Frisco Larson

Without question, Har IS the hardest working guy in the comic business!!! AND he can move like a cat too!!! I've seen Har barrelin' down the aisles at shows at a remarkable speed!

Wow, that's a GREAT score at half guide!!! Yeah, a lot of times it's the small-time dealers that can be overlooked and sometimes have hidden gems, both price and comic issue wise! Also, I've noticed that a lot of people at shows just kind of browse the table and wall books, seldom asking if there's anything else that isn't out. I've found a LOT of books in boxes behind the table that would've likely sold right away if they were out where people could see them.

Russkies to more Russkies.

For me, it's a case of not being something on my want list, so it's not anything I'd search for, BUT seeing it on here for that price brought it to my attention, albeit it a bit too late. Which is actually a good thing for me at this time, as there are SO many things coming up for me to spend money on. Still, I think it's a great book at a fair price.

+ 1!!! That's a super sharp copy I'd have LOVED to add to my #1s box! Congrats to the buyer!

Splashy Subby cover to splashy Subby cover.

Thanks so much! I know that they're not everyone's cup-of-tea, so I'm very happy to find out that some others enjoy them too!!!

Yes, the mom & pop shops that I probably never knew the names of were certainly in attendance!!! We've had them come to Minnesota from neighboring states too. One I'll never forget was Kenny and his wife Kay would come over from Wisconsin. Kenny was a big MLJ collector, and I spoke with him over the phone about an upcoming show there were going to be set up at. He was starting to sell off a lot of his collection and this particular time, he was to be bringing a Pep 22 for me. This was in the mid 90s. One problem that hadn't occurred to me was that, even though the book was being brought for me, if someone else merely SEES it, they might be able to overwhelm him with a high price and strongarm the book away before the show even opened. When I reached Kenny's table, the book was gone. A dealer by the name of Yee beat me to it. While I wasn't out any money, I paid a price to learn a lesson that day.

Raw Marvel Amazing Spider-Man #102 and certified German copy, which didn't really embrace the "picture frame" concept very resolutely.

Amazing Spider-Man #112 Greek Edition (also a raw Marvel copy, for reference).

Mexican Edition.

A UK copy.

Killer copy Ben, with outstanding page quality too!!! Well done my man, well done indeed!!!

My first (and only, so far) San Diego Comic Con was in 1994. I'd already been to the Chicago Comic Con and a multitude of shows here in Minnesota, but I wasn't quite prepared for all that the San Diego show was!!! Carpeted and quite fancy by comparison to Chicago, it didn't disappoint in the variety of comics available!!! Metropolis had several display cases, and among the contents, passersby and my attending friends as well, gasped at the sight of a copy of Suspense #3!!! I purchased a mid-grade copy of Captain America #4 from Metropolis but that was all of my money that they wanted at that show, so I kept circulating. I passed by tables of dealers, some barely active today, like Four Color Comics ... some gone all together, like PCE: Pacific Comics Exchange. I purchased comics from longtime names in the hobby, like Harley Yee, A-1 Comics and John Hauser, and bought supplies and fortresses from conservation innovator Chris Pedrin. Making my way around to the back of the auditorium, I spied a dealer with a lot of novels and other hard cover books. They had a glass showcase and in it was the only copy of Motion Picture Funnies Weekly #1 plus front cover printer proofs of the next few issues that I had ever seen in person, up until that point!!! I couldn't believe my eyes!!! It was really quite a spectacular moment!!! He said he could let me have it for $7500, which was nearly four times my budget for the show. They also had a short box of comics, of which I looked thru and bought my first copy of Amazing Spider-Man #2, which I still have!!! The four-day show is a bit of a blur in regard to what happened on which specific day, but walking around the show, I saw and met comics legends like Stan Lee and Bob Overstreet, both of whom were just walking around and mingling with guests and fans! By the end of the fourth day, I had spent all my loot, but Gary Dolgoff convinced me to do some mail order with him, so I actually was able to secure other books and pay for them at a later time! What a comic show!!! I could go on and on about the time spent OUTSIDE the show, and you're probably afraid that I will, so I won't. I'll leave you with a pic of the Spidey #2 though, just for fun!

DC's speedy guy whooshing around to Marvel's speedy guy whooshing around.

That's awesome and really reminds me of the stories Billy tells about his Spidey annual #1 and some of his other earliest books (Strange Tales annual #2 was another I believe).

WoW, that's quite a set!!! There are some REALLY tough to find books in there!!! Thanks for sharing them and please post as many as you'd like!!!

I was "kinda" hoping you'd exercise that option!!!