On 9/15/2024 at 3:05 PM, Point Five said:

Mr. D? He pities the fool, right?

 

Mr. D may pity the fool, but Mr. A sure doesn't

On 9/11/2024 at 11:44 AM, fishbone said:

Khalid, are you ok dude ? Did you take an extra blot?   (and BTW when did these lose the 10 cent price on cover .......)

BUSTED !!!  

Cross-posting my one and only.  Hopefully more to come, but I kind of doubt it with all the attention this auction is getting.

Bought this a bit high on 3/2022 from CC, but I paid for pedigree.

This same comic seems to have been sold by CC 10 years prior on 8/2012 (for considerably less)

I wonder if I was on the leading edge of this sale, or that it had already gotten out into the wild and it was just a coincidence that they are all coming to market now.  2 1/2 years seems like a long time to hold a collection .

I have kept my powder dry for a time such as this ...

@Paul © ® ⚽️💙™, your humorous post motivated me to articulate why *I* care about the name of the forum, for whatever it is worth to anyone.

@VintageComics has been a voice for respecting the history of the term 'Golden Age' and I find myself strongly aligning with him.  You say you love GA comics - of course, all of here in this forum do, for various reasons.  I suspect however that many of us are fascinated by the historical aspect of the comic.  We would not spend hundreds or thousands of dollars (any more than that and you have probably veered into the realm of the comic as an investment) to acquire physical copies of a GA comic unless that were true.  Otherwise, why spend that much money when you can just get a reprint or download a scan to read?  It's the same reason why someone would spend outrageous money to acquire an original Rembrandt, when for pennies on the dollar they can have a copy that is pretty much indistinguishable from the original.  In addition to the historical aspect, as collectors we try to get the best presenting physical copy we can afford and can be quite fastidious (read OCD) when it comes to their storage and presentation.

Given the above, I suggest that just as we are respectful of the physical comic, so too we should be respectful of the decades-old historical conventions in the naming of the eras.  Despite your valid point that the name of the forum is really not that important, It does not surprise me that many of us bothered to express an opinion, since it touches on respect for the history and an undercurrent of OCD in keeping things 'the way they have always been'.

Perhaps it sounds silly, but that's how I feel about it and am glad that the name has been changed back to its original name.

Cue the slings and arrows ...

Go team GA!

On 9/11/2024 at 4:27 PM, VintageComics said:

It'll be interesting to revisit this topic 5 or 10 years from now and see if this discussion influences anyone or changes their minds down the road, but for now I think it's fair to say with 46 for keeping the old name and 17 against, with the lead continuing to grow that majority has spoken.

Make that 47 ...

On 9/6/2024 at 5:44 PM, Telegan said:

 

What was done to it?  Clean the cover?  That color pop on the later edition just seems to be due to scanner settings or photo adjustments.  Or at least some of it definitely is.  I'd be curious to see what it would look like in person.  In any case, they definitely look to be the same comic.

Why does it have a new number?  I imagine a detached cover would have knocked it down .5, but then a cover clean bumped it back up, and the two factors triggered/justified a new number.   Who knows?

I'll need to dig it up and try to take my own photo of it.  Will update ...

On 9/6/2024 at 7:06 AM, sfcityduck said:

This forum is a pretty spectacular repository of knowledge. It is a place where knowledge is shared, mysteries are discussed and solved, and collectors exhibit the curiosity that led to the creation of this hobby.

So, yeah, the terminology and whys and wherefore matter. Hopefully we are honoring and teaching some history here.

I am good with going with the historic breakdown of Platinum, Gold, Silver, etc. developed by a consensus of fandom and used by OPG, eBay, andmost of us. Don’t see a need to recognize an Atomic Age sub-category but not the more often used PCH or WWII sub~categories. 

Change it back! Change it back! Change it back!

DITTO!

My mild OCD tendencies are especially annoyed at the fact that the capitalization is inconsistent ..

On 9/5/2024 at 11:08 PM, Professor K said:

Oh I had no idea by the way you write. Little tidbit for all about ol' Profe K- I taught English for many years in Colombia. Tough language to learn proficiently I know. Huge respect to those who can do it or come close. If I weren't a native speaker I don't think I could do it. 

Columbia the university or the nation?

On 9/5/2024 at 9:07 AM, jimbo_7071 said:

I think you're going to see quite a few auctions with nice material in the coming years. Most of the guys who built nice collections in the 70s, 80s, and 90s are getting to the age where they're going to be cashing in their chips, so to speak.

The one that surprised me earlier this year was Phil Cole; I thought he was a bit young to exit the hobby. 65–70 is typical; I think Phil was about 60.

It will be quite telling if the prices do not drift downward as all this locked up material comes to market.  I would like to infer that to mean there is another generation coming along that values these beautiful time capsules and is willing to spend $ for them.

Some prices do seem to be coming down from the insane valuations of 2022-2023 (can you say Promise collection ), but on the other hand, some things are just exploding and hitting record prices.

And then there are the pulps ...

and ...

Neither of which reached their reserve prices.

A year ago I bought ungraded copies of each from CC in 5.0 (a CC 5.0, maybe a 4.0 - 4.5) -  for about $20.  CRAZY! 

On 9/2/2024 at 8:52 AM, aardvark88 said:

cConnect auctioning off 1,200 GA from Ruben Blades's collection soon including Catmans, rare Green Giant (Penguin) 1 plus Nic Cage and Church copies:

 

Well, here's one they won't have ...

I'm  convinced this is one (sold in 2012) is actually the same comic, prior to having work done on it and being reholdered (evidently the detached centerfold compensated for the cleanup and there was no net grade bump - overall I think it was worth it.)

Note the dust shadow lower right and the ticks mid-spine (upper one around August and about a 1/2" below that)

On 9/5/2024 at 3:47 PM, Readcomix said:

Shout out for All Star #10 while you guys are on the subject of Hawkman covers! 

Dang straight!

#11 ain't too shabby either.

On 9/5/2024 at 1:40 PM, kent allard said:

YES!  The  early Moldoff Hawkmans are amazingly good.

I'm fairly indifferent to the Flash covers.  When Hibbard took over I pretty much wrote them off - not my style.

On 9/5/2024 at 11:06 AM, N e r V said:

Not Flash but a Hawkman cover I need to pick up a #15 again. Lost track how many I’ve owned over the years but I’ll look into getting one back too. It’s easily one of the best early Hartman covers. Just need to find the right copy.

YES!  The  early Moldoff Hawkmans are amazingly good.

I'm partial to #19, #17, #9, and #33 myself.  A #19 just came up for auction, but I couldn't afford the fare.  A *signed* #33 also closed a little while ago, but I just couldn't swing it at the time.    *sigh*

On 8/30/2024 at 8:20 PM, N e r V said:

Win tonight. One of my favorites of the early Flash covers. White pages on a 1940/41 book and an ad for All Star #3.

 

 

 

 

 

I was sorely tempted to chase this one, but had just won Ian's copy in the PBA auction and couldn't justify making a run for it. 

Nowhere near as pretty as yours, but a whole lot cheaper

This and #8 are my favorites in the run.  Glad you won it.  Ended up right around where I figured it would, which I thought was a fair price.

On 9/4/2024 at 7:36 AM, VintageComics said:

I'm shy and have led a very sheltered life. 

But I did meet Don Dokken in a leather store on Melrose when he was ordering clothing for his reunion tour, years back. 

Same.  This is the closest I've ever gotten ...

Melrose is up the block from me (perpendicular to my street) but I wouldn't know Don Dokken (I'm assuming he is in the eponymous band) if I tripped over him

Hey @VintageComics, are you local or was Melrose a tourist excursion?

On 1/25/2020 at 5:20 PM, 50YrsCollctngCmcs said:

Oddly the only distinguishing feature was the distinct smell of fire on the pages. I bought this off EBay years ago and the bonehead seller (I assume it was him) painted over the arrival date. I had it removed and graded but it got hammered despite likely being an unread book. Although based on the story it also sat in the elements after the fire.  Nicest looking 6.5 you will ever see!! Oh and if anyone has easy access to grader's notes I would love to read them on this book.

 

Enjoy ...

Left Top Front Cover Erasure Mark
Right Top Back Cover Moderate Chews

On 4/4/2020 at 9:17 AM, Marty Mann said:

This water damaged survivor contains the introduction of two villains, The FIDDLER and STAR SAPPHIRE.

 

 

 

Funny, on Earth One they associated Star Sapphire with Green Lantern.  Didn't realize she was a GA character.

On 9/3/2018 at 11:25 AM, flashlites said:

I found this randomly at Kinkos last week, had to get it!

My

On 9/3/2024 at 11:35 PM, Coverdeath said:

And again one of my thread ended up with a great disorder and some future hard times for the forum which is now in war for a question of "forum naming"

OH MY! 

Now Stanley, look what you've gone and done ...

On 9/3/2024 at 11:59 PM, Dr. Love said:

really @CGC Mike  not even a poll? can't even get a decent card game together with the number of people who've chimed in on the name change

I'm not saying I'd vote against but c'mon 

Echoing @Dr. Love, Whoa, that was abrupt!

And I for one am voting AGAINST it.  I don't see what it adds, introduces an element of confusion in those that are unfamiliar with the term, and goes against decades of tradition.     

The other forums are single words: Silver, Copper, Bronze, Modern - simple, clean.  Maybe 'Modern Age' should become 'Modern Newsstand and Direct Age' to capture the change in distribution methods?  That was facetious.  Please don't get any ideas. 

On 9/3/2024 at 3:54 PM, Ryan. said:

Totes. The generally accepted practice has evolved through the years into referring to the timeframe between Action 1 and Showcase 4 as simply the Golden Age. It's fun to discuss further bifurcation of this era into distinct "sub ages", as has been done in this thread and elsewhere, but splitting them off into wholly distinct eras isn't really consistent with what's been generally accepted by the majority of collectors. 

Tradition, TRADITION! (channeling Zero Mostel)

On 9/3/2024 at 2:41 AM, Cat-Man_America said:

I was thinking of someone entirely different than Khan as brain eating worms have been in the news a lot lately, but I digress.  Yeah, there's a lot going on there, even the turkey buzzard over his throne! 

Isn't Schomburg the bomb?

Elder is more subtle and nuanced, but when Schomburg goes there, it's usually over the top.

On 9/3/2024 at 10:43 AM, dick pontoon said:

I'll be Oscar the grouch. I think even that much is overkill and the name should be left as is.

This!  

On 9/2/2024 at 8:46 PM, adamstrange said:

I recommend against it. 

We don't have an overabundance of engagement on the Boards in the current GA Forum, so adding a new forum will make it harder to sustain interest.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.

agree!