Frisco Larson

The end of one thing to the start of it.

You Sir are always a positive force in all things Kirby related!!! Now if only we could get you to roll your eyeballs over this Ditko fellas artwork, THAT would be a great day! . . .

These are just awesome!!! You've got a great collection here!!!

Checkerboard vest to checkerboard sport coat.

Thanks! I know some people think I'm nuts buying these, but I really dig them and appreciate when someone else does too!!!

And I would've bet folding money you were going to go in this direction ...

Good eye Billy Boy! That's part of the reason I dig those La Prensa copies! Look at Subby on THIS one Park!!! Sub-Marinero!!!

Daring Mystery to Marvel Mystery.

There's a 4.5 on the C-Link exchange that is from an original owner collection from my state, and I was able to get some books from the collection. VERY fresh copies haven't hit many hands in their lifetime. It's got a big price on it, but it may be worth it. Check it out! Congrats on your 2.0!!!

Silver Streak Comics #2 to Star Spangled Comics #2.

Ha! This reminds me of a meme I made a few months back ...

I'll be right behind you, following your lead @bc!!! I think I've got a few Kirby splash pics already in the folder, but I'll see what I can do about snapping some pics of others!

I love single pages too!!! I don't have many, but here are a couple that tie-in with your posting.

Fantastic call to make!!!

Lay out the details brother and I'm with you!!! Kirby-palooza!!!

Thank you so much! I had been thinking about a way to get something going to generate more frequent cover postings and that's what I came up with. This thread is one of my very favorites and I think we've got such a great community of collectors here! I hate to see this thread sink off the first page. I'll think about it and see if I can cook up another party theme.

Thanks pal. That piece off the top corner saved me quite a bit of cash, as you can only grade it 'so' high with a piece that size off.

BIG favorite of mine, but I still need to replace my old #62 which I sold back in the 90s to go after Golden Age. I semi-recently snagged this one though!

I knew you guys could fill in the ones I only had one copy of!!!

Oh how well you know him!!! Btw, "Benjy's extra rocky" sounds suspiciously like an ice cream flavor!!!

You're correct, many collectors DO overreact to restoration and I've been around long enough to remember a time that greatly contributed to that reaction. You see, "most" of the prevailing hatred toward restoration was born out of collectors unknowingly buying books with undisclosed restoration and finding out at a later point in time that their book had 'work' on it and was therefore worth substantially less than they thought it was. That left them feeling 'ripped off' by the dealer or collector they purchased it from, so of course, they blamed the seller as well as the comic book, not themselves for failing to spot the restoration. Their future attitude: Restoration BAD!!! Well, not really. If disclosed in advance, a restored comic is a fantastic way to obtain a copy of a book that you might not otherwise be able to afford in an unrestored state. So, knowledge is power and lack of it is sour ... but don't blame the comic book! All a comic book wants is for you to be happy! As far as your Human Torch issue is concerned, some mild conservation might really tighten it up nicely. Tape removal and split and tear sealing done professionally would be considered conservation. Once color touch is introduced it becomes restored though. Matt or Kenny could give you a better idea of what you'd be looking at for cost and such.

It's difficult for me to remember exactly the brittleness of the pages apart from the edges this long afterward, but Matt was able to save it and as I understand it, Matt is responsible for a lot of Kenny's training, so I would guess Matt shared his knowledge on the process. Kenny is amazing, an absolute WIZARD with that leaf casting technique!!! His work in the field is absolutely revolutionary!!! A perfect example of a process that needed to be developed so that rare paper artifacts have a long future for later generations to enjoy and learn from!!! What did you end up doing with that Hangman #3, if you don't mind me asking?

Really great paper and nice looking 1.5 Gino!

Deadly sea creature & beautiful woman in the same scene on a cover to deadly sea creature & a beautiful woman in different scenes on a cover.

In the stack for tonight's reading material!!! I read it as a kid and remember really liking the story at the time, now I can't remember it, so it'll be almost like my first time reading it!