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Hi there; I saw this recent post and contacted Spencer about it. Spencer will deposit all outstanding cheques tomorrow, and he apologizes for the delay as he's been exceptionally ill over the past few weeks. The good news is that he's on the mend, but still very far behind schedule when it comes to fulfilling orders. He's asked me to thank you all for your orders, and for your patience. -Yoram

Which comic dealers will be there?

In comics, just about any book is replaceable whereas Comic art is not. However, it does appear to me that collectors are selling several smaller pieces to fund a larger piece (or two) more frequently these days.

I would trade my collection for Joe Le's collection in a heartbeat. Joe, if you're reading this, get in touch with me! Same goes for Mike Burkey's collection, Eric Roberts, and Dave Mandel. Not to mention the collections of a few local collectors here in Toronto ( you know who you are)

Boris art... The only cheese that stinks more than Limburger

Hi all; Spencer's sale is on now. Please go to www.theartistschoice.com for details.

Any issue containing Erik Larsen 'artwork' is offensive. So offensive I can't decide which issue is the worst!

Not a fan, although I do think his art was perfectly suited for the 1st Lobo mini series. That's all that resonates with me for Biz.

Dave must be thinking "where's the Purell when you really need it!"

Was just outbid on another highly sought after piece. 98% sure I am out at the stage as I expect the price to double from where it currently is at. I have been avoiding doing any price discovery even though I would love to know what level people have bid items up to. For the pages I am watching, everything is still about 1/3 to 1/4 where I expect them to close at. This is gonna be one expen$ive auction!

330 OA lots yesterday, and I'm tracking 300 of them. The quality of pieces being added to this auction on a daily basis is incredible, and perhaps its too much all at once. If so, then perhaps there's hope a few pieces will fly under the radar while the majority are focused on the must-have's. After all, its happened before on HA so the conditions are ripe for it to happen again. By the way, the quality of lots in this auction is not limited to OA. For those that still follow comics, there's no shortage of key silver age books in top shape.

Half a Green Lantern = half price, right?

yup, these auctions are fast becoming a spectator sport for me!

(thumbs u Don't think I've ever seen this character before. Thanks for the scan.

1st appearance of who???

Thanks to all who donated to Bob. Seems like he's surpassed his goal

Hi, folks: Spencer Beck (Bob's art rep) asked me to post this request on Bob's behalf. I hope you take the time to read it and support Bob: http://www.gofundme.com/zr3ap9xj

The ASM 322 splash just sold at CLink for $16,888. This is why I have a problem with McSpidey being $20-$30K - this is a good-looking, p. 1 splash from the main Spidey title featuring a pretty darn good, large, front-facing, full-body Spidey action shot with one of the more memorable supporting cast (Silver Sable) from the run, with lots of good detail to boot. This is a solid A splash as far as I'm concerned, and it finished closer to $15K than $20K. While I'm sure there are McSpidey interiors that would fetch $20-$30K, I think they might more properly be classified as A+ pages. I gotta disagree with you, Gene. I thought the inks looked faded, especially on Spidey, and I avoided bidding on this one because of that. I'm sure there are others who felt the same. How much of a discount do you think that (may have) resulted in? Still looks well bought to me, and, given the McSpidey auction results over the past year, this is far from the only data point that suggests that McSpidey interiors are not where they were as recently as 2012. The hits just keep on coming for the McSpidey market...only $6.5K for a sweet McSpidey ASM page featuring both Cap and Spidey, $23.9K for the McSpidey ASM #307 cover (no Spidey, but that price is still nothing short of catastrophic) and even that Marvel Tales cover resold at a loss. More than one person has drawn parallels to what happened with the DKR market. It'll be really interesting to see how the ASM #317 cover does at CLink next week. Y'know sumthin'? If I were interested in going for this cover, I would say the exact same thing, just to have potential bidders second - guess/revise their bids downwards so that I could then swoop in and get the cover cheaper.

Has any information been provided regarding the villains starring in the Sinister Six movie? I'm hoping Hobby is one of the Six.

Well, another possibility is that most folks simply don't see the link between the character in PPtSS 43 to that in ASM 238. Don't forget, the Hobby we all came to love in ASM 238 and subsequent issues was revealed to be Ned Leeds, and not Roderick Kingsley so to me, there is a bit of a disconnect, regardless of the wonderful work Mssrs Stern & Frenz (and Perez) achieved with the Hobgoblin Lives mini-series. At that point, it was too little, too late. Still, I am very happy to see people still have an interest in ASM 238 & Hobby in general. I think the mystery of his identity kept readers guessing & coming back to the title for years. I know I looked forward to every Hobby appearance and I hope interest in this character increases over time.

Some people might have been scared off, sure. But, then again, this is a non-action page with no DD on it. I thought from the outset that $9K was always going to be an iffy proposition, as did Hari, who stated that he thought this was a $7-9K piece (and he's someone who's flat-out stated that who did what shouldn't matter with this run). Do you think the spectacular #179 DD/Elektra or the #181 Elektra/Bullseye sequences have been "devalued" by this separate sheet layout "revelation"? I don't. That's a tough question to answer with a simple "yes" or "no" response to your question and if I earned the same amount as you and Hari, perhaps I'd be less price sensitive. BUT, I don't earn as much, and these purchases at this level do have an impact on my wallet. So, if I was to pay those kind of prices, Miller better have put his sweat on those pages.

This is just an observation, but with all this talking up on DD 181 in this thread and on the Clink Featured auction thread, there has been some very strong statements by people with deep pockets. Those people have said: 1. Miller's writing is as important as his art 2. DD 181 is arguably the best Bronze Age story (or even among the best single issue story ever!) 3. That it doesn't matter that Miller's pencil didn't touch the art board for DD 181 because of reasons 1 and 2 above. So I'm just pointing out the fact that the piece did not sell for the reserve price during auction. Also, it has been available for $11K on Clink since the auction ended. So perhaps, just perhaps, Miller's pencils really do matter

Higher grade T27 may = a higher price. But grades being equal, T27 will not surpass A1, ever, in my book. This was decided decades ago. (thumbs u Perhaps my memory is becoming hazy, but right around the time of the 1st Batman (Tim Burton) movie, didn't Tec 27 overtake Action 1 as the most valuable comic? If so, then the statement that Tec 27 will not surpass Action 1, ever, is already false.

With all this talk of everyone wanting a high grade Cerebus #1, now would be an excellent time for someone to offer one for sale

Then again it is quite possible many in this thread have no idea who these folk are? If this thread is still about the best artists ever, there are several names on the above list that do not belong, under any definition of 'best': Burgos, Sekowsky, Good, Elder, Davis, Ayers should be removed.