MattrixAlien

His Marvel and DC books were basically all published in the copper age.

Here's a couple of cool covers from his ASM run which haven't been covered yet, so to speak This is a gorgeous non-key cover And Lizard has rarely looked more fierce...

Yeah that was Marvel UK not US.

Absolutely. Moore has done incredible work with publishers outside of Marvel & DC, but as a fan it would be fantastic to see him do more with the big two. In the 3 pages he wrote for the Heroes for Hope #1 charity special with Marvel USA he explored Magneto's psyche like few writers ever have. Apologises for the poor quality images. I know Moore has his reasons for not working for them and I admire him for sticking to his guns.

This might break the CGC website, but I've attached pictures of every page of the complete works of Alan Moore for Marvel USA below Update: I've included better quality photos so you might be able to actually read Moore's writing which is the important part. Also thanks to others who have confirmed that Moore has contributed to a couple of other Marvel USA comics. The Heroes 9-11 charity comic & an Epic magazine, which is an imprint of Marvel USA. Kind of ruins my attempt at humour. Oh well

And before anyone else posts it. Incredible Hulk 345: McFarlane's 2nd last and arguably one of his best Hulk covers

Thanks for creating this thread Mr.Fantastic Who could remember, I mean forget, his iconic DC Invasion Book #1 cover! As I've said before the editors really should have got him to pencil Batman fighting some aliens instead. Oh well. The interiors of Invasion Book #2 include a rare treat, McFarlane drawing a host of DC characters! Everyone from Superman to Batman, from Wonder Woman to Captain Atom and even Peacemaker! I've included a couple of those pages as well

Yeah, as a fan of his work, I've actually thought of doing a Todd McFarlane appreciation thread, but people might say he already gets enough recognition

You're basically right. After getting his break doing the art on Coyote (Epic/Marvel imprint) & then Infinity Inc (DC), Batman: Year 2, Detective Comics 576, published in July 1987 was his first work on a major title/character. The Batman 423 cover was published in September 1988. I have a theory he might have drawn it back when he working on Year 2, but they decided not to use it then. From there he moved onto Hulk, then Spidey, and into comic superstardom

Yes! Well done. You've eliminated what could have been considered a major defect. Those type of stickers can often be removed without damaging your book.

Maybe this is a discussion which should have it's own thread, but look at how similar the Tec year 2 covers are to the Bats 423 cover below...

CGC high grade slabbed for $25 that's a bargain. I love this run too, with gorgeous McFarlane art through out the rest of the 3 issues. It's still under the radar of a lot of collectors IMO. When you consider the value that Batman 423 has, I don't get why these are still so cheap. The covers of 576, 577 & 578 are similar to it too. The cover of Batman 423 is apparently what makes it a big key

Your post flashing back to Punisher Purgatory and the other 'questionable' revamps made me cringe Here's hoping ninja Punisher is better than supernatural angel Punisher

Have you tried gently peeling the sticker off? If it was mine I'd get my finger nail and very carefully try to lift the top corner in the white space. If it started to come off without removing colour/gloss then I'd continue. A sticker is like having tape on your book. I think if you submitted it with the sticker on it could take it down to like a VG.

Talk about a unicorn. I remember when Fish Police was one of the hot indie books back in the day...

I was concerned when I read the rebooted Punisher wouldn't have guns or his classic skull logo, but this looks promising

I think you should sell them as a bulk lot too. I'd suggest calculating a sale price by multiplying the 98 non-keys by say 50c & then add the current market rate for the 2 key books to it. Then advertise the lot on multiple platforms, not just eBay. When I got back into comics as part of organising my old childhood collection I sold off 100 issues of drek (non-keys mostly 90s). I managed to find a buyer who was prepared to pay a bit over a $1 per book. (Over here back issues sell for a bit more because you can't find them easily these days). There were some attractive looking books in the mix, including more than 30 1st issues. She was a lady who ran a charity market stall & based on her past experience would successfully resell them for $3-4 bucks each. It was a win-win.

Completely agree! I've nearly finished collecting the complete Adam Hughes JLI/A vol 2 run. While everyone loves his covers these days, his interior pencils back then were awesome too. I've actually been reading them not just ogling the covers & it's like Seinfield meets Superheroes I can see why I loved it as a kid. While it's nice that Key Collector is finally including #31 as a key, it would be good if their description actually stated it is his first published DC art and one of his earliest covers.

Yes, I still think there's plenty of heat in the copper market too There aren't many bargains out there. Justice League America #31 is finally being recognised as a key. It's Adam Hughes first published DC art. It didn't used to be even listed in Key Collector at all and now it is. It's selling for more than $8 highs though. I think KC lags behind current eBay values by a few months. I posted about this in the Bronze thread but I'll mention it here too. Batman #366 (1983) First Appearance of Jason Todd as Robin is heating up on eBay. Consistently selling for way more than the $20 high on KC.

Wow! For anyone who's not a fan of animal cruelty, experimentation etc... this cover is amazing

Unless Spider-man made a crossover appearance in Batman #315 you've loaded pictures of different books in the one thread

Dave Sim didn't hold back parodying Marvel characters, hey I read Spider-Ham was Marvel replying in kind to Dave's Cerebus character. Funny stuff

Apparently the Nintendo Mario comics are heating up too

I own this too. Jim Lee's art is cool and distracted from at times less than great writing. He has his critics; saying his work lacks depth and intimacy. His X-men (volume 2) is regarded by some as one of the events marking the end of the Copper Age. I know my collecting as a kid petered out after that

Yes, GoCollect doesn't acknowledge the copper age, and according to them the Bronze age ends in 1985. See image below