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Jesse-Lee

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    Scored in a random book lot - paid an average of 41 cents per book:
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    Nice little mail day today. Another lucky score on a weird random Batman lot - I was the only bidder again; paid $8.95 for the 22-book lot! That's roughly 41 cents per book. Nothing too crazy this time, but Batman 435, 631, 632 and 'Tec 761 are all newsstands (435 is pretty beat up though), and Batman 511 is a DC Universe UPC. And there are a couple of wicked cool covers in there too. Also got a shipment of moderns in, including The Joker 2 covers A, B and C and the Amano cover of Harley Quinn 1 - as a huge Final Fantasy nerd, I've always loved his quirky art. I also hit up a Walmart for the heck of it too. Edit to add - if I try to post Amano's first name, the board edits it out...
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    Wade Wilson vs Slade Wilson
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    Invincible - it's all in the name.
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    Also just picked up this: And this: To go with this:
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    Forget this game, I'm wondering if @ADAMANTIUM can come to the track with me and help me pick horses??
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    Anyone else preorder Origins Castle Grayskull from Wal-Mart and have their preorder delayed until May? I just got the email the other day...
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    I know you said Vampirella doesn't count, but I'm taking this as an excuse to post one of my favorite covers from one of my favorite artists, Puppeteer Lee:
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    That's really cool - and while you're right that 181 is out of your range, you could definitely get something like a Hulk 340 and have some left over to get some lower grade books that your dad might have owned. Keep in mind that you may be just as happy with a mid grade CGC book like a Hulk 340 as you would with a 9.8 as well, and you could find good value for your money. I personally don't chase 9.8 in graded comics, and I'm as happy with a 9.0-9.4 in something I really want to own as I would be with a 9.8 - maybe you would be too. Good luck!
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    In college, I lived with a girl who had a rabbit named Jimmy. I hated that damned rabbit. She'd let it hop around the apartment and it would poop everywhere. But mostly I hated it because it chewed through not one, but TWO! of my N64 cables. So clearly, the rabbit beats Cable(s)...
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    Who are your favorite characters (I see you mentioned Wolverine)? Do you have any nostalgic memories of comics you read as a kid? Is there a character or title that you share a fond memory of with a loved one (your dad/friend/whomever loved Batman and turned you on to comics for example)? If you don't care about resale value but want a cool collectible, I'd target something that has meaning to you in some form. I can understand wanting a high-value comic as a showpiece, as opposed to an "investment," but it'll mean a lot more to you if there's an emotional tie. It sounds weird, but hear me out - it's almost like getting a tattoo; if you want to spend a grand or two - which is serious money to many people - and you don't plan on cashing out on it anytime soon, you want it to be something memorable and meaningful. There should be a story behind it about the "why" that made you drop a couple grand on a comic - an emotional tie will make it that much more special.
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    It is illogical to think that anyone other than Spock would win.
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    Marge Simspon, aka The Entagler, would entagle Sue Storm in a barrage of blue hair. This round goes to Marge (I've been wrong every time, fyi).
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    Spidey wins this one because spiders eat bugs.
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    It's a little known fact that Little LuLu is short for "Little Lucky-Lucky." She was known as Little Lucky-Lucky because no matter what she did, good luck followed her everywhere after a strange experiment gave her luck powers. She later took up a new name, Domino. In an alternate timeline, the "Dell-verse," LuLu is actually the mutant Copycat in disguise. LuLu wins this round.
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    I got really lucky on this purchase - I was the sole bidder on this random Batman lot on eBay; not sure why. Got the lot for $60 (starting bid) with free shipping. Batman 358 is the first cover appearance of Killer Croc (I know it seems weird, but even CGC lists it on the label) Batman 386 - First appearance of Black Mask
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    That's a fair point - I just meant most people think of the rhino and warthog when they hear Rocksteady and Bebop. But yeah, it's definitely them in the first issue as humans, no question. I just think it's "the guys who will become Bebop and Rocksteady" in issue 1, and then legitimately the first appearance of them as Bebop and Rocksteady in issue 2. ASM 344 is first Cletus Kasady for example, and then 361 is first Carnage - that's the first one I can think of off the top of my head... I'm sure there are tons more.
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    Here's the first time in the mini-series that they have names or show up in their recognizable form (issue 2): In issue 1, they're only kind of recognizable by their clothes and the fact that they "work" for Shredder. No names though.
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    This is correct, but many people - CGC included, it's noted on the slab - consider #1 the first appearance of Bebop and Rocksteady, even though they aren't named in the issue and they're in their human forms for the whole issue. It's not until 2 that they have names and their mutated form. Drives me nuts that #1 is considered the first appearance.
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    I guess, I was just surprised that it's selling higher than some 25-27 issues.
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    Why is Venom #24 - specifically the main cover A - a $20 dollar book now? I can’t figure out what I’m missing about it?
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    "There he is, Mr. America; with his whip, his cape unfurled! Punching grunts, cleaning up his city; ain't his hair and mustache pretty? His tight pants highlight his masculinity..."