Sweet Lou 14 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 (edited) On 12/13/2022 at 9:05 PM, universal soldier said: I been so focused on other titles but have really grown to appreciate the work he's done on Thor and FF. I've always been worried that this series was just too costly to chase but it's not as bad as I thought after watching for a bit. Yeah it's been a while but off the top of my head, if we're only talking about #100 on, I would say the toughest are probably #102 and #103 ... keys include #112, #114 and #118, as well as #124 to some degree (Herc's real first appearance is in Annual #1). Not sure if you are going to continue past that with the Thor run, but there are tons of beauties there, starting of course with #126 which is an all-time classic cover. You'll have a lot of fun with this! Edited December 14, 2022 by Sweet Lou 14 KirbyJack, namisgr and universal soldier 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 On 12/13/2022 at 9:40 PM, Sweet Lou 14 said: Yeah it's been a while but off the top of my head, if we're only talking about #100 on, I would say the toughest are probably #102 and #103 ... keys include #112, #114 and #118, as well as #124 to some degree (Herc's real first appearance is in Annual #1). Not sure if you are going to continue past that with the Thor run, but there are tons of beauties there, starting of course with #126 which is an all-time classic cover. You'll have a lot of fun with this! I am! I have a decent start. Plus this one from last week but haven't read and logged it yet. Sweet Lou 14 and KirbyJack 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KirbyJack Posted December 14, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 14, 2022 I rank the Kirby run of Thor as second only to Fantastic Four: ahead of Amazing Spider-Man (Just my opinion). As Lou says, once he really finds the character, Kirby opens up a cosmic playground for him. Sooo good. namisgr, universal soldier, KCOComics and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Math Teacher Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 I purchased this raw copy of JiM #89 from an IG user. universal soldier, KirbyJack and MattTheDuck 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universal soldier Posted December 23, 2022 Share Posted December 23, 2022 And we're off! Bunch of mid grade books with the 115 being the nicest of the bunch. I have collecting squirrel so bad. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post namisgr Posted December 23, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted December 23, 2022 (edited) JIM #116 is also far less common in NM or better shape than other neighboring issues. There are only 12 examples 9.4 or better in the CGC census. That compares with 15 for #100, and 12 for #103, the other issues with the lowest NM or better numbers from 100 and up. My former best copy: Edited December 23, 2022 by namisgr Math Teacher, silverseeker, jayhawker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Thurgood Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/14/2022 at 9:13 AM, Sweet Lou 14 said: Honestly the JIM run is a treasure as far as I'm concerned. Once Kirby gets past the Mr. Hyde and Human Cobra stuff and really finds his stride with stories and opponents that better fit the hero, it becomes positively majestic, reaching levels of grandeur matched only by his work on FF. Agree with this. The issues in the 120's and early 130's (up to when they brought him back to earth) are the best in the series IMHO Sweet Lou 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou 14 Posted December 24, 2022 Share Posted December 24, 2022 On 12/23/2022 at 8:09 AM, namisgr said: JIM #116 is also far less common in NM or better shape than other neighboring issues. There are only 12 examples 9.4 or better in the CGC census. That compares with 15 for #100, and 12 for #103, the other issues with the lowest NM or better numbers from 100 and up. My former best copy: I must have gotten lucky because I don't recall #116 being tough to find. By far the toughest for me have been #94 (stuck on 8.0), #102 (settled for 9.4 CR/OW), and #103 (stuck on 9.0). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 I just received this book I won in an auction at the end of last year...was a CGC 7.0 that I cracked out to read. I'm bummed that the story inside doesn't match the epic cover...Thor fights some guy named Thug Thatcher and his goons... KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 11:47 AM, silverseeker said: I'm bummed that the story inside doesn't match the epic cover...Thor fights some guy named Thug Thatcher and his goons... Just do what the rest of us did; read it, look at the pictures, and suppress Thug Thatcher forever from your memory! I had 100% forgotten him. silverseeker 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverseeker Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/12/2023 at 10:15 AM, KirbyJack said: Just do what the rest of us did; read it, look at the pictures, and suppress Thug Thatcher forever from your memory! I had 100% forgotten him. The artwork is indeed amazing...I think Kirby's work on JIM is some of his best. Microchip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb03 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 A few recent pick-ups silverseeker, Pyromaniac, Math Teacher and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb03 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 RayJr, FoggyNelson, Math Teacher and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post eeb03 Posted March 6, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2023 This is a really nice looking copy Pyromaniac, silverseeker, RayJr and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eeb03 Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 RayJr, Math Teacher, KirbyJack and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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KirbyJack Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 I really love finding mid-grades that look that good. A lot of bang per buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayJr Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 On 3/6/2023 at 9:58 AM, eeb03 said: A few recent pick-ups Can’t go wrong with purchasing this book. Congrats my friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gunsmokin Posted March 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2023 Just back from FL KirbyJack, Math Teacher, jayhawker and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KirbyJack Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 That's a beauty. My copy has a big chunk out of the cover. I was going to upgrade, but never seemed to get around to it, yadayadayada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
