the back.

On 2/11/2022 at 3:29 AM, Tri-ColorBrian said:

I started with Harvey and Gold Key, then moved up to DC.  Didn't read a Marvel until 1968.  I got hooked on Spiderman in 1972.  And while Marvel is a better investment, I still enjoy picking up cheap DC back issues.  However, the main difference i see is that DC has realistic covers and stories.  Things that could actually happen, while Marvel covers and stories are just unbelievably ridiculous fantasy...as these DC examples will prove:

 

I rest my case.  DCs are much more believable than Marvels...      

Hey, no teenage angst with DC. Just real stories.

On 2/11/2022 at 2:16 PM, GrasshopperFF said:

True story right here: I took my son, Chase, to his golf lessons while watching a YouTube focused on FF keys (he was holding the phone). Chase really likes Black Panther and FF 52 was being reviewed w/ favor. It’s now on my list! Now to my point: 10 minutes ago I spoke w/ my eldest daughter, Tessa, and she is a big Loki fan: Thanks to your post JIM 85 is now on my list too! I’ve joined GoCollect and find myself tooling through a Key Collector app, but your post was timely! 

Either the budget for this effort will increase or I’ll settle for the lower grades. I’m not ready to pull triggers just yet as confidence is not yet there. Getting there though. 

I never should have let my other copies go. I'm down to one left.

On 2/11/2022 at 2:21 PM, Pantodude said:

Apparently, there is no such #1 version.  In The Gold Key Star Trek #1 Club, @Get Marwood & Iwas kind enough to post this page from the 2019/2020 Overstreet Price

My copy features a model posing for an ad for hair club for men