I was a very mild collector back in the 80s and focused mostly on Epic, Heavy Metal, Twisted Tales, Alien Worlds, etc. I happened to be in the comic shop here in VT, Earth Prime Comics, back in 1984(?) when the owner cracked open a box from "some artist friends" of his. It was TMNT #1. I was right there, saw him open the box. He had a stack of 20 or so. It wasn't my usual cup of tea, but there I was, so I grabbed it. Later, I picked up the 1st print of the second edition.
They've been sitting bagged, in boxes, since then, after being read once or twice. A few weeks ago, I thought about them for the first time in years. Maybe it's because I have 2 kids in college. But I thought I'd look them up.
Imagine my surprise.
Reading this thread, it occurred to me that you might like seeing an example of the classic "found in an attic" treasure trove. I'll share these pictures here - you can see both Eastman and Laird signatures, you can see the Gobbledygook ad pages (which I just learned about), you can see it's in pretty good shape. Looks like I need to make a small investment to get this thing "slabbed." I found some other goodies in my collection, but obviously nothing like this.
Besides the obvious certification of the issue, if anyone has any advice - especially because I'm inclined to sell it (see the college comment above) - I'd be grateful! Thanks.
