jools&jim

Hey all...haven't been doing much with comics over the past 6 months or so.  But an old and very dear friend recently surprised me with slabbed copies of my all-time favorite Modern Comics reprints of classic '60s Charltons: Captain Atom #83, featuring the first appearance of Ted Cord (the 2nd Blue Beetle); and Blue Beetle #1, featuring the first appearance of The Question.  All Ditko, of course!

Great stuff!  And, at least in my experience, these two issues in particular are very hard to find in F/VF or better these days.  So I was VERY pleased and excited to add them to my Modern collection!

On 1/22/2022 at 11:35 PM, PeterPark said:

SOLD!  Thanks!!!! Will send the invoice via PM...

Hey all...it's been a red hot few years since I've sold here on the Boards!  Thought I'd test the waters with one book before attempting a more substantial thread a month or so from now.

Item Description:

STRANGE TALES ANNUAL #2 -- This is a 100% COMPLETE and READABLE low-grade copy with some ancient amateur resto: color touch on the front cover, plus tear seals and glue repairs.

Who knows why someone did this?  It was clearly beat to begin with!  

There are also some inexplicable curved pieces (the longest is 1.5") missing from the right-hand edge of several interior pages in the Spidey-Torch story, none of which impact the art nor readability of the page (see pic 4 below).

Price:

$100 shipped & insured via USPS Priority Mail (US only).

Thanks for looking!

Best, -Mikey

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TERMS:

• :TAKEIT: in the thread rules.

• PayPal ONLY for this sale.

• No HOS'ers/probies/etc.

• Payment is due within 3 days of closing the deal unless we've made other arrangements.

DOMESTIC US SHIPPING (fully insured & securely packaged):

• FREE for USPS Priority Mail.

• NOTE: I am sometimes able to ship the same day that payment is received, but usually no later than one day after payment is received.

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE -- US shipping only, very sorry!***

RETURNS:  

• Shouldn't be necessary for an obviously low grade reader like this, but…I'm reasonable -- if there's a problem of ANY kind, please PM me and we WILL work it out to your satisfaction.

Finally, my feedback thread is located here (under my old username, but it's still me):

https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/198709-mikeyriffhards-feedback-thread/

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Very cool...have never seen these before...

Hey all...still kicking the bushes for Moderns, and especially ones with discount store stamps on them, as discussed earlier in this thread. 

Recent acquisitions are pictured below:

• the Modern variant of House of Yang #1 with a "6 for a Dollar" sticker came from an antique mall in Glen Mills, PA.

• the other three examples (from Gettysburg PA) are genuine Charltons (and -- if not for the discount stickers that made them interesting to me -- are borderline high grade, too):  similar to the Moderns, these were being blown out @ .14¢ each, or 8 for $1.00, at Barkers Discount Department Stores [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barker's_Discount_Department_Stores ]. 

Is this another piece of the Modern puzzle, or just a coincidental case of a wholesaler bulking out unsold stock from a B-list publisher to a discount chain?

Hey all...thanks for the opinions, guidance, and fun stuff.  Much appreciated!

Asking for a very dear friend:  given Charlton's notoriously spotty quality control, and the fact that it was a kiddie/cartoon comic, does this book exist on the open market these days in 9.0 or better (raw)?  I have my doubts, but will leave it to the experts.

Thanks!

Wonderful gift received today from a VERY good friend. 

My cousin and I absolutely LOVED this mag back in the late '70s...and the Goodwin/Simonson Star Wars strip doesn't hurt, either!

Now I want the whole damn run!!! 

PS: I think what Frampton "stepped in" was this poop-stinker of a movie!!!

This thread needs a lot more J. L. García-López...

3 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

Hey jools&jim. Is this the only Bronze Age Blue Beetle comic that you know of?  Actually, is 1981 Copper age?

Date is borderline/late BA, and (technically) it's not 100% a BB comic (more like a "Showcase" title).  On the other hand, it does contain a new story, so that's a plus.

So I say, yeah -- close enough!  Unless you count the Modern Comics BB Ditko reprints released in the late '70s which preceded it by several years:

https://www.mycomicshop.com/search?TID=317761

10 minutes ago, Jasonmorris1000000 said:

 

  LOVE those "Modern Comics" reprints...

Out of four packages I've received from MCS over the past few months (including one last week), only one arrived later than expected (delay of one day).  My wife just received a book from the UK which arrived in under a week.  So...no problems or complaints here...

Mother Box...?