kent allard

Big time GA geek, but with only a modest budget. I've got my old SA collection from my teenage years (70's), collected from Cherokee, Bond Street and Collector's, my BA stuff from the news stands (spent a whole dollar on 5 copies of Shazam! #1 - still biding my time before I cash in on that investment ) and a smattering of older stuff whenever I could find it. After coming back to collecting in 2019 with somewhat disposable income, a 40 year (!) hiatus, it's a rare nickle that goes to anything not GA. The DC GA that I'm interested in is just too expensive! Primarily the Spectre/Dr Fate More Fun era, Sandman/Hourman/Starman Adventure era, and early All-Stars. Still looking for a reasonably priced Phantom Stranger #1 to complete that set. NB: I'm really enamored with my PS #5 - gorgeous colors and composition. Prices seem to be softening on the title and maybe I'll get that #1 sometime soon. Most of my budget seems to have gravitated to trying to put together a WWII-era Speed Comics run. Got pulled in by #26, then started spreading out from there. Wonder if I'll ever see a #25 for sale - or if I could afford it?

Don't see the connection between MF #54 and MM #9 I'm assuming you meant multiple copies of MF #54. Are they circulating, or locked up in collections?

Speaking of Moldoff, did you notice he had signed Flash #33 on the cover? I chased that a while but ultimately let it go at >$800 (with the juice). Sigh!

:swoon: Gorgeous! Likewise - luckily for Sauce Dog. I would have been chasing that Adv 56 he scored

Here's my #68. Trimmed, but affordable ... https://comics.ha.com/itm/golden-age-1938-1955-/superhero/more-fun-comics-68-dc-1941-cbcs-restored-vg-fn-50-slight-moderate-amateur-off-white-to-white-pages/a/122233-15508.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515 <replaced voldemort image with a link - thanks for reminding me of the board rules Sauce Dog!>

But you have 52 and 53 already?

Yes, I looked longingly at that myself ... but WAY out of my budget :-(

Did anyone here pick up any of the More Funs?

Huh?

Thanks @ReadComix & @plady69 Yes, this one and #8 are iconic. I was seriously considering going for the #8, but the price seemed a bit too high for the condition. The #14 has a bi-plane vibe that reminds me of More Fun #54.

Did anyone have eyes on the More Funs, especially the Spectre issues? I wussed out - too pricey for my tastes. That More Fun 54 is epic, but seemed a bit on the high side.

I also looked at the Adventure 51 (beautiful cover!), but was put off by the many structural defects and especially the brittle pages. Glad you're happy with it. I expected the other Sandmans would blow my budget - and they lived up to expectations. Mine has deep colors but cost considerably more than yours ... It suffers from a split spine held together by tape, but that's why it's a 2.5

Unfortunately for me, but fortunately for you, I only got to the auction while they were at the All-Flash. I had my eyes on the Hourman and Starman Adventure issues, but missed out on them. Curses!

*Long* time lurker, but Ian's sale (or should I say, Ian's collection) flushed me out and broke the posting ice. I expect to be more active now. Interesting sale. I agree - prices were all over the map, but I managed to snag something that I've had my eye on for a long time, at what I consider a reasonable price. Plus, it comes with the cachet of the DC Universe collection What I did NOT like, is the 25% commission - ouch! Even worse than Heritage, with nowhere near the professionalism. A cat crawling around in the background behind the auctioneer? Really?